the romance scams that cost people thousands of dollars the bbc speaks to a former gang member. and ahead of the oscars this weekend newsday speaks to domee shi, director of turning red, nominated for best animated movie. the uk government has unveiled its plan to tackle illegal migration, aimed at stopping people crossing the english channel in small boats. the prime minster, rishi sunak, said the bill was tough but necessary and fair. however, the un refugee agency says the bill would deny protection to many asylum seekers needing protection, calling it a breach of the un refugee convention, and undermining britain s humanitarian tradition. this report from our political editor, chris mason. it s half five in the morning. so dungeness. we re heading for one of the beaches on the south coast where migrants have arrived. this morning we will discuss the prime minister s plans to get tough on small boat crossings. rishi sunak and the home secretary say this is part of
to internal security. my guest is greek migration minister notis mitarachi. has his government lost the confidence of the greek people? notis mitarachi in athens, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much. the whole world has watched with a great deal of concern and sympathy the unfolding of this disaster in greece. 57 lives lost in that terrible train crash. do you believe it s going to be seen as a turning point in greece, that business as usual will no longer be accepted? it s obviously a devastating event. the level of grief in the greek people, the greek government, is enormous. 57 people, particularly young people, lost their lives in this accident. multiple causes. there is an independent review under way by specialists. there is the prosecuting authorities now questioning both what happened on the day and more importantly, what have been the systemic mistakes over the years that led to the fact that the railway system has not been completely upgraded by the time it shoul
refocusing attention on gang violence in the country. the romance scams that cost people thousands of dollars. the bbc speaks to former gang members. and ahead of the oscars this weekend, newsday speaks to domee shi, director of turning red, nominated for best animated movie. voice-over: voice over: lives from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. the uk government has unveiled its plan to tackle illegal migration, aimed at stopping people crossing the english channel in small boats. the prime minster, rishi sunak, said the bill was tough but necessary and fair. the un refugee agency says the bill would deny protection to many asylum seekers needing protection, calling it a breach of the un refugee convention, and undermining britain s humanitarian tradition. this report from our political editor, chris mason. it s half five in the morning. so, dungeness. we re heading for one of the beaches on the south coast where migrants have arrived. this morning we
he s up for the fight to bring in new legislation to prevent migrants crossing the channel. the un refugee agency says it will punish asylum seekers. people must know that if they come here illegally, it will result in their detention and swift removal. ahead of sunday s oscars ceremony, we speak to the star and director of best picture nominee elvis. hello and welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. two of four americans kidnapped in mexico on monday have been found dead. the two survivors have returned to the us. the group was fired on by gunmen while driving through matamoros in the north east, after crossing into mexico from texas. a mexican woman also died in the violence. a suspect is in custody. here s our mexico correspondent, will grant. caught up at the epicentre of mexico s violent drug war. this unconfirmed video reportedly shows the moment that the four us citizens, in mexico for a cosmetic health procedure for one of them, were kidnapped
come here illegally it will result in their detention and swift removal. and tickets for the eurovision final in liverpool sell out completely in 90 minutes. we meet some lucky, and some not so lucky, fans. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. two of four americans kidnapped in mexico on monday have been found dead. the two survivors have returned to the us. the group was fired on by gunmen while driving through matamoros in the north east, after crossing into mexico from texas. a mexican woman also died in the violence. a suspect is in custody. here s our mexico correspondent will grant. caught up at the epicentre of mexico s violent drug war. this unconfirmed video reportedly shows the moment that the four us citizens, in mexico for a cosmetic health procedure for one of them, were kidnapped. only one appeared to be conscious, ramping up the fears for their relatives in north carolina. those fears were later confirmed in the most public of ways by