Two men have been charged after five migrants died while attempting to cross the English Channel.
Yien Both, a 22-year-old from South Sudan, was charged with assisting unlawful immigration and attempting to arrive in the UK without valid entry clearance. Tajdeen Adbulaziz Juma, a 22-year-old Sudanese national, was charged with attempting to arrive in the UK without valid entry clearance. Both men have been remanded in custody and are expected to appear before Folkestone Magistrates' Court later on Friday. A third man, an 18-year-old from Sudan, has been bailed pending further inquiries.
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