to be removed from the uk rose from nearly 1,800 injuly last year to more than 50,000 a week ago. 0ur political correspondent, ben wright, reports. as everybody expected, they entering the tower, accepting that the elected house of commons will its way and the governments safety of rwanda bill will now get royal assent and become law undertakes the government a huge step closer to seeing planes take off for rwanda at some point in the next 10 12 weeks and the first asylum seekers will be sent to the east african country and it is a very big moment for rishi sunak. two years ago the government first came up with the idea of sending asylum seekers to rwanda and it s been completely bogged down and railed with legal challenges, the supreme court deciding it was unlawful, massive opposition from opposition parties, from peers from across the house of lords in the last few weeks, but the government s bill becomes law and flights will take off, that doesn t mean they won t be other
on breaking his own record twice and what the future may hold in store. i wasn t expecting to go 25.9. i didn t think that day would come. i don t think i ve started reaching my peak. i m still on boy strength. # all the bowling ladies. # all the bowling ladies. and the australian bowlers channelling their inner beyonce in a bid to save their green. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the duke of edinburgh has completed his final royal engagement. prince philip met royal marines in the rain at buckingham palace. the 96 year old announced his retirement in may, after decades of supporting the queen, as well as attending events for his own charities and organisations. while his diary of engagements will come to an end, the palace has said the duke may still decide to attend certain events alongside the queen in the future. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has this report. it was a send off which one suspects he will have enjoy. a military parade mounted in the fo
parade at buckingham palace. and the £198 million man. the record breaking price tag for barcelona star neymar to transfer to paris st germain. good evening and welcome to bbc news. there is new hope tonight for thousands of families who live with the prospect of passing on inherited diseases to future generations. for the first time scientists have successfully repaired a faulty gene in human embryos. the us and south korean team used a process known as ‘gene editing to correct dna that causes a deadly heart condition. the controversial technique is still at the early research stage but it raises the hope of preventing 10,000 gene disorders which pass down the generations. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. the goal could not be more ambitious. to eradicate inherited diseases. these scientists have taken an impressive first step on a long road. editing dna in human embryos. so how is it done? inside the nucleus of each of our cells is our genome, billions of
prince philip carries out his final solo engagement watching a parade of royal marines at buckingham palace. and the £198 million man. the record breaking price tag for barcelona star neymar to transfer to paris st germain. good evening and welcome to bbc news. there is new hope tonight for thousands of families who live with the prospect of passing on inherited diseases to future generations. for the first time scientists have successfully repaired a faulty gene in human embryos. the us and south korean team used a process known as ‘gene editing to correct dna that causes a deadly heart condition. the controversial technique is still at the early research stage but it raises the hope of preventing 10,000 gene disorders which pass down the generations. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. the goal could not be more ambitious. to eradicate inherited diseases. these scientists have taken an impressive first step on a long road. editing dna in human embryos. so ho