at dover harbour. home casualties as they arrived at dover harbour . home office casualties as they arrived at dover harbour. home office has been chairing an emergency meeting of the small boats operator national gold command, this morning. home operator national gold command, this morning . home secretary this morning. home secretary suella braverman saying , my suella braverman saying, my thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the tragic loss of life in the channel. charlie rowley is a former special adviser to michael gove. he told us this is a europe wide problem, a dangerous route into the uk. >> it's not something that people do lightly and it follows the incident that we had just last week in italy where an ambulance lost their lives because of the crossings that are taking place, not just across calais and dover , but across calais and dover, but across calais and dover, but across europe. it is a european crisis that we're seeing . but as crisis that we're seeing. but as i say, it hi

the a shot down towards dover harbour. the dover a shot down towards dover harbour .bour. the dover lifeboat is just coming to in dover harbour with a group of people they picked up from at least one small boat . there is another small boat. there is another border force vessel which will give you a look at in a second. but we'll stay with these shots off the lifeboat coming in for us. but also in the harbour. when you came to me last, was a border force vessel defender . border force vessel defender. now, our producer was counting as he came off close to 130 people were on this particular border force vessel, taken off two boats and that means that it's 635 people, up to 65 people. now on each of these migrant boats that are coming across, which is a very significant and serious development as far as maritime authorities are concerned. the reason is because with so many people on the dinghies , they are people on the dinghies, they are being overwhelmed very easily by the waves . people are falling the waves. people are falling overboard , as we saw, of course, overb

simon jones in dover and bethany itell— arriving.ing. simon jones in dover and bethany bell in calais. thank - arriving. simon jones in dover and bethany bell in calais. thank you | bethany bell in calais. thank you both. let's get some of the day's other news now. china says it will respond forcefully to a visit to new york by taiwan's vice president. this was william lai in new york on a brief stop—over en route to paraguay, one of the few countries that maintains diplomatic relations with taiwan. china claims the island as its own territory and reacts angrily to any meetings between taiwanese and us officials. the wife of the assassinated ecuadorian presidential candidate fernando villavicencio says she blames the state for his murder. arriving at a news conference wearing a bulletproof vest and helmet, veronica sarauz accused police of not adequately protecting him. ecuador has been under a state of emergency since mr villavicencio was shot dead after a rally in quito on wednesday. in afghanistan, the taliban say universities are

dover.ntinuing. thank you. we will bring you more on that moving the story as and when we the information. now we take you to the information. now we take you to the women's world cup in australia, with the drama continues in sydney. and england's quarterfinal game against colombia at, they are leading 2—i against colombia at, they are leading 2—1 after one goal each in the first half, alessia russo has scored for england to take the lead with 20 minutes to go. and that was a reaction to that goal, thousands of fans gathering across the country in england to watch this match. of this was in knaresborough. we speak to our corresponding to shaimaa who is in a fan zone in sydney. you are surrounded by fans there, are they pro—england or pro—colombia? i surrounded by fans there, are they pro-england or pro-colombia? i would sa it is a pro-england or pro-colombia? i would say it is a colombia _ pro-england or pro-colombia? i would say it is a colombia crowd _ pro-england or pro-colombia? i would

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the figure comes as authorities brought at least 500 migrants to dover harbour . 500 migrants to dovery editor, mark . editor, mark. white >> plus, french bulldogs , >> plus, french bulldogs, british bulldogs, they're among the most popular dog breeds, but now an animal welfare charity is urging people to avoid buying puppies with such exaggerated features. we'll be telling you more . we want your views on this more. we want your views on this before we start, though, here's all your headlines with paul hawkins . hawkins. >> good afternoon. 2:01. i'm paul hawkins in the gb newsroom. the prime minister claims today's fall in inflation shows his plan is working. today's fall in inflation shows his plan is working . price rises his plan is working. price rises are continuing to slow due to falls in the cost of food and energy. the latest figures from the office for national statistics found consumer price index inflation or cpi, dropped to 6.8% in the year to july. index inflation or cpi, dropped to 6.8% in the year to july . for to 6.8% in the year to july. for june it was 7.9. it's now

simonjones in dover, thank you for that update.— in the past few minutes — released new data about the number of migrants crossing the mediterranean to europe. the agency says the number increased by the number of people travelling across the mediterranean. let's speak now to our reporter in rome, sofia bettiza a rise in the number of those crossing illegally so why do we think that is? it crossing illegally so why do we think that is?— crossing illegally so why do we think that is? it is mostly people who are coming _ think that is? it is mostly people who are coming from _ think that is? it is mostly people who are coming from egypt, - think that is? it is mostly people | who are coming from egypt, from guinea, from the ivory coast who are fleeing war and persecution. and are trying to reach europe, looking for a better life. what we are seeing is a better life. what we are seeing is a new dangerous trend of using very small low quality metal boats. they tend to break during the journey, crossing the mediterranean sea from north

simonjones in simon jones in dover speaking simonjones in dover speaking tours earlier. —— speaking toddes — director at the migration policy centre at the european university institute said there was a lack of cooperation between british and french authorities. the fact that this is continuing as an indication that up to now, a failure of cooperation. there have been frequent attempts over recent years for french and british authorities to reach agreement on a more effective means of policing the channel, stopping people from embarking on these dangerous journeys, but we are not seeing the results of that. so, i think this is an indication of failure of cooperation and the need for reinforced corporation to prevent this tragedy recurring. what would that corporation look like? the mp for dover, natalie elphicke, said that this incident highlighted the need forjoint patrols on the french coast, to stop migrants leaving there to come to british shores in the first place. what's your response to that? there's no magic solution, no one single measure can resolve what is a very complex iss

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simonjones, bbc news, dover. hour, the authorities have confirmed another rescue in the channel overnight. 5a migrants were picked up by french coast guards after a boat capsized off the coast of calais. the authorities were alerted by a commercial ship. some were taken to the port of dunkirk. joining me live now are our correspondents, ian palmer, who's in dover and bethany bell in calais. the first of all, ian, can you bring it up to date on this latest development? i it up to date on this latest development?— it up to date on this latest development? it up to date on this latest develoment? .., , ., ., development? i can tell you that the wind had picked _ development? i can tell you that the wind had picked up _ development? i can tell you that the wind had picked up this _ development? i can tell you that the wind had picked up this morning. - development? i can tell you that the wind had picked up this morning. i. wind had picked up this morning. i can no longer see the coastline of france, which means it i

simonjones is at dover, with this update on the story.n terms of the sequence of events, a passing ship actually spotted a boat carrying migrants in difficulty, it was reported that the people on board were trying to bail out water using their shoes. an emergency response was activated, several lifeboats were sent to the scene and by the time they arrived it was a pretty catastrophic picture. you had numerous people were in the water screaming for help. rescuers did what they did. one person was airlifted to hospital in calais where they were later pronounced dead. five other bodies were taken to shore by the lifeboat and the survivors, around 40—50 people were brought here to dover and also on the other side of the channel in calais. what is concerning for the authorities is, speaking to rescuers, they say, over the past week this is the seventh time that people have been pulled from the water. there is a fear that the smugglers who are organising these crossings perhaps have a defective batch of boats and that is putting lives at risk.

so we saw dover lifeboat out . we saw saw dover lifeboat out.feboat in fact, that dungeness lifeboat took a roundabout 60 people, we understand between 50 and 60 people, two dungeness westerly point in kent, they normally don't go to that beach anymore because of protests by some locals and other groups that have gone down to that beach. so instead , most of those who are instead, most of those who are taken off the small boats are taken off the small boats are taken to the border force processing centre here in dover. we make it just under about 500 today. so far who've crossed. however authorities are braced for the potential of another surge this evening. again, the pattern is that boats will come out in the morning and then perhaps in the evening more boats will be pushed out and into the channel because we've got effectively about a good day of good weather. then we're getting into some thunderstorms and then after that, it'll be again improving sort of later in the weekend. >> mark, thank you very , very >> mark, thank you very, very much.

simonjones reports from dover.y in the channel, more migrants were being brought to dover after being picked up at sea, undeterred by the evident risks of taking to the water in overcrowded, flimsy boats. it was just such a boat that sank, prompting a huge emergency response. the survivors said some of them had been trying to bail out water with their shoes. others were in the sea pleading for help. a harrowing incident for the lifeboat crews. the french minister responsible for safety at sea visited some of those involved in the rescue operation in calais, keen to talk about the people who were helped to safety. this terrible event shows that thanks to cooperation between france and britain we managed to save lives. that's what we have to focus on. last december, at least four people died when their boat capsized. there are now renewed calls for increased cooperation between britain and france. it is absolutely essential the authorities are able to cooperate to prevent people making these dangerous journeys. the f

simonjones reports from dover. the sea has claimed several lives.lifeboat had the grim task of bringing by bodies back to shore. a six person airlifted to hospital didn't survive. some of those rescued were taken to dover after lifeboats from the uk joined the search operation. many survivors had beenin search operation. many survivors had been in the sea screaming for help, others had been trying to bail out their sinking boat using their shoes. translation: , ., , translation: they were in trouble. some were suffering _ translation: they were in trouble. some were suffering from _ translation: they were in trouble. | some were suffering from seasickness and the boats are quite simply overloaded. they overload the boats and the boats can no longer move forward. the last boat was twofold. these pictures taken early in the week show how many people can be crammed into flimsy boats in the world's busiest shipping lane. the french authorities say they will only intervene at see if a boat gets into difficulty. the mp for dover is calling for a new appro

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the mp for dover is calling for a new approach.s is an absolute tragedy today in the channel, and my thoughts and prayers are with all those affected. what we now really need to see is the french stopping these unseaworthy and overcrowded vessels getting into the channel in the first place, and a joint channel security zone. charities supporting refugees say they have heard calls for change before. it's tragic, isn't it? we've been here several times in the last few years _ and nothing changes. every time we're stood here, loss of life in the channel, i we call for this to be a catalyst for change and it never is. - and it'sjust, it's- another needless tragedy. rescuers say this is the seventh time in the past week that people have had to be pulled from the sea. it's raised concerns that the smugglers organising the crossings are perhaps using a defective batch of boats, boats which are already dangerously overloaded, and that is making the crossing even more perilous. butjust hours after the deaths were confirmed, more people from

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simonjones, bbc news, dover.orrespondent lisa louis is in calais with the latest on the rescue operation. we heard from french authorities earlier that they were alerted by a commercial vessel at 420 local time and dispatch them of their vessels to the site and brought in the two british vessels to bring as many people save to sure as they could. we talked to some of these rescue staff earlier today and they told us it was really a grim scene. they were going there to save lives, but once i got there, the only thing they could do with actually drag dead corpses out of the water. they were really in shock and hoping other events like that will not happen again, but aid workers have been telling a lot of people have been telling a lot of people have been coming to calais over the past three weeks and the estimate there are hundreds of migrants waiting to cross the channel and other dramatic events could happen over the coming weeks again. liza events could happen over the coming weeks again-— weeks again. lisa loui

simonjones, bbc news, dover. correspondent lisa louis is in calais this evening. what more can you tell is about the people who were on board? weill. what more can you tell is about the people who were on board? well, we know art people who were on board? well, we know part of — people who were on board? well, we know part of these _ people who were on board? well, we know part of these people _ people who were on board? well, we know part of these people are - people who were on board? well, we know part of these people are now. know part of these people are now back here in calais. authorities say they were taking care of them. they were talking to police at that point. aid associations are now starting to walk around and find people who are may be related to them or brothers and sisters telling that their loved ones may have day in the sea. and they are trying to provide support as aid associations are going around trying to provide food and support. psychological support and give them shelter they can. we sup

simonjones, bbc news, dover. we can speak now to simon in dover.ve confirmed there was another rescue in the channel overnight. can you bring us up to speed on what happened?— bring us up to speed on what hauened? , ,., , ., . happened? yes, it is a sign once aaain happened? yes, it is a sign once again that _ happened? yes, it is a sign once again that despite _ happened? yes, it is a sign once again that despite what - happened? yes, it is a sign oncel again that despite what happened yesterday, the tragedy in the channel, when at least six people lost their lives, the crossings had continued nevertheless. we heard from the french authorities late yesterday evening that they had come to the aid of another boat which had around 50 people also on board. in terms of what happened early yesterday morning, and the boat that capsized, the search operation has now been called off. that will not resume unless any new information comes to light. that will be a recovery operation because there is no chance the two people still feared to be missing will sti

simonjones, bbc news, dover.rand jury is expected to hear evidence next week in an atlanta—area case against donald trump and his allies for allegedly interfering in the 2020 election. on saturday the state's former lieutenant governor geoff duncan and an independent journalist confirmed that they both have been asked to testify before the grand jury on tuesday. fulton county district attorney fani willis is thought to be seeking more than a dozen charges against the former president, including conspiracy and racketeering. those charges could happen in the coming days. trump denies all wrongdoing. donald trump made an appearance at the iowa state fair this saturday. hundreds of supporters and fair attendees greeted the former president at the fair, held in the first state to kick off voting in the us presidential primary. the former president's visit happened at the same time his lead rival, florida governor ron desantis, joined iowa governor kim reynolds for a fireside chat at the fairgrounds. earlier i spoke to

simonjones, bbc news, dover.ext week in an atlanta area case against donald trump and his allies for allegedly interfering in the 2020 election. on saturday, state's formally tenant governor and an independentjournalist said independent journalist said they had independentjournalist said they had both been asked to testify before the grand jury on wednesday. fulton county attorney general fani willis is thought to be seeking more than a dozen charges against the former president. they include conspiracy and racketeering and those charges could come in the coming days. trump denies any wrongdoing. donald trump did make an appearance at the iowa state fair, hundreds there greeted the former president as he moved around grills and even visited baby goats at that fair held in the first state to kick off voting in the us presidential primary. trump's visit happened as his lead driver, florida governor ron desantis. hejoined iowa governor kim reynolds for a fireside chat at the fairground. desantis has recently shaken

simonjones, bbc news, dover.mohamed bazoum has reported he is in good spirits. he has been held captive in the basement of the presidential palace in the capitol since he was removed from office by the military. west africa is a regional organisation aims to send a parliamentary committee to niger to meet the leaders. the military chiefs were meant to hold talks on the crisis on saturday but that was cancelled without explanation. the taliban's afghan universities are ready to readmit women but are ready to readmit women but a final decision is up to the leader. they banned female students from campuses last year but an education official told the associated press that senior figures told the associated press that seniorfigures in told the associated press that senior figures in the taliban were in favour of reversing the decision. they did not say if it was clear if the change would ever happen. stay with us. right here on bbc news. part one of the weekend was mixed with low pressure bringing sunshine and shower

cash why dover and why are you raising cash >> i raised cash the last two weeks. i sold goldman sachs, sherwin williams and now dover i'm respectful of how far this market has come. i do not think there is disaster afoot. i've been enthusiastic and optimistic about the markets and the economy. i'm not swaying from that. i am experienced and i will tell you that is the sort of setup, a huge rally into august where people go on vacation the second week of august and sell stocks that's nolt science. i can't prove that's going to happen probably the second half of august into september, which is normally a tricky month to begin with, is probably a good time, dom, to have dry powder to commit if i'm wrong, there will be a stock that for whatever the reason goes down and i can get into it. i do want to have just some tactical short-term cash as far as why dover, look, it's done fine. industrials have done fine it's not something i'm terribly passionate about your love factor, sorry, dover, that's you >> not on the long duration side of things, you do have warren buffett

but across calais and to dover but across europe.crisis that we're seeing. but as i say, it highlights the perilous journey that people do take, which is all the more reason why we have to do more to stop it. >> and i cannot repeat enough. if you go to dover, if you see these craft, i mean, they are lashed together from pvc sheeting that is plastic welded together to before would i mean, they are just basic homemade craft . people are paying craft. people are paying thousands of pounds to get on these boats. we saw when the weather was calm there so heavy laden with people, they're practically bending half when practically bending in half when the choppy like the weather gets choppy like this, the window of this, when the window of opportunity to set to sea is small , all these opportunity to set to sea is small, all these kind of disasters are going to happen. they're going to happen increase often, surely it's time to kind often, surely it's time to kind of try and end the pull factors . stopping the boats could save lives. >> yeah

a calm day has hundreds in dover. and in a moment, we'll go and join mark white, who is down there in dover docks. but we're literally being mocked literally being openly mocked and laughed at. let's have a look at the series of videos on tiktok. the first one shows young men assembling near the beaches of northern france last night. have a look at this right . so as you can see, large group of young men, not a woman in sight, not a child in sight. large group of young men last night getting ready to cross the channel. they've all paid the trafficker three and a half grand here they are now on the boat somewhere on average. now, about 65 to a boat. here they are crossing the channel. it's thumbs up , are crossing the channel. it's thumbs up, big smile. it's grabbing day out. and now they've been picked up by the rnli. yes big waves. happy as larry off to a four star hotel, three square meals a day and £40 a week, spending money. and they're literally mocking us openly on tiktok and there's nothing the social media cha

simonjones, bbc news, dover.o an estimate by the international energy agency, which says demand reached an all—time high of 103 million barrels a day. the agency suggests the demand could rise even more this month, hitting a new peak. here is our business reporter david waddell. global oil demand first passed through 100 million barrels a day in 2019 but the impact of the covid pandemic hit demand hard. at one point in the april of 2020, the price of a barrel of brent crude fell to $22.4. it's much higher now — on friday, the market price closed at $85.5. that's a price that buyers are happy to accept on the world markets. june saw an estimated aggregate demand of 103 barrels per day. so, why is demand so high? that's a question i put to the independent energy analyst, cornelia meyer. well, the economy is doing a little bit better — the global economy — than was anticipated at the beginning of the year, especially the us is doing a lot better and even in europe, where some economies aren't doing too well, there i

a calm day has hundreds in dover. in a moment, we'll go and join mark white, who is down there in dover docks. but we're literally being mocked literally being openly mocked and laughed at. let's have a look at the series of videos on tiktok. the first one shows young men assembling near the beaches of northern france last night. have a look at this right . so as you can see, large group of young men, not a woman in sight, not a child in sight. large group of young men last night getting ready to cross the channel. they've all paid the trafficker three and a half grand here they are now on the boat somewhere on average. now, about 65 to a boat. here they are crossing the channel. it's thumbs up , are crossing the channel. it's thumbs up, big smile. it's grabbing day out. and now they've been picked up by the rnli. yes big waves. happy as larry off to a four star hotel, three square meals a day and £40 a week, spending money. and they're literally mocking us openly on tiktok and there's nothing the social media channel

i'm all dover, russian, and the russian federation guide. and who fight on the side of the aggressor and the store for i don't know exactly what the leaders of russia and other countries are after. but these conflicts are very similar. it's no coincidence that we've all been divided on with all the over georgia, ukraine, azerbaijan and armenia. is it a but john sent me 9 for both come on of the idea that russia is systematically dividing these post. soviet societies is as obvious as it is disconcerting. the in october 2022. the boy in ukraine came even close at him all day event. ponce from a russian miss. i'll find that ukraine vantage animal. dave and village near the boat in the blast ways best windows and several houses here in northern moldova. but no one was injured. ukraine's anti and cross system had shot down the rush and miss sile, the president signed to came to see the situation for himself. the missile came from ukraine and what's a rush it got to do with that. but we need to differentiate between who's supporting the war and wh

simonjones reporting from dover.y the eu's border agency suggest that the number of people who have crossed illegally into the european union so far this year is 13% higher than the same period in 2022. the agency says the increase was entirely driven by the number of people who arrived after travelling across the mediterranean, which more than doubled. 0ur reporter in rome sofia bettiza explained why illegal crossings have been rising. what we are seeing is a new, dangerous trend of using very small, low quality metal boats and they tend to break during the journey crossing the mediterranean sea from north africa to italy. it's very easy for those boats to capsize. that's exactly what happened a few days ago when a boat that was carrying 45 people on board capsized near sicily because of a wave. as a result, 41 people died. that's why, according to the un, this route, the central mediterranean route, is by far the most dangerous migrant crossing in the world. just to give you a number, frankie, this year so far more

dover channel this morning. the operation. about five miles off the french coast at. joining us now to bring us up to date on this story is gb news home and security editor mark white. mark is a rapidly developing story. what more can you tell us this morning of what's happened and. >> well, we've certainly got a much clearer idea of how events unfolded. it was around about 4 am. when a passing ship in the channel noticed a small migrant boat that was is apparently very full of migrants and insignificant difficulty. reports that many of those on board were using their shoes at just to bail them out . and the just to bail them out. and the emergency services were called. by emergency services were called. by the time those rescue craft from both france and the uk reached the scene, it was a scene of absolute chaos, with many of those migrants in the water. at that time we had exclusive pictures from our producer here in kent of one of the vessels involved in the rescue, the border force vessel and also the dover

and then to dover harbour. and then dunng to dover harbour. morning, early in the morning, just after about 9:00, an emergency in the channel as one of those boats got into difficulty. there were a number of migrants in the water and four lifeboats had to scramble to that incident not far from dungeness . they were picked up, dungeness. they were picked up, those people taken to dover , those people taken to dover, some of them assessed. but i don't think any of them were seriously affected by that ordeal. and then to top that off, what was the border force drone sophisticated piece of equipment, one of a number of assets that border force and the coastguard have based at lydd airport in kent that suffered some kind of mechanical incident and ditched in the english channel. the latest that we've been told is that that drone has now been recovered. you see these pictures for here those watching on television . this is watching on television. this is former prime minister boris johnson on a visit to lydd airport as he announced the rwanda policy

— migrants who died in the channel turn up in dover.orking week, it looks like things are going to warm up. however, it's not going to last terribly long because, overnight thursday into friday, a cold front sweeps across us, bringing rain and fresher conditions. today, we've got a high pressure across us. weather fronts waiting in the wings to come our way a bit later on in the day, more particularly to wales and the south—west. so there's a fair bit of sunshine, a lot of dry weather around this afternoon. some scattered showers, the odd sharp one, the heaviest of which will be across the north of scotland. you can see the cloud thickening up with some patchy light rain and drizzle coming into south—west england and south—west wales. top temperatures about 21. the cloud and rain will push in through the course of this evening and overnight, heading northwards and eastwards. there will be quite a bit of fog as well along the coast and hills/ to the north of that, for northern england, northern ireland in scotland, clearer skies, but the

lifeboat out, we have the dover lifeboat out, we have the dungeness lifeboat out.e littlestone inflatable out, volunteers being asked out, the volunteers being asked effectively to cover the border force. >> yes. and the complicated factor was while those lifeboats were engaged in intercepting the boats and picking up people , boats and picking up people, acting as that sort of glorified taxi service, which i know upset so many people. they had a genuine emergency with people in the migrants in the water. quite a number dumas and those lifeboats had to rush to deal with that as well. so it just again indicates states how very serious the situation is and how dangerous these crossings are. >> and then the ultimate fast. yes, the ultimate fast . boris yes, the ultimate fast. boris johnson turns up at lydd airport and we're going back to last year , the big initiative. and year, the big initiative. and he's photographed standing next to a giant, great big drone. look at it. great big blooming thing. the size of an aeroplane. and boy , does it make a noise as and boy,

lifeboat out, we have the dover lifeboat out, we have the dungeness lifeboat out.e littlestone inflatable out, volunteers being asked out, the volunteers being asked effectively to cover the border force. >> yes. and the complicated factor was while those lifeboats were engaged in intercepting the boats and picking up people , boats and picking up people, acting as that sort of glorified taxi service, which i know upset so many people. they had a genuine emergency with people in the migrants in the water. quite a number dumas and those lifeboats had to rush to deal with that as well. so it just again indicates states how very serious the situation is and how dangerous these crossings are. >> and then the ultimate fast. yes, the ultimate fast . boris yes, the ultimate fast. boris johnson turns up at lydd airport and we're going back to last year , the big initiative. and year, the big initiative. and he's photographed standing next to a giant, great big drone. look at it. great big blooming thing. the size of an aeroplane. and boy , does it make a noise as and boy,

simonjones, bbc news, dover. 0ur reporter ian palmer joins us now from dover.'s the latest this morning? the latest is from dover that the sea is calm and the winds are light, so it is very probable that the next small boat is already on its way to the kent coast. now, as we heard in this latest tragedy, six people died, believed to be men in their 30s from afghanistan, and, sadly, this is not the deadliest incident to happen in the channel. in 2021, 27 people lost their lives trying to cross the waters here, and in december 2022, four people lost their lives. the secretary has said this latest tragedy is a tragic loss of life. that is the human side. the politics, simonjones mentioned in his report, is a little more complicated. we heard last thursday that 100,000 people have managed to cross the channel in small boats since 2018, and last thursday, 750 people managed to cross the water and 1a boats. rishi sunak is trying to introduce legislation to try and stop people traffickers from plying their trade, which include stopping social media companies from adve

moldova, the up at the low store i thought that transmission area, this the separatist region animal. dover is a bit like the don't boss doesn't matter to you. i wanted to find out if there was a difference between these conflicts and fleet and whether it could lead to such a hatred in war happening here because you know, just it, those. that's how this video came about. what the different deals products still decoy putting you through? what is trans mystery you want? cuz it's a region that broke away from all dove in the 1990 example is which is the international community says it belongs to molto but but no, dove. it has no control over it. in, in 1992 award took place, fairly enough, good russian troops had been stationed there ever since. look forward, it's all this makes trans mystery a comparable to other hotspots in the former soviet union. you me that you don't boss. no go in a car box boss of kazi, a and south of sasha usually is due to lack of the former soviet republics. hold up a declared its independence in 1991. the voters about is to the north, east and south from ukraine and

best windows in several houses here in northern mill. dover. but no one was injured, ukraine's anti aircraft systems had shut down, the rushing miss sile presidency and who came to see the situation for herself. the missile came from ukraine and what's a rush it got to do with that. but we need to differentiate between who's supporting the war and who is going to, i guess we won't support the new wide power more times cheaper in ukraine, of a senior, to be at the new grain has no electricity. you need to deal with some of the tv, the tv and other cities. when there's no light, when you can, you know water. no heat would need died in the winter. the mold, jovan government will provide compensation for eating costs at the being. yeah. there's not for everyone to know what you mean. why not last year it was paid, and this year it will be even more people get done, but we're suffering the this is always done. the visa this winter will be tough due to the war. he's a bank because prices have risen due to the war miss. we're a small country and we ne

the trends and history a warm lead to trends and history, a breaking away from all dover. reminders at this time can still be found at the border to the separatist territory. in caution, it's a heavy finding. 2 claims with the russian army and separatist loyal to moscow on one side, those defending moldova, on the other to order me this state or the use of the traces that remain from those times the way it sees the guy girl, these holes for she would have said yes, got it. i agree. yeah. you can see the distance between them around 4 meters because there weren't so many soldiers that usually usually less the people are also stationed on the roof of the building. it see, this was the village of center and defend, but i, that's out totally. this is something broken locally based on what's happening in ukraine. now it's familiar to me to move back then we have lots of refugees who fled to case you know ssl is good for romania or i can well remember people's driver into your side of what's happening now. effects me my deeply go. i mean a lot to jason simply music for the cat brought digits

simonjones reports from dover. the sea has claimed several more lives.ies back to shore, a sixth person airlifted to hospital didn't survive. some of those rescued were taken to dover after lifeboats from the uk joined the search operation. many of the survivors had been in the sea, screaming for help.

simonjones, bbc news, dover.s year are down by about 15% compared with the same period last year. but so far this year, the numbers entering the eu illegally have gone up by about 13%. critics say what happens out there in the channel is less about government policy and much more to do with the weather. for example, this morning weather. for example, this morning we saw several boats being brought into shore when it was very calm, perhaps 200 people arriving in total. after that, the wind whipped up total. after that, the wind whipped up in the crossings have start for the day. simonjones, the day. simon jones, thank the day. simonjones, thank you. —— have stopped. the time is 13:17. our top story this afternoon: junior doctors in england begin a four—day walk—out as part of a long—running dispute with the government about pay and conditions. dozens of hot air balloons take to the skies, as the international balloon fiesta gets under way in bristol. coming up on bbc news: could liverpool be about to break the bri

said they to get to uk what is to be picked up by the border force or lifeboat and brought here to dovery going nowhere and the situation was becoming more dangerous they did agree to be back to france. but it shows how dangerous these crossings can be. but these crosses continue pretty much every time we see calm weather out there on the channel. let's get more now on the politics of managing migration with our political correspondent shelley phelps. one of rishi sunak�*s key policy pledges was to �*stop the boats'. how is the government's overall strategy working out? today's figures are an unwelcome milestone for the prime minister. rishi sunak has made stopping the boats one hot as five pledges, he thinks this will be a big issue at the next general election. the government thinks that this is an area that labour is weak on. in terms of policies to try and tackle this issue, the government says it wants to cut the cost of housing asylum seekers and hotels, it says that costs around £6 million per day, so we have the barge policy, that became operational this week, bibby stockholm, pe

on the seafront in dover, a memorial to remember those who have died seeking sanctuary in the uk.ow be added to that list. unfortunately, it was going to happen some time and we'll have another one before long. all the time people are trying to cross the channel in these boats which are not designed for the purpose, then unfortunately things will go wrong. and politically, that may mean choppy waters ahead. simonjones, bbc news, dover. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. nine people have been injured — two of them seriously — after a car veered off the road and crashed into a campsite in pembrokeshire in wales on saturday night. the campsite owner said a baby in the tent miraculously escaped serious injury, as it was protected by its cot. the health secretary, steve barclay, says he wants to offer the help of hospitals in england to reduce nhs waiting lists in scotland and wales. figures this week showed a record 7.5 million people waiting for treatment in england alone. the government claims the percentage waiting for more than 18 months is higher

simonjones reports from dover. the sea has claimed several more lives.to shore, a sixth person airlifted to hospital didn't survive. some of those rescued were taken to dover after lifeboats from the uk joined the search operation.

they wanted to get to uk waters to be picked up by the border force or lifeboat and brought here to doverhere and the situation was becoming more dangerous, they did agree to be taken back to france, but itjust shows how dangerous these crossings can be, but that these crossings continue pretty much every time we see calm weather out there in the channel. 0ne one more strand of this global issue. meanwhile in myanmar, the bodies of 23 rohinjas have been recovered off rakhine state, after their boat sank as they tried to reach malaysia. dozens of others are missing. the survivors said, they were trying to reach malaysia when their boat carrying more than 50 passengers foundered — and was abandoned by its crew on sunday. every year, thousands of rohingyas attempt the perilous sea journey to malaysia or indonesia. many are escaping persecution in myanmar and overcrowded refugee camps in bangladesh. you are watching bbc news around the world and across the uk. you're live with bbc news. west african army chiefs say they will meet next week to discuss the military coup in niger, with some repo