Britains border force. Could Northern Ireland become the new asylum capital of the United Kingdom after the high court there rejected the rwanda deportation plan . Deportation plan . Yes. Problems piling up for the Prime Minister. He made a big speech on security yesterday, but now people working for border force and immigration have been charged with spying for china. Meanwhile, his safety of rwanda bill coming unstuck in Northern Ireland. Ill bring you the details shortly after, the Prime Minister is set to welcome farmers to downing street as he announces new support for agriculture. Agriculture. And as britain entering a new era of naval ship building. Well be asking the defence secretary, grant shapps , at 645, secretary, grant shapps, at 645, ahead of the first sea lords sea power conference. Later today. Power conference. Later today. And it is sport this morning, late come back from aston villa, gives them a33 draw with liverpool and puts them one point away from qualifying for
Celebrate victory on derby day, but theres no shaking off the holders Manchester City, who remain hot on their heels. Good morning. Some heavy rain in Northern Ireland this morning. That will push north and east during the course of the day. It is the south east that will hang on to the driest and silliest conditions for longest. All of the details later on in the programme. Driest and sunniest. Its monday, the 29th of april. The Irish Government says it will pass Emergency Legislation to return rising numbers of Asylum Seekers arriving from Northern Ireland, because theyre fearful of being sent to rwanda. Irish ministers estimate that 80 of recent arrivals have come to the country via Northern Ireland but the uk government says it wont accept any Asylum Returns from the eu via ireland. Our Political Correspondent helen catt reports. The border between the republic of ireland and Northern Ireland is designed to be easy to cross. But the Irish Government says its recently seen an influx
The field is located 80 miles west of shetland, and is thought to contain 500 Million Barrels of oil, which makes it the uks largest untapped oil field. But the plan has faced widespread criticism. Last month 50 mps and peers from all major parties raised concerns the oil field could produce 200m tonnes of carbon dioxide. Craig macmahon is Senior Vice President for research at the Energy Consultancy wood mackenzie. I asked him what this means for the uk as an oil producer. The scale of rosebank in a uk perspective is not insignificant. On a global perspective, its much, much smaller. So at peak production levels, maybe in about 2027, 2028, we would expect production between maybe 60,000 and 70,000 barrels per day. If you put that into perspective, i mean, currently oil demand sits at 101 Million Barrels per day on the global scale. So that is to say that rosebank will ultimately contribute significantly less than 0. 1 of supply. From the uk perspective, though, its slightly different.
Self employed . Somebody told me this morning who is Self Employed but Self Employed never go off sick, they cant afford it. Is that you or a myth . Looking at the texts, some are saying it is freeloading, it is chancing your arm. There are multiple reasons, Mental Health, stress, Cost Of Living Crisis, covid, long covid, which can be devastating. Ill be too quick to go on the say . Get in touch. Are we too sick . Nick hatfield has the news. Workers in the uk are estimated to be taking more sick days than at any point in the last decade. The Chartered Institute Of Personnel And Development stress, Cost Of Living pressures on my a Hospital Trust failed to centre 2a,000 letters from senior doctors to patients and gps, blaming a computer error. Newcastle hospital says the problem goes back to 2018. The nhs wants regulation patient safety. Home secretary Suella Braverman is expected to say the 1958 Un Refugee Convention might not be fit for the modern age. In a speech in washington she wil
On the day the queen came to westminster for the State Opening of parliament. Her majesty set out the bills the government wants to pass, in a speech dominated by brexit. My government will seek to maintain a deep and special partnership with the european allies. And to forge new Trading Relationships across the globe. Labour dismissed the programme as thin gruel. But theresa may said her government would build a stronger and safer country that worked for everyone. The lords too give their first verdict on the speech, while back in the Commons A Conservative mp uses his big moment to speak up for the over 40s. May i wish to reassure members, may i reassure the Prime Minister, lam still young. Laughter still thrusting. But lets begin at the start of the day. This was a rather unusual State Opening. Because no one was expecting a general election at the start ofjune, there was no time to prepare for the traditional pomp and ceremony with coaches, horses and mass ranks of guardsmen. And s