but the family of frank 0spina believe that if the government's locking up someone who wants to leave news, harmondsworth. the labour leader sir keir starmer has said if he becomes prime minister he'll work closely with the european union to, as he put it, smash the gangs bringing people across the channel in small boats. he's in the hague to visit the eu's law enforcement agency europol — which britain left after brexit. he's been speaking to our home editor mark easton. now, everybody knows we need a returns agreement. the prime minister himself has acknowledged that we need a returns agreement and that would have to be negotiated. but already opponents of yours are saying any kind of deal like that would mean tens of thousands, more than 100,000 asylum seekers being dumped in britain. yeah, but that's nonsense. that is embarrassing nonsense from the government and they know it. and if they hadn't lost control of the borders, some of what they say might have some credibility. but i think if you look at the last few years, almost every decision they've taken on this issue has led to

but the family of frank 0spina believe that if the government is locking up someone who wants to leavec news, harmondsworth. a long—awaited study by nasa has concluded there's no reason to believe aliens are behind hundreds of ufo sightings. but the american space agency says it can't rule out whether they have an extra—terrestrial origin. the bbc�*s nomia iqbal has been finding out more. my gosh... that is the voice of a navy pilot. the grainy blob he has zoned in on appears to be a ufo. it is the kind of unclassified material nasa has been looking into. we went to the space agency's headquarters hoping for answers. the nasa independent study team did not find any evidence that uap have an extra terrestrial origin. but we don't know what these uap are. ok, no alien life yet, or the kind many space watchers hoped for, but it is the public nasa is now relying on to help them gather data on uap. it is the new term for ufos. the rebrand is partly to encourage everyone to report sightings without feeling they will be judged but most of us still use the term ufos. i wonder how much is the s

but the family of frank 0spina believe that if the government is looking up someone who wants to leavewrong. tom symonds, bbc news, harmondsworth. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. studying, natural beauty but it comes at a cost. the popularity for second homes and holiday let is one of the reasons people often can't afford to buy in their own communities. the council once fewer second homes and to force people to have planning permission to own one in future, but it admits it might lower house prices which could hit current homeowners. there's a feeling of, why the council doing this to my property? it is easy to take it personally. changing to plateau laws means councils have more control over property use. second homeowners pay more council tax year, and the council wanted use an article for direction to bring in new rules. it saysis direction to bring in new rules. it says is a huge housing crisis and will use whatever tools it can to let people live in their own communities.— let people live in their own communities. they need to do something _ communities. the

but the family of frank 0spina believe that if the government is looking up someone who wants to leaveg crisis continues, retailers in the uk say they're seeing a big increase in shoplifting offences. figures shared with the bbc suggest shoplifting has gone up by as much as 60% in some parts of the country over the last two years — and shops like co—op, tesco and iceland now say they're having to spend heavily on anti—crime measures. hannah miller reports this is what happened when a group of young people tried to steal vapes at a convenience store in southampton. one of them jumps over the counter, and after staff remove him from the store, the group then throw drinks in retaliation. it's the kind of scene that's becoming increasingly common across the country, as jay, who owns a vape shop in manchester, says he recognises all too well. how big a problem is shoplifting around here? pretty major. with a lot of them theyjust grab and just walk out, do you know what i mean? do you feel like it's got worse? definitely. i think since we've had this crisis, cost of living has gone up, maybe

but the family of frank 0spina believe that if the government is locking up someone who wants to leaveews, harmondsworth. now let's speak to theresa schleicher, a casework manager from medicaljustice — a uk charity that sends clinicians into immigration removal centres. thank you forjoining us. let's just pick up on that point, once your team members enter these immigration removal centres, what exactly do they do? removal centres, what exactly do the do? , ,, ,, removal centres, what exactly do the do? , �*, ., . they do? they ssp ball's have. we receive referrals _ they do? they ssp ball's have. we receive referrals from _ they do? they ssp ball's have. we receive referrals from people - receive referrals from people themselves in detention. —— they assess people's hell. where there are concerns that the person may have a history of torture or that their health is deteriorating detention. an immigration detention, which is without charge or trial and without knowing how long the person is going to be there, is known to be harmful to mental health and some people are particularly vuln

frank 0spina, who was 39, died within a month of being locked up even though, according to his familyhome affairs correspondent tom symonds. he was a civil engineer, a professional.— he was a civil engineer, a professional. the sister and brother-in-law _ professional. the sister and brother-in-law of _ professional. the sister and brother-in-law of frank - professional. the sister and brother-in-law of frank are | brother—in—law of frank are bewildered by his death in a british immigration detention centre. but they are sure he was not an asylum seeker. translation: he said - he could pay his ticket out, but they said he would have stayed there for months. they say he'd come to the uk from colombia to visit his mother before studying in spain, but he was caught working illegally and sent to the detention centres at heathrow where his family say his mental health rapidly went downhill. translation: he didn't ask for help - _ he begged for help, and he was begging for help, not only to us, but also to the people there, like the guards. on march 26th he was found dead. his family have b