hello and welcome to bbc news. the focus of the conservative leadership race to elect the next british prime minister is switching to immigration, with both candidates setting out measures to control the uk s borders. the former chancellor, rishi sunak, has proposed a ten point plan including a cap on refugee numbers, and witholding aid from countries which won t accept the return of asylum seekers whose claims have failed. the foreign secretary, liz truss, has told a newspaper she would increase the number of frontline border force staff by a fifth. joining me now is our political correspondent, tony bonsignore. you have been looking in detail at the ten point plan from rishi sunak, what are they saying in more detail? liz truss saying this morning all over the mail on sunday, her key message is she will continue with the rwanda plan, try and expand it to other countries. you mentioned increasing borderfor to other countries. you mentioned increasing border for staff,
for a visit described as a pilgrimage of penance . hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. britons using eurotunnel to travel to france have been warned to expect long delays at folkestone, as the summer getaway gets into full swing. the company says processing time from check in to boarding is estimated to be around 90 minutes. some eurotunnel passengers say they spent the night in their cars trying to get to the terminal. queues at the port of dover have eased to just an hour today, after two days of gridlocked roads and lengthy waits there. the port of dover authorities have issued a statement, saying operations have returned to normal after staff worked around the clock to clear a backlog of freight vehicles overnight. we can cross live to folkestone and our correspondent vishala sri pathma. what is the situation like there now? we can see a bit of queueing behind you. now? we can see a bit of queueing behind vom now? we can see a bit of queu
in their latest announcements in the conservative leadership race. with more countries fighting wildfires, the us special envoy for climatejohn kerry tells the bbc that president biden is considering whether to announce a climate emergency. we are moving forward, but we re not making enough progress and we are not moving forward fast enough. good afternoon. the port of dover says work has been continuing around the clock to help holidaymakers and lorries get across the channel, after they faced lengthy waits over the past two days. queues at the port are expected to be reduced to about an hour this afternoon. the port s chief executive, doug bannister, has thanked travellers and residents of dover for their understanding during what he described as a challenging period . but people using eurotunnel to travel to france have been warned to expect long delays at folkestone. simonjones reports. the not so great getaway continues. in folkestone, holiday makers have been struggl
in the conservative leadership race. with more countries fighting wildfires, the us special envoy for climatejohn kerry tells the bbc that president biden is considering whether to announce a climate emergency. we are moving forward, but we re not making enough progress and we are not moving forward fast enough. good afternoon. the port of dover says work has been continuing around the clock to help holidaymakers and lorries get across the channel, after they faced lengthy waits over the past two days. queues at the port are expected to be reduced to about an hour this afternoon. the port s chief executive, doug bannister, has thanked travellers and residents of dover for their understanding during what he described as a challenging period . but people using eurotunnel to travel to france have been warned to expect long delays at folkestone. and this is the picture live there now near the entrance to the eurotunnel. as you can see cars and lorries are still queuing up. the
I will not be running for president in 2020 but i guarantee i will stay in the fight. Also on the programme. After hours of talks, the leaders of russia and turkey agree a ceasefire in northern syria. But can it last . Abduction, serious physical abuse and a campaign of intimidation. Allegations made against the ruler of dubai by his former wife and found to be proven by the high court here in britain. Hello and welcome. Im katty kay in washington and James Reynolds is in london. In the past few hours, the uk has confirmed the countrys first death from the coronavirus. The patient who died at the Royal Berkshire hospital is said to have been elderly with existing health difficulties. Uk Health Officials are set to move to a new stage in their fight against the disease they will start work on delaying its spread, rather than containing it. Here is the Prime Minister borisjohnson. Boris johnson. Basically we are saying wash your hands, and in business there is usual. We are still in the