Boats ferrying immigrants across the English Channel have once again risen towards record numbers, as traffickers take advantage of the heatwave currently embracing the UK. Eye witnesses reported boats continuing to arriving in Dover on Tuesday, the day after some 750 arrived in small boats from France, according to PA estimates. If confirmed, that would be the second highest daily number on record. It puts further pressure on Home Secretary Priti Patel ahead of a meeting with her French counterpart. The UK has pledged £54 million ($74 million) to support French authorities’ efforts to stop the crossings, as part of an agreement that included doubling the number of police patrolling French beaches. According to PA, Patel has told MPs said that the funding could be withheld if the French don’t intercept more of the would-be illegal immigrants. The prime minister’s official spokesman said UK and French officials were working towards implementing the …