Five migrants die while attempting to cross Channel to UK

Five migrants have died while attempting to cross the English Channel to the UK from France. A migrant boat was reported to be in difficulty near Wimereux beach, Pas-de-Calais, at around 1.45am local time (12.45am UK time) on Sunday, France's Maritime Prefecture of the Channel and the North Sea said.

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