Ministers want to move hundreds more on to the Bibby Stockholm this week, but about 20 have refused to go. Speaking on bbc breakfast, the justice secretary alex chalk accepted there were legal challenges ahead for those who refuse to go on board. The position as they have made illegal objections to that process will need to go through its normal course, through our independent courts. We are very clear that if people dont have a right to be in the uk, that it is no longer sustainable for the british people to be spending £6 million a day on up to be spending £6 million a day on up to fourstar to be spending £6 million a day on up to four star accommodation, so of course we will be fair to people and ensure they are put up an appropriate accommodation which is safe and clean and decent and so on but we also have to be fair to the british people as well, and that means ensuring where there are alternatives to Expensive Hotel accommodation, be it a part of a disused army bases and so o
Hour. England ride their luck to reach the womens world cup quarterfinals. But theyll be without laurenjames, whose one match ban could be extended, following her sending off against nigeria. And we have a north south split in the weather today. In the north, largely dry with some sunshine, but wind increasing in the far north east. In the south, turning cloudy and murky with some patchy light rain. All the details later. Its tuesday the 8th of august. Our main story. 15 Asylum Seekers have spent their first night on the governments controversial Accommodation Barge, after a series of delays over safety concerns. Ministers want to move hundreds more onto the Bibby Stockholm in dorset this week, but some have already refused to go, launching legal challenges. All this comes as the home Office Announces a new taskforce to crack down on Rogue Lawyers who may be helping migrants to remain in the uk, underfalse claims. Ellie price reports. The first Asylum Seekers move into their new tempor
an emotional appeal to the public from the family of nicola bulley to help find her. and a warning that mammals such as foxes and otters are contracting avian flu after eating dead birds. and coming up on the bbc news channel: the countdown is on to the six nations, as england s new coach steve borthwick goes for a more youthful side. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the bank of england has rasied interest rates to 4%, their highest level for m years, as it continues its attempts to curb soaring inflation. the latest rise, the tenth in a row, will mean higher mortgage payments for homeowners with a typical tracker mortgage. but people with savings should benefit. the bank also said that the uk is set to enter recession this year though it could be shorter than was previously forecast. and it also predicted a significant fall in inflation by the end of this year. our economics editor, faisal islam, has all the details. sophie, rates have been raised consistentl
british gas admits there s no excuse for using debt agencies who broke into homes to fit prepayment meters. and, we speak to microsoft s bill gates about covid, vaccines and conspiracy theories. i guess people are looking for the bogeyman behind the curtain, the over simplistic explanation. and coming up on the bbc news channel. manchester united say they will conduct their own process before determining the future of their player, mason greenwood, after assault charges were dropped against him today. good evening. the bank of england has raised interest rates to the highest level for more than 1a years, with inevitable consequences for people with mortgages, credit card debt and other borrowing. the rise by 0.5 percentage point to 4% is yet another attempt to control inflation. the bank confirmed that the economy is set to enter recession this year, but it said the recession could be less pronounced than previously thought, as there are early signs that the economy is st