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as the public face of the psni, the chief constable, simon byrne, has been under an incredible amountdata breach. he cut short his holiday to return to northern ireland to deal with the issue. today, after a meeting of the policing board, he said he was deeply sorry about what had happened, describing the data breach as of an industrial scale. he was asked about claims that the list of 10,000 names of police officers and staff may have fallen into the hands of dissident republicans, and he said that the psni had found no evidence to verify those claims. now, that would have been particularly worrying if it was correct, because dissident republicans are behind the attempted murder of a senior detective in northern ireland in february. simon byrne was also asked if any officers had been rehoused yet after their name appeared on this list, and he said no. but however, we do know from the police federation of northern ireland that hundreds have contacted their managers to say they now feel concerned about their safety. there was a separate data breach as well injuly, which involved a poli

psni chief constable simon byrne will face questions shortly.es after the worst security breach in northern ireland's history, where the names and locations of the entire police force were mistakenly put online for three hours. >> well, let's find out more now from our northern ireland reporter dougie beattie . dougie, reporter dougie beattie. dougie, what has changed since we spoke yesterday . yesterday. >> well, i'm here at the policing board where there has been a special meeting called for this morning . the chief for this morning. the chief constable arrived here not very long ago and really what the board members are most concerned about, strangely enough, is the laptop. why with this laptop was stolen from a car on the 6th of july. that's over a month ago. it has not information and we don't know the extent of the information of those officers on it. and of course, the chief constable has had to come back from holidays last night to explain about the huge data breach that happened yesterday . breach that happened yesterday. and nobody men

the chief constable simon byrne had cut a holiday short to be here, but four hours later he was stillans about the data breaches. afterwards, board members said the psni must rebuild trust. i have been contacted over the last couple of days by officers who say, "i think i'm at risk but i'm not going anywhere near my line manager because i've lost all confidence in the psni." a separate data breach happened injuly when documents on a laptop with officers' details were stolen from a car, but that wasn't made public until yesterday. that's part of an ongoing investigation. it is something that we need to understand better, and we have processes in place to understand that. cybersecurity experts say what happened has put lives at jeopardy. this data leak is significant. it differs from the majority of data leaks and data breaches, which are concerned with financial information and scammers trying to make money. but in this case, lives are at risk. law firms are already advertising that they will represent psni staff in compensation claims. a potential bill could run into tens of millions

involving simon byrne. and of political influence on on arrests, on data leak, the terrible terrible data leak that at that of 10,000 workers and officers names out there on the internet in the hands of terrorists now and the pressure on the police is going to be immense. and that means more form filling and maybe a chance. peter of these people not doing the job that we all want them to do . do. >> yeah, i mean, the whole system with regards to it within police services is absolutely abominable and it's clunky. it doesn't work or it takes far too much time . and police officers much time. and police officers are frustrated by it. with regards to the chief constable of the police service of northern ireland, you need a particular set of skills to hold that post. in recent years, people like sir hugh orde have held that job, possibly more successfully than many , but it successfully than many, but it really is to some regard as a poisoned chalice to others , as poisoned chalice to others, as it's regarded as

we expected to hear from the chief constable simon byrne, he cut a family holiday short to be here todayl being questioned by politicians around these data breaches. data breaches that have caused fear and concern to police officers here, and civilian staff. being a police officer, to put it in context, anywhere in the world, it is a dangerous job. context, anywhere in the world, it is a dangerousjob. but here in northern ireland, offices operate every day under a severe terrorist threat. the last attack by dissident republicans was just a few months ago in february when a senior police officer was shot and seriously injured after a football coaching session. apologies have been made already by senior staff to rank and file officers, but will that be enough for the 10,000 people whose details have been put out there in public view? today we heard from the police federation, which represents rank—and—file officers. they say that already hundreds of police officers have raised safety concerns with them. some of them even work at northern ireland �*s m15 base, particularly sensitive intelli

the chief constable, simon byrne, said they had not be able to verify a claim by dissident republicansl in northern ireland is severe — that's the highest in the uk — and it's because of that threat that some police officers keep theirjobs secret from people in their community, their friends, even their children. today, the force's most senior officer acknowledged claims that dissident republicans are in possession of information from the data breaches. this is a claim. we haven't yet been able to verify what the substance is behind that claim, or see any of the information that dissident republicans assert that they have. but as you would imagine, we're keeping this under review. i and the senior team apologise unreservedly for what has happened here. you can only imagine the sort of unconscionable horror as people start to realise that maybe a loved one is being put injeopardy but what they have seen. this morning's emergency meeting here at the policing board had been due to last for around two hours. the chief constable, simon byrne, had cut a holiday short to be here, but four hou

simon byrne , the chief simon byrne, the chief constable, says they're working hard to stop third parties serving officers. the king's written to the us president saying he's utterly horrified about the deaths of at least 80 people as a result of wildfires in hawaii. king charles sent his deepest possible sympathies to the victims on the island of maui. authorities say the death toll is set to rise dramatically with hundreds of people still unaccounted for after the state's attorney general has announced a comprehensive review into how authorities responded to the wildfires . the duke of to the wildfires. the duke of sussex has played a polo match,

the chief constable, simon byrne, has cut short his holiday to try to deal with the crisis.g of the northern ireland policing board, where politicians hold senior officers to account. the data leak has caused worry, anger and fear and generated the most serious of questions about potential consequences. chris page, bbc news, belfast. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bringing you different stories from across the uk. lugging the weekly shop the long way round. no—one will deliver here, so sarah rogers and the other residents of forge mews have to take this route every time they want to get from their cars to their homes. i do the shopping for my next door neighbour, who's disabled. if i didn't do his shopping, then, you know, he wouldn't have any stuff. for two years now, it's been like this. the bridge was closed in 2021 because of concerns that it might collapse under its own weight. some repairs meant it could be reopened to pedestrians 18 months ago, but newport council has no date for when things will be completely back to normal. all we get, wheneve

simon byrne , the chief simon byrne, the chief constable, says they're working hard to stop third parties from attempting to cause harm to serving officers . the attempting to cause harm to serving officers. the king's written to the us president saying he's utterly horrified about the deaths of at least 80 people as a result of wildfires in hawaii. king charles sent his deepest possible sympathies to the victims on the island of maui. authorities say the death toll is set to rise dramatically with hundreds of people still unaccounted for after the state's attorney general has announced a comprehensive review into how authorities responded to the wildfires . the duke of to the wildfires. the duke of sussex has played a polo match, raising money for hiv sufferers, which he says was in honour of his late mother . it was for which he says was in honour of his late mother. it was for his charity , sentebale, which he co charity, sentebale, which he co founded to help african children affected by poverty in equality and hiv aids. he played against singapore polo club, captained by his friend a

simon byrne , the chief simon byrne, the chief constable, says they're working hard to stop third parties from attempting to cause harm to serving officers . the attempting to cause harm to serving officers. the king's written to the us president saying he's utterly horrified about the deaths of at least 80 people as a result of wildfires in hawaii. king charles sent his deepest possible sympathies to the victims on the island of maui. authorities say the death toll is set to rise dramatically with hundreds of people still unaccounted for after the state's attorney general has announced a comprehensive review into how authorities responded to the wildfires . the duke of to the wildfires. the duke of sussex has played a polo match, raising money for hiv sufferers, which he says was in honour of his late mother . it was for which he says was in honour of his late mother. it was for his charity , sentebale, which he co charity, sentebale, which he co founded to help african children affected by poverty in equality and hiv aids. he played against singapore polo club, captained by his friend a

a chief constable , simon byrne, chief constable, simon byrne, said today he was deeply sorry and that the service is working hard to stop third parties from attempting to intimidate, corrupt or cause harm to serving officers . officers. >> you can only imagine the sort of inconsolable horror as people start to realise that maybe a loved one is being put in jeopardy by what they're seeing . there are a range of emotions from people being somewhat pragmatic about, well, they already know who i am because i'm a neighbourhood officer through to people being anxious , frustrated and really, really angry . angry. >> well, the other top story on gb news today, 100,000 illegal migrants have now crossed the engush migrants have now crossed the english channel since 2018. the landmark figure was reached today as another 11 dinghies kharij another 550 people were intercepted attempting to cross the english channel today. in a statement, the home office said the unacceptable number of people making these dangerous crossings is placing an unprecedented strain on our asylum system and the number of

a chief constable , simon byrne, chief constable, simon byrne, said today he was deeply sorry and that the service is working hard to stop third parties from attempting to intimidate, corrupt or cause harm to serving officers . officers. >> you can only imagine the sort of inconsolable horror as people start to realise that maybe a loved one is being put in jeopardy by what they're seeing . there are a range of emotions from people being somewhat pragmatic about, well, they already know who i am because i'm a neighbourhood officer through to people being anxious , frustrated and really, really angry . angry. >> well, the other top story on gb news today, 100,000 illegal migrants have now crossed the engush migrants have now crossed the english channel since 2018. the landmark figure was reached today as another 11 dinghies kharij another 550 people were intercepted attempting to cross the english channel today. in a statement, the home office said the unacceptable number of people making these dangerous crossings is placing an unprecedented strain on our asylum system and the number of

he says it's time for simon byrne to go . and the key simon byrne to go.t placed to win back public confidence. a recent court ruling deemed the chief constable's disciplinary actions against two junior officers on lawful. the decision was reportedly driven by concerns sinn fein might withdraw support for policing , sparking for policing, sparking accusations of appeasement from unionists. sinn fein denies any suggestion of attempting to influence the matter . and a pret influence the matter. and a pret a manger has a pret a manger has been fined £800,000 after an employee got stuck in a freezer . the worker was trapped for 2.5 hours in a walk in commercial freezer at a store in victoria in london in 2021, wearing just jeans and a t shirt and temperatures of —18 degrees. she was treated for suspected hypothermia . an investigation hypothermia. an investigation found there was no suitable risk assessment for employees working in temperature controlled environments . this is gb news environments. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital r

simon byrne attended a critical meeting with the policing board today. a recent court ruling deemed mr burns disciplinary actions against two junior officers unlawful , junior officers unlawful, lawful. the decision was reportedly driven by concerns sinn fein might withdraw support for policing, sparking accusations of appeasement from unionist . mr accusations of appeasement from unionist. mr byrne addressed the media a short while ago. i highlighted that after carefully reviewing the full judgement , i reviewing the full judgement, i sought further advice after consideration . consideration. >> the question of an appeal is now live further public commentary around this matter is not appropriate at this stage . not appropriate at this stage. thank you, chief. >> do you retain the support of the policing board? >> that's a matter for the policing board. >> chief constable, have you considered your position? >> i not resigning schools in >> i am not resigning schools in england, mr immediately shut buildings made with a type of concrete that's to prone co

the chief constable, simon byrne, has cut short his holiday to try to deal with the crisis. the northern ireland policing board, where politicians hold senior officers to account. the data leak has caused worry, anger, and fear, and generated the most serious of questions about potential consequences. chris page, bbc news, belfast. yemen, the poorest country in the arab world, has been brought to the brink of collapse by almost a decade of civil war. back in 2014, houthi forces — backed by iran — seized the capital. a saudi—led coalition — supported by britain and america — intervened. but the houthis have not been dislodged and still control sanaa and the north, where most of the population live. few places have suffered more that taiz, a city which for more than 3,000 days has been besieged by houthi forces. our senior international correspondent orla guerin spent several days in the city's main hospital. every second counts, and war has taught them to be quick. it has honed their skills. at al—zour hospital, doctors patch up some of the latest broken bodies. this time, it

the chief constable, simon byrne, had cut a holiday short to be here, but four hours later, he was still politicians about the data breaches. recent attacks will be fresh in the minds of officers here. dissident republican terrorists shot and seriously injured this senior detective, john caldwell, just a few months ago. daily routines for police in northern ireland involve checking for explosives under their vehicles and varying the way they travel. some of them work in particularly sensitive areas for m15 and in covert operations. today, policing board members said officers were anxious and fearful. i can only imagine the stress that this is causing some families. i think right across the organisation, but particularly for officers from nationalist backgrounds who have been subject to a higher level of threat over the years. a separate data breach happened injuly when documents, a police radio and a laptop with officers�* details were stolen from a car, but that wasn't made public until yesterday. we have means of wiping those devices remotely. you will also be aware that laptops are pr

chief constable simon byrne says he's deeply sorry for the industrial scale breach . he says the scale breach. he says the service is working hard to stop third parties from attempting to intimidate, corrupt or cause harm to serving officers . harm to serving officers. earlier he attended a behind the doors meeting with a policing board, the police service of northern ireland mistakenly shared details of 10,000 members of staff on tuesday day. hundreds of officers have said they fear for their safety . they fear for their safety. 100,000 migrants have now crossed the channel. that's since records began in 2018. the landmark figure was reached as another 11 dinghies at least carrying around 550 people were intercepted today . the arrivals intercepted today. the arrivals are the first since saturday as bad weather has made the channel largely impassable. in a statement , the home office said statement, the home office said the unacceptable number of people making these dangerous crossings is placing an unpressed presented strain on our asylum system. shadow financial se

chief constable simon byrne says he is deeply sorry and the service is working hard to stop third parties from attempting to cause harm to serving officers. 80 people have now died as a result of wildfires on the hawaiian island of maui . hawaiian island of maui. authorities, though, say that number is set to rise dramatically with hundreds of people still unaccounted for. fresh evacuations are underway as fires continue to burn on the north—west coast of the island . north—west coast of the island. questions are also being asked about whether residents were warned quickly enough . and warned quickly enough. and hawaii's attorney general has called for a comprehensive review into how authorities responded to the fires . the duke responded to the fires. the duke of sussex has played a polo match, raising for money hiv sufferers in honour of his late mother. it was in aid of his charity, sentebale , which he charity, sentebale, which he co—founded to help african children affected by inequality , poverty and hiv aids. prince harry played against singapore polo club , which is captained by p

simon byrne , the chief simon byrne, the chief constable, says they're working hard to stop third partiesd about the deaths of at least 80 people as a result of wildfires in hawaii. king charles sent his deepest possible sympathies to the victims on the island of maui. authorities say the death toll is set to rise dramatically with hundreds of people still unaccounted for after the state's attorney general has announced a comprehensive review

chief constable simon byrne says he is deeply sorry . deeply sorry. >> an early worst case scenario that we have been dealing with is that third parties would attempt to get this data to intimidate, corrupt or indeed cause harm to our officers and staff. we are now aware that dissident republicans claim to be in possession of some of this information, often circulating on whatsapp. and as we speak, we are advising officers and staff about how to deal with that and any further risk that they . face any further risk that they. face now, 100,000 illegal migrants have crossed the english channel since 2018. >> that landmark figure was reached today as another 11 dinghies carrying another 550 people were intercepted , people were intercepted, attempting to cross the channel illegally today. in a statement , the home office said the unacceptable number of people making these dangerous crossings is also placing an unprecedented strain on our asylum system and the number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment in england has reached a new record high. nhs england found over 7.5 mil

simon byrne , the chief simon byrne, the chief constable, says they're working hard to stop third partiesthe deaths of at least 80 people as a result of wildfires in hawaii. king charles sent his deepest possible sympathies to the victims on the island of maui. authorities say the death toll is set to rise dramatically with hundreds of people still unaccounted for after the state's attorney general has announced a comprehensive review into how authorities responded to the wildfires . the

the psni chief constable simon byrne will today face questions about the crisis when he appears beforee body overseeing policing in northern ireland. more powers are needed to weed out rogue police officers. that's to according the commissioner of the met, writing in the times. sir mark rowley says he's leading the strongest crackdown on standards in 50 years. but he says he needs others to do more . he's needs others to do more. he's calling on the government to reform misconduct processes to make it easier for police chiefs to sack people and the british red cross says the uk needs to change the way it thinks about heatwaves. a new poll reveals more than a third of people see hot weather as a problem to be faced in the future. for the office for national statistics recorded more than 3000 deaths as a result of heat in the uk last summer . as a result of heat in the uk last summer. the and you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com. now, though , it's gbnews.com. now, though, it's back to martin and . emily back to martin and. emily >> and thanks for

as the public face of the ps chief constable simon byrne has been under an incredible amount of pressure, describing the breach as... can't get my words out. well, apologies for the confusion, that was our correspondent, charlotte gallagher, who has been monitoring the news conference. now, we've been hearing in the last few hours that tottenham hotspur have reached "a deal in principle" with german champions bayern munich over the sale of striker harry kane. he appears to be kane has to personally agree to the transfer before it can progress but, if completed, it is thought that tottenham would receive somewhere in the region of 100 million euros for their record goal scorer. kane has one year remaining on his spurs contract, meaning he could leave the club for free next year. we can talk to the times football writer who joins us on the programme. this has been so elongated, but it looks very close to the finish line will stop the latest news _ to the finish line will stop the latest news he _ to the finish line will stop ii�*uéi latest news he may stay despite a fee being agreed for £1

the chief constable, simon byrne, has cut short his holiday to try to deal with the crisis.ergency meeting of the northern ireland policing board, where politicians hold senior officers to account. the data leak has caused worry, anger, and fear, and generated the most serious of questions about potential consequences. chris page, bbc news, belfast. staffordshire police say they're treating a fire at a well—known18th—century pub near dudley in the west midlands as arson. the crooked house pub, described as "britain's wonkiest pub," was largely destroyed by the blaze at the weekend. it was then bulldozed on monday, with the local council saying that was unauthorised, unacceptable, and possibly unlawful. here's phil mackie. what's left of a much—loved landmark is now a potential crime scene. today a specially—trained dog which can detect up to ten different accelerants was used to sniff through the rubble. tonight, police confirmed they are treating it as arson. they say that it's a robust investigation and the cultural importance and the heritage of the site isn't lost on the

data leak broke we heard from the data leak broke we heard from the chief constable of the psni simon byrnehat they had access to this leaked information but that that could not be verified at that moment by the psni. all police officers in northern ireland are targets for dissident republican terrorists. the last attack was just a few months ago when a senior police officer was shot and seriously injured. and the threat level in northern ireland is severe when it comes to terrorism. that's the highest in the uk. and so the fear had always been that this information would make it into the hands of dissident republican terrorists. police have said today they are investigating the alleged posting of this information and have been planning for this development. outside the office today we did hear from gerry kelly and he said it was his belief this information was posted by dissidents as proof that they have access to it. police officers, i think rightly, the police rightly said that there was a claim that they have this information. i think whoever is involved in this, it is their motive to s

the chief constable, simon byrne, has cut short his holiday to try to deal with the crisis.ans hold senior officers to account. the data leak has caused worry, anger and fear, and generated the most serious of questions about potential consequences. chris page, bbc news, belfast. and before we go, it's something we have all heard for many years, about 10,000 steps per day is the ideal number to stay healthy and fit. a new study has found that fewer than 5000 steps may be enough to see a benefit. a study of 226,000 people around the world show that 4000 steps a day helps to reduce the risks of dying prematurely of any cause stop and if you can't manage 4000 steps a day there's new research found that just 2300 steps were enough to benefit the heart and blood vessels. speaking of moving along, that is it for this edition of newsday. thank you so much were watching the programme. hello there. heatwave conditions across the globe have been dominating weather headlines in recent weeks. and this week, we saw a return to heat across iberia. on wednesday afternoon in southern spain,

be enough for many people, and they will be listening very carefully to what the chief constable simon byrney tomorrow at a policing board meeting. we understand he has cut short his holiday to attend it. those 10,000 people affected will be looking for reassurance about their security and a guarantee something like this will never happen again. hundreds of firefighters have been tackling a series of wildfires in portugal. although the country often suffers summer fires, these come amid a ferocious heatwave with temperatures reaching 46.1; celsius this week. 1,500 residents and tourists have been evacuated from an area around 0demira. 0ur correspondentjenny hill reports from the affected region. scorched earth still smouldering. the fires consumed a0 square miles of land. here, flames swept up the valley, right up to the southern town of 0deceixe. 0n the outskirts, destruction. but somehow the community itself was spared. there is a really strong smell here. it is notjust of the smoke, it is eucalyptus and pine — those are the trees which line this landscape, and they have been consumed by t

northern ireland's chief constable, simon byrne, has said that dissident republicans claim to be in possession released online by mistake. he said that claim had not been verified. at a news conference alongside assistant chief constable chris todd, mr byrne said he was "deeply sorry" about the data breach and that a key priority was now remaining alert to officers' safety and welfare. i and the senior team apologise unreservedly for what has happened. you can only imagine the sort of inconceivable horror as people started to realise that maybe a loved one is being put injeopardy by what what they are seeing. i've personally spoken to officers and staff across the organisation, as you possibly have done yourselves, and realised that there are a range of emotions from people being somewhat pragmatic about... "well, they already know who i am because i am a neighbourhood officer", through to people being anxious, frustrated and really angry. and we need to work carefully with the staff associations and trade unions to give that message of reassurance. and also, in due course, as things start to

chief constable simon byrne addressed a news conference today and he said police are operating under assumption that the data will be used to generate fear and unsafe certainty. we are now confident that the workforce data set is in the hands of dissident republicans and is therefore a planning assumption that they will use this list to generate fear and uncertainty . generate fear and uncertainty. >> obe as well as intimidating or targeting officers and staff . i won't go into detail for operational reasons, but we are working round the clock to assess this risk and take measures to mitigate it. >> well, in other news today, a construct worker has died after being injured at everton's new football stadium being built in liverpool. police said the 26 year old man died in hospital earlier following the incident at the construction site in bramley—moore dock. the stadium's contractor says work has been suspended until further nofice has been suspended until further notice and everton said everybody at the club was heartbroken . now the government heartbroken. now the government says it'

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well it is understood the chief constable simon byrne has cut short his holiday and he will be questionedby politicians in a meeting of policing board. it isjust in a meeting of policing board. it is just a few months since the official terrorism threat was raised after the murder ofjohn caldwell and members of the security services are aware they are potential targets and regularly have to check under their cars for bombs. it is also the reason we don't know officers' faces in our reports. what the thousands of people affected by these breaches will be looking for is a full assessments of the security implications. thank you. 41 people have died after their small boat capsized as they were trying to make the crossing from sfax in tunisia to italy. four survivors were rescued by a merchant vessel and then handed over to the italian coastguard. the shipwreck took place near the island of lampedusa, which has become a gateway for people seeking safety and a better life in europe. i'm joined now by our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley. what more do we know about what happened? well

in policing here, they say they have full confidence in the leadership of the chief constable, simon byrnethe board said today that they hope to rebuild trust and confidence in the police service and also among officers that serve that police force, and they are expecting a report in just a few months�* time by november. report in just a few months' time by november. , ., , report in just a few months' time by november-— report in just a few months' time by november. , , november. some people might say this leak happened — november. some people might say this leak happened a _ november. some people might say this leak happened a couple _ november. some people might say this leak happened a couple weeks - november. some people might say this leak happened a couple weeks ago, - leak happened a couple weeks ago, why has it taken so long for this independent review to be announced? well, board members said today there�*s still a lot of investigations happening, as well that leak that was attached to the freedom of information request with those 10,000 people�*s names and ranks, and places of w

the chief constable simon byrne said he believed they would use the information which included the namesworst fears of officers realised. after days of worry and uncertainty, confirmation that the personal details of 10,000 police service of northern ireland employees mistakenly posted online have been obtained by people who might want to do them harm. news revealed by the force's chief constable. we are now confident that the workforce data set is in the hands of dissident republicans, and it's therefore planning assumption that they will use this list to generate fear and uncertainty as well as intimidating or targeting officers and staff. sinn fein said extracts of the leaked information had been posted on a wall near a party office in belfast before being removed by staff. one psni support worker, speaking anonymously, said the data leak had had a huge effect on his family. it has brought on a level of panic that hasn't been around for a lot of years. it's given my partner issues as well. she's concerned and is extremely panicked about me going to work. in march, the terrorist threat

and the chief constable, simon byrne has said today he's deeply sorry and that the service is working hard now to stop third parties from attempting to intimidate, corrupt or cause harm to serving officers . harm to serving officers. >> as you can only imagine , the >> as you can only imagine, the sort of inconsolable horror as people start to realise that maybe a loved one is being put in jeopardy by what they're seeing. there are a range of emotions from people being somewhat pragmatic about, well , somewhat pragmatic about, well, they already know who i am because i'm a neighbour and officer through to people being anxious, frustrated and really, really angry . really angry. >> well, the other main story today on gb news, 100,000 illegal migrants have now crossed the english channel since 2018. the landmark figure was reached today as another 11 dinghies carry 550 people were intercepted trying to cross the channel into the uk. in a statement, the home office said the unacceptable number of people making these trips is placing an unprecedented strain on our asylum system . meanwhil

chief constable simon byrne said today he's deeply sorry for the industrial scale breach after the psni mistakenly shared details of 10,000 members of staff on tuesday. he says the service is working hard to stop third parties from attempting to intimidate, corrupt or cause harm to serving officers . the harm to serving officers. the government already assesses the terror threat level in the country as severe. a group set up country as severe. a group set up to assess the risk to officers caused by the breach has already had 500 referrals as you've been hearing, 100,000 illegal migrants have now crossed the english channel since 2018. the landmark figure was reached as another 11 dinghies carrying another 550 people were intercepted, attempting to try to cross the engush attempting to try to cross the english channel illegally. today, in a statement, the home office said the unacceptable number of people making these dangerous crossings is placing an unprecedented strain on our asylum system . meanwhile, gb asylum system. meanwhile, gb news can confirm that the authorities have recovere

chief constable simon byrne said police are now operating under the assumption the data will be used to generate fear and uncertainty . uncertainty. >> we are now confident that the workforce data set is in the hands of dissident republicans and is therefore a planning assumption that they will use this list to generate fear and uncertainty . 80. as well as uncertainty. 80. as well as intimidating or targeting officers and staff , i won't go officers and staff, i won't go into detail for operational reasons, but we are working round the clock to assess this risk and take measures to mitigate it . mitigate it. >> a construction worker has died after being injured at everton's new football stadium being built in liverpool. police say the 26 year old man died in hospital earlier today following the incident at the construction site in bramley—moore dock. the stadium's contractor says work has been suspended at the site until further notice . and until further notice. and everton said everyone at the club was heartbroken . the club was heartbroken. the government says it's trying to clar

well earlier at a news conference this afternoon, the chief constable, simon byrne, said police are nowperating under the assumption that the data will be used to generate fear and uncertainty . me fear and uncertainty. me confirming that the leaked data is now in the hands of dissident republicans. we are now confident that the workforce data set is in the hands of dissident republicans and is therefore a planning assumption that they will use this list to generate fear and uncertainty . generate fear and uncertainty. >> me as well as intimidating or targeting officers and staff , i targeting officers and staff, i won't go into detail for operational reasons, but we are working round the clock to assess this risk and take measures to mitigate it. >> well, here in london, two men have been stabbed in what police are treating as a homophobic attack outside a nightclub in south—west london. the two men were targeted while standing outside the venue on clapham high street last night. both were treated in hospital and both discharged. police are still searching for the suspect . the london

chief constable simon byrne said police are now operating under the assumption the data will be usedo generate fear and uncertainty . uncertainty. >> we are now confident that the workforce data set is in the hands of dissident republicans and is therefore a planning assumption that they will use this list to generate fear and uncertainty . 80. as well as uncertainty. 80. as well as intimidating or targeting officers and staff , i won't go officers and staff, i won't go into detail for operational reasons, but we are working round the clock to assess this risk and take measures to mitigate it . mitigate it. >> a construction worker has died after being injured at everton's new football stadium being built in liverpool. police say the 26 year old man died in hospital earlier today following the incident at the construction site in bramley—moore dock. the stadium's contractor says work has been suspended at the site until further notice . and until further notice. and everton said everyone at the club was heartbroken . the club was heartbroken. the government says it's trying to clarif

simon byrne cut short a family holiday to return to belfast, where he faced several hours of questioningrry" about the data breaches that have revealed the identities of thousands of police officers and staff. a plane was forced to make an emergency land on the aao in gloucestershire after a suspected engine failure. the aircraft was on its way to gloucestershire airport when it landed on the busy main road — but amazingly no—one was hurt. investigations into the cause of the incident are ongoing. you're live with bbc news more than 100,000 migrants have crossed the english channel in small boats in the past five years. the government started the official count in 2018, but it doesn't include those who made it across without being intercepted by the authorities. 0ur reporter simonjones joins us from dover on the south coast. simon, 100,000 people crossing the channel, that is not a small number and that number has risen this morning? and that number has risen this mornin: ? , �* , and that number has risen this morninu? , v , and that number has risen this mornin-2 , �*, , ., and that nu

well, this afternoon at a news conference, chief constable simon byrne said police are now operating under the assumption the data will be used to generate fear and uncertainty . generate fear and uncertainty. >> anti we are now confident that the workforce data set is in the hands of dissident republicans and is therefore a planning assumption that they will use this list to generate fear and uncertainty , as well as fear and uncertainty, as well as intimidating or targeting officers and staff . i won't go officers and staff. i won't go into detail for operational reasons, but we are working round the clock to assess this risk and take measures to mitigate it . mitigate it. >> well, in other news tonight, a construction worker has died after being injured at everton's new football stadium being built in liverpool . the police said in liverpool. the police said the 26 year old man died in hospital earlier following an incident at the construction site in bramley moore dock. the stadium's contractor says work has been suspended until further notice. everton said everyone at the club w

well, this afternoon at a news conference, chief constable simon byrne said police are now operatingnder the assumption the data will be used to generate fear and uncertainty . generate fear and uncertainty. >> anti we are now confident that the workforce data set is in the hands of dissident republicans and is therefore a planning assumption that they will use this list to generate fear and uncertainty , as well as fear and uncertainty, as well as intimidating or targeting officers and staff . i won't go officers and staff. i won't go into detail for operational reasons, but we are working round the clock to assess this risk and take measures to mitigate it . mitigate it. >> well, in other news tonight, a construction worker has died after being injured at everton's new football stadium being built in liverpool . the police said in liverpool. the police said the 26 year old man died in hospital earlier following an incident at the construction site in bramley moore dock. the stadium's contractor says work has been suspended until further notice. everton said everyone at the club was

simon byrne cut short a family holiday to return to belfast, where he faced several hours of questioning policing board. he said he was "deeply sorry" following the data breach — the details of 10,000 officers and staff were published online for several hours on tuesday. police are investigating the death of a ten—year—old girl in surrey as murder. the girl's body was found inside a home on hammond road in woking in the early hours of yesterday. herfamily is being supported by specialist officers, police say they're not looking for anyone else in connection with her death. visitors to a beach on thejurassic coast had a narrow escape after part of a cliff above them collapsed. video captured in west bay shows the moment a large section of rock fell near a number of beachgoers. dorset council warned that rockfalls and landslips are common in the region. administrators for the high—street chain wilko are continuing to talk with potential buyers as they look to prevent the loss of thousands of jobs. the homeware and garden retailer, which has 400 shops, fell into administration yesterday. le

he says it's time for simon byrne to go . and time for simon byrne to go.e key issue for the policing board now is to determine who's best place to win back public confidence. a recent court ruling deemed the chief constable's disciplinary actions against two junior officers as unlawful. the decision was reportedly driven by concerns sinn fein might withdraw support for policing, sparking accusations of appeasement from unionists. sinn fein denies any suggestion of attempting to influence the matter . this is gb influence the matter. this is gb news across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news now it's back to . patrick >> i've got some breaking news for you right at the start of this show. i'm for it. i'm going to whizz you straight over to our home security editor, mark white. mark it involves the asylum accommodation asylum seeker accommodation centre is that centre at wethersfield, is that right? ongoing incident at >> an ongoing incident at wethersfield base which all three emergency services are a