and as ever, ronnie 0 sullivan will be pulling in the crowds as he goes for a record equalling seventh world title. he faces david gilbert in the first round. elsewhere, hossein vafaei will become the first player from iran to compete in the championship he s got the tough task of facing former world number one judd trump. the 17 day event gets under way in sheffield on saturday. full details of the draw are on the bbc sport website. that s bbc.co.uk/sport. more from me in the next hour. many thanks. some asylum seekers who reach the uk after crossing the english channel in small boats are to be sent to rwanda in a controversial new immigration legislation.
who reach the uk by crossing the english channel in small boats. it s one of a series proposals he set out in a letter to president macron last night, to avoid a repeat of wednesday s tragedy where 27 people died. here s our political correspondent, nick eardley. this is france s north coast, the place from where thousands have set off for the uk shows in recent months. this week, that had tragic consequences. the death of at least 27 people in the channel on wednesday hasn t stopped them or making the dangerous journey. there were boats arriving in kent again yesterday, but in london and paris, politicians have pledged to step up their efforts to try to stop the crossings in future. last night, the prime minister wrote to france s president with proposals. boris johnson once our returns agreement, which would allow illegal migrants to be sent back to france quickly. the government believes that would