welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. we start with a major political political row here in the uk. the first asylum seekers to be housed on a barge off the south coast of england have now begun arriving on board. the government s use of the barge called the bibby stockholm has been controversial. officials say it will be used to house up to 500 men while they await the outcome of their asylum applications. campaigners have expressed concern about the conditions on board, but the government insists the vessel is safe and that it will help reduce the cost of placing migrants in hotels. our correspondent ellie price is in dorset for us. she gave us this update a little earlier. we also understand there are already a number of migrants on board. i can t tell you exactly how many, i m afraid. probably understandably the home office being a bit cagey about numbers. they don t want to be seen to be putting numbers on it, because i th
A solicitor representing three victims of the IRA is being threatened with legal action around comments he made in relation to his clients’ civil case against Gerry Adams.