One dead and dozens rescued in latest attempt to cross Channel

French authorities say they received call for help from overcrowded dinghy in early hours of Sunday

A woman has died trying to cross the Channel in an overcrowded dinghy, as a number of small boats made the dangerous journey over the weekend.

Thirty-four others were rescued from what was described as a migrant boat" off the northern French port of Calais, after a call for help was made in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to French authorities.