Small Boat News Today

For more, heres our correspondent in hawaii, sophie long. This is what remains of lahaina. Cars are banned peoplejumped into the sea to escape the flames. Homes and businesses reduced to charred remains. President biden promised immediate help and said every available asset should be used to provide it, but, days later, people here say its not yet reaching those most in need and people like felicia are desperately trying to get supplies into lahaina themselves. Im frustrated. People are. Were al...

we begin in france, where unions will be staging strike action today against the governments pension reform plans. the government is aiming to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 years. today marks the sixth day of strikes and protests since mid—january, and unions say it will be the biggest yet with workers across a range of sectors expected to mobilise. teachers, gas and electricity workers, train drivers, and industrial workers are all expected to join. part of the french gover...

are falling, but is what you are paying at the pump following fairly? i take a look at the numbers and what might be ask mike watt began in the —— and ask what might be done in the —— and ask what might be done in the budget. in the sport, brilliant brentfords remarkable season continues as they beat west london rivals fulham and take another step towards qualifying for europe next season. eurovision isjust all things wonderful in life. and we speak to some excited eurovision s...

china. lets start with a big story here in the uk. the home secretary has set out her plans for a crackdown on migrants arriving on small boats from france. the government wants to stop asylum—seekers from crossing the english channel. earlier today, the prime minister visited the port of dover — where he met with staff in a control room monitoring those arriving in vessels via illegal routes. and later on, he spoke from downing street. there is nothing compassionate or fair about ...

the social media company twitter has 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 yor...

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...

(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...

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...