4 migrant kids in Dover boat

A GROUP of 11 migrants rescued yesterday from a boat in the English Channel included four children.

The boat off the coast near Dover was reported to the Border Force at 4am, the Home Office said.

A spokesman said eight were thought to be Iraqi, and three Iranian.

After medical checks the six men, one woman and four children were taken away by immigration staff.

On Tuesday, 14 migrants were rescued from two dinghies near Dover.