Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The 39 people found dead, in a refrigerated lorry, in essex are believed to be chinese nationals. Police are yet to confirm that, and are still in the process of trying to identify them. Paramedics made the discovery shortly before 2am on wednesday, sparking one of the uk biggest murder inquiries. Police say the lorrys cabin came via holyhead. Officers, in Northern Ireland, have raided two houses and the National Crime agency said it was working to identify organised crime groups who may have played a part. The lorry driver, mo robinson, from county armagh, has been arrested on suspicion of murder by essex police. Prosecutors in belgium have, this morning, announced that the trailer arrived in zeebrugge, on wednesday afternoon. In zeebrugge, on tuesday afternoon. It then left, the same day, en route to the uk and arrived in purfleet, on the river thames, where it then left the port, shortly after 1am, on yesterday morning. A0 minutes later, p
Unsafe. Well those who preach hate could be blocked from entering britain. Reports claim the government is planning to identify and add dangerous extremists to visa warning lists. They then automatically be refused entry to the uk. Its understood the new plans will extend current powers to include those who preach racism and intimidation, or those who incite violence. It follows a warning from the Prime Minister on friday that democracy is being threatened by a rise in extremism. A Labour Government extremism. A Labour Government would make all police in england and wales undergo mandatory training on combating violence against women. The proposals against women. The proposals would revamp vetting procedures to prevent those with a history of Domestic Abuse or Sexual Offences from joining the police. This week, a report found Wayne Couzens should never have been employed as an officer because of his past behaviour. And today marks three years since he killed Sarah Everard after trickin
Lebanons Prime Minister is due to go to cairo on tuesday as he makes his way back to beirut after a two week absence saad hariri is still in france which is trying to mediate the political fallout from his shock resignation he quit whilst in the saudi capital on november the fourth or i dropped those are the very latest headlines coming up next its inside story. On counting the cost venezuela in difficult as the oil rich country fails to pay its debt well look at what a messy financial on raveling could mean for starving people our lebanons economy is getting squeezed plus why zimbabweans are buying big corn counting the cost at this time on i just hear a. Palestinian leaders cries and to end all communication with the u. S. Government thats often the Trump Administration said it will close the yellows office in washington so whats behind this move and what does it mean for trumps peace plan this is inside story. And welcome to the program im laura cottle over the past fifty years sinc
The week in parliament. Allegations of Sexual Harassment swirl round westminster as all the parties agree to Work Together to deal with the problem. We have a duty to ensure that everyone coming here to contribute to public life is treated with respect. Labour forces the government to hand over their assessments of the impact of brexit to a committee of mps. One conservative issues a warning. You are in charge of this, now you had to face up to the responsibility of delivering a brexit that works for everybody in this country. And, will it be all change in the lords . The architect of the latest plans for reform shares his vision. There will be some rebalancing according to election results. It would operate within a cap on the size of the house. But first, in quite the most dramatic wednesday evening in westminster for some time, the defence secretary suddenly resigned saying his behaviour hadnt been up to standard. The news came amid a whirlwind of rumours about harassment by mps whi
The week in parliament. Allegations of Sexual Harassment swirl round westminster as all the parties agree to Work Together to deal with the problem. We have a duty to ensure that everyone coming here to contribute to public life is treated with respect. Labour forces the government to hand over their assessments of the impact of brexit to a committee of mps. One conservative issues a warning. You are in charge of this, now you had to face up to the responsibility of delivering a brexit that works for everybody in this country. And, will it be all change in the lords . The architect of the latest plans for reform shares his vision. There will be some rebalancing according to election results. Terms for new members. It would operate within a cap on the size of the house. But first, in quite the most dramatic wednesday evening in westminster for some time, the defence secretary suddenly resigned, saying his behaviour hadnt been up to standard. The news came amid a whirlwind of rumours abo