>> good afternoon britain. it's 12:00 on tuesday the 11th of march. i'm miriam cates. >> and i'm nana akua. right, let's talk about it. deporting foreign criminals. the conservatives push for all offenders from overseas to be removed from britain. and as it's revealed, a quarter of people convicted of sex crimes are foreign. >> and more on that north sea inferno. foul play has not been ruled out after an oil tanker and a container ship collided yesterday ten miles off grimsby. >> triple murder. sorry. >> triple murder. sorry. >> it's now more than 24 hours on since that collision between the two ships in the north sea. one crew member still remains unaccounted for, and questions are now being asked as to how and why the collision happened.

>> triple murderer sentencing kyle clifford has refused to attend his sentencing for the murders of his former partner and her sister with a crossbow, and her sister with a crossbow, and their mother with a ten inch butcher knife. we'll be live at cambridge crown court. >> and paris migrant mayhem 450 migrants. squatters took over a theatre in france, with neighbours facing financial ruin. >> fashion week in paris but no shows in this theatre are here because the protests over immigration and housing continue. >> what a load of rubbish. kicking up a stink because birmingham bin workers begin walkouts over pay. i do find it quite funny though. this migrants welcome, refugees

welcome. and then they all came. and they did. and then they haven't left. i just, you know, this is the thing with this sort of left wing, wonderful generosity, which is nice, very nice until it goes wrong. >> and the numbers are just so high now that nobody, either in britain or in france, really knows what to do. and of course, we're going to be talking during the programme about the conservatives idea of sending home anybody who commits a crime immediately. but there are questions about how workable that is. so, you know, it's not just us grappling with these things, though, is it.7 and dougie beattie is going to be live in paris, hopefully talking to some some locals. >> i say, get us out of the echr or come up with something where we can circumnavigate it and get around it. but what do you think? gbnews.com/yoursay but first, let's get your latest news headlines. >> nana. miriam, thank you and good afternoon. it's 12:02. >> nana. miriam, thank you and good afternoon. it's12:02. i'm good afternoon. it's 12:02. i'm katie bowen in the gb news room. fires are still raging on off the coast of east yorkshire

today after a ship carrying toxic chemicals collided with a us military jet fuel tanker. yesterday, the coastguard called off the search for a missing crew member last night, and so far investigators haven't ruled out foul. foul play following those explosions . yesterday those explosions. yesterday morning. the crash took place on the north sea off the coast of east yorkshire, with emergency services rescuing 36 crew members. local wildlife trusts are warning today of the potential devastating impacts of pollution from the tankers on habitats and species in the area. the transport secretary, heidi alexander, is set to meet with maritime authorities shortly. as you've been hearing. triple killer kyle clifford has refused to attend his sentencing for the murders of his former partner and her sister with a crossbow and their mother with a ten inch butchering knife. 26 year old clifford previously admitted the murders of louise hannah and carol hunt. he was. he was found guilty of the rape of louise hunt last week

following a trial at cambridge crown court. judge mr justice joel bennathan told the court a short time ago that the defendant was asked to attend the sentencing hearing in person or by video link, but refused. we'll bring you more on that story as we get it. elsewhere, at least three people have been killed in the moscow region after ukraine reportedly launched its largest drone attack on russia in three years, with the kremlin accusing russia. the kremlin accusing ukraine rather of targeting apartment blocks. the attack, which was comprised of at least 91 drones, comes as peace talks between the us and ukraine are underway in saudi arabia today. it also follows reports that it also follows reports that president trump's special envoy, president trump's special envoy, steve witkoff, plans to travel steve witkoff, plans to travel to russia and meet president to russia and meet president vladimir putin this week. more vladimir putin this week. more breaking news today in breaking news today in manchester. united have announced plans to build the manchester. united have announced plans to build the biggest stadium in the country biggest stadium in the country worth £2 billion. sirjim worth £2 billion. sirjim ratcliffe, who co—owns the club, ratcliffe, who co—owns the club, has said he wants to build, has said he wants to build,

quote, the that quote, the greatest stadium in the world. united have confirmed their intention to pursue a new stadium as, quote, the centrepiece of the regeneration of the old trafford area, supporting the government's growth agenda. according to reports, it would seat 100,000 football fans and sirjim football fans and sir jim ratcliffe has held a press conference today about those plans. the conservatives have said they will push for labour's borders bill to be changed to require all foreign nationals convicted of a crime to be deported. the party said they would table an amendment to the border security, asylum

offenders who should be the responsibility of the countries that they've come from? why doesn't it happen? well, very much of that is the interlocking between the human rights system, the legacy that we inherited from tony blair and previous governments and the courts, this whole domain of endless appeals has expanded over time. and that's what commissioner shadow home secretary have been talking about. >> the government has promised to, quote, unleash seismic reforms to the planning system as it publishes major new legislation today. labour hopes the legislation will help deliver on its promise to build 1.5 million homes and make decisions on 150 major infrastructure projects by the next election. reports also suggest that councils will be given greater powers to acquire land through compulsory purchase, compulsory purchase orders and to pay only it's current value, rather than what it could be worth if developed as it is in the current system. minister of state for housing and planning matthew pennycook

spoke to gb news earlier. >> well, we are introducing a landmark planning and infrastructure bill into the house of commons today. it will be transformative in terms of what it means for how we build things in this country. and the purpose of the bill is to speed up and streamline the delivery of new homes and infrastructure, and part of that is through compulsory purchase powers, unlocking land more effectively. it won't be for ministers to decide what land is unlocked. it will be for local authorities in any particular area to use these powers where they think it's appropriate, but we do want to make it easier for them to do so. we want to make the process more efficient. we want to reduce administration costs so that we can get greater use of these powers. >> and finally, his majesty the king has been trained and refreshed in first response care this morning at an event with the royal college of nursing. the king celebrated the 1,000th king's nursing cadet at the royal college. the scheme aims to help young people develop essential skills needed to start a career in nursing. those are

the latest gb news headlines. now let's go back to nana and miriam. >> welcome back. now is it time to get tougher on foreign criminals? well, the conservatives have announced that they will table an amendment to the government's immigration legislation that would require all foreign criminals to be removed from the country, including anyone charged with or convicted of an immigration offence. >> now, the party claims that the amendment would also get rid of the threshold of a one year prison sentence required for removal and end exceptions granted in accordance with the echr and modern slavery and asylum laws. >> so should the uk deport all foreign criminals? well, to debate this, we're joined by senior researcher at the prosperity institute. guy dampier and founder of the sanctuary foundation, krish kandiah. thank you both for joining us. and guy, let's start

with you. now, i understand these amendments have been laid and they will work by withdrawing indefinite leave to remain from somebody if they are convicted of a criminal offence. do. firstly, do you support this. and secondly, do you think it's workable? >> i think there's no reason why somebody who has come to this country and committed a crime should have access to indefinite leave to remain. and i think it's an eminently workable thing to do. there are plenty of countries around the world that have harsh, effective measures to make sure that immigrants that come here are beneficial for the country as a whole. and obviously committing for th