Two charged with immigration offences after deaths of five people in Channel

Pair from Sudan and South Sudan appear in court after Tuesday’s incident on beach in northern France

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

One, from South Sudan, has been charged with assisting unlawful immigration and attempting to arrive in the UK without valid entry clearance.

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