number one side. good evening. a last minute legal challenge at the european court of human rights has cast doubt on whether the first flight this evening sending asylum seekers from britain to rwanda will go ahead. the court in strasbourg has issued an order blocking the removal of one of the handful of individuals expected to be on board, among them iraqi kurds and iranians. the bbc understands that the home office in london now thinks that the court could prevent any planned removals today. the government insists the flights are necessary to deter people trafficking gangs helping thousands cross the channel. here s our home editor mark easton. the flight to an uncertain future is ready for take off. just a handful of asylum seekers will be forced to board this evening, seven at most, each with a one way ticket to rwanda, a country they have never been to and don t wish to go to. awnd this is why, this morning more than 300 people arrived in dover having attempted to cr
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k-pop superstars bts have announced they re taking a break from playing together to concentrate on solo projects. it marks the first pause the band members have taken those are the latest headlines. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are kate maltby, who s a columnist at the i newspaper, and the times radio presenter calum macdonald. good evening to you both, we will chat in just a second. let s run you through the front of those newspapers. one story dominates the papers the government s attempt to send some asylum seekers to rwanda, and the court decisions which have grounded that first flight to kigali. the metro sums up the saga as something of a farce. the daily mail illustrates the story with a dramatic photo of a dinghy dwarfed by an oil tanker in the channel. the times headline highlights the last minute ruling from the european court of human rights. while the daily express leads on borisjohnson s anger at
at the world cup. serena williams will make her return to competitive action after being given a wildcard spot into the singles draw for wimbledon. the former world number one will be looking to add to her seven titles but hasn t played since injuring her leg in the first round of last year s tournament. she ll make her return to tennis playing doubles at eastbourne alongside tunisia s ons jabeur in the week before wimbledon. single grand slam having not played a match for a calendar year seems improbable but then again she is serena williams, everyone would like to see her go out in style. somehow, notjust slip quietly into the night, so it looks as if we are going to see her in some capacity at wimbledon and also possibly at the wta event next week because that event was tacked into her instagram post earlier. british wildcard ryan peniston marked his atp tour main draw debut
you dream of as a little kid. and we re fortunate to be living that dream. serena williams will make her return to competitive action after being given a wild card into the singles draw for wimbledon. the former world number one will be looking to add to her seven titles at the all england club, but hasn t played since injuring her leg in the first round of last year s tournament. she ll make her return to tennis playing doubles at eastbourne, alongside tunisia s 0ns jabeur, in the week before wimbledon. the bbc s tennis commentator andrew castle says it s huge news for the tournament. it s fantastic for wimbledon. i mean, i have to say, because she s played so little and we ve seen so little tennis output from her, i have no idea what condition she s in. look, she s motivated and we re just delighted to work with her once again but is this goodbye, the farewell? itjust feels a little bit like. at 40 years of age. you know, who knows what more