In belarus, imprisoned and held in isolation. We have a special report. And, great britains Kieran Reilly wins Bmx Freestyle gold, at the World Championhips, in glasgow. On bbc london. On newsnight at 10 30pm as the first Asylum Seekers board the governments barge in dorset, we look at the Asylum System as a whole. Is it fit for purpose . Well speak to representatives from the conservatives and labour. Hello. Its a controversial policy, thats attracted attention around the world. Its been attacked by human Rights Groups and is subject to legal challenge. But today, the first of possibly hundreds of migrants and Asylum Seekers, moved onto a giant barge docked in dorset, to be housed while they await the outcome of Asylum Applications. The government says the vessel, which can accomodate up to 500 men, will be better value than hotels costing £6 million a day. But concerns have been raised about the possible impact on local services, and campaigners have called it a shameful way to trea
Earlier, i spoke to dr matt patterson, whos a Postdoctoral Research assistant in Atmospheric Physics at the University Of Oxford and has been following the winter heatwave. He said this is not a common occurance. Its really quite unusual to see a heatwave of this magnitude in the winter. As you said, weve seen temperatures of 38 degrees in some andes towns when we would expect to see temperatures of 10 15 degrees at this time of year. So really quite unprecedented. In terms of the magnitude, 20 degrees more than average, thats comparable with Summer Heatwaves that weve seen in the southern United States, Southern Europe and china this year. Can you explain in basic terms what exactly is causing this heatwave in winter . Certainly. Its a High Pressure system just to the east of the andes, which is basically dragging warm air down from the tropics and bringing that heat down towards chile and argentina. That High Pressure is also compressing the air, much like when you pump up a bike tyr
Ambassador, thank you very much forjoining us here in our studio. Military coup leaders in niger have on monday arrested two more cabinet ministers, as well as the head of the governing party. What do you make of these latest developments . I mean, that shows that thejunta has no intention to respect human rights as he started by claiming that he will do that. And again, i mean, this coup has really no reason whatsoever. There was no political tension. There is no situation, Security Situation that is worsening as they claimed, that just faints. The Security Situation is improving in our country. You know, you accept to power by the ballot, not by the bullets. And we have elected a legitimate president , mohamed bazoum, and we want him to be restored, like all the International Community echo us, the regional body, the african union, the United States of america, france, all our european union, all are asking them just to give back power to preseidnt bazoum. You mentioned aikawa. I do
Gather intelligence, and send details to the chinese authorities. Were calling him alim, and concealing his identity. Hes a refugee living in the uk. It was an audio call through wechat. When they called me, i recorded it with my other phone. Alim has shared recordings of those calls. Weve adapted a few to mask key details. We paid a visit to your family in xinjiang. My colleague collected their details. If you want to see them, i can set up a video call. Yes, please arrange that. I just want to talk to them and find out how they are. I wont ask about anything else. 0k. No problem. Ill arrange that for you. Alim was granted a very unusual video call with his mother. The officer connected them by holding two Mobile Phones facing each other. He used one phone to connect with my mother, and then he used another phone to contact me, allowing me to see my mother through his screen. When i saw my mother, i couldnt contain my emotions. It had been 6 7 years since i last saw her, and it was an
Our north america editor, sarah smith, is in detroit. Let me hear you say im voting uncommitted. All im voting uncommitted. Im voting uncommitted. All im voting uncommitted. Voting uncommitted is a protest against the president. You wouldnt know it from these signs, but these are normally joe biden supporters. Furious, though, about his support for israels war on gaza. They want him to call for a permanent ceasefire before hell win their votes again. No matter how many people refuse to support him today, Joe Biden Cannot lose this democratic primary contest. But if the same people dont vote for him in the president ial election, that could be decisive. Michigan is a key state that he only won very narrowly last time, and he really needs to win again this year. Many students and young voters are also distressed by what they see happening in gaza, notjust here at Michigans Wayne state university, but on campuses right across the United States. America sees whats happening. Its heartbreak