Eight dead as boat full of migrants hits rocks off coast of France

Yesterday some 801 migrants crossed the English Channel – that’s the second highest daily total this year, according to Home Office figures.

Crammed into just 14 boats, they were the lucky ones who made it here alive. For one boat there was tragedy when it hit rocks just off the French coast, eight of those on board were drowned, six others were taken to hospital – including a baby with hypothermia.