Sky News understands more work is needed to make the vessel ready to accommodate the first asylum seekers, who were initially due to arrive this week.

Marquees to be placed on disused military sites in an attempt to avoid hotel use ahead of an expected surge in small boat crossings

The Home Office says the people who have tested positive are being isolated at MDP Wethersfield.

Jack Addis and Jeremy Laxton (pictured today), both 63, admitted in May to conspiring to distribute or show indecent images of children between 1 January 2018 and 10 July 2021.

The video which has been shared online reportedly is of a man said to be Reza Tsaghati (pictured), the head of culture and Islamic guidance in the northern Gilan province of Iran.

Among the symbols being adopted by the gangs are small boats and lorries, as well as the British and French flags and a variety of landmarks.