the home secretary, priti patel, said she was disappointed but would not be deterred, and preparations for a second flight were underway. mark lobel reports. going nowhere. borisjohnson s rwanda plan to cut immigration grounded for now. this flight was originally meant to take over 100 asylum seekers to rwanda, thenjust a handful, when finally all passengers were removed following a series of legal challenges. it s particularly galling for the government, coming on the day more than 300 people arrived in dover after attempting to cross the channel in small boats. the exact journey this policy is meant to deter. britain s partner in this, the rwandan government, remains on board. we are undeterred. we are committed to this partnership and we stand ready to welcome the migrants when they do arrive in rwanda. and so we will wait to see what happens, but on our part we are ready to receive the migrants. the european court of human rights, which is separate to the european union,
are being locked down, and millions face compulsory testing, after a surge in coronavirus cases. and, could the best be yet to come? after nine years together, the k pop supergroup bts announce they re taking a break, to focus on their solo careers. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a last minute intervention by the european court of human rights has blocked plans by the british government to send seven asylum seekers to rwanda, under a controversial new policy. the home secretary, priti patel, said she was disappointed but would not be deterred, and preparations for a second flight were underway. mark lobel reports. going nowhere. borisjohnson s rwanda plan to cut immigration grounded for now. this flight was originally meant to take over 100 asylum seekers to rwanda, thenjust a handful, when finally all passengers were removed following a series of legal challenges. it s particularly galling for the government, coming on the day more than 300 pe
what she calls a refreshed case for independence. the duke and duchess of cambridge mark the fifth anniversary of the fire at grenfell tower in west london, which claimed 72 lives. he hits it to the cover point boundary. and a thrilling win for england as they beat new zealand by five wickets to take the test series. and coming up on the bbc news channel, serena is back. williams says she ll make her return at wimbledon after pulling out with injury last year. welcome to bbc news at ten. there is a last minute legal battle under way to stop a flight from the uk from taking asylum seekers to rwanda. was due to leave the military airport the uk this evening but a series of legal challenges mean there will be no more than just a few people on board. among them, iraqi kurds and iranians. the government insist the flights are necessary to deter gangs trafficking people across the english channel. the church says the plans are a moral and other critics say the flight is unworkable,
in london in which 72 people died. music. and could the best be yet to come? after nine years together, the k pop supergroup bts announce they re taking a break to focus on their solo careers. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. it s 6am in the morning in singapore and ”pm in the evening in the uk, where the first scheduled flight due to take migrants from britain to rwanda under a controversial agreement was stopped at the last minute. the flight was meant to be removing dozens of people, but a series of legal challenges progressively reduced that number to zero. the flight was due to take off from a military facility in the south of england. our correspondent duncan kennedy is there. thank you very much for coming up for us. there has been lots of surprises in store really, and what is the latest and what are you seeing at the moment? surprise hardly does seeing at the moment? surprise hardly does it seeing at t
prince william and his wife kate mark the fifth anniversary of a catastrophic tower block fire in london in which 72 people died. in beijing, thousands of people are being locked down and millions face compulsory testing after a surge in covid 19 cases. music. and could the best be yet to come? after nine years together, the k pop supergroup bts announce they re taking a break to focus on their solo careers. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. a last minute intervention by the european court of human rights has blocked the uk government s plan to send seven asylum seekers to rwanda under a controversial new policy. the home secretary, priti patel, said she was disappointed, but would not be deterred and preparations for a second flight were under way. let s get the latest from our correspondent duncan kennedy at the airfierld where the flight was due to take off. what has happened really is that the flight is