A migrant has died while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the UK, the Government has said.More than 30 people were rescued after a boat got into difficulty in the Channel overnight on Friday, the French Coastguard said.French media reported that the migrant who died was Syrian and was crushed by other migrants while on a leaky dinghy.

A migrant has died while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the UK, the Government has said.More than 30 people were rescued after a boat got into difficulty in the Channel overnight on Friday, the French Coastguard said.French media reported that the migrant who died was Syrian and was crushed by other migrants while on a leaky dinghy.