Tented city into a luxury hotel . Well have that exclusive video and after the carnage and violent clashes at University Campuses in the usa over the past few days, well look at the pro palestine groups now setting up camp in universities across britain, all that and more after your news with sam francis. Martin, thank you very much and good evening to you. Its just after 7 00. The headlines this hour, more than 700 migrants have arrived in the uk after crossing the channel in a single day. Thats a new record for the year so far. Home Office Figures show 711 people made the journey in 14 boats on wednesday, suggesting an average of 51 people per boat. And that bnngs of 51 people per boat. And that brings the total number whove made the crossing since january to nearly 8300. Thats up 34 compared to the same time last yeah compared to the same time last year. Meanwhile, police have arrested 45 people after a large group of protesters blocked a coach to stop it, leaving with migrants on b
Kate forbes has confirmed that she will not run to be the next leader of the snp, as john swinney announced his intention to stand as the next snp in the leadership race. Well get the latest from the scotland , and latest from the scotland, and predictions state that britain will be the slowest growing economy in the g7 next year, as we suffer economic downgrade. All of that coming up and course, one more story and after 100 years of talks , a tunnel 100 years of talks, a tunnel that could link europe to africa may be built by 2030, costing a whopping £6 billion. A tunnel linking europe to africa. What could possibly go wrong . Thats all coming up in your next hour. Welcome to the show. I want to hear from you. Please get in touch. Gbnews. Com yoursay your your topics today. I want you to get firing on. Weve seen woke protesters blockading a bus , protesters blockading a bus, leaving with Asylum Seekers allegedly bound for the bibby stockholm and a sit down protest. Is it time to send
Morning. The agreement between the u. S. And iran also held the United States on various arges and freeze up 6 billion in irian funds held in south korea. It has generated praise and condemnation and is fulfilled on the day that President Biden is said to address the United Nations general assembly. It is tuesday, september 19, 2023. Welcome to washington journal. This first half hour we will talk to you about the release of the american hostages in iran. To join the conversation this morning, called 202 7488000 if you support the deal arranged between the United States and iran. If you oppose the deal, it is 202 7488001. We welcome comments via text, 202 7488003. Tell us your name and where you are texting from. We are also on facebook, we will look for your post there and our next and instagram. You can post at cspan wj and we will post those as well. Will get deeper in the next halfhour, a quick conversation on this topic, getting deeper into what the deal between the u. S. And iran
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And at 11. 30am, foreign correspondents currently posted in london look at events in the uk through outsiders eyes in dateline london. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. The director of the fbi has defended its work after a classified memo was released accusing it of bias against president trump, and abuse of power. The memo written by republican members of Congress Says the fbi got permission to wiretap one of mr trumps advisers in 2016 by using unsubstantiated evidence which had been paid for by his political opponents. Our correspondent peter bowes reports. This is the memo that sunk relations between the president and the fbi to a new low. The document, written by republicans, makes the case that the Justice Department and the fbi showed bias towards donald trump while spying on one of his advisers. A warrant for the surveillance operation was based on a dossier of information compiled by a former British Intelligence agent who was desperate for donald trump to lose the election