A man has died after a boat loaded with migrants deflated in the English Channel this morning, French authorities have announced. The man, of Indian nationality and aged about 40 years, was in a boat that departed from the town of Tardinghen in northern France at 5.30am, the Pas-de-Calais prefecture announced.

A migrant has died after a dinghy carrying a group of migrants deflated in yet another Channel crossing tragedy this morning. Emergency services rushed to help the man, who was described as being in his 40s,

A man reported to be of Indian origin died in the early hours of Sunday morning from cardiac arrest after a dinghy he was in with around 50 other migrants deflated shortly after beginning an attempt

A man has died after a migrant boat sank while attempting to cross the English Channel on Sunday morning. French officials say the man - an Indian national around 40 years old - suffered a cardiac arrest and could not be revived by emergency services.