tonight at ten. the rise in albanians crossing the channel in small boats, lured by higher wages and gangs recruiting them for the drugs trade. the numbers have gone up sharply this year we report from albania on what s behind it. locals in this neighbourhood say 70% of the community has already left, and many of those living here now are thinking ofjoining them. also on the programme tonight. staff at twitter find out if they ve been sacked, as the firm s new owner, elon musk, drastically cuts costs. a series of rail strikes due to start tomorrow has been suspended, but the late notice means services tomorrow will be extremely limited. a major shift in money for the arts. the english national opera will move out of london, as blackpool illuminations wins funding for the first time. and the facial recognition technology that s helping to identify photos of holocaust victims and its survivors. on bbc london, the growing numbers of child trafficking victims disappearing from
ukraine is continuing, despite a claim from wagner mercenaries that they were in control of the town. mp andrew bridgen is susupended from the conservative party after appearing to compare covid 19 vaccines with the holocaust. good afternoon. ambulance workers in england and wales are striking over pay for a second time. managers are warning the impact is likely to be worse than last month s stoppage, because now call handlers are also on strike. the prime minister says it s terrifying people don t know what will happen if they call 999. but ambulance staff say they will leave picket lines to respond to all category one emergency calls, where there s a threat to life. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports from manchester. ambulances are still responding to life threatening emergencies. but the picket lines outside ambulance stations across wales and almost all of england tell their own story. i always wanted to be a paramedic from being a child and i wanted to help
actor kevin spacey has pleaded not guilty to four charges of sexually protesters in sri lanka call an end to their occupation of government buildings as the country awaits the resignation of president rajapaksa. a bbc documentary reveals that hundreds of british dentists treat patients with serious complications after they travel abroad to get cut price crowns. voting in the second bone of the conservative leadership contest has endedin conservative leadership contest has ended in the past 30 minutes and we expect the result to be announced in one hour. six candidates at left today whoever finishes last will be knocked out. today one of the contenders, foreign secretary liz trust formally launched her campaign promising tax cuts and reversing the national insurance increase. yesterday she finished in third place behind former chancellor rishi sunak who won the first round of 88 votes and trade minister penny more than two at 67. liz truss was back about 50 mps of kemi badenoc
on twitter @annitabbc and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. a 44 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the fatal stabbing of thomas o halloran on a mobility scooter in west london. rail workers are on strike once again in their dispute over pay causing widespread disruption to the network across england and wales. only about 20% of the usual train services are running around the country and finishing much earlier than normal as the latest wave of strikes hit the railways. and a winning streak for emma raducanu, who picked up where she left off after beating serena williams to thrash victoria azarenka in cincinatti. good morning and welcome to bbc news. pupils across england, wales, and northern ireland are getting their a level, t level, and btec exam results. we are rooting for you. these students are the first cohort to sit exams since before covid 19. grades reached record highs last year during the pandemic when they were determined by teach