Heat kills stowaways

The bodies of four men believed to have been stowaways trying to get to Europe from North Africa have been found in a shipping container in the Dutch port of Rotterdam.

The men are believed to have hidden in the container in the Moroccan port of Casablanca. The container, carrying coriander, was bound for Rotterdam via Spain, a journey taking at least 13 days.

Police believe the men - who had food, drink and tools with them - tried in vain to get out of the container when it reached Spain and died there because of the intense summer heat.