good evening. royal officials have insisted that prince charles remains politically neutral , following a report that he has strongly criticised government plans to send some asylum seekers to rwanda in central africa. an unnamed source told the times newspaper that prince charles has described the policy as appalling and said he was more than disappointed by it. the first flight carrying asylum seekers to rwanda is due to leave on tuesday. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. as prince of wales, his interventions over the years have led to accusations of meddling. charles is now moving ever closer to the throne. so this morning s headlines suggesting he has taken a stand on the highly sensitive political issue of the government s refugee policy are potentially problematic. 10,000 migrants have arrived in britain in small boats so far this year. the prince is said to have described the government plan to send some to rwanda as appalling . charles s comment
on student loans in england is being cut by almost 5%. ministers hope it will provide peace of mind for graduates. as you can see, this eye is not blinking. and singerjustin bieber reveals the reason he cancelled his performances this week he s experiencing facial paralysis. more from me at the top of the hour but now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. a repeat of last summer s euros final but it s behind closed doors for england as they take on italy in the nations league. a masterclass from mitchell as new zealand cruise past 500 on day two of the second test against england. and back in the big time saracens reach their first premiership final, since punishment for their salary cap breaches. welcome along to sportsday on a hugely busy saturday. cricket, rugby, formula one to come but we ll start with football as we re under 15 minutes away from kick off in a repeat of last summer s euros final. england are taking on italy in th
to call for stricter gun laws, in the wake of last month s mass shooting at a school in texas. the government is expected to reject proposals to introduce a new salt and sugar tax , on processed food sold in england. a father and son have been killed in a crash at the isle of man tt . five riders have died in this year s event. as you can see, this eye is not blinking. and singerjustin bieber reveals the reason he cancelled his performances this week he s experiencing facial paralysis. good evening. royal officials have insisted that prince charles remains politically neutral following a report that he has strongly criticised government plans, to send some asylum seekers to rwanda in central africa. an unnamed source told the times newspaper, that prince charles has described the policy as appalling and said he was more than disappointed by it. the first flight carrying asylum seekers to rwanda is due to leave on tuesday. campaigners against the government s pol
government s asylum policy. and pop starjustin bieber cancels a number of shows after being diagnosed with an illness that s partially paralysed his face. as you can see, this eye is not blinking. i can t smile on this side of my face. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we begin in ukraine, where officials say their forces urgently need more supplies of ammunition. according to one regional governor, the fighting has become a war of artillery and the russian army is much more powerful. the us and nato are in the process of sending heavy armaments, but say they need to be supplied at a pace that ukraine s forces can absorb safely. the battle for control of the key town of severodonetsk is shaping the war with reports of street to street fighting. neither side has scored a knock out blow and much of the city has been reduced to rubble. nick beake reports from kyiv. the russian onslaught in the donbas region is relentless, bombarding ukrainian
the government is expected to reject proposals to introduce a new salt and sugar tax on processed food sold in england. a father and son have been killed in a crash at the isle of man tt. five riders have died in this year s event. as you can see, this eye is not blinking. and singerjustin bieber reveals the reason he cancelled his performances this week he s experiencing facial paralysis. now on bbc news, our world. for decades temples across cambodia were looted and their treasures stolen, smuggled and sold abroad. but now the cambodian government wants them back. temples across cambodia have been looted, their ancient treasures torn away. wow, 0k. i ve got exclusive access to the sites they were stolen from, and speak to the temple raiders who did the looting. this one? for many cambodians, these sculptures are much more than just stone objects. now cambodia is fighting back, demanding that some of the biggest museums in the world return their antiquities. these museums