Italian Navy Rescue 1123 Migrants

Italy's navy has rescued 1,123 people from inflatable boats in the space of 24 hours, as clandestine migration from North Africa reaches record levels.

The latest migrants were found in eight boats and a barge about 120 miles (222km) south-east of Lampedusa.

They include 47 women, four of them pregnant, and 50 children, all probably from sub-Saharan Africa, the navy said.