Authorities say the pair died off the coast of northern France after about 100 people set off by makeshift boat.

French authorities report that two women have died while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the U.K. on a makeshift boat carrying other migrants.

A woman has died attempting to cross the English Channel in a boat carrying migrants, according to Kent Police. The overloaded dinghy suffered what the authorities are describing as a "catastrophic ...

TWO female migrants died today as they tried to reach Britain from France on an overcrowded small boat. The tragedy unfolded ...

Two women have died during an attempt to cross the Channel, French authorities have said. Officials said the two migrants died on Saturday morning while trying to travel from France to the UK on a ...

Two women have died, and a couple and their young child have been rescued, after they attempted to make the crossing from Calais to Dover in a makeshift boat this morning (Saturday) The women who died ...

A child has died in a tragic incident after 48 people fell off a small boat attempting to cross the English Channel.

A child has died off France while attempting to cross the Channel in a small boat. The death of the youngster, who was ...

A group of people thought to be migrants were brought in to the Border Force compound in Dover on Tuesday [PA Media] A woman has died attempting to cross the English Channel in a boat carrying ...