albania to return migrants have led to the 1800 people being sent back. that was having a deterrent effect. he also announced two more floating accommodation barges to house asylum seekers. here s the home secretary speaking to the house of commons. this is what the public wants and all politicians should get behind our bill. 0ur illegal migration bill will make clear to anyone coming here illegally that they will not be able to build a life in this country. instead they will be liable to be detained and will be swiftly removed either to their home country or relocated to a safe third country like rwanda. this is the deterrent factor we need to break the people smugglers business model. (pres)live now to westminster where i m joined by the shadow minister for immigration, stephen kinnock. the prime minister says his plan is working and in five months it s come into effect. the small boat crossings are down 20%. d0 effect. the small boat crossings are down 20%. , ., effect. t
power, but some residents in remote areas may be cut off for 48 hours. aruna iyengar has the latest. storm gerrit swept across much of scotland, bringing heavy snow, flooding homes, causing power cuts and travel misery for many. the major a9 route has reopened after it closed in the highlands for several hours. meanwhile, thousands of homes across scotland have suffered power cuts. scottish and southern electricity networks said they d restored power to more than 25,000 homes but at least 16,000 are still cut off. for some customers especially those in rural areas it could be up until friday before power supplies are reconnected. but it is far too early for us to say at the moment, with scottish and southern electricity continuing to cause damage to the power network. 0n the railways, lner which runs services up the east coast from london to scotland is warning of major disruption this morning, with some services arriving several hours late. this tree fell on the li
On women in afghanistan, banning them from working for the ngos, just days they were banned from studying at university. Hello and welcome to sportsday im gavin ramjaun. Leicester come back to take the honours against gloucester and win the first ever slater cup in the premiership. Brentford get frank. The dane commits to another contract at the club ahead of the Premier Leagues big boxing day return. And we meet the sailor who picked up some of his crew from the pub whos preparing to lead britains entry in one of the Worlds Toughest yacht races even if the seas make him a little queasy. Hello there and welcome along to the programme. The premiership match between leicester and gloucester had extra meaning today to honour theirformer player it slater. Player ed slater. The 34 year old retired from rugby this summer, after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease. And it was leicester who fought back the win the first ever slater cup. The victory a first for their new Interim Head Coa
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