British authorities pick up 49 suspected migrants in Channel - reports

British border and coastguards picked up 49 suspected migrants on Thursday as they were trying to cross the Channel from France in small boats, according to media reports.A further two boats carrying 14 migrants were dealt with by French authorities, the broadcaster said.Sky News showed people, some wearing life jackets and others wrapped in blankets, being escorted by border force officials to the shore in the port of Dover in southeastern England.