And sword, a man, ora woman . Through to the quarterfinals. Hello. Its a controversial policy, attacked by human Rights Groups and subject to legal challenge. But today, the first of possibly hundreds of migrants, moved onto a barge docked off the coast of dorset, to be housed while they await the outcome of Asylum Applications. The government says the vessel, which will accomodate up to 500 men, will be better value than hotels costing 6 Million Pounds a day. But concerns have been raised about the possible impact on local services, and campaigners have called it a shameful way to treat people, who are often fleeing war or persecution. Danjohnson has our top story tonight, and we can join him now in portland, where the barge is docked. This is deeply controversial. Whether you are supportive of it or against it, a lot of people are, this marks a big moment, a key change in the states attitude towards refugees. That attitude which is projected on behalf of us all. What has happened her
i can see him getting weaker in front of me. clever boy! in may this year, alex and declan were told he only has months to live. both are determined to make the most of that time. alison holt, bbc news. scientists in america have come a step closer to replicating the fusion reaction that powers the sun, potentially offering unlimited clean power. a team in california, who first achieved the feat last december, repeated their success, this time producing more energy, roughly enough to power a household iron for an hour. the process has been described as the holy grail of clean energy, as it doesn t use fossil fuels
for us since last october. i ve been looking after dec all day. because he s still getting over pneumonia, it s been go, go, go, go, go. i m absolutely shattered. declan gets nhs continuing health care funding. it pays nearly £19 an hour for his support, but his mum says it can cost up to £80 an hour for the nursing care he increasingly needs. it means they can afford less help and at times alex has gone 60 hours without sleep. i ve now got to do the rest of the night, get declan up in the morning. then i m going to have to look after declan all day tomorrow. you have to do it yourself to the point where i ve ended up saying, ok, you win, you re going to have to put him into care, because i physically cannot do this any more. and then they ve told me that there actually isn t any residential care suitable. nhs spending on home based care has risen significantly
police failures to disclose crucial evidence. families of people with complex medical needs are warning that the nhs system in england and wales that pays for their care at home is struggling to provide adequate support. ministers say extra money is being put into the scheme, but critics warn staff shortages and rising prices are taking their toll. here s our social affairs editor, alison holt. i ve been doing this since he was a child, you know, and i m burning out, but no one actually seems to care. this is the reality of home life for 24 year old declan and his mother, alex. he has duchenne muscular dystrophy, a muscle wasting condition. day and night are filled with medication, ventilator checks, physio and the care that keeps him alive. it s made, like, my chest and my lungs weaker, and my heart. they also face a constant struggle to find care staff to help. alex has been keeping a video diary
in the last four years. but experts say that increase is being eroded by staff shortages and rising costs. dan harber runs an nhs funded advice line. we have been receiving more and more calls from people who just sound incredibly desperate, upset, stressed, exhausted because the care package isn t working for them and they are struggling to get anybody to listen to them. declan s local nhs says it ensures a patient s health care needs are met but can t always commission the support a family would prefer. even so, over the months of alex s video diaries, her absolute exhaustion is at times painfully clear. what if i fall asleep and i don t realise he s not breathing? so i m not stupid.