thank you very much, duncan kennedy following _ prison.following that case there - kennedy following that case there for us. at the women's world cup, england have beaten denmark 1—0 to maintain their winning start to the tournament. laurenjames scored the game's only goal. england are now on the brink of reaching the knockout stages. earlier, argentina came from two goals down to draw with south africa. their dramatic comeback in the final 20 minutes denied south africa their first ever victory at a world cup. and in the last game of the day, china beat haiti 1—0. just remind you of the story we are following in niger where a new president has announced himself. of course niger lies at the heart of africa said hello region which is seen numerous power gaps in recent years including in mali and burkina faso so this is a matter of regional concern stop in the past are we have heard that there will be a meeting, a summit of west african leaders who will be meeting on sunday to discuss what is happening in niger. we've also heard earlier in t

duncan kennedy, bbc news, westbury. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich.sentially become locked in place, so the heatwave in southern europe will go on and at the same time the co—unsettled weather we have right now will go on certainly for at least the next week or two so not great prospects for our summer in the short term. but i say not great prospects, it might be very good news that none of this heat is heading our way because these are the temperatures we have seen today in the south of europe and the north of africa, in tunisia we have seen temperatures of up to 47 celsius. but as we were discussing that is not heading our way because of the jet stream, the wind died down here, along high—pressure to the south of europe and low pressure and cool air to the north of europe anna patten will locked in place for quite some days. today with the low pressure in charge we have seen quite a few showers, heavy ones in places but those are starting to fade, we will see a drier and clearer look as we head through the evening and overnight but not for long beca

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in portland.l boats so far this year — around 10% less on this time last year. let's get the latest from westminster, and our political correspondent iain watson. the government has got its bill through. what happens now? it h�*n�*iiiii through. what happens now? it will be relieved to _ through. what happens now? it will be relieved to have _ through. what happens now? it will be relieved to have got _ through. what happens now? it will be relieved to have got this - through. what happens now? it ii. be relieved to have got this bill through, because it sees it as a central plank in its attempts to stop the boats. so now the home secretary will have the power and indeed the obligation to detain and remove anyone who comes here by illegal routes. but there is a snag, because unless a migrant comes from a safe country, there is currently no where to deport them to because the government has proposed to send some migrants to rwanda and those proposals were declared unlawful. the government is hoping

duncan kennedy, bbc news.ing with foreign ministers of the association of south east asian nations, or asean, to discuss security and economic cooperation. one of the highest items on blinken's agenda is china's influence in the region. blinken said the us is concerned about china's "assertiveness in the south and east china seas "and in the taiwan strait," and added that the us wants to maintain peace and stability in the area. germany has unveiled a revised strategy towards china that seeks to factor in what berlin calls beijing's increasing assertiveness. china is germany's biggest trading partner and the chancellor — 0laf scholz — said the goal was not to disconnect, but to avoid critical dependencies in the future. the de—risking strategy echoes that of the european union. staying in the states, the republican governor of iowa kim reynolds signed a bill into law that bans most abortions in the state as early as six weeks into pregnancy. the law is effective immediately and it comes after reynolds ordered

duncan kennedy, bbc news, westbury. lovely. now the weather with ben rich. good evening.g when you look at the temperatures that affected large parts of the south of europe and indeed the north of africa during today, temperatures into the middle 40s celsius. but that heat is being trapped in southern europe and north africa. thejet stream is running just about here to the south of it, to the south of it, a persistent area of high pressure feeding in that warmth. to the north of it, an area of low pressure which today has been bringing us north westerly winds, quite a cool feel to the weather and also quite a few showers, as you can see on our earlier satellite and radar picture. but those showers are now fading in many places. so overnight we're going to be largely dry with some clear spells, although you can see behind me, cloud getting back into northern ireland, parts of wales, maybe the south—west of england later in the night, ahead of some outbreaks of rain. a rather chilly night in north—east scotland, maybe down to four or five degrees. and for tomorrow, well, he

live now to our correspondent duncan kennedy with the latest in portland.and how would it look like? it looks like a giant shoe box, 10,000 tonne metallic hulk which is passed just below the cliffs here and it has had a long voyage. it was fitted out in falmouth and has now been brought here to portland. we have been watching it over my shoulder, as may be 15 people in hi vis jackets connect it up to the systems on land with electricity and sewerage and we are expecting the first of the asylum seekers to come on board later this month, according to the home office. it is all part of their plan to reduce those costs and which they say is running at about £6 million per day and to house the asylum seekers in hotels and bed—and—breakfast they say this is one solution to get those costs down and they insist this is a safe and secure solution as part of their asylum policy. and secure solution as part of their asylum policy-— and secure solution as part of their asylum policy. what has the reaction been from local— asylum policy. what has the reaction been from

duncan kennedy reports. to be in court to hear the sentences against those who were supposed to care for him, but who instead controlled and exploited him. they were his own wife, sarah, and his own carer, george webb. the pair of them became lovers and, in effect, tom'sjailers. speaking to the bbc, tom — who has cerebral palsy and is nearly blind — said he can neverforgive them. there's no retribution that will ever equalise what they've done to me. as far as george goes, because he was a carer, he should never, ever have the opportunity to do this to anybody again. tom's ordeal took place in this property in chichester which he shared with sarah. in 2016, george webb moved in, becoming tom's carer. it was then the two of them turned on tom. they took away his electronic devices to limit his contact with the outside world. they left him stranded in his bed, on one occasion, for more than a month. he wasn't able to shower for weeks on end and couldn't brush his teeth for more than a year. these photos show t

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in portland.he school summer holidays is now £942 per child on average, according to new figures from the children's charity. 80% increase on last year. the cost of living correspondent has been to meet parents who are worried about how they will this summer. for many schools where on the countdown to summer, the parents are not so excited. i countdown to summer, the parents are not so excited-— not so excited. i cannot afford to take three _ not so excited. i cannot afford to take three weeks _ not so excited. i cannot afford to take three weeks off— not so excited. i cannot afford to take three weeks off work, - not so excited. i cannot afford to take three weeks off work, i - not so excited. i cannot afford to take three weeks off work, i will| take three weeks off work, i will not have a job left. it is take three weeks off work, i will not have a job left.— not have a 'ob left. it is a big wor . not have a job left. it is a big worry- with _ not have a job left. it is a big worry. with averag

duncan kennedy reporting. let's turn our attentions to the cricket.st win all three remaining tests to reclaim the ashes. 0ur sports correspondentjoe wilson reports from headingley. headingley, the cricket has moved north and move on. well, australia's stumping at lord's is not easily forgiven from a yorkshire perspective. always opinion in the ashes. australia's anthem faded to a short verse of boos, well, 0k, ashes. australia's anthem faded to a short verse of boos, well, ok, but this is a match england must win. stuart broad, first over of the day, david warner court, broad of course conducting. well, that's a start. it's very hard to disrupt usman khawaja's concentration. eyes on the ball, mind on the prize, when here and they keep the ashes. mark wood is back in england's team to bowl fast. 95 miles an hour can be too quick for the batter, for the wicketkeeper, for everyone. it's exciting to watch. look what it does to the stumps. mark wood at his best, even for usman khawaja, no chance. that's what the fast bowler lives for. what next? 0llie rob

duncan kennedy has this report.incorrect to watch his tormentors being sentenced. they wear his own wife, sarah, and his character, george webb. the pair of them became lovers and, in effect, tom's jailers. speaking to the bbc, tom, who has cerebral palsy, and is nearly blind, said he can never forgive them. there is no retribution that will ever equalise what they have done to me. as far as george goes, because he was a carer, he should never, ever have the opportunity to do this to anybody again. tom's ordeal took place in this bungalow in chichester. his wife sarah and george webb gradually taking complete control of his life. they took away his electronic devices, to limit his contact with the outside world. they left them stranded in his bed, on one occasion, for more than a month. he wasn't able to showerfor weeks on end and couldn't brush his teeth for more than a year. tom couldn't escape the squalor, his food on this day, a box of sliced bread. there was one point, for example, where i didn't get showered i

earlier we spoke to our correspondent duncan kennedy, who gave us the latest on the migrant barge inse of lords last night and will now get royal assent. that law will become law in the next few days and weeks. that will really give the government power to detain people if they are undocumented and send them back either to their home country or to what they call a safe third country. the problem is, that their country at the moment is rwanda and the courts are so far blocking it. the government are hoping that later in the auction the supreme court will clear that, but until that asylum seekers have to be held in the uk if they get to our shores. this barge behind me is one of the government solutions for that. it is being manoeuvred around the harbour here, probably to birth on another separate location to it first arrived this morning. then it will be plugged in, the electricity will be plugged in, the electricity will be plugged in, the electricity will be connected, the sewage and all the rest of it, man by the end of the month the first asylum seekers will go on board. it will t

duncan kennedy has the story.ho was an 18—year—old, vulnerable young woman, was remanded into bronzeville prison. she'd had a problem with drugs and alcohol. she was also pregnant, and the prison authorities and others knew that she was an at—risk prisoner, and that she was at risk of giving birth alone in her prison cell. but on the night of the 26th and 27th september, she went into labour. three times she tried to buzz prison staff to come and help her. they only answered to one of those calls and no help was organised. rihanna went into labour. she passed out because of the pain. and at some point during that night, she gave birth to baby ayesha. the baby was found in the morning. now, today, the coroner here, richard travers, said that it wasn't possible to know, wasn't possible to conclude, whether ayesha was born alive or stillborn. but he said if rihanna's labour had been recognised, and if she had been transferred to hospital, then it was possible that there was an opportunity for ayesha to survive. mr tr

live now to our correspondent duncan kennedy with the latest. text for us, duncan. well, it went through the final- context for us, duncan. well, it went through the final stages . context for us, duncan. well, it| went through the final stages of context for us, duncan. well, it - went through the final stages of the house of lords last night and will now get royal assent, so that law, the migration bill, will become law in the next few days and weeks. that will give the government power to detain people if they come into britain if they don't have documentation, and either send them back to their home country, or to what they call a safe third country. the problem is, that a third country at the moment is rwanda, and the courts are so far blocking it. the government are hoping later in the autumn the supreme court will clear that, but until then, asylum seekers have to be housed in the uk if they get to our shores, and this barge behind me is one of the solutions for that. behind me is one of the solutions forthat. it behind me is one of the so

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