has abandoned sicily. for some reduce or has changed a lot many sub-saharan africans live here now without asylum but they can't be deported it's a major burden for the city. that's made israelis political rhetoric more nationalistic the moans the candidate for mayor from the center left democratic party. parties like his have yet to find an answer to the populist challenge. all yours one of them and that extremely concerned with the five star league coalition is a populist and far right. it is anti european and is putting a lot of place in the euro zone and to tell your own savings are at risk. is by the way the. result we are there only sees it completely differently from rome he's put his savings into the restaurant serving dinner three times a week to make a living that's the solution for italy he believes it's time to spend and invest not say let us do their part but it seems like the biggest challenge will be stimulating the economy in southern italy. it's like a child who can't walk yet probably a s

these with the latest arrivals more than one hundred fifty people reach southern sicily on friday we are here and we will perform. as long as we will be able to perform we are performing rescue and we would be performing in the future that is. good and sometimes there is good news ten days ago a baby was born on risky ship the aquarius at two point take kilograms she was named miracle the mother was found stranded off the coast of libya the now insistently. life or death the two outcomes migrants must consider before they board a boat to europe charlotte ballasts out his era but those deaths occurred as a tide of anti immigrant sentiment continued to swell across europe so the mia is the latest country to elect a populous party early results from the parliamentary election show the right wing anti immigrant party led by the former prime minister younis young has won more than a quarter of the votes and that puts his party in the lead but he's unlikely to secure an outright majority government stansell the polls. thank you as a former prime minister wants to spray step by a corruption

in the migrants who are on board on sunday a tally an authority stopped the ship from docking in sicily saying it should head to multiply instead italy's new interior minister and leader of the far right league party. tweeted that the country would no longer accept what he calls clandestine immigration he later said that multi the rest of the e.u. a failing to comply with that international obligations. having ships from german n.g.o.s or those with british and dutch or spanish flags in the mediterranean which passed without stopping and then arriving in italy that's something i will not tolerate for very long. the standoff is the first display of italy's toughest stance on immigration policy under its new populist government. for its part has now agreed to send supplies to the ship on monday the united nations refugee agency and the european union both parties to find a swift solution. for the commission there is first and foremost a humanitarian imperative we are talking about people the priority of both the tally and multiuser for it is should be ensuring these people receive the car

these with the latest arrivals more than one hundred fifty people reach south and sicily on friday we are here and we will perform. as long as we will be able to perform we are performing rescue and we would be performing in the future that is possible. and sometimes there is good news ten days ago a baby was born on risky ship the aquarius at two point take kilograms she was named miracle the mother was found stranded off the coast of libya the now insistently. life or death the two outcomes migrants must consider before they board a boat to europe charlotte ballasts. anti immigrant sentiment seems to be rising across europe with slovenia becoming the latest country to elect a populist party but although former prime minister yet as young as rightwing party won most votes in the election it fell far short of a majority and you know back as more from louisiana. he's a former prime minister was disgraced by a corruption scandal but now you understand and his slovenian democratic party are back on the political map his hard line on immigration secured his party a victory in this electio

these were the latest arrivals more than one hundred fifty people reach southern sicily on friday we are here and we will perform. as long as we will be able to perform we are performing rescue and we would be performing in the future that is possible. and sometimes there is good news ten days ago a baby was born on risky ship the aquarius at two point take kilograms she was named miracle the mother was found stranded off the coast of libya they're now insistently. life or death the two outcomes migrants must consider before they board a boat to europe shallop ballasts out his era well those deaths occurred as the tide of anti immigrant sentiment continues to swell across europe so the nia is the latest country to elect a populist party and a right wing group led by the former prime minister got his lunch or has won the most votes about twenty five percent in a parliamentary election and i'm to establish one party came in second place with told us and the ruling as some see it came in third and since no group secured a majority will have to be a coalition government. in neighboring i

thank you, james reynolds in sicily.ty to preparing acts of terrorism in relation to a plot to kill a labour mp. jack renshaw, who's 23, admitted buying a machete with the intention of killing rosie cooper, and making threats to kill a police officer. he's one of six men who deny being members of the group national action. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. jack renshaw, 23 years old, a man accused of being a neo—nazi, who today dramatically admitted planning to kill a labour mp and threatening to kill a police officer. the prosecution say he'd already bought a machete, a kind described by its manufacturers as "19 inches of unprecedented piercing and slashing power. " and christopher lythgoe is the man accused of being the secret leader of the group, who encouraged him to carry out the murder. we let these people destroy us, and they are still destroying us now. along with four other men, they are charged with being members of national action, a group banned by the home secretary as a virulently raci

james reynolds, bbc news, sicily.vices are to be offered cash compensation of up to a month's travel. an inquiry has been ordered by the government into what's been described as "unacceptable disru ption" following the introduction of new timetables three weeks ago. 0utput in the uk's manufacturing sector fell by 1.4% in april compared to march, the biggest month—on—month fall since 2012. the figure is well below the expectations of some economists, who'd predicted slight growth. the office for national statistics said production of electrical machinery and steel for infrastructure projects was down. a man has been found guilty of kidnapping 20—year—old british model chloe ayling and holding her captive for six days in italy. polish national lukasz herba, who lives in the uk, was sentenced at a court in milan to 16 years and nine months in prison. chloe ayling's agent said the model feels vindicated by the decision. chi chi izundu reports. this is the man italian courts have jailed for the kidnap of 20—year—old britis

a container ship carrying 100 refugees finally docks in sicily after three days stranded offshore. aid ships with other rescuers on board are still stuck at sea after italy and malta reports to them. france facing denmark today at the world cup. little suspense there as they are already on their way to the final 16. argentina on their way to a do or die match with nigeria. there could be a problem for english fans celebratg the team's victory. drop hittingeer the u.k. harley davidson hits the road moving production out of the u.s. to avoid e.u. trade tariffs. first, our top story line in paris. -- life in paris. french president emmanuel macron had his first ever meeting with the pope today. the private talks went over time at the vatican with the men speaking for close to an hour. with a sign of the growing tensions between france and italy on the migrationues, he will not be stopping to meet with the italian prime minister. for more on the visit to the vatican, let's bring in josephine. wase know more about what saidid between the popope and president macrcron? >> we are waiting

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james reynolds, bbc news, sicily.i spent ten days on it two years ago. there is an industry in libya of sending these people to see. there is someone these people to see. there is someone who makes the boat and supplies the engines and these dinghies are only meant to go out 11 miles to weather ships are waiting. if you keep being there, they will keep sending them. there is a callous aspect to this and in some respects, it is true that the biggest smugglers in the mediterranean are those who are picking them up and rescuing them. that is not a reason not to save a drowning person. just because the smugglers are callous and cynical does not mean we should allow people to drown. so what do you do, learners? this is a vicious circle, it will go on and on and the people in sicily have been charitable taking in thousands of these migrants over the last couple of yea rs. migrants over the last couple of years. how do you stop it and how does europe share the burden? you are right. it is an intractable problem but erecting

cargo ship owned by one of the biggest shipping companies in the world stranded off the coast of sicily the alec's on damascus not only carrying its own freight but also more than one hundred migrants last week the danish vessel was asked by the italian coast guard to rescue the migrants from a coach that was in trouble but with both italy in malta refusing to allow the ship to dock it can do nothing but wait. while the alexander mask is stranded off sicily a german rescue ship is in a similar situation off malta lifeline has picked up more than two hundred thirty migrants including children from the mediterranean but it's also been held at sea for several days with nowhere to go on sunday night a group of european politicians visited the vessel promising to do all they can. just get. the list the way you vote so that germany was. for the world. nobody you know you look at it have been all along after being out there you see what. is it comes only down to us cause of course. the german vessel is caught in the middle of a political route over migration that's threatening the very heart o

while the alexander mask is still off sicily a german rescue ship is in a similar situation near malta lifeline has picked up more than two hundred thirty migrants including children from the mediterranean but it's also been at sea for several days off to malta spain and italy refused it permission to dock on sunday night a group of european politicians visited the vessel promising to do all they can just get this. list if you go to germany that's. sort of. nobody you know you look at it there all along after being out there you would hear new audio. is it comes a live now to us because of course. italy's deputy prime minister material salvage any has visited libya where he discussed the migration crisis he also hit out at the n.g.o.s behind the lifeline rescue boat. follow the instructions of the libyan time incomes go it's not lucia he must be seized and he pulled. on the crew should be taken into custody. but while the political wranglings continue these migrants a left at sea watching and waiting for a decision on their fate to be made. well i'm joined now by telephone with alina k

from berlin absolutely and france go head to head over migration as another rescue ship docks in sicily italy's hardline interior minister calls for an upcoming summit to be scrapped and france doesn't apologize for remarks made by president buchwald. also coming up aid groups are warning that the humanitarian crisis in yemen could get even worse an attack by saudi backed forces on the maim or threatens to cut off food supplies one of those aid groups will join us from inside yemen and london marks one year on from the grenfell tower fire that killed seventy one people prime minister theresa may have meant is that her initial response at the time seemed on caring and e.w. needs one of the survivor still waiting to be three houses plus the twenty twenty six soccer world cup and goes to kind of the mexico and usa have been selected by the people thank you los looks a lot of people at this excrete logo thank you thank you north america wins over a bid from morocco the announcement comes as world cup fever grips the host russia on the eve of the kickoff for this year's month long championsh

rescued them including a number of italian coast guard vessels we were then ordered to go towards sicily until about twenty four hours ago we were told to stop and basically are now in limbo between malta and sicily what's happening here is that politics is being conducted on the back of these people many of whom have barely escaped with their lives many of whom have gone through horrendous experiences in libyan detention camps because that's where these people are held and we really think that politics should not come into the question of helping these people so now. we understand that spain for example has offered to take the ship and so now that the ship is heading to spain well we haven't actually been officially notified by either the italian or the spanish authorities as to how we are to proceed. the spanish harbor that's been mentioned in the media is roughly one thousand three hundred kilometers away that would mean three days at sea on a ship that is not equipped to transport people over this long distances and that is beyond its full capacity so even if extra food and water can

meanwhile civil society has been joined by civic society pushing back the mayor of palermo in sicily is among a number of mayors declaring their cities remain open to we remember our grandfather remember. we remember our relatives and we remember that. this were the way belgium were germany where this is america too because of that the human beings there where would be italy has a proud past in which immigration played a major part of you needs a future perhaps less journal al-jazeera rome. iraq's firebrand cleric has declared a surprise alliance with an iranian backed militias chief in a bid to form a new government saturn on sea joining forces with how d'anna mir is political block after weeks of negotiations so this coalition won the largest number of votes in last month's election and i merely came second but the nuance will only control one hundred one seats far from the one hundred sixty five required for majority status says they'll be inviting other parties to join them. qatar has reportedly extended a five hundred million dollars aid package to jordan to help its struggling

james reynolds with the latest from sicily.ermath of the disaster last year. in a newspaper article, just days before the first anniversary of the fire, the prime minister said she understood her actions may have made it appear, as if she ‘didn‘t care‘. our special correspondent lucy manning is near the tower in west london. quite a candid admission from the prime minister. people living around here have said from day one that the response to this fire was a total failure so they don‘t really need the prime minister telling them that. but it was a rather personal take from theresa may when she wrote in the evening standard, she said the initial response to grenfell was not good enough and i include myself in that. she said i will always regret not meeting residents and survivors as it seemed i didn‘t care. and that was never the case. theresa may making those comments now in the run—up to the anniversary which is this week. she did come to grenfell the day after the fire but did not need to the breed and survivors, she only met

two children don't know where they came from but they died off the coast of libya in the strait of sicily while trying to reach italy look at the next one under that crush while trying to protect her children two children on a boat sinking in the strait of sicily and on and on and on it goes so we're going to start with cull pennell he is in the latest hot spot for migration in europe our maria in spain he sent us this report. right now we're on the decks of the one of them out of polynesia and this is one of these characteristic orange rescue vessels being run by spain's marine rescue service now this ship right now is on high alert in case any calls come through telling them that there are some of these rickety fishing vessels bringing refugees and migrants from the shores of northern africa the coast of northern africa from here lies about one hundred sixty kilometers to our south but it's vessels like this that have been instrumental in saving lives on the western mediterranean migration route this year so far because pain has seen a three fold increase in the number of refugees and m

these with the latest arrivals more than one hundred fifty people reach south in sicily on friday we are here and we will perform. as long as we will be able to perform we are performing rescue and we would be performing in the future that is possible. and sometimes there is good news ten days ago a baby was born on risky ship the aquarius at two point take kilograms she was named miracle the mother was found stranded off the coast of libya there now insistently . life or death the two outcomes migrants must consider the flu they blew the boat to europe shallop ballasts al-jazeera a right wing opposition party led by former prime minister younis young has won the most votes in salinas parliamentary election with more than ninety percent of the talents counted the slovenian democratic party out of state about twenty five percent of the vote going on to establishment parties training behind in second place with twelve percent of the ruling s.m.c. party came in third since no group secured a majority which means they'll have to be a coalition government. italy's new interior minister sa

these were the latest arrivals more than one hundred fifty people reach southern sicily on friday we are here and we will perform. as long as we will be able to perform we are performing rescue and we would be performing in the future but this was. the day and sometimes there is good news ten days ago a baby was born on risky ship the aquarius at two point take kilograms she was named miracle the mother was found stranded off the coast of libya there now insistently . life or death the two outcomes migrants must consider before they board a boat to europe charlotte ballasts. expect to learn a dog will who's director of the media and communication division of the international organization for migration he joins us now via skype from geneva our report that ended along with pictures from sicily italy of course hardening its stance under its new government on migrants that's going to make things a lot worse for people who are trying to cross from north africa isn't it well let's wait and see i think the important things is that isn't. people are being put to sea by smugglers in really p

we are now in limbo between malta and sicily. politics are being conducted on the back of these people. many of whom have gone through horrendous experiences in libyan detention camps. we really think politics should not come into the question of help and his people. >> we understand that spain has accepted the ship. >> we have not been notified by the italian or spanish authorities. valencia, the spanish horror mentioned in the media is 1300 kilometers away. that would mean three days at sea on a ship that is not equipped to transport people over these long distances. that is down this fullest capacity. even if extra food and water can be provided, this would place a heart will burden on these 600 people on board. sarah: you are coping with a nationalist government in italy. they have refused to let the ship go to boy. organizations such as your own, doctors without borders, if you can tell us about the challenges in this environment. >> the challenges faced by the people on board is the key issue. we see the outcome of failure

cargo ship owned by one of the biggest shipping companies in the world stranded off the coast of sicilythe alexander maersk is not only carrying its own freight, but also more than 100 migrants. last week, the danish vessel was asked by the italilian coast gud to rescue the migrants from a boat that was in trouble. but when italy refused to allow the ship to dock, it can do nothing but wait. while the alexander maersk is still off sicily, a german rescue ship is in a similar situation your malta. lifeline has picked up more than 230 migrants, including children, from the mediterranean. but it has also been at sea for several days come after malta, spain, and italy refused it permission to dock. on sunday night, a group of european politicians visited the vessel, promising to do all l ty can. >> nobody cares about them, nobody is helping. if you come to libya, you must go to prison. >> italy step you has visited libya, where he discussed the migration crisis. he also hit out at the ngo behind the lifeline rescue boat. >> should did not follow the instructions of either the libyan or the

james: the aquarius left on sicily on friday in order to save lives.italian officials even directed it toward these migrants, struggling to stay afloat off the coast of libya. >> i need your life jackets. take them off, people, if you must. let's go. james: this was not an easy rescue. >> need to double time recovery right now. james: in the end, everyone was saved. >> one by one, guys. >>ou in the raft. go, go, go. james: the aquarius then headed back towards sicily, expecting to be able to dock. but without warning, italy's new populist government closed at -- its ports. it said that nearby malta should take in threscued migrants.re but malta fused, so the rescue ship was suddenly stuck at seaof with hundredulnerable passengers on board. >> we ve over 100 children on board, babies as well, multiple women, including seven pregnant women. the situation will become more and more difficult on board. our capacity is normally 500 people. we are now at 629. of endlesssights waves of migrantmaking it to italy and helped to make the populists in power. the co

on board had been rescued off the coast of libya over the weekend and were meant to this park in sicily day literally has been one of the countries hardest hit by the migrant crisis so over one hundred a million people have reached the country by boat from africa in the past five years this year alone italy has taken in or thirteen thousand migrants alys more than its mediterranean neighbors spain and greece many of the newcomers arrived in sicily which has had a polarizing effect on the island's residents the chin by a little bit it is just not right that the invading us their illegal if a person arrives here legally there will be among these people there are also illegal immigrants and that can be tolerated but they need to be checked we need to know who's arriving these six hundred people as you said we don't know who they are not all of them are honest people most of the storm is closing the ports no i don't think that is right our own italian migrants have gone everywhere and they're welcomed in a splendid way. malta also refused to accept the ship saying mia tell you and coast gua

thousand migrants first more than france and spain put together many of the new comers arrive in sicily something that's divided opinion on the island each inviolability is just not right that they are invading us they're illegal if a person arrives here legally they are welcomed among these people they're also illegal immigrants and that can be tolerated but they need to be checked we need to know who's arriving these six hundred people as you said we don't know who they are not all of them are honest people that it was on is closing the ports no i don't think that it's right are only telling migrants have been everywhere and they're welcome to squandered away. walter also refused to accept the ship saying that the italian coast guard was a sponsor for operations in waters off libya. a controversial way of boosting voter turnout has been given the green light in the u.s. state of ohio the supreme court that is but the state's policy of removing an active citizens from the register with many no saying the initiative may result in voter suppression and so the car looks next to how the mo

believe this week a humanitarian vessel was denied the right to dock at a port on italy's island of sicily the rescue ship was carrying over six hundred migrants including many unaccompanied minors and pregnant women they had been rescued off the coast of libya but are now currently on route to the port of lengthier after spanish authorities said that they could dock there well the french president has been scathing in his attack of italy in regards to the situation describing the country's actions as being cynical and irresponsible italy is fierce at that criticism by france and is demanding an apology. the french ambassador has been summoned by a foreign minister who on behalf of the italian people will ask for an explanation for the insults directed not only against the government but also against a nation which is among the first in the world in terms of generosity solidarity and hospitality if the french have the humility to apologize the story will be closed and we will work in the interests of everyone this president has said took told the cabinet meeting that under maritime law it'

on board had been rescued off the coast of libya over the weekend and were hoping to disembark in sicily. italy has been one of the countries hardest hit by the migrant crisis more than half a million people have reached of the country by boat from north africa in the past five years this year alone italy has taken in over thirteen thousand migrants more than spain and greece many of the newcomers arriving in sicily which has divided public opinion on the island. each inviolability is just not right that the invading us the illegals but if a person arrives here legally they're welcomed among these people they're also illegal immigrants and that can't be tolerated. they need to be checked we need to know who's arriving these six hundred people as you said we don't know who they are no all of them are honest people that this storm is closing the ports no i don't think that it's right or are you telling migrants have gone everywhere and they're welcomed in a splendid way. malta also refused to accept the ship saying the italian coast guard was responsible for operations in waters of libya b

on board have been rescued off the coast of libya over the weekend and were hoping to disembark in sicily the mayors of two major italian cities strongly oppose the interior minister's move. but all the roads which doesn't find the harbor can come into the worst of me this city has a great capacity for care and humanity and will open its arms this by its economic problems when i'm going to the growing of a record that this is a moment of shame for our government which is undermining the culture of acceptance that characterizes the italian people there in this is drawn in the worst kinds of european nationalism which are a prelude to naziism and fascism. now italy's being one of the countries hardest hit by the migrant crisis more than half a million people reached the country by boat from north africa in the past four years this year alone italy has taken in more than thirteen thousand migrants more than either spain or greece and many of the newcomers arrive in sicily something that's divided opinion on the island each inviolability is just not right that invading us they're illegal if a

the aquarius headed north expecting to dock at a port here in sicily.ship was suddenly stuck at sea, with hundreds of vulnerable passengers onboard. 0ver100 children onboard and small babies as well and multiple women including seven pregnant women, the situation will become more and more difficult onboard, our capacity is normally 500 people, we are at 629. the sights of endless waves of migrants angered many. the populists won power by promising to solve the problem. ten days after taking office, they won a first victory. the problem has been solved thanks to the generosity of the spanish government. clearly the eu can't go on this way, today is a new beginning. beginning. pain spain's intervention may solve the problem on the aquarius but what happens when the next set of people sets is off towards italy? joining me now is brad blitz, professor at middlesex university and director of the british academy programme on modern slavery. thank you for coming in. whose responsibility are these migrant, considering their ship, the one they we re considering

will no longer be what he calls europe's refugee camp matteo selling who visited sicily on sunday says his plans to deport illegal migrants are not hardline but common sense the area is one of the main a viable ports for refugees and migrants who make the dangerous sea crossing from north africa. these are emergency centers my interest is to work in order to reduce the number of people arriving and increase the number of deportations this isn't easy to do nor is it possible to do in a quarter of an hour but in the coming weeks we want to give new signals to cut costs and court migrant detention durations. jordan's prime minister may be on his way out sources have told al-jazeera that king of the ask minister. to resign at a meeting on monday there are been days of protests in the kingdom after the government proposed raising income tax by at least five percent it says the hikes in the needed to kick start the economy protesters say they'll continue their demonstrations. if the government doesn't respond to want a monster mobile be a general strike on wednesday just like the one last we

while the alexander mask is still off sicily a german rescue ship is in a similar situation near malta lifeline has picked up more than two hundred thirty migrants including children from the mediterranean but it's also been at sea for several days off to malta spain and italy refused it permission to dock on sunday night a group of european politicians visited the vessel promising to do all they can just get it off. the stove if you want to that germany was. sort of. the nobody you know you nobody up there all along after being out there you would hear see what he owes it's all comes only down to us because of course. italy's deputy prime minister material salvage any has visited libya where he discussed the migration crisis he also hit out at the n.g.o.s behind the lifeline rescue boat. or should not follow the instructions of either the libyan or italian coast guards it's an outlaw ship the must be seized at any point where it docks and the crew should be taken into custody by joe mysteries that would feel. but one of the political wranglings continue these migrants are left at sea

interior minister said they we re sicily.r minister said they were not welcome in future boats because they were a taxi service. the ship is going back out to sea. we have heard of another ship having the same thing. the lifeline picking up the same thing. the lifeline picking up migrants at there. let me bring in the operations manager. tell me about what happens now and what happens next. right now we are proceeding back to the area. we will bring back the aquarius to be ready to rescue people in distress. can you explain the effect of having to continually perhaps do the same journey you have just made to the libyan coast, to valencia, thousands of nautical miles, four—day journeys. can you continue to operate if you had to like that? journeys. can you continue to operate if you had to like thanm operate if you had to like that7m will allow consequences, huge consequences, in terms of the nature of the response in place. they are rescue assets like us. they would not be in the area very often. we are going to reduce the ca

at this centre for migrants who have just arrived in sicily, matteo salvini's message was clear — enoughfugee camp of europe. he wants more deportations, and to discourage people coming to italy at all. translation: it's not enough to reduce landings. we need to increase expulsions. last year, we deported just 7,000 immigrants. at this rate, it'll take a century. we must open deportation centres in each region, making stronger agreements with countries of origin, and renegotiate italy's role in europe. this country is the main destination for people crossing the sea from north africa to europe, and many here argue it has placed a strain on the economy. and, while there are those who say refugees and migrants are still welcome, it seems the voices against are louder. the country's new, populist government was sworn in last week, having promised a tough line on immigration. salvini wants other countries to share the load when it comes to refugees, saying it is the only way to stop thousands of desperate people risking their lives. across the sea, in tunisia, the human cost of trying to mak