Channel boat disaster: teenager among four people confirmed dead

Twelve unaccompanied children among 39 people rescued after small vessel capsized in icy waters

A teenager was among four people who died after a small boat capsized in the Channel, it has emerged, as search operations concluded on Thursday evening.

Twelve unaccompanied children were among 39 people rescued at about 3am on Wednesday, most of them pulled out of the icy waters.