Brother. There are angry scenes at stormont as members walk out of the First Assembly meeting for three years, paving the way for abortion and same sex marriage to become legal in northern ireland. The dangers of heading a football. A new report on the risk of brain injuries and the higher rate of dementia among footballers. Ina in a moment, it is going to be time for the sport, but first a quick look at what else is coming up this evening. President trump faces heavy criticism for his handling of the situation in Northern Syria as us troops return to the area after previously being withdrawn. That is coming upjust previously being withdrawn. That is coming up just after 7pm. Previously being withdrawn. That is coming upjust after 7pm. And then, we will be discussing the decision not to allow a vote on the governments brexit deal today. And what that means for the Withdrawal Agreement bill, which is due to be introduced later today. And then at 8 50pm, why it is worth looking up to the
Over safety concerns. Ministers want to move hundreds more onto the Bibby Stockholm, some, though, have refused, launching legal challenges. This comes as the home office announced a task force to crack down on Rogue Lawyers who may be helping migrants to remain in the uk, under false claims. Ellie price reports. The first Asylum Seekers move into their new temporary home off the coast of dorset. 15 arrived yesterday on day one, but not everyone who was supposed to come here did. Weve had a small group of about 20, i believe, whove refused to come on board. Accommodation is offered on a no choice basis and i cant go into the details of the specific Legal Proceedings for each individual, but we are continuing to bring people on board later this week and then over the coming weeks as well. Today will be the first full day the new residents of the barge have to get used to their new surroundings. Were told therell be hourly buses to take them to nearby areas. But how local people feel abo
Hour. England ride their luck to reach the womens world cup quarterfinals. But theyll be without laurenjames, whose one match ban could be extended, following her sending off against nigeria. And we have a north south split in the weather today. In the north, largely dry with some sunshine, but wind increasing in the far north east. In the south, turning cloudy and murky with some patchy light rain. All the details later. Its tuesday the 8th of august. Our main story. 15 Asylum Seekers have spent their first night on the governments controversial Accommodation Barge, after a series of delays over safety concerns. Ministers want to move hundreds more onto the Bibby Stockholm in dorset this week, but some have already refused to go, launching legal challenges. All this comes as the home Office Announces a new taskforce to crack down on Rogue Lawyers who may be helping migrants to remain in the uk, underfalse claims. Ellie price reports. The first Asylum Seekers move into their new tempor
Among the injured are at least 19 police officers, five rescuers, and a child. The head of the Donetsk Region said the strikes damaged a hotel as well as shops and administrative buildings. Meanwhile, ukraines Intelligence Agency announced that it arrested a woman in connection with an alleged assassination plot against president zelensky. The woman was allegedly preparing a russian airstrike in the mikolaiv region during mr zelensky s visit to the area. Our ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse has more. So these are quite interesting allegations emerging from the southern mykolaiv region. Sources at the Security Forces have told us they have arrested a woman who is accused of travelling around the local area, taking pictures of Different Military sites, and sharing them with her russian handlers. But these are part of a string of allegations which include her trying to get hold of the itinerary of an official visit by president zelensky and trying to share that with moscow, which wo
Report. And nominated for best newcomer at tonights mobo award. Well talk to london born rapper young bane. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until am this morning. If you voted for brexit, let us know if this bill for billions of pounds our so called divorce settlement is a price worth paying to leave the eu . And what about the size of the bill . Who set that out clearly during the campaign ahead of the Eu Referendum . We would love to talk to some of you on the programme. You can e mail me or send me a message on twitter. If you are texting you will be charged and there is facebook and whatsapp. Our top story today, the bbc understands that the government has offered the European Union between a0 and 55 billion euros, as the financial settlement to withdraw from the eu. Its become known as the brexit divorce bill, and has been one of the main sticking points in the negotiations. Previously, theresa may has suggested that the uk was willing to pay 20 billion euros, but there