daniel sandford, our home affairs _ are in trouble. correspondent, - are in trouble. daniel sandford, our home affairs correspondent, manyl home affairs correspondent, many thanks. the prime minister rishi sunak has changed his mind on attending the cop27 climate summit in egypt. downing street had said that he wouldn't be going because he was too busy preparing for the budget. that decision was widely criticised by climate campaigners, opposition parties and some conservatives. mr sunak said today he would be going after all. among the pressing environmental concerns now being discussed is the impact of the football world cup in qatar, which starts in a few weeks. fifa, the game's governing body, has always said that qatar would be the first carbon neutral tournament. but there's growing anger among campaigners and players about the environmental effects, as our sports editor dan roan explains. despite being staged in the desert kingdom of qatar, organisers of the upcoming world cup have long hailed the green credentials of the event.

daniel sandford. _ very difficult. thank you. explosion in the city of istanbul in turkey. the blast happened in the centre of the city, on a street packed with shoppers. dozens more have been injured. turkey's president erdogan has said it appears to have been an act of terrorism, and that "a woman played a part". 0ur senior international correspondent, 0rla guerin, has sent this report. explosion sunday afternoon shoppers running for their lives. this was istiklal street, right after the blast. it's the very heart of istanbul. sirens. as the casualties were rushed away, turkey's president was offering his condolences, and saying it appeared to be a terrorist attack. initial developments and initial intelligence from the governor are that it smells like terrorism, said recep tayyip erdogan, adding the culprits would be punished. turkey's justice ministry now says the bomber was a woman who had sat on a bench in the area for 40 minutes before the blast. it was the first major bomb attack in istanbul in years. well, istiklal remai

daniel sandford, bbc news, dover.sident joko widodo, has told the bbc he is hopeful that grain deal between russia and the international community will restart on an official basis. russia halted its backing for the deal on saturday, accusing ukraine of using a safety corridor to attack its fleet. but western officials have accused the kremlin of worsening the global food crisis. 0ur chief asia presenter karishma vaswani spoke to the indonesian president injakarta. so have you spoken to president zelensky and president putin recently, to see whether they will talk about the grain deal at the g20? and as the host nation, are you hopeful this issue can be resolved at the summit? translation: yes, if they can come to bali and talk. - i'm sure that the black sea grain initiatives will be continued because, once again, this is about the food security of all people in the world. if it is not happening, we will have hunger, we will have deaths. this is what we need to avoid. is china's president xijinping going to be at the

daniel sandford reports.ston processing centre this afternoon, some of the first migrants to leave since the number there hit 4,000. they were taken to a hotel near heathrow, where they got off the coach carrying blue plastic bags of belongings. tonight, one of those at the hotel — ahmed, who left manston yesterday — described the difficult conditions he'd endured there over three weeks. ahmed is not his real name. he wanted to remain anonymous for his own safety. translation: i slept on the floor. - a lot of people were there. in one big tent, there were maybe 130 people. it was cold, we can't go to the toilet, we can't take a shower, take a bath, we don't have any clothes. we are not animals. you can't eat or sleep, and i couldn't call my family to tell them i was ok. it was like a zoo. the makeshift processing centre at manston is about 20 miles from dover. up to a thousand migrants were supposed to stay here for about 2k hours to do their initial paperwork. the chief inspector of prisons said conditions i

daniel sandford, our home affairs correspondent.nks with the eu. some conservative mps have reacted with anger to reports in the sunday times newspaper that some ministers and officials wanted the deal to be renegotiated to give the uk economy a boost. business leaders have asked the government to allow more immigration to tackle a serious shortage of workers in some sectors, but mr sunak, a keen supporter of brexit, rejected that. our business editor, simonjack, has more details. this 200—year—old family business in dudley makes roof tiles using nine energy—hungry kilns. add that to rising wages and customers feeling the same pressure, and the outlook is tough. i think when we project forward, we are very worried. the environment that we are selling into is going to become more challenging. if we've got to put our prices up to reflect all the cost pressures that we're facing, there comes a point where people just can't afford to buy your products. 30 miles away, the prime minister told business he'd stabilised the economy and was o

daniel sandford, bbc news, at the home office.st of the country calling for early elections. mr khan had been greeting supporters from the top of a lorry as a convoy of vehicles made its way to the capital islamabad. he's been treated for injuries to his leg. pakistan's president called it an assassination attempt. from pakistan, samira hussain reports music plays from speakers. thursday's protest march started like all the others. and then this happened... gun shots. footage shared on social media, confirmed by the bbc, shows a conscious imran khan, with a bandage on his right leg, being taken away to a hospital in the north—eastern city of lahore, 90 miles away from where the incident took place. here, you can see a man with a gun being apprehended by fellow demonstrators. the suspect is now in police custody. just two days ago, we were with the former prime minister. imran khan was forced out of office back in april. since then he has been pushing for fresh elections, that he believes he will win. announcer: imran khan! he accu

daniel sandford, thank you.mber. but how does that compare to the number of asylum seeker who've been smuggled across the channel on the back of lorries, for example, over the years? and how does the situation here now compare to eu countries? our home editor, mark easton, has been looking at the figures. thanks, sophie. britain's asylum system is in crisis. that's according to the home secretary. and here is evidence. these photographs obtained by the bbc were taken inside a home office facility in dover in the last ten days. they show unaccompanied children who have arrived in small boats sleeping on thin mats with blankets on the floor of what is an office waiting room. we don't know much about the youngsters other than they are deemed to be under 18 and seeking asylum in the uk, just part of the numbers who arrive from across the channel. 300 in 2018, 40,000 now. so is britain experiencing unusual pressures? over the last 40 years, there have been peaks and troughs in uk asylum claims depending on wars and d

daniel sandford life in dover. - daniel sandford life in dover. daniel sandford life in dover. tiny. our chief political correspondent nick eardley is in westminster. it seems to be this word invasion that she used to describe the influx of migrants on the south coast of england, that seems to be a tracking a lot of attention? == england, that seems to be a tracking a lot of attention?— a lot of attention? -- attracting. yes, the a lot of attention? -- attracting. yes. the use _ a lot of attention? -- attracting. yes, the use of— a lot of attention? -- attracting. yes, the use of that _ a lot of attention? -- attracting. yes, the use of that word - a lot of attention? -- attracting. yes, the use of that word has i a lot of attention? -- attracting. i yes, the use of that word has been controversial. we have heard some criticism from opposition parties, from charities, even one conservative mp, roger gale, saying that it was inflammatory. then there was suella braverman saying that the asylum system is broken in the uk. opposition parties would point out that the conservatives ha

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford joins me now. stone of sorts. �* ., , , . of sorts. another very difficult milestone _ of sorts. another very difficult milestone for _ of sorts. another very difficult milestone for ministers. - of sorts. another very difficult | milestone for ministers. when of sorts. another very difficult - milestone for ministers. when these small boat crossing started in 2018, the number in the first year was less than 300. but if you look at this graphic, you can see that each year it has gone up and up again at “p year it has gone up and up again at up again, and last year it reached 28,500, but by last night, we were less than 100 short of 40,000, and talking to witnesses and rescuers today, it is clear that more than 100 have crossed since midnight last night, so that red line has gone over 40,000, and we are only in mid—november. last yeararound over 40,000, and we are only in mid—november. last year around 8000 crossed in the last two months of the year, so it is likely the figure by the end of the year

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has the latest.gs started in 2018. the number in the first year was less than 300. but if you look at this graphic, you can see that each year it's gone up and up again and up again. and as you say, last year it reached 28,500. well, by last night, we werejust less than 100 short of 40,000. and talking to witnesses and to rescuers today, it's clear that more than 100 have crossed since midnight last night. so that red line has gone over 40,000. and of course, we're only in mid—november and last year, around 8000 crossed in the last two months of the year. so it's likely that the figure by the end of the year is going to be closer to 50,000 than 40,000 if the weather stays good. it's very, very awkward for ministers, not least of all, because it makes them look as if they're not in control of the southern coast of the united kingdom, but also because of the risk of people dying. it was only in november last year that 27 people died in a single night when boats got into trouble on the channel. and yes,

our home affairs correpsondent daniel sandford reports.inally being driven out of the manston processing centre this afternoon, some of the first migrants to leave, they were taken to a hotel near heathrow where they got off the coach carrying blue plastic bags of belongings. tonight one of those at the hotel, who left manston yesterday, described the difficult conditions he had suffered there over three weeks. he wanted to remain anonymous for his own safety. translation: i remain anonymous for his own safety. translation:— translation: i slept on the floor, a lot of peeple — translation: i slept on the floor, a lot of people were _ translation: i slept on the floor, a lot of people were there, _ translation: i slept on the floor, a lot of people were there, and - translation: i slept on the floor, a lot of people were there, and in - translation: i slept on the floor, a lot of people were there, and in one | lot of people were there, and in one big tent there were maybe 130 people, it was cold, we cannot go to the toilet and we can't tak

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is in manston. g there this lunchtime, daniel?— what is happening there this lunchtime, daniel? well, the immigration _ lunchtime, daniel? well, the immigration minister - lunchtime, daniel? well, the immigration minister said - lunchtime, daniel? well, the| immigration minister said this morning that there were going to be a lot of efforts made to move people out of this migrant processing centre over the next few days and certainly we have seen a number of coaches going in this morning are probably four orfive. none coaches going in this morning are probably four or five. none of them have yet to come out. a number of migrants also left last night. so there is clearly an attempt to try and get the number that was 4,000 on sunday afternoon back down to a more manageable level. but remember, only 48 people across the channel —— crossed the channel yesterday so by definition, more than 3,000 people are still in this migration centre who have been here more than the 24 hours it was designed for. this i

daniel sandford is here. what can you tell us about what was said in court?his is one of the highest security courts and _ court? this is one of the highest security courts and we _ court? this is one of the highest security courts and we had - court? this is one of the highest security courts and we had an i court? this is one of the highest. security courts and we had an m15 witness giving evidence from behind a kurtain and lawyers for shamima begum said that she should have been considered as a child victim of trafficking for sexual exploitation because although she loved the uk with school friends and travelled on her own to turkey, she was then smuggled across the border into syria and within days of arriving in syria and within days of arriving in syria aged 15 she was married to an aduu syria aged 15 she was married to an adult islamic state group fighter and was pregnant very soon afterwards. her lawyers argue that the then home secretary sajid javid was too quick to take away her british citizenship when she re—emerged from islamic state territory in

she daniel sandford, has been following the hearinu. ,, the hearing. with two schooll february 2015 with two school friends. she was only 15 years old at the time and she went off to join the islamic state group, which was then in its pomp in syria, and she essentially went there to go and marry one of the foreign fighters involved in the fighting for the islamic state group in syria. she re—emerged in a camp in northern syria in february 2019, when she was about 19 after islamic state had effectively collapsed. two of her children had died. she was heavily pregnant with her third child and that child then died shortly after. shortly after he was born. it was at that time she was discovered by a times journalist and interviewed then by severaljournalists and very soon afterwards sajid javid, the then home secretary, took her british citizenship away. today her lawyers are arguing here at the special immigration appeals commission that the evidence in this case was that she was a child victim of trafficking and that evidence is overwhelming, that depriv

daniel sandford, bbc news, at the home office.in an instant, but what she said that they are going to do is to bolster they are going to do is to bolster the medical facilities they are going to do is to bolster the medicalfacilities in sight they are going to do is to bolster the medical facilities in sight that she says her 24/7. —— manston. they're also going to provide extra bedding and catering facilities and you might remember some of the criticisms here that were people that have been sleeping on romance for weeks and complains about access to medical care. she also said that they were going provide more activities to support migrant welfare, including for children. of course, this is a centre where people are not supposed to be staying for any length of time. so the key thing is reducing those overall numbers, the latest number that we have their is 2700 people still on the site, of course the capacity is 1600 people. they have reduced the numbers by some, but it is still overcapacity stop at the government is also facing

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has been following the hearing and hejoins me now.since shamima begum had her citizenship removed.— since shamima begum had her citizenship removed. she fled the uk in february 2015 _ citizenship removed. she fled the uk in february 2015 with _ citizenship removed. she fled the uk in february 2015 with two _ citizenship removed. she fled the uk in february 2015 with two school- in february 2015 with two school friends. she was only 15 years old at the time and went off to join the islamic state group, which was then in its pomp in syria, and she essentially went there to go and marry one of the foreign fighters involved in the fighting for the islamic state group in syria. she re—emerged in a camp in northern syria in february 2019 when she was about 19 after islamic state had effectively collapsed. two of her children had died, she was heavily pregnant with her third child, and that child then died shortly after he was born. it was at that time she was discovered by times journalist and interviewed by several journalists and soon aft

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is in dover.stormy day behind you, presumably not many crossings so far today?— you, presumably not many crossings so far today?_ i _ you, presumably not many crossings so far today?_ i think - so far today? reporter: i think there are a _ so far today? reporter: i think there are a couple _ so far today? reporter: i think there are a couple of _ so far today? reporter: i think there are a couple of bits - so far today? reporter: i think there are a couple of bits of- so fartoday? reporter: |think| there are a couple of bits of good news for those concerned about the build—up of migrants at the manston processing centre. firstly the weather is pretty atrocious and getting worse, it is very windy, the rain is about to commence and i think nobody will try to cross the channel in a smallbone today. frankly, it looks pretty unpleasant on the ferries coming again this morning. —— cross the channel in a boat. the second bit of good news is immigration minister robertjenrick said some people were moved o

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has been giving us more details. she was 15 —— but shamimalamic state collapsed in syria, into a detention camp, and immediately had her british citizenship taken off her by the then—home secretary, sajid javid. her lawyers today arguing that that was an overhasty move by sajid javid, just within days of her re—emerging, and they are saying in particular that the home office hadn't considered that she might have been a victim of trafficking for sexual exploitation, because she ended up being married to an adult man, aged just 15. one per legal team, in quite an impassioned opening, saying that "at its heart, this case concerns a british child, aged 15, was persuaded, influenced and affected with herfriends by a determined and effective isis propaganda machine." but in response, the home office is saying, "well, that's not entirely relevant because what we're considering here is the fact that she poses" — and they say that when she re—emerged in syria in 2019, she had left only for safety, and not because of a genuine disengagement from the gr

our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford was in court.from those people who are returning from the islamic state group. the mi five officer when pressed about this, said, victims can also be a threat as well. thanks daniel sanford to talk us assume that. one of the main issues on many people�*s minds right now as we head into winter is affordable housing. the rapid increase in interest rates has left many at breaking point over mortgage repayments, and for others rising rents are a serious cause for concern. bbc panorama has met three people trying to make ends meet. richard bilton reports. nonni is packing, but has nowhere to go. she�*s a nurse and a mum of four in bristol. you feel like you failed now, because i can�*t do that, not through a fault of my own, i�*ve done nothing wrong, but it�*s gone. i can�*t do it, i can�*t keep them safe, with a roof, despite trying. her partner works as well, and they have never missed their rent. but the landlord wants to renovate the house and is evicting them. they say they can�*t afford anywhere e