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really do feel passion and emotion are people saying this is not the right place to have this sort of facility. they say it will put pressure on local services. we know the government and other organisations have been trying to reassure people that systems have been put in place so pressure is not put on the local nhs and those sorts of things. it remains hugely controversial. it arrived here three weeks ago. we were expecting asylum seekers to go straight on board. more delays caused by concerns over fire safety and other issues. you might remember the fire brigades union described the barge as a potential death trap. we have heard from robertjenrick, who said i can absolutely assure you this is a safe facility, the government wants to drive it forward because it wants to reduce the cost of housing migrants. at the moment something like 50,000 migrant asylum seekers are being put
getting more of that this morning. we have got the immigration minister robertjenrick announcing that the fines meted out for housing an illegal immigrant or giving an illegal immigrant or giving an illegal immigrant or giving an illegal immigrantjob will be increased significantly for the first time in a decade actually. i have been looking at numbers. landlords who rent property to illegal immigrants could face a £10,000 fine, employers who employ illegal immigrants, that could be as much as £60,000. the argument is these are serious offences and the level of the fine should match that. but there are bigger questions about whether the government plans, apart from the bibby stockholm, whether they are getting off the ground. the rwanda plan is still stuck in the courts. there is talk of a plan b
responsibility for it yet. here in the uk — the plan to house asylum seeks on a boat is moving ahead. the immigration minister, robertjenrick, says the first group of asylum seekers will be moved to the bibby stockholm barge, in dorset, in the "coming days". social media companies are also set to crack down on posts by people smugglers that encourage asylum seekers to cross the english channel. platforms like facebook and tiktok will work with the national crime agency to take down messages that "lure" people into paying gangs to make the dangerous voyage in small boats. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent jonathan blake and started by asking him how the social media crackdown on people smugglers would work. it has been described as a voluntary partnership between the government and media firms. matter, facebook
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but the family are grateful for the chance for a new start. following a disaster which killed 4000 people in north—west syria alone. hanan razek, bbc news here in the uk — the plan to house asylum seekers on a boat is moving ahead. the immigration minister, robertjenrick, says the first group of asylum seekers will be moved to the bibby stockholm barge, in dorset, in the "coming days". social media companies are also set to crack down on posts by people smugglers that encourage asylum seekers to cross the english channel. platforms like facebook and tiktok will work with the national crime agency to take down messages that "lure" people into paying gangs to make the dangerous voyage in small boats. earlier i spoke to our political correspondentjonathan blake and started by asking him how the social media crackdown on people smugglers would work. it's been described as a voluntary partnership between the government and the big social media firms,
to these specialist centresl as soon as possible. so that's our aim now with the patient. - definitely doing a lot betterl than when we first saw him. and it's all about getting to the hospital, getting i the patient to hospital now. so patients fortunately remained quite and stable en route. main priority for me has been pain relief, trying to keep them as comfortable as possible with some nasty injuries. another patient cared for — one of nearly 2,000 that london's air ambulance saw last year, a record number. one of the challenges of the job is making sure that you're always ready to be sent on what could be the worstjob and the biggestjob that you've ever had to deal with and will ever have to deal with. and tomorrow, they'll do it all again. here in the uk — the plan to house asylum seekers on a boat is moving ahead. the immigration minister, robertjenrick, says the first group of asylum seekers will be moved
the local area objecting to it and human rights groups and others criticising the government's approach to use this accommodation. it looks like now the first people will be moved on board tomorrow. that is according to a government source. immigration minister robert jenrick this morning talking to sky news saying it will happen in the coming days. meanwhile, saudi arabia is hosting talks to try to find a peaceful settlement to russia s war in ukraine. senior officials from some a0 countries, including china, are attending. russia, though, has not been invited. 0ur middle east correspondent, sameer hashmi, is following developments from dubai. the talks started on saturday and it continues on day two, but the real objective of these talks is not to find any solution but rather to build a consensus around ukraine's ten point peace formula which has been presented by president zelensky. what is interesting from ukraine's
who come to the country on small boats is moving forward. the first asylum seekers are expected to go on to the bibby stockholm barge tomorrow — after a series of delays amid safety concerns. immigration minister robertjenrick said around 50 people will go to the vessel in the coming days — the barge is docked in portland port in dorset. our political correspondent, jonathan blake, has the story. floating accommodation for migrants seeking asylum in the uk. the bibby stockholm barge has been moored at portland in dorset for nearly three weeks, but stands empty. safety concerns have delayed getting people on board, but it's now expected the first 50 or so men to be housed on the barge will move in very soon. we expect it to be in the coming days, so you won't have long to wait. and this is an important step forwards. up to 500 people could be accommodated here. the barge has medicalfacilities and a recreation area.
and flowed in the first half, australia pulled away in the third quarter with the diamonds winning the competition for a record 12 times, overcoming a rare failure four years ago. and that's all the sport for now. thank you very much. here in the uk — the first asylum seekers are expected to go on to the bibby stockholm barge tomorrow — after a series of delays amid safety concerns. immigration minister robertjenrick said around 50 people will go to the vessel in the coming days — the barge is docked in portland port in dorset. our political correspondent jonathan blake has the story. floating accommodation for migrants seeking asylum in the uk. the bibby stockholm barge has been moored at portland in dorset for nearly three weeks but stands empty. safety concerns have delayed getting people on board,
comes to light including from newspapers. we understand that the presenter is not scheduled to appear on air in the coming days. murals of mickey mouse and other cartoon characters inside an asylum centre for children in dover have been painted over after an orderfrom the immigration minister. robertjenrick made the call reportedly because he believed they sent too welcoming a message. the home office confirmed the paintings, also depicting tom and jerry and baloo from thejungle book, were covered on tuesday. china says it will uphold a ban on somejapanese food imports in response to tokyo deciding to release treated radioactive water from the wrecked fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. japan insists the water will be filtered to remove most radioactive elements. let's speak to our asia pacific editor, michael bristow. michael, good to see you. this is concerning, but i suppose the authorities have tried to justify why this water is being released.