Clearly these concerns are worrying local people. The government has repeatedly said that the barge is going to be better value for british taxpayers because of the huge costs of housing Asylum Seekers and hotels, i think it is about £6 million a day at the moment. Do we know how much it cost a housing Asylum Seeker on the barge . We a housing Asylum Seeker on the barae . ~. ,. ,. , barge . We are told it is cheaper. There was barge . We are told it is cheaper. There was a barge . We are told it is cheaper. There was a report barge . We are told it is cheaper. There was a report recently barge . We are told it is cheaper. There was a report recently thatl there was a report recently that suggested it might only be a little bit cheaper. The government has been very cagey and giving us an exact number over what it will cost because i suspect it has been done before so they dont entirely know. There are concerns that the costs of maintaining a barge should be more than a building on land
We start here in the uk where the government is once again under scrutiny over its decision to house Asylum Seekers on a barge off the south coast of england. The first men to be housed on the vessel called the bibby stockholm began arriving on board today. Ministers hope that up to 500 will follow, to await decisions on their asylum applications. The government says itll help reduce the costs of housing migrants in hotels and today new figures showed that a Record Number of Asylum Seekers more than 50,000 were in so called Contingency Accommodation. But campaigners have raised concerns about the conditions on the barge and its believed that some Asylum Seekers have had their transfers cancelled after legal interventions. Protestors gathered close to the barge in dorset. This was what they had to say a little earlier im against the barge, i think its extremely dangerous, as has been proved by the fire brigade. I dont think they should be on the barge. They. Its like a prison. And i thi
At this stadium were canada and brazil and the United States were eliminated, colombia and jamaica help to avoid a similarfate. For the winners, england await. The first half was physical and tense, but ultimately goalless. There was nothing new forjamaicas defence, who have been impenetrable in this tournament. When Catalina Usme brought a long time ball in the area perfectly, she ended that run. The second goal for columbias captain on the night. It sends the colombians in the stands into raptures over 300 minutes had gone by before jamaica conceded their first goal of the tournament, and it brought them to live. Moments later they struck the woodwork. Colombia spotted an opportunity and immediately hit on the counter. A chance to double their lead to no avail. England will watch this cautiously, something for them to keep in mind for the next round. Jamaica came this close to an equaliser. A cross, a free header, agonisingly wide. The fairy tale for jamaica ends here. Colombia held
For calais said people who have had traumatic experiences, to house any human being in Something Like the Bibby Stockholm is inhumane, to try to do so to this group of people is unbelievably cruel. The conservative deputy chairman, said they should expletive off. Your reaction . Get in touch. 15 Asylum Seekers have spent their first night aboard the Bibby Stockholm in dorset. 20 have refused to get on and have launched legal challenges. Ministers want to move hundreds more there this week. The home office has announced a unit to stop potential Immigration Fraud by lawyers encouraging false claims by Asylum Seekers. Staff in the Immigration System are being trained to spot potential Rogue Lawyers who may be coaching Asylum Seekers to help them stay in the uk. Its exam results day for pupils across scotland. More than 140,000 who sat their nationals, highers and advanced highers will receive their grades. The funeral of the irish singer Sinead Oconnor will be held near dublin this mornin
Mr sunak is expected to meet his israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and israeli president isaac herzog for what he said, on arrival here, he hoped would be productive meetings. This, after urging regional leaders to avoid further dangerous escalation. In gaza, meanwhile, egypt has agreed to let humanitarian supplies in via The Rafah Crossing. An initial convoy of 20 trucks of aid are expected to enter gaza after a deal announced by President Biden and the earliest is tomorrow. Announcing the agreement, the us president warned that the aid convoys would be stopped if any supplies were confiscated by hamas, which governs gaza and is regarded as a Terrorist Organisation by the uk and us. We can bring you live pictures of gaza. It isjust after 11 00 in the morning. Israels military says it hit hundreds of sites in gaza over the last 2a hours targeting, it says, hamas infrustrauctre. With the latest, heres our correspondent wyre davies. As trucks carrying aid queue on the egyptian side