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palestinian civilians and palestinian communities. at the same time, you know, there has been a lot of frustration among the families of the hostages who remain in captivity in gaza. and who believe that the government hasn't, you know, made the release of the hostages a priority. we saw that massive protest yesterday in tel aviv, more than 120,000 people gathered to urge the government to do more for the release of these hostages. all the government to do more for the release of these hostages. al middle east correspondent _ release of these hostages. al middle east correspondent there. _ four people have died after a boat carrying migrants got into trouble after attempting to launch from a beach south of calais, according to reports in france. the incident happened near wimereux in the early hours of sunday morning. french paper la voix du nord said 72 people, including 10 children, were rescued and taken to calais while one person was taken to hospital in boulogne. here is the latest from our correspondent simonjones.

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were rescued and taken to calais while one person was taken to hospital in boulogne. here is the latest from our correspondent simonjones. this happened at about one o'clock in the morning, around 70 migrants were trying to get on board a boat which was destined to try to get across the channel heading towards the uk. the boat was in pretty shallow water close to the beach at a place called wimereux, between calais and boulogne. but so many people were trying to get on board that the boat started sinking and scores of people were thrown into the water. now, because this happened close to the beach, pretty quickly the emergency services were on the scene. police officers in the fire service were able to start pulling people from the water but you can imagine the scene in pitch black. it was very cold, the sea temperature this time of year is only around 8 degrees and four people ended up losing their lives in the chaos and panic. other people who were brought to shore have been cared for in a rest centre which was set up by the emergency services. but this is the latest

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french paper la voix du nord said 72 people, including 10 children, were rescued and taken to calais while one person was taken to hospital in boulogne. here is the latest from our correspondent simonjones. this happened at about one o'clock in the morning, around 70 migrants were trying to get on board a boat which was destined to try to get across the channel heading towards the uk. the boat was in pretty shallow water close to the beach at a place called wimereux, between calais and boulogne. but so many people were trying to get on board that the boat started sinking and scores of people were thrown into the water. now, because this happened close to the beach, pretty quickly the emergency services were on the scene. police officers in the fire service were able to start pulling people from the water but you can imagine the scene in pitch black. it was very cold, the sea temperature this time of year is only around 8 degrees and four people ended up losing their lives in the chaos and panic. other people who were brought to shore have been cared for in a rest centre which was set up by the emergency services. but this is the latest tragedy in the channel. we know that a lot of people are attempting this crossing. last year, almost 30,000 people made

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there's growing pressure on the uk government to do more to stop migrants crossing the english channel on small boats after six people drowned off the coast of france. labour says people smugglers are �*running rings' around government's efforts to tackle the problem. uk ministers have pushed tougher laws through parliament which make it illegal for people to claim asylum in britain if they've arrived on small boats. on saturday 509 people made thejourney across the channel to the uk. (ani) 509 people made thejourney across the channel to the uk. that has brought to the total number of people crossing this year to well over 16,000. the total number who have crossed the channel since 2018 is now over 100,000. more now from our correspondent simonjones. despite yesterday's deaths in the channel off the coast of france, the crossings continued. 500 more people were brought to shore this weekend. every boat arriving puts more pressure on a prime minister who has made stopping them one

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on thursday, 755 people crossed the channel, the largest daily figure so far this year. and more than 100,000 have made the journey since the crossings began in earnest in 2018. once again, the channel — one of the most dangerous and busiest shipping lanes in the world — has proved to be deadly for migrants. richard galpin, bbc news. well, our correspondent simonjones has been following events from dover. in terms of the sequence of events, a passing ship actually spotted a boat carrying migrants in difficulty, it was reported that the people on board were trying to bail out water using their shoes. now, an emergency response was activated, several were sent to the scene, and by the time they arrived, it was a pretty catastrophic picture. you had numerous people were in

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simonjones reporting from dover. meanwhile, new figures released today by the eu's border agency suggest that the number of people who have crossed illegally into the european union so far this year is 13% higher than the same period in 2022. the agency says the increase was entirely driven by the number of people who arrived after travelling across the mediterranean, which more than doubled. 0ur reporter in rome sofia bettiza explained why illegal crossings have been rising. what we are seeing is a new, dangerous trend of using very small, low quality metal boats and they tend to break during the journey crossing the mediterranean sea from north africa to italy. it's very easy for those boats to capsize. that's exactly what happened a few days ago when a boat that was carrying 45 people on board capsized near sicily because of a wave.

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landed on the busy main road — but amazingly no one was hurt. an investigation into the cause of the incident is under way. (you're live with bbc news. here, the home office has confirmed that number of people crossing the channel in small boats in the past five years has reached more than 100,000. the government started the official count in 2018, but it doesn't include those who made it across without being intercepted by the authorities. 0ur correspondent simonjones is in dover on england's south coast. he gave us this update a little earlier. we've seen the border force bring in two groups of migrants. the first boat had around 60 or 70 people on board. the second boat had even more. that's going to take the figure for the past five years, when these crossings have really been taking place, to well over that 100,000 figure. we know that hundreds of people arrived yesterday. it was the first calm day we've had out in the channel for several weeks.

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the maximum profit, so we need a settlement to this dispute, but it's down to the government to enable that, and at the moment they are not doing it. that, and at the moment they are not doin: it. �* , that, and at the moment they are not doin: it. d ., that, and at the moment they are not doin: it. �*, ., ., ., doing it. let's go live to our correspondent _ doing it. let's go live to our correspondent simon - doing it. let's go live to our| correspondent simon jones, doing it. let's go live to our- correspondent simon jones, who is at correspondent simonjones, who is at the picket line. we heard mick lynch standing firm as he always does. what have you on the picket line did seem to you this morning? they say they are determined to seem to you this morning? they say they are determine— they are determined to continue the strike action — they are determined to continue the strike action as _ they are determined to continue the strike action as long _ they are determined to continue the strike action as long as _ they are determined to continue the strike action as long as is _ strike action as long as is necessary, because this dispute has now been going on for more than a year. people arriving, wanting to get on trend this morning at euston, are facing a reduced service. the first thing they see is this picket line behind me, that in terms of this dispute, there is no quick resolution in sight. you heard the rmt saying they do not know how long it will last. they do have a mandate to continue the strike action until november, so we are expecting more strike dates to be called after this

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but there is still opposition. this looks like accommodation which would be fine if people were in it for a matter of days. but warehousing hundreds of people in it, many of whom will have fled war zones, is not appropriate accommodation for them. and the government is having to use this because it's failed to manage the asylum system. we have worked very closely with dorset council, portland port, and with the local police services to make sure that we minimise any impact on the local community, as well as looking after the safety of those on board the vessel. the balance here is demonstrating a tough line on immigration, being serious about stopping dangerous migrant boats, but also showing these alternative conditions aren't cruel or inhumane. the first 50 men are due on board in a week or two. danjohnson, bbc news, portland. 0ur news correspondent simonjones is here. you've been tracking channel crossings for a long time. the

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the teaching unions. junior doctors in england have begun a five—day strike, described by their union as, "the longest in the history of the national health service." the british medical association is calling for a 35% increase to make up for the impact of inflation over recent years. as we know now, the government is offering 6% in its latest pay offer. our correspondent simonjones has been getting reaction to the government's announcement at university college hospital in central london.— university college hospital in central london. this is one of the [arrest central london. this is one of the largest hospital _ central london. this is one of the largest hospital trusts _ central london. this is one of the largest hospital trusts in - central london. this is one of the largest hospital trusts in the - largest hospital trusts in the country and junior doctors walked out at 7am this morning. they are demanding a 35% pay rise. the government says it is prepared to give them a 6% pay rise for the coming year, following the recommendation of the independent pay review body. let's talk now to a couple of the junior doctors here, dollar. alex, tell me first of all,

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