after they went missing. and, the wait is almost over super fans are poised online as tickets for eurovision go on sale later. hello and welcome to bbc news. welcome to viewers here in the uk and around the world. britain s home secretary, suella braverman, has accepted the government is pushing the boundaries of international law with new legislation aimed at stopping asylum seekers crossing the english channel in small boats. it s thought the measures, being introduced in parliament today, and which put a legal duty on ministers to remove anyone who enters the uk illegally would face legal challenges. here s our political correspondent, iain watson: five years ago, fewer than 300 migrants attempted to cross the channel in a small boat. last year, more than 16,000 undertook the hazardous journey. and as the numbers grew, so too did the political pressure on the government. so injanuary this year, the prime minister made this pledge. we will pass new laws to stop small
and winds of change. cloud computing, augmented reality, and 100km/h yachts! how sailgp hopes to get the video game generation on board. this we start with the cost of borrowing because it is on the rise again. in the next few hours the bank of england and the european central bank are both expected to increase their main interest rates by half a percentage point to their highest in m years as they battle to bring inflation under control. good news for savers of course, but piling more pressure on businesses and many people with loans and mortgages. for the bank of england, it would be the tenth rise in a row and would take the cost of borrowing to 4% its highest since 2008. on wednesday the us federal reserve announced a quarter percent increase a much smaller rise than in recent months. but its chair, jerome powell, warned that it would not be the last. as samira hussain in new york reports after in new york reports a year of aggressive rate increases after a year o
atlantic, head of atmore cloud moving up from northern france, which could lead to some showers in east anglia and the south east. ahead of the main rain band which was the growth northern ireland into scotland and eventually into wales and western parts of england. some clear spells following to the north west but generally with a lot of cloud it will be fairly mild, temperatures down to around 5 or 6. tomorrow the rain and eastern scotland moves away, sunshine and showers, wintry over the high ground. sunshine and showers and cooler airfor northern ground. sunshine and showers and cooler air for northern ireland. ground. sunshine and showers and cooler airfor northern ireland. it may brighten up later in wales, the south west and the midlands, some showers here and still quite cloudy for many northern and eastern parts of england. a chance of some rain. hla-dr of england. a chance of some rain. hla dr day, temperatures will be around 9 celsius and it is more chilly because
then, for sunday, much more sunny but noticeably cooler, light winds. for next week, it looks like staying chilly with overnight frost. thanks, stav. and that s bbc news at six on wednesday 1st february. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our hello and welcome to sportsday i m laura mcghie. shattered spending records, excitment and disappointment, we look at the biggest news and moments from january transfer deadline day. they ve had no trophy since 2017 but can manchester united make the league cup final tonight? we ll be live at old trafford ahead of their game against nottingham forrest. with reports that saudi arabia s tourism authority is to be named an official sponsor of the 2023 women s world cup, the co hosts of the competition are disappointed they weren t consulted. also coming up in the programme. this time it s for good . seven time super bowl winner tom brady says he is retiring after 23 seasons in the nfl, a year on from reversing his
white house is facing some troubling headlines the past 24 hours. news week and cnn and the washington post all raising concerns for democrats about the upcoming election on november 8th, even the new york times publishing two separate articles. the other on the president s verbal fumbles. well, that s probably a really long article. last night during his campaign stop in florida, here is a bit you know we are dealing with with inflation is a worldwide problem right now because of the war in iraq and impact on oil which russia is doing. it is going to be a war in ukraine. iraq because that s where my son died. okay, how much does it cost to make that insulin jug for diabetes? and, i don t have a greater friend in the united states senate and i don t have a greater friend when i was vice president or nor as president. debbie, i don t know where you are sitting. oh my goodness! oh, kayleigh. i mean the gas were outrageous. at one point he talked about hbu and he tal