good evening and welcome to bbc news. the home secretary says the uk will do "whatever it takes" to tackle the crisis of people trying to cross the channel in small boats. three children and a pregnant woman are among those now known to have died, in the waters between calais and the english coast. wednesday's loss of 27 lives was the worst single incident of its kind. the uk and france both want to prevent anything like it happening again, but priti patel said today there was no quick fix. the uk has offered to be part ofjoint patrols with france along the coast. president macron has said cooperation across europe is required. today, from the same beaches, people were again trying to reach the uk. our first report is from our europe correspondent, nick beake. beside an abandoned train track in northern france, families desperate to resume their own journey to the uk, despite the horror of the last 2a hours. for now, more than 500 people call this camp home. among them, new arrivals, this family from iraq. their family has grown in the three years they have been on the road, trudging through more than half a dozen countries to get here. romania, after hungary, after france, after the uk. but tonight, all six will sleep in this tent, and every night, until they risk the english channel. would you still be prepared to try and get a boat to the united kingdom? "we cannot survive here," she tells us. "we will freeze. we have to go to the uk." and you say you have travelled through lots of countries, including germany. now you're in france. why do you want to try to reach the united kingdom? "it's much betterforfamilies in the uk," she says, "and for keeping families together." this corner of northern france has witnessed the scenes and heard these sort of stories for more than 20 years now. it feels like a conveyor belt of misery, and this is a new generation, willing to risk everything to try and make it to the united kingdom. we meet a group of afghan men who say they fled the taliban this summer. this man wants to get to britain so his wife can follow, along with his three daughters, who can then continue their studies. have you tried to cross already on a boat? yeah, two times. and what happened? the boat was broken in the sea, - so the police came and took us out. we were all in the water. we nearly died. he then reveals he had briefly met two of those who died yesterday. i said to him," 0k, good luck to go, and i'm not going with you." - they said bye— bye. did it look like they were hopeful? i'm very sorry. the deaths of so many of their fellow travellers has numbed many here, but it's not changed where they want to go. nick beake, bbc news, dunkirk. in the past hour, the home office has released another statement, saying priti patel had spoken to her french counterpart. they discussed further plans for greater collaboration and innovation in stopping the deadly crossings. the statement goes on to say... let's speak now with the spokesperson for the united nations high commissioner for refugees, laura padoan. thank you very much forjoining us this evening. can ijust first get your reaction to what took place? thank you, good evening. everyone is deeply shocked and saddened by the drowning of around 27 people off the coast of france. it is terrible, terrible news and our condolences are with the friends and families of those who have died. what are with the friends and families of those who have died.— those who have died. what do you make of what _ those who have died. what do you make of what the _ those who have died. what do you make of what the home _ those who have died. what do you make of what the home secretary| those who have died. what do you - make of what the home secretary has said, just this evening, that statement coming, having spoken with her french counterpart and looking at further plans and greater collaboration? what in your mind should that look like? that collaboration _ should that look like? that collaboration would - should that look like? that collaboration would be - should that look like? twat collaboration would be very welcome. but we need to prevent these dangerous journeys, but we need to prevent these dangerousjourneys, to prevent dangerous journeys, to prevent further loss dangerousjourneys, to prevent further loss of life, is cooperation on both sides of the channel. what we need is safe legal routes so people are not putting the lives in danger was to both authorities do need to clamp—down on smuggling rings, to make sure that those criminal networks are not exploding very vulnerable and desperate people, but we need safe routes to the uk, like family reunion for refugees, like resettlement, so that people are not putting the lives at risk and so we do not see further tragedies of this nature. miss padoan, tragedies of this nature. miss padoan. we _ tragedies of this nature. miss padoan, we just _ tragedies of this nature. miss padoan, we just got - tragedies of this nature. miss padoan, we just got this - tragedies of this nature. miss padoan, we just got this word from the prime minister, saying he had set out to the french president five steps that needed to be taken. joint patrols, sensors, the use of sensors, and also the immediate work on the returns agreement with france. a similar deal with the european union. i am not reading anything here facilitating safe routes. {iii anything here facilitating safe routes. u, , anything here facilitating safe routes. , , . . routes. of course, states have a riaht routes. of course, states have a ri . ht to routes. of course, states have a right to manage _ routes. of course, states have a right to manage their _ routes. of course, states have a right to manage their borders, l routes. of course, states have a l right to manage their borders, but that should be done in a way that's consistent with upholding people's right to asylum, so that if they do come to the uk to seek protection as they should be able to access that, and those two things are not necessarily mutually exclusive. but we need is a fast, fair and efficient asylum system in the uk but also in france. in france, the need to be greater work to provide asylum—seekers with information about their rights to provide them with accommodation, and adequate reception facilities, so people are not making these dangerous journeys, but that cooperation needs to be done so that if there are people in france or in other countries in europe who want to seek asylum in the uk, they have a mechanism to apply forfamily the uk, they have a mechanism to apply for family reunion, the uk, they have a mechanism to apply forfamily reunion, to come here if indeed they do have those family links. a, here if indeed they do have those family linke— here if indeed they do have those family links. a couple of days ago, ou family links. a couple of days ago, you tweeted _ family links. a couple of days ago, you tweeted that _ family links. a couple of days ago, you tweeted that the... _ family links. a couple of days ago, you tweeted that the... you - family links. a couple of days ago, you tweeted that the... you referl family links. a couple of days ago, i you tweeted that the... you refer to it as an anti—refugee bill, one—stop people, or make it safer. just talk me through that.— people, or make it safer. just talk me through that. absolutely. there is the nationality _ me through that. absolutely. there is the nationality and _ me through that. absolutely. there is the nationality and borders - me through that. absolutely. there is the nationality and borders bill. is the nationality and borders bill currently in the houses of parliament, and that would effectively create a two—tiered asylum system for refugees who are resettled and who, through an organised managed route and those who claim asylum in the uk, and the bill would effectively penalise those people who seek asylum, but the uk has a long—standing commitment under the 1951 refugee convention and to absolving itself of responsibility towards refugees in this way what essentially be undermining that international cooperation and go against the international law that the uk helps to draught in 1951. to only allow refugees to seek asylum in the first country that they enter is essentially passing problems over to a very small number of gateway countries, only to those countries that are neighbouring states that are in conflict. the uk does have a responsibility and we need to create safe routes for people to come here, and very few people do, because we are on the edge of europe. we have to acknowledge that the vast majority of the world's refugees are not even coming to europe or the uk they are still in countries neighbouring those in conflict, because most refugees, when they flee, they want to go home, because of the protracted nature of war, it is often not possible for people to do so. they are like wishing refugee camps in really inadequate accommodation and poor shelter without access to assistance, education or employment —— there suffering in. those people are in limbo. they need a self route and the uk need to step up and need to provide asylum to refugees in the dash a safe route. we should not get people crossing the channel, the men, women and children are coming from the war—torn countries, and the vast majority of people who make that dangerous journey are granted refugee status, so they are in need of protection. refugee status, so they are in need of protection-— of protection. 0k, lower padoan, thank ou of protection. 0k, lower padoan, thank you very — of protection. 0k, lower padoan, thank you very much _ of protection. 0k, lower padoan, thank you very much indeed -- i of protection. 0k, lower padoan, - thank you very much indeed -- laura thank you very much indeed —— laura padoan. the french authorities are going to increase patrols to try and prevent small boats from making the perilous journeys. but president macron said again today that action is needed before people get to the french coastline. so what are the options? our home editor, mark easton, has this analysis from dover. boatloads of desperation continue to wash up on kent beaches. only a fraction of asylum—seekers in europe choose the uk, but those that do are usually drawn by family links or an understanding of the english language. in the face of such resolve, what can be done to stop the smuggling gangs — in the prime minister's words — getting away with murder? uk politicians have argued more should be done to stop the small boats before they leave french beaches, but it's a huge challenge. the smugglers had been using about 50 kilometres of coastline to launch their dinghies, but that's recently extended to more than 200 kilometres. the gangs can buy an inflatable dinghy on the internet, drive to a quiet spot near the water's edge at dawn, and have their human cargo in the channel within minutes. stopping determined smugglers requires huge resources and huge commitment. the uk and france agree there should be greater cooperation, but the politics is complicated. the french today ruled out the idea of having british police or border force officers operating on their soil, saying it was a matter of national sovereignty. progress has been made. 20,000 crossings have been stopped so far this year. but we will continue to work with the french in partnership to ensure that we can avert tragedies, as we saw yesterday. once the dinghies are in the channel, the options become much more limited. spotter planes and patrol vessels can monitor the boat, but without the cooperation of those aboard, intervening at sea could be extremely dangerous. a uk tactic, trialled this year, is to push migrant boats back into french waters, but given yesterday's deaths, that's unlikely to be a solution. people who voted to take back control have every right to ask the question, "if you can't protect the integrity of your borders, what can you control?" police on both sides of the channel have been working to break the smugglers' chain. earlier this month, french and uk officers arrested 18 people for supplying boats to the smuggling gangs. we've got to improve our law- enforcement here because the people smugglers, the traffickers, have got a real hold - on these desperate people. we need to break that. the government's long—term solution to stopping the people smugglers is reform of the asylum system, penalising those who come to the uk by unauthorised routes. they've already introduced rules of inadmissibility for migrants deemed to have come from a safe country like france. despite that, figures today indicate asylum applications at their highest level for six years, at 37,000. they also show the home office notified 6,500 migrants they could face deportation under the inadmissibility rules. butjust a third of cases have been resolved, of which only 48 people were ruled inadmissible, and just ten migrants have been removed. the government reforms aren't going to work, they aren't going to be able to demonstrate that people should be sent back to another so—called safe country. what the government needs to do is recognise that you can't just shut this border. there are no easy answers to the challenge of international migration, of people on the move, but progress can be prompted by a moment when the human trumps the strategic. this may be one of those moments. mark easton, bbc news, dover. joining me now is nazek ramadan, executive director of migrant voice. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. you have been to calais, you work with people who have taken that same perilous journey. work with people who have taken that same perilousjourney. what have they been saying to you about they witness yesterday?— they been saying to you about they witness yesterday? everyone is in a state of shock _ witness yesterday? everyone is in a state of shock for _ witness yesterday? everyone is in a state of shock for yesterday - witness yesterday? everyone is in a state of shock for yesterday and - state of shock for yesterday and everybody is so sad, because this could have been avoided, this was unnecessary death and there have been warring for years and years for the government to do something to create legal routes so people do not need, don't end up resorting to risking their lives in order to save their lives —— warnings for years. the situation is really bad is —— and is terrible, and i hearthe talk about security fences and fences and there is very little talk about those fleeing wars and persecutions and he would like to seek asylum here. and there is no point being in france all the time, because three to four more times people came to german tell france and more came to germany. not all want to do come to the uk and there are good reasons for those who want to come to the uk, but it is time to speak about the people, the human beings we are talking about, and their plans today to push them back. when you talk about safe routes, what do you mean by that? what would they look like?— they look like? there is almost no wa for they look like? there is almost no way for asylum-seekers _ they look like? there is almost no way for asylum-seekers to - they look like? there is almost no way for asylum-seekers to come i they look like? there is almost no | way for asylum-seekers to come to way for asylum—seekers to come to the uk. there are no routes. they cannot go and apply. they have to be in the uk to claim and it is not possible to come, that resettlement schemes but they are very small, very tiny, and according to the new proposal by the government, and would like everyone to wait in refugee camps for years and years, until someone decided to take them, resettle, and people who have agency have decided to save their lives and their children's lives and make that move themselves will be punished under the new suggestions, the new immigration bill. i think what we need to do, and the problem is not the smugglers, let's face it, the smugglers are there because the migrants are there, it is not the other way around, and people and up using that because they're desperate. there is no other way for them. we are talking about people who are fleeing conflicts in countries like eritrea, like yemen, like iran— let's face it, they are not coming from switzerland or other countries. they are coming from other countries recognise that have wars and persecutions and tensions. you work with people who have made this journey, you work with people who have made thisjourney, who must at you work with people who have made this journey, who must at some you work with people who have made thisjourney, who must at some point in their life feel as if there is no hope for them. many people are talking about politics between the countries, but let's just stick to the politics of the uk and there may be some analyst to say that this is about speaking to the british public. you work with people. do you feel as if there is, or due to the feeling, that there is an ill feeling, that there is an ill feeling towards migrants who come to britain? what is the truth? once they arrive here, how do they assimilate? what are you seeing? when people arrive here, most of the public actually are supporting an open and welcome to refugees and asylum—seekers. i think it is really important to say that. there is a small vocal minority whose against them, but most people are actually welcoming and understanding once they meet a refugee or asylum seeking family, their supportive, and life here... people do not come here because they get a better life and better benefits, this is not true for i think asylum—seekers and struggle a lot in this country. they are made to survive on week, less than £5 a day, to eat and survive, so life is not that easy. it it is really hard. lots and up relying on charities just to survive, but i just want to say why people come to the uk, lots of questions of why people don't stay in france. in one of my visits to calais, i saw a young mum with a child two or three years old, the child was very ill with a temperature, and i told the mum, are you mad? how are you going to climb that fence? at that time there was a high fence people needed to climb over. she said, i have no other option. my husband is in the uk. i cannot survive without him. i need tojoin him. just an example why people choose here. there's no way, no legal route for her, no form to fill into apply to come join him, so that is why people end up resorting to taking a huge risk. and it is not easy for them. actually, people are terrified of getting on the dinghies, and one person i spoke to last week, three times, he got off the boat and a fourth time he just stayed in, because he isjust terrified, but he does not have any other option. terrified, but he does not have any other option-— terrified, but he does not have any otherotion. ., ~' ., ., ., ., ~' other option. nazek ramadan, thank ou ve other option. nazek ramadan, thank you very much _ other option. nazek ramadan, thank you very much for — other option. nazek ramadan, thank you very much for telling _ other option. nazek ramadan, thank you very much for telling us - other option. nazek ramadan, thank you very much for telling us those i you very much for telling us those stories and giving us that inside, executive director of migrant voice. thank you. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. nice to see you. let's bring you up to date with all tonight's european football action. and attention's on the europa league this evening. west ham secured their place in the last 16 by beating rapid vienna 2—0. andriy yarmolenko opened the scoring, then captain mark noble added a second from the spot. they've won their group with a game to spare. the match was played behind closed doors because of a lockdown in austria. and celtic�*s europa league dream is over, after they lost 3—2 to bayer leverkusen in germany. mousa diabbi scored leverkusen's winner. they top the group. celtic will drop down to the last 32 of the europa conference league. to the europa conference league now, and tottenham have it all to do if they're to progress. harry kane grabbed an equaliser against ns mura. and that was after ryan sessegnon had been sent off for spurs. a late winner from the slovenian side, with pretty much the last kick of the game, gave them the 2—1victory. spurs remain second in the group but need a result against group leaders rennes in theirfinal game if they're to reach the play—off round to progress. in the 8pm europa league kick—offs, leicester are playing legia warsaw, needing to win to stay in with a chance of reaching the next stage of the competition. they are 1—0 they are1—0 up. and rangers are up against sparta prague at ibrox, in gio van bronkhorst�*s first game in charge. they can't qualify directly to the last 16, but they can still finish second and qualify for the knockout round play—offs. it isi-o it is1—0 to it is 1—0 to them at the moment. i believe that leicester have just gone up 2—0 up in their match as well. manchester united are set to appoint ralf rangnick as interim manager on a six—month contract. it follows the departure of former boss ole gunnar solskjaer last week — with plenty of speculation around his replacement ever since. our footballer reporter simon stone explains why united think he's the man for the job. ralf rangnick has a excellent reputation, initially as a coach in germany, winning the german cup and taking schalke to the semifinals of the champions league and doing really well at rb leipzig as well. more recently he has been more of a sporting director, but at the red bull organisation and now with lokomotiv moscow. rangnick is a fantastic, thoughtful person about the game and i feel like manchester united believes he can bring stability to the club at a time of turmoil. northern ireland's women were relentless as they hammered north macedonia 11—0 in their world cup qualifier in skopje earlier. it means they go level on points with austria — who face england on saturday. northern ireland manager kenny shiels says it meant even more to get that result, on the anniversary of george best's death. he wore number 11 when he played for us. we have done it in the 11th month, we scored 11 goals, so all of thatis month, we scored 11 goals, so all of that is resonating with me, that is a fantastic... i hope he is watching us up there, to see that we're it for northern ireland, because he was one of our heroes. defending champion neil robertson has been knocked out of the first round of the uk championship by an amateur. there was little the australian world numberfour could do asjohn astley pulled off shots like this. the english former professional who's highest ranking was 65 won by six frames to two in york. it's the second time in three days an amateur has beaten a top ranking professional. after shaun murphy suffered the same fate, he said they shouldn't be allowed to compete against professionals. mark cavendish has been released from ghent hospital following his crash on sunday. he broke two ribs and suffered a punctured lung after crashing in the six days of ghent track event in belgium. his team have confirmed he's now been discharged and is back home in essex. that is all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. we'll see you soon. thank you, gavin. and we are going to stay with that football and sporting theme. the culture secretary says she's "excited" by the prospect of an independent regulator for english football, after a fan—led review suggested the idea, to ensure the financial stability and good governance of the game. nadine dorries says the proposal has been endorsed in principle by the government, but some in the premier league say parts of the plan risk damaging the game's standing. with more, here's our sports editor, dan roan. english football seems on course for one of the biggest shake—up in its history. today, the game was absorbing the findings of a landmark review that's recommended a new independent regulator. the government confirming it would back the idea. we support that in principle. we're going to take that away and start looking at how we can make that work. it's a very detailed review, so we really need to look at all the other recommendations and see how we can make those work as well, but i'm very excited about the prospect of an independent regulator. with more and more clubs spiralling into debt, the football regulator would take power away from the game's traditional authorities, controlling financial regulation and ruling on the suitability of prospective investors. supporter consent, meanwhile, would be needed over key decisions, such as a stadium relocation. one former player who's championed the idea of radical reform is delighted. it's an historic moment, this. it is a real opportunity. let's start to bring the game together rather than acting in what would be self—interest and greed and in our own individual lanes. and the fact that there will be some people disappointed or upset with the report is always going to happen, you're never going to please everybody, but i do believe it's a good report and i do believes it addresses the four or five key issues that needed addressing. the recommendations of the review are designed to prevent any repeat of the attemped super league breakaway plot by the big six clubs earlier this year, sparking an unprecedented crisis and fan protests. but some premier league clubs like arsenal are expected to resist a further recommendation that they hand over more money than they currently do to the rest of the football pyramid through a transfer levy, with some warning that overregulation could risk deterring future investment. i grow weary that one particular group or organisation becomes solely responsible, either financially or some form of structure, for everything. there's other issues too. the review has called for a pilot in the lower leagues allowing the consumption of alcohol in view of the pitch, but the police are concerned. i think it's unnecessary. people can drink in concourses before and after the games and i think it would be, really, a retrograde step that would undoubtedly lead to greater violence in the stadiums. the league season continues, but for clubs, owners and the fans, the hope will be that this was the week the future of football was placed on safer ground. dan roan, bbc news. devon and cornwall police have given an update on their investigation into the disappearance of 18—year—old bobbi—anne mcleod. the teenager was reported missing on saturday, after she left home to catch a bus into plymouth town centre to meet friends but never arrived. police found a woman's body on tuesday, in nearby bovisand, but formal identification is yet to take place. a 24—year—old man remains in custody. police say he was not known to her. a significant number of enquiries and searches have been carried out in relation to the ongoing murder investigation in plymouth. earlier today, a 26—year—old man, who was arrested on suspicion of murder, was released from police custody, having been eliminated from the enquiry. a 24—year—old man remains in police custody at this time, on suspicion of murder, under a warrant of further detention. this warrant was granted by plymouth magistrates court and allows officers to detain the man for an additional 2a hours. i can confirm that, at this time, there is no known link between the suspect and bobbi—anne, and i would like to reassure the public that at this time we are not seeking anyone else in relation to this matter. the family of bobbi—anne continue to be supported by specialist officers. this remains a live and active case, and, as such, we would remind everyone the importance of not speculating in relation this matter. everyone the importance of not speculating in relation to this matter. it is crucial that we uphold the integrity of this investigation at all times. once again, i give my utmost thanks to the communities and the public in plymouth. we have their continued support in our enquiries. specialist resources are supporting officers on the ground as we carry out enquiries at a number of locations. 0k, ok, let's catch up with the latest weather. here's darren bett. hello there. showers following on behind the first named of the season. temperatures could be close to freezing first thing in the morning. the cloud and rain that moves its way southwards, sunshine follows, showers, some heavy, but we will find those showers turning wintry northern ireland, some snow. the winds really starting to ramp up ljy the winds really starting to ramp up by this stage, temperatures may be a little bit higher than today but the winds will be stronger. it is would be storm are when that sweeps across the uk, later friday and into saturday, may well be some snow over some northern hills, some disruption can be expected. the songs of the winds were we have this amber wind warning from the met office, eastern scotland, northeast england, gust of 75 mph. hello this is bbc news with me, lukwesa burak. the headlines: the uk and france call for a coordinated international response to human trafficking, following the deaths of 27 people whose dinghy capsized in the english channel translation: we need more promotion from the british — translation: we need more promotion from the british because _ translation: we need more promotion from the british because we _ translation: we need more promotion from the british because we are - from the british because we are guarding the british board for them. this is about addressing long—term faxes. _ this is about addressing long—term faxes, smashing the communal gangs that treat _ faxes, smashing the communal gangs that treat human beings as cargo and tackling _ that treat human beings as cargo and tackling supply chains. this requires _ tackling supply chains. this requires a coordinated international effort _ the bbc has been inside one of the camps in northern france where people who've travelled thousands of miles wait for the green light from smuggling gangs. police say there is "no known link" between an 18—year—old girl who disappeared in plymouth on saturday and the man suspected of her murder. the proposalfor an independent regulator for english football is endorsed by the government, but some are concerned it will damage the game. a candlelit vigil has been held in calais for the people who lost their lives when trying to cross the english channel. dozens of people took part in the tribute to remember the 27 people who drowned. they included 17 men, seven women, one of whom was pregnant, and three children. as pa rt of as part of the query, they are looking into it. this tragedy stopped two nations in their tracks. this tragedy stopped two nations in theirtracks. on this tragedy stopped two nations in their tracks. on the channel today, it was business as usual. more boats of migrants arrived in kent this morning, fearjust isn't enough to slow a trade graced by profits and are fuelled by hope. the boats they came in on, is flimsy and dangerous as the one that capsized yesterday. behind them in the waters off northern france, searches continued today. a body was found in france, but police say it is unlikely to be a passengerfrom but police say it is unlikely to be a passenger from yes�*s but police say it is unlikely to be a passengerfrom yes�*s boat. two passengers are thought to be from somalia and iraq are said to be stable in hospital. perhaps the only survivors from a day of horror. translation: we survivors from a day of horror. translation:— survivors from a day of horror. translation: ~ ., ., translation: we were on patrol, we recovered six _ translation: we were on patrol, we recovered six bodies _ translation: we were on patrol, we recovered six bodies that _ translation: we were on patrol, we recovered six bodies that were - recovered six bodies that were adrift. we passed in inflatable boat that was almost completely deflated. trying to recover the other bodies was unfortunately like fighting a losing battle. was unfortunately like fighting a losing battle-— was unfortunately like fighting a losin: battle. . , ., , losing battle. there are questions here at lake _ losing battle. there are questions here at lake whether _ losing battle. there are questions here at lake whether the - losing battle. there are questions here at lake whether the boat - losing battle. there are questions| here at lake whether the boat may have been hit by a container ship. any punch on boats like this can be fatal. it deflated, the french interior minister said, like a child's paddling pool. this is where the boat is thought to have set off from on its journey the boat is thought to have set off from on itsjourney to the boat is thought to have set off from on its journey to the the boat is thought to have set off from on itsjourney to the uk yesterday. a local mayor told us the people smugglers here have become much more violent over the past year, and the turf wars between them more vicious. some, he said, are now carrying guns. in parliament today, the home secretary said that the solution was international coordination.— solution was international coordination. ~ . . ,, coordination. what happened esterda coordination. what happened yesterday was _ coordination. what happened yesterday was a _ coordination. what happened yesterday was a dreadful - coordination. what happened i yesterday was a dreadful shock, coordination. what happened - yesterday was a dreadful shock, it was not a surprise, but it's also a reminder of how vulnerable people are put at peril when in the hands of criminal gangs. there is also, madam deputy speaker, no quick fix. could this tragedy have been stopped? in the uk, suggestions today that the french police could be doing more, in france, the blame was a sense of the other way. translation:— was a sense of the other way. translation: ~ , ., translation: when these men and women arrive _ translation: when these men and women arrive on _ translation: when these men and women arrive on the _ translation: when these men and women arrive on the channel- translation: when these men and women arrive on the channel coast, | women arrive on the channel coast, it is already too late. this money, the prime minister had a meeting and we considered all our operational conclusions. we got maximum presence on the border, using drones, enabling —— immobilising our reserves. we need more cooperation from the british because we are guarding the border for the from the british because we are guarding the borderfor the british. these people do not want to live in france. those who want to live here will be taken care of. there are centres in calais and dunkirk. fiue centres in calais and dunkirk. five susected centres in calais and dunkirk. five suspected smugglers thought to be linked to the crossing have been arrested. france says it's dismantled more than a0 networks since the beginning of this year. so, why is it not having an effect? the chief smuggler, they are living in a gang. — the chief smuggler, they are living in a gang, and they invest the money, — in a gang, and they invest the money, i_ in a gang, and they invest the money, i make one accusation to an english _ money, i make one accusation to an english man. — money, i make one accusation to an english man, i say, why don't you control— english man, i say, why don't you control the — english man, i say, why don't you control the physicality, the money of this— control the physicality, the money of this guy? but control the physicality, the money of this guy?— of this guy? but in the game of russian roulette, _ of this guy? but in the game of russian roulette, sold - of this guy? but in the game of russian roulette, sold to - of this guy? but in the game of. russian roulette, sold to migrants here, faith is the only way forward. 27 people died here yesterday. but hope and determination live on. lucy williamson, bbc news, calais. so why is it so difficult to find a long—term solution to the migrant crisis — despite years of tough talk from those in power in the uk and in france? bbc south today reporter amanda akass has been looking for the answers to some of the most frequent questions on cross—channel migration. one of the most regular questions we're asked is, why can't the government just send migrants straight back to france? but since brexit, we're no longer part of the eu scheme known as the dublin agreement, which sees migrants returned to the member state they first arrived in. and without help from other countries, government's options are limited. it's compelled, under the refugee convention, to hear asylum claims from people. it's compelled, under international law, to rescue people in distress at sea. some people, although they would like us simply to be able to apprehend these boats and dump the migrants back off in france, the only issue there is that that would entail invasion of france. many people ask whether border force can turn migrant boats around in the channel. it's a tactic that has been authorised by the home secretary, but only if it's clear that lives won't be put at risk. it strikes me that it's potentially in breach of maritime law. and if i was a captain of a ship or a border force official trying to attempt this sort of manoeuvre, i'd be very worried that if a boat capsized and someone drowned, i'd be potentially gripping the brass rail in the dock. some people have questioned why the uk isn't processing asylum—seekers in another country, as is the case in australia. the home office has introduced new legislation to make this possible, but so far, no agreements have been made. all of these solutions take a lot of money, i | and it would take a lot of money| to pay the receiving government, to build the infrastructure, - to staff it, but it's certainly not a quick fix, it's not an easy fix and it's not cheap. - others ask why we don't set up new legal routes for people to reach the uk safely, without having to take to the water at all. the government argues france is a safe country and says people should claim asylum there. that is a solution that the government does not support. if we look around the world, there are very few countries that do, and that's because they expect, quite reasonably, that that would lead to a substantial increase in asylum application. —— applications. the final question is, what makes the uk so attractive for migrants? many are trying to meet up with family members or speak english, but some experts argue the appeal is also down to our slow asylum process and labour laws. right now, you can expect| to spend eight to ten years making your way through the system. and then even when you finish the system, you're still not. going to be arrested _ and removed in anything like a quick space of time. we don't have the infrastructure to know exactly who's in the country and where they are, in the same way that many european countries have. we don't have the same bureaucracy around labour laws that we do in france, for example, and so there is a draw in that respect. we need to try and address the reasons why people are drawn to come to the uk in this way and to risk their lives in doing so. many questions and no simple solutions to the crisis which is costing so many lives. amanda akass, bbc south east today. at least 52 people have reportedly died after an accident in siberian coal mine. russian news agencies are reporting that six rescuers are among the dead. the mine, near the town of belovo, filled with smoke in the early hours of today with 285 people inside. three people have been arrested a criminal investigation into the possible violation of safety regulations has opened. at least eight people have been killed and 17 others injured by a huge explosion in somalia's capital, mogadishu. many of the injured are reported to be children from a nearby school. the militant group, al—shabab, has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack, which targeted a united nations convoy travelling along a busy road junction. the bbc�*s, mercyjuma, has more details. a clear up exercise near the ka junction in the heart of mogadishu, the area where the blast went off at about 7:30am. witnesses report of a huge explosion, followed by clouds of smoke and then deafening gunfire. translation: there | was a lot of screaming and everything was shaking. if you can imagine walking somewhere and then, all of a sudden, boom! i was shocked. thanks to allah. the blast was so intense, it destroyed several cars and collapsed the walls of the nearby primary and secondary school and that of the hospital. at the time of the attack, classes were already in session here. translation: it's very hard to guess from the 1,000 students _ who is safe and who is injured. but so far, we have checked our students, teachers and other staff members. 17 were injured in total, 13 students, one teacher and three staff members who are our drivers. there are no serious injuries because of the way the explosion happened and where we were sitting. thanks to allah who saved us. the extremist islamic group al—shabaab has claimed the attack, carried out by a suicide bomber driving a vehicle laden with explosives. a spokesperson told the reuters news agency that the target had been a united nations convoy. for years, al—shabaab has been fighting the somali central government to establish its own rule based on a strict interpretation of islam's sharia law. the last few years have gotten increasingly worse, with frequent reports of bombings and gun assaults. last week, a prominent somali journalist, abdiaziz mohamud guled, the director of government owned radio mogadishu and a critic of the al—shabaab, was killed in a suicide bomb attack in mogadishu, claimed by this militant group. al—shabaab also claimed two attacks in september, including one near the presidential palace, that together, killed 17 people. mercyjuma, bbc news. we're just we'rejust going to we're just going to bring you some breaking news concerning the coronavirus. this is coming to us in terms of a new coronavirus variant that has been spread in south africa. it's concerning british health officials who say that they have seen it and how it has doubled the number of mutations of the delta variance, including some that have invaded immune systems. the health sector, has said that the variant has said that at the moment, the variant is known as the b11529 variance, that is a spike protein thatis variance, that is a spike protein that is dramatically different in the original covid—19 vaccines that they are based on, it is likely to change the immune response, and also mutations associated with increased infectivity, just to give you an idea from south africa itself and those who have been working on identifying this particular variance, we are working around the clock to understand the effects, one of transmit ability, to vaccines, free of reinfection, to —— disease severity and diagnostics. there is concern about this, both abroad and here in the uk. and with the who have been asked by south africa to convene an emergency meeting tomorrow to look at this particular variance. more as and when we get it here on bbc news. this time last year, staff at the royal derby hospital, were battling the second wave of covid—19, with many burnt—out by the workload, or self—isolating. the government says there are more doctors and nurses in england than a year ago, but the employers organisation for the nhs, says recruitment hasn't kept up with the workload and there are now nearly 100,000 vacancies. our health editor, hugh pym, has been back to the royal derby hospital, to see how staff are coping. everyone's kind of on edge at the moment. the general state of exhaustion and burn—out... it's come as a shock to them, i almost like they've been to war. three intensive care staff we spoke to a year ago at the start of a winter covid wave. so how are they now, after 12 months of unrelenting pressure here at royal derby hospital, and another winter ahead? it hasn't let up at all. i think the staff generally are tired, and whether they admit it or not, everybody has some degree of burn—out. we are all struggling in some way. none of us is the same as we were 18 months ago, in some way or another. looking back to last year, how do you feel, seeing it, to where you are now? yeah, not a lot has changed, though i feel we know what to expect now. caroline, who is a senior sister, says it is still constantly busy, but she accepts that's just the way it is. i have up—and—down days just like everybody, but you've just got to carry on, and just keep going, really, and hopefully there will be an end to how busy we are soon. still kind of running on adrenaline. this was kellyann last year. since then, she has left herjob as a nurse in intensive care. itjust became a bit too much. just being surrounded - by sadness and such pressure. i think it was after i left and kind of came out of the situation thatj i really realised how difficult it was. - you do feel the guilt - when you come out of it, and knowing that your colleagues are still doing it. _ kellyann, though, is still working in a nursing role at another hospital. covid patient numbers here are a lot lower than during the peak injanuary, but, added to others who are sick with a range of conditions, there is a heavy workload for staff, and resources are stretched. even under this strain, the dedication of greg, caroline, and the team is clear. it's all i've ever wanted to do, it's all i've ever done. we have to cope with days that are bad and days that are good, and months that are bad and months that are good, and not everybody survives, even though we pull out all the stops to try and help everybody. if nothing else, when i look back at the last 18 months, i can say that i gave it my all. their commitment is clear to see. a reminder, along with the latest vacancy figures, that looking after and retaining staff is vital for the nhs. hugh pym, bbc news, derby. the government's latest coronavirus figures, show there were more than a7,000 new infections recorded in the latest 2a—hour period. on average, there were over a3,000 new cases, reported per day, in the last week. 1a7 deaths were recorded — that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test, which means on average in the past week, there were 125 covid—related deaths recorded every day. on vaccinations, more than 16.3 million people have had their booster, which is 28.5% of the population over the age of 12. the headlines on bbc news... the uk and france call for a coordinated international response to human trafficking, following the deaths of 27 people whose dinghy capsized in the english channel. the government says it will work at pace to deliver a new independent regulator for football. police say there is "no known link" between an 18—year—old girl who disappeared in plymouth on saturday and the man arrested in connection with her murder. a security guard who was on duty when a taxi bomb exploded at liverpool women's hospital says he's still having flashbacks to what happened. darren knowles, from runcorn, ran towards the taxi just after it blew up on remembrance sunday. in his first broadcast interview, mr knowles spoke to our reporter andy gill. this is you by your car? ——red car. we spoke to him at the offices for the security firm he works for. on the cctv footage he is in high viz vest next to his red car when the bomb goes off. was it real, was it not real? it takes a lot of time to sink in. when the car blew up, what did you think? at first, because there wasn't a very loud bang and just seen black smoke i thought there was a malfunction with the car. iran over to see if he was ok and he explained what was going on in his taxi. what did the driver say to you? "been blown up, being blown up, there is a bomb in my car." at that point, my first instincts were to get him away to safety. he said there was still a person in the taxi. did he say how he knew the passenger had had a bomb? he seen a little red light on vest the passenger was wearing. that gave it away for him to do something and he acted very quickly and very bravely. i was grabbing the taxi driver, stopping him going back to his taxi. ijust gave him a big hug, basically to stop him going further into danger. he probably needed a big hug as well, didn't he? i would guess so, definitely. it has been more than a week now, how are you? i am still having the odd flashback and everything, but i'm coping, keeping myself busy with work and family and everything. i try not to dwell on it much. i am just glad the taxi driver is ok and he has fully recovered from his injuries. it's not affected you too much? not too much, but i am more wary and always expect the unexpected. when you found out it definitely was a bomb, the police said it was a bomb, and it had been taken to a women's hospital, what went through your mind then? very short, my children were actually born there as well, so you don't expect it at a kids hospital, where there are newborn babies, parents and everything. there is no need for that, to be honest. darren didn't finish his shift at seven o'clock, he stayed until midnight. it didn't sink in straightaway, to be perfectly honest. we don't expect to go to work and see anything like that. you just expect to go to work, do yourjob, get paid and go home to your family. that was security guard darren knowles talking to andy gill. jesse's admitted parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favour of the principle of legalising assisted dying. ——jersey�*s. jersey�*s independent parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favour of the principle of legalising assisted dying, paving the way for the biggest channel island to become the first place in the british isles to change its law. detailed work will now begin to determine how a system of assisted dying could work and further political votes will then be required, in a process expected to take at least 18 months. ofgem has confirmed two more energy suppliers, entice energy and orbit energy, are to cease trading. entice supplies around 5,a00 customers and orbit, 65,000 and they'll be switched to a new supplier. meanwhile, the government has set aside nearly £1.7 billion to enable the company bulb to continue to supply gas and electricity to its customers after it collapsed into administration. under the special arrangement, administrators will try to find a buyerfor the company, which got into difficulties because of a sharp rise in the wholesale price of gas. a ceremony has taken place in the egyptian city of luxor to mark the public opening of the 3,000—year—old avenue of sphinxes. the three—kilometre—long walkway connects the temples of karnak and luxor. the ceremony incorporates elements of the ancient festival which travelled the route each year, as nickjohnson reports. after more than seven decades of excavation work, egypt celebrates the public reopening of its ancient path of god. nearly three kilometres long, the highway connects the temples of karnak and luxor in the southern nile city. the sandstone—paved path is flanked on each side by hundreds of ram—headed sphinx statues, dating back more than 3,000 years, which were buried beneath the desert for centuries before they were uncovered and restored. the ancient road has been opened by egypt's president abdul fattah al—sisi, who hopes this will give a much—needed boost to the country's tourism industry. two million egyptians are employed in tourism, which generates more than 10% of the country's income. but tourists have been kept away in recent years, largely due to a decade of political turmoil, as well as the coronavirus pandemic. but with a procession of mummified pharaohs through the streets of cairo earlier this year and another museum opening plan for the coming months, egypt's government says it hopes this evening's spectacle in luxor will cement the country's reputation as the world's open—air museum. nickjohnson, bbc news. a rare roman mosaic has been discovered in a field in the east midlands. the artwork, which dates back to the third or fourth century, depicts a scene from homer's epic poem the iliad. and although a handful like it have been unearthed in other parts of europe, it's the first of its kind ever discovered in the uk. our midlands correspondent phil mackie has been to meet the man who stumbled across a piece of history. hidden for more than a millennium and a half — a mosaic so rare, nothing like it's ever been found in the uk before, and it's part of a much bigger roman villa complex from the third or fourth centuries. excavations were carried out this summer in a farmer's field in rutland, but the discovery was made in 2020 by the farmer's son, jim irvine. it was amazing, really. i mean, the level of preservation. he found some pottery fragments, then checked satellite imagery and noticed the outline of what looked like ancient buildings. and this is the the mosaics in this section, all of this... so the family came back on a sunny day with some spades and started digging. you can only tell so much from a map and from some crop marks. until you actually dig a hole, you don't really know what's in it, so that was a good day out. we didn't really know what we had. so we expanded the hole up a bit until we came across what was obviously rare roman mosaic tiles, at which point things went a bit silent in the group and we realised what we had. late roman pottery gives us a date of third, fourth century ad... the university of leicester provided the archaeologists, who've removed some artefacts for study. it's the most complicated and complete plan of a roman villa we've found. but the icing on the cake really is this fantastic mosaic. it's so unique and it really emphasises how important this place was. well, the mosaic�*s been covered up again, it's back beneath the soil — that's for its own protection. but it's hoped, at least it's hoped byjim that at some point in the future, it could be uncovered again so that people can come and see it for themselves. i would really like people to be able to do that. in fact, i'm going to order my toga and sandals when i get back so i can show people around! the best way to preserve this archaeology is to preserve it in situ, which is where it is now, and it can be opened up occasionally for people to look at in future generations. they've only excavated a tiny part of the site so far, so there could be many more discoveries in the digging seasons to come. phil mackie, bbc news, rutland. an update then on the news, were expecting to be announced. we are hoping to hear from the expecting to be announced. we are hoping to hearfrom the health secretary, but the reuters news agency has confirmed that the uk health minister from agency has confirmed that the uk health ministerfrom noon tomorrow will be giving us more details on the fact that six african countries are set to be added to the uk red list. flights will be temporarily banned, and uk travellers must quarantine. this is all we have from the reuters newj&j, but you do know that there is a new variant has been detected in south africa, and botswana, and is being viewed as one of concern. —— news agency. more we are expecting to hear, of course, from the health secretary, but a little bit more information here. so more detail on the country, flights from south africa, namibia, new botswana, s martini, and zimbabwe will be suspended from midday on friday and all six countries will be added to the red list. let me remind you why, this is being done, there is a new variant which is known at the moment as b11529. it may be formally named in the coming days, maybe tomorrow as the debate show are assessing this at the request of south africa. a new variant which is concerning a lot of health officials, and in south africa, it has been shown to double the number of mutations of the delta variance. it is now the most dominant variant in the country. this has taken place in the country. this has taken place in less than two weeks. the variant is b11529. in less than two weeks. the variant is 311529. sajid in less than two weeks. the variant is b11529. sajid javid, we are hoping to hear from is b11529. sajid javid, we are hoping to hearfrom him to give us more detail, and certain if we don't hearfrom this evening, more detail, and certain if we don't hear from this evening, we will hear from him tomorrow. the reason for this is that the reuters news agency ie %—— has detailed the fact that six african countries will be added to to the uk red list and that is south south 3 africa, libya, isuzu,... and botswana. more on bbc news, stay with us. this is bbc news. i'm christian fraser. the channel crossings continue despite the deaths of 27 people who were pulled from the water yesterday. the british government is offering to send its own officers to france forjoint patrols. but the home secretary says there will be no quick fix. this is about addressing long—term pull factors, smashing the criminal gangs that treat human beings as cargo