Us government Officials Say they have returned about 100 children to a troubled facility in texas, where lawyers said minors were severely neglected and held without access to showers or enough food. It comes as the acting head of the customs and Border Protection agency announced his resignation without giving a reason. The number of migrants apprehended at the us border surged in may to the highest level since 2006. The bbcs north america editorjon sopel has the latest. It is a non descript government building in clint, texas, but beyond the unwelcoming walls, Migrant Children who have been separated from their parents have been sleeping on the floor without enough food to eat, according to lawyers who visited the facility. Around 300 of the children have been moved, though some have been returned. The case has caused indignation. This was the scene in court as an incredulous judge questioned a government lawyer. If you dont have a toothbrush, if you dont have soap, if you dont have
For the vulnerable. The us house of representatives has approved additionalfunds to help migrants arriving from mexico. It comes as Us Government Officials Say they have returned about 100 children to a troubled facility in texas, where lawyers said minors were severely neglected and held without access to showers or enough food. In another development, the acting head of the customs and Border Protection agency announced his resignation without giving a reason. The bbcs north america editorjon sopel has the latest. It is a non descript government building in clint, texas, but beyond the unwelcoming walls, Migrant Children who have been separated from their parents have been sleeping on the floor without enough food to eat, according to lawyers who visited the facility. Around 300 of the children have been moved, though some have been returned. The case has caused indignation. This was the scene in court as an incredulous judge questioned a government lawyer. If you dont have a toothbr
A warm welcome to the Programme Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. We would love to hear from you. The potentially deadly heatwave across europe will break records. People are being warned to take action, especially the elderly and very young. What are you doing to keep cool . How is it impacting you . Get in touch just use bbcthebriefing. Temperatures in paris and the north of france are expected to reach a0 celsius today. The government has put plans in place to help people deal with the extreme heat including designating almost 1,000 cool spaces around the capital. Temperature records are likely to be broken across europe this week as an early summer heatwave sweeps across the continent. Ramzan karmali reports. For these workers in belgium, the sun and heat was just too much. By noon, they had downed tools and were looking for refreshments to help them call down. These orangutans in a zoo them call down. These orangutans in a zoo in vienna were
And heading home. The children whose parents fought for the Islamic State group are returning to australia. It is 7 00am in singapore and midnight in london, where after facing days of criticism for avoiding media scrutiny, borisjohnson, who is running against the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, to be the next british Prime Minister, has spoken exclusively to the bbc. He says he would ensure a plan to deliver brexit by the end of october, declaring that the Political Landscape both in the uk and the eu has changed. Asked about controversy in his personal life, mrjohnson said it was simply not fair to talk about his family and loved ones. Here is his interview with our Political Editor laura kuenssberg. Downing street is the threshold he really wants to cross. But borisjohnson has been uncharacteristically shy about explaining why. Borisjohnson, what would you do on day one in number ten to make sure we leave the eu at halloween . I would make sure that we have a plan that will convince
Ransomware attacks. Hello and welcome to bbc news. President trump says his administration plans to impose additional sanctions on iran, to try to prevent the country acquiring nuclear weapons. The Foreign Office here says one of its ministers will meet senior officials in tehran tomorrow for talks aimed at easing tensions between iran and the United States. Our north america correspondent Chris Buckler reports from washington. For the moment, donald trump is choosing sanctions as his weapon, not force. But the us military remains primed and ready in the gulf, and while the president abandoned strikes on iranian targets on thursday, the countries still appear to be on a collision course, unless something changes. If the leadership of iran behaves badly, then its going to be a very, very bad day for them. But hopefully, they are smart and hopefully they really care for their people, not themselves. And hopefully, we can get iran back onto an economic track thats fantastic. Washington is