but before all of that, let's get the news with polly middlehurst . middlehurst. >> nigel.kers caught up in the horizon. it scandal could have their names cleared

all of that and much, much more coming up after the news with polly middlehurst . the news with pollyis, thank you and good evening to you. well, as chris was just saying, the government is being pressed tonight for a second evening in the house of commons on the strength of its rwanda bill, and it does now look will pass all look like it will pass all evening have tabling evening, mps have been tabling various amendments , and later various amendments, and later the third and final reading will

the news of the day with polly middlehurst . jacob thank polly middlehurst. >> will. the top story tonight

but before all of that, let's get the news with polly middlehurst . the news with polly middlehurst.the top story from the gb newsroom tonight is that will be no tonight is that there will be no routine checks on goods traded between uk , mainland and between the uk, mainland and northern ireland. that's after the government published the details of its with the details of its deal with the democratic unionist party. today, agreement setting the today, the agreement setting the stage for return of power stage for the return of power sharing at stormont after the dup withdrew almost two years ago.the dup withdrew almost two years ago. the new deal will also see ago. the new deal will also see a package of more than £3 billion to support public services in northern ireland. it's expected to be debated in parliament tomorrow . but parliament tomorrow. but speaking at a dup news conference this evening, northern ireland minister chris heaton—harris welcomed the deal. >> i'm clear that the

but before all of that, let's get the news with polly middlehurst . with polly middlehurst. >> nigel,t's start this bulletin with some breaking news that we've received the half hour. received in the last half hour. lucy letby has had her bid to challenge her conviction rejected by the court of appeal . rejected by the court of appeal. the 34 year old serial child killer was sentenced to 14 whole life orders after she was convicted of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others. the nurse

first, though, the news with polly middlehurst . beth thank polly middlehurst. beth thank you and good evening to you. >> the top story from the gp newsroom tonight. the son of the murdered caretaker , ian coates, murdered caretaker, ian coates, says nhs mental health services and the police must be held accountable after his father's killer was given a hospital order rather than a prison sentence . 32 year old waldo sentence. 32 year old waldo callachan was suffering from paranoid schizo phrenia when he killed ian coates and two nottingham university students , nottingham university students, barnaby webber and grace o'malley kumar, in june last year. o'malley kumar, in june last year . he o'malley kumar, in june last year. he pleaded not guilty to murder due to his mental condition, but did admit manslaughter. speak outside the court. the victim's family said the triple killer had made a mockery of the system and got away with murder. barnaby weather's mother , emma, said she weather's mother, emma, said she had trusted the system but it had trusted the system

martin thank polly middlehurst.. >> well, our top story from the gp newsroom today . the son gp newsroom today. the son of murdered ian coates murdered caretaker ian coates says nhs , mental trusts and says the nhs, mental trusts and police must be held accountable after his father's killer was given a hospital order rather than prison. 32 year old waldo kalakani was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia when he killed ian coates and two nottingham university students, barnaby webber and grace o'malley kumar, in june last year. o'malley kumar, in june last year . he o'malley kumar, in june last year. he pleaded not guilty to murder due to his mental condition , but did admit condition, but did admit manslaughter. he'll be detained in a high security hospital indefinitely. speaking outside the court, the victim's family said the triple killer had made a mockery of the system and got away with murder at no point dunng away with murder at no point during the previous five and a half months will be given any indication

polly middlehurst. >> nigel, thank you and good evening.t is that leicestershire police has referred itself to the independent watchdog over its investigate of assaults allegedly committed by valdo calocane before he went on to kill three people in nottingham . kill three people in nottingham. a few months later, he'd attacked two work colleagues at attacked two work colleagues at a factory in kegworth in

all of that after the news with polly middlehurst . the news with polly middlehurst. >> nigel thank youas been killed by an airstrike in beirut in lebanon. saleh al—arouri was the leader of the terrorist group's military wing in the west bank. he also had close links to hezbollah, which has been involved in cross—border attacks on israel's north in recent

have some good news, but first, your latest news, but first, your latest news headlines with polly middlehurst insisting the government has cleared a backlog of migrant asylum applications , of migrant asylum applications, as critics today accuse the government of fiddling the figures. the number of asylum case decisions was made last year and the highest since 2002. as the government insisted its commitment to clear the backlog has been delivered. but labour says it's false and reports suggest the reduced figure is in part due to some legacy cases being moved to other categories. the number, though, is coming down, according to the government , five of the six crew government, five of the six crew on board a japanese coastguard plane have been confirmed dead after they collided with a passenger aircraft . all 379 passenger aircraft. all 379 passengers and 12 crew on board the japan airlines aircraft were safely evacuated from the plane on inflatable emergency exit slides. passengers said they felt a large boom before smoke filled the cabin , and nhs filled the cabin, and nhs patients face fur

all of that and much, much more coming up after the news with polly middlehurst . the news with pollyis, thank you and good evening to you. well, as chris was just saying, the government is being pressed tonight for a second evening in the house of commons on the strength of its rwanda bill, and it does now look will pass all look like it will pass all evening have tabling evening, mps have been tabling various amendments , and later various amendments, and later the third and final reading will take place when mps vote. take place when mps will vote. that's being seen as a key test of the prime minister's authority . mps have voted down authority. mps have voted down former immigration minister robert jenrick amendment, who previously said using the legislation in its current form would be like pulling a pin out of a

but first, your latest news headlines with polly middlehurst .r the government published details of its deal with the democratic unionist party. today, the agreement sets the stage for the return of power sharing at stormont after the dup withdrew almost two years ago and as you've just heard, there's to be a new public body, intertrade uk, to recognise the vital trade within our internal market. the new deal will also see a package of more than £3 billion to support public services in northern ireland. labour says it's going to set out plans to renationalise britain's railways next month. the party announced the news last year but speaking exclusively to gb news earlier, the shadow transport secretary said the public will find out more detail on the plans in 2 or 3 weeks time . the home secretary 3 weeks time. the home secretary has admitted that the number of asylum seekers likely to be sent to rwanda under the government's £240 million scheme could actually be quite low. answering questions at the home affairs committee this morning, questions

all of that after the news with polly middlehurst . the news with polly middlehurst. >> nigel thank you. our top story from the gb news room. a senior hamas official has been killed by an airstrike in beirut in lebanon. saleh al—arouri was the leader of the terrorist group's military wing in the west bank. he also had close links to hezbollah, which has been involved in cross—border attacks on israel's north in recent weeks . the lebanese prime recent weeks. the lebanese prime minister has within the last hour condemned the blast which killed him and it was reportedly the result of an israeli drone strike. israel yet to comment on this now, as you've been hearing, a new storm is on the radar. it's called storm henk and a woman has been taken to hospital after being struck by a falling tree in london. an after storm henk barrelled through. train operators tonight are urging people to not travel because a very strong winds . because a very strong winds. pictures here of waterloo train station in london, which was described as chaos by some train operators advising passengers not to leave

but first, your latest news headlines with polly middlehurst . has been grilling a former investigator about what he did and didn't know regarding the faulty honzon know regarding the faulty horizon it software . stephen horizon it software. stephen bradshaw defended comments he made back in 2012 that he had absolute confidence in horizon, while at the same time admitting that he did see hundreds of complaints coming in from subpostmasters. he denied allegations, though of bullying and unprofessional behaviour, saying he also never told any post office worker that they were the only one experiencing issues with the software . the issues with the software. the nhs is failing to hit most of its key performance targets , its key performance targets, despite the overall waiting list dropping more than 355,000 people in england have been waiting for over a year to start hospital treatment. that was in november last year , and it's november last year, and it's down from more than 377,000 at the end of october. the health secretary says the waits would

we will keep you updated on this important story and polly middlehurst stands ready to bnng middlehurstews it bring you the news when it occurs. anyway, all from occurs. anyway, that's all from me up next, patrick me. up next, it's patrick christys patrick, what's on your bill of fare this evening? well i've got an exclusive with a brave manchester arena bombing survivor emerged that survivor as it's emerged that two with links to that two jihadis with links to that terrorist be set free on terrorist could be set free on the streets of britain. >> i also went to golders green, which was the scene of that alleged knife attack yesterday, to speak to locals there about how feel. and i'm also how they feel. and i'm also going to nigel going to be talking to nigel farage about shocking farage about the shocking migration of that migration figures, all of that and jacob and much more. jacob >> well, always very good to >> oh well, always very good to have nigel on. i was with him earlier were talking earlier and we were talking about execution charles about the execution of charles the you're

but before all of that, let's get the news with polly middlehurst . with polly middlehurst. >> nigel, thank you and good evening to you. well, let's start this bulletin with some breaking news that we've received the half hour. received in the last half hour. lucy letby has had her bid to challenge her conviction rejected by the court of appeal . rejected by the court of appeal. the 34 year old serial child killer was sentenced to 14 whole life orders after she was convicted of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others. the nurse lodged an application for mission to permission to appeal against all of her convictions , against all of her convictions, but she has had that rejected and a judge has refused her application. after considering all the documents. well the other main news today on gb news, the democratic unionist party in northern ireland has backed a deal with the uk government on post—brexit trade agreements, which could potentially see power sharing restored by friday. the deal aims to end the nearly two year stormont boycott . full details stormo

polly middlehurst. >> well, trains are cancelled and power lines are down and there is widespread floodinginto the uk tonight. if you're watching on television, take a look at uphill beach at weston super mare , where walkers were almost mare, where walkers were almost blown away earlier on this afternoon and at waterloo station in london. they've been advising passengers against travel because of very strong winds and heavy rain across much of southern england and wales, although some services leaving the station within the last houn the station within the last hour. the met office issuing an amber and yellow weather warnings tonight, saying coastal areas could see gusts of up to 80 miles an hour and there's a chance of injury or loss of life from flying debris . we'll be from flying debris. we'll be keeping tabs on storm henk throughout this evening. the home secretary insisted today the government has cleared a backlog of migrant asylum applications as critics accuse the government of fiddling the figures. the number of asylum case decisions made last

polly middlehurst. >> nigel, thank you and good evening. well, the top story from the gb news room tonight is that leicestershire police has referred itself to the independent watchdog over its investigate of assaults allegedly committed by valdo calocane before he went on to kill three people in nottingham . kill three people in nottingham. a few months later, he'd attacked two work colleagues at attacked two work colleagues at a factory in kegworth in leicestershire in may the same yean leicestershire in may the same year, the prime minister said he hasn't ruled out an inquiry into the nottingham attacks. the families of the victims have angrily questioned the mental health support given to calocane, condemning the disgust lack of a public inquiry into the murders of their loved ones . the murders of their loved ones. and now , in bristol, two more and now, in bristol, two more people aged 20 and 22, have been arrested in connection with the deaths of two teenage boys who were fatally stabbed in the city at the weekend . and floral at the

but before all of that, let's get the news with polly middlehurst . the news with polly middlehurst. >> nigel, thank you. and good evening to you. well, the top story from the gb newsroom tonight is that will be no tonight is that there will be no routine checks on goods traded between uk , mainland and between the uk, mainland and northern ireland. that's after the government published the details of its with the details of its deal with the democratic unionist party. today, agreement setting the today, the agreement setting the stage for return of power stage for the return of power sharing at stormont after the dup withdrew almost two years ago.the dup withdrew almost two years ago. the new deal will also see ago. the new deal will also see a package of more than £3 billion to support public services in northern ireland. it's expected to be debated in parliament tomorrow . but parliament tomorrow. but speaking at a dup news conference this evening, northern ireland minister chris heaton—harris welcomed the deal. >> i'm clear that the long terme interests of the union are served by

all of that and much, much more coming up after the news with polly middlehurst . the news with pollydlehurst. >> chris, thank you and good evening to you. well, as chris was just saying, the government is being pressed tonight for a second evening in the house of commons on the strength of its rwanda bill, and it does now look will pass all look like it will pass all evening have tabling evening, mps have been tabling various amendments , and later various amendments, and later the third and final reading will take place when mps vote. take place when mps will vote. that's being seen as a key test of the prime minister's authority . mps have voted down authority. mps have voted down former immigration minister robert jenrick amendment, who previously said using the legislation in its current form would be like pulling a pin out of a grenade but not throwing it red ball tories jane stevenson, who quit the government over the rwanda plan, philip davies and jack brereton all told gb news tonight they will vote for the government's rwanda bill, as will mp for somerset and gb news present

polly middlehurst. >> jacob thank you and good evening to you. well, the top story from the gb newsroom tonight. the prime minister says that the uk will hesitate to that the uk will not hesitate to take action in yemen take further action in yemen following attacks on following a spate of attacks on commercial shipping in the red sea. rishi sunak described attacks the iranian backed attacks by the iranian backed militants as illegal and unacceptable. it comes after last night's joint strike with the united states, which took place after a meeting with president biden. the labour leader, sir keir starmer , said leader, sir keir starmer, said today in the house of commons he backed government's targeted backed the government's targeted action in rishi sunak, signalled new sanctions too will be announced in the coming days, warning further attacks will be met with a response. >> we are not seeking a confrontation. we urge the houthis and those who enable them to stop these illegal and unacceptable attacks . but if unacceptable attacks. but if neces

with polly middlehurst. >> richard. thank you and good evening to you, will. the top story from the newsroom tonight is the prime minister has indeed confirmed he's working towards a general election in the second half of this year. both labour and the liberal democrats have been pushing a spring been pushing for a spring election in the prime minister, declining to rule that out, saying instead he wants to focus on the economy , cutting taxes on the economy, cutting taxes and tackling . illegal migration. and tackling. illegal migration. meanwhile, the labour leader says he's ready to go to the polls and has criticised the prime minister for delaying the vote. sir keir starmer vowed to stand up for working people and said the character of politics will change if labour wins power . more bad weather is on the way with nottinghamshire county council today declaring a major incident along the river trent because of flooding and rising river levels and that's as more heavy rain is hitting the uk already tonight. a yellow a

the news of the day with polly middlehurst . jacob. with polly middlehurst.acob. >> thank you and good evening to you, will. the top story from the newsroom tonight is that leicestershire police has referred itself to the independent watchdog over its investigation of assaults, allegedly committed by valdo calocane before he went on to kill three people in nottingham a few months later , he'd a few months later, he'd attacked two work colleagues at attacked two work colleagues at a factory in kegworth in leicestershire in may the same yean leicestershire in may the same year, the prime minister said he hasn't ruled out an inquiry into the nottingham attacks. the families of the victims have angrily questioned the mental health support given to calocane, condemning the disgust lack of a public inquiry into the murders of their loved ones . the murders of their loved ones. now two more people, aged 20 and 22, have both been arrested today in connection with the deaths of two teenage boys who were fatally stabbed in bristol at the weekend . floral tributes at th

but before all of that, let's get the news with polly middlehurst . l, our top story from the gb newsroom tonight is that the prime minister has indeed confirmed he's towards a general he's working towards a general election in the second half of this year , as both labour and this year, as both labour and the democrats were the liberal democrats were pushing a spring election . pushing for a spring election. but the prime minister declined to rule that saying instead to rule that out, saying instead he focus on the he wanted to focus on the economy, cutting taxes and

the news of the day with polly middlehurst . jacob thank polly middlehurst. >> will. the top story tonight is that the prime minister is indeed the house indeed calling on the house of lords do the right thing and lords to do the right thing and pass bill. rishi pass his rwanda bill. rishi sunak, wants to control the sunak, who wants to control the uk's borders, spoke to officials at airport this at gatwick airport this afternoon to highlight. he said the importance of border security. well the third reading of the rwanda bill passed through the commons unamended last night with a majority of 44 dozens of tories had threatened to rebel. but in the end only 11 voted against it. mr sunak says peers must now support the legislation as an urgent national priority . national priority. >> there is now only one question when will the opposition in the appointed house of lords try and frustrate the will of the people, as expressed by the elected house, or will they get on board and do the right thing? it's as simple . the right thing? it's as simple. as that. we have

the news of the day with polly middlehurst . jacob. polly middlehurst. jacob. >> thank you.ning. well, the post office minister today says securing justice for victims of the horizon it scandal and making sure such a tragedy, he said, can never happen again is his highest priority . he former post office priority. he former post office boss paula vennells routinely denied there were problems with the horizon it system, which made it look like money was missing from post office branches. as a result , missing from post office branches. as a result, hundreds of staff were convicted, jailed and bankrupted, and some even took their own lives after they were wrongly accused of theft. kevin hollinrake has this evening said it's perfectly reasonable to ask miss vennells to hand back her cbe , a move to hand back her cbe, a move supported earlier on today by the prime minister. mr hollinrake has said he expects to update mps about the government's further proposals to help those affected by the end of this week . meanwhile mps end of this week. meanwhile mps are tonight debating the

polly middlehurst. >> jacob., the top story from the gp newsroom tonight is that right now an emergency cabinet meeting is happening in downing street following attacks on commercial shipping in the red sea and the gulf of oman, after iran today admitted it had seized a us oil tanker there. well, our home and security editor, mark white, has the latest. mark, why is this meeting taking place? what's happening? >> well . the cabinet meeting is >> well. the cabinet meeting is unked >> well. the cabinet meeting is linked to the ongoing crisis in yemen and escalating crisis which resulted in the single largest . attack from drones and largest. attack from drones and missiles on tuesday evening, aimed not just at commercial shipping , aimed not just at commercial shipping, but at naval vessels, including the british type 45 destroyer hms diamond. and there are . other, uh, issues , of are. other, uh, issues, of course, affecting the situation in the strait of hormuz , up in the strait of hormuz, up where an oil tanker

but first here is polly middlehurst . first here is polly middlehurst.gly accused post office workers will have their names cleared by the end of the yean names cleared by the end of the year, the horizon , an year, following the horizon, an it scandal . postal it software scandal. postal services minister kevin hollinrake said today that new legislation to exonerate subpostmasters and mistresses in england and wales will be introduced within the next few weeks. the government also announced an up front payment of £75,000 in compensation for those who were jailed or bankrupted as a result of the flawed software which wrongly showed money was missing. one of the victims of the post office scandal , vijay parekh, spoke to scandal, vijay parekh, spoke to gb news earlier on today and said more needs to be done. >> all the people who are involved in this get the same treatment . we have had all this , treatment. we have had all this, uh, convicted, uh , postmasters uh, convicted, uh, postmasters and let them feel how we felt. we've done nothing and we've been

polly middlehurst. >> jacob.. well, the top story from the gp newsroom tonight is that right now an emergency cabinet meeting is happening in downing street following attacks on commercial shipping in the red sea and the gulf of oman, after iran today admitted it had seized a us oil tanker there. well, our home and security editor, mark white, has the latest. mark, why is this meeting taking place? what's happening? >> well . the cabinet meeting is >> well. the cabinet meeting is unked >> well. the cabinet meeting is linked to the ongoing crisis in yemen and escalating crisis which resulted in the single largest . attack from drones and largest. attack from drones and missiles on tuesday evening, aimed not just at commercial shipping , aimed not just at commercial shipping, but at naval vessels, including the british type 45 destroyer hms diamond. and there are . other, uh, issues , of are. other, uh, issues, of course, affecting the situation in the strait of hormuz , up in the strait of hormuz, up where an oil

the news of the day with polly middlehurst . jacob thank polly middlehurst.b thank you and good evening. >> will. the top story tonight is that the prime minister is indeed the house indeed calling on the house of lords do the right thing and lords to do the right thing and pass bill. rishi pass his rwanda bill. rishi sunak, wants to control the sunak, who wants to control the uk's borders, spoke to officials at airport this at gatwick airport this afternoon to highlight. he said the importance of border security. well the third reading of the rwanda bill passed through the commons unamended last night with a majority of 44 dozens of tories had threatened to rebel. but in the end only 11 voted against it. mr sunak says peers must now support the legislation as an urgent national priority . national priority. >> there is now only one question when will the opposition in the appointed house of lords try and frustrate the will of the people, as expressed by the elected house, or will they get on board and do the right thing? it's as simple . the right thing? it'

let's cross live to polly middlehurst for tonight's latest.night is that his

headlines with polly middlehurst i >> -- >> thanks, martin. have their convictions overturned by signing to their innocence on a single document. postal services minister kevin hollinrake said today. the new emergency legislation to exonerate the workers may take weeks, but insists it is a government priority . there'll also be an up priority. there'll also be an up front compensation payment of £75,000 to compensate them for being pilloried , jailed or being pilloried, jailed or bankrupted as a result of flawed computer software, which wrongly indicated they'd been stealing post office money. vijay parekh was one of the victims of the scandal . he said those scandal. he said those responsible must be held accountable. >> all the people who are involved in this get the same treatment . we have had all this , treatment. we have had all this, uh, convicted , uh, postmasters uh, convicted, uh, postmasters and let them feel how we felt. we've done nothing and we've been imprisoned. they have done something. so they need to be imprisoned for the re

with polly middlehurst. >> richard. you, will. the top story from the newsroom tonight is the prime minister has indeed confirmed he's working towards a general election in the second half of this year. both labour and the liberal democrats have been pushing a spring

but all of that comes after the news with polly middlehurst .ood evening to you. well, the top story from the jp newsroom is that rishi sunak is facing multiple rebellions this week as crucial debates take place on the rwanda bill. it comes as new figures reveal that more than 200 migrants crossed the channel in small boats at the weekend, and yesterday five migrants died in the channel after their small boat got into difficulties

polly middlehurst. >> martin, thank you, and good evening to you.arty in northern ireland has backed a deal with the uk government on post—brexit trade agreements that could potentially see power sharing restored by friday. the deal aims to end the nearly two year stormont boycott , but the full stormont boycott, but the full details of the proposed agreement are expected to be published tomorrow. well, here in london, westminster's northern ireland secretary says the agreement is a welcome and significant step. while sinn fein's leader says she's optimism about the future. the dup leader, sir jeffrey donaldson, said the deal will bnng donaldson, said the deal will bring real change for the country. we will work with all the parties in the executive to deliver real change for northern ireland, change that benefits everyone in northern ireland. >> as i have said consistently throughout this period, i want an outcome that both unionists and nationalists can support. now a labour mp says the party should fight the next election on a pledge to bring dow

but all of that comes after the news with polly middlehurst .olly middlehurst. >> nigel, thank you and good evening to you. well, the top story from the jp newsroom is that rishi sunak is facing multiple rebellions this week as crucial debates take place on the rwanda bill. it comes as new figures reveal that more than 200 migrants crossed the channel in small boats at the weekend, and yesterday five migrants died in the channel after their small boat got into difficulties just off the coast of boulogne. in an exclusive interview with gb news, the prime minister said the rwanda scheme is still the deterrent. uk needs . deterrent. the uk needs. >> your heart breaks when you hear these stories about people dying . they're being exploited dying. they're being exploited by gangs and that's why by criminal gangs and that's why we've got to resolve this issue. there's reasons why and there's lots of reasons why and we should talk about them, but one of is that innocent one of them is that innocent people being exploited people are being exploited by c

polly middlehurst. >> jacob thank you and good evening to you. says that the uk will hesitate to that the uk will not hesitate to take action in yemen take further action in yemen following attacks on following a spate of attacks on commercial shipping in the red sea. rishi sunak described attacks the iranian backed attacks by the iranian backed militants as illegal and unacceptable. it comes after last night's joint strike with the united states, which took place after a meeting with president biden. the labour leader, sir keir starmer , said leader, sir keir starmer, said today in the house of commons he backed government's targeted backed the government's targeted action in rishi sunak, signalled new sanctions too will be announced in the coming days, warning further attacks will be met with a response.

the news of the day with polly middlehurst . jacob with polly middlehurst. jacob >> thank you and good evening to you. let's begin this bulletin with some breaking news just into in the last ten minutes into us in the last ten minutes or tell you the us or so. we can tell you the us military has struck and destroyed a houthi missile, which they was prepared to which they say was prepared to launch yemen , the us launch from yemen, the us central command saying forces identified surface to air identified a surface to air missile in a houthi controlled area of the country and determined it presented an immediate threat to us aircraft. well, that news just in to us. and of course, earlier on today, to add some context, yemen's houthi said they would continue targeting any us or british warships , for that matter, in warships, for that matter, in the they said, in the red sea. they said, in self—defence. so the us has struck and destroyed a houthi missile, which was , they say the missile, which was, they say the americans prepared to launch itself from yemen at

let's cross live to polly middlehurst for tonight's latest. news. >> michelle, thank you and good evening to you. well, the top story on gp news tonight is that his majesty king charles is due to go to hospital for the treatment of an enlarged prostate at buckingham palace said today . the condition is said today. the condition is benign but his majesty will be admitted next week for a corrective procedure. the monarch's public engagements will be postponed for a short period. we're told of recuperation and also today, kensington palace confirmed the princess of wales has undergone an abdominal surgery yesterday . an abdominal surgery yesterday. today's planned operation was deemed a success and it's understood her condition isn't cancer related . she's expected cancer related. she's expected to remain in hospital for up to 14 days before continuing her recovery at home. princess catherine isn't expected , catherine isn't expected, though, to return to public dufies though, to return to public duties until after easter and she's apologised for

but before all of that, let's get the news with polly middlehurst .

polly middlehurst. >> well, trains are cancelled and power lines are down and there is widespread floodings storm henk barrels into the uk tonight. if you're watching on television, take a look at uphill beach at weston super mare , where walkers were almost mare, where walkers were almost blown away earlier on this afternoon and at waterloo station in london. they've been advising passengers against travel because of very strong winds and heavy rain across much of southern england and wales, although some services leaving the station within the last houn the station within the last hour. the met office issuing an amber and yellow weather warnings tonight, saying coastal areas could see gusts of up to 80 miles an hour and there's a chance of injury or loss of life from flying debris . we'll be from flying debris. we'll be keeping tabs on storm henk throughout this evening. the home secretary insisted today the government has cleared a backlog of migrant asylum applications as critics accuse the government of fiddling the figures. the number of asylum case decisions made last year was the h

all of that after the news with polly middlehurst . the news with polly middlehurst. >> nigel thank youed by an airstrike in beirut in lebanon. saleh al—arouri was the leader of the terrorist group's military wing in the west bank. he also had close links to hezbollah, which has been involved in cross—border attacks on israel's north in recent weeks . the lebanese prime recent weeks. the lebanese prime minister has within the last hour condemned the blast which killed him and it was reportedly the result of an israeli drone strike. israel yet to comment on this now, as you've been hearing, a new storm is on the radar. it's called storm henk and a woman has been taken to hospital after being struck by a falling tree in london. an after storm henk barrelled through. train operators tonight are urging people to not travel because a very strong winds . because a very strong winds. pictures here of waterloo train station in london, which was described as chaos by some train operators advising passengers not to leave london and stay in central london if they could. because of the strong winds

but all of that comes after the news with polly middlehurst .l, the top story from the jp newsroom is that rishi sunak is facing multiple rebellions this week as crucial debates take place on the rwanda bill. it comes as new figures reveal that more than 200 migrants crossed the channel in small boats at the weekend, and yesterday five migrants died in the channel after their small boat got into difficulties just off the coast of boulogne. in an exclusive interview with gb news, the prime minister said the rwanda scheme is still the deterrent. uk needs . deterrent. the uk needs. >> your heart breaks when you hear these stories about people dying . they're being exploited dying. they're being exploited by gangs and that's why by criminal gangs and that's why we've got to resolve this issue. there's reasons why and there's lots of reasons why and we should talk about them, but one of is that innocent one of them is that innocent people being exploited people are being exploited by criminal not criminal gangs. that's not right. nothing right. there