i'm just going to bring mark white back in now. oadcasting house for us. mark, thank you very much. yes. so essentially, yes, the bbc is saying this raises fresh questions about this individual's conduct and though the point of difference here, arguably between the initial allegations and these onesis initial allegations and these ones is the speed with which the bbc have reacted to this, they have come out straight away and said, bbc news has contacted the presenter directly and via his lawyer, but has as yet received no to latest no response to the latest allegations. and frankly, this story is not going away, is it? yeah i think we need to make the distinction here though. >> this is bbc news. independently investigating the story. just as we are and bbc corporate. we have heard nothing from bbc management about with regard to this bbc management who are now coming under some serious questioning with regard to the slow pace it seems, of that initial investigation into the allegations that were made. first of all, on the 18th of m

liz mark white, gb news well, mike white joins me in the studio now and mark, i mean, look, clearly wein the channel over the weekend. >> we've just seen there that tensions are absolutely peaking in wales where a community is now in open revolt over an asylum seeker hotel taking place there. i dare say that many people in other local communities are be communities are going to be looking happening looking at what's happening in wales and potentially reacting that town or that way in their town or village well. it's not village as well. it's not looking good in the channel, is it? >> well, it's not, but you wouldn't think that from listening to the news conference that was given by rishi sunak just last month when he said 20% fall in the number of those coming across the english channel was down, actually to a large degree to the government's stop the boats policies that that was beginning to work. now, there were more than a few eyebrows raised when he made that claim premature. probably at best. full hardy, others might say as well, at best. full hardy, others might say as well , bec

and security editor mark white has this exclusive report.by the way, that's come to us because one of you a sharp eyed viewer, told us it was going on. so please farage at gbnews.com keep those stories coming in. here is mark white's package from chelmsford and it's billed as one of chelmsford's most sought after residential complexes , a multi—million pound complexes, a multi—million pound conversion of an old office block into luxury apartments . block into luxury apartments. >> the marketing photographs show just how comfortable these flats are, but for now , at flats are, but for now, at least, none of the 98 units here are for local use turned over. instead to the home office to house asylum seekers . dozens of house asylum seekers. dozens of migrants have already moved in the refurbishment work on the remaining apartments is almost complete . complete. >> the mould was all up there, all around, down the floors, along all the pipework and across the ceiling and just running down the walls. it was absolutely disgusting. >> tasha burgess

and security editor mark white has this exclusive report.by the way, that's come to us because one of you a sharp eyed viewer, told us it was going on. so please farage at gbnews.com keep those stories coming in. here is mark white's package from chelmsford and it's billed as one of chelmsford's most sought after residential complexes , a multi—million pound complexes, a multi—million pound conversion of an old office block into luxury apartments . block into luxury apartments. >> the marketing photographs show just how comfortable these flats are, but for now , at flats are, but for now, at least, none of the 98 units here are for local use turned over. instead to the home office to house asylum seekers . dozens of house asylum seekers. dozens of migrants have already moved in the refurbishment work on the remaining apartments is almost complete . complete. >> the mould was all up there, all around, down the floors, along all the pipework and across the ceiling and just running down the walls. it was absolutely disgusting. >> tasha burgess

our home editor , mark white will bring us editor, mark white will bring us the latest . the latest.nnual report today. normally dominated by questions over the likes of presenters salaries . but all presenters salaries. but all anyone really wants to talk about at the moment is this latest scandal to engulf the corporation . rishi sunak will corporation. rishi sunak will tell nato leaders in lithuania today to increase spending to deter russian tyranny as he urges them to meet their defence targets . targets. >> the government has been forced to u—turn on key parts of the illegal migration bill after it suffered 20 defeats in the house of lords. it suffered 20 defeats in the house of lords . the it suffered 20 defeats in the house of lords. the changes include limits on detention penods include limits on detention periods for children and pregnant women and what's the picture going to be like for the rest of july? >> we'll bring you your latest forecast at there's been quite a bit of heavy rain overnight and there'll be more downpours through the day today. >> join me later for a fu

mark white, thank you very our home thank you very much. home security so what is security editor. yes. so what is the then? it's fast paced this. >> well, of course, we were reporting big breaking reporting on the big breaking news that metropolitan news that the metropolitan police decided that that police had decided that that initial allegation that was reported in the sun newspaper here last friday did not amount in their assessment to a criminal offence, having been committed. so they weren't going forward with that investigation in and therefore they are handing it back to the bbc to carry out whatever investigations they wanted in relation to the slew of allegations that were made after that first splash in the sun last friday. then of course , as last friday. then of course, as we were reporting on that and the bbc acknowledging that they are now going to take forward their own internal processes to look at the other allegations . look at the other allegations. we had the wife of hugh edwards coming out with that sensational statem

mark white gb news. ahead.the studio with the very latest . mark, there are some people who are staying out there. i think they've called it a bit of a but they're a survival exercise, but they're staying what about staying put for now. what about those that are desperate to just get home? >> well, those people will have to join the queues at the airport. sadly because on any given day, there are thousands of people that would be leaving this tourist resort at the end of their holidays. so they've got to be be included on the sort of departure boards and the departure flights. we know that a number of the airlines now jet jet2 and easyjet, tui and the like, they're all putting on additional flights. so a bit of additional flights. so a bit of a slow, sluggish response in the first few days. but it is ramping up now with a view to getting many of these 99,000 or so that were evacuated out of the island. >> and we've got this rapid deployment unit now at rhodes international airport. i'm just looking at the contr

mark white from portland, thank you much indeed . and thank you very much indeed. . it will take 500 people more than a hotel that takes 150 to 200. but on a busy day, over 500 comes. so rishi, you better go out and try and find a load more barges. and for my money, i would have thought 500 young men cooped up in an environment like that once they get out. i would have thought was a recipe for trouble. we'll see. perhaps i'll be proved wrong in a moment. the boss of john lewis says says that now shoplifters is frankly have a licence s to go about their business as the gangs begin , it seems to behave with begin, it seems to behave with impunity . we'll discuss in impunity. we'll discuss in a moment what can actually be done radio. we >> well, the john lewis boss, sharon white, has said criminals have a licence to shoplift . now, have a licence to shoplift. now, she's not referring to people surreptitiously popping something into their handbag . something into their handbag. yes, that is a part of the problem. and it's always been a part of the problem for stores and

mark white from portland, thank you very much indeed . and thank you very much indeed. ht. it will take 500 people more than a hotel that takes 150 to 200. but on a busy day, over 500 comes. so rishi, you better go out and try and find a load more barges. and for money, i would have for my money, i would have thought 500 young men cooped up in an environment like that once they get out. i would have thought was a recipe for trouble. we'll see. perhaps i'll be proved wrong in a moment. the boss of john lewis says says that now shoplifters is frankly have a licence s to go about their business as the gangs begin , it seems to behave with begin, it seems to behave with impunity . we'll discuss in impunity. we'll discuss in a moment what can actually be done radio. we >> well, the john lewis boss, sharon white, has said criminals have a licence to shoplift . now, have a licence to shoplift. now, she's not referring to people surreptitiously popping something into their handbag . something into their handbag. yes, that is a part of the problem. and it's always been a part of

as mark white gb buildings. as mark white gb news.ll gb news reporter paul hawkins has been speaking to british holidaymakers in rhodes as the focus of the firefighting efforts today on roads between the villages of gennady and vathi in the south. >> that is where the fires are burning. and we should stress that it's only 10% of the island that's affected in the north where we are at the airport near to rhodes town , which has to rhodes town, which has a population of around 125,000 people, people are just going about their business, to be honest. they are unaffected by the fires. nevertheless, we have been speaking to tourists that are leaving that have been in the south, near the fires . some the south, near the fires. some have been affected in terms of their hotel being without water, being without electricity, and they've seen the flames. they can see the fires , but they've can see the fires, but they've been able to remain within their hotel. that said , the all hotel. that said, the all inclusive package that they've paid has

join me mark white on. gb news.> this is gb news on tv , online >> this is gb news on tv, online and on digital radio. i'm nana akua now i'm with you till six, but there's growing uncertainty over when the first asylum seekers are to be moved into the barge. of course, the bibby stockholm , which has been stockholm, which has been specially fitted out to accommodate up to 500 people. now the bibby stockholm was expected to receive the first influx this week after being towed from falmouth to portland last week, and the use of the vessel has been strongly opposed by residents . but the home by local residents. but the home office says it plans to office says that it plans to move of migrants in move a number of migrants in over the next few months . so over the next few months. so let's have a chat with one of those who's opposing the barge being placed portland. port being placed in portland. port portia is from no to the portia is from the no to the barge campaign . portia what portia is from the no to the bargeeve

as mark white . gb buildings. as mark white. gb news mark is here now to bring us even more. us even more. >> us even more. >> and we are hearing that crete is now on high alert. many people will be travelling there. >> yeah , i mean, i think the >> yeah, i mean, i think the thing to say is we're in the summer season. summer season. >> summer season. >> they get high temperatures, you get a fire alert in in vast areas of europe, especially around the med terranean at this time of the year and you get wildfires. but it would seem to be particularly bad, of course, this year with a number of areas affected. well, we know rhodes is affected that crete is now under severe fire risk, that corfu has been affected and other islands where they've had outbreaks of fire as well . there outbreaks of fire as well. there are largely, thankfully contain gained. but it's not just greece . it's spread further afield . we . it's spread further afield. we know that in north africa, in algeria is particularly bad. there are reports of up to 34 people who have died, including ten service personn

join me, mark white on . forces? join me, mark white on. gb news tonight. >> dan wootton is back.s and fiery debate. >> that's dan wootton tonight monday to thursday from 9 pm. till 11 pm. on gb news the people's channel. >> britain's news . people's channel. >> britain's news. channel >> britain's news. channel >> well, at 4:00, i will take a little look at this heatwave that's hit big parts of europe. and i will just ask, is this actually evidence of climate change or is it just a bit hot this summer ? people are trying this summer? people are trying to scam younger. and we will also be live in portland where the barge the controversial migrant barge is arrive after weeks is about to arrive after weeks of delays. so, yes , i'm sure of delays. so, yes, i'm sure that will be greeted by good news by absolutely nobody. but here is an unusual story. okay, spider ears can help impotent men blow the cobwebs off their sex lives. it's emerged that silk from spiders is being implanted into the genitals of people who struggle to have sex after prostate surgery. now, you may know that i am

our homeland security editor, mark white is at broadcasting house. mark, what can you tell us? , a what can you tell us? >> well, a couple of developments to report just in the last hour. jon sopel , a the last hour. jon sopel, a former bbc presenter until recently, now doing podcasts for the global radio network, has said that the unnamed presenter here at the centre of these allegations is extremely angry that they believe that the sun is out to dig the dirt and find more revelations to damage his reputation . but at the same reputation. but at the same time, we've had another bbc presenter , jeremy vine, on his . presenter, jeremy vine, on his. five channel five show this morning read , iterating that he morning read, iterating that he believes this presenter should come forward now that all of these revelations are extremely damaging to the corporation . damaging to the corporation. that has a great deal of anger here at the bbc. and as however difficult it is, it clearly is . difficult it is, it clearly is. it is time for this us presenter, this unnamed presenter, this unn

mark white, i think is with us at broadcasting house. house. he's with me in the studio. mark okay. so the latest breaking news and i will just read it one more time here is that the metropolitan police's specialist command concluded that command have now concluded that their assessment and have determined that there no determined that there is no information to indicate a information to indicate that a criminal have been criminal offence have been committed. mark, more detail, please. >> excuse me just little >> yes. excuse me just a little bit breath as i was bit out of breath as i was running the to be running down the stairs to be with you, but yeah, the metropolitan who have metropolitan police who have been carrying out this scoping exercise , their specialist crime exercise, their specialist crime command , who have carried out command, who have carried out that exercise and they have determined that there is not a criminal investigation that should be launched. and they have handed it back to the bbc. so this slew of allegations

and so for the latest, i'm now joined by our home and security editor mark white, who's at manston airfield. mark, welcome. what kent. now mark, welcome. so what can you tell me about this? mark >> well, if we talk about scampton, first of all, which is the latest news to come out this afternoon , it was being reported afternoon, it was being reported by scampton parish council that they'd been briefed by home office officials that there was a delay in the first asylum seekers to arrive at the former dambusters base there at raf scampton in lincolnshire. we've now had official confirmation from a senior source that that is the case, that the first asylum seekers who were due in there just next month will now not be going into that base until at least october. for not be going into that base until at least october . for now, until at least october. for now, there are, we're told, a number of issues at play here, including detailed survey work which is still underway. of the 14 separate buildings that will be used to house these asylum seekers. there is also still all issues surrounding the d

farage at gbnews.com i'm joined by mark white, our home and security editor mark, this had to happenthe end, didn't it ? in the end, didn't it? >> yes, i think it was inevitable that the name would come out . they've seized the come out. they've seized the initiative at least through hugh edwards wife , and decided that edwards wife, and decided that it was time to name him. we were reporting actually the very significant development that the metropolitan police were not going to launch a criminal investigation when the news came through, that indeed , this was through, that indeed, this was hugh edwards, the suspect , through, that indeed, this was hugh edwards, the suspect, added bbc presenter. there are four allegations, but with regard to the metropol written police scoping exercise, a pre—ind investigation, if you like. that was the central allegation made in the sun newspaper splashed on friday of last week , alleging friday of last week, alleging that hugh edwards had been in contact with a young person , contact with a young person, that at that time, according to this young

but i am joined in the studio by our home and security editor mark white. mark what do we know so tar.7 yeah before yeah it was just before 10:00 this when this this morning, patrick, when this incident unfolded with this vehicle , all land rover , modern vehicle, all land rover, modern type, land rover that careered over grass outside the front of this prep school and smashed into the front of the school itself. >> not a lot of damage to the front of the building, but there was a group, a significant number of children on that grassy area out because this is the last day of term. they were celebrating that with a tea party . we're told these were party. we're told these were very young children and aged from 4 to 8. we're told that were out there at this time. and were out there at this time. and we had got indications that some of those injured had been very seriously critically injured. and then sadly , just under an and then sadly, just under an hour ago , that news, that hour ago, that news, that confirmation that a girl has died. >> so that is the late

request of the met police as they launched their own inquiries. >> our home affairs correspondent mark whiteents . he is at new developments. he is at new broadcasting house. good afternoon, so we have got afternoon, mark. so we have got afternoon, mark. so we have got a clearer picture now with this newly released timeline which actually raises a lot more questions . questions. >> yes, you're absolutely right. there are some serious questions now for bbc management to answer in the hours, days and weeks ahead , as well as, of course, ahead, as well as, of course, the central allegations that are still being investigated , still being investigated, potentially forming the basis of a criminal investigation by the metropolitan police. there involved in what they term a scoping exercise at the moment to see whether that criminal threshold has been reached in what has been alleged while that is happening, the bbc have confirmed that their internal investigations have had to be paused. but what they did give us your right is this timeline. and it's fascinating and worrying as well as on the air.

it's mark white there at home security editor. and home in security editor. mark was the one was talking, you know, the one thing was going on thing that really was going on in head, paid for that. in my head, we've paid for that. we . that's our barge. we have paid. that's our barge. that's our barge. your taxpayers money, the money that you've earned, the money that you've saved for everything has gone on a wi—fi room for people who've just come here illegally. it's gone. all new bedrooms. it's gone. all new bedrooms. it's gone on a cinema it's gone gone on a cinema room. it's gone on gym .and gone on a cinema room. it's gone on gym . and that's just a on a gym. and that's just a little bit isn't it? little bit of it, isn't it? i mean, good grief, more than 30 years in the royal navy says peter, would love have had peter, i would love to have had accommodation yeah accommodation like this. yeah peter, i feel for you. he goes on to say, he's furious. irene, this angers me a lot. when i lived in hong kong years ago, i had pay own way with had to pay my own wa

and i'm joined now by gb news home security editor mark white. mark, let's start with that. there is no doubt it is potentially significant terrorist . it's the kind of terrorist risk. it's the kind of issue that really keeps the m15 and counter—terrorism police officers who have to try to keep an eye on those that might cause us harm . it causes them us harm. it causes them sleepless nights. there's no doubt about this, because it was only a few years ago that islamic state , the terror group islamic state, the terror group in syria and iraq, said to its followers, who were heading back with the disintegration of that group because of the coalition bombing over there, when you're heading back home, commit atrocities in your home country . and there has been also instructions that have gone out from isis and al—qaeda for those to try to use as those routes in via small boat and other routes into to europe, to the uk, to commit terrorist attacks as well . so it is an issue and it's a big issue with 900 people across the english channel just in the last 24 hours alone because

we mark white's with us, our home security editor. mark, what can you see?tudio. we had some images in downing street, but we're not quite sure what they're to showing. they're supposed to be showing. >> news day >> it's a breaking news day breaking street. breaking news in downing street. >> there >> our home security are there protesters in downing street? >> no, this is an incident that's unfolding at a school in gloucestershire in tewkesbury , gloucestershire in tewkesbury, the market town of tewkesbury . the market town of tewkesbury. that school we're told, is on lockdown at the moment. gloucestershire police have just put out a statement confirming that we are not in a position to say anything else at this stage. we don't know an awful lot more except that this primary school is in lockdown. it's on us. let me just find out for you, ashchurch road in tewkesbury. that's a elle edwards knows tewkesbury is a lovely little, lovely, lovely market town. >> 20,000 people. it's lovely . >> 20,000 people. it's lovely. >> 20,000 people. it's lovely. >> the scho

thanks to mark white, our and mark white, our home and security editor. he's told us it's the weather that's put a downer on the numbers. and as we see boats keep see nice weather, the boats keep coming. the difficulty is, is that i don't think the government has the cojones, let's say, to actually change the law in any meaningful way. and we've seen how the illegal migration bill is being held up. so much by the lords. this time. so much by the lords. this time. so it's impossible task. but i do think that if the conservative government decided to maybe run on a manifesto to do just that , they may win. do just that, they may win. whether that's the right thing to do, i'm not sure i'm a little bit on the fence like keir starmer, but i think something needs to be done because , i needs to be done because, i mean, absolutely ludicrous mean, it's absolutely ludicrous at moment that have at the moment that you have local areas vetoing migrants coming to their area, but then saying, oh, we're welcome them anyway . well, where are they anyway. well, where are

gb news is home affairs editor mark white has given us this report . this report. >> crossings are nowpared to last year. >> this is proof that our deterrent strategy can work . deterrent strategy can work. >> it was a bold claim just a month ago. the prime minister down in dover insisting his stop the boats plan was working, but since then, a surge in small boat arrivals has exposed that claim to be at best premature . claim to be at best premature. the latest arrivals at dover harbour come amid an improved movement in weather conditions, which has seen more than 1500 people brought here in just four days.in people brought here in just four days. in fact , the number of days. in fact, the number of arrivals for the year so far has reached the 13,000 mark. that figure is the same as the 13,000 who crossed at this point last yeah who crossed at this point last year. matt time experts who know these waters well say the initial 20% reduction in crossings was purely down to bad weather and not government policy. despite the clearly increasing numbers of channel migrants, the home secretary

country, costing £6 million a day. >> so joining us now from portland is our home and security editor mark whitek, what's the latest .7 mark, what's the latest? >> well , the barge is here now. >> well, the barge is here now. it's slipped into portland harbourjust before our 8 am. harbour just before our 8 am. this morning. harbour just before our 8 am. this morning . and it's now at this morning. and it's now at its berth. i can pop out of the way and actually show you a live shot down into portland harbour where you can see that the bibby stockholm is at that point on the end of this pier here, where in the coming hours and days it will be plugged up for all the utilities that it requires , such utilities that it requires, such as electricity , sewerage system as electricity, sewerage system pipes and the like . and then in pipes and the like. and then in the coming weeks, the first of up to 500 asylum seekers will be placed in accommodation here to a room, we understand all of the rooms are en suite. there are recreation facilities as well in terms of games room , tv room, terms of games room

mark white is there. s knees . this place, the place behind you there is on its knees. is that an accurate description or why? why should that be? >> well, you know, i think certainly from people i've spoken to who inside the bbc, there is certainly a great deal of anger and a feeling that the corporation action is being absolutely dragged through the mud here. there are many within the newsroom here that would like this individual to come forward, just to speak publicly, to take some of the pressure off those who are still suffering vitriol on social media because this person has not been named publicly, because of these privacy laws that we've mentioned for days now that prevent us from really seeing too much about this case for fear of either identifying the presenter or or the individual at the centre of the allegations. it is an absolute minefield that we're wading through. and add to this is the difficult situation that the bbc finds itself in at the moment, where there are now a raft of allegations

our home and security editor mark white on the cliff top overlooking the port. r jeff moody in the town with the protesters. mark first to you. the barge is there. do we know when the migrants will be there ? be there? >> well, yes, a breaking line from the home office . we can now from the home office. we can now confirm that the first asylum seekers will be moving in and on board the bibby stockholm accommodation barge next week . accommodation barge next week. we were expecting it would be a few weeks before she would be ready to accept the first of those asylum seekers. but the home office wasting no time in confirming that next week. the first few asylum seekers will move on board. then it will. they say, be a gradual process process to move other asylum seekers on till they get to that total of 500 asylum seekers eventually. now, as i speak , the eventually. now, as i speak, the bibby stockholm is actually moving. we can give you a shot there . it was earth on the other there. it was earth on the other side of the quay until about an hour ago and she starte

our home security editor, mark white joins us now for the latest on this story. don, a primary school there. all three of the emergency services are attending the metropolitan police have just put out a very brief statement about what they know so far . i'll statement about what they know so far. i'll just read that to you. officers. they say, are responding to an incident at a primary school in camp road in wimbledon . they said we were wimbledon. they said we were called at 954 to reports that a car collided with a building at the school. several people , it the school. several people, it says, are being treated at the scene. we'll share further updates. london fire brigade have also just tweeted to say that they are responding to this incident as well. still, as i say, just an hour or so after this incident happened, the very early stages of what is a full emergency response . and we are emergency response. and we are awaiting word really on just how badly injured those injured st giles' are, whether they are actually people that were in the car or whether they

home and security mark white is— egg home and security mark white is home eeewrffv— security mark whiteoff whether we're, you know, into a long term. it you know, into a long term. it you know, into a long term. it you know, period of peace remains to be seen with these situations. you can never tell they can suddenly flare up again. but the hope is certainly that, you know, with last night 157 arrests so far, that might increase as the tally is, you know, refined throughout the day. that compares to 700 the night before dumas and 1300 the night before dumas and 1300 the night before dumas and 1300 the night before that. so it certainly looks as though it's getting it makes you wonder whether victim niles, grandmother , she pleaded for an grandmother, she pleaded for an end to it all. it makes you werefr— end to it all. it makes you wonder, have— end to it all. it makes you wonder, have her- r:3“r: l it makes you wonder, have her words reached all wonder, have her words reached eff freee— wonder, have her words reached all these individuals? yeah. sfrerefr— all these individuals? yeah.

join me mark white on gb news as . in forces? join me mark white on gb news as.few moments i will cross live to portland where locals are very angry after the migrant barge that will house 500 men finally arrived. >> and that ties into a topic i'm to going be discussing a bit later on as well. where are all the women and children crossing the women and children crossing the channel? what are the numbers? it comes down to numbers? when it comes down to the age? and of course as well, gender of people gender representation of people making that journey the making that journey across the busiest lane the busiest shipping lane in the world. are flooding world. the emails are flooding in fast at the moment in thick and fast at the moment and from for and they're from john, for example, talking the example, talking about the potential rules potential relaxase of visa rules and for lower skilled and regs for lower skilled foreign labour. he says, look, people come here, they work for less and then out of our taxes we can end up paying their rent and housing benefits, et

gb news uses home and security editor mark white joins us in the studio . e studio. what's the latest, mark? i believe it's the last day of term at this school. >> yeah, and it's a full emergency response. clearly to the incident that unfolded just before 10:00 this morning. we understand that the vehicle involved is a land rover, one of the newer land rover makes that has collided with one of the school building things. now, as mark mentioned in the introduction, there , introduction, there, confirmation that out of nine people injured, so a significant injury to all seven of those are children. now, according to the local mp, stephen hammond, he believes that that particular building being catered for children aged between 4—4 and eight. so the younger age range in what is a preparatory school for children aged between four and 11, it's part of the study prep group which have a number of schools and this particular build thing, again, we must say this is according to that local mp caters for children aged between 4 and 8. also worrying news coming through

. >> let's get more now with our home and security editor, mark white, who's actually at manston airfieldkent. and it is a familiar location. mark of course we have one of those processed centres there and we remember the home secretary flying in by chinook helicopter, no less . no less. >> yes. and of course , this time >> yes. and of course, this time last year we were heading towards a surge of people coming across the english channel. that led to very significant issues here at manston in with people being held in this facility for weeks rather than the 48 hours maximum that they're supposed to be held at this facility before before then, going out into, as it was at that time, hotel accommodation . so the marquees accommodation. so the marquees are seen as a way of a stopgap, if you like, when they expected surge comes in the coming weeks when thousands more will come across the channel, they'll be able to be housed here at manston and some other sites for a bit longer while they try to figure out the best locations to put them in. and of course, that might be the migrant barge that'

. >> in antioch, the chp has issued a silver alert for 70 year-old mark white hat. he was last seen about 9.30, last night in antioch. he's 6 foot tall. weighs 230 pounds. has gray hair, green eyes last seen wearing black athletic basketball shorts white v neck. no shoes. officers say he is a risk. anyone who has seen him being asked to call 9-1-1. this month. california's reparations task force submitted its final recommendations to the legislature and the governor members say the goal is to compensate black californians who are descendants of slaves and african-americans who have experienced racism. but what exactly will that compensation look like? our capitol correspondent eytan was talk to the lawmaker who sat on the task force and shares what happens next. applause last week after the california reparations task force completed its 1100 page final recommendations. report. >> sending it to the legislature and the governor. the document dives in to help california reparations should work for descendants of black american slaves and those in the black community wh

it's mark white from the royal courts of justice. ase ? well what's the latest, please? well i've got scotland yard on standby. >> just in case you do decide to commit a murder. but in the meantime , our report on what's meantime, our report on what's been happening here today and it is positive news, i think , for is positive news, i think, for those people who've been campaigning to try to stop these asylum seekers arriving in their thousands at raf scampton in in lincolnshire and the former raf base at wethersfield, it will have to be fought out at a new, wider hearing. a judicial review, at which case these interested parties. it will be the west lindsey district council for raf scampton and braintree district council representing the base at wethersfield and to put forward what they believe is a case of a government abuse using the national emergency laws to bypass planning consent. so that they can put these asylum seekers into these bases. and you heard, of course, the former home secretary, priti patel , home secretary, priti

mark white . gb news priorities. mark white.d be in tatters. i mean, how is he going to explain this? he can't the weather this? he can't blame the weather again, can he? >> n again, can he? >> u down in >> well, i mean, i was down in dover last month when rishi sunak held this news conference and effectively proclaimed the policies that the government was introducing as being successful introducing as being successful in helping to reduce the numbers crossing . and in the assembled crossing. and in the assembled press pack, there were more than a few eyebrows raised because we've gone through a period actually , quite unusually, of actually, quite unusually, of northeasterly winds that have blown down into the channel on a very regular basis . now they very regular basis. now they have the effect of churning up the waves because they go against the prevailing tides , against the prevailing tides, but they also push back onto the beaches of northern france and make it much more difficult for the boats to cast off from those beac

a home and security editor, mark white can give us the latest from broadcasting house. rk. jeremy vine the latest presenter now saying that this unnamed presenter should name himself . presenter should name himself. >> yeah, i mean it was a very strong intervention. it has to be said, from jeremy vine. he tweeted last night originally to say that he believed he starting to believe that it might be time for this presenter to come forward and make some kind of pubuc forward and make some kind of public declaration to speak publicly on this issue. but this morning in his programme on five live, jeremy vine i think went much further . it was live, jeremy vine i think went much further. it was a very strong statement that he made on that programme, very explicitly calling on his colleague now to come forward and talk publicly on an issue that he says is very damaging to the bbc. this is what he said and it's his decision . decision. >> but he needs to come forward now. i think i know his survival instinct has kicked in and i know he saw what happened to phillip schofield, but

joining us from manston in kent is gb news home and security editor mark white. asylum seekers in these tents . in these tents. >> i think inevitably we we've seen with with past efforts to try to get asylum seekers housed in former military bases in the barge , of course, down in barge, of course, down in portland and generally just the system around this sort of treatment and housing of asylum seekers, we've seen multiple all court actions that have taken place over over recent years. so it may well be that this is challenged in the courts. we've got charities like refugee action coming out today and condemning these plans , saying condemning these plans, saying it amounts to concentration camp. so while housing of these asylum seekers , i'm not sure asylum seekers, i'm not sure that that kind of extreme language in comparisons is particularly useful in this debate, especially when you consider that the united nations own high commission for refugees uses similar tents in refugee resettlement camps. all around the world, and of course, the british government poi

mark, it's all white joins us now. mark, it's at retatve— white joins us now. . i guess. yes. more broadly and more specifically with regard . to the specifically with regard. to the immigrant community in particular the north african community, motty in paris and many other big city suburbs in marseilles, for instance , there marseilles, for instance, there is a feeling amongst people in those communities that they are second class citizens, that they find it much more difficult to getjobs find it much more difficult to get jobs , is to get get jobs, is to get opportunities to. they believe that they are targeted by the police on a regular basis , police on a regular basis, discriminated against. there is seething resentment in what are effectively ghettos . it's effectively ghettos. it's different in this country that we don't have many ghettos as such. we don't have many ghettos as such . there is better such. there is better integration here, although there are still concerns in this country . but compared to france country. but compared to france , you know

it will accommodate the first of up to 500 asylum seekers as mark white is in portland . i know you can't actually reveal details of that visit just yet , details of that visit just yet, but tell us about this latest surge in crossings . yeah 3:00 surge in crossings. yeah 3:00 this afternoon, we'll be able to reveal the details of that very interesting visit to the bibby stockholm barge and show you pictures from inside that tour. >> so that will be fascinating and worth watching at 3:00. but yes, you're right. but i think with every passing day, the people smugglers are showing that rishi sunak claim to be stop ing the boats with the government policy is just simply not true . 1300 plus in the past not true. 1300 plus in the past four days, since tuesday . on four days, since tuesday. on tuesday itself, 574 people crossed the english channel in a dozen small boats. then on wednesday , almost 300 crossed on wednesday, almost 300 crossed on thursday, again , almost 300. and thursday, again, almost 300. and then today , three boats out then today, three boats out there in th

. very white. markstand it much. yes. so as i understand it then, this does mean that it is a little victory this stage a little victory at this stage for government. what's going on? >> this was an announcement by the court of appeal today that the court of appeal today that the government can indeed go to the government can indeed go to the supreme court, the highest court in the land , to appeal court in the land, to appeal that decision that the court of appeal handed down last month, a shock decision really for the government , because they were government, because they were expecting that the court of appeal would effectively ratify what the high court had ruled in december of last year. what the high court had ruled in december of last year . and that december of last year. and that was the policy to send out some of those who come across illegally on small boats in the channel to rwanda for processing. but there was an appeal that was brought by some of those asylum seekers and a charity represe

mark security mark white, who is our security editor security editor, editor at home security editor,us outside broadcasting house. mark look, i wouldn't want to be in tim davies shoes this morning . davies shoes this morning. >> no. good morning. i mean, today is obviously a big day for the bbc anyway with the publication of the annual report. normally a time for the to bbc take account of the year that's passed the highs and lows of that year. one of the issues of that year. one of the issues of course, is the bbc accounts and presenters salaries , which and presenters salaries, which of course, obviously gets a lot of course, obviously gets a lot of engagement at this particular time of the year when this report comes out. but there is no doubt that in this briefing and we see a briefing because it's not a public press conference as such, it won't be available for anyone to watch. it is a briefing forjournalists it is a briefing for journalists before the report is actually published at midday today. there will be an opportunity for journalists to put questions to tim davie, and th

joining us now, our homeland security editor , mark white. security editor, mark white. over the islands after the physical war back in 1982. downing street now indicating that this may go up a notch, perhaps . up a notch, perhaps. >> yes. well, they've certainly described the language or description used by the european union to describe it as islas malvinas, which of course , is malvinas, which of course, is what argentina refers to the falklands as . it's what argentina refers to the falklands as. it's a very loaded name in terms of how the islanders themselves in the falklands react to being called the malvinas. but but the european union did in that declaration , after two days of declaration, after two days of talks with the rest resentatives of these latin american countries, celac countries agreed to the wording of this particular declaration . particular declaration. >> what official communique effectively , isn't it? yes. effectively, isn't it? yes. >> and it says regarding the question of sovereignty over the islas malvinas slash falklands islands , the europe

well, let's cross live to our home and security editor mark white, who is outside the royal courts ofice. just explain a little bit more, mark, because we understand that mrs. justice thornton said that two out of the 15 grounds could go ahead to a further hearing on. yes >> so i mean, there was a number of different grounds, 15 as you highlighted there, that the park parties who had brought this case seeking a full judicial review had put forward , and most review had put forward, and most of those were dismissed, but a couple of grounds , including couple of grounds, including this class claim which surround is this national emergency agency declaration that the government has implemented with regard to the small boats crisis is allowing them effectively to bypass local council planning rules to put asylum seekers in areas that they own, such as ministry of defence sites , which ministry of defence sites, which of course is what scampton is. and the former raf wethersfield , now a ministry of defence base. so on those grounds they can go forward. so i think there's no doubt that thi

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well, let's get more now with mark white, who's outside broadcast or new broadcasting for house us onceation more. and mark, an indication that now we're getting a bit of reaction from these mental health charities, for instance, on what are changed circumstances as . circumstances as. >> yes, i mean, there's no doubt, of course, that there is concern over the condition of huw edwards following the revelation from his wife that he , we know, had suffered from severe depression for a number of years and had had a very serious episode in light of the allegations that were made against him . but that concern against him. but that concern aside, there are clearly still questions for huw edwards to answer . okay. the metropolitan answer. okay. the metropolitan police have decided , ed, that police have decided, ed, that the initial allegation that was splashed in the sun last friday does not amount. and there opinion at this stage to any criminal conduct . but that criminal conduct. but that doesn't mean that it's not conduct that might be seen as inappropriate or grossly inappropriate or gr

our home editor mark white will bring us the latest .ernal investigation into a number of allegations against the bbc's most senior news presenter . presenter. >> junior doctors are walking out today, the start of the longest strike action in nhs history . the british medical history. the british medical association said it could be curtailed if the government returned to the negotiating table . table. >> it comes as rishi sunak considers a 6.5% pay offer to pubuc considers a 6.5% pay offer to public sector workers with a decision to be announced as early as today. >> parts of europe have been hit by a searing heatwave nicknamed cerebus. with temperatures approaching 50 degrees, we'll find out what the weather picture is, though, for the uk . picture is, though, for the uk. >> dry and brighter for many today, but rain will be spreading in for friday. find out all the details with me later on . in later on. in >> well, our top story this morning on this thursday morning is that the bbc has resumed its inquiry into hugh edwards after the p

yes, an mark white. yes, so an astonishing number of people already today . yeah. already today.roducer who is out >> our kent producer who is out there every day looking for the boats, saw them coming across today as we had a break in the weather. we've had seven days of southwesterly winds of around about 20 knots, which have made it pretty much impossible . all it pretty much impossible. all but i think what stood out for him was not just the fact that they were coming across again, but that one boat almost made it to the dover coast . we can show to the dover coast. we can show you some images of an interception . those are the interception. those are the wrong pictures. it's the interception pictures . this wrong pictures. it's the interception pictures. this is a boat that's coming into dover harbour with with the migrants 300 today in six small boats. you can see them coming off the vessel there. but if we can have a look at the pictures of the vessels being intercepted and well, we'll get to those eventually. >> but look, the point is, i suppose, isn't it, that obviously