our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, reports.olice are out in force for a raid on a flat in kings cross. it's part of an operation targeting criminal gangs involved in courier fraud, a sniffer dog is brought into find items that may be hidden like mobile phones, sim cards a memory sticks. carol norton was a victim of courier fraud. she was tricked into handing over £4000 in cash after being phoned by a man who said he was a detective and needed to — make her help on an undercover investigation. needed to — make her help on an undercover investigationlj believe undercover investigation.” believe every word he said. he really sounded... he was concerned about me. he did say he was concerned about my husband and he just seemed a genuine police officer. when you learned it was a scam, how did you feel? what was your reaction? i just did you feel? what was your reaction? ijust cried, it was awful. i really felt upset because i let my husband down. police believe courier fraud because i let my husband down. police believe courierfraud

danny shaw, bbc news.e republic of ireland have clashed in the final tv debate of the general election campaign. voters go to the polls on saturday to decide who should lead the government in dublin, as ireland deals with the fallout from the brexit process. chris page reports. ireland is a nation on the edge of europe and the frontline of brexit. it's the only country which has a land border with the uk. after a financial crisis a decade ago, it has recovered strongly and now has the fastest growing economy in the eu. but opposition parties are highlighting issues like housing shortages, hospital overcrowding and the cost of living. in the last major tv debate before the election, the prime minister emphasised his role in the brexit talks and claimed a change of government would be a risk. it's only half—time, brexit isn't done yet. the next big step is to negotiate a trade deal between the uk and the eu. that's absolutely essential for the 200,000 people who work in export industries in ireland, our rura

thank you very much, danny shaw.h represent farming, catering and nursing are warning it will be hard to recruit staff under the new immigration system. but ministers insist businesses must stop relying on cheap labour from europe as colletta smith reports. officially they are classed as low skilled but these bakers are making sure that they get a high rise on today's muffins. with many coming from europe they would be unlikely to hit the 70 point mark on the new immigration scores, so getting in more bakers and counter staff at this continental delicatessen could prove tricky. we need doctors and rocket scientist but the backbone of oui’ rocket scientist but the backbone of our country, we need these low skill sets, butchers, bakers and cleaners, and we need all of those for our business to survive. it is notjust the food industry feeling frustrated. it feels as though social care has been totally ignored as being one of the sectors that don't need special exemptions from this. business is offering food or working i

danny shaw, bbc news.assistant political editor, norman smith, whojoins us now from westminster. norman, how much control do you think this new points—based system will give the government over immigration? i think the honest a nswer immigration? i think the honest answer is we don't know, because it's an evolving system. we have the outlines of it and, in a way, i think what we get today is a moment when the sort of brexit big picture meets the brexit nitty—gritty detail because, on the big picture, i think the government will be fairly co mforta ble the government will be fairly comfortable that the proposals today will strike a chord with many people, because they are ending freedom of movement, they are ending low skilled eu immigration into this country, they are insisting that migrants speak english, and all of that, i suspect, migrants speak english, and all of that, isuspect, will migrants speak english, and all of that, i suspect, will prove popular. the difficulty comes in the detail, particularl

our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, reports. the uk immigration system is changing.people who wa nt to changing. from next year, people who want to work in britain will be treated the same if they are from the eu or outside it. top priority will go to those with the highest skills and the greatest talents. on a visit to imperial college in london, home secretary priti patel mapped out the way ahead. she wants the brightest and best awakens that study in the uk at hitech laboratories like this where they do groundbreaking research on carbon ca ptu re. groundbreaking research on carbon capture. the new immigration system is about point where people wanting to come here needing at least 72 apply. 50 point will be awarded if you speak english and have a skilled job. 20 points from a £25,000 salary or working in a sector where there isa or working in a sector where there is a labour shortage but no entry to the uk for most people doing lower skilled work in restaurants, care homes or food—processing industry. for eu migrant workers this is a big change because they are no

danny shaw, bbc news. let's speak now to our assistant political editor norman smith.oes this points system give the government over immigration? critics are saying, look as we heard diane abbott there will be so many pmqs should bes it will be so many pmqs should bes it will rinder it meaningless. the shortance is we don't know. it is still in its infancy this points based system, it will have to evolve and it is a an old cliche but the devil is in detail. the overview is ita devil is in detail. the overview is it a double edged immigration system. for skilled workers, it a double edged immigration system. forskilled workers, it loosens things up, it makes it easierfor loosens things up, it makes it easier for skilled workers to come to the uk, so the salary floeshld has been reduced to £25,000, the skills qualification has been reduced from having to have a graduate type qualification to an e level typed qualification so it is easier, you would see an increase in the number of skilled worker, for unskilled worker, however, the drawbridge has been well and truly pulle

danny shaw, bbc news.ection campaign. voters go to the polls on saturday to decide who should lead the government in dublin, as ireland deals with the fallout from the brexit process. chris page reports. ireland is a nation on the edge of europe and the frontline of brexit. it's the only country which has a land border with the uk. after a financial crisis a decade ago, it has recovered strongly and now has the fastest growing economy in the eu. but opposition parties are highlighting issues like housing shortages, hospital overcrowding and the cost of living. in the last major tv debate before the election, the prime minister emphasised his role in the brexit talks and claimed a change of government would be a risk. it's only half—time, brexit isn't done yet. the next big step is to negotiate a trade deal between the uk and the eu. that's absolutely essential for the 200,000 people who work in export industries in ireland, our rural economy, our agri—food sector and our fisherman. but the leader of the ma

danny shaw, bbc news.e current prime minister, leo varadkar, is behind in the polls in spite of having had a major profile in the brexit negotiations. 0ur ireland correspondent, chris page, reports. ireland is a nation on the edge of europe, and the frontline of brexit. it is the only country which has a land border with the uk. after a financial crisis a decade ago, it has recovered strongly, and now has the fastest growing economy but opposition parties are highlighting issues like housing issues, hospital overcrowding, and the cost of living. in the last major tv debate before the election, the prime minister emphasised his role in the brexit talks, and claimed a change of government would be a risk. it's only half—time. brexit isn't done yet. the next big step is to negotiate a trade deal between the uk and the eu. that's absolutely essential for the 200,000 people who work in export industries in ireland, our rural economy, our agri—food sector, and our fishermen. but the leader of the main opposition

our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports.n central london, police are out in force for a raid on a flat in kings cross. it's part of an operation targeting criminal gangs involved in courierfraud. a sniffer dog is brought in to find items that may be hidden like mobile phones, sim cards, and memory sticks. carol norton was a victim of courierfraud. she was tricked into handing over £4,000 in cash after being phoned by a man who said he was a detective and needed her help on an undercover investigation. i believed every word he said. he really sounded... he was concerned about me. he did say he was concerned about my husband and he just seemed a genuine police officer. when you learned that it was a scam, how did you feel? what was your reaction? i just cried, it was awful. i really felt upset because i let my husband down. police believe courier fraud is a growing problem across england and wales. in the past two years, there've been over 3,100 victims and £12 million have been stolen with some people losing hundreds of thous

our home affairs correspondent danny shaw is here.ham attack at the weekend, but the government will face some opposition over this? yes, this follows the attack at the weekend by a prisoner who had been released at the halfway point of his sentence, and shortly after that he carried out the attack, stabbing two people before being shot dead by police. clearly there is concern that other prisoners in a similar situation being released at the halfway point could do a copycat attack. the next prisoner in the situation where he is due to be released is mohammed khan, due to come out on the 28th, so there is a window of about three weeks to get these laws through which means he and about five others in march who are due to come out would be detained and kept in prison until the parole board decides, from the two thirds point of their sentence onwards, whether it is safe for them to be let out. the government has a big majority in the house of commons, 80 seats, so they will probably easily comfortably past that hurdle. in the house of lor

our correspondent danny shaw is here. what more can you tell us?three years and was caught up in the controversy when amber rudd had to resign during the windrush affair and since reddy patel has come to the home has been a number of disagreements between them. i've been told that they are simply not the right fit for each other —— priti patel. she has tried to move him from the department and even tried to get downing street to street to intervene to get him transferred. he is still in post at the moment, not unusualfor cabinet ministers to want to shuffle official to ground but to try to remove the most senior is a pretty big step to take put that there had been some allegations in the papers that priti patel has been bullying and belittling officials but that is strongly denied by people close to her but they say she is a demanding minister. she does seek a lot of information from her officials but they say she is not someone who is rude and those claims are denied. thank you, danny. deontay wilder and tyson fury have been squaring up to each ot

danny shaw, bbc news. passengers are taken off a cruise ship docked in hong kong. at least 23 people have been killed — and dozens more trapped — after a second avalanche struck a mountainside in turkey. here's your business headlines on afternoon live. hong kong's flagship airline cathay pacific has asked staff to take three weeks of unpaid leave to help it cope with the impact of the coronavirus. the airline intends to cut services by about 30% over the next two months, including a 90% reduction in flights to mainland china. passenger numbers are already down following months of anti—government protests in hong kong. the central bank person has added it is causing global doubts. and sticking with airlines, claims made by ryanair about its carbon emissions have been banned by the uk's advertising watchdog. europe's biggest airline by passenger numbers had billed itself as the region's "lowest emissions airline" and a "low co2 emissions airline". but it's been ruled that ryanair‘s claims could not be backe

can you et‘s talk to our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. tell us about this?en, the permanent secretary at the home office, who has been there for three years, the most senior official of the department. my department. my understanding is that priti patel has tried to remove sir philip rutten from his post to get him moved and she has asked downing street to intervene to help her do that. he has not been transferred. he is still in post at the moment, and this apparently comes from a genuine disagreement between the pair. iam genuine disagreement between the pair. i am told there is no animosity between them but one source tells me that he was simply not the right fit for her. it is not unusualfor not the right fit for her. it is not unusual for new cabinet ministers when they start at a department, and priti patel has only been at the home office since last summer, to try to get people on the right positions, to move officials, and a couple of senior officials have already moved since priti patel has got there, but this is something of a different order, to t

danny shaw, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news...at american comeback‘, just hours before he‘s expected to be acquitted in his impeachment trial. the democrat house speaker, nancy pelosi, clashes with president trump — she‘s seen ripping up her copy of his speech. in japan, ten passengers are taken off a quarantined cruise ship after testing positive for coronavirus. and positive for coronavirus. in sport, liverpool‘s young ever and in sport, liverpool‘s youngest ever side not shrewsbury out of the fa cup. despite heavy criticism, the video assistant referee is going nowhere according to the premier league chief executive. richard masters has told the bbc that improvements are needed, though. and england skipper eoin morgan said they were outplayed in every department as the world champions were beaten by seven wickets by south africa in the first one—dayer in cape town. i‘ll have a full round up after half past. british citizens are once again being urged to leave wuhan, the chinese city at the centre of the new coronavirus outbreak

here's the bbc‘s danny shaw. rules are very strict. there was a limit on the number of skilled labour the skilled workers who could come in, and also the requirements for what constituted skilled work were tighter than they will be under the new rules. the issue, really, is for people from the european union who are use to coming here, living and working freely under freedom of movement rules. that is all going to go. this new system targets what the government calls low skilled immigration. there will be a salary threshold of £25,600 or roughly $33,000 — meaning you must earn that or more to get a work visa. there are exceptions. the threashold will be £20,480 or $26,500 for "specific "shortage occupations", including nursing or civil engineering. other sectors will be expected to train more british staff or increase automation. here's priti patel again. the fact of the matter is now, business has a fantastic opportunity to work with this new government, to level up across the united kingdom, invest in people to

our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw, joins me in the studio.ts released early from theirfull convicted terrorists released early from their full sentence have gone on to commit crime. two convicted terrorists have gone on to commit crime, prison in calne last year and then sudesh amman last sunday, just ten days after he was released. there has also been an attack in whitemoor prison involving a terrorist prison as well and so clearly the government feels it has to ta ke clearly the government feels it has to take some drastic action here. it cannot really afford for there to be another incident where someone comes out of prison at the halfway point and goes on to attack people in this way. that is why it wants to apply these measures retrospectively, in other words, people who have already been convicted, sentence, expecting to come out on a particular day will be told, no, you are not, you are staying in prison for longer. they left on the day they were supposed to leave. under the law as it stands, if you get a particular determinate sentenc

our home affairs correspondent danny shaw is here.oing to be really alarmed that this question has not been sorted out already and worried about these individuals being mentioned now. it has been a long—standing principle of sentencing policy that, unless you are convicted of a very serious crime, you serve a portion of your sentence in prison and the rest of it in the community with licence conditions attached. the idea is you don't go from present one minute to com plete don't go from present one minute to complete release without any conditions without any supervision. that is the sort of principle behind it. this has become hugely controversial because what it means for many offenders is that they serve half of their sentence in prison and then they are released automatically, automatic halfway release is how it is described. the problem the government has got after these three attacks in london, cambridgeshire and streatham, the problem the government has got is that you have more prisoners coming out similar to those who carried