Welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. We start with a Major Political political row here in the uk. The first Asylum Seekers to be housed on a barge off the south coast of england have now begun arriving on board. The governments use of the barge called the Bibby Stockholm Has been controversial. Officials say it will be used to house up to 500 men while they await the outcome of their asylum applications. Campaigners have expressed concern about the conditions on board, but the government insists the vessel is safe and that it will help reduce the cost of placing migrants in hotels. Our correspondent ellie price is in dorset for us. She gave us this update a little earlier. We also understand there are already a number of migrants on board. I cant tell you exactly how many, im afraid. Probably understandably the home office being a bit cagey about numbers. They dont want to be seen to be putting numbers on it, because i think that would imp
On the tarmac 14 Military Aircraft getting ready for the Largest Coalition air drop since they began last month, a Special Delivery to mark the end of ramadan. Inside, pilots and crews from different nations being briefed on the operation. Safety a key concern in the small airbase airspace over gaza. Each palette contains rice, sugar, beans, baby food, oil and water, flour, the basics for a meal, and this the sixth airdrop from the aria so far. It is the effort that counts, every little count, i am proud and privileged to be involved in this sort of mission. But is it enough . Will it meet the needs of the people in gaza . The aircraft carrying 12 of these pallets, each of them about a tonne, meaning this entire payload is worth about one truck crossing a border on the ground. The aircrews here insist that cumulatively the air drops are beginning to have an impact. This is a sustained effort and weve been here for three weeks now, and we are continually delivering the aid and the peopl
A solicitor representing three victims of the IRA is being threatened with legal action around comments he made in relation to his clients’ civil case against Gerry Adams.