five judges unanimously ruled against his flagship policy to deal with illegal migration. they said rwanda has a poor record on human rights and also that if they go to rwanda, there would then be a a real risk of genuine refugees being sent back to the countries they d originally fled from. mr sunak said the ruling was not the outcome we wanted but he said he s now looking at a new agreement with rwanda in the form of a treaty. here s our political correspondent, ione wells. today was judgment day. does the government have the right to send some asylum seekers to rwanda? the verdict, no. the judges agreed there were substantial grounds to believe there was a real risk that genuine refugees could wrongly be sent back from rwanda to countries they fled from. the changes needed to eliminate the risk of fulfilment may be needed in the future but they have not been shown to be in place now. the home secretary s appeal is therefore dismissed. they also agreed there hadn t
Since she became the new doctor who, Jodie Whittaker says she cant wait to start life as a timelord. I hope my gender isnt a fearful thing for the fans because in this world particularly, there are no rules and that is a great thing. New laws will be introduced, giving people greater control over what happens to their online personal data. The government says the legislation offers the right to be forgotten. Proposals in the Data Protection bill would make it easierfor users of social media platforms like facebook to get content about themselves deleted. Meanwhile companies would also have to get explicit consent to collect personal data, rather than rely on pre selected tick boxes. Heres our Political Correspondent, leila nathoo. Our lives are led online. We all leave a digital trail. But what happens to all the information we upload about ourselves . A new law will ensure that the United Kingdom will retain its world class regime of protecting personal data. Now we will have more con
Doctors say a british woman who was shot while on holiday to brazil is lucky to be alive. Eloise dixon is reported to have been attacked when her family drove into a slum area. Good morning. Tesco has announced its scrapping 5p Carrier Bags altogether in favour of the more expensive bags for life. Ill be asking if other retailers will do the same. Also this morning, the challenge of finding the right pair of shoes for the children. Well be getting the latest advice on a problem troubling many parents at this time of year. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Good morning from the roof of the Broadcasting House in london. Grey skies. Dry at the moment. Rain and showers. Heavy downpours in east anglia and the south east. For the rest of the uk, it is sunshine and showers. I will have more details in 15 minutes. Thank you, carol. We will start with our top story. More than 40 of Maternity Wards in england closed their doors to expectant mothers at least once in 2016, data obtained by
With a learning disability. 2,500 people are taking part. Coming to these games actually gives them a chance to express but aboutwhattbey can do. , and coming up in the sport on bbc news near misses for britain at the World Athletics Championships. Bbc commentator Steve Backley says its not going to plan. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The organisers of the athletics World Championships in london are working with Public Health england to try to contain an outbreak of gastroenteritis, which has affected 30 athletes and support staff. Botswa nas isaac makwala, who was one of the favourites for todays 400 metres final, was forced to withdraw from the 200 metres heat yesterday. Lets go live now to the London Stadium and our Sports Correspondent natalie pirks. Jane, you can imagine what its like for these athletes. They train all yearin for these athletes. They train all year in order to peak at these major championships. This is the World Championships, its absolutely r
Code of conduct. Good morning and welcome to bbc newsroom live. More than a0 of Maternity Wards in england closed their doors to expectant mothers at least once in 2016, according to data from the labour party. 42 out of 96 trusts in england that responded to a Freedom Of Information Request said theyd shut Maternity Wards temporarily on 382 occasions. The most common reasons given were too few staff and not enough beds. But the government says the numbers are misleading. Our health correspondent, Dominic Hughes has more. For some years, Maternity Units have been struggling to recruit enough midwives. The Royal College of midwives says theres a shortfall of around 3,500. Now, based on a Freedom Of Information Request, labour says a growing number of Maternity Units are closing doors to new mothers. In england, 136 nhs trusts offer Maternity Services. Last year, 42 of them closed their doors to new admissions at least once. There were 382 separate locations where units were closed, up b