migrants crossing from north africa to europe and asked to dock in the southern italian island of lampedusard—line anti—migrant matteo salvini was then interior minister and deputy prime minister and his trademark policy was to close ports to migrant rescue boats. screaming and crying for almost three weeks, they were kept on board in boiling heat and terrible conditions. prosecutors say that amounted to kidnapping and deprivation of their rights. mr salvini said the decision was taken by the whole government and claims he was defending italy. the actor richard gere, who was on holiday in italy at the time, and travelled to sicily to deliver supplies to the migrants, has agreed to testify at the trial. i grew up a christian, i'm a buddhist now, but i can't imagine jesus christ would be happy with a law that says it's illegal to help people. it makes no sense to me, it's completely crazy. i'm ashamed for all of this planet that it is illegal to help people. if convicted, matteo salvini could in theory face up to 15 years in prison. he is trying to make political capital out of the trial to b

migrants crossing from north africa to europe and asked to dock in the southern italian island of lampedusateo salvini was then interior minister and deputy prime minister and his trademark policy was to close ports to migrant rescue boats. screaming and crying. for almost three weeks, they were kept on board in boiling heat and terrible conditions. prosecutors say that amounted to kidnapping and deprivation of their rights. mr salvini said the decision was taken by the whole government and claims he was defending italy. the actor richard gere, who was on holiday in italy at the time, and travelled to sicily to deliver supplies to the migrants, has agreed to testify at the trial. i grew up a christian, i'm a buddhist now, but i can't imagine jesus christ would be happy with a law that says it's illegal to help people. it makes no sense to me, it's completely crazy. i'm ashamed for all of this planet that it is illegal to help people. if convicted, matteo salvini could in theory face up to 15 years in prison. he is trying to make political capital out of the trial to bring the issue of migra

because 173 miles even further south is the beautiful island of lampedusa. coast it's become a beacon for migrants and asylum seekers trying to get to europe. thousands arrive on these shores every year. i've come to the port to meet third generation fisherman beppe billeci who's bringing in the daily catch. [ speaking foreign language ] >> beppe's been fishing here since he was nine, catching anchovies and alacce, a type of sardine that was once the main form of sustenance in lampedusa. he's invited me for lunch. his wife rina is rumored to be one of the island's best cooks . [ speaking foreign language ] >> rina's preparing some traditional sicilian dishes with her daughter enza, using some of the fish that beppe's just caught. [ speaking foreign language ] >> it's so simple - all she does is dress the dish with a simple salsa verde which is made of parsley, capers, olive oil and bread soaked in vinegar. her second dish is more elaborate. [ speaking foreign language ] >> rina is making sarde a beccafico which literally means, fig-pecker sardines. but the f

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weeks on board a spanish rescue boat after mr salvini refused it permission to dock at the island of lampedusacross the uk since september. the national police chiefs' council say there have been 198 confirmed reports of people having their drinks spiked, while there were 2a reports of someone being injected. two men have been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into spiking incidents in nottingham. jason harwin is the lead for drugs on the national police chiefs' council. he says police are taking this type of crime seriously. it makes the environment very hostile for those who commit the offence. we are looking at licensed premises, working with universities and wider partnerships to make sure more arab us are alert within those environments are to stop offences taking place. —— to make sure more of us are alert. and if people do believe they are a victim, it is really important to report that to the police very quickly. 0ne offence is far too many but the reality is that these are occurring and have been occurring for a length of time. to make it hostile and make sure we are catchi

weeks on board a spanish rescue boat after mr salvini refused it permission to dock at the island of lampedusa police forces across the uk since september. the national police chiefs' council say there have been 198 confirmed reports of people having their drinks spiked, while there were a further 2a reports of someone being injected. two men have been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into spiking incidents in nottingham. we can speak now to mike kill, the chief executive of the night time industries association. thank you very much forjoining us. a light is being shown on this. it is not new, although the injection part does seem to be pretty new. what is your perspective on how widespread this is?— widespread this is? well, it is a hue widespread this is? well, it is a huge concern — widespread this is? well, it is a huge concern across _ widespread this is? well, it is a huge concern across the - widespread this is? well, it is a l huge concern across the industry and, as you can appreciate, the injections or the needle sticks viking is a new level of crime, which is, as you can

he was in lampedusa. he took water and food supplies to the 147 migrants who were stranded on the ship for 19 days, while salvini prohibited them from disembarking in italy. now, this was a spanish-flagged ngo ship run by the organization, open arms. and salvini argued that they should have taken the migrants to spain, not to italy. and he said, as interior minister, he was just doing his job. and richard gear, while it may be bringing attention to a topic a lot of people outside of italy won't be paying attention to, he will be able to provide crucial information about the conditions on that ship, which is the crux of this case. the next trial is december 17th. we don't know yet when mr. gere is expected to testify and we don't know if it will be in person or if it will be by video link. but his testimony is actually quite crucial in this case, kim. >> how strong a case do prosecutors have? i'm wondering if experts think that there's a good chance that salvini could actually be convicted here? >> well, y