simon jones, bbc south east today, dover.sides of the channel have expressed their sorrow today. but they have continued to argue about what we should do next to prevent more deaths. the french president emmanuel macron says he won't allow the channel to become a cemetery, but he's resisting efforts for british officers to take part in beach patrols in northern france. 0ur political editor charlotte wright reports. my my worry is that as winter approaches, there will be deaths and losses in the channel.— losses in the channel. there have been warnings — losses in the channel. there have been warnings for _ losses in the channel. there have been warnings for years. - losses in the channel. there have been warnings for years. this - losses in the channel. there have been warnings for years. this is i losses in the channel. there have | been warnings for years. this is an issue of great _ been warnings for years. this is an issue of great concern. _ been warnings for years. this is an issue of great concern. yet - been warnings

i am in dover where _ weather,, with awful see...in dover where the _ weather,, with awful see... i am in dover where the authorities - weather,, with awful see... i am in dover where the authorities on - weather,, with awful see... i am in| dover where the authorities on both sides of the channel have been warning it was only a matter of time before there was a tragedy out there at sea. and the prime minister is to chair an emergency committee on the crisis. also today, from the headquarters of bbc scotland in glasgow... the first minister of scotland tells the bbc she will serve a full term until 2026, and she intends to press ahead with plans for an independence referendum. what will also happen and step up in earnest next year is the setting out of the substantive case for scotland becoming independent. we have the $$$ of a man with autism and learning disabilities held in a secure unit for 21 years because of a lack of community support. william and kate decide they want itv to show their carol concert, following a controversial

k. poll brennan is in dover, reporting for us there. and on the right hand side of your screen, as we said, pretty patel home secretary from the u. k. government, she has said this crisis demonstrates we need to do more together with international partners, but she says there's no quick fix. and what happened yesterday was a dreadful shock, but not a surprise. at least 11 people have been killed after a fire broke out in a mine in russia's siberia region. emergency services did rescue more than 200 people who were trapped down. dozens of others were injured. rescue efforts have been stalled because of the threat of an explosion. his war from bernard smith in moscow. the rescue operation ongoing, although the rescues of being hampered by the risk of a further explosion, we know 9 people have been killed and 46 remain trapped on the ground. now there were $285.00 underground at the time of the accident. so most of those have been brought to the surface and alive. there isn't much more information on what's happening at the moment. this mi

for now, thank you, the mp for dover, conservative mp for- for dover, conservative mp for dover.ed and thatis conditions, the boat capsized and that is as much as we know at the moment butjust to reiterate that figure, the french police in the last few moments saying that for sure 27 people have died. let's look at the picture from france as well. let's speak to our correspondent, hugh schofield, who is in paris. you may have heard the mp for dover there and we have heard before it we see in the uk there is a narrative that france should be doing more. well, indeed. we hear this a lot, and of— well, indeed. we hear this a lot, and of course _ well, indeed. we hear this a lot, and of course they— well, indeed. we hear this a lot, and of course they are _ well, indeed. we hear this a lot, and of course they are very- and of course they are very sensitive _ and of course they are very sensitive to the _ and of course they are very sensitive to the criticism, i and of course they are very. sensitive to the criticism, and and of course they are very- sensitive to the criticism, and we

my colleague ben boulos is in dover.eports coming in not deterred people from making that crossing less than 2a hours on. it may be the bright, dry, relatively calm as you look out and you think the sea looks calm, it looks like an ideal opportunity for those who may see that as their last chance before the weather turns. but i can tell you it is bitterly cold even where we are standing, let alone out in the middle of the channel itself. it is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world as well, which adds to the danger those migrants face of war live, risking everything in order to do so. but as we saw yesterday, it can end in tragedy. 27 people died trying to make that crossing. authorities in dover now have that grim task of trying to identify the people who died yesterday. that is incredibly difficult. the situation is chaotic. those migrants will have boarded those little bows without any records on them, no documents of identification. more details are starting to emerge, but many questions still remain. why did

i understand why liz truss _ and dover. i understand why liz truss it's — and dover.n and why the foreign office and government are concerned and confused — government are concerned and confused by the many provocations from vladimir putin. we have talked about— from vladimir putin. we have talked about cop26 and the russian border and a _ about cop26 and the russian border and a lot— about cop26 and the russian border and a lot of— about cop26 and the russian border and a lot of reports last few days of russian — and a lot of reports last few days of russian troops moved to the border— of russian troops moved to the border in — of russian troops moved to the border in ukraine, potentially giving — border in ukraine, potentially giving the capability to launch some sort of— giving the capability to launch some sort of invasion. i think we will hear— sort of invasion. i think we will hear a — sort of invasion. i think we will hear a lot— sort of invasion. i think we will hear a lot more from liz truss about vladimir— hear a lot more from liz truss about vladimir putin

thank you, paul bernard, for that report from dover in the u. k. l sir, on 300 migrants have been rescued at c over night by the italian coast guard crew. say the boat was in trouble because of the large number of people on board in the rough conditions at sea. it was some 20 kilometers from the island of land produced a frequent arrival point 4 microns trying to reach europe. italy has seen a sharp increase in people coming by boat in just a recent weeks. now european union representatives are in the gaza strip to discuss humanitarian conditions. the e q does contribute to the social welfare allowances of people in gaza, but protest is outside un office to say they haven't received any funds in the last 6 months union, i'll fire spoke to the head of the use delegation deficit set as $1300000000.00 us dollars completely unsustainable. this deficit steps principally from the fact that east su, occupying power does not fully commit to its come to as obligations under the parents protocol. was holding important amounts of funds, which initially were s

then, was corresponded in dover.overnance of the game. it�*s one of a number of recommendations made by a fan—led review, which was carried out by the former sports minister, tracey crouch. but it�*s not yet clear when this could be introduced. our sports correspondent nesta mcgregor has the details. chanting: we want ashley out, we want ashley out. _ well, they do say the best football chants are short, to the point, and easy to remember. and whether it�*s a protest against ownership, a breakaway league, or the financial state of a club, supporters have been calling for change. now a government—led review into how english football is run has concluded the game needs an independent regulator. we�*ve seen football lurch from crisis to crisis over the last decade or so, and unfortunately we haven�*t necessarily had the right levels of regulation in place to stop that crisis from happening. i think we�*ve reached a point where people are saying, no more. the regulator would have the power to enforce a more rigorous owne

after 27 men, women and a child drowned when their boat sank as they tried to reach the shores of dover. the immigration minister says human trafficking gangs must be stopped. we are so determined to smack this model of this really evil business model. macros stop t macros he chair of a fan—led review into football says the sport needs an independent regulator. do you agree? can an independent regulator stop football �*lurching from crisis to crisis�*? let me know, i'm on twitter @annitabbc or add the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. three white men are found guilty of murdering the blackjogger ahmaud arbery in georgia last year. president biden welcomed the courts verdict. # let it be, let it be...# and beatles fans rejoice, a new documentary featuring never before seen footage of the fab four is released today. borisjohnson and president macron have agreed to step up efforts to prevent migrants from crossing the english channel after 27 people drowned when their boat sank near calais as they tried to reach the uk. ben boulos is in dover. they are trying to identify the migrants who died whi

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nic robertson for us there in dover.nks very much, nic. >>> still ahead right here on the show, coronavirus on the rise as americans prepare to celebrate thanksgiving. what dr. anthony fauci suggests people do to stay safe. we'll have that. >>> plus, the latest on holiday travel. the long lines and short tempers really on the ground and in the air. both those stories after a short break. you are watching "cnn newsroom." [♪] powerful skincare ingredients come dermatologist-recommended, and there's a brand that offers them at an affordable price. try olay skincare. olay regenerist, th 99% pure niacinamide provides 5 times the hydrating power of a preste cream; while olay collagen thpeptide visibly firms and redus the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles; and olay retinol 24 brightens and smooths the skin while you sleep. for dermatologist-recommended ingredients at an affordable price, try olay skincare. i'm jonathan lawson here to tell you about life insurance through the colonial penn program. if you're age 50 to 85, an

mark easton, bbc news, dover.rmed that britney spears' conservatorship will be terminated, with conditions. for the last 13 years, the pop star's father has had legal authority over much of her life. sophie long is outside court. explain what's happening, sophie. well, it does seem it's independence day for britney spears. in the last few moments the crowd of hundreds gathered outside the courtroom in la erupted in cheers, some crying tears ofjoy. this is what the free britney movement had been campaigning for. we don't know what the details of the termination that conservatorship are yet but there are huge benefits for her and you can probably hear, this will not be the end of the story. it's very much the end of the story. it's very much the beginning of the end. britney spears' lawyer has made clear he wants a full investigation into how this situation came about and into her father, jamie spears' conduct over the last few years which has controlled her life.— controlled her life. sophie long, thank you. _ cont

mark easton, bbc news, dover.ing coronavirus infections. the netherlands is one of the european countries worst affected by a fourth wave of the virus, but the restrictions have sparked violent protests. anna holligan has more from the hague. these were the people enjoying some final late—night drinks before the lockdown kicked in and most people here have accepted these measures as a necessary sacrifice, temporary sacrifice, the greater good but you know, dutch is divided. not farfrom here you know, dutch is divided. not far from here there were protests and police had to use water cannon to disperse the anti—lockdown, anti— vaccine protesters believe these rules are unnecessary infringements of their freedoms and actually, the dutch were initially seen as relatively relaxed, one of the last countries in the world make face masks mandatory, one of the last in europe to rule out —— rolled up the vaccination programme and yet here we are, the intensive care units are reaching capacity, there is talk of transferring

mark easton, bbc news, dover.es has terminated britney spears' conservatorship, which means the 39—year—old will regain control of her personal life and finances for the first time in 13 years. the conservatorship was first imposed on the pop star amid concerns over her mental health, and gave herfather control over britney spears' finances, career decisions, and personal affairs. i'm joined now by the bbc�*s david willis in los angeles, outside the court. david, 13 years in the making, the #freebritney campaign has become something of a national movement, herfans have been incredibly vocal and passionate over the years in their support of her. what sort of things have you seen outside the court today? have you seen outside the court toda ? ., ,., ., have you seen outside the court toda? ., ., ,. , today? -- what sort of scenes. three hours — today? -- what sort of scenes. three hours ago _ today? -- what sort of scenes. three hours ago outside - today? -- what sort of scenes. three hours ago outside this i three

mark easton, bbc news, dover. 49—year—old glen de vries, seen here on the right, went into orbit for ten minutes, alongside actor william shatner. another person is also reported to have died, and the crash is currently being investigated by the federal aviation authority. ajudge in los angeles has terminated britney spears' conservatorship, which means the 39—year—old will regain control of her personal life and finances for the first time in 13 years. the conservatorship was first imposed on the pop star amid concerns over her mental health, and gave her father control over britney spears' finances, career decisions, and personal affairs. the bbc�*s david willis told us how the free britney movement reacted to the news. three hours ago outside this courtroom when the decision was announced, came out on a tweet from somebody inside the court, apparently, those fans went absolutely berserk. they were so ecstatic, there were cheers and chanting, people were dancing in the street here. because this is what they had

he is in dover in the united kingdom. what is the situation where you are well, the situation in practical terms here at dover is that we know of 2 boats that arrived early this morning, carrying around 40 refugees and migrants. and they have been taken and are being processed and will be taken on to that next destination down the chain. as far as we know that haven't been any other attempted crossings to day, the weather looks benign. it might say, look benign to you with the sunshine, but it's bitterly cold and hovering around 3 degrees centigrade at with the wind, chill and out in the center. the english channel, the swell of ways is a moderate c, as they say, it's around 2 and a half meters, the waves, and would be a very fierce currents in the center of the english channel. and the onshore wind, a head wind, essentially for migrants heading in this direction. it's not the optimum conditions . that said, weather is going to get worse towards the weekend. so the window of opportunity for migrants and refugees to try to

simonjones reports from dover. on a beach near dover, the latest arrivals.er mp says things must change. it is simply not credible that 1,000 people can muster on the french beaches and the french not spot them as they get into small boats. they have money provided from the british taxpayer, they have drones, they have security intelligence and they need to get the people, the french police, down on the beaches to put a stop to these boats leaving the french shores. yesterday, around 1,000 people made the journey, 150 more than the previous highest figure for a single day. this year, more than 23,000 migrants have arrived by boat. but the number arriving by lorry is relatively small. in the past year, asylum claims in the uk actually fell by 4%. the home office had been hoping that the number of crossings would come down now we are in autumn, as they have done in the past couple of years. but that hasn't happened. down there, you can see some of the boats used in previous days. it seems the boats are getting bigger, carrying an average now of more than 30 pe

natalie elphicke is the mp for dover.ore than 20. certainly the latest update i've had is they may be as many as 30. so, it is a significant, appalling event to happen, and everyone isjust really shocked and concerned about it. the seas are incredibly dangerous all of the year, but particularly as winter approaches. and that's what i've been calling for some time to say that we must make sure that those boats are not leaving the french shores. it is an incredibly dangerous journey. there has been loss of life, and today we have seen unimaginable loss in a single event, and it cannot happen again. well, we have been in a system where the uk government has provided money and surveillance and a number of other forms of assistance to the french. now i do think the time has come to make sure that there are people on the beaches from the uk, from france and from other european countries, to make sure that there are patrols sufficient to stop the boats leaving, to make sure they are turned around while they are still close to fr

simonjones reports from dover. 0na on a beach near dover, the latest arrivals.ross the world's busiest shipping lane yesterday without being detected. the border force lifeboat seemed overwhelmed dealing with other boats will stop the local mp says things must change. it is mp says things must change. it is not credible _ mp says things must change. it is not credible that _ mp says things must change. it 3 not credible that 1000 people are on a french beach under french not them, getting on a small boat. they have money provided from the british taxpayer, drones and security intelligence, they need to get the people, the people, the french police, down on the beach is to put a stop to these boats leaving french shores. , ._ a stop to these boats leaving french shores. , ., ., ':: :: :: shores. yesterday, around 1000 eo - le shores. yesterday, around 1000 people made — shores. yesterday, around 1000 people made the _ shores. yesterday, around 1000 people made the journey. - shores. yesterday, around 1000 people made the journey. 150 i shores. yesterday, around 1

i'm ben boulos live in dover. that escalation of the political crisis comes after the deaths of 27 people who were trying to cross the channel on wednesday. i'll have all the latest. four teenage boys are arrested on suspicion of murder after a 12—year—old girl is stabbed to death in liverpool. mps will vote on plans that will see better support for people in england with down�*s syndrome in what could become the first law of its kind in the world. and coming up this hour... # we are family...# the multi—award winning music producer, nile rodgers, auctions some of his favourite guitars — for charity. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. eu countries will consider whether to halt air travel from the southern african region while scientists investigate the new variant of covid which has emerged there. germany, italy and the netherlands have alreadyjoined the british government in introducing urgent travel restrictions on south africa and neighbouring countries because of concerns about

i'm live in dover where more boats arise despite yesterday's tragedy and the weather. onboard, desperate people, risking everything, their lives. the government says it will work at pace to deliver a new independent regulator for football. police say there is "no known link" between an 18—year—old girl who disappeared in plymouth on saturday and the man suspected of her murder. and a roman mosaic thought to be centuries old has been unearthed in a farmer's field in the east midlands. the home secretary says the uk will do �*whatever it takes�* to tackle the crisis of people trying to cross the channel in small boats. speaking in the commons after the deaths of at least 27 people yesterday, priti patel warned mps, there were no quick fixes , and said the uk would have to rely on the help of other countries. let's go over to my colleague, ben boulos at the port in doverfor us. the discussion is very much about the human tragedy at the centre of what happened yesterday, but equally, a political discussion about what can be done to deal with the problem, which normally by

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our policy editor of t newsnight program spoke to me from dover a little while ago about how authoritiesponding to this increase in crossings. >> talking to experts about this, you just had tony on your program and i interviewed him as well, i think many have been taken aback by just how many people have turned to the english channel as a route. it is not as if the english channel just came out of nowhere, it has always been there, but traditionally has not been a prerred route for people trying to make that crossing. one of the reasons why so many people have taken to that crossing is to some extent a victim of the british and french governments' own success. they have been very successful in clamping down and reducing the numbers of the manner people used to go, on trucks through the channel tunnel. they have a lot of technology there, have been successful in reducing the numbers and viability of that route. so, human smugglers turned to small boats on the sea. experts thought as we got into the winter months, it would become so dangerous that the numbers would pale off. to some extent

and when these people arrived in dover _ doesn't.e of the channel, presumably, they are interviewed. is that intelligence fed back into the european domain? talking about the difficulties posed... has there been human occasion and intelligence? == human occasion and intelligence? » communication. i don't believe so. it was a core part of the brexit agreement to share intelligence. europe has a very strong migrant smuggling centre, and as far as i'm aware, that's being shared at the same rate. some breaking news in the last half an hour — the uk is imposing a travel ban on south africa and five other nations on the continent, amid concerns over a new variant of the covid—19 virus. the british health secretary, sajid javid, has said that the existing vaccines might be less effective against this newly identified variant of the coronavirus. health officials are calling it the worst they'd seen so far. it has twice as many mutations as the delta variant and is harder for the immune system to detect. we are going to get much more on that

that's why recently we have seen boats and landing rather further afield from dover.in ramsgate and others along the coast. because the boats are now taking a slightly different and longer routes across the channel to avoid detection by the channel to avoid detection by the french authorities over entirely. here in the uk the reality is once a boat makes it halfway across the channel it's in uk waters. anyone found an antenna will be picked up and brought here today 7 and to delver by the board of force or the lifeboat. some boats managed to make it all the way across the channel before being detected but the reality is that people arriving here on the coast want to be found. in many cases the boats reach halfway across the channel and the people on board dial 999, say they're out in the channel and say they need to be rescued because they want to be found by the authorities because then they can enter the asylum system here. the vast majority of people end up creaming asylum here in the uk and thatis creaming asylum here in the uk and that is the goal. i don't think

at least 27 people drowned off the northern french coast on wednesday for brennan has moved from dover. seeing these margaret both a close here endeavor harbor. it is easy to see just how inevitable wednesday's loss of life was. the $6.00 to $8.00 meet the inflatable simply on designs to cross the treacherous waters of the english channel. but what was less foreseeable was how the initial political consensus that there needs to be closer cooperation between france and england to prevent these crossings happening has fallen apart in the space of just 3 days. britain's proposals included, for example, putting british police and potentially army on french beaches to help the french patrol that stretch of coastline. but the french had been resisting that for the previous 2 days. so when bonus johnson formerly requested joint patrols, the reaction from the french was exasperation. gdc to do as it could. i spoke 2 days ago with prime minister barak johnson's in a serious manner, but on my end, i seek to continue doing as i do with any country in any head of state. i'm surprised by methods wh

, so close geographically, remained so very far apart on this thorny issue pull brennan al jazeera dover. all migration is the only issue between the u. k and france. french fishermen have blocked ports and ferry traffic across the english channel. andrew simmons reports from the french ports of cali, the day of proteins started after boat supplied stormy seas to reach french ports. just before they arrived. some fairies made sure they left port ahead of time. the trawlers maneuvered to set up blockades. the main one here in cali, each protest lasted only one and a half hours, half a dozen boats here, but enough to stop ferries from entering or leaving the harbor. one french police patrol boat was there throughout. the dispute is about post bricks. it rules on licenses for the french to fish in u. k. waters on that other boys. what we're waiting for from parish johnson is the him to unblock the deal that he himself signed nothing more, at least then the fisherman will be able to continue working together. right now it's blocked. some of the fishing protested, say the u. k. is destroying

update our pool brennan in dover, the deputy head to of sedans, governing council of told out to 0 that last month's military takeover was the best option. is woods to start what he calls a spiraling crisis. general mohammed handed thou got the gallow also known as him. betty says the movers discussed with all parties and that includes the prime minister of de la hancock from hitting over here. what's happened on october 25th was the ultimate outcome of a long process. since that changes started in sudan during such process. many discussions were made. and many initiatives were proposed by various parties, the prime minister himself proposed to initiative. and during our meetings and the transitional partners council or the sovereignty council, with the cabinet of ministers, we made maximum effort. but we couldn't reach a breakthrough. at that point, we were left with 3 options in the best of which was the move we had taken. who was, it was completely agreeable to the prime minister himself of the work. we did not make such a move on our own. they said with russell said, i've been speak

i'm say pull running that for us in dover. elsewhere around 300 migrants have been rescued out see of night by the italian coast. gaunt crews say the boat was in trouble because of the large number of people on board. and the rough conditions at sea, it was some 20 kilometers from the island of lamb, producer, a frequent arrival point for migrants trying to reach europe. italy is seen a sharp increase in people coming by boat. in recent weeks, germany says it stands in full solidarity with poland in the car border crisis with valor, bruce, outgoing townside, glen medical, met with her polish counsel, pos in berlin. on thursday, she accused about a race of weapon ising migrants am asylum seekers and said that you must have a united response. well, this resolved to human rights, want to accuse both batteries and poland, a violating the rights of people aiming to reach the you. at least 13 people have died as a result of harrowing conditions in recent weeks. the watchdog says it's documented abuses on both sides of the border. power. jablonsky is the under secretary of state at poland, m

so it's not gone down well, fullborne in dover. thanks so much, paul. well, staying in the area, french fishermen are trying to block marine traffic in the town of cali. now they're protesting against post bricks. it fishing arrangements, the u. k. is giving fewer licenses to french vessels after its departure from the european union. both countries have been involved in a long running dispute over the right to fish in their territorial waters and recipients his life for us in cali and andrew. now, anton cordial on the horizon between the french and british over those fishing licenses. and now news of sort of major disruption to cross board to travel. yes, it seems to be over now, but sir, about half an hour ago there were a lot of trucks backed up a considerable distance all held up by a blockade on the sea. but the blockade of the channel tunnel and the fishermen protest as were saying that they wanted to show that they had a control over freight, that they would hit trade if they had to an on 3 c ports, they successfully only with a small number of f

well yes, as far as you say, the concerns the deal with the most dover and gas from gas problem long negotiated over the deal came to something of a compromise with mold over over gas supplies. and over had wanted preferential pricing. they did come to an agreement signed on the 1st of november that was continuing an old deal for 5 years. but that did come on one condition. of course our condition was to simply pay for the supplies of gas that might sound simple. but that was supposed to be by the 22nd of november, 3 weeks later. here we are. mold over, haven't paid according to gas. prom hasn't kept it side of the bargain and a spokesperson has come out and said that the supplies will be stopped in the next 48 hours. it is worth noting the molto. where says they haven't had any kind of notification from gas from so it seems like something of a misunderstanding on that least on their part as so that the in could just around of dried on this, this new deal to supply 3000000000 cubic meters of gas across those pipelines across ukraine into mole dover bull, as we say, a gas problem sayi

ok, let's pull some poll brannon, who's in the coastal town of dover. paul, there's all signs as though it's got the potential to be really quite a serious breakdown in communication between the 2 countries. oh, it is, it has, and it is frankly, i mean it's even worse than the headline. suggested that yet the read out of the stuff is not just friends counseling the meeting with britain. this was a, a joint meeting, a group meeting with france, belgium, the netherlands, the european commission, and supposedly the u. k. due to take place in cali on sunday, in direct response to the 27 deaths that took place on wednesday in the english channel. and so they left of me and to try and come to some arrangement that will tackle these, this small boat crisis. and as a result of forest johnson, the u. k. prime minister, sending out a letter to president macro last night and symbol tenuously putting it on social media in a way that mr. macro and found utterly undiplomatic britain has been uninvited from that group meeting. so the meeting will go ahead, those count

mark easton, bbc news — dover.ister has said that strict restrictions are being put back in place due to a recent surge in covid infections. people who aren't vaccinated have been told they will be restricted in where they will be restricted in where they can go. a number of other european countries are also seeing a rise in cases as our health correspondent reports. people in the netherlands enjoying what might be their last evening out before restrictions being put in place. intensive care unit in austria are also under strain. the government is set to announce restrictions on those who haven't been vaccinated with one of the lowest vaccination rates in europe. uk covid cases relative to the population have fallen back but the netherlands, austria, and some other european countries have seen steep increases. , . , european countries have seen steep increases. , ., , , european countries have seen steep increases. , . , . . , increases. germany is particularly concerning- _ increases. germany is particularly conce

at least 50 people were brought into dover today, two boats, and that�*s in the wake of this.k a return policy is going to be a deterrent. i think that fails to understand just how desperate these people are, just how much money they paid to get to french shores in the first place. what we really need, let�*s face it, is a branch to look at our immigration system. we need to have faster processing, better conditions on our asylum centres, we need to... we�*ve got some responsibility as well, but this will have to be an international solution that looks at people as human beings and not as migrants and asylum—seekers. this human beings and not as migrants and asylum-seekers— asylum-seekers. as we turn to the front -a~e asylum-seekers. as we turn to the front page of _ asylum-seekers. as we turn to the front page of the _ asylum-seekers. as we turn to the front page of the daily _ asylum-seekers. as we turn to the front page of the daily mail- asylum-seekers. as we turn to the front page of the daily mail, - asylum-seekers. as we turn to the front page of the daily mail, it's i

come on more with poll brennan, following the story from the british coastal town of dover. i and others politics involved in everything pole but 27 people died in the channel and many more probably will as well try to make that crossing and yet politic seems to be taking over that indeed. and it from wednesday, when these 27 people drowned in that stretch of water over to my right hand, left hand side that had been caused for closer cooperation between britain and france. and frankly, they have fallen apart as a result of the fact that britain and france at the moment, frankly, just don't get on. and there is also question marks about the way the british have attempted to push their particular preferred solution. on the french, it was very early on wednesday evening, but at present macklin, boris johnson had a telephone conversation together. on thursday, the suggestion was being made by the british side. the joint patrols could be made with british police and army on the french beaches, supporting the french police and to stop the boats, putting out to sea that was mention

come on, pull. brennan are following the source in the british coastal town of dover. mean pull. you would hope that humanity would chum politics, but at this point it seems political deadlock is thea, the top story. almost indeed nothing. quintanilla needs. just be careful about the nuance here as well. it's not that francis could as cancel the meeting with britain . the meeting is going to go ahead on sunday this meeting, this gathering of france, belgium, the netherlands, and the european commission. it will go ahead. it was initially supposed to have the u. k there at the table, but france has essentially disinvite it uninvited. the british home secretary, pretty patel, because of this row over the way that boris johnson has gone about publicizing via social media. that the letter that he wrote to president micron on thursday night. you heard there the exasperation of president micron, saying this is not how we conduct diplomatic business. and what it seems is that britain is always trying to bounce france into allowing a go into accepting the proposals that britain wants to

. who cross the channel to the dover.itain's biggest black friday yet. belgium has reported europe's first case of the new coronavirus variant first detected in south africa. it comes has the world health organization holds a special meeting to consider its significance. here, the health secretary, sajid javid, has told there is "huge international concern" about the new variant saying it could pose a substantial risk to public health. our first report is from our health correspondent, katharine da costa. the emergence of a new highly complex variant in southern africa has sounded alarm bells around the world. so far most cases have been identified in one province of south africa, where it appears the variant may be driving a new wave of infection. early analysis show this variant has a large number of mutations that require and will undergo further study. it will take a few weeks for us to understand what impact this variant has. the new variant was only identified four days ago. genetic analysis shows it has twice the m

mark easton, bbc news, dover.rst live to westminster and our political correspondent chris mason. is there now new thinking about how to solve this, chris? good evening. the prime minister has written to the — good evening. the prime minister has written to the french _ good evening. the prime minister has written to the french president - good evening. the prime minister has written to the french president this i written to the french president this evening after the telephone call last night saying unless there is joint action on both sides, there will be further tragedy will stop so what is he suggesting? he is suggesting joint patrols in boats in the channel, joint patrols in the air over the channel and also joint patrols on the french side come on french beaches involving the uk border force and french authorities, something that has been resisted by the french on sovereignty rounds because it is their land. boris johnson saying those patrols could begin as soon as next week. the other big thing he wants is

other given, al, this is al jazeera live from dover, also coming up to don says 6 of its soldiers have been killed.

i'm ben boulos live in dover.hat escalation of the political crisis comes after the deaths of 27 people who were trying to cross the channel on wednesday. i'll have all the latest. four teenage boys are arrested on suspicion of murder after a 12—year—old girl was stabbed to death in liverpool. mps will vote on plans that will see better support for people in england with down�*s syndrome in what could become the first law of its kind in the world. and coming up this hour... # we are family...# the multi—award winning music producer, nile rodgers, auctions some of his favourite guitars for charity. good morning. urgent travel restrictions are being rushed in for south africa and five neighbouring countries because of concerns about a new strain of coronavirus which scientists fear could be more infectious and better able to evade vaccines. the measures were announced last night even though the variant�*s potential danger is still not fully understood, and only a few dozen cases involving it have been confirmed. all

>> there in dover, england, there's a lot of finger pointing going on. what is the uk prime minister saying about this, and how does he plan to stop this from happening again? >> reporter: he says they need to break the business model of the smuggling networks, these enter national criminal org saugss. and evidence has been put before parliament about the migrant issue. it shows many of the migrants getting in boats along the coast of france only arrived there that day. these criminal gangs will hold them in belgium or in holland or in other countries and then move them into france, really within the last 24 hours. so boris johnson is saying that's a criminal enterprise that needs to be broken. but it was also taking sort of a targeting the french action, if you will. he said the british have offered to give more support. in fact, they've offered to send british officers os over to hel the french on the beaches. hoping to galvanize the french to take that seriously and perhaps take them up on that offer. the indications are from the french, they have eno

mark easton, bbc news, dover.rge of new coronavirus infections across some parts europe. tonight, the netherlands has announced it's bringing back some tough restrictions. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports. people in the netherlands enjoying what might be their last evening out before restrictions being put in place. the dutch government's response to rising qovu infections and pressure on hospitals. intensive care unit in austria are also under strain. the government is set to announce restrictions on those who haven't been jabbed with one of the lowest vaccination rates in europe. uk covid cases relative to the population have fallen back but the netherlands, austria, and some other european countries have seen steep increases. germany is particularly concerning. the number of cases has gone through the roof. it is major. and the vaccination rate aren't fantastic. the prime minister sounded a cautionary note about the implications of case increases across europe. i am seeing the storm clouds gathering over part