Child, 10, among three killed after dinghy got into difficulty in English Channel

Around 100 people were rescued from the boat, which was carrying an estimated 105 people across the Channel (Picture: AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

Three people have died and several more are injured after a boat carrying migrants from France to the UK got into difficulty in the English Channel.

Around 100 of an estimated 105 people in the dinghy have been rescued following the accident off the French coast at Wissant, near Calais, on Monday morning.

The boat had left Bleriot Plage earlier that day before getting into trouble in the water.

Authorities said they responded to a distress call and treated three people on board ...