Stood amid the sand dunes of northern France two vigilantes filmed themselves unearthing a dinghy engine and wrecking it - to stop at least one people-smuggling gang's jaunt to the UK. The BBC would stress this 'footage has not been verified' - but after disturbing claims of bias at BBC Verify, that just confirms it's true.

And by posting just one video the two men - from campaign group Raise the Colours who have been hoisting patriotic flags up and down the UK - have proved what we all know. The French police could easily stop the criminal gangs making millions of Euros by dangerously cramming migrants and asylum seekers into inflatables and sending them to Britain - but they don't want to.

African migrant waiting for small boat to Europe laughs 'UK, here we come'

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