EIght people have drowned whIle tryIng to cross the channel from france to england. TheIr Rubber Boat was overloaded, wIth more than 50 people On Board IncludIng erItreans, sudanese, syrIans and IranIans. It comes as SIr KeIr Starmer heads off to Italy to meet hIs ItalIan counterpart, gIorgIa melonI, tomorrow. The two leaders are expected to dIscuss Illegal mIgratIon, and to see what lessons can be learned from Italys Scheme of sendIng mIgrants to albanIa. So far thIs year 45 people have dIed tryIng to make the journey across the channel. Thats the hIghest number sInce 2021 and nearly four tImes last years fIgure. The boat got Into dIffIcultIes off the french town of ambleteuse and was drIven onto rocks where It came apart. The Rocky Shore made the french Rescue Effort dIffIcult. SImonjones has the latest. The channel has claImed more lIves. ThIs Is what remaIns of the FlImsy DInghy that took to the water In the early hours wIth the aIm of gettIng to the uk. Most of those On Board had
As concerns continue over the humanitarian situation in the territory. The United Nations says more than half a Million People are one step away from famine. Aid going into gaza is being held up because of intense Security Checks at two Southern Land crossings. Air drops are helping palestinians. These, some of 10,000 meals that landed in the northern part of the territory today. But so much more is needed, and now this charity ship with 200 tonnes of food is part of the effort, on its way from cyprus. Quentin sommerville is in the port city of larnaca. He sent this report. Its a drop in the ocean of gazas need, but this is the first direct aid shipment by sea about to leave cyprus. The spanish ship the open arms, seen here in larnaca port, getting ready to set sail. It has a long journey ahead of it. The barge has 200 tonnes of desperately needed essentials rice, flour and pre prepared meals. This has taken months in planning. The cargo was loaded all weekend. The final Security Clear
khartoum are stepped up. in cyprus we havejust had khartoum are stepped up. in cyprus we have just had another 150 people arrive on the latest plane and they are expected to arrive in cyprus in the hours ahead the british government promises and tougher rules to tackle smartphone betting. industrial action in england as teachers go on strike. welcome to bbc news. the 72 hour ceasefire is in its final hours in sudan. james cleverly told the bbc now is the time for people to move. it is unclear what happens after the midnight deadline expires, efforts continue to extend the truce. the uk operation with round the clock flights has evacuated more than 700 british nationals, many have been speaking about the nightmare of the last few days and the perils of trying to escape. the flights are only one way people are getting out, thousands more sudanese and other nationals have got to saudi arabia by boat, many others by road, the borders with egypt and djibouti. throughout the next c
all rolling in the deep #. and the singer adele joins james corden for the final carpool karaoke in his last week as host of the the late late show. welcome to bbc news we start in sudan where the 72 hour ceasefire, is in its final hours. the uk foreign secretary told the bbc that now is the time for people to move. it s totally unclear what happens after the midnight deadline local time efforts continue to extend the truce. the uk operation with round the clock flights has so far evacuated 536 british nationals. has so far evacuated 700 british nationals. many have been speaking about the nightmare of the last few days and the perils of the escape. the flights are only one way people are getting out thousands more, sudanese and otherforeign nationals have got to saudia arabia by boat many others by road to the borders with egypt and djibouti. throughout the next crucial hours we ll try to establish what is happening on the ground whether the cease