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the uk national crime agency's deputy director said the arrest is very significant he has been one ofcrime agency over several years. this individual has been suspected of being one of the most prolific supplier of energies, boats and other maritime equipment supplier of engines, boats and other maritime equipment to cross—channel smugglers. britain has been trying to clampdown on migrants arriving across the channel on small boats. sir keir starmer says the arrest was a "significant piece of thejigsaw" in reducing channel crossings. i want to thank the uk national crime agency, along with their dutch and belgian counterparts, for all their hard work and their crucial role in this investigation. it's exactly what we want to see. and it shows that our approach of working with international partners to smash the people smuggling gangs is bearing fruit. in just over four months since the election, we have rapidly set up a new border security command, bringing together key agencies to disrupt people smuggling gangs. four british soldiers killed in the korean war have finally been identifi

i wants to thank the uk national crime agency, along with their dutch and belgian counterparts for alld work and crucial role in this investigation. it is exactly what we want to see. and it shows that our approach of working with international partners, to smash the people smuggling gangs is bearing fruit. injust overfour smuggling gangs is bearing fruit. in just over four months since the election, we have rapidly set up a new border security command, bringing together key agencies to disrupt people smuggling gangs. one of azerbaijan's most high—profile political prisoners, gubad ibadoglu has spoken to the bbc from his house arrest in the caspian sea town of sumgait and said that his life was in danger because of health complications. dr ibadoglu, who was a lecturer at the london school of economics, authored a series of reports exposing corruption and kleptocracy in the country's oil and gas industry. he was detained last summer, accused of producing counterfeit money, a charge he denies. the bbc�*s rayhan demytrie went to visit him. azerbaijan economy relies heavily on the oil and

uk and germany. the national crime agency has described the gang as one of europe's most significant people—smugglingcharging migrants up to £10,000 to get them from syria to the uk or germany. six people have been arrested in serbia, six in austria, four in germany, and three in bosnia and herzegovina. an iraqi man was detained in wolverhampton. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. now you might remember the piece of artwork which was a banana duct—taped to wall. it's now been sold at auction in new york for more than $5 million. let's have a listen to the auction as it approached it's record breaking price at $5 million. don't miss this opportunity. it's going to go and it's going to go fast. at $5 million. here it is. are you bidding, madam? at $5 million for the banana. here it is. only at sotheby�*s. these are words i never thought i'd say. $5 million for a banana. it's your expensive banana, and the hammer is coming up. this is it. final time. carly... ..don�*t let it slip away. let us know what you think about that. the longlist for the bbc�*s sound of 2025 has been revealed,

after a tip—off, the pair, who lived in the uk legally, came to the attention of the national crime agencyas put in place. tapped phone calls caught them discussing routes and migrant numbers. most of the migrants trafficked by shamo and khdir came from the middle east, including iraqi kurdistan. here, in the city of erbil, using an undercoverjournalist, we soon find smugglers on social media. they offer us passage to the uk and, in some cases, counterfeit or stolen passports. 0ne critical feature exposed by the nca investigation into shamo and khdir is how their lucrative operation was financed. inside this building is erbil�*s thriving money market. huge amounts of dollars and other currencies are exchanged. what's also going on is hawala banking, a traditional system based almost entirely around trust. hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of deals are made and there are few electronic or paper trails — reasons why hawala banking is often preferred by people—smugglers. 0ur undercover reporter, as instructed by a smuggler, goes to a hawala to discuss the passport and passage to the uk.

after a tip—off, the pair, who lived in the uk legally, came to the attention of the national crime agencyr operation was put in place. tapped phone calls caught them discussing routes and migrant numbers. most of the migrants trafficked by shamo and khdir came from the middle east, including iraqi kurdistan. here, in the city of erbil, using an undercoverjournalist, we soon find smugglers on social media. they offer us passage to the uk and, in some cases, counterfeit or stolen passports. 0ne critical feature exposed by the nca investigation into shamo and khdir is how their lucrative operation was financed. inside this building is erbil�*s thriving money market. huge amounts of dollars and other currencies are exchanged. what's also going on is hawala banking, a traditional system based almost entirely around trust. hundreds of thousands of dollars�* worth of deals are made and there are few electronic or paper trails, reasons why hawala banking is often preferred by people smugglers. 0ur undercover reporter, as instructed by a smuggler, goes to a hawala to discuss the passport and passa

after a tip—off, the pair, who lived in the uk legally, came to the attention of the national crime agencyng routes and migrant numbers. most of the migrants trafficked by shamo and khdir came from the middle east, including iraqi kurdistan. here in the city of irbil, using an undercoverjournalist, we soon find smugglers on social media. they offer us passage to the uk, and in some cases counterfeit or stolen passports. 0ne critical feature exposed by the nca investigation into shamo and khdir is how their lucrative operation was financed. inside this building is irbil�*s thriving money market. huge amounts of dollars and other currencies are exchanged. what is also going on is hawala banking, a traditional system based almost entirely around trust. hundreds of thousands of dollars�* worth of deals are made and there are few electronic or paper trails — reasons why hawala banking is often preferred by people—smugglers. 0ur undercover reporter, as instructed by a smuggler, goes to a hawala to discuss the passport and passage to the uk. we don't go through with the deal, and most hawala bank

we asked the national crime agency in the uk if they are aware of george saul and the crime the brazilianazil chooses to pursue extradition from the uk, they would need to send a full extradition request to the home office as the central authority. there is currently no warrant in place to arrest george saul and we are not aware of any offences he may have committed in the uk. back in cape verde, i know the war against drugs has no end. my country will never be free from the scourge of cocaine until people like fox are fully investigated. justice must be done. and if he's found to be guilty, then he must take responsibility for his actions. hello there. apart from the fireworks, it was a quiet end to october and it's been a quiet start to november. and essentially we've got more of the same this weekend. more cloudy skies and more mild air as well. now there was some sunshine to the east of the pennines on friday. north yorkshire the place to be with about six hours of sunshine. but the breaks in the cloud that we've had here have been filling in and underneath that area of high pressure

we asked the national crime agency in the uk if they are aware of george saul and the crime the brazilianpursue extradition from the uk, they would need to send a full extradition request to the home office as the central authority. there is currently no warrant in place to arrest george saul and we are not aware of any offences he may have committed in the uk. back in cape verde, i know the war against drugs has no end. my country will never be free from the scourge of cocaine until people like fox are fully investigated. justice must be done. and if he's found to be guilty, then he must take responsibility for his actions. hello there. high pressure continues to dominate. for many, a lot of low, grey cloud around on thursday. but for a favoured few, we had some sunshine north—west wales, north—west england along with the far north of scotland, a beautiful day here. and temperatures responded — a high of 19 celsius. quite unusual to get 19 celsius in scotland, in november — it's only happened twice in the last 20 years. but in staffordshire, it's a disappointing day, where the cloud ling

after a tip—off, the pair, who lived in the uk legally, came to the attention of the national crime agency of the migrants trafficked by shamo and khdir came from the middle east, including iraqi kurdistan. here, in the city of erbil, using an undercoverjournalist, we soon find smugglers on social media. they offer us passage to the uk and, in some cases, counterfeit or stolen passports. one critical feature exposed by the nca investigation into shamo and khdir is how their lucrative operation was financed. inside this building is erbil�*s thriving money market. huge amounts of dollars and other currencies are exchanged. what's also going on is hawala banking, a traditional system based almost entirely around trust. hundreds of thousands of dollars�* worth of deals are made, and there are few electronic or paper trails, reasons why hawala banking is often preferred by people smugglers. our undercover reporter, as instructed by a smuggler, goes to a hawala to discuss the passport and passage to the uk. we don't go through with a deal, and most hawala banking has legitimate purposes. today,

after a tip—off, the pair, who lived in the uk legally, came to the attention of the national crime agencydercover operation was put in place. tapped phone calls caught them discussing routes and migrant numbers. most of the migrants trafficked by shamo and khdir came from the middle east, including iraqi kurdistan. here in the city of erbil, using an undercoverjournalist, we soon find smugglers on social media. they offer us passage to the uk and, in some cases, counterfeit or stolen passports. one critical feature exposed by the nca investigation into shamo and khdir is how their lucrative operation was financed. inside this building is erbil�*s thriving money market. huge amounts of dollars and other currencies are exchanged. what is also going on is hawala banking, a traditional system based almost entirely around trust. hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of deals are made and there are few electronic or paper trails. reasons why hawala banking is often preferred by people smugglers. our undercover reporter, as instructed by a smuggler, or stolen passports. one critical feature exp

uk's borders. he said people smugglers would be treated like terrorists. we've also heard from the national crime agencyht to be a major supplier of highly dangerous boats. these boats are not designed for the open waters and more than 50 people have already died this year trying to make that treacherous voyage. approximately 32,000 people have been transported across the english channel in these inflatable boats by people smugglers so far this year. a higher number than in 2023. the director—general for the national crime agency, robjones, has also said this arrest is a milestone in one of the agency's most significant investigations into organised immigration crime ever. the suspect will be extradited to belgium where he will face those people smuggling charges. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. here, the prison officers association has warned there is a �*very real�* threat of corruption in britishjails after the number of officers sacked for misconduct rose by more than a third. there have been several high profile cases which have seen prison officers convicted of having sexual

to a joint operation between police scotland, dutch counterparts, the uk national crime — counterparts, the uk national crime agencytherlands, extradited irack— in the netherlands, extradited back to — in the netherlands, extradited back to scotland and sentenced to 20 _ back to scotland and sentenced to 20 years in prison in glasgow high court. international cooperation, work with interpol, delivering resutts _ with interpol, delivering results in real life. so, to all those _ results in real life. so, to all those working with colleagues on similar operations in pursuit of our collective security, i want to say a — collective security, i want to say a heartfelt thank you. over the past — say a heartfelt thank you. over the past century, the success of interpol has been a testament to the critical importance of its mission, to the skill— importance of its mission, to the skill and professionalism of its — the skill and professionalism of its members, and to the spirit — of its members, and to the spirit of— of its members, and to the spirit of innovation that has evolved _ spirit of innovation that has evolved thr