after they went missing. and, the wait is almost over super fans are poised online as tickets for eurovision go on sale later. hello and welcome to bbc news. welcome to viewers here in the uk and around the world. britain s home secretary, suella braverman, has accepted the government is pushing the boundaries of international law with new legislation aimed at stopping asylum seekers crossing the english channel in small boats. it s thought the measures, being introduced in parliament today, and which put a legal duty on ministers to remove anyone who enters the uk illegally would face legal challenges. here s our political correspondent, iain watson: five years ago, fewer than 300 migrants attempted to cross the channel in a small boat. last year, more than 16,000 undertook the hazardous journey. and as the numbers grew, so too did the political pressure on the government. so injanuary this year, the prime minister made this pledge. we will pass new laws to stop small
I am nowjoined by dr micha werner, associate professor in drought and flood management at ihe delft institute for water education. thank you forjoining us. you are based in the netherlands, a famously low lying country. what can the uk and other countries learn from how you manage flood risk there? thank ou, aood you manage flood risk there? thank you, good morning. you manage flood risk there? thank you, good morning. indeed, - you manage flood risk there? thank you, good morning. indeed, as- you manage flood risk there? t ua ua; you, good morning. indeed, as you mentioned, so the netherlands here where i am now is indeed famous for managing floods over the centuries and as you may know, about a third of the country is below sea level. i think managing floods and flood risk has been very high on the agenda in this country. but i think also what s interesting, traditionally we have had a very strong focus here on building flood defences, such as
Variable and increasingly will become so. so adapting to that, not just on the flood side but on the drought side, i think that s also interesting in the netherlands. that we ve understood that traditionally we ve understood that traditionally we are trying to get rid of the water but now some of the hot and dry summers we are having means we have to keep hold of that water. we have to keep hold of that water. we have to keep hold of that water. we have to balance the risk on one side of the spectrum with the risks on the other side of the spectrum. go ahead. . , the other side of the spectrum. go ahead. ., , ., ,. ., . ahead. are really fascinating. we are out of time, ahead. are really fascinating. we are out of time, unfortunately. . ahead. are really fascinating. we are out of time, unfortunately. i | are out of time, unfortunately. i could spend much longer talking to you about that. a really fascinating discussion. dr micha werner from the netherlands. police are investigat