at least 13 people dead, seven of them children. a moment of history in italy. georgia meloni looks set to become the country s first far right leader since the second world war and italy s first female prime minister. a people smuggler tells the bbc the government s policy of sending asylum seekers to rwanda is not deterring migrants. and nasa prepare to crash a space probe into an asteroid to find out how hard it would be save the planet. to save the planet. coming up on the bbc news channel. as england face into their final match ahead of the world cup, manager gareth southgate admits he faces losing his job if results don t go his way in qatar. good afternoon. the pound fell overnight to its lowest level against the dollar for half a century. asian markets were reacting in part to the government s announcement last week of tax cuts and increased borrowing to pay for them. at one stage sterling plunged to around $1.03 before regaining ground. a weaker pound raises the cost
Than 50 people were hurt, seven of them critically. After sustaining head injuries. Singapore airlines confirmed there were 18 crew and 211 passengers on board, 47 of which were from the United Kingdom. Were from the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister has addressed the issue of illegal migration dunng the issue of illegal migration during a visit to austria. Rishi sunak says eu countries are starting to recognise places like rwanda are essential in tackling the problem, with 15 states calling on the European Commission to tighten migration policy. Speaking exclusively to gb news, the Prime Minister says the numbers prove progress is being made in stopping small boats and thousands of Illegal Migrants are being returned to other countries. The numbers are down by around a third. They were down by around a third last calendar year as well. So we are making progress. And just this year, in progress. And just this year, in fact, we have returned 10,000 people back to other countries. Thats
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