we are looking at scenes in dover at a border force boat. we l dover at a border force boat.ther there are any migrants on board. this is the kind of grow to pick up these migrants. at the other side of the screen we are looking at bbc news helicopter shots of the coastline. we have seen boats trying to cross in the past few hours. a reminder that five people have died while trying to cross the sea from france this morning. this news camejust hours after the uk parliament pass their luanda bill. the home secretary, james cleverley has called it a tragedy. there is a report of another migrant boat in the channel. this is the issue. this is what they want to prevent. they want to stop those who ply their trade and take advantage of these people desperate to come over to the uk, who risk their lives and sadly, huge numbers of them do die in this crossing. absolutely. the cost of doing this to them is financial. they pay three or 4000 dollars to people traffickers for a place on these boats. the people have to work out and tells how to get there. the boats are provided by the tra

simon jones in dover. now a look at _ one that works. simon jones in dover.est of one that works. simon jones in - dover. now a look at the rest of the day's news. the speed limit on some roads across wales looks likely to be increased — just seven months after being reduced to 20 miles an hour. the new welsh transport secretary ken skates is due to give more details this afternoon about bringing back the 30mph limit, after the original plans were widely criticised. let's go to our wales correspondent hywel griffth in cardiff. what is likely to happen? we will hear from ken _ what is likely to happen? we will hear from ken skates _ what is likely to happen? we will hear from ken skates in - what is likely to happen? we will hear from ken skates in the - what is likely to happen? we will. hear from ken skates in the senedd later this afternoon. if we rewind to last year when this 20 mile an hour default limit was first introduced, we were told by the welsh labour government that it would save lives, and the political pain they endured would be worth it for bet

but dover's back in the swing of portfolio. that's one of their engineered products businesses that sells industrial automation components then dover turned around and an acquisition for its clean energy what did i tell you? by the way, can only be viewed as a good sign of confidence that's significant and has contributed to that nice earnings beat. the largest beat is the fourth quarter of 2021. in the end, it is tough to say dover ever really we want away the stock didn't fall off a radar screen as the company muddled through a complicated operating environment in 2022, 2023. oh, i know, i wish i circled back sooner. can't get everything right, but as the stock started recovering in october, months before we got any signs that the core business would turn around, i wouldn't spot it. you know what, for all of this sturm and drang, i don't think you're too late. this comeback story's got legs couple of quarters of growth revenue growth that means negative that can change. bottom line. i am thrilled to see it's no longer an old

simon jones live in dover, thank ou channel. simon jones live in dover, thank you very _ channel.annel. simon jones live in dover, thank you very much indeed. - thank you very much indeed. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. the former labour minister and crossbench peer, frank field, has died at the age of 81. he'd been a leading voice on welfare reform for much of his career — and had served as the mp for birkenhead on merseyside for a0 years. we have had this statement from lord field's family issued by his parliamentary office a few minutes ago. let's speak to our political correspondent harry farley. harry, a0 years as an mp for birkenhead and also a minister in tony blair's first government back in 1997. , ., , tony blair's first government back in1997. , ., , , , in 1997. yes, a minister briefly in tony blair's _ in 1997. yes, a minister briefly in tony blair's first _ in 1997. yes, a minister briefly in tony blair's first government, . in 1997. yes, a minister briefly in| tony blair's first government, and actually a number of the tributes have made refer

the bbc's simonjones is in dover.lum seekers are housed, waiting for their applications to be processed. as we heard, the backlog is in the tens of thousands of those?— thousands of those? yes, because what the government _ thousands of those? yes, because what the government is _ thousands of those? yes, because what the government is saying - thousands of those? yes, because what the government is saying is i thousands of those? yes, because | what the government is saying is if you come here illegally on a small boat or the back of a lorry you will not be allowed to stay in the uk, you will be detained and deported and not allowed to claim asylum in the uk. down there at the port of dover is where migrants are brought to shore. 0nce dover is where migrants are brought to shore. once they make it halfway across the channel they become the responsibility of the british authorities, so the lifeboat all of the border force pick them up in the channel, break them down, there is an initial processing in dover where peopl

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here's what he saw . in dover.e saw. >> this is a rare look inside the small boats operational command at dover harbour. the small boats operational command at dover harbour . as we command at dover harbour. as we filmed the border force vessel defender was alongside offloading another 66 channel migrants, the latest of more than 7000 who have arrived here so far this year. and this their mode of transport, large but extreme flimsy inflatable rafts made for the criminal gangs in backstreet factories. >> i mean , these aren't >> i mean, these aren't seaworthy for anything because they are just not made to any standard . standard. >> and trevor taylor has seen increasing numbers packed into these vessels. 70 or 80 migrants on each boat is now common. >> it'sjust on each boat is now common. >> it's just it's just not safe. the way it's constructed . and i the way it's constructed. and i mean, this is typical where if there was a cut or a punch in one part of this boat, the whole thing would go down. >> makeshift punct

our correspondent simonjones is in dover.le who arrived in the uk yesterday. i reckon 350 arrived yesterday, we will get the number confirmed later by the home office. initially people are brought ashore in dover having been picked up by the lifeboat or the border force and taken to the area just behind me for an initial processing that usually involves a health check. then there will be some sort of screening before people are taken on to a migrant processing centre a few kilometres from here at manston. people will generally spend a couple of days they're having security checks. they may express an interest in claiming asylum here and then be dispersed around the country. but now, given the law has changed, these people are being told they will not be allowed to pursue that asylum claim in the uk, and instead the government will look to transport them to rwanda. we know yesterday that among the people brought back to shore by the lifeboat was a group of 58 people who had been on board that dangerously overloaded boat that g

why is thatis dover, to cross the channel. why is that is not ready in time?as i say, there has been _ that is not ready in time? as i say, there has been concerned - that is not ready in time? as i say, there has been concerned about i that is not ready in time? as i say, i there has been concerned about how this is going to work, with all the extra admin at the port and an app thatis extra admin at the port and an app that is being developed by the eu has been proposed as one of the ways that this could be made much smoother. that is because people would be able to use the app to input or import some of this data remotely before they get to the border. as we have heard this week from the boss, the chief executive of eurostar, she has told the bbc that they are not expecting that app to be ready before october. we don't know exactly when the app is expected to launch, but some groups say it may not be until summer 2025. that means that for much of the industry, they aren't having to prepare for those new border checks to go ahead, regardless of whether the ap

three border force boats we have seen today bringing people today to dover.. we people out of the uk and thousands of kilometres to east africa.- of kilometres to east africa. we are 'ust of kilometres to east africa. we are just showing _ of kilometres to east africa. we are just showing the — of kilometres to east africa. we are just showing the pictures _ of kilometres to east africa. we are just showing the pictures and - of kilometres to east africa. we are just showing the pictures and they i just showing the pictures and they were off—loading passengers presumably picked up on the channel this morning. what more can you tell is about what happened there? another really busy day in the channel, conditions are really calm. you can see france very closely in the distance and that means there has been a large number of boats lunching from the beaches of northern france. what happens as once the boat makes it halfway across the channel, the people on board become the responsibility of the uk authority. we see the border force and lifeboat go out and pick up

let's speak to the bbc�*s simonjones, who's in dover. welcome back. the channel in which we understand at least five people have died today? another reminder of the danger of crossing the world's most dangerous shipping lane in these small boats. we talk about small boats, in this incident a boat set out at around 5am with, we are told, more than 110 people on board. that would be exceptional in terms of numbers, the average per boat is around 50. we are told the boat got stranded on a sandbank shortly after setting off from a beach in wimereux in northern france along the coast from calais, more towards boulogne. after being struck on the sandbank it managed to relaunch into the water but there was some sort of incident involving the crowd, as french authorities call it, on board the boat, and we are told five people lost their lives, among them three men, a woman and a young child. another reminder that even though it looks very calm out there in the channel, and you can see france in the distance pretty clearly, when things go wrong they can go dra

to the processing centre in dover harbour.nch waters and making steady progress towards uk territorial waters. well, the prime minister has announced plans to increase defence spending to 2.5% of gdp by 2030. during a trip to poland, rishi sunak said the budget will reach £87 billion by the end of the decade, addressing troops in a military hangan addressing troops in a military hangar, he also said the uk defence industry will be put on a war footing. mr sunak described the plans as the biggest strengthening of our national defence in a generation. >> as churchill said in 1934, to urge the preparation of defence is not to insert the imminence of war. on the contrary, if war was imminent, preparations for defence would be too late. i believe we must do more to defend our country, our interests and our values. so today i'm announcing the biggest strengthening of our national defence. for a generation . we defence. for a generation. we will increase defence spending to a new baseline of 2.5% of gdp by 2030. >> well, that big ann

three border force boats we have seen today bringing people today to dover.the backlog continues to grow, it is even more of a challenge for the government to get some people out of the uk and thousands of kilometres to east africa. we are just showing the pictures of the rlni and they were off—loading passengers presumably picked up on the channel this morning. what more can you tell is about what happened there? another really busy day in the channel, conditions are really calm. you can see france very closely in the distance and that means there has been a large number of boats lunching from the beaches of northern france. what happens is once the boat makes it halfway across the channel, the people on board become the responsibility of the uk authority. we see the border force and lifeboat go out and pick up these people, make sure they are safe and bring them back to dover. we have also heard of a tragedy in the channel, a boat that set off from a place in northern france, along the coast from calais, that had 112 people on board. that would be an unprec

in dover .and in dover. this is a rare look inside the small boats operational command at dover harbour. as we filmed, the border force vessel defender was alongside and offloading another 66 channel migrants, the latest of more than 7000 who have arrived here so far. this year. and this their mode of transport, large but extremely flimsy inflatable rafts made for the criminal gangs in back street factories. >> i mean, these aren't seaworthy for anything because they are just not made to any standard. >> trevor taylor has seen increasing numbers packed into these vessels 70 or 80 migrants on each boat is now common. >> it'sjust on each boat is now common. >> it's just it's just not safe the way it's constructed. i mean, this is typical where if there was a cut or a puncture in one part of this boat, the whole thing would go down in makeshift puncture repair kits and cheap pumps are often all the migrants have as they battle to stay afloat. >> and there are very few, if any , effective life jacke

those occupants were picked up by dover lifeboat. it is now in dover lifeboat.ce officers are searching everyone who comes off that particular boat, so that would lend some credibility to these reports that this may have been a tragedy that was in some way exacerbated by a group of other migrants trying to storm the boat, get onto the boat. it was desperately overcrowded, according to the authorities, as it tried to make its way further into the channel >> mark, the prime minister has said this morning that the incident underscores cause why a deterrent is needed, why the rwanda scheme is needed. other people would look at that in a different way and say, well, actually, doesn't it show that flight s aren't going to stop people because they're willing willing to risk their lives by by drowning in the sea. so nothing's going to stop them if they're willing to take that step . step. >> well, there is certainly a calculation and a determination from those who travel thousands of miles from africa, from the middle east into europe, across the mediterranean , in many

a centre in dover harbour.ther two boats were seen heading towards uk waters . heading towards uk waters. police were faced with violence at the saint george's day event in whitehall this afternoon, when a group tried to force its way through a cordon mounted officers on horses needed to intervene when the group broke through a police barrier. the force earlier said it expected some, quote, far right groups and groups linked to football clubs, end quote, to attend that event. clubs, end quote, to attend that event . police say six people event. police say six people have been arrested . for the have been arrested. for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts. now it's . nigel. >> well, it all concluded at about midnight last night. the rwanda bill finally has gone through. the game of ping pong is over . through. the game of ping pong is over. it'll head on for royal assent. it will become law fairly shortly, but literally within hou

as we command at dover harbour.essel defender was alongside offloading another 66 channel migrants. the latest of more than 7000 who have arrived here so far this year. and this their mode of transport, large but extremely flimsy inflatable rafts made for the criminal gangsin rafts made for the criminal gangs in back street factories. i mean, these aren't seaworthy for anything because they are just not made to any standard . just not made to any standard. and trevor taylor has seen increasing numbers packed into these vessels. 70 or 80 migrants on each boat is now common. >> it'sjust on each boat is now common. >> it's just it's just not safe. the way it's constructed . and i the way it's constructed. and i mean, this is typical where if there was a cut or a punch in one part of this boat, the whole thing would go down. >> makeshift puncture repair kits and cheap pumps are often all the migrants have as they battle to stay afloat. and there are very few, if any, effective life jackets . life jackets. >> just show y

i knew dover as a sleepy industrial company, which means frankly i didn't know it at all. dover's reinvented itself moving aggressively into get this, some companies are so darn smart they moved into clean energy, engineers products for the data center, aerospace and biopharma. all four verticals are in insane bull market load analysts are just now catching up to the reality that dover's a very strong company. the sales are coming in at the high end and by the way, they're not promotional and they're humble that's a nice combo. how about carrier? speaking of humble we've had the ceo on a bunch of times. his company's located in palm beach. not bad, huh you might think this heating ventilation air-conditioning business would be hostage to the broader economy. you would be wrong commercial hvac was never so interesting. astounding mid teens thanks in large part to the need to cool down those, yes, data centers. i mean, they'reputting them up and these guys are cooling them off. 280 basis points of margin improvement. closed on a key acquisition of v spin european which makes

we think there have been a number of borderforce boats out in dover today, including also as well theeen out for several hours. i think i canjust point to, actually, just possibly gone out to see again, literally the last couple of minutes, we have seen a number of people taken off those border force boats, including a child. as i say, around 300 today. we have seen about four coaches take those people. you can possiblyjust see the top of the marquee there as well, which is where the people coming off the boats are taken and essentially given a health check given fresh clothing. 0f given a health check given fresh clothing. of course, a lot of them come over completely soaked from their journey. come over completely soaked from theirjourney. i'm told it's around a four hourjourney, usually, if you start off in a dinghy and effectively get rescued once you get halfway across into british waters. from there, those people are taken coaches a few miles up the road, an old disused airport which is used as a processing facility where they are given more stringent security checks and bust ou

but speak to our correspondent ali price who is in dover and england.alk us through what happened. this is a tra . ic tale from that rather dramatic reporting from andrew, he didn't know at the time what was about to unfold. we understand this boat got into trouble off the coast, just ate few dozen metres off the of northern france, that the boat hit a sand bank and was refloated, and at that point the passengers on the boat had moved and some had fallen out and a numberfell into the moved and some had fallen out and a number fell into the sea. there were five fatalities including the death of a seven—year—old girl. i am in dover, 20 miles away from northern france, across the busiest shipping lane in the world. that is the journey that many of these migrants are trying to make on a daily basis. from here, we have seen around 200 people arrive, who have been inserted in by borderforce boats and we understand a number of those were on the boat —— escorted in. despite this, some of the people decided to continue thatjourney on board and made their way ove

lifeboat . picked up by the dover lifeboat. in total made it to uk waters and were then taken to uk waters and were then taken to dover yesterday in seven small boats. so a very significant number takes the total, who have come across the channel this year to 6667, compared to about 5500 for the same period last year. compared to about 5500 for the same period last year . so same period last year. so significantly up on last year's total. significantly up on last year's total . and of course, coming total. and of course, coming just hours after that key rwanda bill finally passed in parliament, no deterrent as yet . parliament, no deterrent as yet. but of course, no planes have yet got off the ground heading for rwanda, mark, sorry to break into you here, but there is some breaking news from wales. you can bring us, yes, a serious incident. that's unfolding at a school in carmarthenshire , this school in carmarthenshire, this school in carmarthenshire, this school is a school. duffryn eamonn , which is in ammanford , eamonn, wh

my colleague simonjones is in dover, and has the very latest. easter weekend for crossings in the channel. on saturday, almost 350 people made it to uk waters and were brought here to dover. yesterday, the figure was almost a50 people. now, the numbers arriving do fluctuate according to factors such as the weather. today, for example, it's really windy here, so there haven't been any crossings. at the weekend, though, the sea was very calm. other factors also include the supply of boat parts and the number of police officers patrolling the beaches in northern france to try to stop boats launching in the first place. but the rise in numbers this year — and a big rise — also potentially down to another couple of factors. one is simply the number of people per boat. when crossings became a thing around five years ago, there was an average of seven people per boat. now, that's almost 50 people per boat, so the smugglers organising the journeys don't have to launch as many boats from the beaches in northern france to get large numbers across. another

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can be stopped in dover so contents can be checked.te for the animal products they carry. 5 million will have to pay a common user chart for the privilege of importing goods to the medium or high risk whether or not they're inspected. the cost of business which we know will be passed on to consumers are horrendous and chaotic. these charges only being confirmed on the 18th of april. is confirmed on the 18th of april. is she right? i understood that the border controls were supposed to be electronic, paperwork border controls were supposed to be electronic, paper work was supposed to be kept to a minimum, it would be kept on to the consumer. is she right that we're going to see food inflation? ~ , ., ~ , inflation? minimum paperwork, very different to no _ inflation? minimum paperwork, very different to no paperwork. _ inflation? minimum paperwork, very different to no paperwork. there - inflation? minimum paperwork, very different to no paperwork. there are some charges involved. what happens to the additional cost whether they passed

come in, whether it will lead to more disruption and queues at bases in particular like the port of doverofficials before people leave the uk. why is the app not ready in time? this app is being developed by the european commission and it is one of the ways that many people hoped that some of these issues could be speeded up and smoothed out. but now the chief executive of eurostar has confirmed to the bbc she is not expecting that technology to be ready by the tiny coming in october this year. some groups have said it may be months until this app is up and running and the director of p&0 ferries has said he would like to see that delayed date of october 2024 west back even further. harper see that delayed date of october 2024 west back even further. how are they preparing — 2024 west back even further. how are they preparing for— 2024 west back even further. how are they preparing for the _ 2024 west back even further. how are they preparing for the delays? - 2024 west back even further. how are they preparing for the delays? the - they preparing for the delays? the chi is they preparing

new processing areas at folkestone and calais to cope with these changes but, as i say, the port of doverconstrained space, cars, coaches and lorries it handles every day. the local councils and tourism groups have said that could have a knock—on effect on the local businesses and local travel and tourism industries. retro's back, vinyl is in and what better way to celebrate than world record store day. more than 260 independent record shops across the country are taking part to celebrate the staff, customers, artists and labels that keep the industry turning. emer mccarthy is in the thick of it in soho for us. hgppy happy national record store store day. it's a celebration of the artists, the store owners. i'm joined by philip barton, you are the owner of sister ray. haifa joined by philip barton, you are the owner of sister ray.— owner of sister ray. how has it been? it brings _ owner of sister ray. how has it been? it brings people - owner of sister ray. how has it been? it brings people out - owner of sister ray. how has it been? it brings people out to | owner of sister ray. how has

i should say we are looking at pictures at the moment from dover.oastguard boat which has docked there and there are people being off—loaded there, which we understand people who have been rescued by the rnli. gives a sense that both on the french side and the british side of the channel there is a huge operation ongoing the moment. indeed. the weather is supposed to get worse in the coming hours, so this was a window, which is why we are here, frankly, because we knew about the window of calmer seas and, weather and we knew there would almost certainly be a push to cross the channel tonight and early this morning. of course, summer is coming and the weather was likely to improve, and we are likely to see more of these incidents, and as the police here warn many more deaths because of the numbers and the pressure, and critics say because of the increasing militarisation of the coastline, which is pushing migrants to take ever greater risks in their absolute determination to get to the uk, come what may.— absolute determination to get to the uk, come

as we command at dover harbour. filmed the border force vessel defender was alongside offloading another 66 channel migrants. the latest of more than 7000 who have arrived here so far this year. and this their mode of transport, large but extremely flimsy inflatable rafts made for the criminal gangsin rafts made for the criminal gangs in back street factories. >> i mean, these aren't seaworthy for anything because they are just not made to any standard . standard. >> trevor taylor has seen increasing numbers packed into these vessels. 70 or 80 migrants on each boat is now common. >> it'sjust on each boat is now common. >> it's just it's just not safe. the way it's constructed . and i the way it's constructed. and i mean, this is typical where if there was a cut or a puncture in one part of this boat, the whole thing would go down. >> makeshift puncture repair kits and cheap pumps are often all the migrants have as they battle to stay afloat. and there are very few , if any, effective are very few, if any, effective

, georgia. _ i think nxt i will be dover, georgia, the baltics, and when we met— georgia, the balticst our polish friends they said if you _ we met our polish friends they said if you want to do it for ukraine. _ said if you want to do it for ukraine, do it for poland. we recognise _ ukraine, do it for poland. we recognise that putin is after his ultimate goal, restoring the soviet union and that puts all our— the soviet union and that puts all our allies and us at risk. and — all our allies and us at risk. and i— all our allies and us at risk. and i think the foreign minister recognises and part of what _ minister recognises and part of what he — minister recognises and part of what he is preaching, it is not just— what he is preaching, it is not just moscow watching what we do, just moscow watching what we do. it — just moscow watching what we do. it is— just moscow watching what we do, it is beijing, right, it's tehran. _ do, it is beijing, right, it's tehran, its autocrats across the — tehran, its autocrats across the world _ tehran, its autocrats across the world who would do the

it will now apply to animal products and plants entering through the port of dover and the eurotunnelarges of up to £29. but mixed consigments of things like salami sausage, cheese and yoghurt will be subject to fees of up to £145. the government says the money will pay for border inspections and new "world—class facilities" to protect biosecurity. goods from ireland will be exempt for now. here's our chief economics correspondent dharshini david. 7-9-9. it's1am, but this flower wholesaler is in full bloom, sorting time—sensitive deliveries destined for florists and hotels. with initial checks on imports set to be minimal, the main concern isn't delays, but fees. we've got chrysanthemums which, as you can see, there's a huge range of these, and each one of these varieties will cost £29 per consignment. so looking at the five varieties, that will be £145 in total. a day? a day. and we probably have three consignments today. two consignments a day. so that adds up to...? at my three locations, around about £225,000 a year additional costs. he doesn't know as yet if that bill willjust pa

my colleague simonjones is in dover — and has the very latest.aster weekend for crossings in the channel. on saturday, almost 350 people made it to uk waters and were brought here to dover. yesterday, the figure was almost a50 people. now, the numbers arriving do fluctuate according to factors such as the weather. today, for example, it's really windy here, so there haven't been any crossings. at the weekend, though, the sea was very calm. other factors also include the supply of boat parts and the number of police officers patrolling the beaches in northern france to try to stop boats launching in the first place. but the rise in numbers this year — and a big rise — also potentially down to another couple of factors. one is simply the number of people per boat. when crossings became a thing around five years ago, there was an average of seven people per boat. now, that's almost 50 people per boat, so the smugglers organising the journeys don't have to launch as many boats from the beaches in northern france to get large numbers across. another f

this was filmed just a few hours ago, migrants being picked up close to dover.le like this rwanda is edging closer to becoming a reality. peter saull, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. in the past few hours, the uk has announced another £500 million of funding for ukraine — that's more than $600 million. rishi sunak announced the funding on a visit to the polish capital, warsaw, where he's shortly due to meet the nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg and the polish prime minister donald tusk. these are the live pictures from where that meeting is taking place. grant shapps, the uk defence secretary, you can see him at the front, he arrived in the last minute so that would suggest that the press conference is imminent. these are the live pictures from where the meeting is taking place. let's speak to our political correspondent — helen catt. we will keep a close eye on the pictures and if i interrupt you it is because they are about to start speaking. is because they are about to start s-ueakin. , , , ,, ., ~ speaking. this is rishi

as we command at dover harbour.rce vessel defender was alongside offloading another 66 channel migrants. the latest of more than 7000 who have arrived here. so far this year. and this their mode of transport, large but extremely flimsy inflatable rafts made for the criminal gangsin rafts made for the criminal gangs in back street factories. >> i mean, these aren't seaworthy for anything because they are just not made to any standard . standard. >> trevor taylor has seen increasing numbers packed into these vessels . 70 or 80 migrants these vessels. 70 or 80 migrants on each boat is now common. >> it'sjust on each boat is now common. >> it's just it's just not safe. the way it's constructed . and i the way it's constructed. and i mean, this is typical where if there was a cut or a puncture in one part of this boat, the whole thing would go down. >> makeshift puncture repair kits and cheap pumps are often all the migrants have as they battle to stay afloat. and there are very few, if any, effective life jackets . life

the 55 others who were on board and put to dover are being questioned by the national crime agency, itt boat, arrested on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration and illegal entry to top more on that as we get it. the mother of a university student fatally stabbed in nottingham last year has urged police to show respect after graphic messages were written about the crime on a police whatsapp group. barnaby webber was killed lastjune and his mother has written an open letter to the officers and told the bbc the language used was abhorrent. nottinghamshire police has declined to comment. ian coates, barnaby webber and grace o'malley—kumar, a caretaker and two 19—year—old university student was stabbed to death as they walk university accommodation after a night out. 65—year—old ian coates was stabbed in his van on his way to work. their deaths lastjune in nottingham shocked the country and united a city. since then, the families of the victims say their pain is increased because of the actions of nottinghamshire police. the mother of barnaby webber today spoke to bbc news and wrote

the celebration continues all 4 days with both locals and visitors joining the dover for us to reduce my degrees. i'll just cut all of us it to full the but they'll be more news in the hall. so it's all the policy 5 in the news on you follow all stories on the website that the houses that don't come next along because it's diagnosed to stay with us. the often months of fight with thousands of people killed and millions from their homes. what does the future hold for, sit down and it's people to sit down conflict one year on out to 0. the the way on doing about on the land disappears. the even change the should to use home of the underwater on these coastal areas are going to be flooded over the i've lived here. my life over here is this louisiana. we phase many coastal problems because of the costly eroding lane. they're not going to be lane or have levies which are basically land masses that are formed in like a wall to keep high sea levels out. the might of some people still live outside the lock systems. they're starting to leave their land and they've been on for hundreds of use,

to the processing centre in dover harbour.er two boats were seen heading towards uk waters . well, heading towards uk waters. well, police say they were faced with violence at a saint george's day eventin violence at a saint george's day event in whitehall this afternoon, when a group tried to force its way through a cordon. mounted officers on horses needed to intervene when the group broke through a police barrier. the force earlier said it expected some, quote, far right groups and groups linked to football clubs to attend the event. police say six people have been arrested . for the have been arrested. for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. common shirts. back now to . jacob. >> you know the great shakespearean shout, cry god for harry, england and saint george. but why saint george? how did we come to have this great devotion to a particular roman saint? well the reason is medieval devotion . in the medieval devotion. in the medieval period, people had a

violence just a fortnight ago, you may remember a boat that crossed the english channel arriving in doverigrant on board who had been stabbed. we got exclusive footage of the time of emergency services who were at dover harbour awaiting the arrival of that small boat. now, this migrant , it that small boat. now, this migrant, it turns out, had been stabbed by a criminal people smuggler on a beach near calais because he was attempting to get onto a small boat without paying. and this is an increasing phenomenon, especially among african migrants who don't have the to money pay the people smugglers. instead, they try to rush the boats on the beach as they're launching and try to just push their way on board. when they come up against the people smugglers, that often ends smugglers, then that often ends very violently . and then again, very violently. and then again, just recently, another incident very worrying, in berlin, further down the coast , where further down the coast, where some 350 migrants were attempting to launch four small boats, the french police tried to intervene in, they g

to the processing centre in dover harbour.ther two boats were seen heading towards uk waters . well, heading towards uk waters. well, police say they were faced with violence at a saint george's day eventin violence at a saint george's day event in whitehall this afternoon, when a group tried to force its way through a cordon. mounted officers on horses needed to intervene when the group broke through a police barrier. the force earlier said it expected some, quote, far right groups and groups linked to football clubs to attend the event. police say six people have been arrested . for the have been arrested. for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. common shirts. back now to . jacob. >> you know the great shakespearean shout, cry god for harry, england and saint george. but why saint george? how did we come to have this great devotion to a particular roman saint? well the reason is medieval devotion . in the medieval devotion. in the medieval period, people had

it was a barge carrying fuel for dover air force base.ns are underway to create two more channels as crews continue to cut through the wreckage and carry it away piece by piece, officials racing to fully reopen the port say the process could take months. >> every time someone goes in the water, they are taking a risk. every time we move a piece of the structure, the situation could become even more dangerous. we have to move fast, but we cannot be careless. >> meanwhile, the owner of the cargo ship that hit the bridge is denying responsibility for the crash. the company filed a lawsuit seeking to limit its liability, saying the crash was not due to any fault or neglect of its own. >> in philadelphia, a truck hit an overhead bridge, shutting down a busy part of i-95. the northbound section of the highway is expected to remain closed for several days while they do emergency repairs there. authorities in atlanta are searching for a possible motive after an suv rammed into the gate at the fbi's office there, they say the driver was trying to

the celebration continues all 4 days with both locals and visitors joining the dover for us to reduce the degrees. i'll just kind of well that's it for me. dire in jordan, don't go away and use continuously announces era often. and this thing 1st state you, thanks for watching the heavy pricing in that we don't simply focus on the politics of the conflict. it's the consequential for the human suffering that we have a for to us. we brave bullets and bonds and some of the world's most troubled regions, the army floods in the face of idols, advance. it is one of the most serious stops of violence in recent years. in some instances we are the targets because we give voice to those demanding freedom the rule of law. and we always include the views from all sides of hello. sorry, the little kennel with me and shaking it means you can count on double checking on with me and see how i can rely on the good. there's a little higher level corolla lynn has i've been with this, i don't i'm i showed a whole month like so. how does that do it? i mean, well it depends on the home on i've been on my u

now that the problem with the opposition is they don't have that guy in dover. this the opposition's problems extend far beyond a supposedly shortage of will. over the past decade, india's numerous non bgp or non d b i light bodies have come under serious pressure. corruption has been a ball for line of attack from the multi government. it is enabled it relentless hounding of opposition. lea does one of the inch of cases, some credible, other less so good. i'll put it all up, some of the, all of the big stuff here i would do. the result has been used as politicians into a deep reputation of kit for opposition parties and a strong incentive for those not keen to see the inside of a prison cell, just in case switch sides to the b, b and b, the sigh of relief. what's the job the the other really the most off is the main thing. don't live at least for the b b and the position i'm the most i've done. this is a job to flag that yet. but all the many problems adult position faces, they all pulled up candidates inside would be just me book you want to very, very, some b

in and whether it will lead to more disruption and queues at places, in particular like the port of dover, gwendoline cazeneuve, has confirmed to the bbc that she's not expecting that technology to be ready by the time these changes come in in october this year. now, some groups have suggested that it could be, in fact, next summer by the time the app is up and running and that's really adding to this concern over the risk of queues and disruption. and, in fact, a director of p80 ferries has recently said that he'd like to see that date, that delayed date of october 2024, pushed back even further. the chief executive of eurostar told us that while the app would certainly help make things smoother, they were already putting in kiosks, 49 kiosks at their terminus at london st pancras to deal with these extra checks, and making sure that they have additional staff to help people through those changes initially. we know eurotunnel owner getlink is building new processing areas in folkestone and calais to deal with the changes, but the port of dover is expected to face some particular challeng

to the processing centre in dover harbour. a further two boats were seen heading towards uk waters . senior figures from the waters. senior figures from the united nations and the council of europe have criticised the government's plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda, warning that it sets a worrying precedent. the prime minister says nothing will stand in the way of flights getting off the ground after the bill finally passed through parliament late last night. but un officials say it breaches the refugee convention and reduces the ability of british courts to scrutinise removal decisions. labour leader sir keir starmer says the scheme will not work. >> government has lost control of the borders, but this rwanda gimmick is not the way to stop it. it cost an absolute fortune. £300 million already another 50 million either this week or to next remove a few hundred people. that's a drop in the ocean . to put that into ocean. to put that into perspective, a week ago sunday, over 500 crossed the channel in small boats . that's mor

let us go live to our correspondent in dover. increase at the start of this year? it has been a busy easter weekend in the channel. 0n it has been a busy easter weekend in the channel. on saturday almost 350 people made the crossing. yesterday it was almost 400 people. numbers do fluctuate according to factors such as the weather. today it is windy in the channel so we are seeing no crossings, but at the weekend it was very calm and we saw large numbers of people arrive. 0ther very calm and we saw large numbers of people arrive. other factors, the supply of boat parts, plus how many french police officers are patrolling pictures over in northern france to dry to stop the boats lunching in the first place. but the increase in numbers over the past three months or so is down also to a couple of increased factors, for example, the number of people per boat. when these crossing started in earnest there was an average of around seven people per boat. that has now gone up to around 50. the smugglers organising the chinese don't have to