at six. the prime minister sets out his plans for a new law to stop illegal migration — insisting it will work. rishi sunak toured a home office control centre in dover — as the government announced plans to ensure anyone who enters the uk illegally will not be able to claim asylum. it is this country and your government who should decide who comes here and not criminal gangs and i will do whatever is necessary to achieve that. it comes amid a sharp rise in the numbers crossing in recent years — 16,000 last year alone. but labour says the government's plans won't work. they have been in power for 13 years. the asylum system is broken,

and they broke it. also tonight — a man goes on trial accused of murdering 9—year—old olivia pratt—korbel who was shot in her home in liverpool last summer. oh, my gosh. the clamour for eurovision tickets — all nine shows being held in liverpoool in may sell out in 90 minutes. and we are here in glasgow tonight for a very special centenary. the bbc began broadcasting in scotland 100 years ago this week. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. the latest on the final day of cricket's disciplinary hearing into alleged racism at yorkshire — as the panel hears closing submissions. childbirth because some types of pain relief are being withheld.

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six, tonight coming from glasgow — in a week when the bbc is celebrating a century of broadcasting in scotland. the men'sjoy this the men's joy this evening the men'sjoy this evening is the men's joy this evening is the government plans to stop people coming to the uk illegally. in the last hour the prime minister said he would do anything necessary to ensure that this country and this government decide who comes here, calling his plans tough but fair. the new legislation will set out this afternoon and aims to prevent people crossing the channel in small boats. they would be deported to rwanda or a different safe country if it is too dangerous for them to return to their own country. children will be removed when they turn 18. the plan also is to stop

people arriving in small boats being able to claim asylum here and there would be a ban on re—entering the uk for anyone who had arrived in an authorised way. labour has warned the scheme is unworkable. here's our political editor, chris mason, with the details. it is half past five in the morning. so, dungeness... we are heading for one of the beaches on the south coast where migrants have arrived. radio: this morning we will discuss the prime minister's plans to get. tough on small boat crossings. rishi sunak and the home secretary say this is part of what they call a larger global migration crisis, as people from poorer countries try to get to richer ones. people must know that if they come here illegally it will result in their detention and swift removal. once this happens and they know it

will happen, they will not come and the boats will it's a massive challenge that has got bigger and bigger. imagine there were 100 migrants yesterday attempted this crossing, setting off from beyond where the eye can see to be picked up somewhere in the channel, and the scale of the problem that confronts the government. and the prime minister has set himself a huge challenge of trying to sort it out. because of that land based radar, we can pick everything up before it comes... rishi sunak was in dover this afternoon seeing the work that teams are already doing here. he says he will stop the boats, as he puts it, and it is one of his five priorities. few suggest it will be easy. some say his ideas are impractical. plenty in this town have a lot to say about it. they come into our gardens and in previous incidents they went into a house up the road. it is not fair on anyone. ijust think it's completely wrong.

i'm not for it all. i think anyone should have the right to asylum. there are too many of them coming over. and if you are legal you should come over with a passport, not on a boat. this was the very familiar scene here yesterday as migrants picked up in the channel were brought ashore. the debate back in westminster had a familiar feel too. labour reckon the plans won't work. enough is enough. we cannot afford any more of this, slogans and not solutions, just government by gimmick. ramping up the rhetoric on refugees and picking fights simply to have someone else to blame when things go wrong. this bill is not a solution. the scottish national party described the ideas as grotesque. but some conservative mps suggested the government may have to go further. we all hope this legislation will succeed, but will my right honourable friend promise that if it is frustrated by the european convention on human rights, that we will commit to leave it? because leave it, we must, if

this legislation is forestalled. the government is, for now at least, committed to remaining in the european convention on human rights. but strikingly, the home secretary has written to mps saying there is a more than 50% chance the plans are incompatible with international law. the government has been searching for months for a plan that is sufficiently radical that it will actually make a noticeable difference. but stay on the right side of the law. as one seniorfigure put it to me, they want to push their nose up against the window of legality. in other words, this will cause a row, they know it will. but in the end the only thing that matters is whether it stops people crossing. by the next general election if you have not stopped the boats will have failed? i election if you have not stopped the boats will have failed?— boats will have failed? i would not be standing _ boats will have failed? i would not be standing here _ boats will have failed? i would not be standing here if— boats will have failed? i would not be standing here if i _ boats will have failed? i would not be standing here if i did _ boats will have failed? i would not be standing here ifi did not - boats will have failed? i would not be standing here ifi did not thinkl be standing here if i did not think i could deliver on the promise. since having thisjob i spent a lot of time thinking long and hard about how to solve this problem and i'm

confident that the bill that we are introducing today will help us do that. ., ., , ., introducing today will help us do that. ., ., ., that. today marks the start of the lanned that. today marks the start of the planned new _ that. today marks the start of the planned new policy, _ that. today marks the start of the planned new policy, there - that. today marks the start of the planned new policy, there is - that. today marks the start of the l planned new policy, there is plenty more argument to come. i've just come out of the news conference that finished in downing street in the last couple of minutes. some striking things i noticed from the exchanges commit the most obvious is you could see that lecture and emblazoned with the slogan, stop the boats. but not quite a direct answer from the prime minister to the question that i put to him. but he is putting it up in lights as a central political priority. the challenge now will be too deliberate because it will encounter resistance almost certainly in the courts. he says that he is very much up for the fight but what is plan if that encountered sufficient problems but it did not happen. then we have the

house of lords and questions about its practicality even if it was something that was deemed to be legal. so plenty more questions about all of this. for the prime minister the next stop is paris on friday to discuss it with the french president. the prime minister is due to meet the french president on friday to discuss the issue of small boats crossing from the north coast of france and heading to britain. our correspondent lucy williamson is in calais now, and has been speaking to people in migrant camps there. what have they been saying? from the conversations that we've been having the announcement today has not been much of a deterrent for people here in the camps. they remember the announcement of the rwanda policy last year and remember the anxiety had caused for some of them and they remembered the fact that no one has actually been sent to rwanda. so a lot of them conclude that these kind of policies either will not happen or will what happen

to them. and by way of illustration i want to tell you about a young man from sudan that we spoke to the said to me he would rather be in prison in the uk than free here in france. i think that gives you some idea that many people here have had to rationalise risk in order to end appear but i do think there is a sense that as long as there is a window of hope than many people are going to stay committed to their plan to get to the uk whatever the potential consequences might be. lucy, thank you. as we've heard the number of people crossing the channel in small boats has soared in recent years. our analysis editor ros atkins looks at how the government has attempted to deal with the issue and the challenges it faces. crossing the channel in small boats like these has been the focus today. and let's put this in context, starting with net migration, it was 504,000 in the year tojune 2022. that's the difference between the overall number

of people entering the uk, by all legal means, and those leaving. this was the highest annual total on record. bear in mind when we look at arrivals by small boat. now last year, 2022, that figure was 45,000. that is ten times smaller than the net migration figure. but the small boats number has risen in recent years. in 2018, it was 300. now most of those people arriving by small boats will claim asylum. they say they fled their home country in search of shelter and protection. and the highest number of applicants last year came from albania, followed by afghanistan, iran, iraq and syria. and right now, two thirds of all applicants will wait at least six months for a ruling. now, in december, the government took action. it introduced measures to tackle the gangs it says are responsible for albania being at the top of this list. it says since then, 500 albanians have been sent back.

the government also says it wants asylum seekers to come to the uk by what it calls safe and legal routes. we know there are already schemes for some people from ukraine, afghanistan and hong kong and these schemes have contributed to that record net migration figure we saw earlier. but organisations such as the refugee council argue that for most people seeking asylum there aren't safe and legal routes available. it's also useful to compare the uk with other european countries. the most recent data we have for this is 2021. here it is. germany is top of that list. france and spain next, all received more asylum applications than the uk, italy and others received fewer. now we know measures to stop the boats are a priority for rishi sunak�*s government. for the moment, the most recent data shows the numbers continue to go up, though they're a small fraction of overall migration.

the rest of the news now. manchester crown court has heard that a nine—year—old girl was killed by a gunman during "a ruthless pursuit" of his intended victim. olivia pratt—korbel was fatally wounded when she was shot in her home in liverpool last august . thomas cashman is accused of murder and attempted murder. he denies all the charges. our north of england correspondent judith moritz was in court. olivia pratt—korbel was tucked up in bed late at night when the sound of gunfire rang out terrifying the nine—year—old. her street had become a crime scene, a government running along chasing another man who feared for his life. three shots were fired and as they went down the street the men reach the area outside olivia's house. a gunman said to be thomas cashman who was armed with a pistol and revolver as he his target.

thomas cashman was brought to court today emits thai security as the prosecution opened its case against him. olivia's family wearing pink ribbons in her memory were at the trial listening to gruelling details. thejury trial listening to gruelling details. the jury was told that her mother cheryl had heard the commotion in the street and opened her front commotion in the street and opened herfront door. in commotion in the street and opened her front door. in courtroom commotion in the street and opened herfront door. in courtroom number one she wiped away tears as the detail of what happened to her daughter was read out. thejury was told that having heard the noise olivia jumped out of bed and ran downstairs and screaming to her mother that she was scared. cheryl korbel try to shut out the gunmen but as she did so he opened fire and his bullet travelled through the door and threw her hand before it hit the little girl. the police were called and officers scooped olivia up called and officers scooped olivia up and rushed her to hospital but she was pronounced dead a short time later. thomas cashman is said to have fired another shot before

disappearing having failed in his bid to kill his target. thejury disappearing having failed in his bid to kill his target. the jury was told that there shouldn't have gone horribly wrong for the prosecuting, david mclachlan kc said, this is serious business as you will appreciate, it is about the ruthless pursuit by thomas cashman to shoot joseph nee at all costs without any consideration of anyone else in the community. thomas cashman denies five charges including murder and attempted murder. the trial continues. judith moritz, bbc news. a vigil is being held in cardiff this evening for the three young people — all in their 20s — who died in a car crash at the weekend and the two others who are in a critical condition in hospital. today police have confirmed that the group were first reported missing on saturday night and that the car wasn't discovered until the early hours of monday morning. family and friends of the group have accused the police of taking too long to start looking for them. our wales correspondent hywel

griffith is in cardiff. hundreds of people have come to take part in this vigil. there will be a two—minute silence later on but we know that there are friends and family members here of the three young people who died people are feeling deep sorrow at the moment, and people also have questions over whether the car could have been found sooner. as you said the police forces investigating have given us a timeline today it tells us that they believe that the car did crash in the early hours of saturday morning in this wooded area just beside us here. it was not until saturday evening they had the first report of a missing person and we know it was over 2a hours later that they publicly appealed for information about three missing people. there is already an independent review into the police procedures and they will need to look carefully at whether all the risks worse assessed properly and whether the police did

everything they could. and the two of the people in the car are both still in hospital in a critical condition. the top story this evening. the prime minister has set out his plans for a new law to stop illegal migration — insisting it will work. coming up... the met office issues weather warnings as snow falls in scotland and other parts of the uk. on bbc london, should a controversial new treatment for the skin condition vitiligo be offered on the nhs? and in the ring with the next big star are and coming up on sportsday on the bbc news channel. a potential season defining night for chelsea and their manager graham potter — as they prepare to face borussia dortmund at stamford bridge in the champions league. here in glasgow. kate forbes, the finance secretary, humza yousaf, the health secretary, and ash regan, a former minister, will be answering questions from an audience,

and from each other. the final decision will be made by party members who begin voting next week. the winner will be announced on 27th march. our scotland editor, james cook, has been to the south west of scotland to speak to some of those who'll be voting. it's a short campaign, but an intense one. the candidates have been on the road for a week. their latest stop, dumfries, in the southwest of scotland, as they try to win over party members. friends, independence is inevitable. independence is coming. and the unequal union that we're in, yhe days of that unequal union are numbered. the snp is at its best when we take on the establishment, when we refuse to back down and we win. when we have that steely grit and determination not to be told by westminster what to do.

i i feel like we've been treadingl water for quite a long time now, so i think we're going to tire - and we're going to be swept away if we don't change direction - in what we're doing quite soon. so i think we need to change direction and i think- we need to act differently. for snp members in this rural corner of the country, that's a popular argument. it has been important to me, but it became really important. alec ross wants better governance from edinburgh, and a clearer route to independence. at the end of the day, people get tired and ijust feel that the regime has just got a little bit tired over the last three years. folk are switching off, you know. we need ideas, you know, we need freshness. and for you, that's not hamza yousef? for better or worse, humza largely gets seen as part of the old regime. he's not the only one concerned about the direction of travel. some members claim the party hierarchy is biased against kate forbes and ash regan.

this is the most important leadership in scottish national party history, arguably. so we've got to get it right. as albert camus said, freedom is nothing but a chance to do better. and i fundamentally believe that's true in our case. do you think this is a fair contest? 100% not. we are not sheep in the snp membership. we know what we're doing. we've trod the path of scotland for 40 or 50 years in our cause. so to be told or almost forced fed when one member or one candidate is completely and utterly misplaced in my view. the snp is a team. so does this scottish government minister think that is fair? i don't think that is fair. in fact, i was reflecting the other day that and certainly my experience is that the can hardly be a member who at some point over the last 10—15 years hasn't been at an event where humza has been there, been enthusiastic, really understood what we're doing and why we're doing it.

but look, if the question is, is humza the man to continue the snp�*s success, the trust that the people of scotland have put in us? i think he absolutely is. whoever wins this contest will face all the usual challenges that come with governing a country. but they'll also be under pressure from day one from snp members who want to know urgently how and when the new leader will deliver independence for scotland. james cook, bbc news. james is here. the debate takes place at nine o'clock this evening and not far from here. what can we expect? it will be interesting to see how they get on when they come face—to—face, these candidates and a debating forum. as we've seen, we've seen them at hustings and the wider public have not had a chance yet to see these candidates engage with one another, so it will be interesting to see what happens. there will be several policy areas where we will be looking to see what they say, independence, as discussed, what is the path forward for the snp? also the path forward for the snp? also

the economy, this tussle going on at the economy, this tussle going on at the moment between prioritising economic growth on one hand on sustainability on the other, and then finally there are other social issues. there's been a lot of discussion about gay marriage and gender reform in the campaign so far and one way or another, all three of the candidates are under pressure about their views on those issues, so plenty of potential for sparks to fly. so plenty of potential for sparks to fl . g ., , so plenty of potential for sparks to fl ., ., , ., ~ so plenty of potential for sparks to fl , ., arctic air has brought heavy snow to parts of scotland and eastern england and there's more forecast across much of the uk this week. the met office has extended yellow weather alerts for snow in large areas of the country until friday evening. let's look at some pictures around the country. south shields in the north—east of england woke up to snow this morning. there was snow on the beach, and that's not something you see all too often. staying in the north—east, whitley bay, along the coast, that also saw a falling snow.

forecasters are predicting a very cold night with a severe frost and icy patches. in scotland, the snow caused a lot of travel disruption. this is the isle of skye, almost all the schools on the island either had to close or open later on. and this is aberdeen airport. staff were out clearing the runway this morning making sure all flights were able to depart without too much delay. beautiful sunshine here in glasgow today, but not quite the case in aberdeenshire. lorna gordon is there for us. , . ~ aberdeenshire. lorna gordon is there forus. , ., ~ ., , ., for us. yes, a blanket of snow covering _ for us. yes, a blanket of snow covering parts _ for us. yes, a blanket of snow covering parts of _ for us. yes, a blanket of snow covering parts of scotland, . for us. yes, a blanket of snow - covering parts of scotland, amongst the first areas to feel the full effect of this cold snap. there's been disruption to schooling in shetland and on the isle of skye and aberdeenshire and tricky conditions on some roads with critters working around the clock and it's been good for some of the ski resorts, one of those reporting a 14 inches of fresh

snow falling over the last 24 hours and while it does look pretty, with this snow comes low temperatures. there is a warning this could be the coldest night of the year so far with the temperature dropping to as low as —15 in some isolated parts of scotland, and this at a time when fuel bills are so high for so many. people are being asked to check on vulnerable relatives and neighbours and there is a warning that as the week progresses, this wintry snap could spread to other areas and high winds could cause drifting conditions and disruption across a much greater part of the uk. lorna,

thank you. and _ much greater part of the uk. lorna, thank you, and we will— much greater part of the uk. lorna, thank you, and we will have a - thank you, and we will have a full weather forecast at the end of the now if you wanted a ticket for this year's eurovision song contest in may, you had to be quick today. the tickets for all nine shows being staged in liverpool sold out in just 90 minutes. our arts correspondent david sillito reports. how long now, 15 minutes? meet josh. i love your revision. ever since i was ten years old.— i love your revision. ever since i was ten years old. and the big day arrived. was ten years old. and the big day arrived- -- — was ten years old. and the big day arrived. -- eurovision. _ was ten years old. and the big day arrived. -- eurovision. the - arrived. —— eurovision. the countdown to eurovision tickets going on sale. i countdown to eurovision tickets going on sale-— countdown to eurovision tickets going on sale. i am nervous. one minute left- _ going on sale. i am nervous. one minute left. ifeel_ going on sale. i am nervous. one minute left. ifeel like i _ going on sale. i am nervous. one minute left. i feel like i am goingj minute left. ifeel like i am going to pass out. i mean,... find minute left. i feel like i am going to pass out. i mean,... and he was in to the queue. _ to pass out. i mean,... and he was in to the queue. we will— to pass out. i mean,... and he was in to the queue. we will come back tojosh later, because he was one of thousands trying to get a ticket for liverpool, which is hosting eurovision because it is felt ukraine is currently too dangerous. yes? and this woman who lived in liverpool— yes? and this woman who lived in liverpool succeeded. 0k, yes? and this woman who lived in liverpool succeeded. ok, i yes? and this woman who lived in liverpool succeeded. 0k, ifeel relieved — liverpool succeeded. 0k, ifeel relieved now. liverpool succeeded. ok, i feel relieved now.— liverpool succeeded. ok, i feel relieved now. �* ., ., ., .,

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do? something might happen, you never know. fill. do? something might happen, you never knova— and finally, we are here in glasgow tonight to mark a very special centenary. it's100 years ago this week that the bbc first began broadcasting in scotland. the first bbc radio broadcast was transmitted from an attic room — just a couple of miles away from here in the city centre. since then the bbc in scotland has undergone remarkable change with a network of radio stations across the country, and three dedicated tv channels, in both english and in gaelic. our special correspondent allan little reports on how the bbc has been a part of scottish life over the past century. in march 1923, the bbc�*s founder, john reith got off the london train and made his way through these streets. his five scottish employees were about to take to the airwaves for the first time.

and this is where it happened, in an attic room two floors above me on this glasgow town house. a new chapter in broadcasting. singing. at the start the audience was local and so was the content. bagpipes, scottish speech and song. glasgow talking to glasgow. but soon, london would exert control over what it called its provincial stations. even determining what kind of voices were acceptable on scotland's airwaves. this is bbc television from scotland. 30 years later, television came to scotland. most programmes were made in london and beamed into scotland through a new transmitter, here at kirk o'shotts near glasgow. by the mid century, this technology had brought the bbc into nearly every home in the land and that would make it a very powerful unifying force,

because it created a single shared cultural space from caithness to cornwall. soon we would all be hearing the same news, laughing at the same jokes, enjoying the same music and recognising the same celebrities. and in that shared space, this is how the distinctiveness of scotland was represented. this scotland skipped and reeled its way, tartan—clad, onto britain's tv screens for decades. but in the cultural upheavals of the 1960s, scots began to seek a more authentic representation of who they were. i think that scottish—produced television programmes are introspective, parochial, nationalistic and narrow—minded. it's not real. it's blatantly not scottish. i mean, to people in scotland anyway. what would folk say if they saw herthere, near naked. we'd be the speak and laughing stock of the place. the dramatisation in 1971 of the classic scots novel,

sunset song, with its themes of sexual awakening, domestic violence and war trauma was a turning point. well, it wouldn't be the first time you've seen a naked lass yourself. the bbc in scotland began to shed its tartan wrapper. when the scottish parliament was established, the power to legislate on broadcasting stayed at westminster. control stayed in london. during the 2014 independence referendum, some accused the bbc of a sustained anti—independence bias. for a century after the scot john reith created it, the bbc remains a culturalforce from caithness to cornwall and an enduring part of the shared british experience. allan little, bbc news, glasgow. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. a lot of weather news in store.

that's right. we have more snow in the forecast and we have seen this cold arctic air sweeping across the country and so far much of the snow has been across northern parts of scotland and we will see more snow overnight and you can see the cloud from earlier on but this cloud is interesting in the far south. it is going to thicken up and over night we will see a mixture of rain, sleet and snow coming in across southern parts of england and there could be a few centimetres of snow in places and it could lead to icy conditions. temperature is not as low as in the uk and widespread sharp frost and icy conditions and temperatures are low as —13 in the scottish glens. more sunshine across the northern half of the uk tomorrow and fewer snow showers and the mixture of rain, sleet and snow in southern ingram will move away but come back in the south—west and south wales during the course of the afternoon. like today, it will be another cold day with temperatures between three and 5 degrees. let's focus on the wet weather in the south of england and south wales where we could see more significant snow and it