good morning, after the peak of the cross part of the world and central england. still hot and humid in the south, we could see thunderstorms in the evening. all of the details coming up on bbc breakfast. it s saturday, the 18th ofjune. our top story: some migrants who cross the channel in small boats are to be electronically tagged, in a 12 month pilot scheme run by the home office. ministers say it will help maintain contact with asylum claimants who reach the uk by what it calls dangerous routes. critics fear it will treat people who have fled war and persecution as criminals. simonjones reports. another busy week for the border force in the channel, more than 1000 migrants brought ashore after being picked up the sea. the government says it will seek to remove those who have passed through several safe countries before claiming asylum in the uk. and, as part of a year long pilot scheme, some of those awaiting deportation will be fitted with electronic tags. officials say
police in brazil confirm a body found in the remote amazon rainforest is the missing british journalist dom phillips. #be # be running up that road, be running up that hill # be running up that building. #. and running up that hill slowly. the single that s a global number one 37 years after it s released. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. electronically tagged under a 12 month pilot scheme in england and wales run by the home office. ministers say tagging will help maintain contact with asylum seekers who reach the uk by what they call dangerous routes. critics say people who have fled war and persecution should not be treated in the same way as criminals. simonjones reports. another busy week for the border force in the channel more than 1000 migrants brought ashore after being picked up at sea. the government says it will seek to remove those who have passed through several safe countries before claiming asylum in the uk. and, as part o
journalist dom phillips. we will hear about a game changer device designed to help people living with tourette syndrome. if it works, it would be really good, i will be able to do things, that childhood magic. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the rmt union has confirmed that next week s rail strikes will go ahead. the event fans failed to resolve a dispute about pay and working conditions. the strikes will impact rail lines across the country. our business correspondent has this report. it s set to be a chaotic time if you are travelling by rail at all next week. three 24 hour strikes planned across the week on tuesday, thursday, and saturday with strikes on the london underground going ahead on tuesday, as well. for those who have plans to go on holiday by rail, or indeed go to work, the strikes are notjust disruptive, they re costly. i think it s just down to greed, isn t it? the government put in, what is it, £16 billion of our money to
A warning for patients in england about the risk of getting medication online. It isa it is a stitch up, stab victims pay vets to mend their wounds to avoid the police getting involved. Also. Votes are being counted following yesterdays Assembly Elections in Northern Ireland. Im any to mcveigh at the Titanic Exhibition Centre in belfast. With the future of the devolved government at state, signs that tyner with the future of the devolved government state, signs that turnout is up as much as 10 in some constituencies. And celebrating the centenary for the Imperial War Museum, founded when the First World War was still being fought. Good morning. Its friday, the 3rd of march. Im rebecca jones. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Theresa may has strongly attacked the snp, saying it was obsessed with independence regardless of fact and reality. Speaking at the scottish conservative conference in glasgow, the Prime Minister accused the snp of neglecting and mismanaging Public Services in scotland