according to the police watchdog. it was found during its investigation into photos taken of bibaa henry and nicole smallman in wembley in 2020. the uk s home office says that more than 900 people have crossed the english channel in small boats over two days. the people were were picked up off the kent coast after making the crossing. over the two days the french authorities stopped 564 people from setting off. more than 27,700 people have made the crossing in small boats so far this year, compared to 8,400 in 2020. the brit awards have announced their first nominations since scrapping the best male and female categories and making the ceremony gender neutral the first nominations under the new system actually have delivered the most female nominees in more than a decade, with adele, olivia rodrigo and dua lipa all in the running