what the outcomes is very significant shift which is interesting because normally between european elections when the left wing party increases in one country and my another, what is particularly interesting with this research is that it shows that there is a cross of europe, every significant shift towards right wing parties to the right of the centre right that is part is in the id groupings and it is important because it means that various different policies that would not of been achievable in previous parliaments are now much more likely to be possible. we parliaments are now much more likely to be possible- to be possible. we overlooked in this country to be possible. we overlooked in this country the to be possible. we overlooked in this country the role to be possible. we overlooked in this country the role of to be possible. we overlooked in this country the role of the - this country the role of the parliament and the power of the blocks of dented and if the
and be sure they ll get the care they need. the group behind them is safe haven it says the boxes have been set up for mothers, who are often young and fearful, and who have given birth alone and find they are unable to cope. its founder is an anti abortion campaigner, and the boxes are found in some states like indiana which have historically had stricter abortion laws. all of this comes on the day thousands marched in washington for the annual march for life. it s what supporters described as a pro life event, it s what opponents say is anti abortion. other demonstrations have been held in other parts of the us, in favour of what those marchers say is a woman s right to chose. abortion is likely to be a major issue in this year s us election after the supreme court ruling which overturned roe vs wade, and removed the legal right to abortion across the us. let s bring in our panelists now. let s start with you, paul. and that tragic story of a baby being found in freezing
to ferry people across the channel, it is about getting after the money of these people smugglers and it is about working hard both on the uk border and across europe. that is what driven this 36% reduction. at the same time, is that you re seeing an 80% increase. we are a positive outlier because of the actions that we have taken. so this is not about the weather, this is about the work the home office officials have been doing both domestically and with their counterparts across europe. opposition labour party says ministers are manipulating the figures. here s the shadow home secretary yvette cooper. rishi sunak s claim to have cured the asylum backlog isjust totally false. in fact, the figures are nearly 100,000 cases and they haven t even fully cleared the bit of the backlog they were targeting. our political correspondent nick eardley has been working with the bbc verify team and looking at the claims. the big claim from the government today is that it s got rid of the
On women in afghanistan, banning them from working for the ngos, just days they were banned from studying at university. Hello and welcome to sportsday im gavin ramjaun. Leicester come back to take the honours against gloucester and win the first ever slater cup in the premiership. Brentford get frank. The dane commits to another contract at the club ahead of the Premier Leagues big boxing day return. And we meet the sailor who picked up some of his crew from the pub whos preparing to lead britains entry in one of the Worlds Toughest yacht races even if the seas make him a little queasy. Hello there and welcome along to the programme. The premiership match between leicester and gloucester had extra meaning today to honour theirformer player it slater. Player ed slater. The 34 year old retired from rugby this summer, after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease. And it was leicester who fought back the win the first ever slater cup. The victory a first for their new Interim Head Coa
of a relationship between presenter phillip schofield and a younger employee in 2020, but both repeatedly denied it. now on bbc news, it s sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. the women s super league is blue once again. it s four in a row for chelsea as they end the season on top. a place in the premier league is on the line at wembley right now we ll be live to wembley to see whether it s coventry or luton town that will play in top flight next season. heartbreak for geraint thomas, as his giro titles hopes are dashed in the final time trial in italy. also coming up on sportsday: saracens are back at the top of the premiership they beat sale to win their first title since relegation four years ago. max verstappen reigns in the principality as he claims pole for the monaco grand prix. welcome along on what s a busy saturday full of titles and trophies being handed out. and we re going to start with the women s super league. chelsea are champions once again. they wr