A man has been charged with manslaughter after 39 people were found dead inside a refrigerated trailer in the UK last week.
According to Essex Police, the 25-year-old lorry driver has also been charged with trafficking, immigration and money laundering.
Maurice Robinson will now appear in court on Monday
The bodies of 31 men and eight women were found in the town of Grays on Wednesday.
Five others remain in police custody.
Death toll rises to three with 17 still missing after Philippine building collapse
Rescuers have pulled two people from the rubble of a collapsed building under construction in the Philippines, bringing the death toll to three, officials said on Monday, as crews continued search and rescue operations after overnight scans detected signs of life beneath the debris.
Australian activists return after Gaza flotilla incident, allege Israeli abuse
Australian activists detained by Israel while on a flotilla attempting to deliver aid to Gaza have returned home, with organisers alleging abuse, assault, and beatings that left some detainees in hospital.
Trump says no rush for Iran deal, US blockade stays
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had told his representatives not to rush into any deal with Iran, as his administration played down hopes of an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war that had been raised a day earlier.
Iran says ship traffic at Strait of Hormuz will return to pre-war level in 30 days
A potential deal between Iran and the United States stipulates that the number of ships able to transit the Strait of Hormuz would return to the pre-war level within 30 days, according to Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency.
Bahrain hands life sentences to nine people for IRGC links
A court in Bahrain has sentenced nine people to life and two others to three years in jail for collaborating with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to carry out "hostile and terrorist acts" against Bahrain.
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