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in belarus, imprisoned and held in isolation. we have a special report. and, great britain s kieran reilly wins bmx freestyle gold, at the world championhips, in glasgow. on bbc london. on newsnight at 10:30pm: as the first asylum seekers board the government s barge in dorset, we look at the asylum system as a whole. is it fit for purpose? we ll speak to representatives from the conservatives and labour. hello. it s a controversial policy, that s attracted attention around the world. it s been attacked by human rights groups and is subject to legal challenge. but today, the first of possibly hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers, moved onto a giant barge docked in dorset, to be housed while they await the outcome of asylum applications. the government says the vessel, which can accomodate up to 500 men, will be better value than hotels costing £6 million a day. but concerns have been raised about the possible impact on local services, and campaigners have called it ....
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 b ....
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 toile ....
but after two nigeria misses, chloe kelly was given the chance to win the game for england and her succesful spot kick sent the lionesses through to the quarterfinals, where they will face either jamaica or colombia. we dig deep as a group and we believe in our ability and first and foremost, we believe in what we are getting told to do. this team is special we did it in the euros and we are here again tonight and we keep pushing forward. there is more to come from the special team! we stuck together as a team. of course it was a very hard game. we made it through the extra time and we won the penalties and how we did that as a team, the team just kept going and i am so proud of them. co hosts australia are also through to the last eight after a convincing win against denmark. caitlin foord put the matildas ahead shortly before the half hour mark in sydney, after breaking in behind the danish defence. hayley raso made it 2 0 in the second half as they secured the quar ....
let s turn straightaway to breaking news of the last few minutes. three hill walkers have been found dead after failing to return from a walk in glen coe that s in the scottish highlands. police scotland said the bodies were discovered during a search, which had been launched after the group failed to return. the alarm was raised shortly after 9pm on saturday and mountain rescue teams assisted with the recovery operation. a force spokeswoman said, there do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances. a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal. so that news just coming in, that three people have been found dead after failing to return from a walk in glencoe in the scottish highlands. when we get more on that, we will return to it. now let s move on to the row in the uk about the government use of a barge to house asylum seekers. migrants have started boarding the vessel called the bibby stockholm in dorset on the south coast of england. the government ....