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that is asylum costs here in the uk. that is a i6% asylum costs here in the uk. that is a i6% increase from 2022. so interesting new figures coming into us on that. let's stay with that broader issue. the european parliament is to vote on sweeping new laws to overhaul its migration policy. the issue of how to handle irregular arrivals of asylum seekers and migrants has been one of the most divisive debates among eu countries, and this new scheme is the result of eight years of talks. sofia bettiza explains what the proposed changes are. this is a make—or—break attempt by the eu to control migration. so how does it work? well, at the moment very few european countries — spain, italy and greece — deal with the vast majority of asylum applications. now, this new agreement brings in a solidarity mechanism. essentially, it's a trade off. so the countries that receive most migrants will build new detention centres at the eu's external border. migrants would be screened as soon as they arrive and authorities will have the option to detain them until their asylum
that is asylum costs here in the uk. that is a i6% asylum costs here in the uk. that is a i6% increase from 2022. so interesting new figures coming into us on that. let's stay with that broader issue. the european parliament is to vote on sweeping new laws to overhaul its migration policy. the issue of how to handle irregular arrivals of asylum seekers and migrants has been one of the most divisive debates among eu countries, and this new scheme is the result of eight years of talks. sofia...
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around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. a couple of developments to bring you from the last few minutes. we are hearing from the us that the republican leader of the house of representatives, mikejohnson, has said that a vote will be held on saturday on his proposalfor renewing delayed us military aid to ukraine, as well as for israel. he says, we expect the vote on the final passage of these bills to be on saturday evening. also, on the subject of ukraine, president zelensky has told the boss of nato, jens stoltenberg, that ukraine needs immediate steps on air defence. if you saw our story a little earlier about the russian missile attack on chernihiv, you will have heard that president zelensky said that would not have happened if ukraine had more air defence systems. so those developing lines from the last few minutes. paedophiles convicted of serious sexual offences could lose their parental rights under a new law. this follows a bbc report into a mother who spent £30,000 in legalfees to stop her paedophile ex—husban
around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. a couple of developments to bring you from the last few minutes. we are hearing from the us that the republican leader of the house of representatives, mikejohnson, has said that a vote will be held on saturday on his proposalfor renewing delayed us military aid to ukraine, as well as for israel. he says, we expect the vote on the final passage of these bills to be on saturday evening. also, on the subject of ukraine, president zelensky has...
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you are watching bbc news. - around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. now to what�*s been described as one of the worst miscarriages ofjustice in british legal history — the post office scandal. an inquiry is examining how the faulty it system, known as horizon, led to hundreds of people who ran post offices being wrongly convicted of theft and fraud. today, former managing director david smith was questioned about the trial of seema misra — a sub—postmistress wronglyjailed while pregnant for stealing — despite evidence suggesting the post office knew of software faults in it�*s it system. take a listen. in the aftermath of the report, this trial of seema misra was being actively used by post office as part of your campaign to claim that horizon was robust, wasn�*t it? i campaign to claim that horizon was robust, wasn't it?— robust, wasn't it? i don't believe so, no. robust, wasn't it? i don't believe so. no- you _ robust, wasn't it? i don't believe so, no. you were _ robust, wasn't it? i don't believe so, no. you were deliberately i so,
you are watching bbc news. - around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. now to what�*s been described as one of the worst miscarriages ofjustice in british legal history — the post office scandal. an inquiry is examining how the faulty it system, known as horizon, led to hundreds of people who ran post offices being wrongly convicted of theft and fraud. today, former managing director david smith was questioned about the trial of seema misra — a sub—postmistress wronglyjailed...
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the uk's biggest supermarket chain said pre—tax profits hit £2.3 billion. the company said price inflation in groceries had "lessened substa ntially" but acknowledged that "things were still difficult for many customers". you may have heard of the langauge esperanto. it was aimed at making international communication easier, with everyone able to speak it alongside their mother tongue. well, it didn't really take off. but now, thanks to ai, conversing in another language, or as many as you like, has just become a bit of a cinch. here's james clayton. multiple languages overlap the world is more connected than ever. conversations with anyone, anywhere are just a click away. there's just one problem — we don't all speak the same language. i really, really wish that i could, but unfortunately i can't speak any other languages fluently other than english. what if i could speak polish? thanks to new ai apps though, i can give at least the impression of being able to speak pretty much any language. this one is called heygen. so i'm going to speak like this. i d
the uk's biggest supermarket chain said pre—tax profits hit £2.3 billion. the company said price inflation in groceries had "lessened substa ntially" but acknowledged that "things were still difficult for many customers". you may have heard of the langauge esperanto. it was aimed at making international communication easier, with everyone able to speak it alongside their mother tongue. well, it didn't really take off. but now, thanks to ai, conversing in another language,...
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around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you are live with bbc news. at the public inquiry, a leading supporter of the sub—postmasters campaigning forjustice has said he had doubts over the post office's approach to the truth. lord arbuthnot said he was also "frustrated and annoyed" with the government's response to his letter raising subpostmasters' concerns about the faulty horizon accounting software. here's zoe conway. he has been called the subpostmasters' most trusted voice. conservative peer lord arbuthnot. his campaigning began 15 years ago when he started writing to ministers. the evidence i shall give shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth... in 2009, he wrote to the then business secretary peter mandelson asking the government to intervene. a morejunior minister wrote back, saying the post office was run at arm's length. there is a sort of democratic deficit that is popping up here if the government is refusing to take responsibility for it. also, the risks of owning a dangerous dog, you cannot say that the dangerous
around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you are live with bbc news. at the public inquiry, a leading supporter of the sub—postmasters campaigning forjustice has said he had doubts over the post office's approach to the truth. lord arbuthnot said he was also "frustrated and annoyed" with the government's response to his letter raising subpostmasters' concerns about the faulty horizon accounting software. here's zoe conway. he has been called the subpostmasters' most...
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around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. georgia's parliament has approved the first stage of a bill on "foreign agents", which had sparked mass protests. western allies have repeatedly urged the governing georgian dream party to drop the bill. overnight police used tear gas to break up gatherings in the capital tblisi against the plans. these images were filmed late on tuesday near the parliament building — reports say several arrests were made. several local media outlets said police had attacked theirjournalists. the new law would require any independent ngo or media organisation which gets more than 20 percent of funding from abroad, to register as an "organisation pursuing the interests of a foreign power." critics says it mirrors a russian law on "foreign agents" — which they say has been used to silence media outlets critical of the kremlin. georgia's president has been speaking to the bbc. well, it's a major concern because it is exactly a copy of putin's law that was adopted in 2012 and then gradually increased
around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. georgia's parliament has approved the first stage of a bill on "foreign agents", which had sparked mass protests. western allies have repeatedly urged the governing georgian dream party to drop the bill. overnight police used tear gas to break up gatherings in the capital tblisi against the plans. these images were filmed late on tuesday near the parliament building — reports say several arrests were made. several local media...
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the wettest weather in the north and west of the uk. for the time being, west of the uk. for the time being, we have the south or south—westerly winds feeding warm air in our direction. the higher temperatures where we have the brightest of the skies, hazy sunshine and east wales, the midlands, southern and eastern england. also sunny skies in north—east scotland. more cloud and some showers in northern ireland, northern england, south—west scotland, even here, 15 or 16. but in the sunny spots, north—east scotland, central and eastern parts of england, 18—21. tonight will see one band of rain pushing southwards and eastwards, more showers into north—west scotland, where it will be windy. some areas of mr murk and low cloud for southern and western coasts and a mild night for all of us. saturday, a couple of different weather fronts to point out. this one here pushing its way across england and wales, there is a relatively weak affair and then a more active frontal system pushing across northern ireland, the north west of scotland, some heavy edge thundery rain
the wettest weather in the north and west of the uk. for the time being, west of the uk. for the time being, we have the south or south—westerly winds feeding warm air in our direction. the higher temperatures where we have the brightest of the skies, hazy sunshine and east wales, the midlands, southern and eastern england. also sunny skies in north—east scotland. more cloud and some showers in northern ireland, northern england, south—west scotland, even here, 15 or 16. but in the sunny...
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across the uk it will be dry in most places. with sunshine around in the south—westerly breeze it will be warmer, temperatures back up to 19 or 20. warmer, temperatures back up to 19 or20. some warmer, temperatures back up to 19 or 20. some more weatherfronts coming in from the atlantic once again will return northwards, take more cloudy and wet weather northwards. some rain pushing towards northern ireland and into scotland, maybe northern england. further south after a cloudy start we should see the cloud thinning and breaking up some sunshine coming through. we still have those warm south—westerly winds, so these are the temperatures we are looking at on friday. let�*s compare those with the average for this time of year. bury st edmunds 20 degrees on friday, 6 degrees warmer than normal, aberdeen is also 6 degrees warmer than normal. pleasant for many areas on thursday into friday, over the weekend it will cool down, the wind direction changes, cooler air will push down from the north—west, pressure will be falling o
across the uk it will be dry in most places. with sunshine around in the south—westerly breeze it will be warmer, temperatures back up to 19 or 20. warmer, temperatures back up to 19 or20. some warmer, temperatures back up to 19 or 20. some more weatherfronts coming in from the atlantic once again will return northwards, take more cloudy and wet weather northwards. some rain pushing towards northern ireland and into scotland, maybe northern england. further south after a cloudy start we...
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inquiries trying to determine is what is widely seen as one of the biggest miscarriages ofjustice in uk history happening and who knew what and when and campaign for so many of these victims and so, he engaged with post office executives as well as ministers and his assessment was successive governments could�*ve done more to help these victims and the post office defensive, secretive and he said that they were blocking information getting to investigators when it comes to governments, he says he flagged issues to deal with the horizon it system back in 2009 and the response he got was of the government has an arms length position when it comes to the post office despite being a shareholder and owner of post office limited. and i was not good enough for him and he said essentially he signed in justice and of the government can sort it out and the answer was no, not me the competitor on a dangerous dog and sync you can�*t have an arms length relationship when a dog behaves badly. and at hooper shared the mediation between the victims and some postmasters in the post office back in 20
inquiries trying to determine is what is widely seen as one of the biggest miscarriages ofjustice in uk history happening and who knew what and when and campaign for so many of these victims and so, he engaged with post office executives as well as ministers and his assessment was successive governments could�*ve done more to help these victims and the post office defensive, secretive and he said that they were blocking information getting to investigators when it comes to governments, he...