But in a sleepy Normandy fishing port four hours to the west, Sky News has found the tension…

The problems and the tensions with migration at the French port of Calais are well-established.

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The problems and the tensions with migration at the French port of Calais are well-established.

But in a sleepy Normandy fishing port four hours to the west, Sky News has found the tensions and strains have spread.

The town of Ouistreham is now a growing focus for young African men and boys trying to reach the UK.

It's 10am and, while locals shop at the fish market and sip coffee at the town's cafes, scores of young men are dashing after trucks heading to the port right in plain sight of everyone.

There are three ferries daily from here to Portsmouth in the UK.

At first we think we've stumbled upon a one-off. A random group, chancing it on a truck. But then another truck approaches and the spectacle is repeated.

The dangerous, brazen, desperate dash is now happening every day and every night on almost every truck that passes through.

They are all men, mostly from Sudan and almost all look like teenagers. We can't prove it, but you can just tell: they have baby faces, spindly legs, no stubble.

Since the sprawling Jungle camp in Calais was closed last year, the many thousands of migrants in northern France have dispersed across the region.

Some have claimed asylum in France, some have returned to Paris where they live in truly grim conditions but many more are looking for other ways to reach the UK.

The town of Ouistreham hosts the port of Caen. There are daily ferry services to Portsmouth. It's a small port without the same infrastructure or security used at Calais or Dunkirk.

On the edge of the town, the young men sleep in the ditches because the police have orders to remove any tents they try to pitch. They wait for the trucks to arrive.