Translation the vessel departed from the Slack Sector near the town of wimereux. It quickly ran into trouble and appears to have crashed On The Rocks directly in front of where we are now. A total of 45 people have now died in the channel this year, the highest reported number since 2021, according to the uns international organisation for migration. Sir Keir Starmer is expected to meet the italian Prime Minister in Rome Tomorrow to discuss italys offshore processing plan, where Asylum Seekers are sent to albania. Speaking to the bbc this morning, foreign Secretary David Lammy said the government was open to using some of the schemes to tackle the issue. Well, they have a comprehensive scheme with albania, understanding that that balkans route, as well as the channel and the southern mediterranean, are routes which migrants use, so of course, because it has reduced the numbers, we are actually discussing with italy the schemes that they have developed notjust with albania but upstream
Near the town Of Ambleteuse, where eight people were declared dead last night after a small boat started to sink not long after leaving the coast of france. Translation the vessel departed from the Slack Sector near the town of wimereux. It quickly ran into trouble and appears to have crashed On The Rocks directly in front of where we are now. Including the eight latest victims, a total of 45 people have now died in the channel this year, the highest reported number since 2021, according to the uns international organisation for migration. Sir Keir Starmer is expected to meet the italian Prime Minister in Rome Tomorrow to discuss italys offshore processing plan, where Asylum Seekers are sent to albania. Speaking to the bbc this morning, foreign Secretary David Lammy said the government was open to using some of the was open to using similar schemes to tackle the issue. Well, they have a comprehensive scheme with albania, understanding that that balkans route, as well as the channel and
discussing the charges he is set to face, connected to hush money paid to porn actor stormy daniels in the lead up to his campaign for the presidency in 2016. the exact charges he faces will be disclosed in full in court tomorrow. donald trump denies any wrongdoing, calling it a witch hunt. he s spending the night here at trump tower. you might be able to see that barricades have been erected around it, with new york police on high alert in preparation for donald trump s appearance at the manhattan criminal court. of course, trump tower, beefed up of course, trump tower, beefed up security for what new york prepares for is a historic moment tomorrow. so, that is trump tower, the former president speaking with his advisers. bbc news has been covering this from all angles. i would like to welcome my panel of guests. sarah krissoff, former assistant us attorney for the southern district of new york, doug jones former democrat senator for the state of alabama and will hurd
dispense on new york. when we get in a movement that we will cross back over. the bbc has discovered more problems for anyone trying to get a new passport. the passport office had already warned it could take up ten weeks to get your passport renewed. they are offering a more expensive fast track option, where you get it in a week, but it looks like that system is not operating. with more on this is our correspondent paul mossi. first of all, just remind us what the situation is with the passport offices. . . , the situation is with the passport offices. , ., , the situation is with the passport offices. , ., ., offices. this really dates back to 2021 after the offices. this really dates back to 2021 after the end offices. this really dates back to 2021 after the end of offices. this really dates back to 2021 after the end of the - offices. this really dates back to 2021 after the end of the covid l 2021 after the end of the covid lockdown. people were applying for pa
sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. british boxer amir khan has been banned from all sport for two years, after it emerged he tested positive for a prohibitive substance following his fight against kell brook in february last year. uk anti doping says the former light welterweight world champion tested positive for the anabolic agent ostarine. khan retired from boxing in may and accepts he broke anti doping rules but says it wasn t intentional. an independent tribunal has accepted that argument, ruling out deliberate or reckless conduct by the 36 year old. more boxing news to bring you oleksandr usyk has been ordered to defend his unified heavyweight titles against british fighter daniel dubois. it follows the collapse of usyk s proposed fight with tyson fury. the pair were set to meet later this month but couldn t agree terms, so usyk s attention will now turn to dubois who ll face his first world heavyweight title challenge. chelsea play liverpool