seema malhotra, the uk's under—secretary for migration says she's bringing in stricter measures againsten is that in the space of four years. net migration quadrupled to almost a million. we absolutely believe that net migration has to come down. but in order to do that, we need to go further. that's why we believe that you need to tackle the causes of net migration, including linking skills and visa policies. so you're addressing those gaps in skills and reducing the reliance on overseas recruitment. but it's also why today i set out new measures, tough measures to tackle employers who abuse our visa system and flout the rules. that was the uk's undersecretary for migration speaking there. we are going to be exploring the subject a bit more injust a moment be exploring the subject a bit more in just a moment so looking at those revised figures up to 2023 and the latest figures on what we can read into those revised figures and the implications for policy on immigration, as well. do stay with us here on bbc news for more of that and the other main stories of the day. let's continue our

badenoch, has admitted her party got it wrong on migration, while labour's migration minister seema malhotrams it was the conservatives who lost control of the system. >> what we've seen is that in the space of four years, net migration quadrupled to almost a million. we absolutely believe that net migration has to come down. but in order to do that, we need to go further. that's why we believe that you need to tackle the causes of net migration, including linking skills and visa policies. so you're addressing those gaps in skills and reducing the reliance on overseas recruitment. >> now a british soldier turned spy >> now a british soldier turned spy for iran has been found guilty of breaching the official secrets and terrorism act . secrets and terrorism act. daniel khalife passed sensitive military information to iranian agents and offered to stay undercover for over 25 years. prosecutors say the 23 year old collected a very large body of classified data, risking soldiers lives while being paid in cash. khalife escaped from wandsworth prison in september but was recaptured after three day

with shadow home secretary chris philp at 06:50, and the minister for migration and citizenship, seema malhotraurning to lebanon after a ceasefire between hezbollah and israel came into effect yesterday. the paper reports that motorways were packed with vehicles, despite warnings from the israeli military to avoid the area. and finally, the times is looking at britain's approach to online dating. it says the number of people using dating apps has fallen for the first time and negative experiences could be the reason people are returning to dating in person. just in the papers, you know sometimes people say they are good with names but not faces, or good with names but not faces, or good with faces and not names. they can do one or the other. i am better with faces, terrible with names. if you are bad with faces, scientists at the university of bournemouth have been looking into this. they are saying that —— that face blindness should be termed a medical condition, a proven medical condition. the name is prosopagnosia. it affects at least 2% of people. symptoms include not being able to spot a p