officers have arrested two men wanted by the french authorities over the death a young girl who was attempting to cross the channel in a small boat. seven—year—old sara died after boarding the vessel on a beach in northern france, on 23 april. the boat continued on into uk waters and those on board were brought to shore. the pair, sudanese nationals aged 19 and 2a, were detained in london. they are wanted by the french authorities on suspicion of causing the death. hm revenue and customs has apologised after about half a million people went without their child benefit payment today. they now say those who didn't get there benefit will receive it on wednesday. about 30% of today's scheduled payments didn't go through. many parents took to social media to complain about the missing payments, with some saying its left them unable to buy food.