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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...

(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 whove already travelled from their home country to mainland europe, account for almost a third of the 38,000 people whove 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 crimina...

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...

now. >> president biden says he intends to visit the southern border next week. hes doing it because hes being forced to come and because he wants actual sources. >> the vatican getting ready to say the final farewell to pope emeritus benedict. >> encouraging updates on damar hamlin. he remains in the icu. signs of improvement noted yesterday and overnight. >> things are moving in a positive direction. >> pulling for damar. >> niagara falls lit up in blue for support. ♪ ♪ ♪ can y...

can even rebook. but just looking at -- just look now at the never ending line of people on your screen right now, snaking through atlantas airport at the southwest counter. passengers are being told to expect even more delays and cancellations. the travel nightmare has caught the attention of the transportation department and investigating if southwest could have better handled the cancellations. the president of southwest pilots association tells cnn that a meltdown like this has bee...

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...

begun sudden and sweeping job cuts to save money. its thought its new owner elon musk, whos the worlds richest man, might reduce the platforms workforce of 8 thousand by as much as half. many twitter staff are finding out via email that they no longer have a job. heres our technology editor zoe kleinman. elon musk did not speak to any of the thousands of employees laid off today. instead he was a surprise guest at this investor conference in new york. meanwhile, many twitter staff woke...

we are together. >> theyve sat there, they have laughed and they have chuckled and pointed fingers at us. you know what? as my friend from florida just said, were together. >> neil: well, not quite all together right now. the 20 that are resisting kevin mccarthy remain about that now. were about the halfway point of a ninth vote to see who will lead the house of representatives. looks like for the ninth time in a row, kevin mccarthy is going to have to suit up for number 10. that is if...

this is "gps," the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. im fareed zakaria. today on the program, the first lady of ukraine. i talk to olena zelenska about that frequently forgotten side of war, the human toll. how are ukrainians dealing with the destruction of their cities and towns? how are they fighting winters cold as the country struggles to pump out heat? and can they ever return to life as normal? also, brazils january 8th and i...