refocusing attention on gang violence in the country. the romance scams that cost people thousands of dollars. the bbc speaks to former gang members. and ahead of the oscars this weekend, newsday speaks to domee shi, director of turning red, nominated for best animated movie. voice-over: voice over: lives from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. the uk government has unveiled its plan to tackle illegal migration, aimed at stopping people crossing the english channel in small boats. the prime minster, rishi sunak, said the bill was tough but necessary and fair. the un refugee agency says the bill would deny protection to many asylum seekers needing protection, calling it a breach of the un refugee convention, and undermining britain s humanitarian tradition. this report from our political editor, chris mason. it s half five in the morning. so, dungeness. we re heading for one of the beaches on the south coast where migrants have arrived. this morning we
come here illegally it will result in their detention and swift removal. and tickets for the eurovision final in liverpool sell out completely in 90 minutes. we meet some lucky, and some not so lucky, fans. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. two of four americans kidnapped in mexico on monday have been found dead. the two survivors have returned to the us. the group was fired on by gunmen while driving through matamoros in the north east, after crossing into mexico from texas. a mexican woman also died in the violence. a suspect is in custody. here s our mexico correspondent will grant. caught up at the epicentre of mexico s violent drug war. this unconfirmed video reportedly shows the moment that the four us citizens, in mexico for a cosmetic health procedure for one of them, were kidnapped. only one appeared to be conscious, ramping up the fears for their relatives in north carolina. those fears were later confirmed in the most public of ways by
two of four americans kidnapped in mexico on monday have been found dead. the two survivors have returned to the us. the group was fired on by gunmen while driving through matamoros in the northeast after crossing into mexico from texas. a mexican woman also died in the violence. a suspect is in custody. here s our mexico correspondent will grant. caught up at the epicentre of mexico s violent drug war. this unconfirmed video reportedly shows the moment that the four us citizens, in mexico for a cosmetic health procedure for one of them, were kidnapped. only one appeared to be conscious, ramping up the fears for their relatives in north carolina. those fears were later confirmed in the most public of ways by the governor of tamaulipas state, speaking live to the mexican president in his morning press briefing. translation: about an hour ago, we were notified that there - were indications of a sighting of the four american citizens. and 35 minutes ago, it was fully confirmed b
to former gang members. and chelsea win a place in the last eight of the champions league. we will have that and all the latest stories. good to have you with us. we have a very busy programme for you. so let s get started. here in the uk, the prime minister rishi sunak says he s up to the fight to bring in new legislation that would detain and deport people arriving by boat to claim asylum. it comes as the un refugee agency says it is profoundly concerned by the plans that it says would breach the un refugee convention and undermine britain s humanitarian tradition. our political correspondent ian watson has more. as the boats keep coming, so the political problems keep growing. rishi sunak it is trying to turned the tide. if this new law does not stop the boat, will he have failed? it boat, will he have failed? if we get this right, it will make a difference. we are in the early stages but we have given it long hard thought and as i said at the beginning of the year, i only
this is shao tsui, not his real name. he s a former scam boss. he s wearing a mask to avoid reprisals from criminal gangs. he says he make hundreds of thousands of dollars running a scam operation, even writing a guide for other scammers to follow, but that he now regrets his actions. translation: the pig butchering scam is all about using emotions. that s how you win their trust. the profiles we make up are always very handsome, rich, responsible and caring. it was a profile just like this that cindy fell for. the scammers stole the identity of an innocent social media influencer from south korea to target her with. jimmy came at a time when i was the most vulnerable in my entire life. cindy ty is a successful businesswoman based in boston