Migrant crisis: photos of dead Syrian boy 'wake-up call' for PM

Graphic photographs of child washed up on Turkish beach should 'force the EU to come together'

Migrant crisis

Photographs of a dead Syrian child washed up on the shore in Turkey have been described as a "wake-up call" for David Cameron and the rest of Europe to help the record number of people fleeing conflict in their home countries.

A picture of the little boy being carried by a Turkish official features on the covers of several UK newspapers today, some dedicating their entire front pages to the image.

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