Two men charged with immigration offences after migrant deaths in English Channel

A Border Force vessel carrying migrants (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Two men have been charged with immigration offences in connection with the investigation into the deaths of five migrants, including a child, who were trying to cross the English Channel.

Yien Both, a 22-year-old from South Sudan, has been charged with assisting unlawful immigration and attempting to arrive in the UK without valid entry clearance.