to ferry people across the channel, it is about getting after the money of these people smugglers and it is about working hard both on the uk border and across europe. that is what driven this 36% reduction. at the same time, is that you re seeing an 80% increase. we are a positive outlier because of the actions that we have taken. so this is not about the weather, this is about the work the home office officials have been doing both domestically and with their counterparts across europe. opposition labour party says ministers are manipulating the figures. here s the shadow home secretary yvette cooper. rishi sunak s claim to have cured the asylum backlog isjust totally false. in fact, the figures are nearly 100,000 cases and they haven t even fully cleared the bit of the backlog they were targeting. our political correspondent nick eardley has been working with the bbc verify team and looking at the claims. the big claim from the government today is that it s got rid of the
goalless at half time at the london stadium. a win for brayton could see them move into sixth place and they would leap frog the hosts in the process. staying with football, staying with english robot because wayne rooney us says he does not believe 13 weeks was sufficient to oversee changes at birmingham city. following his sacking by the championship club earlier on tuesday. he has been dismissed after just 15 games in charge following a dismal run of four. birmingham in the top six when he took over, but after just two wins the top six when he took over, but afterjust two wins come the club are now down in 20th place with just six points clear of the relegation zone. in a statement. he admits that results had not been at the level he wanted to be. the january transfer window may have only recently open, manchester united looked busy already after donny van de beekjoined eintracht frankfurt on loan, another of their players could be heading to germany. sancho being linked w
littler levels and then took the lead a few moments ago. the 16 year old currently leading to one. the first of six to book their place in the final. it has been a day of a milestone comeback victories for two former tennis grand slam champions. after almost a year out, rafael nadal looks like he had never been away as he eased past dominic and the first round of the brisbane international. emma raducanu won herfirst brisbane international. emma raducanu won her first match back on the court in auckland after 259 days out with injury. 0ur tennis correspondent russell fuller watched both matches. two impressive comebacks by players who had been out for nearly a year here in the arena. rafael nadal good as he beat dominic 75, 61. he wheeled off beneath his greatest hits in the first two games of the batch alone. he was exceptionally
enjoyed it so far. sixth place is up for grabs for both teams west ham will stay there with a win, and move five points clear of manchester united, while brighton would leapfrog both with a win. done d s game with saintjohnson was postponed with waterlogged pitch. rangers beat kilmarnock 3-1. waterlogged pitch. rangers beat kilmarnock 3-1. the waterlogged pitch. rangers beat kilmarnock 3-1. the last - waterlogged pitch. rangers beat kilmarnock 3-1. the last game i waterlogged pitch. rangers beat| kilmarnock 3-1. the last game of waterlogged pitch. rangers beat - kilmarnock 3-1. the last game of the kilmarnock 3 1. the last game of the day is under way. celtic are making light work again saint mirren 2 0 with 33 minutes on the clock. it s been a day of milestone comeback victories for two former tennis grand slam champions. after almost a year out, rafael nadal looked like he d never been away as he eased past dominic thiem in the first round of the brisbane international, while e
he wanted them to be. the spanish footballer, jenni hermoso, has testified to a madrid court that a kiss from the country s football federation president luis rubiales was not consensual . rubiales kissed hermoso on the lips after spain won the women s world cup last year. a judge will now decide whether rubiales should be tried for sexual assault and coercion. rubiales denies the allegations. it s been a day of milestone comeback victories for two former tennis grand slam champions. after almost a year out, rafael nadal looked like he d never been away as he eased past dominic thiem in the first round of the brisbane international, while emma raducanu also won herfirst match back on the court in auckland after 259 days out with injury. our tennis correspondent russell fuller watched both matches.