the port of dover confirming in the early hours of this morning the port of dover confirming all backlogretary suella braverman says delays are not down to brexit. suggesting high volumes of coach bookings and bad weather were more of a factor. ferry companies p80 and dfds have also confirmed there are no queues at the port's entrance and said border controls are free—flowing. but the easter weekend is just a few days away, and people preparing to travel across the channel will wonder if this how their holiday will begin. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. much more on all those stories on the bbc website. also download the bbc news app for the very latest. we will be here throughout the day and will be here throughout the day and will see you very soon. gusty winds round the outer hebrides, breezy along the north sea coastline, east anglia, kent and the english channel. so feeling a little bit cooler here, but for most of us, the breeze is very gentle. temperatures today could get up to 15 degrees, somewhere around the moray firth. generally we are looking at about 9—13. through this evening and

and this is the seen live at the port of dover right now. correspond their in a moment to get a picture of the transport situation across the travel network. —— we will go live to our correspond that. french president emmanuel macron and the president of the european commission ursula von der leyen are wrapping up their trip to china. after trilateral talks on thursday, they will again meet president xi jingping in the coming hours for a lunch in before heading back to europe. our asia pacific regional editor, celia hatton, joins me from the newsroom. hello. what can we expect for the last few hours of this pretty significant meeting? well, really, this part of the trip focuses on the personal relationship between emmanuel macron and the leader of china, xijinping. they will be going to guangjo, where mr xi is at the moment. this is a really important hub in the south of china, and the state media is billing this as a charm offensive, a bit of an honour extended to emmanuel macron to travel to guangjo, a city that represents a fifth of all tr

a statement from the port of dover says all of the weekend's coach traffic is now contained in the portugh immigration controls. marc ashdown reports. inch by inch, things are slowly moving at the port of dover, but coachloads of schoolchildren destined for easter breaks have faced lengthy delays. we got here, down into the queue, about 2:30am this morning. we were about number 33, we're now down to 31, and we reckon we've probably got another 12 hours left waiting. this group are en route to luxembourg but have been queueing since yesterday. i've got mostly elderly passengers on that have paid good money for a holiday, i think some of them now want to go home. now the blame game has begun. the port of dover said ferry companies accepted extra easter bookings, which added pressure to the system. the companies say they've shared all booking information in advance and have laid on extra crossings overnight to help get things moving. the port is also blaming french border processes. since the uk left the eu, there's no longer freedom of movement to the continent, so passport checks are muc

officials were said to have contributed to the heavy traffic, which began building up near the port of doverrance. according to the port of dover authorities, over 300 coaches departed on saturday, with all of the freight backlog cleared and tourist cars processed successfully. there remain pockets of coaches still waiting to be processed with smaller volumes of coaches expected today. earlier we werejoined by simonjones live from dover. it does seem a familiar story because last summer there were big problems with people facing weights of hours to try to get across the channel and this time last year we had a similar problem. now, if you talk to the government, they blame it on the fact that so many people want to get across the channel, wants to go away on easter holidays, but particularly now that there are no covid travel restrictions. plus of course we had some bad weather over the weekend particular the friday night. it was very windy and that did cause some delays. but if you speak to the port operators they would say an ongoing issue is checks that have been introduced after brexit.

here in the uk — 0perators at the port of dover, are putting on extra night ferries, to try to clear to the continent over easter. the port authority has apologised and says its "deeply frustrated," that bad weather and french border checks have caused problems. some people travelling by coach say they've faced up to 14 hour delays. simonjones, has more from dover. it's not such a great start to the great easter getaway. forced to spend hours on a coach with no idea when you're going to be able to get across the channel. guys, should we just carry on with the karaoke? this driver from nottingham is trying to keep the spirits of his passengers up as they face missing a day on the slopes of the french alps. we've here 4.5 hours waiting. we've had other coaches in front of us who have been waiting for more than 12 hours. i have no idea how long we're going to be here. could be for another 12 hours, i don't know. the police have been doing what they can to stop dover from snarling up, but lorries and cars have been getting caught in the chaos, too. we were meant to go to italy, ultimately

port of dover ceo doug bannister there.a has successfully launched a falcon nine rocket from florida. it's carrying a new device that can track air pollution over north america down to the neighbourhood level. two, one, ignition and lift off. the spacex mission transported to high orbit what's known as a tempo spectrometer. it's designed to monitor air pollutants and their emission sources. the device — about the size of a washing machine — can send hourly air quality updates that will be made available to the public online. tempo will also be able to track pollution caused by wildfires — climate change has made these are increasingly common and damaging. military personnel can find it hard to talk about any trauma they may have witnessed. but for some veterans in weymouth, art is helping them deal with everyday struggles. their work and stories have been made available to the public in an exhibition — held at a barber shop. anna varle has been to take a look. i find that if i'm painting or drawing or writing, that takes my

from the port of dover, they said that they didn't expect to have so many coaches come through, whichhat they had put in contingency plans for more vehicles because of course this is one of their busiest times of year. they didn't expect so many coaches to come and that is why they are all still there, waiting for hours. more ferries, as you heard, have been put on, and that seems to have eased things. we have been here since 6am and the roads, i mean, the traffic is coming through absolutely fine until you get to the ferry terminal. so things are definitely improving here. we will have a live update in an hour from we will have a live update in an hourfrom now we will have a live update in an hour from now on we will have a live update in an hourfrom now on bbc news. we will have a live update in an hourfrom now on bbc news. school bosses who run more than 200 academies in england, say 0fsted must rethink how it carries out their inspections. they've told the bbc that the regulator often fails to take into account the effect of the pandemic on poorer areas. their concerns follow the

i can imagine ministers are going to call in the port of dover, the ferry companies, and say, "right,n't have this again," so therefore there will be mandated capacity limits, which will be carefully worked out by the port, by the ferry companies, so that they know that they can cope. there will be an early test of resilience in a few days' time, with large numbers expected to travel over the easter bank holiday. marc ashdown is in doverfor us. you've been there all day. what is the situation there now? is it improving at all? if the situation there now? is it improving at all?— the situation there now? is it imrovin: at all? , improving at all? if you look behind me, the improving at all? if you look behind me. the queue. _ improving at all? if you look behind me, the queue, you _ improving at all? if you look behind me, the queue, you can _ improving at all? if you look behind me, the queue, you can barely- improving at all? if you look behind me, the queue, you can barely see | improving at all? if you look behind l me, the queue, you can barely see it now, but there are still 80 o

officials were said to have contributed to the heavy traffic, which began building up near the port of doverd their ferry to france. according to the port of dover authorities, over 300 coaches departed on saturday, with all of the freight backlog cleared and tourist cars processed successfully. there remain pockets of coaches still waiting to be processed with smaller volumes of coaches expected today. the bbc�*s simonjones is in doverfor us. you have spent it seems like an awful lot of your time over the last year or so standing there, or standing reporting on the small boat coming with migrants. this is a welcome departures and arrivals at the port of dover. last summer we had this problem. why has it occurred again?— had this problem. why has it occurred auain? , , , ., occurred again? yes, it 'ust seem a familiar story * occurred again? yes, it 'ust seem a familiar story because _ occurred again? yes, itjust seem a familiar story because last - occurred again? yes, itjust seem a familiar story because last summer| familiar story because last summer there were big problems with people th

i really am - guided by what the boss of the port of dover has been saying and indeed the ferry operatorsgration. unlike lastjuly, when you might remember at the start of the summer holidays there was chaos at dover, partly triggered by a french passport officials not turning up, this time no blame seems to have been placed on the french. remember we have the so—called juxtaposed to border controls, so everybody�*s passport is controlled before they leave the uk. in normal times that is great, you get to france and you are free to go, but at times of high pressure, it is very tricky, because the port of dover have a very constrained site beneath the white cliffs, is never designed for strong passport checks. and now, instead of, you might remember, if you were driving, experienced this, you might waive the passports at the cheerful officer, he or she usually waives you through it. if they won't have a quick look, they would check your possible photo. now they are obliged to go through and have a at your stamps in and out of the eu, make sure you haven't stayed too long, have to stamp your

from the port of dover, they said they didn't expect to have so many coaches come through, which is quitey coaches to come. that's why they're all still there waiting for hours. more ferries, as you heard, have been put on, and that seems to have eased things. we have been here since 6am and the roads, i mean the traffic�*s coming through absolutely fine until you get to the ferry terminal. so things are definitely improving here. let's leave you for this hour with some pictures from the pope in st peter's square on palm sunday. the pope's actual responsibilities at the alter are being handled by a cardinal in the church on his behalf. you may remember he did this on a prior occasion, because of his health. his last significant concern was back in 2021, when he underwent colon cancer. not colon cancer, he had colon surgery, forgive me. he had colon surgery, forgive me. he had a condition which he said recently had also recurred. but that is not in itself a life—threatening condition. nonetheless, he is having to ease his workload. although the bishops in france announced he would be visit

port, new checks after brexit meaning all passengers have to get out of the coaches to have their passports checked and stamped by the french authorities. lorries were forced to queue on the outskirts of doverthe port says it is deeply frustrated, insisting it had planned ahead, but the additional ferry bookings taken by the firms for easter have added to the challenge. well, can ijust say how sorry i am that everyone who wanted to get away this easter break has been so disrupted, and in particular for the schoolkids, being a father myself i know how anxious i'd feel, so what we have been doing is working really hard with a ferry operators and airport operators to try to make sure that all of the traffic that has been backlogged can get through as quickly as possible. another 5,000 cars and 400 coaches are expected today. for many, it will be a waiting game. the latest series of tornadoes to have ripped through parts of the united states has left at least seven people dead. they were killed in the states of arkansas and illinois. dozens have been injured and tens of thousands have lost power. some pictures coming through to us in the last half hour show the extent of the damage to homes in

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the port of dover confirming all backlog was cleared by half past midnight. er pay, pensions and job security this morning. the pcs union has warned of delays to applications and the delivery of passports in the run—up to summer. the home office says demand has temporarily increased, but there are no plans to change the ten—week waiting time guidance. the prime minister will announce plans for a new police task force to help officers crackdown on child sexual exploitation, later today. it's part of a range of proposals being unveiled by the government to tackle the issue of grooming. we'rejoined now by our chief political correspondent nick eardley. we spoke with someone from the nspcc earlier but they said it was a great start but there were questions about the language being used and how far it will go. the language being used and how far it will to. a, ., , it will go. morning, nina. yes, the idea to set— it will go. morning, nina. yes, the idea to set up _ it will go. morning, nina. yes, the idea to set up this _ it will go. morning, nina. yes, the idea to

it's already very busy this morning at the port of dover.e're told traffic turning up at the moment will face a wait of around 90 minutes to get through french passport controls that take place here on uk soil. also some issues on the other side of the channel. coach traffic there is facing a wait of around two hours to try and get back to the uk. but overall, the port is hoping for a much better situation than we saw last weekend, when some coach passengers talked of delays of 12, 13, 1a hours to try and get on board ferries. the port insists it is much better prepared this weekend. it says it has set up a new area in the port, a marquee, where additional passport checks can take place for coach passengers. it was coach passengers who were particularly affected a week ago because in a post—brexit world, everyone on a coach now has to get off that coach to have their passports looked at and stamped. the port says it was preparing last weekend for around 650 coaches, but actually, around 800 turned up, and thatjust seemed to be too much for t

here in the uk, the port of dover says ferry operators are trying to reduce the number of coaches that in an attempt to avoid a repeat of heavy congestion seen on the weekend. the port says a temporary border control infrastructure will also be installed to help process coaches if needed. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin is at dover and has more now on those new plans. the port authorities say that they and everyone else involved here recognise that what happened last weekend was a horrible situation, particularly for school children and elderly people trying to set off on their trips. some coach passengers said they were stuck for 12 hours before they could finally board their ferries. the reasons officials gave for that was a variety of things, including bad weather, more coaches than expected and the process of getting people through the border checks, because after brexit, passports have to be stamped and things take a little bit longer. so there has been a review of how to make things run more smoothly over the next few days. it is expected to be quite busy down here again

the port of doven going through. the port of doverher which caused weather on france which caused delays cancellations which delays and cancellations which has backlog . but has caused this backlog. but certainly it used to be if were travelling across whilst we were within the eu, we were within the schengen common travel area checks on passports were very cursory if at all, whereas now we are a third country. so if you are in coach of kids, everybody has to get off, they have to have the passport checked, scanned, stamped, etc. so certainly it is a factor. sure, it's not all because of brexit, but brexit has complicated. and although suella braverman say, well, you know, we left the eu years ago. well certainly we voted to leave nearly what, seven years ago is contract now. we did not germany is going to actually leave till the 30th of january 2020. and then of course, we were plunged straight into covid. and so travel was massively disrupted for a couple of years. so this is probably the first easter that things been sort of back t

angela, as i've been talking to the port of doven been talking to the port of dover, they are now. en the french were late showing up. we've just a port posed. we've got just a port posed. border controls. that means of course, that the passports are checked on the french side of the frontier, which is in kent . the frontier, which is in kent. we asked after brexit to the democratic vote to leave the european union. we said we want an eu hard border in kent in fact, we got two. we got one at doven fact, we got two. we got one at dover, another one along the coast at folkestone. so that was something that we asked for. we then said, we want to be treated as third country nationals with all the stamping that goes with it and anybody who knows dover and we seen some of the pictures that we'll know it's very, very constrained. it's beneath the white cliffs of dover. it was never the basis that we never built on the basis that we would need to have these rigorous checks. afraid rigorous checks. and i'm afraid things are only going to get worse because coming along, possibly by the end of

guided by what the boss of the port of dover has been saying and indeed the ferry operators, they say of the summer holidays there was chaos at dover, partly triggered by french passport officials are not turning up. this time, no blame seems to have been placed on the french. remember we have so called just opposed border controls. so everybody because my passport is checked before they leave the uk, that�*s great in normal times —— juxtaposed border control. at times of high pressure, it�*s tricky, because the port of dover, a very constrained site beneath the white cliffs, never designed for strong passport checks and now, instead of, you might remember, if you were driving, experiencing this, you were driving, experiencing this, you might have just waived the passport at the cheerful officer, he or she mutually waving you through if they want to have a quick look they would just check it was your passport photo. now they are obliged to go through and have a look at your stamps to go through and have a look at yourstamps in and to go through and have a look at your stamps in and ou

here in the uk, the port of dover says ferry operators are trying to reduce the number of coaches that in an attempt to avoid a repeat of heavy congestion seen on the weekend. the port says a temporary border control infrastructure will also be installed to help process coaches if needed. live now to our transport correspondent, katy austin, who is at dover. good morning to hear. what have the port authority said? good good morning to hear. what have the port authority said?— port authority said? good morning. the port authorities _ port authority said? good morning. the port authorities say _ port authority said? good morning. the port authorities say that - port authority said? good morning. the port authorities say that they l the port authorities say that they and everyone else involved here recognise that that happened last weekend was a horrible situation particularly for school children and elderly people trying to set off on their trips. elderly people trying to set off on theirtrips. some elderly people trying to set off on their trips. some coach passengers said they were stu

of luck with . your efforts. thank you very much. a critical incident has been declared at the uk port in dover, as coach passengers face hours—long delaysg to esape for the easter break were stuck in queues overnight. port officials say they�*re �*deeply frustrated�* by the situation. we spoke to a couple of holiday makers stuck in the queue. we�*re meant to be going to italy, ultimately, but we are booked into a hotel in france viz evening. but i don�*t know the going to make it. there�*s a long queue here so i don�*t know. normally i go in the tunnel but that was fully booked and here it�*s, well, we have just got to wait and see what happens. it's going to be a long one i think. we're going to be here for a while, but it's ok. it's holiday. what is a situation in dover? it's really busy- _ what is a situation in dover? it�*s really busy. they're expecting it to really busy. they�*re expecting it to be really busy at the start of this weekend but it�*s causing big problems because the boss of the port of dover have admitted that more coaches turned up and they were expecting. today, they are having to deal with around 400 coaches, 500

at the port of dover last weekend, some coach passengers trying to get on ferries to france had to waite things go more smoothly now include spreading out some of today's coach travel to quieter times or to tomorrow. despite the measures in place, the port has warned there could be waits of a few hours at the busiest times today. it's also expected to be a busy few days on the roads, and taking the train instead won't be an option for everybody as a huge programme of engineering work is carried out on britain's railway. for example, there are no services between london euston and milton keynes until tuesday. easter is unique in that there is a four day window for us to be able to do work effectively. and of course fewer people do travel than during the normal week. it's a really good opportunity for us to make improvements to the railway for the future. one estimate says two million brits are heading overseas this weekend. the number of flights leaving uk airports remains below pre—pandemic levels, but is 11% up on last easter. industry bosses have insisted airlines and airports now hav

i can imagine that ministers are going to call in the port of dover and the ferry companies and say,'t have this again, so, therefore, there will be mandated capacity limits, which will be carefully worked out by the port, by the ferry companies, so that they know they can cope. there will be an early test of resilience in a few days�* time with large numbers expected to travel over the easter bank holiday. marc ashdown, bbc news, dover. now on bbc news, the arts interviews: fenton bailey 0n today's media show, one of the pioneers of reality tv. hello, hello, hello! fenton bailey's behind rupaul�*s drag race, described by time magazine as "one of the most influential reality "tv shows of all time". the company he founded, world of wonder, has made documentaries about andy warhol, britney spears, monica lewinsky over the years, about police brutality in la, and about the lgbt—supporting tv evangelist tammy faye. they also brought the cult comedy duo adam and joe to channel 4. fenton, hello, and i wonder whetherfor you, there is a thread that connects all those incredible and different

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you put organ and you will find her it's been another of frustration for many travellers to the port of doverr arriving at dover for the easter getaway face lengthy waits despite extra ferries being laid on overnight to clear the backlog, the port is estimating waits of between six and 8 hours for coach passengers on the ferry operator. the cause of the delays is being blamed on the slow boarding processing at a higher than expected number of . higher than expected number of. coaches, the port has declared a critical incident, keeping news reporter theo chikomba is at dover and we can speak to him at sea. hello what is the present situation . as? good morning. is situation. as? good morning. is yet another of queues for people who are coming . so there's who are coming. so there's lorries, cars , coaches as well. lorries, cars, coaches as well. people trying to get across into calais from here in dover. but since friday there's been a backlog and this morning lorries are running slightly smoother . are running slightly smoother. they have been in the last few days. they have been in the last

baby. british travellers heading to france for the easter holidays are facing long queues at the port of dover. authorities are blaming the back lock on lengthy french border checks. french officials say the process has become more time consuming because of brexton. sealant is heading it to the poles, to elect a new government. it's been a close race so far between the 3 main parties. social democrat, prime minister, santa marinez, hoping to secure a 2nd term in office, but she's facing a strong challenge from the far right. finish by minister son amarion, cast her ballad early as did almost 40 percent of finished voters, a record. but it will come down to the last minute to see if marin social democrats can pull ahead of their 2 main rivals. the conservative coalition party and the populist fins party with nato membership in hand. the impact of neighboring russia's war on ukraine has not dominated debates finish. voters are focused on finances. the fact that our public finances are in balanced it's in some countries, is not an issue, it's would move the pollution mean feel under these. that's

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the port of dover need to act. the port of dover says. need to act. the port of dover says . it's working to clear the says. it's working to clear the backlog of coaches that are trying to cross the english channel as soon possible. passengers have again faced passengers have once again faced long of up to 8 hours. long delays of up to 8 hours. it's all coaches have now reached the port. easter holiday makers are still facing further hours of waiting to have their passports checked . port passports checked. port officials have blamed delays on a lengthy immigration process. but suella braverman has rejected suggestions brexit is responsible . families of two responsible. families of two british man being detained in afghanistan say are being treated fairly , spoken to them treated fairly, spoken to them in what they've described as an unscripted emotional call . a unscripted emotional call. a spokesman for two of the men being held. that's kevin cornwall and a second unnamed man says it represents tremendous progress . they've tremendous progress. they've beenin tremendous pro

the port of dover need to act. the port of dover says. need to act. the port of dover says . it's working to clear the says. it's working to clear the backlog of coaches that are trying to cross the english channel as soon possible. passengers have again faced passengers have once again faced long of up to 8 hours. long delays of up to 8 hours. it's all coaches have now reached the port. easter holiday makers are still facing further hours of waiting to have their passports checked . port passports checked. port officials have blamed delays on a lengthy immigration process. but suella braverman has rejected suggestions brexit is responsible . families of two responsible. families of two british man being detained in afghanistan say are being treated fairly , spoken to them treated fairly, spoken to them in what they've described as an unscripted emotional call . a unscripted emotional call. a spokesman for two of the men being held. that's kevin cornwall and a second unnamed man says it represents tremendous progress . they've tremendous progress. they've beenin tremendous pro

in the uk, the port of dover has declared a critical incident with up to 70 coaches delayed overnightvernment plans set to be announced next week pope francis has left hospital in rome — he was admitted on wednesday after complaining of breathing issues. the pope says he will take part in the mass celebrating palm sunday

in the uk, the port of dover has declared a critical incident with up to 70 coaches delayed overnightey tried to cross to france. port authorities cited french border controls and bad weather for the hold ups. at ten o'clock, lukwesa burak will be here with a full round—up of the day's news. first our world: inside the illegal puppy trade. chloe, would we like to be in a video about how much i love you? and you, bambi? dogs have never been more popular. in the uk, we bought 3.2 million pets during lockdown. in europe, puppies are now a multibillion euro industry. but where are all these puppies coming from? for the first time, our world unveils a criminal underworld of puppy traders trafficking dogs across europe. they came here to resell those dogs in england. those englishmen, they also dealt in drugs. the criminals are breeding dogs in unlicensed puppy mills in hungary. these dogs suffer abuse and neglect. the dogs are sold into a vast pet trade network in western europe that handles 8 million puppies a year. many are illegally passed off as the offspring of a much—loved family pet

. could be the cause of delays at the port of dover. aster break are still delays of up to 8 hours despite extra services running overnight, although authorities say it not half that long. so a four hour wait. officials have the delays on a lengthy immigration process . ms. lengthy immigration process. ms. braverman has singled out british—pakistani man over concerns about grooming gangs as she prepares to new measures to tackle child sexual abuse . the tackle child sexual abuse. the home secretary has accused authorities turning a blind eye to signs of abuse over fears of being labelled racist, bigoted, suggesting correctness is to blame. writing in the mail on sunday, she says those working with children will have a legal duty to report signs or. suspicions of sexual abuse . suspicions of sexual abuse. safeguarding minister sarah dyson . it's a scourge of our dyson. it's a scourge of our society can't stop in making sure people are protected. children the most vulnerable part of our society as well as the elderly. we must make that the

as you've been hearing, there's been long delays at the port of dover overnight. weekend, this? things will reach a peak. i am — weekend, this? things will reach a peak. i am sorry — weekend, this? things will reach a peak, i am sorry to _ weekend, this? things will reach a peak, i am sorry to say, _ weekend, this? things will reach a | peak, i am sorry to say, improperly if you ours. yesterday we had lots of student groups and some schools setting off. we will get yet more school setting. of course, there are other scheduled services that lots of people prefer to use as they are more environmentally friendly. well, because of the democratic vote to leave the european union, we decided that we wanted every single passport to be inspected and stamped. before, of course, you just used to turn up at the french passport controls because they are juxtaposed on the kent side. you would just wave them out the window, and off you go. we asked for a hard, external, out the window, and off you go. we asked fora hard, external, eu out the window, and off you go. we asked for

in the uk, the port of dover has declared a critical incident with up to 70 coaches delayed overnight tried to cross to france. port authorities cited french border controls and bad weather for the hold ups. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for the travel show. this week on the travel show. we've got the struggle of equality being queer, and we've got the struggle of equaltiy being indigenous in this country. how pride reaches one of the world's oldest cultures. things like this make me happy because it's ensuring that things are changing. how to see the world without being able to hear it. you would see that the smell is close, but then the next smell is different. and a teetotal tipple in the land of wine. it's good actually! i don't like it. hello there from sunny paris, where later on in the show i will be finding out whether the city of love is ready to relinquish its favourite drink, but first... we're off to sydney, which is celebrating 50 years since its first gay pride week. and five since same—sex couples were given the same marriage rights as everybody else. so that'

the ports at the port of dover. eclared a critical incident with significant delays caused by coach traffic paying ferries and dfds seaways reported delays of up to 7 hours for ferry and coach services , citing bad coach services, citing bad weather and hold—ups at french border controls , a man accused border controls, a man accused murdering a father and son in cambrai has been remanded in custody . a 66 year old, steven custody. a 66 year old, steven alderton has appeared at huntingdon magistrates court charged with two counts of murder , possession of a firearm murder, possession of a firearm . garry dunmore and his son josh were shot dead in separate villages six miles apart on wednesday . villages six miles apart on wednesday. hearing will take place in cambridge crown court on monday . place in cambridge crown court on monday. millions of the lowest paid workers will get a salary boost from today as the minimum wage is increased. the hourly rate will go up from £9.50 to £10, $0.42 for adults. the government sa

that seems to have work and the port of dover say they expect — have work and the port of dover say theyorface prosecution under government plans. the move was recommended by the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse and will be subject to a consultation. the nspcc said the plans were a "step in the right direction". labour is proposing new rules which would place a legal obligation on water companies to monitor all sewage outlets — to try to end the pollution of england's waterways. it comes as environment secretary therese coffey is expected to announce that companies found dumping raw sewage, could face unlimited fines. while labour say this plan is "flimsy", the government thinks sir keir starmer�*s proposals would leave the public facing higher water bills. we'rejoined now by our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart. david, what do we know about these proposals? well we do know that the government thinks _ well we do know that the government thinks more needs to be done and you can see _ thinks more needs to be done and you can see why. — thinks more needs to be don

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