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
Controversial game at everton but only in private for now. The club questioned the integrity of attwell after their defeat at goodison. In a social media post, they accused attwell of being a luton supporter, who are forests relegation rivals. The Football Association and Premier League are set to take action over forests public response. Its another Var Controversy in a season thats had its fair share. Jude bellinghams fantastic season continues. He won the world Breakthrough Of The Year award at the laureus awards, to round off a brilliant week in which his side real madrid knocked Manchester City out of the Champions League and then beat arch rivals barcelona in la liga. The England International is hoping for more silverware later in the year. Its been a mad few days and, yeah, im really proud to win this award, like i said, and hopefully keep making more memories with real madrid and england in the future and hopefully ill be back. Were still in with a chance, two with madrid and
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
To be removed from the uk rose from nearly 1,800 injuly last year to more than 50,000 a week ago. 0ur political correspondent, ben wright, reports. As everybody expected, they entering the tower, accepting that the elected House Of Commons will its way and the governments safety of rwanda bill will now get royal assent and become law undertakes the government a huge step closer to seeing planes take off for rwanda at some point in the next 10 12 weeks and the first Asylum Seekers will be sent to the east african country and it is a very big moment for rishi sunak. Two years ago the government first came up with the idea of sending Asylum Seekers to rwanda and its been completely bogged down and railed with legal challenges, the Supreme Court deciding it was unlawful, massive opposition from opposition parties, from peers from across the House Of Lords in the last few weeks, but the governments bill becomes law and flights will take off, that doesnt mean they wont be other legal challen
Its the sport hes always been passionate about we hearfrom Prince Phillip one week after announcing hes stepping down from public life. And coming up in the sport on bbc news hes the most expensive footballer in the world, but paul pogbas record transfer to Manchester United is now the subject of a fifa inquiry. Good evening and welcome to the bbcs news at 6pm. Washington is awash with rumour and speculation tonight, after president Donald Trumps Shock Dismissal of james comey the director of the fbi. In the president s words, mr comey was not doing a good job. Theres been widespread criticism of the move political opponents have raised the suspicion that mr comeys dismissal was linked to his investigation into allegations that members of the trump Election Team colluded with moscow during last years president ial election. Heres our north america editor, jon sopel. This is a fox news alert. Fbi Directorjames Comey this is a fox news alert. Fbi director james comey has this is a fox ne