Over safety concerns. Ministers want to move hundreds more onto the Bibby Stockholm, some, though, have refused, launching legal challenges. This comes as the home office announced a task force to crack down on Rogue Lawyers who may be helping migrants to remain in the uk, under false claims. Ellie price reports. The first Asylum Seekers move into their new temporary home off the coast of dorset. 15 arrived yesterday on day one, but not everyone who was supposed to come here did. Weve had a small group of about 20, i believe, whove refused to come on board. Accommodation is offered on a no choice basis and i cant go into the details of the specific Legal Proceedings for each individual, but we are continuing to bring people on board later this week and then over the coming weeks as well. Today will be the first full day the new residents of the barge have to get used to their new surroundings. Were told therell be hourly buses to take them to nearby areas. But how local people feel abo
I mean, these figures for trade are actually even worse than economists had anticipated in terms of exports. Its the weakest data since back in february 2020, when china, of course, was right in the thick of the pandemic. Why is this data so bad . Well, its mainly to do with chinas customers abroad. Theyre really struggling with high inflation, high Interest Rates. So theyre spending less money on chinese goods. And if youre a policymaker in beijing, well, its difficult to say what you should do about that. You cantjust force other countries to start buying more of your goods. But theres also more to contend with. If you look at the spending within china, thats also looking not very encouraging at the moment. Tomorrow, were expecting some more figures to be coming out, which will probably show Deflation Prices actually going down in china. Thats a bit more difficult to explain. But there are some people who think that chinas Zero Covid Policy went on for so long that customers just are
the italian government have repeatedly criticised the european central bank over rate hikes. the australian company that was meant to buy failed battery firm britishvolt has missed the deadline to pay for the business, casting doubt on the deal. filings from administrators ey show that the final instalment, due in april, is still outstanding. ey said that the buyer, recharge industries, had therefore defaulted on its agreement to buy the business. recharge industries dispute that they are in default. here in the uk, new figures suggest july s wet weather caused a slowdown in retail sales, with demand for clothing falling. 0verall retail sales grew 1.5% injuly, down from 2.3% the year before, according to the british retail consortium. that s it. i will be back a little
0verall retail sales grew by1.5% injuly, down from 2.3% the year before, according to the british retail consortium. the group also said rising interest rates were squeezing shoppers budgets. you re live with bbc news. i d like to show you some live pictures in ireland in bray where the funeral of sinead o connor is due to take place in the coming moments. you can see the vehicle. so many people lining the streets. a vehicle that has been dressed in lgbtq+ flags. she was a big campaign in the area. she lived in the area for 15 years. we are expecting thousands of people to line the