u. k. now, with judges have blocked the british government's plan to port asylum sake is to we're one to the court of appeal in london road. the plans were unlawful rights groups and assign him sake is appealed an earlier decision by another court which gave the go ahead for the controversial deportation policy. that's bringing the dame. bob who joins us live now from london. hello that, nadine, break it all down for us. why didn't judges rule the day protection plans where i'm no full as well? this ruling was basically over turning a decision last december from a lever code that rejected various grounds against a sending asylum seekers who arrived here across the english channel by small boats. as the government puts it on visa challenges against the poaching government . human rights groups would put it to rwanda, full of lodging aside, and claims in that country rather than here in the u. k. now, the cold by 2 to one, the judges here set, but it being shown rwanda because of deficiencies in

u. k. now, according to expose, the likely cause of this tragedy was an implosion. how do you think this could have happened? there are a number of reasons why it would have included. it would be a weakness in the whole structure somewhere. whether it's the main whole, it's the same structure, whether it's in this of the plot, this of the plexiglass ends. we will, we will probably know when they would cover the various components. but until they do that in the main suppositions, the what filed, well, we do know is that something fell within the whole structure and that causes implosion. now as we have the us navy say that actually detected the sound that was like an implosion. a back on sunday, why do you think we're only finding this out now? are they as long as you understand that they just release that information to the us because god, agency items which made him because god and in the same way as they sort of ended up chasing this so. so looking sound were still not to be nothing. i think they took it on board, but they couldn't pinpoint it to here and they cou

u. k. now where one in 7 people in the country have experience hung good last year due to a lack of money. that's according to our reason report by the trussel trust. it's a british food, fine charity. this consistent oper trajectory exposes that this we can assist in the social security system that they're driving food bank need, rather than just the pandemic or the cost of living crisis as well. the additional sophistic show that more than $11000000.00 people are facing food insecurity. their portals have exposes a significant rise and the cost of living food banks and other assistance programs have helped some of the population in the year k, but 71 percent of those suffering from hunger have not received the necessary support. the government analyst admit that living standards in the u. k, or the was level since they began tracking them in the 1950s. well, the person has the 6 largest economy in the world at a rising. inflation is now outpaced salary increases for nearly everyone. the rate

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now, boring costs and u. k. are the highest they've been since the 2008 financial crisis to move health pain on home owners and tenants. also on the program, the world's biggest air trade show return to paris this week, after 4 year coven breaks, the reviving industry is pushing for d. carbonite things and defense. i'm only 0. welcome to the show to the bank of england and on some thursday, it's raising its interest rate to 5 percent. it's highest since 2008. that's due to stubbornly high inflation in the u. k. it's news that has many home owners worried almost a 1000000 households will see the price of their mortgages go off by on average over $4000.00 bureaus a year. that's on top of previous price increases. one british consumer advocate as warning of mortgage prisoners thing people are, are locked into on affordable housing payments with some mortgage res. hitting 9 percent, and renters are also feeling the rate hikes. that's because many landlords are passing costs onto tenants. you're on your rent increase

and now the u. k. fishing industry is struggling with a lot of skilled workers. it's been added to a list of twist sectors since leaving the european union, many foreign workers have to leave think u k. but now the government is trying to get them back to service needs bach. i went to brick some england's largest fishing pulled. it takes many homes on the deck to land the weeks catch. you k, was it teeming with opportunities that there aren't enough british workers to crew the boats and process the produce. we've had problems trying to recruit young people in the industry for a while. it just doesn't seem to be a job that young people are wanting to do anymore on foot some days. we've been setting up apprenticeships and trying to get young people in that way, but it's, it's still not lacking in terms of hunger. and how does the governments responded to the labor crisis in the fishing industry by quietly agreeing to allow more phone workers into the country despite touting control over immigration as a main reason for leaving the you. in fact, 3 years of directed,

u k. you know, of any of the was also provided a venue with security and economic development assistance to help the country build up its physical capacity. so how's the m u k members? now one of the west has been reconsidering good sentiment. ties with the terms cool . is it because it's been in right now about the threatening nature of the war? because b, m j has become obsolete for the west. wherever the reason has. it's too little too late. while the united states revoke the designation of the m a k as a foreign terrorist organization in september 2012, the united states does not see the m a k as a viable democratic opposition movement that is representative of the randy and people. the state department continues to have serious concerns about the m a k as an organization, including allegations of abuse against its own members. can you have a case in petersburg now for ongoing coverage of the international maritime defense? i think i said for the 1st time, but the main face of russia's both include in chrome, stops the conferences, showcasing weapons as needed. able technologies from over 250 exhibitors from russia and beyond. a correspondence shape is, is that so y

u. k. and ireland. so the whole is the north atlantic ocean has been much longer than usual for most of this year. as a result of this, now we're seeing these, these pockets really well. most of the are carrying around the coast, u. k. as the temperatures up to 3 or 4 degrees boom, the should be for this time via by some a long time average for gene, all the way under the understand to be the reason full of his temperature. so yes, very cool. okay. there's a very complicated, in terms of that physics of what drugs read. he waves the best uh, the actual reasons for the sophistic community. life is still upset and there's lots things going on. but was one thing is and it's been background moving as they pollution over the past or 50 years more and the north atlantic is now about one degree will know that it was 6070 is go. so when these rebates happen that happening from a higher baseline from his background to bullying, so therefore we're more likely to see a more extreme temperatures occurring. so clearly as a marine biologist, this must be incredibly alarming when it comes to its impact on marine life water. that likely

u. k. housing market here. now inflation stats are showing that the spike, the cost of living crisis. brits are still spending even on restaurants and concerts, for example. does that mean the bank of england will need to crack down even further to cool the economy as well? the thing, the certainly the assessment that the bank of england is taking at the moment. um, you're right, you know, consumer confidence measures are still relatively high spending. it's still quite robust. so that suggests that there were still, you know, keeping up with either, you know, savings from the pandemic or, and let's not forget that the labor market is still quite tight. we have still quite low unemployment weights, growth is very robust, is lagging installation, but we do forecast that in the 2nd half of the year, we were trying to re wage growth. so wage growth out scripting installation. and just today, the, i'm the governor of the bank thing that adverb baby actually step that these weights increases unsustainable. if you transl

u. k. now in britain springs, harry is testifying in london's high court for a 2nd day. in his civil case against america, newspapers a pound company of the daily mirror. on tuesday, he became the 1st u. k. boiled into the witness box since 1890. choose a tomboy price of destroying his dallas incense relationships. however elijah, is that at least a 100 articles published over 20 is contained information obtained to illegal means like phone hacking a shawnee angela is outside london, high court for a so they to charlie of harry being in court. what's happened so far? well they go to a very press start that now in a 10 minute break, but prince harry for the last hour has been grilled about those claims. that mirror agrees. john list used on those 4 methods to gain information about him. the lawyer representing mary was really drilling down on the some of those articles, one in particular and also printed about how res visit to a strip club in 2006, which mentioned a string of angry phone calls from his then girlfriend chelsea davis. now the prince was saying that details

u. k. fishing industry is struggling with the lack of skilled workers. it's been added to a list of at risk sectors since leaving the european union. many farm workers had to leave the u. k. and now the government is trying to get them back out as there is any sancho. when to break some, england's largest fishing port, as it takes many hands on deck to land, the weeks catch. you k, was it teeming with opportunities that there aren't enough british woods because the crew, the boats. i'm processed approaches. we've had problems trying to recruit young people in the industry for a while. it just doesn't seem to be a job that young people are wanting to do anymore. unfortunately, we've been setting up a time to shifts and trying to get young people in that way. but it's, it's so not lacking in terms of hunger. and how does the governments responded to the labor crisis and the fishing industry by quietly agreeing to allow more phone workers into the country? despite touting control of immigration as a main reason for leaving the, you know, facts 3 years of directed. you came that migration has never been hire the problem is that just simply on enough, british work is willing to labor

u. s. ally, australia, it's prime minister and now a bi partisan group of parliament numbers 0 asking for the u. k to, to release assange. do you think that this pressure coming from world leaders is moving the needle at all? you know, i think that this is a mysterious campaign, a vengeance led by the c. i a it, which is a state within its state like the us military industrial complex. i just want to say is somebody who spent 20 years overseas 7 of them in the middle east. i was the middle east bell chief lending our times, the julian did what i define the, the most important role a journal has to be and that is to give a voice to people who without us would not have a voice. that's what i try to do in gaza and iraq and everywhere else. and of course, by exposing the war crimes and preemptive war, the very invasion of iraq was a work from. is it by exposing the reality? remember that the clara murder video was just one example of what happened almost daily in the streets of baghdad. and i speak of somebody who cover these conflicts. uh so it was a tiny glimpse of the daily weekly monthly yearly re

u. k. her home now. i 6 you right. let's see. mean, she wouldn't be welcome back and kind of read it to me to begin my country. if i will send out, okay, you can get be in, i can get in speech and all the trouble, even if i do to day and i and i'm fine days, i can get in trouble can send them you wrong just because i'm also trying to i'm that gives perspective when she's in the ring, cindy says she likes to smile her way up to something opponents. things i smell it. people think i'm crazy. i smoke because i'm thinking about body's waking up. now my body is ready. now my body is telling me that i can see, oh, see, i'm ready now. ready for more success. and if that follows, the smile will shortly get even bigger. 10 days of global time, it talks of just ended here in germany. among the banning issues was how rich countries were often the major polluters can compensate. people in the global south for damage from climate induced disaster is given that these poor a countries typically bad the brunt. but there's been little

but now has refugee states as in the u . k. and is hoping to get citizenship with the dream of representing team g b at the olympics, dw caught up with her incorrectly. the winds like day. so bringing cindy and cam, but closer to head dreams. she was pos of the 1st step of rescue g team at the repeating games. the latest step towards her ultimate goal is to let the truth be being able to tell you all the number one stage and then go looking on the head more. and when watching it, it's only as a refugee back to the, you know, someone that, that's put the apple, the why key? cindy grew up in kind of room, but move to the united kingdom, aged 11, supported by g b books. and she's progressed through the sports ranks winning major international competitions. now $24.00, cindy would be a middle content of great britain at the olympics. but she needs citizenship fast. it's a long and arduous process. and she thinks politicians could do more for athletes like her only for in boxing. and you'll just pull. i think the local community nee

u. k. but now the government's trying to get them back on. just bear with me, bach. i went to pick some england's biggest fishing cold. it takes many homes on the deck to land the weeks catch. you k, was it teeming with opportunities that there aren't enough british workers to crew the boats and process the approaches. we've had problems trying to recruit young people in the industry for a while. it just doesn't seem to be a job that young people are wanting to do anymore. i'm switching base. we've been setting up apprenticeships and, and trying to get young people in that way. but it's, it's still not lacking in terms of hundreds. how does the governments responded to the labor crisis in the fishing industry by quietly agreeing to allow more phone workers into the country despite touting control over immigration as a main reason for leaving the you? in facts 3 years of directed, you came that migration has never been hire. the problem is that just simply on enough, british work is willing to labor and dangerous nothing, crimes conditions, but also the total profit m

u. k. tree. quite flexible immigration, reggie which is now saying net 600000 people yet, coming into the u. k. the one big problem still for government is of the west regime works is that it makes it easy for people with a relatively high salary. i'm relatively high brokerage skills specials to come in . other industries that have low salaries, it's still quite hard, which is why you see industries like fisheries, like manufacturing, lot of cost, the tennessee, which are struggling to find people, especially because they often used to rely on a you labor and uh well there were more people coming from countries like china, nigeria, india, a few people coming from european union number full breakfast. so that is an added factor on top of everything else. and it's a very hard conversation to have in the united kingdom right now because to talk about filling those gaps, it's like the government's have to say, well, actually we did, you know, we did something wrong that we have to try incorrect. and that full to hot, cold breaks it, say, is jump in paulding, but do they note to say that, you

u k o a with the u. a that's going to be either something that we've jessica know for intel. right? now, i guess i have interesting to, to see you. thank you for your input chief economic adviser at the center of economics and business research. thank you all the time as an economic recovery, often lifting strict coven restrictions has had a strong style to the yes, the rebound is now starting to lose steam and use unemployment is as a record high within 20 percent of the nation. 16 to 24 age group unemployed in may . as one in 5 young people now indications the situation could get even worse. victoria gave some be reports times the tough for these chinese graduates. they're looking for work at this recruitment fair in shan young city in the north west improvements of shan, she the competition for full time job's intense unemployment, among 16 to 24 year old says here's a record high in china, hold on one and 5. and now without work, that's nearly double pre pandemic levels and full times higher than the national unemployment rate. a growing number of young people are moving to rural ar

u. k. now with one and 7 people in the country have experience hunger last year, that's simply due to a lack of money, according to a report released by the trussel trust, it's a british food of mine, charity. this consistent oper trajectory exposes that this we can assist in the social security system that they're driving food bank need, rather than just the pandemic or the cost of living crisis. that's the additional sophistic show, the more than 11000000 people in the u. k. are facing food and security. there are photos of exposure to a significant rise and the cost of living and a broken social security system of food binds and other assistance programs of help . it's 7 percent of the population in the u. k, but 71 percent of those suffering from hunger do not receive the necessary support and government analysis that it'd be unless they're admitting that living standards of the u. k. are there was levels get this since they began tracking them in the 1950s? a person has the 6 largest econo

u. k. the full now and saudi arabia is quickly becoming one of the largest players in the world of sport. this way, the us based p g i to agree to merge with the saudi on to break away the gulf. the venture is the latest in a series of big money moves by the state accused of sports, forcing to improve its image. the saudi arabia as growing influence and well support, took arguably it's both significant step when the established p g i tool and saw the back live goal merged to form one gulf entity in a big back flipped pga tour boss j monahan. once one of the biggest critics of leave now says the deal will benefit the entire sport. i recognize the people are going to call me a hypocrite. and any time i said anything, i said it was the information i had at that moment. and i said, i said it based on someone that's trying to compete for the pga tour and our players. and so i accept those criticisms. but circumstances do change. they certainly do despite accusations of using sport, to improve its image known test sports washing saudi arabia continues to invest heavily. the saw the public inves

u. k. thank you. and from now until recently, the will was largely consigned to ukrainian territory, but it is now spilling over into russia's cells in belgrade region incursions. that appears to be the work of russian militias facing a gates by them and pollutants regime. it's not clear though, how much control he has over those groups. if any dw spoke to a full, not russian politician who now represents the freedom of russia legion militia, that's one of the russian power millet trade groups fighting against russia by the russian munition members taking on the kremlin fighters from the russian volunteer . cool claim. in this video that they now control the village of nevada, tablo shanta, in russia's belgrade region. another group, the freedom of russia legion told dw, they were attacking the russian city of shit, back in a nearby. uh and so if you surely we are totally on our own so, so we are not so uh, guided by ukrainian military, is able to provide the information that don't supply the to ration. we use the

now speak to professor roger falconer. he's emeritus professor of water and environmental engineering at cardiff university in the u. k. welcome to the w professor. now the scale of this disaster is very hard to fath. i'm, can you put it into perspective for us? maybe we can just start with the immediate impact on the people in the affected region. a well done breached failures, one of the most serious and catastrophic events. you can imagine if you have a massive conductive storm for example, and we're seeing more or more of those across europe as as a result of climate change. you still have plenty of time to react. well, i wouldn't have plenty but you have time to react to move valuables up to higher floors in the building. you have time to move people around and so forth. so by large we don't see in general, significant number of tests and so forth that are too much more extreme events. the what does this mean? which we won't talk about here, but the father to happen to so now you have a very large wave comes hips. the town then moves on, usually at the speed of a jumbo jet to 500 miles an hour, 800 kilometers an ho

now the u. k is ukraine's 2nd largest donor after the united states says the start of the conflict . it's committed more than 4 and a half a 1000000 pounds and military aid. it's also running a training program for troops aiming to prepare around $30000.00 by the end of the year, part of its arms. the plots include depleted uranium shells, which have been linked to increased risk of cancer, as well as environmental damage. we spoke earlier to political commentator and the petitions officer anthony webber, and he said that the british government has been pursuing big corporations goals and ukraine. all tax payers are left paying. the price is about the utility government defending the interests of godless corporations who want see psych the blood out. so if you try it by multiple li, rule materials and mental risk. ready asses will be crying, and that's why i by you, want to you take out meant to be involved. but it's also you try touch clara's who are praying for all of these, all the members, we

u. k. and the u. s. speak now to our correspondence, how he feels that he's joins us live from outside the high court, but in london. so expecting friends, sorry to make an appearance. what's happening in court today? well yes, we know that he will become, as you say, the 1st senior roles and so much in century to give evidence in court. we're expecting that in fact, to take place on tuesday. but this day, monday is the day that his lawyers will deliver the opening arguments in his case. so there is at least to be some possibility that he will be here. i didn't cause to see that happen. he could arrive at the moment. now it's due to begin the proceedings and a little over an hours time. now this case is a fairly complex one. it involves more than a 100 individual claimants against their agreed newspapers. out of those 100 people for have been decided to be representative of the case in question on prince harry is one of those 4 people. he and as low as much did it more than a $140.00 instances. and also practicing

u. k. as to some extent there is now in, in russia. i am used to being told by both sides that i'm an apologist for the other side. as i say, i'm away or you're a british diplomats, you know what i'm looking for, gravitas or my mike and just making sure got it. but my concern is that she should trust and i strongly believed. i still some extent the leads that finally produce interest up a well served by russia, which is integration into europe in some, some sense to security concerns. uh, the v h it and uh, you know, that we can get back to the relatively good neighbor, the policies that we had extra fee when i was invested. unfortunately, this war makes fact appreciate remote prospect for future. well, people are dying. as i said earlier on and what, what is the mood in that country? if someone like you is being called that? and the british foreign secretary james beverly, after that drone attack on the kremlin, said ukraine as the legitimate right to defend itself beyond its voters. with british weaponry presumably 1st of all and int

u. k. are taking and they're now experiencing higher rates of crime in italy. authorities have increasingly refused to allow boats with asylum seekers to dock in their ports. however, once the conflict broke out and you came many european countries that have been the most negative about receiving refugees from outside europe such as poland, hungary, in slovakia they actually became the largest recipient for our written ukraine. refugees. the vast majority has led to poland, which now houses almost 1200000 refugees. more than 6000000 have been displaced by the conflict in ukraine. estimates are that hosting an integrating ukraine. refugees could cost hosts nations an estimate of $30000000.00 in just the 1st year alone. the people have also pointed out that you crane refugees have generally been well received. which contrast it with the way refugees from other parts of the world are treated. and this should not be ignored as a different treatment received by refugees from ukraine compared to those come from countries outside of europe is in some extent rooted in seen a phobia, an opposition t

u. k. but now the government is trying to get them back. they've barker went to brick some england's largest fishing port. it takes many hands on deck to land, the weeks catch. you k, was it teeming with opportunities that there aren't enough british workers to crew the boats and process the approaches. we've had problems trying to recruit young people in the industry for a while. it just doesn't seem to be a job that young people wanting to do anymore. on switching phase. we've been setting up apprenticeships and, and trying to get young people in that way. but it's, it's still not lacking in terms of hunger. and how does the governments respond to the labor crisis in the fishing industry by quietly agreeing to allow more phone workers into the country despite touting control over immigration as a main reason for leaving the you in, facts 3 years of directed. you came that migration has never been hire the problem is that just simply on enough, british work is willing to labor and dangerous nothing, crimes conditions, but also the total pro

even now rush it could you k u k is on the engine suffering from some of the can restrictions for very high speed prices and from relatively high energy prices. and that's the price we're paying for some continuous $1.00 of the countries as well. um, i mean, would you be bumping off this question in this form? but if i were, i think the reaction would be that as a price was paid to deal effectively with the aggression that russia, as because they're leaving that information space without a free press, as demanded by law. i should add there are laws in england against talking about the nazis of ukraine. just finally the actual necessary laws that century law was introduced. i, i know full well about that because you cannot broadcast in britain any television programs that talk about the nazis at nazi movements in ukraine, that alone, there are restrictions on media. well, maybe don't know a sentence from a month. serrato county in liberia has built a sense, a that's a little host victims of substance abuse. and that's to help with the rehabilitation, another 10 to a normal life. he says

u. k. all the worlds full most democratic a on a pallet. so today president and i agreed to work together on a only safety, including multilaterally. now the u. k. looks forward to hosting the 1st level summit on a only safety later this year. so that we can see the extraordinary possibilities of this new technological age. and do so with confidence, and we on well placed to do so. i know some people have wondered what kind of partner person would be all, so we left, but you, i'd say just by all actions. we're committed to all values as, as a, as reliable in ally, as, as a, as attractive an investment destination as, as a start with changing to strengthening our relationships. not just with old friends like america in new york, but with new friends in the, in the pacific to. and we now have the freedom to regulate the new technologies that will shape our economic future like a on more quickly and selectively. that is the future that we are creating in person, confident, proud and free. let me close with a personal reflection. as jerry mentioned to you and i've seen quite a lot of each other in recent months, i gather on why it's of eas

u. k. and we've now got it established in 2 websites. we could also show that to maintaining the sites in a suitable condition of the large blue benefited many other spaces. we didn't have to 6. an objectively watch these things decline and we could actually do something of bachelor's, it's electronics spaces. and if we can really save spaces like this, then we can, we can do anything or their achievement demonstrates that human intervention can be constructive. but the work also lays bear with the complexity of the process. and the need to act before a species disappears. this is why over the last few decades, europe has been giving sanctuary status to certain areas in order to preserve their buying diversity. the europe is home to a numerous nature reserves, not 2 or 2000. and the emerald network form the largest coordinated network of protected areas in the world. their main objective is to protect on across national basis, the most endangered plant and animal species in europe. today this network represents 18 percent of the continen