the 27 people who died making the crossing from france to britain yesterday comprised 17 men, seven women, two teenage boys and a young girl. the uk and france both say they want to prevent a repeat of what happened yesterday, but the british home secretary admits there is no quick fix . and more will come. in fact, today, in spite of the grim news circulating in the camps in northern france, there were still people willing to pay to get into these flimsy boats for the dangerous journey across the channel. this report from our europe correspondent nick beake. beside an abandoned train track in northern france, families desperate to resume their own journey to the uk, despite the horror of the last 2a hours. for now, more than 500 people call this camp home. among them, new arrivals, this family from iraq. their family has grown in the three years they have been on the road, trudging through more than half a dozen countries to get here. romania, after hungary, after france, a
on student loans could jump as high as 12% later this year. financial experts and students call for a change to the system which, they say, could put people off going to university. tempers spill over in madrid as police separate manchester city and atletico players after a bruising night as city reach the semifinals of the champions league. the league. first half of the easter weekend looking the first half of the easter weekend looking dry with sunshine. the best of which in the east. the second half has the potential for rain. all the details throughout the programme. it s thursday, 14th april. our main story. the government has struck a deal to send some asylum seekers to rwanda while their claims are processed. the prime minister is due to unveil more details of the scheme later this morning. single men who travel across the channel in small boats will be relocated more than 4,000 miles to rwanda and could also be encouraged to settle in the east african country. critics
Despite Government promises to remove illegal migrants, only a small fraction of those who crossed the Channel in small boats last year have been deported.