dame angela eagle, the uk minister for border security, said the government was supporting the frenches and this afternoon was among those blaming criminals for overloading people into unseaworthy vessels. translaion: there was a group of around 50 people _ who were due to take the boat, and there's another group who came on the boat. this created panic and overloaded the boat, and families were apparently separated. the english channel is the busiest shipping lane in the world. hundreds of vessels pass through it every day, dangerous even when the sea seems still. with temperatures so low, even minutes in the water can prove lethal. a un agency saying it has been the deadliest year on record. this has become all too familiar. frances read, bbc news. let s get some of the day s other news now. protests have reportedly taken place in the iranian capital's main bazaar against the government's handling of the economy. videos posted on social media and verified by the bbc show hundreds of traders shutting their shops and joining a march in the bazaar — normally a stronghold of iran's cler

dame angela eagle, the uk minister for border security, said the government was supporting the frenchwas among those blaming criminals for overloading people into unseaworthy vessels. translaion: there was a group of around 50 people _ who were due to take the boat, and there's another group who came on the boat. this created panic and overloaded the boat, and families were apparently separated. the english channel is the busiest shipping lane in the world. hundreds of vessels pass through it every day, dangerous even when the sea seems still. with temperatures so low, even minutes in the water can prove lethal. a un agency saying it has been the deadliest year on record. this has become all too familiar. frances read, bbc news. georgian police have clashed with protesters in tbilisi, who denounced the newly inaugurated president as illegitimate. the demonstrators blew whistles and waved red cards — a reference to the new president's previous career as a footballer. police used force to detain some of the protesters. mikheil kavelashvili was sworn in behind closed doors in a parliamen

border security and asylum minister dame angela eagle said that ruthless criminals were responsible for overloading those boats. so far this year, 77 migrants have died trying to cross the channel. in other news, a national day of mourning and state funeral is due to be held on the 9th of january for former us president jemmy carter, who died at the age of 100. king charles paid tribute, saying it was with great sadness that i learned of the death of president carter. he was a committed public servant and devoted his life to promoting peace and human rights. joe biden praised him as a man of principle, faith and humility, while donald trump said americans owe him a debt of gratitude. uk flags above westminster and downing street have been flying at half mast. mr carter died peacefully at his home in georgia. five people have been charged in connection with the death of one direction star liam payne at a hotel in argentina, according to local media. the 31 year old died in october after falling from the third floor balcony of a hotel in buenos aires. hotel manager gilda martin and hotel

border security and asylum minister dame angela eagle said that ruthless criminals were responsible foroverloading the boats. it follows news that over 1900 migrants have crossed the channel since christmas. that's despite the government's promise to smash the gangs behind the crossings. 300 migrants crossed the channel illegally yesterday. the king has paid tribute to former us president jemmy carter, who has died at the age of 100. his majesty says it was with great sadness that i learned of the death of president carter. he was a committed public servant and devoted his life to promoting peace and human rights. his dedication and humility served as an inspiration to many, and i remember with great fondness his visit to the united kingdom in 1977. joe biden praised him as a man of principle, faith and humility, while donald trump stated americans owe him a debt of gratitude. mr carter died peacefully at his home in georgia. elsewhere, south korea's acting president has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country's entire airline operation system, as investigators work to ide

dame angela eagle, the minister for border security and asylum, says intelligence services are keeping very, very close eye on the situation on the ground and the uk is in touch with allies. meanwhile, the daily telegraph reported that concerns jihadists from the uk are being held in prisons in northern syria. could be freed if jails and camps are shut down. it comes as the islamist hayat tahnr comes as the islamist hayat tahrir al—sham militant group that toppled the assad regime in damascus, named the new interim prime minister as mohammed al bashir. yesterday, and a new report has found women are suffering in silence as painful gynaecological conditions are being dismissed by doctors. the report says that medical misogyny means that the nhs fails to prioritise women's health, meaning there is a lack of research, treatment and specialists. it means women are left to suck it up and endure pain for years before getting a diagnosis. and mps are warning it's damaging women's fertility and affecting their ability to get pregnant and have children. those are the latest gb news headlines. m

border security and asylum minister dame angela eagle said that ruthless criminals were responsible for overloading the boats. so far this year, 77 migrants have died trying to cross the channel. in other news, the national day of mourning and state funeral will be held on the 9th of january for former us president jemmy carter, who has died at the age of 100. king charles paid tribute, saying it was with great sadness that i learned of the death of president carter. he was a committed public servant and devoted his life to promoting peace and human rights. joe biden praised him as a man of principle, faith and humility, whilst donald trump said americans owe him a debt of gratitude. the uk flags above westminster and downing street have been flying at half mast in respect. mr carter died peacefully at his home in georgia. now south korea's acting president has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country's entire airline operation system, as investigators work to identify victims and try to find out what caused the deadliest air disaster in the country. the king has praised pa

. >> now the border security and asylum minister, dame angela eagle, has said that ruthless criminals were responsible for overloading the boats. >> but who is really to blame now.7 obviously >> but who is really to blame now? obviously on christmas day, charlie and i were here and we were speaking to our homeland security editor, mark white. he was telling us about those red days where we've seen we would have seen an influx of migrants. it is interesting, isn't it, to see how many come over at this time of year because of the weather? >> yeah, we were told in the days before that thousands were waiting on the north coast of france. but clearly weather is an impact. but how much is government policy? and joining us now to discuss this is the former government senior special advisor james former government senior special advisorjames price. former government senior special advisor james price. james, thanks very much for joining us on britain's newsroom. we're being told today that the home office is spending £15 million on new satellites to monitor channel crossings, so doing plenty

. >> border security and asylum minister dame angela eagle said that ruthless criminals were responsibleor overloading the boats. >> but who is really to blame? >> but who is really to blame? >> well, we're joined by deputy editor of spiked fraser myers. are the smuggling gangs to blame, or should they have been stopped by now? what do you reckon? >> well, it's the starmer's policy is to smash the gangs, but it looks like the gangs are smashing starmer. unfortunately, i think the issue here is that we all want to see enforcement of the law. we all want to see these criminal gangs brought to boot. but there doesn't seem to be any other policy on the other end that is essentially reducing the incentive to come over. i think, unfortunately, you know, tragedies like this happen because people know that if they come to britain, there is next to zero chance of them being deported, even if they have an asylum claim denied, they will probably just be absorbed into the black economy, even if they commit sometimes horrendous crimes, they might not be deported, whether on human rights grounds or un

border security and asylum minister dame angela eagle said that ruthless criminals were responsible for overloading the boats. so far this year, 77 migrants have died trying to cross the channel. the king has paid tribute to former us president jemmy carter, who has died at the age of 100. his majesty said it was with great sadness that i learned of the death of president carter. he was a committed public servant and devoted his life to promoting peace and human rights. joe biden praised him as a man of principle, faith and humility, whilst donald trump said americans owe him a debt of gratitude. the uk flags above westminster and downing street are flying at half mast in respect. mr carter died peacefully at his home in georgia yesterday. south korea's acting president has ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country's entire airline operation system, as investigators work to identify victims and find out what caused the deadliest air disaster in the deadliest air disaster in the country. the king has paid tribute to the victims of the plane crash, which claimed the lives of 1