after a father of four was stabbed to death having spent the day celebrating his two year old twin daughters birthday, the stark reality of drinking during the pandemic more people died from alcohol in england and wales last year than in any of the previous twenty years. unseasonal weather as people go to the polls in england, scotland and wales the biggest test of voter opinion since the last general election. and we meet the former royal marine commando who lost both legs in afghanistan in training for a charity swim across plymouth sound good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. french fishermen who staged a protest off the coast ofjersey about post brexit fishing rights have now sailed away from the area and back to port. two royal navy ships are still on patrol after escalating tensions in the last few days. the french claim their rights to fish off the island are being unfairly restricted by a new system of licences. leaders in jersey say they ve held positive
of technology and gadgets. the home secretary, sajid javid, is chairing a meeting of the border force and the national crime agency as he attempts to halt the flow of migrants trying to reach the uk across the channel. mrjavid returned to the uk this morning, cutting short a family holiday in south africa, to work out how to stem the problem which has seen more than 200 migrants make the crossing since november. the uk and france have agreed to step up joint patrols, but some backbench mps have criticised the home office for being too slow to act. simon clemison reports. the coastguard helicopter on patrol above the kent shoreline. but even though there is now closer monitoring of the english channel, will it be enough to tackle the rising number of migrants risking everything to reach the uk? in yet another crossing, six iranian men were found on a beach near dover yesterday, not long after the home secretary promised action, having come under increased pressure. in an inter
sajid javid, has held a meeting with the border force and the national crime agency to decide how to tackle the growing number of migrants attempting to cross the english channel. more than 200 people have attempted the crossing since november many of them iranian citizens. in the latest incident, twelve migrants including a child were found by border officials this morning near dungeness in kent. 0ur report from simon jones contains flash photography. back on the beach, the police and border force were called this morning, after another group of migrants arrived on the kent coast. just as the home secretary returns to the country amid a barrage of criticism that the home office has failed to get a grip on the situation. sajid javid says he is deeply concerned about the number crossing the channel by small boat. more than 200 people have arrived in the past two months. he s been meeting officials from the home office and border force, but he s warning there are no easy
in 2019. the display is taking place on five barges in victoria harbour. they re floating in the middle of the harbour, in front of the hong kong exhibition centre. we will be watching all the countries around the globe seeing in the new year. so do stay with us. in the past half hour a meeting between the home secretary, sajid javid, and officials from the border force and the national crime agency to decide how to tackle the growing number of migrants attempting to cross the english channel has ended. more than 200 people have attempted the crossing since november many of them iranian citizens. in the latest incident, 12 migrants including a child were found by border officials this morning near dungeness in kent. our correspondent, simonjones, is in dover with the latest. we understand that 239 migrants in total have managed to reach the kent coast on small boats over the past couple of months. is noing that s. in addition there are people who have been interce