the romance scams that cost people thousands of dollars the bbc speaks to a former gang member. and ahead of the oscars this weekend newsday speaks to domee shi, director of turning red, nominated for best animated movie. 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. however, 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 will discuss the prime minister s plans to get tough on small boat crossings. rishi sunak and the home secretary say this is part of
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
people must know that if they come here illegally it will result in their detention and swift removal. translation: the united states claims to be competing to win against china, rather than seeking conflict. but the united states so called competition is total containment and suppression, a zero sum game in which you died and i live. the united states perception and views of china are seriously distorted. they regard china as the primary rival and the most consequential international challenge. ican i can only speak for president biden, and speaking for him i can tell you that there s been no change in our posture. yes there are tensions in this relationship. the president believes there is tensions, obviously have to be recognised but can be worked through. and we again see competition and not conflict. so i can only speak for us. welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i m karishma vaswani. monica miller. the headlines.. the un refugee agency condemns uk plans
as a national crisis, you know, like this under representation of women in politics. japan is the world s third largest economy, yet it has an abysmal record when it comes to women in politics ranking at the bottom ten of 146 countries. and yes, the traditional social norms here make it very difficult for women to pursue a political career. but those who do have to deal with misogyny and harassment. this group of researchers and female politicians is trying to change that. they re hoping that their confidential online there are some rare success stories, but it will take generations for women to get equal seats atjapan s top decision making table. shaima khalil, bbc news, tokyo. the oscars will be handed out on sunday and this year s line up includes a record number of nominees of asian heritage. in the lead up to the awards, my colleague karishma vaswami spoke to domee shi, director of turning red, which is nominated for best animated movie. she talked about the weight of being a tr