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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. theres 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 l...

the bbc has heard evidence that albanian drug gangs are using migrant camps in northern france as a recruitment ground, offering to pay the passage of people who looking for better economic prospects and are prepared to work in the uks illegal drugs trade. albanians account for at least one third of the 38,000 people whove crossed the channel to england this year, according to the latest government figures. 0ur correspondent lucy williamson reports. for each boat, each migrant, there c...

welcome to westminster, where people continue to queue to pay their respects to her majesty the queen. the queue is now officially closed and no more people are now allowed to join the end of the queue, so the people who are now filing past me are some of the last who will have that moment in westminster hall in that historic building, nearly 1000 years old, that has witnessed so much history, witnessing it once again, these are some of the last people to be able to file past her majes...

the channel to england so far this year. thats 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 b...

tonight at ten... the rise in albanians crossing the channel in small boats, lured by higher wages and gangs recruiting them for the drugs trade. the numbers have gone up sharply this year — we report from albania on whats behind it. locals in this neighbourhood say 70% of the community has already left, and many of those living here now are thinking ofjoining them. also on the programme tonight... staff at twitter find out if theyve been sacked, as the firms new owner, elon musk, dr...

to pay their respects as the queens body will lie in state for another 2a hours. away from westminster, todays other headlines: a man has been charged with attempted murder after two police officers were stabbed in londons leicester square. in sport, son heung—min scores a stunning 13—minute hat—trick as tottenham continue their unbeaten run in the premier league. its sunday 18 september. youre watching bbc breakfast from westminster. the us president, joe biden, has arrived in t...

the queue for people waiting to pay their respects and file past the queens coffin lying in state has reached capacity and no more are allowed to join. and im lewis vaughan—jones. in other news... act swiftly to save your lives — the warning ofjapan�*s prime minister to people living in the path of a huge typhoon making landfall in the south. one of russias most famous singing stars strongly criticises the war in ukraine, saying russian young men are "dying for illusory aims." we...

among the 2,000 invited guests at tomorrows funeral at westminster abbey are members of the public, whove been preparing for the solemn occasion. very choked up, emotional is probably the main word, yeah. honoured and emotional. and tonight king charles has released a message of thanks to the countless people whove provided support and comfort in this time of grief. also on the programme: in ukraine, president zelensky says he has more evidence of torture carried out by russian forces ...

it is bbc news. the headlines. as the prime minister fights for her political life, the new chancellor admits mistakes were made in rolling out the new economic policy and that some taxes will rise. we out the new economic policy and that some taxes will rise.— some taxes will rise. we are going to take some _ some taxes will rise. we are going to take some tough _ some taxes will rise. we are going to take some tough decisions, - some taxes will rise. we are going to take some tough...

prosecutions will start. manchester united and england footballer mason greenwood is charged with attempted rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour and assault. now, on bbc news, it is time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, im hugh ferris. our headlines... time to revisit pre—tournament expectations? england run riot in the opening game of the rugby league world cup. we know what we can do and we can still improve on that performance. no doubt about it in my...