We start here in the uk where the government is once again under scrutiny over its decision to house Asylum Seekers on a barge off the south coast of england. The first men to be housed on the vessel called the bibby stockholm began arriving on board today. Ministers hope that up to 500 will follow, to await decisions on their asylum applications. The government says itll help reduce the costs of housing migrants in hotels and today new figures showed that a Record Number of Asylum Seekers more than 50,000 were in so called Contingency Accommodation. But campaigners have raised concerns about the conditions on the barge and its believed that some Asylum Seekers have had their transfers cancelled after legal interventions. Protestors gathered close to the barge in dorset. This was what they had to say a little earlier im against the barge, i think its extremely dangerous, as has been proved by the fire brigade. I dont think they should be on the barge. They. Its like a prison. And i thi
Georgia stanway missed englands first penalty, but after two nigeria misses, chloe kelly was given the chance to win the game for england and her succesful spot kick sent the lionesses through to the Quarter Finals where they will face either jamaica or colombia. We dig deep as a group and we believe in our ability and first and foremost, we believe in what we are getting told to do. This team is special, we did it in the euros and we are here again tonight and we keep pushing forward. We stuck together as a team. Of course it was a very hard game. We made it through the extra time and we won the penalties and how we did that as a team, the team just kept going and i am so proud of them. Co hosts australia are also through to the last 8 after a convincing win against denmark. Caitlin foord put the matildas ahead shortly before the half hour mark in sydney, after breaking in behind the danish defence. Hayley raso made it 2 0 in the second half as they secured the quarter final spot. Aus
this is bbc news, the headlines. the first asylum seekers to be housed on a barge off the south coast of england have arrived ministers hope that up to 500 will follow. lawyers for the former pakistan prime minister imran khan challenge a decision to jail him for three years. and we re live at the world s biggest arts festival with hundreds of performers in edinburgh. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s tolsen tollett. hello from the bbc sport centre. england are through to the last eight of the women s football world cup after a dramatic penalty shootout win over nigeria in brisbane. the european champions were under pressure throughout and saw laurenjames sent off late on, after a stamp on michelle alozie was spotted by var.
this is bbc news, the headlines. the first asylum seekers to be housed on a barge off the south coast of england have arrived ministers hope that up to 500 will follow. lawyers for the former pakistan prime minister imran khan challenge a decision to jail him for three years. and we re live at the world s biggest arts festival with hundreds of performers in edinburgh. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s tolsen tollett. hello from the bbc sport centre. england are through to the last eight of the women s football world cup after a dramatic penalty shootout win over nigeria in brisbane. the european champions were under pressure throughout and saw laurenjames sent off late on, after a stamp on michelle alozie was spotted by var.
with me, and then we will have the latest news on newsday, but before that the latest from the bbc sport centre. good evening. i m tolsen tollett and this is your sports news, where we start with football. arsenal have been knocked out of the women s champions league by wolfsburg in the quarterfinals. despite a fighting draw in the first leg last week, they were dominated by the german side in the second leg, losing 2 0 on the night and 3 1 on aggregate, as reginaldo rosario reports. after an evenly contested first leg, arsenal would have fancied their chances of making a first women s champions league semifinal since 2013. in wolfsburg, though, they would have to beat one of europe s elite in front of their exuberant fans, although that entailed a bit of a clean up before kick off. but early on, a familiar face would make sure that arsenal s night would not be easy.