Good evening. Days after Asylum Seekers went aboard the Bibby Stockholm Barge on the dorset coast, all those housed on it are being evacuated after Legionella Bacteria was discovered in its water supply. The government says it is a temporary measure, and the news comes as the latest figures showed more than 750 people crossing the channel in small boats yesterday, the highest daily number so far this year. Our home editor mark easton is here what do we know of whats been happening on board the barge . Well, we have spoken to one of the 39 Asylum Seekers and he was still on board this afternoon, he, but the occupants had been told not to use Running Water for washing or showering, he spoke of his own concern, he said a number of the migrants have said they had got sore throats, he himself said he had breathing difficulties, the home office insists that none of on board have shown the symptoms of Legionnaires Disease but make no mistake this is a serious embarrassment for the government
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Ealing council issued around 8,500 fixed penalty notices last year. that s one of the highest amounts in the country. around about 200 million cigarette butts are thrown on the floor in the uk every day, ok? each one of those has got the potential to pollute a0 litres of water. this man gets a talking to and a £150 fine. so if you get caught once dropping a piece of litter and you have to pay a fine, it s something that s annoying, isn t it? you know? it stays with you all day. it ruins your day, and i think it does stop people doing it again. back in south devon, the litter picked rubbish is brought here for sorting into recycling. there s an estimated four tonnes here from 18 months of town and beach cleans. this campaigner feels fines aren t the only answer. there should be a really good bottle return scheme in place, there should be other incentives, and basically, we really need to readdress our love affair with single use plastic. the anti litter group clean up britain wants to