An important but controversial part of its policy to deter migrants attempting to come to the uk illegally by boat. Joining me to discuss it on my panel for the next hour is the democratic strategist Mary Anne Marsh and Phillip Rycroft former permanent secretary in the department for exiting the european union. Also on the programme. Arizonas blistering heat wave continues as us President Biden heads to the state to promote his clean energy plans. Under an hour until the deadline for Donald Trumps legal team to respond to a Justice Departments request that could limit what information the former president is permitted to share publicly. First lets 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 concer
historical responsibility. a jury in washington finds four members of the far right group the proud boys guilty of seditious conspiracy for plotting the january 6th attack on the us capitol. welcome to bbc news. here in the uk, preparations are well under way for the coronation of king charles. not long to go now. joining me live covering every moment of the lead up to the coronation is our correspondent christian fraser. enjoying the sunshine here on a lovely day in front of buckingham palace. the royal standard flying above the palace which tells you the king is in residence and the lucky ones who were here a little earlier would have seen him drive down the mall to westminster abbey, where they went through a short dress rehearsal. and going through the final preparations ahead of the big event on saturday. you will see the seats are here, the amphitheatre has been set up for the veterans and nhs workers on saturday, so the stage is set really ahead of the big ceremony. of
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. donald trump has become the first us president in history to be charged with a crime. he ll be charged in new york over alleged hush money given to a porn starjust before the 2016 presidential election. mr trump, who s running again for president, has repeated he s innocent and called the indictment political persecution and election interference . his son eric said it was the opportunistic targeting of a political opponent in a campaign year . the bbc s nada tawfik s outside the court in new york. nada, you ve been outside there for a few hours now. what is the situation like now on the ground? the situation like now on the round? , , the situation like now on the round? 3 , ground? it s very calm here in new york- ground? it s very calm here in new york. there ground? it s very calm here in new york. there is ground? it s very calm here in new york. there is an - ground? it s very calm here in l new
defend it signs of disagreement at the cop27 climate change summit over plans by several african countries to extract more natural gas. and the jackpot that seems to get ever bigger the powerball prize now worth nearly $2 billion. of america s crucial midterm elections today. a strong showing for the republicans will put them in a position to block any ofjoe biden s legislation, and would encourage donald trump to run for the white house again in 202a. here s our washington correspondent nomia iqbal. that s certainly the hope by president biden and the democrats that they can work together. the moment president biden became president two years ago, he made a big point of bipartisanship. he is friends with a lot of republicans so he had made a big thing about how we can all get on. when the ukraine invasion happened, there was a rare glimpse of bipartisanship, because both parties agreed that sending aid to ukraine was a good thing. however, many republican candidates runn
do you work in education do you have children in school? are you worried how this will affect their studies and wellbeing? let me know by getting in touch with your comments and questions on twitter @annitabbc and use the hashtag bbc your questions. millions of people in the us prepare to head to the polls and vote in the midterm elections. new research suggests over half of young people between 11 18 are navigating a world outside of school that is increasingly isolated and home based. and the purr fect home? how one family turned their house into a cat rescue centre. thank you forjoining us at the bbc news channel this morning. new allegations of bullying have been made against the government minister sir gavin williamson claims which he denies. he s already facing two investigations a conservative party one and a parliamentary one after sending abusive text messages to the former chief whip, wendy morton. sir gavin williamson is currently minister without portfolio