hello and welcome. we start the programme with breaking news, a man in the uk has been found guilty of murdering a seven year old girl more than thirty years ago. the body of nikki allen was found in sunderland in 1992. david boyd denied being responsible but refused to give evidence at his trial. live now to danny savage outside newcastle crown court. danny, tell us more. this is one of the most notorious danny, tell us more. this is one of the most notorious crimes - danny, tell us more. this is one of the most notorious crimes of - danny, tell us more. this is one of the most notorious crimes of this i the most notorious crimes of this part of the uk which has remained unsolved for more than three decades. today, that terrible weight that her family have had for 30 years finally came to an end. he was 25 years old at the time when she went missing back in 1992 in sunderland. in the last few minutes, he has been convicted at newcastle crown court. this can be described as
good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a bbc investigation has found that albanian drug gangs are offering to pay for migrants to cross the english channel, if they are prepared to work in the uk drugs industry when they arrive. gangs are using the migrant camps of northern france as a recruitment ground. there s been a sharp rise in the number of albanians crossing the channel in small boats this year. they now account for around a third of the almost 40,000 people who have landed on england s beaches this year. lucy williamson reports. for each boat, each migrant, there can be many smugglers albanian fixers, uk guarantors, kurdish criminal gangs. the journey starts in towns like laknas, now marked by absence. the shuttered houses and empty streets signs of an exodus this year. most were drawn by uk wages ten times higher than here. and each departure makes business in laknas even harder. as the price of crossing to the uk has dropped the suburbs around tirana ar
(pres) a bbc investigation has found that albanian drug gangs are offering to pay for migrants to cross the english channel, if they are prepared to work in the uk drugs industry when they arrive. albanians who ve already travelled from their home country to mainland europe, account for almost a third of the 38,000 people who ve crossed the(ani)channel to england so far this year. for each boat in each migrant there could be many smugglers. albanian fixers, uk guarantors, kurdish criminal gangs. the shuttered houses and empty streets, signs of an exodus this year. most were drawn by a uk wager is, ten times higher than here. and each departure makes each business here even harder. as the price of crossing into the uk has dropped, the suburbs around here are being drained of people. locals in this neighbourhood say 70% of the community have already left and many of those living here now are thinking ofjoining them. there are many places like this in albania now. this woman cro
the channel to england so far this year. that s according to uk government figures. lucy williamson has been speaking to people in albania, france and the uk. for each boat, each migrant, there can be many smugglers albanian fixers, uk guarantors, kurdish criminal gangs. the journey starts in towns like laknas, now marked by absence. the shuttered houses and empty streets signs of an exodus this year. most were drawn by uk wages ten times higher than here. and each departure makes business in laknas even harder. as the price of crossing to the uk has dropped the suburbs around tirana are being drained of people. locals in this neighborhood say 70% of the community has already left, and many of those living here now are thinking ofjoining them. there are many places like laknas in albania now. majlinda s son crossed to the uk from dunkirk last month. translation: he was a seasonall worker working four months a year for minimal salary in a kitchen. he had more expectations fo