unvaccinated, unvaccinated, unvaccinated, unvaccinated. a special report from the royal london hospital about the continuing pressures from omicron. and after too many incidents like these did you know the highway code is changing this week giving cyclists and pedestrians priority? coming up on the bbc news channel, messages of support for chinese player peng shuai are banned at the australian open. a former world number one labels organisers pathetic and wea k . good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. prime minister borisjohnson has warned russia that invading ukraine would be disastrous and a painful, violent and bloody business . nato is sending more warships and fighterjets to member states in eastern europe and both the uk and us have announced that they are pulling some embassy staff out of ukraine. tension in the region has been building with around 100,000 russian troops massed near ukraine s borders. president putin has publically stated his belie
of fraudulent covid business loans. people arriving in england will no longer need to take people arriving in england a covid lateral flow test, if they have been double vaccinated. we promise we wouldn t keep these measures in place a date longer than was necessary. it s obvious to me now that vaccinated travellers has outlived its usefulness. the prime minister warns russia that invading ukraine would be a disastrous step as the uk withdraws staff from its embassy there. the founder of wikileaks julian assange wins the first stage of his legal bid to appeal against the decision to extradite him to the united states. and how well do you know the new rules of the road? the highway code s been rewritten to make it safer for cyclists. also coming up this hour overcoming scorching heat, sleep deprivation, and being trailed by sharks a british all women crew including a woman with incurable cancer break the world record for rowing across the atlantic. borisjohnson
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 it ll 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 it s 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: i m against the barge, i think it s extremely dangerous, as has been proved by the fire brigade. i don t think they should be on the barge.
attempt to cut costs and deter migrants attempting to come to the uk illegally by boat. also on the programme, the standoff in niger continues. the country s coup leaders have closed niger s airspace until further notice, citing the threat of military invervention from neighbouring powers. arizona s blistering heat wave continues as us president biden heads to the state to promote his clean energy plans. and the american millionaire allegedly working with the chinese government to influence politics in the west. i ll speak to the new york times reporter behind the investigation. first let s focus on the barge for asylum seekers here in the uk. the government hopes that around 500 men can be housed on board the vessel called the bibby stockholm. but so far, just 15 are on board. ministers say the barge will be better value for taxpayers than hotel rooms, which are costing more than six million pounds a day. there have been concerns about conditions on board, but the govern
he remains in good spirits . he was sentenced, on saturday, for failing to declare money earned from selling state gifts, while he was in office. after the verdict he was taken from his home directly to prison. he has denied the charges. let s speak to mian hammad azhar,|mran khan s aide and formerfinance and energy minister. thank you forjoining us on the programme. tell us a little bit more about the situation with the former prime minister. you say that or his lawyers say they are deplorable conditions but he remains in good spirits. conditions but he remains in good sirits. . , . , ., spirits. that is correct. he s not been given spirits. that is correct. he s not been given because spirits. that is correct. he s not been given because that - spirits. that is correct. he s noti been given because that former spirits. that is correct. he s not - been given because that former prime ministers in pakistan are entitled to. he s being held in a cell with open toilets, th