Four people die trying to board boat in Channel crossing attempt

Four people have died off the coast of northern France after attempting to board a boat to take them across the English Channel, local authorities have said. Two men and two women died after they "tried to board a water taxi" and "the currents, which can be dangerous here, swept them away", the Pas-de-Calais prefecture said at a news conference, adding that the death toll was still "provisional". One person was treated for hypothermia and had non-life-threatening injuries, and 37 others were ta…