half hour of people hadn t wished that we were still locked in the studio that we managed to get in. and before we were going on air, i was telling paddy about the last time i got locked out of my flat, and it was because i had to go and pick up a signed copy of michel barnier s brexit diaries. long, long story and also from a very long time ago, that s very on brand. but should we explain what we re actually doing here? yes. so newscast is our daily news podcast that you can get every day on bbc sounds. obviously, during the election, we are majoring on covering the election coverage, the election campaign of all the parties. and every saturday we re here live on radio four to bring you some kind of newscast style reportage of the week. newscast from the bbc. we will look back at what s been happening all week in the election campaign. but if we ve got some breaking news, we will start with the breaking news and there s a classic scoop coming our way. well, it s interesting.
we got locked out of the studio in broadcasting house, and it s typical of what happens in an election campaign. well, let s hope that by the next half hour of people hadn t wished that we were still locked in the studio that we managed to get in. and before we were going on air, i was telling paddy about the last time i got locked out of my flat, and it was because i had to go and pick up a signed copy of michel barnier s brexit diaries. long, long story and also from a very long time ago, that s very on brand. but should we explain what we re actually doing here? yes. so newscast is our daily news podcast that you can get every day on bbc sounds. obviously, during the election, we are majoring on covering the election coverage, the election campaign of all the parties. and every saturday we re here live on radio four to bring you some kind of newscast style reportage of the week. we will look back at what s been happening all week in the election campaign. but if we ve got
including the stunning win over ukraine in munich. good evening. we start the programme with a bbc investigation that has uncovered shocking claims that the greek coastguard has caused the deaths of dozens of migrants in the mediterranean over a three year period including nine people who were deliberately thrown into the water. more than a0 people are alleged to have died as a result of being forced out of greek territorial waters, or taken back out to sea after reaching greek islands. with more on this, here s paul adams. for more than ten years, migrants escaping war, persecution or poverty have used a number of routes to reach europe. some travel from north africa to italy. others cross from turkey to the nearby greek islands. for many greece is seen as the best way into europe. last year, just over 41,000 people arrived using that route. human rights groups say thousands of people seeking asylum have been forced back, illegally, from greece to turkey. denied the right
and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening from carmarthen. more than half way through this general election campaign, we re in wales tonight, looking at the political landscape of the nation and how it may change after polling day. we ve been also been asking you to get in touch and tell us about the issues you want the bbc to cover through your voice, your vote. we ll be hearing about green energy and the possible impact of its infrastructure on this beautiful landscape. we ll have more on that in a few minutes but first, reform uk launched its manifesto today, or contract, as the party calls it. the launch took place by chance in south wales. as well as policies on immigration, nigel farage outlined pledges on tax and the nhs. with more details, here s our political correspondent alex forsyth. there was something of a stir outside this community club in merthyr tydfil