now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament. hello and welcome to wednesday in parliament, where borisjohnson warns there could be tougher covid restrictions on people crossing the channel from france. we will take a decision, no matter how tough to interrupt that trade and to interrupt those flows, if we think it is necessary to protect public health and to stop new variants coming in. priti patel sets out new rules for dealing with asylum seekers she says the system will be firm but fair. 0pposition mps reckon it s an outrage. the home secretary should be ashamed to make this statement today, mr speaker. there is nothing pretty about this. it is ugly dog whistle politics. and the labour leader challenges the prime minister over army cuts. lord richards, former chief of defence staff, has warned that with an armed force of this size now, we almost certainly would not be able to retake the falklands. the prime minister has told mps that the uk may need to take tougher action on
donald trump is put on notice by a judge about what he can post on social media about his upcoming trial. the uk economy grew ever so slightly in the second quarter of the year but is it a sign that things are turning around, or was itjust a consequence of some summer sunshine? and to fly or not to fly? a bbc investigation has revealed that rishi sunak has been using raf jets and helicopters as much as once a week during his first seven months in office. more than the uk s previous three prime ministers. first, let s focus in on the situation in hawaii. the death toll from wildfires there has risen to 55. but hundreds more are stll missing on the island of maui, and it s feared that the number of dead could still rise significantly. the historic seaside town of lahaina has been almost completely burned to the ground. officials say it will take years to recover from the fires, which were fanned by the winds of a hurricane. my colleague mishal husain has more on the scale of
the romance scams that cost people thousands of dollars the bbc speaks to a former gang member. and ahead of the oscars this weekend newsday speaks to domee shi, director of turning red, nominated for best animated movie. the uk government has unveiled its plan to tackle illegal migration, aimed at stopping people crossing the english channel in small boats. the prime minster, rishi sunak, said the bill was tough but necessary and fair. however, the un refugee agency says the bill would deny protection to many asylum seekers needing protection, calling it a breach of the un refugee convention, and undermining britain s humanitarian tradition. this report from our political editor, chris mason. it s half five in the morning. so dungeness. we re heading for one of the beaches on the south coast where migrants have arrived. this morning we will discuss the prime minister s plans to get tough on small boat crossings. rishi sunak and the home secretary say this is part of
refocusing attention on gang violence in the country. the romance scams that cost people thousands of dollars. the bbc speaks to former gang members. and ahead of the oscars this weekend, newsday speaks to domee shi, director of turning red, nominated for best animated movie. voice-over: voice over: lives from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. the uk government has unveiled its plan to tackle illegal migration, aimed at stopping people crossing the english channel in small boats. the prime minster, rishi sunak, said the bill was tough but necessary and fair. the un refugee agency says the bill would deny protection to many asylum seekers needing protection, calling it a breach of the un refugee convention, and undermining britain s humanitarian tradition. this report from our political editor, chris mason. it s half five in the morning. so, dungeness. we re heading for one of the beaches on the south coast where migrants have arrived. this morning we
he s up for the fight to bring in new legislation to prevent migrants crossing the channel. the un refugee agency says it will punish asylum seekers. people must know that if they come here illegally, it will result in their detention and swift removal. ahead of sunday s oscars ceremony, we speak to the star and director of best picture nominee elvis. hello and welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. two of four americans kidnapped in mexico on monday have been found dead. the two survivors have returned to the us. the group was fired on by gunmen while driving through matamoros in the north east, after crossing into mexico from texas. a mexican woman also died in the violence. a suspect is in custody. here s our mexico correspondent, will grant. caught up at the epicentre of mexico s violent drug war. this unconfirmed video reportedly shows the moment that the four us citizens, in mexico for a cosmetic health procedure for one of them, were kidnapped