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| Baby among 10 people found in lorry at service station | Baby among 10 people found in lorry at service station |
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| Ten people, including a baby girl, have been found in the back of a lorry at a motorway service station. | Ten people, including a baby girl, have been found in the back of a lorry at a motorway service station. |
| The Sun newspaper reported the baby was 20-days-old and said the group had come from Calais. | The Sun newspaper reported the baby was 20-days-old and said the group had come from Calais. |
| The five men, one woman, three children and the baby girl were found at Watford Gap services on the M1 in Northamptonshire on Tuesday. | The five men, one woman, three children and the baby girl were found at Watford Gap services on the M1 in Northamptonshire on Tuesday. |
| The Home Office said nine were from Iraq and one was from Iran. It warned of the risks of trying to reach the UK. | The Home Office said nine were from Iraq and one was from Iran. It warned of the risks of trying to reach the UK. |
| A spokesman said: "This incident is of concern and is under investigation. | |
| "Would-be migrants need to be aware that they are putting their lives, and those of their loved ones, at risk by attempting to reach the UK illegally." | "Would-be migrants need to be aware that they are putting their lives, and those of their loved ones, at risk by attempting to reach the UK illegally." |
| A Northamptonshire Police spokeswoman said officers were called to the service station at about 13:00 BST on Tuesday. | |
| "We found 10 people - five men, one woman, three children and a baby," she said. | |
| "They were put into protective custody, as is usual in cases like this, while immigration services were called. | |
| "They were later handed over to immigration officials." | |
| Northamptonshire Police have arrested 72 migrants at Watford Gap in two years between 2013 and 2015. | |
| PC Dave Horner, who patrols the area, said lorries go there because it's a popular break point. | |
| Speaking last year, he said: "Because of the number of hours lorry drivers are allowed to drive, the first opportunity they get is often a service station. Then (the migrants) will cut their way out or make a lot of noise." |