Ministers want to move hundreds more on to the Bibby Stockholm this week, but about 20 have refused to go. Speaking on bbc breakfast, the justice secretary alex chalk accepted there were legal challenges ahead for those who refuse to go on board. The position as they have made illegal objections to that process will need to go through its normal course, through our independent courts. We are very clear that if people dont have a right to be in the uk, that it is no longer sustainable for the british people to be spending £6 million a day on up to be spending £6 million a day on up to fourstar to be spending £6 million a day on up to four star accommodation, so of course we will be fair to people and ensure they are put up an appropriate accommodation which is safe and clean and decent and so on but we also have to be fair to the british people as well, and that means ensuring where there are alternatives to Expensive Hotel accommodation, be it a part of a disused army bases and so o
Hour. England ride their luck to reach the womens world cup quarterfinals. But theyll be without laurenjames, whose one match ban could be extended, following her sending off against nigeria. And we have a north south split in the weather today. In the north, largely dry with some sunshine, but wind increasing in the far north east. In the south, turning cloudy and murky with some patchy light rain. All the details later. Its tuesday the 8th of august. Our main story. 15 Asylum Seekers have spent their first night on the governments controversial Accommodation Barge, after a series of delays over safety concerns. Ministers want to move hundreds more onto the Bibby Stockholm in dorset this week, but some have already refused to go, launching legal challenges. All this comes as the home Office Announces a new taskforce to crack down on Rogue Lawyers who may be helping migrants to remain in the uk, underfalse claims. Ellie price reports. The first Asylum Seekers move into their new tempor
To defend themselves, citing the threat of Foreign Military intervention. They claim to have information a foreign power is preparing to attack. It comes after the expiry of a sunday deadline from west African Regional bloc ecowas, which demanded the coup be reversed. The group now plans to hold an Emergency Summit on thursday. Meanwhile, the United States is suspending more than 100 million in aid to niger. But officials insist theres still time to solve the crisis. I spoke to former state Department Official Bisa Williams earlier to get insights into the situation. We are now learning more about the Acting Deputy Secretary of states unsuccessful attempts to negotiate some kind of settlement to see a return to power of president Mohamed Bazoum. Why do you think she wasnt able to make any progress there . Im not sure i would characterise that as unsuccessful completely. My understanding was that the Acting Deputy Secretary left the door open for continued discussions and that basically
But for keisha and ana. fire, fire! ..their dream is on the edge of becoming a reality. they re about to become the first ever mum and daughter in space. they ll be on board virgin galactic s vss unity spacecraft. to just have the experience to actually go to space and look at our amazing planet from that high and to just breathe that in and to just be in that energy isjust super amazing. it brings out a lot of emotion in me because it s something that i ve wanted for so long and it s happening. i know that we ll get to experience weightlessness and be able to see the planet from outer space. i have no words to describe how i feel about experiencing that. originally from antigua in the caribbean, ana is currently studying physics at aberdeen university and hopes to eventually work for nasa. hi, ana. you and your mother are going to space.
But for kisha and ana. fire, fire. ..their dream is on the edge of becoming a reality. they re about to become the first ever mum and daughter in space. they ll be on board virgin galactic s vss unity spacecraft. to just have the experience to actually go to space and look at our amazing planet from that high, and to just breathe that in and to just be in that energy is just super amazing. it brings out a lot of emotion in me because it s something that i ve wanted for so long and it s happening. i know that we ll get to experience weightlessness and be able to see the planet from outer space. i have no words to describe how i feel about experiencing that. originally from antigua in the caribbean, ana is currently studying physics at aberdeen university and hopes to eventually work for nasa. hi, ana. you and your mother are going to space. ana, we won!