This is bbc news, the headlines. the first asylum seekers to be housed on a barge off the south coast of england have arrived ministers hope that up to 500 will follow. lawyers for the former pakistan prime minister imran khan challenge a decision to jail him for three years. and we re live at the world s biggest arts festival with hundreds of performers in edinburgh. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s tolsen tollett. hello from the bbc sport centre. england are through to the last eight of the women s football world cup after a dramatic penalty shootout win over nigeria in brisbane. the european champions were under pressure throughout and saw laurenjames sent off late on, after a stamp on michelle alozie was spotted by var.
This is bbc news, the headlines. the first asylum seekers to be housed on a barge off the south coast of england have arrived ministers hope that up to 500 will follow. lawyers for the former pakistan prime minister imran khan challenge a decision to jail him for three years. and we re live at the world s biggest arts festival with hundreds of performers in edinburgh. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s tolsen tollett. hello from the bbc sport centre. england are through to the last eight of the women s football world cup after a dramatic penalty shootout win over nigeria in brisbane. the european champions were under pressure throughout and saw laurenjames sent off late on, after a stamp on michelle alozie was spotted by var.
Thank you so much for bringing us up to date there. we can speak now to natasha tsangarides, who is associate director of advocacy at the freedom from torture a charity providing therapeutic care for survivors of torture in the uk. thank you so much natasha for joining us on the programme. speaking there to our correspondent who is in dorset who pointed out some of the reasons behind the government s decision to send these asylum seekers there. just your reaction. asylum-seekers there. just your reaction. ~ ., , , , reaction. we are deeply disappointed that the government reaction. we are deeply disappointed that the government has reaction. we are deeply disappointed that the government has decided - reaction. we are deeply disappointed that the government has decided to i that the government has decided to press ahead with the idea of placing people in barge accommodation. we have warned the government time and again that these types of accommodation facility whether they are
Live from london. this is bbc news the first 15 asylum seekers to be housed on a barge off the south coast of england have arrived on board. military leaders in niger close the country s airspace and put their borderforces on high alert as the regional bloc ecowas prepares for a crisis summit. and joy for australia and england in the womens world cup as both teams power through to the quarter finals. hello, i m yalda hakim, welcome to the daily global, where we ll bring you the top stories from around the world. we start with a major row here in the uk over the government s decision to house asylum seekers on a barge off the south coast of england. the first 15 asylum seekers arrived on board the vessel
This is bbc news, the headlines. lawyers for the former pakistan prime minister imran khan challenge a decision to jail him for three years. the russians trying to buy property in the ukrainian city of mariupol destroyed in recent fighting. three hill walkers are found dead after hiking in glen coe in the scottish highlands. and we re live at the world s biggest arts festival with hundreds of performers in edinburgh. lawyers for the former pakistan prime minister, imran khan have been in court today challenging a decision over the weekend to jail him for three years. mr khan s legal team held a press conference after meeting with the former prime minister in prison. his lawyers say he is being held in deplorable conditions in jail but otherwise