this is bbc news. i'm carole walker. the headlines at 7pm. the rising number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats the home secretary cuts short his holiday and the immigration minister visits dover to discuss the issue. he is on his way back and he will be at his desk on monday but yes, he is taking control of the situation and i'm in regular contact with him and we had a conference calljust yesterday. one person has died and 23 people have been taken to hospital after a minibus overturned in the scottish borders. more than £100 million is to be spent chartering extra ferries to bring in vital supplies in the event of a no—deal brexit. also in the next hour, more than 1,000 people are named in the new year's honours list. they include the british divers who rescued a boys football team from a cave in thailand, twiggy, who is made a dame — and michael palin, who receives a knighthood. i'm very surprised, because i've done a lot of things in my life,

none of which i felt were totally worthy of such recognition. but maybe the cumulative effect is one of some kind of achievement. and coming in half an hour we'll have a full round—up of the day's sporting action including highlights of liverpool vs arsenal and rangers vs celtic. that's all coming up on sportsday. good evening. the government has insisted that it's working "very effectively" with france, to tackle an increase in the number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats. more than 200 people have arrived since the start of november, and there have been calls for more patrol boats to be deployed, to deter the people smugglers.

today the immigration minister caroline noakes visited dover and held talks with border force officials. from there, richard lister reports. you have to be desperate to make this journey. the migrants crossing the channel in ill—equipped boats in winter are fleeing war zones, persecution and poverty. their growing numbers are sounding alarm bells in westminster. the immigration minister has been meeting border force officials in dover today. her boss, the home secretary sajid javid, has cut short his christmas holiday to tackle what he's declared a major incident. the government says french cooperation is vital. we want to make sure we continue to work with the french so that people are prevented from leaving beaches in northern france, to make sure we are providing joint operations in terms of intelligence and policing. the numbers are minuscule

compared to the millions who cross the mediterranean. —— who tried to cross the mediterranean three years ago. the numbers are rising, up to more than 220 who have made the crossing since the beginning of november alone. so why the sudden surge? in the autumn, french police intensified efforts to clear migrant camps around dunkirk and calais, leaving large numbers of people looking for ways to leave france. secret filming by the bbc a few weeks ago revealed that people smugglers have now become increasingly organised in helping migrants cross the channel. translation: a boat will cost you three or £4,000. it's border force vessels like this one that have to intercept them. there is only one on active patrol here at the moment,

and some say there should be more. there is no resilience within border force, no spare capacity to increase and put resources in to try to stop this and deal with these large numbers as they arrive. we are stripped our bare—bones and there is nothing more border force has got to give. the government's weighing up whether deploying more patrol boats would deter migrants and save lives, or if it would give these desperate people more of an incentive to make the crossing. richard lister, bbc news, dover. one person has died and 23 are injured after a private bus overturned on a road in the scottish borders. the accident happened at about iiam on the a6089 between carfraemill and gordon, near lauder. pictures from the scene show the upturned bus in a field next to the road. police scotland said no other vehicles were involved. the road is closed in both directions and police said it's likely to remain closed for some time while they investigate. 0ur reporter catriona

renton has this report. this was the same of emergency crews responding to a minibus overturned. one man was killed and a number of others were injured when it crashed this morning. we're waiting for an update to hear how many people this was the scene facing emergency crews responding to reports of a minibus that overturned. it happened just before iiam. the minibus had been travelling from newtongrange to kelso, with 23 adult passengers on board plus the driver. it overturned on this fairly remote stretch of road between the tiny villages of carfraemill and gordon. one man was pronounced dead at the scene. his next of kin have now been informed. the other passengers and the driver were taken to various hospitals for treatment. emergency services have been at the scene throughout the day after police initially declared the collision a major incident. officers have asked for anyone concerned about loved ones who may have been affected to get in touch.

they would also like to hear from anyone else who has any information about what happened here. catriona renton, bbc news in the borders. the department for transport has spent more than £100 million on extra capacity on ferries, to ensure the delivery of critical goods in the event of a no—deal brexit. the ships have been chartered to ease congestion at dover, and allow more lorries through other ports. here's our business correspondentjoe miller. it might not look like much now but if the uk leaves the eu in march without an agreement and overturns toa without an agreement and overturns to a parking lot, this port will play a vital role in getting emergency medicine to british shores. in the run—up to christmas the department for transport quietly awarded three shipping groups lucrative contracts to provide up to half i lucrative contracts to provide up to halfi million tonnes of months of additionalfreight halfi million tonnes of months of additional freight capacity. the french firm brittany various and

another firm got the french firm brittany various and anotherfirm got the bulk french firm brittany various and another firm got the bulk of the money with deals around £47 million each while a small british started got 14 million. five uk ports including police, pool and fewer still will benefit from additional traffic as well as portsmouth. in offering the safety net we will be offering the safety net we will be offering the safety net we will be offering the goods and services that the people in the uk route. it is good news for us but it is also good news for the uk. this is the no-deal brexit contingency plan predominantly french and danish vessels making dozens of additional tracks across the channel each week and taking thousands of lorries with them. but the shipping industry is already saying that extra capacity along the english coast won't help solve the problem of delays to critical goods because of new customs checks. anti—brexit campaigners say public money is being wasted on an entirely preve nta ble being wasted on an entirely preventable scenario. the whole

purpose of brexit is supposed to bring back control to britain and then we have an imaginary national emergency and the government has got to turn to european companies to sort out their problems for them. the department for transport says it has other no deal preparations and the offing. but insists the government hopes the date needs to use and never arrives. jill miller, bbc news, portsmouth. ——joe use and never arrives. jill miller, bbc news, portsmouth. —— joe miller. we can speak now to bob sanguinetti, chief executive of the uk chamber of shipping. thank you forjoining us. this is a sensible play by the government to make sure there is more capacity on other routes in case the dover gets clogged up? yes the shipping industry welcomes this latest initiative. we should not be surprised that the government is planning in conjunction with the private sector for all eventualities. in particular to minimise the impacts in the event of a nuclear scenario. and it is

actually going to be pretty lucrative for many of the commies which you represent if there is a no—deal brexit. which you represent if there is a no-deal brexit. i think what this does is it highlights the inherent flexibility of the shipping industry and how it adapts to changing circumstances. and if one of the ways the government believes it can minimise the impact is having us man ports, then they should be given credit for looking into it. i think it is important to understand his such as the shipping routes but the infrastructure in the ports for example for customs clearance and security checks and so on that needs to be put in place in order to allow trade to continue to flow freely between the uk and continental in both directions. if as seems inevitable in the case of a no—deal brexit, there are extra checks, extra paperwork and bureaucracy to

be sorted out at the ports whether that be dover or other uk ports, that be dover or other uk ports, that could still cause huge amounts of congestion in terms of getting vital supplies in and out of the country. i think anything that requires the introduction of checks that we don't carry out today will by definition generate delays. which is why we have been very supportive all along of the deal that allows trade to continue to grow —— flow freely between the uk and the continent. and the withdrawal agreement on the table is the only one we see that provides for such an eventuality. cleary, the no—deal scenario is one that would be very disruptive, very destructive both for the manufacturing supply chains and alsojust for the manufacturing supply chains and also just in time delivery is of food and provisions would be placed at risk if we didn't have the

mechanism in place to allow that trait to flow freely. do you think the is right that it warns that meeting the eu without a deal might mean that the country might run short of surgeons that next two supplies and medicines and some of the components which our industries need? i will not get involved in the politics, that is not my business. but i do believe that a no—deal scenario would be very damaging certainly in the short term until a provision is made to allow trade to flow freely across the channel and we become used to be serviced by a sophisticated but well—connected logistics network across europe doing anything that introduces delay will clearly results in the

just—in—time deliveries that we are very used to being put at risk. bob, thank you very much indeed for joining us. flights have been suspended at hanover airport after a man broke through a gate with his car near a runway. the incident happened just after lunchtime. hanover police said officials were able to stop the car and take a man into custody. several flights have been diverted to other airports while the airport is closed. —— hannover police. the egyptian authorities say they've killed 40 people they describe as terrorists in giza and north sinai. the raids come a day after an attack on a tourist bus on its way to the pyramids, in which three vietnamese people and their tour guide were killed. laura westbrook reports. this is the aftermath of the explosion. the force of the blast shattered windows, leaving just a blackened shell. the bus, carrying mostly vietnamese tourists, had been travelling to the pyramids in giza. investigators at the scene say an improvised explosive device

was hidden beside a wall and went off as the bus drove past. prime minister mostafa madbouly visited the injured in hospital. translation: we're in touch with the vietnamese authorities. we offer our deepest condolences to those who lost their lives in this incident. he also told local media the bus deviated from the planned route approved by security forces. the pyramids of giza are egypt's most famous landmark, with buses filled with tourists travelling there from cairo every day. tourism is a lifeline for egypt, and only recently started to recover. this latest attack will have many on edge as the country prepares for more christmas celebrations next month. laura westbrook, bbc news. a woman has appeared in court accused of murdering her toddler twins.

the children, a boy and a girl who were almost two years old were discovered at their home in margate, early on thursday morning. samantha ford, who's 37, appeared at canterbury magistrates' court. she's been remanded in custody until monday. the strictly come dancing star, aj pritchard, has been discharged from hospital after being assaulted at a nightclub. the professional dancer and his brother curtis, also a dancer, were among four men who were attacked in nantwich in the early hours of thursday. a 20—year—old man has been arrested. curtis pritchard's injuries required emergency surgery and he'll no longer appear on next month's dancing with the stars ireland. the chief constable of sussex police has apologised to a couple who were arrested then released, following the recent chaos at gatwick airport, caused by reported drone sightings. giles york defended his force's handling of the three—day incident when the airport was repeatedly closed. he insisted there had been a drone

after a senior officer suggested the reported sightings might not have been credible. more than 1,000 people including the monty python star, michael palin, the model twiggy and the england football captain harry kane, have been recognised in the new year's honours list. as well as high—profile figures, hundreds of ordinary people have been recognised for their public service and bravery, including a father who campaigns against knife crime after his teenage son was killed. lizo mzimba has the details. you want me to what? you want me to go around the world? michael palin says he's immensely grateful to receive a knighthood for services to travel, culture and geography. i've done a lot of things in my life, none of which i felt was particularly worthy of such recognition, but maybe the cumulative effect is one of some kind of achievement. the world's top fashion cover girl... leading fashion figure

leslie lawson, better known as twiggy, has been honoured for her work in the arts, charity and fashion. i didn't expect it. it was completely out of the blue, a shock, but the nicest shock in the world. who wouldn't want to be dame twiggy? british divers involved in this year's thai cave rescue have received awards for their bravery and expertise. england football manager gareth southgate becomes an obe, captain harry kane an mbe. i'm extremely thankful for all my team—mates, all my coaches. without them, i wouldn't be scoring the goals and wouldn't be getting these type of accolades, so very proud and very thankful to them. the majority of honours have gone to people who aren't in the public eye and who never expected this kind of recognition. andrea aviet campaigns against domestic abuse. it will always be there till the day i die. i'm going to continue with this cause.

but definitely, getting an award like this means the world to me, because, you know, itjust shows others. kiyan prince was murdered when he was 15. his father set up a foundation which educates young people about the dangers of knife culture. mark prince says his award is more than symbolic. we have a platform now. we have influence with the obe, so this is something that we can actually make happen. we can have a real impact on knife crime with this platform. and then we can get the premises, we can create new opportunities for young people, build the role models we need. this is awesome, man. britain's longest serving lollipop lady, beryl quantrill from cleethorpes, has also been honoured with a british empire medal. it was on my birthday when i got the letter. i was over the moon. and i couldn't wait to tell my son when he came in. i never thought i'd get an award, anything. ijust thought they'd say goodbye to me and that was it. she's been helping children cross for more than 50 years,

just one of the often unsung heroes being honoured. lizo mzimba, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. the immigration minister caroline nokes is in dover as the home secretary cuts short a family holiday to deal with the rising number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats. one person has died and 23 others have been taking to hospital after a minibus overturns on the scottish borders. —— have been taken to hospital. more than £100 million is to be spent chartering extra ferries to bring in vital supplies in the event of a no—deal brexit. this year recorded crime increased by 9% in england and wales, according to official figures, fuelled by rises in violent offences and robbery. in london, the number of killings has reached the highest for a decade.

as we look to the year ahead, our home editor mark easton gives his analysis. people are becoming increasingly worried about rising crime and particularly rhineland —— rice and i'll crime and exide churned substantially i think by the washer of young men stabbed to death here in the capital over the last couple of years. so what is the truth? what risks these days of being a victim of violence? there certainly has been an increase in recorded violence by the police recently but there are reasons for that. one of them is the police got in trouble for not logging violent crime properly having their methods improve recently and seeing an increase in recorded violence. there is another reason which is that certain crimes, hate crimes, domestic violence, child sexual abuse, sexual crimes like rape and other assaults, the police have been

encouraging victims to come forward. so actually the increased reporting of those crimes may be good news, may be about more people coming forward. now there is a better way of measuring trends in violent crime and that is to ask people about their experiences of it and he crime survey —— crime survey thing when and wells has been doing that for decades. and what that shows is that it has been stable over the last two yea rs. after a it has been stable over the last two years. after a significant fall from where it was in the mid—90s. from 1995 to today, it has followed by two thirds, a remarkable improvement. your chances of being a victim of violence are significantly lower. all that having been said, there are some violent crimes that do appear to be rising at the moment. although the numbers are still mercifully small, it does appear to be still mercifully small, it does appearto be an still mercifully small, it does appear to be an increase in net crime although interestingly there has been a fall in gun crime. there is another statistic where the numbers are rising and that is the

homicide rate, murder, and that is really a very good measure of what is happening in a society and that does appear to start creeping up again after decades of the falls. that is why over the coming year police, politicians and others will be looking at ways to try and make us be looking at ways to try and make us safer. perhaps thinking of violent crime not so much as a criminal justice matter violent crime not so much as a criminaljustice matter but treating it like a disease, but a health matter looking to prevent it before it can spread. but perhaps i should finish by saying this. looking at the statistics, it is likely that your chances of being a victim of violent crime in the coming year are as low almost as they have ever been. mark easton. this year marks the 100th year since the first british women won the vote. and it was more than a hundred years ago, that the dick kerr ladies played their first game of football, going on to become the most successful women's football team ever, playing in front of record crowds. but it's likely you've never heard of them, because in the 1920s, women were banned by

the football association. jayne mccubbin has to been find out more about their impact. why is it nobody knows their name? you tell me, because they're the best that has ever been. this is the story of the dick kerr ladies and this — this is where the story starts. 100 years ago, this was a munitions factory in preston and home to a group of women who loved football. on christmas day in 1917, they played their first game at the preston north end ground, deepdale. 10,000 came to watch and their following quickly grew. they started it as a patriotic thing to raise money for wounded soldiers during the first world war, but, on top of that, they became the best that there was as well. anywhere, in the world, ever. they played 833 games

and lost only 28. they raised over £10 million for charity in today's money, and none of this was just novelty — they could really play. just look at the numbers watching here. this was football good enough to draw the crowds? absolutely. the biggest crowd that came to see them was on boxing day 1920, when 53,000 people turned up to watch them at goodison park, everton, and there were between 10,000 and 14,000 locked out, couldn't get in. infact, in 1921, over 900,000 people came to watch the dick kerr ladies play, the very year the fa decided to ban women's football. they expressed their strong opinion that the game of football was quite unsuitable for females and shouldn't be encouraged, but the girls themselves thought it was because they were getting bigger crowds than some of the men. alice kell, jessie walmsley,

florrie redford, lily parr. these are the names that would almost certainly be forgotten, were it not for one woman's mission to keep their place in history. we should know their names, yeah. we talk about kelly holmes and paula radcliffe and jessica ennis—hill and we have sports personality of the year. i was watching it the other week thinking we should have a team of the century and it should be the dick kerr ladies. the team continued to play, defying the ban, until 1965. in ‘71, the ban was lifted. today, a new team is linked to preston north end — they can only dream of the success that the dick kerr ladies achieved back then, but we almost forgot. can you imagine 53,000 at a women's match today? no. god, no. crazy. that begs the question, where would women's football would be today if the fa had not banned it? i genuinely believe that it would be on a par with the men's game, if it had carried on going, yeah.

scary thought. you do not think we're going to have to wait another hundred years, do you? not 100 years, i wouldn't have thought, no. i don't know how long it will take, but not 100 years. amongst gail's prized possessions, the boots worn by star players, the medals they won. and that is the championship of the world medal. "to gail, these are the only treasures in my life. "i pass them on to you for safekeeping." it's not my story, it's not anybody‘s story, it is their story, and their story needs to be told because it's about them. what an extraordinary story. an army officer has become the first briton to trek unaided across antarctica. it took captain lou rudd 56 days to cover the 925 miles. he was inspired to attempt the adventure after the death of his friend and colleague, henry worsely, along the same route. the father—of—three

from hereford said it was tough but he was in good health. captain rudd spoke to my colleague shaun ley and said he was surprised how quickly he completed the challenge. i've actually managed to complete it quite a bit faster than i expected. i set off with 75 days of food and equipment for the crossing, but managed to make it across in 56, so i'm elated. what was the hardest part? the early phase, actually. the beginning of thejourney. i was dragging my sledge behind me and it had everything i needed in it to survive for the two—month crossing. it was about 140 kilograms. i experienced really soft, deep snow at the beginning and progress was really slow and it was at that time i was thinking that, actually, probably i wasn't going to make it and the journey was just impossible. it was really difficult going.

how did you keep your morale up? thinking a lot about... i mean, i'm an ambassador for an army charity and fundraising for them, so i was doing it for a great cause, but also i was carrying henry worsley‘s family crest flag that his wife joanna very kindly gave to me which he was also carrying, and i really wanted to make sure this time that the flag made it all the way across and completed the crossing. it's an added poignancy to be able to commemorate your friend in this way, but were you worried at all about the risk to your own life? yeah, i mean, it is obviously an extremely hostile environment. you always have that awareness in the back of your mind that one small mistake can have grave consequences down here. but i've got a lot of experience down here.

i first trekked to the south pole with henry in 2011 and i was confident that i had the skills and experience to complete the trip. those who have had the fortune to visit antarctica describe it as a truly magical place, but also quite a frightening one for you on your own. what sort of contact did you have with the outside world during the journey? very limited communication. there was a company that obviously flew me in and dropped me off at the start point. they were monitoring my progress with a tracking beacon. and satellite phone calls throughout. and i managed to phone home probably once every couple of weeks and managed to speak to the family on christmas day as well, so that was great at keeping morale up. captain lou rudd on his achievement

of trekking across antarctica. now it's time for a look at the weather. things are looking try and settled asa things are looking try and settled as a head to the final days of 2018. dry weather at the moment and there was sunshine —— some sunshine. for the rest of this evening there is rain in the forecast particularly for northern ireland. that then pushes across scotland into northern england to the odd spot of rain likely to reach east india by the early hours of sunday. the clearest skies want to the southeast of england. most of us a frost free and pretty cloudy first thing tomorrow. a spot of drizzle and the west for northwest scotland and rain lingering from the northern isles. the cloud should send and pick—up at

that. some sunny spells eastern england and eastern scotland too. spot the difference once again a new year's eve in on monday. a mostly dry and cloudy day. some ran in the far northwest. temperature around ten or 11 degrees. some of that can move south on new year's eve night. hello this is bbc news with carol walker. the headlines. the immigration minister is in dover, as the home secretary