Through central london. Hello, im lucy grey, welcome to verified live. Britains National Crime agency is questioning three people on suspicion of immigration offences, afterfive migrants died while trying to cross the channel to reach the uk yesterday. The dead included a seven year old girl. Two of the three people arrested are from sudan, the other is south sudanese. They are aged between 19 and 22. Craig turner, the Deputy Director of investigations at the National Crime agency, gave this statement about the arrests. I can confirm that three men have been arrested on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration and entering the uk illegally. The men, to Sudanese Nationals, aged 22 and 19, and a south Sudanese National aged 22, were detained last night and this morning by the National Crime agency and our partners in Immigration Enforcement and will be questioned by investigators at a Police Station in kent. Additionally, another 55 people, also believed to be on that boat which arr
Hello. We begin in the us, where police have clashed with pro palestinian demonstrators as a wave of protests intensifies at University Campuses across the country. Skirmishes broke out between protestors and police at the university of Southern California in los angeles. Well hear with our reporter there in a moment. At the university of texas in austin, the governor sent in State Troopers in riot gear to confront demonstrators who waved Palestinian Flags and chanted free palestine. These demonstrations have spread since the arrest last week of more than a hundred protesters at columbia univerity in new york sparking debates about free speech and the right to protest. The us Speaker Of The House mikejohnson visited Columbia University on wednesday. He accused administrators of failing to protectjewish students from what he describes as virulent antisemitism. Much of his speech was drowned out with loud jeering from the students. To all those who gnash their teeth and demand to wipe