An Albanian asylum seeker who died on the Bibby Stockholm in a suspected suicide said he was being treated like an animal before his death, his sister has claimed.
supposed to happen. and we need to learn from that. learn from that. thank you both very much indeed- at least 79 have drowned after a fishing vessle carrying migrants capsized off the coast of southern greece, the dealiest shipwreck off greece this year, a reminder of how precarious these journrys are, even in good weather. these images show the crowded boat before it went down. 100 people have been rescued but greek officials fear many more may have been on board. the tragedy comes as more than 1,400 people have been detected crossing the english channel in the past four days. the uk government had previously claimed some success in getting numbers down. here s anna on what headway, if any, the government is making on sorting out what they have termed our broken asylum system. people who cross the channel make up a small proportion of net migration figures, but it s what they symbolise which can anger the public, and that s a lack of control. stopping the boats is a key rishi su
the coast of tunisia. five other boats have gone down in the region in the last three days amid an unprecedented wave of departures. authorities in the italian island of lampedusa say they are overwhelmed with thousands of arrivals after dozens of vessels completed the crossing. here in the uk the british government is preparing to announce the use of ferries to accommodate migrants who have crossed the channel on small boats. the announcement could come as soon as this week. let s hear from our political correspondent helen catt. at the moment a large number of people who cross the channel are being put up in hotels. the bbc understands the number is around more than 51,000, across 395 hotels. and the government has signalled that it wants to move away from that and it s been looking for alternatives. so we understand that what is going to be announced are two military sites in england will be used to to house migrants with the first moving in within weeks. they ll have a capacity,
to accommodate migrants who have crossed the channel on small boats. the announcement could come as soon as this week. let s hear from our political correspondent helen catt. there are more than 51,000 across hotels. at the moment a large number of people who cross the channel are being put up in hotels. the bbc understands the number is around more than 51,000, across 395 hotels. and the government has signalled that it wants to move away from that and it s been looking for alternatives. so we understand that what is going to be announced are two military sites in england will be used to to house migrants with the first moving in within weeks. they ll have a capacity, sources say, of between 1500 to 2000. the expectation is that that will be largely for new arrivals in the first instance. they also expected to announce the use of, as you mentioned, ferries and what s being described as other temporary floating accommodation. there have been negotiations with ports, but we might not kn
three days amid an unprecedented series of departures. authorities in the italian island of lampedusa say they are overwhelmed with thousands of arrivals after dozens of vessels completed the crossing. we will hear in the uk the british government is preparing to announce the use of ferries to accommodate migrants who have crossed the channel on small boats. the announcement could come as soon as this week. let s hear from our political correspondent helen catt. at the moment a large number of people who cross the channel are being put up in hotels. the bbc understands the number is around more than 51,000, across 395 hotels. and the government has signalled that it wants to move away from that and it s been looking for alternatives. so we understand that what is going to be announced are two military sites in england will be used to to house migrants with the first moving in within weeks. they ll have a capacity, sources say, of between 1500 to 2000. the expectation is that that will