what she calls a refreshed case for independence. the duke and duchess of cambridge mark the fifth anniversary of the fire at grenfell tower in west london, which claimed 72 lives. he hits it to the cover point boundary. and a thrilling win for england as they beat new zealand by five wickets to take the test series. and coming up on the bbc news channel, serena is back. williams says she ll make her return at wimbledon after pulling out with injury last year. welcome to bbc news at ten. there is a last minute legal battle under way to stop a flight from the uk from taking asylum seekers to rwanda. was due to leave the military airport the uk this evening but a series of legal challenges mean there will be no more than just a few people on board. among them, iraqi kurds and iranians. the government insist the flights are necessary to deter gangs trafficking people across the english channel. the church says the plans are a moral and other critics say the flight is unworkable,
the head of the un refugee agency has said the policy will set a catastrophic precedent . hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sonia sodha, the chief leader writer at the observer, and olivia utley, the assistant comment editor for the daily telegraph. tomorrow s front pages, let s get stuck in. the metro reports on the first flight taking asylum seekers from the uk to rwanda. it s due to take place on tuesday, after another legal challenge to the government s policy was rejected. the daily mail though says reports that only a handful of people may actually be on the flight make it a farce . meanwhile, leaders of the church of england have condemned the plans. the i covers a letter signed by all 25 bishops who sit in the house of lords saying the policy shames britain . the guardian leads with reports that the eu is ready to launch legal action, after uk ministers published new legislation which would scrap parts
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they had hoped to stop the plane taking off before a full hearing next month on whether the policy is lawful. dozens of asylum seekers were originally due to be on the flight, but most won appeals against deportation. it s not know how many people will be on tonight s flight, but it s thought to be about seven or eight people, and some of those have hearings today to determine whether they will be on board. the cost of chartering the boeing 767 is estimated at about half a million pounds. the government says the deportation flights are necessary to combat human trafficking gangs and deter dangerous channel crossings. opposition to the scheme has continued. the entire senior leadership of the church of england has protested in a letter published in the times. they say, many are desperate people fleeing unspeakable horrors, and the letter goes on to add, this immoral policy shames britain. the bbc s vincent mcaviney reports.