are gathering for more demonstrations. the black box is recovered from the air india plane which skidded off the runway and split into two parts at an airport in kerala. at least 20 people have been killed, including both pilots. the uk government increases the pressure on france to stop the large number of migrants crossing the english channel in small boats, including record numbers of unaccompanied children. hong kong's government describes new us sanctions on 11 senior officials, including the territory's chief executive, carrie lam as ‘shameless and despicable‘ as tensions between china the us continue. the use of face masks in england and scotland is expanded with coverings now compulsory at cinemas, museums stricter lockdown measures are reinforced in preston following a spike in virus cases in the english city.

let's get more on the news that uk border force officers have intercepted more boats trying to cross the english channel. the uk government says france should do more to stop them leaving — and shut down the route completely. french police insist they're catching more people attempting to make the trip than ever before. jacqueline mckenzie is an immigration lawyerfrom mckenzie, beute and pope solicitors. shejoins me now from south london. it isa it is a french problem are a british problem? i think it is really, really. both countries are experiencing a problem but really and truly what we have got is a breakdown of the common european asylu m breakdown of the common european asylum system. we do not have a system whereby all the member states of europe are taking responsibility for people who are seeking refuge.

some countries are having a disproportionate problem and other countries are having none. and so, when the uk said these people should go back to france because france is a safe country and they never should have taken to the english channel in the first place, is that a legitimate position that can be enforced legally? not necessarily an don't know enough. for instance, people are seeking refuge, our intake, and they're coming from all over the world. we don't know how they got to france so we cannotjust say it is france's problem because what britain is relying on is something in the convention which doesn't necessarily mean that their country people should go back to us fans was that they might have come to any number of countries to get to france so number of countries to get to france so that thing but what is really the problem here is that the uk and a number of other territories are not really providing people who are seeking refuge with a safe route.

you mentioned unaccompanied children. now, a number of those children. now, a number of those children are coming to join families and it is notoriously difficult to find a safe and legal way to do that, to have family reunions, that is what is at the heart of the problem here. it is not necessarily the numbers. what we are seeing are numbers to back politicians playing to the gallery. we saw in lebanon they have got over one and a half million refugees from syria and iraq ofa million refugees from syria and iraq of a population of 7 million. similarly with bangladesh almost a million refugees from ranger so it is not about numbers. it is about recognising people are seeking refuge and the world working together to find a solution to this. we are going to have to leave it there but thank you so much for joining us. now on bbc news its time for click.

hong kong activists. a touch of space tourism. and cgi catwalks. and cgi catwalks. hey, welcome to click. hope you are doing 0k. laura certainly is, because look, she has got a new friend. if that's right. basil, meat spencer, spencer meet basil. hello, basil, nice to meet you. look at us we are talking to plants, that's what lockdown has done to us. yeah, that's is what it has come to. this is a small example of my amazing gardening talent. you may recall a few weeks ago i planted a whole vertical farm. yes i do, how was it,

is it still alive? yes, it's doing really well, and i think devices like this or that really stop you from going wrong. because once you have got them plugged in and you make sure they don't run out of water, the device does the rest of the job. later in the programme i will show you all of the food that i have been growing. wow, thanks laura. we will come back to laura in a few minutes. first of all, we are going to hong kong. now you will probably know that there have been protests in hong kong against the chinese authorities for over a year. and now beijing has introduced new laws to crack down on civil unrest. there are fears that these will give the authorities unfettered control over the internet, and many worry that the great chinese firewall is about to be extended. danny vincent has been talking to hong kong tech activists on the front line. every day at midnight, hong kong's most prominent activist, joshua wong, live streams his updates to the world on facebook.

he is using the livestream to report he is to his followers. it's one small way that young activists in hong kong are using technology in the wake of the new national security law. joshua thinks the authorities are building a case against him, and arrest is imminent. we have no confidence at all to guarantee all of our speech, and all of our statements could be legal under the framework of the nat sec law. hong kong saw thousands of protesters take to the streets last year in opposition to an extradition bill. they say they are now facing an even greater threat to their freedoms in the form of a new national security law. they say they're not only facing heavy policing on the streets, but also online. glacier kwong is a tech activist, she sees the internet as a new battle ground.

she says the new national security law limits freedom of speech online. digital sovereignty, it's a word that china and beijing often use. they use it to describe that they have to have the right to control what information and what is available online for chinese citizens. this is how theyjustified their great firewall in china. and they are now trying to expand this kind of concept into hong kong by implementing the national security law into hong kong. they are trying to argue that they have the sovereignty over hong kong and they have the rights to control what is available on the internet. the central government says the introduction of the new law is to restore order after a year of often viole nt protests. it criminalises state subversion. punishment could mean life in prison. the law gives the authorities the power to force internet providers to delete content. china is evolving into a digital superpower. they have really smart and comprehensive approaches in controlling its people including hong kongers.

they have the great firewall in china, and they‘ re implementing it in hong kong. not the physical infrastructure, because we have the open telecommunication system, but then they are trying to implement it through having this national security law because that will encourage platforms and their users both to censor themselves and their users, and therefore we have limited access to information. this footage is from a livestream of recent arrests of student activists suspected of violating the national security law. their phones and computers were taken into custody. tech activists are worried about mobile phone extraction technology used by the police force, equipment reportedly provided by an israeli company. the software allows users to access the content of mobile phones without using security features such as passwords. when the law was passed, people were thinking

of deleting telegram and replacing with something else. when you are in custody, police can still use that hardware and software to obtain your deleted messages and recover all of them. there are cases proving that messages deleted could be recovered by that software. encrypted apps like telegram were used for mass communication to organise the street demonstrations. protesters like simon say the police are using data extracting technology to build cases against young protesters. tony is an it professional, and protester. he asked us to hide his identity. he says the protesters and residents are adapting to the new changes. he says hong kongers have been deleting past messages and starting to use encrypted apps en masse. people feel empowered that their physical identities will not be traced easily to their virtual identities. it's a wise act that people start deleting their previous messages, because it might not have existed on a safe channel or on a secure medium.

it's a prudent move that people switch to new alter egos. china and america are engaged in another tech war, donald trump is in the process of banning chinese app tiktok over national security concerns. american social media apps could be banned outright in china. hong kong seems stuck in the middle. there are fears here that this city, promised political freedoms for 50 years, may becoming just another chinese city. how are you right now? it was a huge shock to notjust how are you right now? it was a huge shock to not just the activists and protesters in the tech activist but ordinary people. they did not expect this law and these changes to so quickly and it feels like the city is really bracing for what comes

next. do you get the sense that you're not going to be able to report is easily from hong kong? the alliance have simply changed almost overnight. in some ways you could say it feels even stricter than mainland china because in the mainland china because in the mainland at least you have a reference point. you know what can be written about, what can be said live on tv, you know what the lines are. but here in hong kong today it is not clear what the lines are. it is not clear what the lines are. it is not clear what the future will bring. and the city, in some ways feels quite unrecognisable. just to reiterate, whenever i had been to china and hong kong the differences very start. as soon as you cross the borderfrom hong kong into china google stops working and other services become unavailable and it pretty much does happen at the border. and so the worry may be as then, are you saying that that will extend into hong kong? that is the

fair. the issue of the law is that it is so vague people do not know exactly how it will be interpreted. they do not know how people will be charged and they don't know how quickly some of these further changes will be implemented. right now, the activists i have been speaking to, they are confident that at least online when it comes to the apps they are using like facebook, like twitter, like instagram, they think they will still be able to continue using them very well. people i've spoken to are very much aware that hong kong is now caught in the of this new cold war, essentially, between washington and beijing. is the worst case scenario that the great firewall and all of the restrictions that there are on mainland china just extends and hong kong are subject to exactly the same restrictions? that is the worst case scenario. there is a feeling how that hong kong is living on borrowed time bust up of course, many people now choosing to leave the city because they do think it is going to

become just another ordinary chinese city with those type restrictions. thank you so much for doing that report. and stay in touch. welcome to the weak intake. it was the week that the european commission announced it will carry out a full—scale probe into google's ta keover of full—scale probe into google's takeover of fitbit. nasa launched exploration of overt perseverance into space as it begins at seven seven—month journey to mars. but, while that goes up, space by‘s crew dragon splashed and that of the first commercial spacecraft is travel to the international space station back down to earth after a successful mission. samsung has unveiled the galaxy z fold two. it screen is 1.6 inches bigger than the last galaxy fold as it has a small and fiddly size and it was one of its biggest criticisms. and finally, the force is strong as a key scene from star wars the empire strikes back has inspired researchers to

create electronic skin with feeling. it is made up of a network of sensors connected with a single electrical conduction can be used in are pathetic limbs to potentially recreate a sense of touch that feels teen with back pain, temperature shape and texture. its most recent development allows robots to read braille and classify objects. vertical farming. a controlled environment to create perfect crops, sometimes even seen in restaurants or supermarkets. now home devices allowing you to do the same on a smaller scale are growing in popularity. and in my garage. well, here is my click and grow smart garden. that is that the actual name. as you can see, everything has grown pretty nicely. when i planted it i logged it all in the app because the app does not sync up with the device, there is a bluetooth

version coming soon that will do that. but it does provide a good diary function. i know i planted these 27 days ago, and i have given that advice on how long it takes for them to be ready to eat. my lettuce is ready, my tomatoes are not. i never received the alert to refilled the water that i should have done, but that was apparently down to a glitch in the app which i'm told has since been fixed. and walking away seeing lights left on did feel quite odd, but i was left with some really nice leaves. it will take you a few fair lettuces to get your money's worth on buying the kit, but in the uncertainty of a global pandemic, devices like this do seem to have their own appeal. i feel like i was going to battle when i went to the grocery store with my mask and my hand sanitiser, and my wipes, so it has been really nice to be able to grow my own food here. to not have to worry about that. here you see my mature plants

and these are my newer plants coming in for my second harvest. new modular concepts do allow you to personalise your set up. choosing whether you want one salad shelf or two, or three. and like many of the latest growers, this one connects to an app to remind you to add water or nutrients, or to harvest your veggies. one of the trickiest problems was getting the whole system integrated so that you can replace these trays, having it so you could add on trellises to the system, add on modular systems later, integrating all the sensor data of where the water is, and with the ph levels are and the nutrient levels. putting all that into an app. while big brands lg and samsung have shown off some intriguing kitchen concepts, lesser—known farm shelf has a device that might beat them to market. its indoor farm uses sensors and computer vision

to monitor the plants, automatically providing the right amount of water and nutrients. we are collecting data on how the plants are growing and monitoring those from a variety of equations as well as the way the images are analysed. and as that data set to grows we are able to automate more and more actions in the system as well as automatic notifications. and changes to the plant recipes at the plant progresses through its lifecycle. everyone smile! for communities like this women's shelter, having an on—site farm has been a lifeline through the coronavirus crisis. this huge container can house 9000 plants to help feed more than 1000 women and children staying there each night. food supply chains have been varyingly broken across our country. one thing we knew that we always had was our farm. the container farm cost over $100,000, but it has certainly proved its value.

we have produced in less than nine months over $40,000 equivalency, in fresh, leafy greens and vegetables. whether it's the pandemic or just the everyday uncertainty of life in a homeless shelter, it has been a tool for learning and healing on every level. although for most of us these high—tech gardens will be more of a hobby, these self—sufficient growers can seriously help out in unpredictable times. maybe needs a bit of dressing, but it's good. we have plenty of earthbound worries at the moment but that hasn't stopped developments in commercial space travel. space by has now successfully sent a crew to the

international space station and back again. and it looks like space tourism outfit virgin galactic has been busy, too. the company recently announced a partnership with rolls—royce to develop a supersonic jet at three times the speed of sound. that is london to sydney in five hours. but for now, the company still has its sights set on space. as mark reports. work continues at virgin galactic to realise its goal of reusable space flight that allows space tourists to experience zero g and views of the earth from no orbit. i spoke with the chief space officer about the space flight testing during the pandemic. we have had a great run so far this year so the next flight we are going to do we will just

the next flight we are going to do we willjust have two pilots in the fun. soon after that employees will help us test experience to make sure it is absolutely amazing for our customers. virgin atlantic has announced plans to cut more than 3000 jobs in the uk. the economic effects of the pandemic have caused big problems for virgin galactic‘s founder sir richard branson. happier times when sir richard branson launched virgin atlantic. the billionaire requested a financial bailout from the uk's government for struggling virgin atlantic hit hard local airlines from the collapse in travel due to the pandemic. the government rejected the bid. this week a government rejected the bid. this weeka uk government rejected the bid. this week a uk court also heard that the carrier could run out of money if its creditors don't approve a £1.2 billion rescue package which has now been secured through private funding. and as part of the court sanctioned process which meets the creditors approval it has filed for ba n kru ptcy creditors approval it has filed for bankruptcy protection in us courts.

since the crisis began he has now sold a £1105 million stake in virgin galactic part of which has now been pumped into the airline. how have the wider problems affected virgin galactic? we have in a relatively strong financial position before the covid hit and so we have been happy to be ina covid hit and so we have been happy to be in a relatively good place where, you know, although direct employees have been retained throughout this crisis. the pandemic means that galactic has turned to virtual reality as a means of revealing the cabin interior of its spacecraft to journalists. welcome to virgin galactic virtual reality. the vr experience highlights the project's achievements to date and allows the user to meet galactic's tests but pilots and astronauts. my name is kelly and i am a virgin galactic pilot. as well as giving us a virtual taste of space flight. jeremy browne is responsible for the design of the ship's cabin as well as the interior of spaceport america. we could not be more

socially distant as he is on the other side of london but he is able to give me a quick tour in vr. you are right behind us 0k. to give me a quick tour in vr. you are right behind us ok. i get the lowdown on some of the cabin's main features. 17 windows on board. at 360 degrees view and we are capturing it with 17 cameras on—board. not only do we know the size of your suit and that is going to be perfectly fitting but also your seat as well. i bid jeremy farewell and continue my virtual space odyssey solo. before we blast offi space odyssey solo. before we blast off i can investigate the spacecraft and get up close and personal and you really can seal details and check them out. for me, this experience is all about getting up in the airand experience is all about getting up in the air and the beauty of vr as we can do that very, very quickly indeed. and here we are. wow. that view, that is what you pay £250,000 for. the view of the planet earth

from no orbit. even in vr, i have to say, it is pretty breathtaking. and ican do say, it is pretty breathtaking. and i can do something you cannot do in your spaceship and matters stick my head out of the ship. in galactic's recent financial results it said the pandemic has slowed the company's pace and there it latest plan suggests sir richard branson will ta ke suggests sir richard branson will take a flight to space in the first quarter of 2021 with actual paying customers following later in the year. for those of us who don't have a quarter of £1 million to drop in the real thing, the vr is perhaps the real thing, the vr is perhaps the closest we will get to a jaunt. if you will excuse me i'll pop the headset back on and enjoy the view. the fashion industry is worth an estimated two and a half trillion dollars. and in the uk alone, nearly

900,000 people work in it. but after months of being hidden away at home in our comfy clothes, fashion could be making a comeback. the issue is, how on earth can fashion shows take place? we have been taking a look at how technology hopes to help. designers are getting creative with using technology in their campaigns and live events. nick knight asked a model to take 200 pictures of herself at home. she was then recreated using steals and a model any motion capture suit in a com pletely any motion capture suit in a completely computer—generated environment. and for men's paris fashion week images were combined with photos. along with the closing designers, from soundtrack designers to make—up artists and even journalists, and fashion week has

typically driven the cycle of demand but is that all about to change? some clearly think so and are working in this way even before the pandemic. at rebellion studios near 0xford the team is working on what the post pandemic fashion show might look like. this is a world renowned visual designer who has collaborated with artist like alexander mcqueen and beyonce. he is using tracking systems, led screens and code to create experiences in mixed reality. the screen is 20 metres wide by four metres tall and there are over 10 million pixels here. it is essentially two giant 4k screens. this can include specialists in visual effects, motion capture and multisensory theatre. these models are all can you do admit

computer—generated along with the environments they are walking through. what really makes it clueless when we grabbed the camera and we actually go into the space. that's what makes it amazing. as she pans you can see how it is changing so if you're inside i can move around the space directly to make it feel like you're actually there. yes, 0k. 0h, feel like you're actually there. yes, 0k. oh, yes, there we are. so we will be in the space. we are in the space. working in this new way impacts not only how the fashion show was consumed by the viewer but on what we physically consume. fewer garments need to be made, if any. as experiments and fabric can be done digitally. patterns are tested before any fabric is cut or ordered. the latex avatar with the dress. she loved it so much she called her

pattern made and she made it in latex because she saw what the possibilities were. so do you think this is the future? i do think this is the future. i don't think shows should cease to exist because i think they are important and they bring an element of theatricality to it which is amazing. but i do think that the industry needs a revolution. look at the grey dress, really fine. john galliano has embraced this showcasing a collection in a short film. it features thermal imaging cameras and an x—ray app. it is beautiful how it... the technical technological revolution brought on by the pandemic will have long—lasting effects on the fashion industry and we may see the end of the seasonal show. that was jen and we may see the end of the seasonal show. that wasjen and that is it for this week. as ever, you can keep

up for this week. as ever, you can keep up with us on social media, youtube, instagram, facebook and twitter. thank you for watching and we will see you soon. goodbye. hello. another very warm if not hot day for much of england and wales. always that it could across northern ireland, scotland and the far north of england. some china and for most to the west of the day but there will be more cloud feed in in the eastern and north—eastern coast of england. parts of cornwall hanging on to more cloud. i stepjust england. parts of cornwall hanging on to more cloud. i step just across central southern england could get up central southern england could get up to around 3435 celsius for south—east england. more like the high teens to low 20s for the north. 0vernight the savvy of low cloud in the north—east are to push its way further north woods. misty and murky conditions, perhaps a few showers

later in the night with parts of north wales, the midlands and northern england. another very muggy night for many away from scotland and northern ireland. temperatures across southern england may not drop much below 20. we'll start with a lot of cloud. again, some misty, murky conditions. a few showers cropping up through parts of the midlands and northern england. dry day, the crouch of spinner baits we will see some temperatures once again the highest temperature shall be across central southern england. goodbye.

thousands of lebanese are expected to take to the streets of beirut later today to remember those who died in tuesday's explosion, and to protest against the government, who many blame for the disaster. at least 154 people have died and more than 60 are still missing. food supplies have been disrupted and several hospitals are out of action. the united nations is warning a humanitarian crisis is looming. from beirut, tom bateman reports. lebanon is a place where hope is in short supply.