Good evening. In fact, that is where were going to start. The Prime Minister pledged the planes for rwanda would be leaving britain this spring. Its now almost two years since ministers first announced their plan to send some migrants to east africa. And the costs continue to mount. A recent report from the National Audit office suggests the cost of the policy, whether or not anyone is ever sent there, stands at £370 million. Mr sunak says it is the deterrent they need, and should be considered a cost saving, since the bill to house Asylum Seekers in britain will reach £11 billion a year by 2026. Tonight the House Of Lords will have their say. We are watching live the debate in the chamber, where possible changes to the bill will be adopted. That is the scene from the floor of the House Of Lords as we speak. We are expecting a vote very shortly. Our Political Correspondent Harry Farleyjoins Me now from westminster. The government has already suffered a defeat today on its bill in rel
asymptomatic transmission was in fact correct? fact correct? no. perhaps it is not as fully expressed fact correct? no. perhaps it is not as fully expressed there - fact correct? no. perhaps it is not as fully expressed there as - fact correct? no. perhaps it is not as fully expressed there as i - fact correct? no. perhaps it is not as fully expressed there as i have | as fully expressed there as i have had the opportunity to do to today. if we go back to the statement you showed me a moment ago, it was actually me who first queried everything, saying, i don t think it is right to say that asymptomatic transmission cannot happen. so it wasn t that we didn t know asymptomatic transmission couldn t happen, but we didn t know, at the outset, what we came to know, but it was potentially a significant driver. the response that came back to me from health protection scotland, as it was then, still was saying they thought it was overwhelmingly likely people with symptoms who woul
steaming? i look forward to hearing from you. that is coming up. and here is the news. tens water is holding urgent talks today to secure extra funding thames water. the government says supplies will not be affected if it collapses. the court of appeal are set to rule today on a challenge to the government plan to deport migrants to rwanda. at least 150 people have now been arrested across france after protests over the killing of a 17 year old boy by a police officer. the teenager was shot in a traffic stop in a paris suburb on tuesday. the committee which found boris johnson repeatedly lied to parliament over downing street party is in lockdown will publish another report today about how it believes the findings were undermined. it is expected to name certain mps and peers. i have hints of some of the anger from you about your water from a couple of callers we took in mp5 panel yesterday. if you feel you want to howl at the moon, we are hear from you, want to howl at the
manager steve cooper. the club are 17th in the table, five points ahead of third bottom luton and have picked upjust one point from their past six games. cooper was a popular figure among forest fans having brought the club up from the championship in 2022 and he kept them in the premier league last season. but he has gone and this is the man who is favourite to replace cooper, the former wolves and tottenham boss who has spoken to nottingham forest about the job and he was sacked by saudi pro league club al etihad last month having won the league title there the previous season and more reaction to this breaking news on the bbc sport website. the english and european champions manchester city are hoping to add the club world cup to their impressive trophy haul in 2023. they re playing japanese side urawa red diamonds injeddah on tuesday for a place in the final against the copa libertadores winners fluminese. city are boosted by the return of key player kevin de bruyne, fina
let s start with the war in ukraine. russia has launched a fresh wave of missile strikes against ukraine speaking to the bbc, the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has ruled out conceding any territory to russia in a potential peace deal. our world affairs editor, john simpson, reports from kyiv. with the anniversary of the russian invasion coming close, president zelensky is showing signs of increasing confidence. he s been visiting several of his main backers in britain and other nato countries, and the promises of weapons and support that he s received have clearly buoyed him up. when i met him today, he was defiant and seemed more than usually sure of his position. i asked what he felt about the threat that vladimir putin might strike at ukraine through neighbouring belarus, and he dismissed it out of hand. it will be a big mistake for him and for belarus. it will be a historical mistake. but if belarussia does involve itself, can you survive? we will fight. we wil