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Two people have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people over 39 bodies found in a lorry in Essex. Two people have been arrested on suspicion of the manslaughter of 39 people found dead in a refrigerated lorry in Essex.
A 38-year-old man and 38-year-old woman from Warrington, Cheshire, were arrested after warrants were carried out, Essex Police said. The man and woman, both 38, from Warrington, Cheshire, were held after warrants were carried out, police said.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. Detectives are still questioning the lorry driver on suspicion of murder.
You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. The victims - 31 men and eight women - are believed to be Chinese. They were found at an industrial estate in Grays at 01:40 BST on Wednesday.
Police have been given extra time to question driver Mo Robinson, of County Armagh in Northern Ireland, who was arrested on Wednesday.
Post-mortem examinations are due to start later after the first 11 bodies were moved from Tilbury Port to Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford.