Tensions boiled over in Gosport as an anti-migrant demonstration met a small boat carrying migrants ashore, prompting sharp criticism of the Home Office.

The British government has condemned the intimidating behaviour of demonstrators who converged on southern ports following small-boat crossings. Police officers sustained injuries and RNLI rescue personnel faced verbal abuse during clashes.

A multi-agency rescue was launched off the Waterford coast after a man sustained a leg injury from a suspected shark bite on board a small boat.