Man charged over deaths of four people trying to cross Channel

Sudanese national Alnour Mohamed Ali, accused of piloting small boat, is charged with endangering life

A man accused of piloting a small boat carrying four people who drowned trying to cross the Channel has been charged over their deaths.

Alnour Mohamed Ali, a Sudanese national, was charged with endangering life after two men and two women died trying to board a small boat crossing the Channel on Thursday, the National Crime Agency said.