it's left at falmouth in cornwall earlier.ies weather wise, but not politically, of course, because a lot of opposition down there . opposition down there. >> yes , it certainly is. >> yes, it certainly is. >> yes, it certainly is. >> there is anger among a great many people here in this area of dorset, and they will continue the campaign even when this barge has finally docked. >> here it is , as you say, en >> here it is, as you say, en route, having left falmouth harbour this morning. >> i'm just to going step out of the way. we're on the clifftops overlooking portland harbour here. >> beautiful view. begum still as it always is up here in the clifftops you can see down there this port also used by the royal navy as well. >> that's a royal fleet auxiliary vessel , >> that's a royal fleet auxiliary vessel, a tied class vessel. >> and beyond that, another ministry of defence chartered vessel. >> and this harbour itself, well , the according to the local council, dorset council, they were unable to stop the home office . getti

, seekers, has left falmouth, falmouth, falmouth harbour en route to portland harbour in dorset. >> soortly. this is britain's newsroom on gb news. it's the people's channel, of course , the temperature's of course, the temperature's rising . rising. >> boxt solar power sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello there. very good morning to you. i'm jonathan vautrey here with your latest gb news weather forecast provided by the met office. sunshine and showers is the name of the game for many of us this week. low pressure never too far away, pressure is never too far away, keeping it relatively unsettled . noting start . but it is worth noting start of we're going start of tuesday, we're going to start to longer spells of to see some longer spells of rain arrive as well. but for today , we start to see today, we will start to see showers quite widely showers bubbling up quite widely across uk. across many areas of the uk. some of could turn quite some of those could turn quite heavy hail heavy with hail and thunderstorms, for thunderstorms, perhaps for central of ce

the barge makes its from falmouth across its way from falmouth across aukus to portland , where it'sd, where it's going to dock. 500 young men who were migrant will be on that barge and they will have access to doctors and dentists and day trips on coaches to the sites of dorset. they'll will also be to free wander around the town of weymouth during the height of houday weymouth during the height of holiday season . it's got all, i holiday season. it's got all, i think, the ingredients are becoming quite around . news radio. i asked you, would you go to university now? >> allison said i'd bring back apprenticeships . they were far apprenticeships. they were far better than a university education. well, we keep hearing about apprenticeships, but they're not. as you and i would understand them. now, robert makes a point, but it's a very, very much a generational point. i school in 1975 and don't i left school in 1975 and don't know anyone who went to university. we got jobs at 17 and now mostly retired with a work pension. yep robert that is absolutely true . however, work absolutely t

the bibby left falmouth bibby stockholm left falmouth this month. was being this month.and now get a load of this apparently this as well. apparently we're not how it not allowed to know how much it cost renovate thing, but cost to renovate this thing, but it the day that mps cost to renovate this thing, but it the the day that mps cost to renovate this thing, but it the illegaliy that mps cost to renovate this thing, but it the illegal migration s debate the illegal migration bill, which is a key part of the government's plan solve government's plan to solve the migrant i have got a migrant crisis. i have got a little fact file about this big migrant barge for you. so it's on its way to portland. yet we know that the bibby stockholm will house 500 people. i've already you that. but the already told you that. but the first seekers first asylum seekers are expected to board barge expected to board the barge later month . it's reported later this month. it's reported to costing more than £20,000 to be costing more than £20,000 a day to just hire and berth the bibby stockho

the barge makes its from falmouth across its way from falmouth across aukus to portland , where it's where it's going to dock. 500 young men who were migrant will be on that barge and they will have access to doctors and dentists and day trips on coaches to the sites of dorset. they'll will also be to free wander around the town of weymouth during the height of houday weymouth during the height of holiday season . it's got all, i holiday season. it's got all, i think, the ingredients are becoming quite around . news radio. i asked you, would you go to university now? >> allison said i'd bring back apprenticeships . they were far apprenticeships. they were far better than a university education. well, we keep hearing about apprenticeships, but they're not. as you and i would understand them. now, robert makes a point, but it's a very, very much a generational point. i school in 1975 and don't i left school in 1975 and don't know anyone who went to university. we got jobs at 17 and now mostly retired with a work pension. yep robert that is absolutely true . however, work absolutely tru

well as you say, the bibby stockholm is still in falmouth.be on the move tomorrow , but it be on the move tomorrow, but it will take around 20 hours, nigel, to travel the 100 nautical miles from falmouth to portland . the council meeting is portland. the council meeting is still in progress. we've seen two campaign groups outside and inside that meeting there have been two to propose easels put forward to try to stop the barge from coming here. well, i spoke earlier on to councillor louis o'leary , who put forward one of o'leary, who put forward one of those two motions. this is what he had to tell me earlier on alongside my colleague, councillor tony farage. >> we are putting forward a motion to request that the barge thatis motion to request that the barge that is not yet to arrive, but we believe is in imminent to be removed as quickly as possible as we don't feel it's an appropriate location to have it on portland port and it shouldn't be sited within this county. >> why do you think it shouldn't be here? >> because to have 500 people put

well as you say, the bibby stockholm is still in falmouth.o be on the move tomorrow , but it be on the move tomorrow, but it will take around 20 hours, nigel, to travel the 100 nautical miles from falmouth to portland . the council meeting is portland. the council meeting is still in progress. we've seen two campaign groups outside and inside that meeting there have been two to propose easels put forward to try to stop the barge from coming here. well, i spoke earlier on to councillor louis o'leary , who put forward one of o'leary, who put forward one of those two motions. this is what he had to tell me earlier on alongside my colleague, councillor tony farage. >> we are putting forward a motion to request that the barge thatis motion to request that the barge that is not yet to arrive, but we believe is in imminent to be removed as quickly as possible as we don't feel it's an appropriate location to have it on portland port and it shouldn't be sited within this county. >> why do you think it shouldn't be here? >> because to have 500 people p

the bibby stockholm barge is currently still in falmouth . currently still in falmouth.utical miles away. the home office is being a little vague about when it actually will make its journey here to portland for obvious reasons, but we are expecting it, as you say, to make that journey either tomorrow or early next week. it's now come out of the dry dock where it's been refurbished and it is now in a wet dock ready for its departure. it will arrive at portland port and that's where eventually there will be 500 refugees that are accommodated. there the no to the barge group is very adamant that the main problem here, the main issue is how close portland port is to the houses . as you can see, the houses. as you can see, there are houses all along the road and what they're of concern is that you've suddenly got 500 people that you don't know , 500 people that you don't know, 500 young men with no form of id , young men with no form of id, and you just don't know who they are or what they're like . so are or what they're like. so that's their main concern. they're also very

the bibby stockholm made the journey from falmouth in cornwall yesterday .e will be yesterday. the barge will be used to house single male asylum seekers. it had been due in portland a month ago, despite resistance from the local council , but resistance from the local council, but work on the barge had been delayed . it's part of had been delayed. it's part of the government's plan to reduce the government's plan to reduce the cost of housing those seeking asylum while member of reform uk ben habib, says the move is risky. >> when you get 500 people of whom we know nothing , you know, whom we know nothing, you know, these people arrive without papers . we don't know whether papers. we don't know whether they're sympathetic to the united kingdom, whether they're antipathetic to our values , what antipathetic to our values, what their intentions are, whether they're criminals or or genuine refugees being put into these small communities. there will be criminal elements, and that is bound to cause us ructions between seen, as i mentioned, you know, these rural

it was fitted out in falmouth and has now been brought here to portland.s 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 local people? _ asylum policy. what has the reaction been from local people? two - asylum policy. what has the reaction been from local people? two small. been from local people? two small urou -s been from local people? two small groups near— been from local people? two small

the bibby stockholm is being towed towards portland from falmouth in devon.some campaigners. next we have all the top business stories. more on the collapse of the grain deal between ukraine and russia as well as the other top stories in business. i'll see you in a moment. hello. if you're wondering whether any of the heat that's currently affecting southern europe might head our way, well, the answer is a resounding no, but that is good news, i think, when you look at these temperatures. these temperatures which we recorded in the south of europe on monday, are very dangerous indeed. and this heat shows no real sign of letting up. now, we are stuck in a very different type of weather. the jet stream diving to the south of us that's keeping us away from this hot air, instead keeping us in something cooler, and with low pressure in charge, it is quite unsettled. this weather system pushing its way in from the west right now is going to bring some very heavy rain for some through the day on tuesday. that rain through the morning across parts of northern ireland

no the stockholm barge is still currently in falmouth . currently in falmouth. >> it is due to come to the dry dock in falmouth . it is now dry dock in falmouth. it is now in the wet dock. so it is preparing to make its way, the 100 nautical miles along the south coast from falmouth to portland port, which is where we are now , to protests today . as are now, to protests today. as you say, the people of portland have been very vocal in recent weeks and months. they've organised several protest picnics and today it culminates in a big protest march. we're also expecting a counter protest from stand up to racism. that's all going to kick off around midday today. all going to kick off around midday today . but i'm joined now midday today. but i'm joined now very early by one of the organisers, alex bailey . very early by one of the organisers, alex bailey. he's the organiser of the no to the barge campaign . alex, you've barge campaign. alex, you've fought a very . long vociferous fought a very. long vociferous campaign in recent weeks and months, haven't you ? but it months, haven't you?

amy: for more, we're joined now from falmouth, massachusetts, by chris gloninger.igned his job as kcci-tv chief meteorologist in iowa and started a new position as a climate scientist at the woods hole group. take us back to the beginning. you started the country's first weekly series on climate in boston. why did you go to iowa, which is so important in determining the president of the united states, but to be the chief meteorologist? what happened when you started your reports? >> as cheesy as it sounds, we wanted to make a difference. we truly made the move because i thought i could fill a void, void where no one was talking about climate change. station management saw that need as well and i commend them for bringing me on board to do that. it was a big leap of faith going from boston where he tended to be preaching to the choir into the lions den. when you heard me connecting the dots, it wasn't in outrageous. iowa is powered 65% by wind. that is true renewable energy independence. farmers get a good amount of money for land wheezes -- land pieces. you would t

i one of the great artist correspondents of the civil war of lincoln, the army of the potomac at falmouth, virginia, riding in a military procession the blank. there is supposed to be hooker. and you see hooker, his body riding alongside him. but the artist probably didn't get it as it was good as he wanted it to be. so he was to redo it. this is an extraordinary relic. but is that also unusual, gentlemen, that lincoln goes down to talk about the plan that hooker is formulating for going back to the same area? well, i'll just just just add a couple of these. give a chance. but it lincoln is is trying through i my view of lincoln is as he at the beginning of the war he's saying i don't know anything about fighting i don't know anything about the military's i these generals who know their stuff around me but as the goes on lincoln comes see that he knows more than his generals right and so he starts so yeah i think this is certainly public. jim, you want to. well, it's not at all unusual for lincoln because he visited the army, the potomac, 11 different times during the course of the war. r

. having travelled from falmouth. 24 hours ago, it left falmouth and now here it is in the final stagesit's in position , all of the utilities, position, all of the utilities, the electricity and the sewerage systems , the gangways and alike, systems, the gangways and alike, will be attached to this. and then we'll begin the process of inaya , ensuring that it's there inaya, ensuring that it's there and ready to receive the first asylum seekers who could be boarding this accommodation barge within 18 weeks. there is a protest at the front gates as well to portland harbour , where well to portland harbour, where dozens of local people that have turned up again this morning very angry that this vessel is here at all because they really fear about the potential impact on the community because this isn't like the hotels that are being used for asylum seekers right around the country where you're talking maybe 100 or 150 asylum seekers. here we have 500 young men who are going to be because they're asylum seekers free to come and go from this barge. in fact, there will be bus services that a

the bibby stockholm made the journey from falmouth in cornwall yesterday.he barge will be used to house single male asylum seekers. it had been due in portland a month ago, despite resistance from the local council, but work on the barge had been delayed. it's part of the government's plan to reduce the cost of housing those seeking asylum . some member of seeking asylum. some member of reform uk , ben habib, says the reform uk, ben habib, says the barge is a risky move and you get 500 people of whom we know nothing. >> you know these people arrive without papers. we don't know whether they're sympathetic to the united kingdom , whether the united kingdom, whether they're antipathetic to our values, what their intentions are, whether they're criminals or or genuine refugees being put into these small communities is there will be criminal elements . and that is bound to cause ructions between , as ructions between, as i mentioned, you know, these rural communities and people coming in. >> well, it's a rival comes after the government fought off last minute a

to being towed from falmouth to portland last week.e hart, who is part of the campaign no the barge . campaign group no to the barge. jill. we have any specific jill. so do we have any specific information as to why this barge and these people have not been put on the barge as of yet ? put on the barge as of yet? >> i'm personally i don't know any anything at all. they just told us it would be sometime this week. >> so i don't know. so what are your thoughts now hearing that thatis your thoughts now hearing that that is there a sense of relief and are you hoping perhaps that they may reconsider this ? they may reconsider this? >> i doubt very much if they'll reconsider it. >> i mean, there may be some hitches somewhere along the line. i don't know . line. i don't know. >> i hope they don't come back. >> i hope they don't come back. >> so your your thoughts then? i mean, you say you hope they don't come, but a lot of people don't come, but a lot of people don't want the migrants to literally be anywhere . in your literally be anywhere.

about time a tory pm said that and the bibby stockholm the barge is on its way from falmouth to portlandit'll dock before dawn tomorrow in portsmouth, portland, next to weymouth , and portland, next to weymouth, and that's right in the middle of the holiday season. but before all of that , let's get the news all of that, let's get the news with rory smith . with rory smith. >> thank you very much, nigel. the immigration minister says the illegal migration bill must be allowed to become law without it being weakened. speaking in the commons, robert jenrick said it's disappointing that many reasonable amendments to the bill have been rejected. mr jenrick has urged mp5 to remember the main goal should be stopping small boats crossing the channel >> we believe that

it left falmouth in cornwall this morning and it's now on its way to portland in dorset.ent is currently locked in a tussle with the house of lords over its illegal immigration bill, opening today's commons debate, immigration minister robert jenrick said the bill must be allowed to become law without it being weakened . being weakened. >> we believe that inaction is not an option, though . we must not an option, though. we must stop the boats and that this bill is a key part of our plan to do just that. the message in the means must be absolutely clear and unambiguous. if you come to the uk illegally , you come to the uk illegally, you won't be able to stay here. instead you'll be detained and returned to your home country or removed to a safe third country. there is simply no point in passing legislation that does not deliver a credible deterrent and provides the means to back it up . it up. >> a new drug has been hailed as a turning point for alzheimer's. donanemab has been found to slow clinical decline by up to 35, meaning that people with the disease could still go

we're hearing that the barge is still in falmouth. not telling when. we telling us exactly when. what we do it's moved out do know is that it's moved out of dry dock that been of the dry dock that it's been in few weeks for in for the last few weeks for refurbishments. now in a refurbishments. it's now in a wet dock ready to make its journey, 100 nautical miles to here to portland port, where the welcome that it gets will not be particularly strong. i think it's fair to say that most people in portland don't want it here, but there are two very distinct reasons why not. and that has sparked these two big protest marches today. on the one hand, you've got the no to the barge campaign now. they've been a very vociferous campaign, a very vocal campaign over recent weeks and months . their recent weeks and months. their main objections are, look , we main objections are, look, we don't know who these people are. 500 men without away from home. they're single men . and they we they're single men. and they we don't know anything about them.

the bbc, stockholm at the moment is still in falmouth . the home office is falmouth.cagey about when the move will take place , but it is move will take place, but it is expected to be in the next couple of days. we know that the barge out the dry dock barge is now out of the dry dock andifs barge is now out of the dry dock and it's into a wet dock, which means that the refurbishments have it is ready have been done and it is ready to arrive here in portland. so they're expecting it over the next couple of days . the welcome next couple of days. the welcome they'll receive isn't going to be too friendly in places. there were two rival will march kyrees. i hope you can hear me under all of this rain and it really is bad . there were two really is bad. there were two rival marches going on today. firstly there's the node to the barge side now. no, to the barge . say that there's a couple of reasons why they don't want the barge here. firstly, they say, well, look, there's going to be 500 men on their own away 500 young men on their own away from home with a free pass in

it is being towed from falmouth where it has been having a refit to get the capacity of the accommodationm 220 up to 500. there is nobody aboard the ship at the moment but once it docks here and has been connected to services, in the next days we expect the first 50 asylum seekers to go aboard and in the next weeks, we expect numbers to increase up to 500 capacity the home office intense. it has been controversial. there have been protests locally and more widely with people criticising the conditions the government is proposing to house these asylum seekers for the next 18 months. local people say it will have too much of an impact on local services which are stretched here already. they say it is difficult to get a doctor appointment, there is no dentist here, they say they cannot cope with the extra people they will have to take. it looks like the government is determined to go ahead. a protest is planned this morning about voicing opposition from local people rather than any realistic effort to stopping the barge arriving or asylum seekers getting aboard. the government says it is get