Sixty-eight suspected illegal immigrants, including two pregnant women and 15 children, have been found inside four lorries at a port in Essex.

They were found during routine Border Force checks at Harwich International Port at about 22:00 BST on Thursday, the BBC reported.

Thirty-five people from Afghanistan, 22 from China, 10 from Vietnam and one Russian were discovered.

Four Polish lorry drivers have been arrested on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration.