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tonight at ten — immigration plans for a post—brexit britain — the home secretary spells out what will replace eu free movement of people. all migrants, from europe and beyond, with the right skills, qualifications, and income will earn points to get a visa. it's what the public wants, say ministers. in 2016, in the referendum, in the election in 2017 and again was reaffirmed in 2019 in december during the election, the public voted and they spoke very clearly that they want immigration to come down. but some in sectors like adult social care fear trouble ahead — most are low—paid, and foreign workers might not qualify for a visa the government has announced today that apparently care is considered to be low—skilled.
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that's an amazing slap in the face for every carer, up and down the country. we'll be looking at how the scheme will work — and whether it has the economy or politics at its heart. also tonight... passengers who've tested negative for coronavirus start leaving the cruise ship off japan — but britons have to stay on board until an evacuation flight. the un warns of a potentially huge human cost, as fighting in syria's last rebel stronghold draws close to densely—populated civilian areas. the inquest into caroline flack's death opens — her family releases an unpublished instagram post from the love island star. and prince harry and meghan will officially step down from public duties at the end of march — but can they then still call themselves royal? and coming up on sportsday on bbc news — manchester city are in action for the first time since their champions league ban. but there's been no problem on the pitch against west ham.
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good evening. proposals for the uk's post—brexit immigration system were unveiled today by the government, which said it was fulfilling its commitment to the public and taking back control of the country's borders. the home secretary, priti patel, published proposals for a visa system based on points to replace free movement for eu citizens. this is how it's going to work: under the new rules — which come into force next january — people who want to come here to work have to reach 70 points. there are three essential requirements: the applicant must be able to speak english — that's worth ten points. he or she must have a job offer — which is worth another 20 points. and that job needs to be at what's called an ‘appropriate skill level‘ — if it is, you get another 20 points. if the salary
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is above £25,600 — that's worth a further 20 points — making the crucial total of 70 points. but if the job pays less, you can still get points for other things such as qualifications. people who are already here or who come to britain before next january aren't affected by the new scheme. here's our chief political correspondent vicki young. who should be allowed into the uk, and whatjobs should they do? it was a contentious part of our membership of the eu, but from next year, british ministers will decide. this building site in essex employs people from across the world. in future, it will be more difficult for lower—skilled migrants to come here, unless officials decide there is a shortage in a particular sector. and who qualifies as a skilled worker? here, a plasterer or a carpenter would, but a labourer wouldn't, and the boss of this firm says it will make it harder to build the homes people want. we've never met the housing target and we are certainly not
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going to meet it now. previously it was an open door policy to a certain degree and we still found it difficult to meet the needs of the housing market. it's going to get worse and our business won't grow like it could grow. the ministers are saying today that companies like yours have relied too heavily on cheap labour from the eu, and that has got to change. i don't know where that concept comes from, that it's all about cheap labour. it's not. it's about a skills shortage, jobs that the british people do not want to do, that is the bottom line. but ministers say companies need a different approach... business has a fantastic opportunity to work with this new government, to level up across the united kingdom, invest in people, technology, invest in skills across all sectors, and i mean every single sector. the government's plans have been met with dire warnings from many businesses, those in construction, hospitality and the care sector. but ministers believe they are responding to what many voters really want — control over uk borders
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with the flexibility to attract those that the economy really needs. in basildon, some think there will be local people willing to replace migrant workers. there are some industries saying we need people, like labourers, on building sites, and we won't be able to get them? well, i mean, i know they want to focus on more skilled jobs, and that's fine, i think there is a big opportunity for anyone in this country who is looking for work, to take up the kind ofjobs that you've mentioned as well. i mean, you look at the roadworks that's going on, there is a lot going on in this area. but how many of them are english workers? not many. and why do you think that is? because they take a lot lower wage. 0pposition parties say the new plans are unrealistic. the government's error is to assume thatjust because yourjob is relatively low—paid, it's not important and it's not of value.
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and there are going to be difficulties, particularly with people wanting to fill entry—level positions. it will be bad for workers, and migrant workers as well, and it will be awful for scotland because we face particular demographic and economic challenges, and this policy is wholly unfit for their needs. for years, the conservatives have promised to reduce immigration. we'll soon know whether they've achieved that, and what impact it's had on the economy. vicki young, bbc news, essex. the new visa system is focused on attracting more workers deemed to be high—skilled by the government — while limiting the flow of those seeking lower—skilled, or lower—paid, jobs. but that's provoked a mixed response from business, as simon jack reports. hello, ladies, how are you doing? amazing, thank you. the hospitality industry relies on extending a warm welcome to customers from all over the world. it is also the part of the economy most reliant on foreign workers, many of them low—paid.
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jaroslaw, orjerry, is a czech born bar manager at ye 0lde bell hotel in retford, nottinghamshire. i feel sad about it. i would like to know who is classed as low skilled, because i have five years college in hospitality and loads of experience throughout my career. i was serving meal to the president of the czech republic, that is not a very low skilled job and is there cheap labour? i don't think there is such a thing as cheap labour. of the staff working in hospitality 20% were born outside the uk, 13% of the amount from the eu, and manufacturing, including food processing has 14% foreign born, ii% from the eu, whilst health and social care relies for 10% of its workforce on foreign—born workers, split evenly between eu and non—eu. social care may face particular challenges as although the work is often skilled it is very often low—paid.
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there are currently 122,000 vacancies in the sector and there are fears that a shortage of workers will mean a shortage of care. care homes will have to reduce the number of clients they take in and if it is not economically effective then you will see more care homes closing down. there's perhaps no other issue where hopes and fears around brexit clash with more resonance than immigration and the government hopes that by weaning businesses off an inexhaustible supply of low skilled labour that will mean more investment, higherwages and a more productive economy. businesses fear that with such a short time frame existing skills shortages will be even more acute. concerns that unfettered immigration has led to great demands on public services, arguably offset the delivery of those services, is very dependent on immigrant labour. however, the government is removing the limit on the number of high skilled workers who can work in the uk which is good
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news for some sectors. what we like is removing the cap on global talent so we can access the talent we need from around the world to drive the tech sector that is growing six times faster than the rest of the economy. hello, ladies, you 0k there? most of us want a high wage, high skill economy but committing to getting there, in 11 months‘ time, is taking a very ambitious economic plunge. simon jack, bbc news. our home editor mark eastonjoins me. what‘s driving this — the economy, or politics? it the economy, or politics? is a bit of both. the polii message it is a bit of both. the political message is clear, the days of using foreign labour to feel those lower skilled jobs, the government says is over, but by also hedging their bets a bit —— to fill. the tough rhetoric might bump into the hard reality of serious problems, like in care and construction and the catering industries, and from january they have agreed to expand the use of what are called temporary worker
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visas for eu citizens. they will not be able to take full—time jobs but they can come for one, maybe two yea rs, to they can come for one, maybe two years, to do work experience and training, the government says it intends to refine the system in the light of experience and will consider adding further flexibility, they have said. so may be making it easierfor they have said. so may be making it easier for lower they have said. so may be making it easierfor lower paid they have said. so may be making it easier for lower paid migrants to come, if required. with the country close to full employment and vacancies rising as businesses seek to expand, the chancellor will be keeping a close eye on to what extent cutting immigration is having an impact on the overall economy, so, yes, the political message is clear but they also nods and winks in these proposals —— there are. thanks forjoining us. japan‘s facing criticism for allowing hundreds of passengers to disembark from a cruise ship when more than 600 on board have tested positive for coronavirus. anyone testing negative has left the diamond princess, but over 70 britons,
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four of whom have the illness — have been told by the uk government to stay onboard and wait for an evacuation flight "later this week". once they return they‘ll be quarantined at arrowe park on the wirral for two weeks. rupert wingfield—hayes reports. as the news choppers hovered overhead, the first passengers released from the diamond princess to friends began their long walk to freedom. waving goodbye to friends still stuck on board. yesterday, these people were virtual prisoners. today, the first 500 who have tested negative were literally walking onto the street and getting onto buses. "every time i heard that the number of infections had gone up, this man says, "i felt really scared." not going home today are sally and david abel. yesterday they announced they‘d tested positive for the virus and were going to hospital. but today, their son says they are still stuck on board in their cabin.
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they‘ve been through so much, ijust want someone to take care of them, oh, i don‘t know what the next few days are going to hold for them. even as some former passengers were getting into taxis and going home, the number of infections continues to rise. japan today announced another 79 positive cases on the ship. the japanese government says the incident on board the diamond princess is now effectively over. the virus is contained. there is nothing to worry about. but there has been a strong suspicion here, for some days, that the containment on board the ship has not been working, that the virus has continued to spread during the quarantine period, and now we have a whistle—blower, a japanese expert who has been onboard the ship and has described conditions there as chaotic, ineffective and frightening. he‘s a professor of infectious diseases who has previously worked on the fight against ebola in africa. i felt much safer when i was in africa.
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because you know where the virus doesn‘t exist and you know where the patient is, but inside the diamond princess you have no idea where the virus is. we are seeing people disembarking from the ship and mixing with the general population. how concerned are you by that? very concerned. this is one reason why australia, canada and now britain are now insisting their nationals must go through another 14 days‘ quarantine when they return home. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, yokohama. the conflict in syria is on the verge of a dangerous escalation, according to a senior un official, who warned that the cost to civilians could be "instant and huge." he made his comments as turkey threatened to launch a new military offensive. talks between turkey and russia — which backs the syrian government — failed to reach agreement on how to calm fighting in idlib, the last mainly rebel—held region in syria. more than 400 people are reported to have been killed
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in a major offensive by syrian government forces in idlib which began in december. nearly a million people — mostly women and children — have fled the onslaught, and some are now dying from the cold. it‘s the biggest movement of displaced people in syria‘s nine year conflict. this report from our international correspondent 0rla guerin in istanbul contains distressing images. explosion ducking for cover... even if you can barely stand, it‘s time to run. with bombs falling nearby, the abdulaziz family are trying to pack up and go for the fourth time. take the children inside, says ebrahim, a parent‘s instinct. but he knows they aren‘t safe there either.
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he says they fled their village in idlib because of bombing. but the war keeps catching up wherever they go. so they hit the road again, joining the exodus to camps at the border with turkey, which are already overflowing. small wonder when the syrian regime and its russian allies keep dropping barrel bombs. president assad says he‘s battling terrorists in idlib. explain that to this seven—year—old and her brothers. dazed and frightened after surviving a recent air strike. just imagine what his young eyes have seen. senior un officials are pleading for a ceasefire. pleading for the global community to remember its conscience. i think the failure to deal with this is shameful. it is a terrible indictment on the state of the world at the beginning
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of the 2ist—century that the international community cannot come together to agree that it‘s not ok to bomb fleeing women and children. as the bombing continues, turkey is pouring more troops into idlib where it backs some of the rebel groups opposing the regime. today, president erdogan threatened an offensive of his own to stop the syrian advance in its tracks. translation: turkey has completed all the preparations to carry out its own operation in idlib. as in the past, we could come suddenly one night. an idlib operation is a matter of time. but many fear time is running out. they pitch their tents where they may, at the mercy of the elements, at the mercy, if any could be found, of the regime. here‘s what president assad has already done.
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reducing opposition—held areas to rubble, forcing almost i million of his own people to run for their lives in the past two months. 0ne aid worker says this is syria‘s doomsday. 0rla guerin, bbc news, istanbul. caroline flack‘s family has released an unpublished instagram post that they say she wrote shortly before she died. in it, the former love island presenter said her "whole world and future" had been swept from under her feet when she was arrested for assaulting her boyfriend. today an inquest into her death heard that her body was found on the floor after she apparently hanged herself. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. caroline flack, the day before she died. she‘d walked with friends, laughed, talked about the future,
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but then she heard that her trial was going ahead. friends say everything changed. the love island presenter had wanted to speak out. she‘d written a statement a few weeks ago but had been advised not to publish it. today, in the local paper, her mother did. she wrote... caroline flack‘s inquest was opened at a short hearing this morning lasting only a few minutes. the court heard that on saturday early afternoon, a police car was flagged down in her road
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and when officers went in she was found lying on her back. efforts to resuscitate her were unsuccessful. enter the flack... on tv caroline flack was full of life, but she was finding life hard to cope with, facing a court case her boyfriend said he wasn‘t supporting. if they were simply to drop any case of assault where the complainant withdraws their support for a prosecution, that would clearly encourage those people who are minded to coerce or pressure or persuade their victims to withdraw, and unfortunately that is a very common problem. no one factor causes someone to take their own life. her mum said she was surrounded by love and friends, but this was too much for her. lucy manning, bbc news. if you‘re affected by any of the issues in that report, recorded information and support
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is available from bbc action line. the details are on the screen now. a court in london has heard claims that president trump offered to pardon the founder of wikileaks julian assange, if he said russia was not involved in leaking emails during the us election. the allegation was made by mr assange‘s lawyer ahead of his extradition hearing next week. he‘s wanted in the us in connection with leaked diplomatic cables. the white house says the claim made in court is "a complete fabrication". the price of energy and plane tickets pushed up the cost of living in january. the office for national statistics said the consumer price index, which tracks changes in inflation, rose to i.8%, up from 1.3% the month before. communities across england and wales — already hit by flooding from storm dennis, are being warned to brace themselves for more heavy rain in the days ahead.
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six severe flood warnings, meaning there‘s a danger to life, remain in place for herefordshire, worcestershire and shropshire. jon kay has the story of a sports club in hereford that‘s attempting to clear up after a month‘s rain fell in 48 hours over the weekend. there's obviously going to be no games for a couple of months now, which is a terrible shame. there‘s not really any need for a pitch inspection. at hereford rugby club, games are off. got to remain positive in situations like this and the club spirit will come shining through. but that is easier said than done. the ground is right next to the river wye. there it is, in the middle of the picture, and they‘ve flooded five times since october. they‘ve only played one home match. this week, in the course of a few hours, security cameras recorded the stand being slowly submerged. the water‘s come up to this height on the bricks. never come that high before? never, absolutely never.
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bit late for that, eh? looks like you‘ve had a party. funnily enough, yeah, some of our saturday nights in here can be quite wild, but fortunately not quite as devastating as this. instead of losing matches, they‘re worried about losing their club‘s history. very sad, really. 0bviously, great memories and great friends, and those great friendships will go on. it‘s really sad to see it. alan was an england international... how do you save 150 years? the levels are now dropping along the wye and the severn, but... there is an incredible amount of water about, so people still need to take extra care. the forecast is unsettled for the next few days, over the weekend into next week. in places like worcester, things do seem a little more normal this evening.
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flood defences appear to have been held. but with levels still high and the ground is saturated, this may be normalfor a while. jon kay, bbc news, hereford. the duke and duchess of sussex will carry out their final roles as senior members of the royal family in march. from april they will no longer perform duties on behalf of the queen, and will instead be represented by their charitable foundation. 0ur royal correspondentjonny dymond is at buckingham palace. what else did we learn today about their future? 0ne their future? one last burst of royal engagements in march and then, as you say, at the end of march it is all over for the end of march it is all over for the public royal role. we know they will come back regularly, we are told, but when they do there will come back in a private capacity, they will not be serving the queen and therefore their office at buckingham palace will close. the duke will hold onto the titles and ra nks duke will hold onto the titles and ranks that he earned whilst he was in the forces but he will give up
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the honorary commands like the captain general c of the royal marines that he held. they will still be known as the duke and duchess of sussex, they will still have the title, his and her royal highness, but they will not use it. will they be able to call themselves royal? that is still up for discussion and we will hear later in the year but i suspect it is not going to happen. our royal correspondent, jonny dymond. thank you. the manchester city manager, pep guardiola, has said that he‘ll stay in post next season, despite the club‘s two—year champions league ban for breaking financial rules. speaking after city‘s league victory over west ham, guardiola said they were optimistic they will have the ban overturned. city had earlier confirmed that they are appealing. 0ur sports editor dan roan reports from the etihad stadium. after an unprecedented punishment for their affairs of the pitch, tonight the focus returned to football for manchester city, a 2—0 victory over west ham at least giving the fans something to cheer about in this their first match since a two—year champions league ban that has stunned the sport.
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afterwards, the manager addressing the controversy for the first time. i‘ve confidence in the club, like i‘ve confidence in the club, like i‘ve said before and i say right now, i‘m sure we are going to defend oui’ now, i‘m sure we are going to defend our position. so when someone believes he is right, he has to fight until the end, no matter what, and that is what i think the club is going to do. earlier, in an in—house interview, city‘s defiant chief executive said... "the allegations are not true, they are simply not true. "the owner has not put money in this club that has not "been properly declared. "we were considered guilty before anything had even been discussed. "this seems to be less aboutjustice and more about politics." owned by abu dhabi royalty, city‘s riches saw them become the dominant force in english football, but then came the ban from europe‘s most prestigious competition and a £25 million fine. the premier league champions found guilty of misleading uefa over a serious breach of financial rules.
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city will now appeal to the court of arbitration for sport. if city lose and they are completely banned for a couple of years that could have a real impact on their ability to get sponsorship and to retain and to recruit players. if the argument around the legality of the regulations as a whole prevails, that could have much wider implications for the industry as a whole. but then i think this is ultimately a matter for city. they may have won tonight, but city know they have much tougher battles ahead as they look to move on from one of the greatest controversies in premier league history. the manager may say he‘s staying but the team‘s future along with the club‘s reputation is on the line. there is a huge amount at stake for u efa there is a huge amount at stake for uefa whose resolve is about to be tested like never before. if they lose, their financial fair play rules, their entire governance will be drastically undermined and it was interesting today that city did say they hoped this would be resolved by they hoped this would be resolved by the start of summer. that does point toa the start of summer. that does point to a hope of some kind of deal or settle m e nt to a hope of some kind of deal or settlement being reached. but for
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now, i think city willjust be relieved that their manager has said he is staying. many thanks, dan. dan roan there. in the champions league, tottenham suffered a setback in the first leg of their game with rb leipzig. a second—half penalty was converted by striker timo werner to give the visitors a 1—0 victory. the second and deciding leg will be in germany in three weeks‘ time. that‘s it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. bye and bye. hello, i‘m austin halewood and this is sportsday, live from the bbc sport centre. here‘s what‘s coming up on the programme... business as usual for manchester city‘ — it‘s a comforatable win for pep
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and the team in their first match since their uefa punishment. but things weren‘t as smooth for tottenham — their injury—hit side are beaten in the first leg of their champions league tie and tensions build ahead of tyson fury and deontay wilder‘s rematch in las vegas. good evening. welcome to the programe. manchester city comfortably beat west ham in the premeir league tonight in their first match since their uefa punishment. there were two first leg ties in the last 16, tottenham were at home to rba leipzig, butjose marinos injury
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we re rba leipzig, butjose marinos injury were beaten at home, anti—swiss reports. hoping to triumph over adversity, a crisis had left tottenham without a recognised trigger, but that soon seemed a least of their problems, as leipzig ran rings around them. only a blend in the post denying angeleno. tottenham did pose the occasional threats, forcing a decent save. the first half was almost entirely leipzig‘s, and if it wasn‘t phil reese, they would‘ve been clear ofa phil reese, they would‘ve been clear of a break. after as though the spurs finally cracked. a clumsy challenge from ben davies, and team drilled home the penalty. he was the least leipzig deserved, and they should‘ve had more, but for all of their dominance, theyjust should‘ve had more, but for all of their dominance, they just couldn‘t ta ke their dominance, they just couldn‘t take their chances, and they nearly paid for it, the spurs finally stirred, and giovanni went agonisingly close, hoping for the second leg, but jose agonisingly close, hoping for the second leg, butjose moreno knows
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they have it all to do. andy swiss, bbc news. notan not an ideal night for tottenham, oui’ not an ideal night for tottenham, our football reporterjohn bennett rejoins me in the studio now. it‘s been a disappointing week for totte n ha m. been a disappointing week for tottenham. that news that he‘s out for the rest of the season, and a disappointing result in eight. for the rest of the season, and a disappointing result in eightm was always going to be tough with the injury problems that was always going to be tough with the injury problems thatjose moreno has without cane, because rb leipzig had a fantastic season, the second in the lead, and they led the league for most of the campaign, one point behind munich at the moment, but they have wonderful players, they‘ve played many primarily a clubs are hoping to sign, many of the top premier love clubs are hoping to sign. 32 years old, the head coach. he‘s been linked with premier look to the neck league clubs including totte n ha m to the neck league clubs including tottenham in the past. the youngest coach to take charge of the team in the knockout rounds of the champions league, and again, i wouldn‘t be surprised if in 4—5 years, we are talking about and being a premier league manager. at i—0, there is
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