For calais said people who have had traumatic experiences, to house any human being in Something Like the Bibby Stockholm is inhumane, to try to do so to this group of people is unbelievably cruel. The conservative deputy chairman, said they should expletive off. Your reaction . Get in touch. 15 Asylum Seekers have spent their first night aboard the Bibby Stockholm in dorset. 20 have refused to get on and have launched legal challenges. Ministers want to move hundreds more there this week. The home office has announced a unit to stop potential Immigration Fraud by lawyers encouraging false claims by Asylum Seekers. Staff in the Immigration System are being trained to spot potential Rogue Lawyers who may be coaching Asylum Seekers to help them stay in the uk. Its exam results day for pupils across scotland. More than 140,000 who sat their nationals, highers and advanced highers will receive their grades. The funeral of the irish singer Sinead Oconnor will be held near dublin this mornin
britain, what do you think of it? do you still have trust in the police? are you getting what you need from the police? give us a call, give us a text. we will about that. right now, here is the news. a 15 year old boy who died after being followed by police whilst riding an e bike has been named locally as saul cookson. the incident happened yesterday afternoon in salford. he collided with an ambulance. north west ambulance service has told the bbc the vehicle was moving at the time, but it was not on an active call. the incident has been referred to the independent office for police conduct. the chief inspector of constabulary, andy cooke, has warned public trust in policing is hanging by a thread. he s blamed a series of scandals and the failure to get the basics right. mr cooke wants to have the ability to order police forces to make changes when there are serious public safety concerns. the treasury says the windfall tax on energy firms will remain until march 2028. but
it was time, you know? we ll look at the legacy of a leader who led the snp to repeated election victories and ask what next for the party and for scotland. also on the programme: the latest on the search for the missing mother nicola bulley. police reveal that the as year old, who s been missing for 19 days, was considered a high risk missing person from the start. because of alcohol related issues related to the menopause. as soon as she was reported missing, following the information that was provided to the police by her partner, paul, and based on a number of specific vulnerabilities that we were made aware of, nicola was graded as high risk. and the one year old who s received the most expensive medicine ever approved for the nhs a £3 million life saving gene therapy. arsenal could be replaced at the top of the list by manchester city as the two sides meet at the emirates. good evening from holyrood, where politicians and voters alike are reeling at the news that n
events here in the uk and across the world mark holocaust memorial day on the anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz birkenau nazi death camp. and the actress sylvia syms, best known for her roles in the films ice cold in alex and the queen, has died at the age of 89. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has been defending the government s record on economic growth. in a speech, he said there s too much gloom about the economy, and that the uk can be the next silicon valley with a network of investment zones, and brexit a catalyst for growth. but his speech follows recent warnings that thousands of british businesses face bankruptcy and news this week of a slump in the uk car manufacturing industry. this report from our economics correspondent, andy verity. uncertainty has made it really difficult to attract investment into the uk, and that is the number one thing we need to address. there are absolutely decisions available to british