A baby boy was born on a migrant dinghy en route to Spain's Canary Islands this week, Spain's rescue service said on Wednesday, publishing a photograph of the newborn, its mother and dozens of other migrants on the crowded boat.

A photo of a baby born at sea during a perilous crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by migrants from Africa has been made public by Spain’s maritime rescue service.

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,

The family of missing Belfast man John Hardy, also known as John George, say his body has been found in Spain. The 37-year-old had been holidaying in Alicante and was last in touch with his family on December 14. The father of two was reported missing four days later after he failed to board his flight home to Northern Ireland.

Family of missing Belfast man John George say his body has been found in Spain. Belfast Telegraph's Allison Morris reports.