good morning, after the peak of the cross part of the world and central england. still hot and humid in the south, we could see thunderstorms in the evening. all of the details coming up on bbc breakfast. it s saturday, the 18th ofjune. our top story: some migrants who cross the channel in small boats are to be electronically tagged, in a 12 month pilot scheme run by the home office. ministers say it will help maintain contact with asylum claimants who reach the uk by what it calls dangerous routes. critics fear it will treat people who have fled war and persecution as criminals. simonjones reports. another busy week for the border force in the channel, more than 1000 migrants brought ashore after being picked up the sea. the government says it will seek to remove those who have passed through several safe countries before claiming asylum in the uk. and, as part of a year long pilot scheme, some of those awaiting deportation will be fitted with electronic tags. officials say
taking a tumble president biden falls off his bike near his weekend home but insists i m good . and coming up at 5.30 the story of manchester arena bomb survivor martin hibbert s epic five day charity climb to the summit of kilimanjaro. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the rmt union has confirmed that next week s rail strikes will go ahead. they say talks have failed to resolve a dispute about pay, jobs and working conditions. the strikes will affect railway lines across the country. our business correspondent vishala sri pathma reports. it s set to be a chaotic time if you re travelling by rail at all next week. three 24 hour strikes planned across the week on tuesday, thursday, and saturday, with strikes on the london underground to go ahead on tuesday, as well. for those who have plans to go on holiday by rail, or, indeed, go to work, the strikes are notjust disruptive they re costly. i think it s just down to greed, isn t it? i mean, government put in, is
next week have failed and the walk outs will go ahead. passengers across the country will be affected. i think there are so many sectors of our society at the minute and people who are struggling and we need to help each other where we can. just the want help each other where we can. just they want more money and they can hold the they want more money and they can hold the country to ransom. the government is to trial a scheme allowing asylum seekers who cross the channel in small boats to be electronically tagged. tens of thousands of people have marched in central london calling on the government to do more to help tackle the cost of living crisis. police in brazil confirm a body found in the remote amazon rainforest is the missing british journalist dom phillips. now on bbc news, martin hibbert was one of the closest people to the manchester arena bomb to survive the blast but was left paralysed from the waist down. bbc breakfast reports now on his epic five day char
don t write off somebody because they re in a wheelchair. look at what they can do when they ve got the right help and support they can climb mount kilimanjaro. good morning from this factory in rochdale, where they cut doors into shape. what shape is the uk economy in? we get the latest figures this morning. england s greatest ever anotherjoe root century his fastest ever has his team mates purring over his performance. good morning. many of us starting off with a fair bit of cloud this morning. some sunshine. the cloud will build through the day. patchy rain at the far north. this week it is getting warmer, especially across england and wales. details coming up. good morning. it s monday, june the 13th. more home grown produce and more support forfarmers they ll be the central promises within the government s food strategy for england, which is released later today. the plan should improve food security, but well publicised recommendations to reduce consumption of