more closely than ever to tackle the people smugglers organising crossings to make this route unviable. i think the reality is that everything tried in the past is still seeing numbers go up, and the reality is at the moment, it's largely the weather that controls these crossings because if the weather is bad, it stops the crossing. but the weather is one thing, the politicians and certainly can't control. thing, the politicians and certainly can't control-— thing, the politicians and certainly can't control. ., ,, , ., , . can't control. thank you very much, simon jones- _ the headlines on bbc news... mps are due to vote on the government's controversial plan to raise national insurance to fund the nhs and social care. this is the scene in the house of commons. the government has been defending the plan. the biggest ever terror trial in france gets under way. 130 people were killed in coordinated islamist attacks in 2015. more than 1000 people have crossed the channel in small boats this