Shock and pity mix along UK coast where Channel tragedy played out

Community reacts to the drowning of 27 people amid sense of resignation that nothing may change

A UK Border Force perimeter at Dover Marina prevented closer contact with the few dozen men and women waiting late on Thursday morning on a red doubledecker bus marked private" - yet exhaustion was clearly etched on each one's face.

It was unclear if the latest arrivals, who were on boats picked up by a Border Force cutter and a lifeboat in the Channel at 5am had embarked from France knowing 27 people had drowned making the same crossing on Wednesday.