A row over the governments plan to have Quarantine Hotels for travellers Industry Bosses say theyve not yet been consulted. A green and pleasant land now but this site in cumbria could soon have a coal mine like this. So how does that square with the governments promises to go green . Must be something in the water the Bristol Street where having a baby is becoming something of a trend. And coming up on bbc news. Can england stop the mighty india on home soil . Joe root s men begin their test series in chennai tomorrow. A tough challenge lies ahead. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The uks Vaccination Programme is not only helping to curb the spread of the coronavirus it could also give the economy a shot in the arm. That is the view from the Bank Of England. While were in lockdown, the bank expects the size of the economy the gdp to shrink by 4. 2 in the first three months of this year. But it says a successful Vaccination Roll out should see a rapid recovery from spri
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 governments 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 cant tell you exactly how many, im afraid. Probably understandably the home office being a bit cagey about numbers. They dont want to be seen to be putting numbers on it, because i think that would imp
respectively in a highly unusual move, the judge in the case lifted the usual anonymity given to young people, allowing brianna s colours to be named. you may find some of the content disturbing in this report. scarlettjenkinson and eddie ratcliffe, the colours of brianna ghey. the two had been close, trusted friends, school together untiljenkinson was temporarily moved to a different school where scarlett became friends with brianna. in terms of skill, they were no red flags. i brianna. in terms of skill, they were no red flags. brianna. in terms of skill, they were no red flags. i think sitting and listening were no red flags. i think sitting and listening in were no red flags. i think sitting and listening in court were no red flags. i think sitting and listening in court to - were no red flags. i think sitting and listening in court to the - and listening in court to the messages between eddie and scarlett was very, very surreal and trying to imagine that anyone wo
us and british forces have carried out another wave of strikes against houthi targets in yemen. it s the latest action against the iranian backed group, which has been attacking commercial shipping in the red sea in response to israel s war against hamas. president biden and the british prime minister rishi sunak have been discussing the crisis on the phone. our defence correspondent jonathan beale gave us this update. remember, this is the second time that this co ordinated action has taken place. it happened ten days ago when british jets happened ten days ago when britishjets in cyprus, which i think probably would have been involved again, took part with american leader strikes against the houthi, specifically going against, control and also size where they have been storing, manufacturing drones and missiles, which they had been using to target merchant shipping in the red sea. the hope was that the initial set of strikes on 12 january would stop them but they have not s
elsewhere in the us presidentjoe biden has vowed in other news china has passed its first foreign relations law aimed at providing a legal basis to hit back against sanctions and what chinese media called western hegemony. the law on foreign relations gives beijing the right to take quote countermeasures and restrictive measures against acts that endanger china s security and development interests. the move comes as the us and china becoming increasingly locked in a dispute spanning politics and trade. china has seen parts of its country gripped by a historic heatwave this month. but it s not the only country in asia affected india too, is sweating under a prolonged heatwave. the weather is putting stress notjust on people s health the climate was a topic discussed at the world economic forum gathering in the chinese city of tianjin this week. dr melissa lott an energy researcher with new york s columbia university talked to us earlier. she explained what needs to be do