today at 1pm: a new government plan to stop migrants arriving in the uk on small boats. ministers admit the plan will push the boundaries of international law. it would mean people arriving illegally being detained and deported. it will allow us to stop the boats that are bringing tens of thousands to our shores in flagrant breach of both our laws and the will of the british people. they have been in power for 13 years. the asylum system is broken and they broke it. there have been many attempts to stop the boats down the years but the government says this time its new measures will work. but opponents and some charities say

they will not work and they are unfair. also in the programme this lunchtime... questions from relatives about why it took police almost two days to find the victims of a car crash in cardiff that left three young people dead and two seriously injured. scientists say annual flood damage in parts of the uk could increase by more than 20% over the next century. calls for anyone with a prepayment meter for their energy supply to have it removed for free. and tickets for this year's eurovision song contest final in liverpool have sold out in just over half an hour. coming up on the bbc news channel... refunds for liverpool fans who attended last year's champions league final, as uefa take responsibility for scenes where supporters were tear gassed in paris.

hello. good afternoon. "enough is enough" — the words of the home secretary in the last few minutes as she outlined the government's plan to stop migrants coming to the uk on small boats. suella braverman was introducing to the house of commons the illegal migration bill. it puts a duty on ministers to detain and deport anyone who enters the country illegally, although the government has admitted the bill does �*push the boundaries of international law'. refugee charities and the labour party have called the new plan �*unworkable�*. from dover, duncan kennedy reports. dover yesterday and more migrants roared ashore after being picked up in the channel. 16,000 people came a

club leek across like this in the last year, 3000 more have travelled this year. the government says it has to act to stop these kinds of numbers. we has to act to stop these kinds of numbers. ~ . , ., :: :: , . .,, numbers. we had seen a 500% increase in small numbers. we had seen a 50096 increase in small boats — numbers. we had seen a 50096 increase in small boats crossings _ numbers. we had seen a 50096 increase in small boats crossings in _ numbers. we had seen a 50096 increase in small boats crossings in two - in small boats crossings in two years and this is the crucial point of this bill. they will not stop coming here until the world knows that if you enter britain illegally, you will be detained and swiftly removed. the new measures will come in the illegal migration bill, which will say that anyone arriving by small boat will be unable to claim asylum. they will be removed to rwanda or another safe third country and they won't be allowed to return to the uk to claim asylum. what the government wants to create with all of this is a deterrent to the migrants. it wants to send out the migrants. it wants to send out the message that if you come across, you are not only be detained in the

future but you will be sent back and you won't be allowed back in. but after so many other measures in the past, will these new ones actually work? the government has tried various methods in the past, like funding french police to patrol the beaches in northern france and putting naval vessels in the channel. it has also tried to send migrants to rwanda but so far that policy is being challenged by opponents. labour and liberal say the measures are unworkable. they say it will be impossible to detain thousands of migrants and return them to safe places. and many refugee charities say the new system is simply unfair on the migrants. it say the new system is simply unfair on the migrants.— on the migrants. it doesn't matter what side of _ on the migrants. it doesn't matter what side of the _ on the migrants. it doesn't matter what side of the argument - on the migrants. it doesn't matter what side of the argument you - on the migrants. it doesn't matter what side of the argument you sit| what side of the argument you sit on, it's a priority. people risk their lives taking this journey. the way we do that is to offer safe and legal roots. currently we don't have a safe legal roots and that's what pushes people into small boats. until we offer these people an

alternative, their small boats will not stop. alternative, their small boats will not sto -. alternative, their small boats will not sto. ., ., not stop. the coast around dover has been the main _ not stop. the coast around dover has been the main landing _ not stop. the coast around dover has been the main landing spot _ not stop. the coast around dover has been the main landing spot for - not stop. the coast around dover has been the main landing spot for the i been the main landing spot for the migrants. local people we spoke to say they simply want the boats to stop. i say they simply want the boats to sto -. ., ~' say they simply want the boats to sto -. ., ~ ., say they simply want the boats to sto . _ ., 4' ., “ say they simply want the boats to sto, ., 4' ., 4' ., stop. i would like to think that they would — stop. i would like to think that they would work. _ stop. i would like to think that they would work. i _ stop. i would like to think that they would work. i don't - stop. i would like to think that they would work. i don't have | stop. i would like to think that i they would work. i don't have the confidence — they would work. i don't have the confidence to think that it will finally— confidence to think that it will finally do it.— confidence to think that it will finally do it. the moment, the -roblem finally do it. the moment, the problem seems _ finally do it. the moment, the problem seems completely i problem seems completely intractable. _ problem seems completely intractable. it— problem seems completely intractable. it seems - problem seems completely intractable. it seems like . problem seems completely. intractable. it seems like we problem seems completely- intractable. it seems like we have to do— intractable. it seems like we have to do something _ intractable. it seems like we have to do something different - intractable. it seems like we have to do something different to - intractable. it seems like we have | to do something different to deter people _ to do something different to deter pe0ple from — to do something different to deter people from coming _ to do something different to deter people from coming here - to do something different to deter people from coming here in - to do something different to deter people from coming here in the i to do something different to deter. people from coming here in the first place. _ people from coming here in the first place. from — people from coming here in the first place, from getting _ people from coming here in the first place, from getting on— people from coming here in the first place, from getting on the - people from coming here in the first place, from getting on the boats - people from coming here in the first place, from getting on the boats inl place, from getting on the boats in france _ france. it - france. it is - france. - it is already an france. — it is already an offence to physically arrive on the shores of the uk without permission but the government believes it must push back on its critics and go further. well, in the past hour or so, we have had more details about the government's plan. what they want to do with this new bill is detain these illegal migrants that come over and deny them access to bail or judicial review for the first 28 days of their detention. they say the idea behind that is to reduce

the idea behind that is to reduce the number of challenges, the number of appeals that can be made in the courts, which they say slows down the system, stops the deportation and undermines what they hope is there deterrence policy. but that is likely to produce yet more criticism from political parties and from refugee charities, who say this system is unfair, it could well be illegal and they also say that the money should be spent on trying to smash their smuggling gangs in france. just one figure we have had in the last hour from the home office, they say 197 more migrants office, they say 197 more migrants arrived yesterday. duncan, thank you very much indeed. duncan, thank you very much indeed. duncan kennedy reporting. and our chief political correspondent, nick eardley, is at westminster for us now. the home secretary still on her feet in the commons and she says not to do this would be a betrayal of the british people? she do this would be a betrayal of the british maple?— do this would be a betrayal of the british purple?— do this would be a betrayal of the british people? she has. the crux of the government's _ british people? she has. the crux of the government's argument - british people? she has. the crux of

the government's argument it - british people? she has. the crux of the government's argument it is - the government's argument it is making this afternoon is that the problem is already unsustainable and that without significant action from the government, is going to get worse. so as well as the measures that duncan has just been setting out, the home secretary will have a legal duty to remove illegal entrants as the government calls, from the country. that would take precedent over any right to claim asylum or anything like that. there will also be eventually an annual cap on the number of refugees allowed into the uk. that could be several years off because the government says it won't introduce that until it's got a grip of the system. but that figure will eventually be set by parliament. now the government believes that it can talk tough but that it needs to set out exactly what it's going to do now. this is all designed to be a deterrent. the question is: will it work? 0pposition parties say it

won't. labour have called the plan we have just are heard from the won't. labour have called the plan we havejust are heard from the home secretary a colon. they say there needs to be greater focus on tackling the criminal gangs who run crossings over the channel. but this is a big test for rishi sunak. not just that he can do this over time but before the next general election. chatting to some tory mps who have campaigned long and hard on this issue, they had said they are concerned that this mightjust be windowdressing. they want to see results. it is results that the prime minister is promising and that he now needs to deliver. mick. prime minister is promising and that he now needs to deliver. nick, thank ou ve he now needs to deliver. nick, thank you very much- _ he now needs to deliver. nick, thank you very much. nick— he now needs to deliver. nick, thank you very much. nick eardley, - he now needs to deliver. nick, thank you very much. nick eardley, our- you very much. nick eardley, our chief political correspondent. joining me now is our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani. the government have admitted this plan pushes the boundaries of international law.— plan pushes the boundaries of international law. that is what they are saying- — international law. that is what they are saying- we _ international law. that is what they are saying. we still— international law. that is what they are saying. we still haven't - international law. that is what they are saying. we still haven't seen i are saying. we still haven't seen the legislation. we have had three days of speculation and now this statement but we don't know the detail yet. statement but we don't know the detailyet. i statement but we don't know the detail yet. i think one of the most

telling things is the home secretary herself said in the house in the last half an hour that she couldn't give the mps a statement of assurance that this bill would be compatible with human rights law and thatis compatible with human rights law and that is quite an incredible admission to make. she says i believe it will be but in effect thatis believe it will be but in effect that is her own lawyers having insisted mps need to be warned this could be subject to all manner of legal challenge in the months to come. there is a real practical issues she also faces this when you look at this from the management side. if you're going to detain people for up to 28 days, potentially up to 45,001 year, where do you put them? that is half the prison population of the uk. critically, as many critics say, where do you then remove them too? removals are running at a low rate, about 3500 enforced removals in any given year. we handle that, the process could slow down if it is not legally watertight. if it comes to a sustained challenge in the courts because of denial of long—standing

rights to seek asylum or under challenge because people have been detained more than 28 days, that will really back—up in the courts. it is a huge battle ahead here. dominic, thank you. dominic casciani. the mother of one of the young people involved in a fatal car crash in wales has criticised the police response. eve smith and darcy ross, both 21 and 24—year—old rafeljeanne were found dead in a car which had come off a major road in cardiff. two others were seriously injured, but police didn't find the victims for almost 48 hours. tomos morgan is in cardiff. just bring us up to date on the latest. as you mentioned, sophie russon's mother has been speaking to the daily mail and she said she contacted the police several times over the weekend. her impression was that they didn't believe it was worth investigating on saturday and early sunday morning. at one stage, she was told to stop contacting them. she believes had they reacted

soon, the car could have been found soon, the car could have been found soon as well. sophie russon had an operation last night. we understand she is still in a critical condition. shane loughlin, the other survivor, is also in a critical condition. as you can see behind me, a number of family and friends are out here again today laying floral tributes, paying respects to family and friends involved in this terrible tragedy. the police response has been they won't comment on the allegations made by friends and family because they have referred themselves to the independent 0ffice referred themselves to the independent office of police conduct and they will let that investigation take place. the local mp has also urged caution, saying that people need to wait for that investigation to be carried out in full so that everybody knows the facts. but all in all, this has been a terrible tragedy and there are still questions to be asked as to why and how this car came to be around the corner here, in a crash site on its own and wasn't discovered for almost

48 hours after the crash took place. thank you. tomos morgan reporting there. a court heard today how nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel was killed by a gunman in what was described as �*a ruthless pursuit�* of a man who was his intended victim. 0livia was fatally wounded at her home in august last year. the bullet allegedly fired by thomas cashman went through the front door. cashman denies all the charges. 0ur north of england correspondent, judith moritz, was in court and joins us now. judith. yes, the trial got under way this morning _ judith. yes, the trial got under way this morning in _ judith. yes, the trial got under way this morning in courtroom - judith. yes, the trial got under way this morning in courtroom number| this morning in courtroom number one. thejury was this morning in courtroom number one. the jury was told that this is the case of a shooting which went horribly wrong. the prosecution have laid out the case and they say that on the 22nd of august last year, thomas cashman was lying in wait for a man. the court was told thomas cashman relentlessly pursued josef. his task was to kill him. we were

played cctv in the courtroom and we could hear three loud bangs. the prosecution saying that is imagery of cashman as he shotjosef. after those three shots, fearing for his life, he was able to run away. he ran towards the nearest house. the nearest house he could see, cheryl's has. she had heard the noise and opened her door wondering what the commotion was. as the door opened, joseph nee fell for it. we had at that point thomas cashman fired his gun again. he had two guns and he fired his gun and the bullet went through the front door. the jury were told it went through cheryl's hand as she tried to shut the door and then we heard that her little girl, 0livia, who had come screaming down the stairs saying, mum, i am scared, that bullet went through from cheryl korbel�*s hand into 0livia from cheryl korbel�*s hand into olivia and the jury heard that was

the shot that killed the nine—year—old girl. we have are details of how the police were called and tried to save her and took 0livia to hospital but she was sadly pronounced dead that evening. this trial is just under way. as he said at the beginning, thomas cashman denies all of the charges against him. cashman denies all of the charges against him-— cashman denies all of the charges against him. judith, thank you very much. talks to avert further nhs strikes in england began this morning. the health secretary, steve barclay, is meeting unions representing nurses, ambulance workers, physiotherapists and midwives, who have all put industrial action on hold. a strike byjunior doctors is planned for next week. eurostar and ferry services between the uk and france are expected to be disrupted — while french unions stage a day of action against plans to raise the country's state pension age from 62 to 64. demonstrations have been taking place around the country including here — in amiens — where striking workers blockaded a roundabout.

fuel depots have also been blockaded, most rail services have been stopped and many schools closed. up to 1.4 million people are expected to come out on strike. uefa, the governing body of european football, is to refund liverpool fans who had tickets for last year's champions league final in paris. a recent independent report that found uefa bore "primary responsibility" for the chaotic scenes before the game against real madrid. fans were penned in and sprayed with tear gas outside paris' stade de france as kick—off was delayed by 36 minutes. uefa said the refund scheme covers all of the liverpool fc ticket allocation for the final, 19,618 tickets. intense fighting continues in ukraine for control of the eastern city of bakhmut. in ukraine for control an official with the proxy russian authorities there is claiming russian forces now hold nearly half

of the town, but that hasn't been independently verified. russia, at enormous cost to its forces, has been trying to encircle bakhmut for months. ukraine's president, volydmyr zelensky, says he's told commanders to find reinforcements to help defend bakhmut. well, we often report the statistics about casualties from the war in ukraine, but rarely do we hear about what happens to those who've been injured in the conflict. the bbc has been given access to one hospitial in lviv in western ukraine, where the wounded are given specialist rehabilitation treatment. a warning, you may find some parts of this report from our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, upsetting. this is when illya pylypenko's war ended. his tank had just gone over a mine in the southern kherson region last september.

he holds on as his comrades take him to safety. illya suffered burns across a third of his body and seriously injured his leg. the journey for wounded soldiers is a long one. in lviv, western ukraine, thousands end up at this rehabilitation centre. in this war of old, injuries from explosions or shells are the most common. while illya is one of many, it's been an isolating six months. translation: i had many surgeries, a skin graft and three _ operations on my leg. there was a search for doctors, hope for a specialist who may be able to save my leg. then there was disappointment and then some hope, because losing

a limb is not the end. illya is learning to look ahead. but his next chapter is unlikely to be from the front line. thousands of injured soldiers find themselves in hospitals like this across ukraine and that is putting a real strain on the country's health system. the fighting, or the brutality of it that they've come from, is unimaginable. but a return to a fuller life is possible. on a cold kyiv morning is a perfect case in point. we last saw hlib stryzhko in may, when he was being treated for a broken pelvis and jaw after he returned from captivity. he's also lost vision in one eye and has been told his military days are over. instead, he helps other veterans. translation: my country, |

my troops, the marines need the best of the best. deep inside, i still feel guilty i'm not in the forces. but i can be effective even when i'm not in military uniform. every ukrainian bears some of this invasion's weight. where there is hurt, there is some healing — despite everything. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. the time is 19 and its past one. our top story this lunchtime. the government announces new legislation to stop migrants arriving in the uk on small boats coming up: leicester gives up more of its archaeological secrets — this time a roman shrine is revealed next to the cathedral coming up on the bbc news channel... it's a huge night ahead for chelsea and head coach graham potter as they try and resurrect their season with a win in the champions league. they have it all to do though

against high—flying dortmund. scientists have produced detailed modelling to show how much of the uk could suffer flood damage every year in the future because of climate change. they say it could rise by more than 20% over the next century — unless promises to cut emissions are met. damage is most likely to increase in big cities like london, cardiff, manchester, glasgow and edinburgh. here's our science and environment correspondent, victoria gill. as water trickles through this woodland in calderdale, a team of local volunteers is getting to work. what we're trying to do is just divert this into the woodland. katie's nearby home has been flooded in the past, because in this steep—sided valley, heavy rain can swell the river very quickly. how bad does flooding get in this area? it's...it's catastrophic.

it's incredibly fast. it's a wave of destruction. it's physically and mentally hard for people here. there have been repeated devastating floods here in recent years and when the water subsides, it can take months to repair the damage to homes and businesses. across the uk, destruction from flooding costs an estimated £700 million every year. here at the fathom labs in bristol, they're simulating all of the causes of flooding, creating maps that will help people to plan and prepare. we'd call this a flood hazard map. so what we've done is we've simulated the probability and intensity of flooding on every river in the uk. scientists used layers of information about what causes flooding. they've mapped the terrain of mainland britain and combined that with data on rainfall patterns, how waters moved through our rivers and around our coastal area. they've combined all this information with details from the met office about how

exactly climate change will affect flood risk. even if we can keep global temperatures to a 1.8 degree increase, there are areas where flood risk will increase significantly, including the southeast and northwest of england and south wales. but there will be little change across northeast and central england, as well as eastern and northern scotland. there are many places where risk is growing and being able to understand the communities and the regions where this is likely to happen allows us to make sensible investment decisions about making interventions, such as engineering structures or natural flood management, or indeed moving people out of harm's way. a warmer climate means more extremes, including more heavy rainfall. but this new research shows that every town and village will be affected differently by climate change. and the scientists say that governments need betterforecasting to protect communities and make informed decisions about where to build.

being able to forecast is ideal. anything, any early warnings that we can have here i would say are so important, just because of the the best helper ever! it's information that will be crucial for katie and calder valley's next generation. victoria gill, bbc news. dozens of schools are closed in scotland as heavy snow continues to cause problems. all schools in shetland have been shut due to the weather, as are more than 80 in aberdeenshire. many bus services have been delayed or cancelled, amidst difficult driving conditions. the met office has warned snow and ice could cause travel disruption in scotland through to friday night. the charity age uk is calling for anyone with a pre—payment energy meter to be able to have it removed for free. it says half—a—million older households have such meters, which are more expensive than paying for gas and electricity

via direct debit. energy companies say these meters help ensure customers don't fall into too much debt. 0ur cost of living correspondent colletta smith reports. so the noodles have just been placed into boiling water. everyone here is keen to stay warm, have a chat and learn how to cook without spending a fortune. i've got an electric throw and i plug that in, put that around me, rather than put an electric fire on. get stuck in. jackie's here with her pals judy, madge and joe. but while they all pay by direct debit, jackie's gas is on a pre—payment meter. and her gas costs more as a result. it isn't fair. everybody should be paying the same amount. but, you know, that's the way it goes at the moment. mary turns 80 this year and was switched to a pre—payment meter for gas and electricity after struggling to pay her bills. she says the thought of not being able to get out to the shops to top up in bad weather does worry her, and, occasionally, she's

not noticed when she's running low. i had run out and the shop was shut. i had to wait till the next morning. while some customers are happy to pay in advance for their energy, that's not true for everyone. i've spoken to so many different people of all different ages who've moved into a house with a pre—payment meter or had one installed, and they've had real difficulty getting it reversed again. and that's what age uk want to change. the regulator 0fgem are spending the rest of this month reviewing the way meters are installed and they're examining tougher rules for switching those in financial difficulty. but they and energy suppliers have told me that allowing people who already have a meter to choose to switch off it could leave millions of pounds in unrecoverable debt, which everyone else would have to pay for. but age uk think it's too dangerous not to allow people the option to switch away from pre—payment. i went to somebody�*s house and they told me

that they were cooking a roast dinner for their wife and himself. they weren't cooking anything. i saw in their fridge, there was no food. i saw that they didn't have the electricity on. the neighbours said that they were concerned about them. it's not ok. and the next lucky winner is 123. cheering. there are no easy wins when deciding what happens next. there we go. i told you it was going to be fast. but the government and the regulator are under pressure to protect prepayment customers better. colletta smith, bbc news, in trafford. tickets for this year's eurovision song contest in liverpool have just gone on sale this lunchtime — and the final is already sold out. tickets are on sale for another eight shows during the week of the song contest at the liverpool arena, with the final on may 13. it's the first time the competition has been held in the uk for 25 years. 0ur eurovision reporter

daniel rosney is with me now. those tickets for the final sold out in 36 minutes but still tickets for the other parts of the contest? yes. the other parts of the contest? yes, we've had confirmation _ the other parts of the contest? 1a: we've had confirmation that the other shows have not sold out yet but i suspect that will come soon. the tickets are for the semifinals and six previous shows which double up and six previous shows which double up as rehearsals and the tickets went on sale at midday and i suspect there is around 6000 tickets available for each of the shows we will find out soon they have sold out. we are hosting it on behalf of ukraine who won last year but because of the ongoing invasion there it was deemed to be too dangerous because of that the uk government has set aside 3000 tickets for ukrainians living in the uk as a result of the war in ukraine. the government will give further information about how those ukrainians will be able to get tickets in the near future. daniel,

thank you- _ you may remember how — a decade or so ago — the tomb of king richard iii was found underneath a car park in leicester. well, archaeologists have now made another major discovery just 50 yards away. it's a roman shrine, buried beneath a former graveyard — next to leicester cathedral. 0ur midlands correspondent, phil mackie, has been given special access to the site. deep beneath leicester city centre, they've been uncovering 2,000 years of history. so we've been excavating here for about nine months now... matthew morris is excited. and he's the man who unearthed the remains of richard iii, in a car park barely 50 metres away ten years ago. in this corner, eight metres underground and right next door to leicester cathedral, they've made an important discovery. these are our sort of special artefacts that we've had out so far. so a lovely, intact roman hairpin. that's incredible. but then this is our star find at the minute. this, we're pretty certain, is going to be the base of a roman altar.

it may not look much, but this is likely to have been part of a subterranean shrine. most of it's buried underneath modern leicester. this was a rare opportunity to excavate. it's because the cathedral�*s building a new visitor centre. they knew it would be interesting, but didn't know how much they'd find. there's always been a tradition that leicester cathedral was built on a roman temple. we're now finding a roman building that looks like it might have a shrine status to it. so some sort of element — private worship, maybe. but maybe there's a retention of memory through the centuries from that roman building to the cathedral being built on top of it. they knew the area had been a graveyard for centuries, but they didn't know exactly how long. well, they've found over 1,000 sets of human remains. there are three more buried here. these were around 1,000 years old. so from around the 11th century and at the end of the dig, these human remains will be taken away and ultimately reburied by the cathedral. these two children were buried

much earlier than that. they're probably from the early anglo—saxon period, maybe 8th century. that gives the archaeologists more evidence of what happened after the romans left leicester. this 3d image shows the excavation at the end of the dig, but now the work's complete, its all being filled back in again. phil mackie, bbc news, leicester. time for a look at the weather — here's helen willetts. we saw earlier this not causing problems in scotland and there is lots more snow on the way? quite a week in terms of weather and the pretty pictures keep coming in but we hear it is causing problems school closures and row problems and that will be mirrored in many areas across the next few days. we could see power cuts, roads blocked and disruption to transport, numerous warnings in force, the details on

the website.