And it is so nice to see you back, emily. Have you had a wonderful holiday . I have had a wonderful houday i have had a wonderful holiday , and in true british holiday, and in true british style, ive come back with a bit of a sunburn rather than a suntan. I roasted myself right up until the end of the holiday, before i got on to the, the transfer to the to the airport. So there you go. I made the most of it, but im feeling a bit of pain. Okay, okay, well, but at least refreshed. Refreshed . Refreshed. Refreshed. Relax on, what is going to be quite a busy week. Weve got, now, what is it, a week and a half until the local elections. Politics is hotting up. And elections. Politics is hotting up. And just just as you think things couldnt get any weirder. This morning, we had a horse rampage through Central London. You know, ive seen people saying perhaps this is an omen. Ihope saying perhaps this is an omen. I hope not, because it certainly wouldnt be a good one, would it . No, it . No, i
From attempting such crossings. Well have more about the bill shortly, first lets go to wimereux near calais our correspondent tom symonds is there yes, jane. You can see the weather is very calm today. The sea is flat, there is plenty of visibility in the skies are relatively clear. It is perfect whether, as People Smugglers and migrants would see it, for crossing the channel to get to the uk, and that is what has been happening, several launches of boats from beaches. This is normally uncovered sand when the tide is out. That was what happened here earlier this morning, watched by a bbc team. A boat was launched, and people tried to get onto it, large numbers of people, about 110 or 112 tried to climb onto the boat. The police were here in attendance. What happened next was a fight between some of the migrants and some of the police. 0ur reporter Andrew Harding watched what happened. Theres a real battle going on on the beach here. Must be more than 100 migrants trying to get to the
Eastern areas, cloud, Light Rain In The South East and a cool wind along the south east and a cool wind along the north sea coast. More later. Its tuesday the 23rd of april. Asylum seekers who enter the uk illegally could be sent to rwanda after a Government Bill finally made it through parliament in the early hours, after months of delays. It declared the african country to be safe. The bill will become law within the next few days and the Prime Minister has said the first flights will leave the uk in ten to 12 weeks. Human Rights Groups described the plan as shameful. Our Political Correspondent ben wright has the details. Long after most people had gone to bed, parliament carried on working, wrestling with the issue of sending Asylum Seekers to rwanda. The governments plan had faced strong resistance in the House Of Lords. They voted for changes mps kept rejecting. My lords, this bill has now been scrutinised a number of times. The government have rejected this amendment several tim
Can be dampened, and a wider escalation averted. Ourfirst report is from our north america correspondent will vernon. Its been just over 2a hours since iran came under attack. Us Officials Say israel fired at least one missile into iranian territory, no major damage or casualties were reported. This was a relatively small scale strike by israel. Earlier, the us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken would not comment on reports the white house was informed in advance about the israeli assault. The United States has not been involved in any offensive operations. What we are focusing on, what the g7 is focusing on and its reflected in our statement and in our conversation is the work to de escalate tensions. And this is why the us and its allies want to calm tensions. Last sunday iran attacked israel with more than 300 missiles and drones causing little damage. The fear in the west is that a cycle of retaliation between israel and iran could ignite a wider war. And there is hope too that the
These are images from overnight israeli strikes. Gazas Health Ministry said the fatalities happened when an israeli strike hit two apartments in one block. Several other people were wounded. I will take you to pictures from outside the hospital in rafah, where families are mourning their dead from that overnight strike. Air strikes also reportedly destroyed at least five houses in the refugee camp in central go is a. These are live pictures housing Displaced Gazans in rafah. The un agency for Palestinian Refugees is warning the risk of disease across gaza is rising come up with sanitation and malnutrition a real concern. Scott anderson, director of the affairs for unrwa, in rafah, he has said the aid situation was not improving on the ground. Five days ago, ibrahim assalia, his wife and children managed to flee gaza to cairo, but much of his family is still in rafah. He told me about their journey earlier. In order to flee from rafah to the egyptian side, you have to register in a Comp