hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. sri lanka s president, gotabaya rajapaksa, has announced he will be stepping down. it comes after protesters stormed his official residence and set fire to the prime minister s house. roger hundreds of thousands of demonstrators descended on the capital colombo after months of protests over economic mismanagement. sri lanka is suffering rampant inflation and is struggling to import food, fuel, and medicine. from the capital colombo, our correspondent anbarasan ethirajan now reports. the barricades were meant to keep the protesters back, but they were no barrier for the furious and desperate crowds, all suffering the effects of living in economic collapse. police used water cannon and fired shots in the air, but the crowds were more determined. and they kept surging forward until eventually they converged on the presidential palace and took over the home and office of the man they want to force from power. he
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. prince charles is reported to have privately described the british government s policy of sending migrants to rwanda as appalling . the comments, reported in the times newspaper, emerged after the high court ruled that the first flight taking asylum seekers from the uk to the central african country could go ahead next tuesday. we have more on his comments in a moment. but first here s the bbc s mark easton on the legal proceedings. is it lawful to give people seeking asylum in the uk a one way ticket to rwanda? telling them to pursue refugee status thousands of miles south in east africa? the first migrants are due to make thatjourney next tuesday, with campaigners today failing in their legal bid to stop the removals. the high court in london heard from home office lawyers that six asylum seekers who had been due to be deported have had their removal directions cancelled, but the judge was not persuaded to halt
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. prince charles is reported to have privately described the british government s policy of sending migrants to rwanda as appalling . the comments, reported in the times newspaper, emerged after the high court ruled that the first flight taking asylum seekers from the uk to the central african country could go ahead next tuesday. we have more on his comments in a moment but first, here s the bbc s mark easton on the legal proceedings. is it lawful to give people seeking asylum in the uk a one way ticket to rwanda? telling them to pursue refugee status thousands of miles south in east africa? the first migrants are due to make thatjourney next tuesday with campaigners today failing in their legal bid to stop the removals. the high court in london heard from home office lawyers that six asylum seekers who had been due to be deported have had their removal directions cancelled, but thejudge was not persuaded to halt t
travel disruption businesses are racing to recruit more staff and get them ready to work. i ll be looking at what s being done. bans for the breakaway golfers. after teeing off in the controversial saudi arabia backed golf series in hertfordshire, all 17 rebel players including the likes of phil mickleson are suspended by the pga tour. after 37 years and nearly 9,000 episodes, residents of ramsey street past and present get together for the final time today as filming of neighbours comes to an end. proud to have been part of that and it launched my career and i m very excited to be part of the final episode. good morning. they will be a day of sunshine and showers, most in the north and west, heavy and thundery, but here we will have the strongest wind. the rest of us, fewer showers, sunshine and blustery, but high or very high pollen levels across england and wales. all of the details throughout the programme. it s friday the 10th ofjune. our main story. the foreign secretar