A baby was born on a crowded migrant dinghy which travelled from Africa to the Canary Islands this week, Spanish coast guards say. They have published a picture of the baby boy who was rescued on alongside his mother and scores of other migrants. The crowded inflatable raft was first spotted on 6 January off the island of Lanzarote.

While most Spaniards were celebrating Epiphany on Monday, the crew of the Guardamar Talía rescue craft reached people adrift in a small rubber boat heading to Spain's Canary Islands. The boat was carrying the newborn,

Salvamento Marítimo rescued 363 migrants, including a mother and her baby, whom she had given birth to during the crossing, with boats arriving in El Hierro, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria and Tenerife. In addition to these arrivals,