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James Nash shooting: Children's author and councillor dies - BBC News

A "kind-hearted" children's author and parish councillor shot at his home in Hampshire has died.

James Nash suffered serious head injuries in the attack at Upper Enham, near Andover, on Wednesday afternoon.

The suspect, a 34-year-old man, died in a police chase after trying to flee on a motorcycle.

Hampshire Constabulary confirmed Mr Nash died in hospital in the early hours and the investigation is now being treated as a murder.

A 40-year-old woman was also assaulted during the incident and suffered minor injuries.

'Shock and grief'

According to the Andover Advertiser, Mr Nash's mother, Gillian Nash, said: "Very sadly I have to tell you that James Nash died of his brutal injuries today.

"His father, his sister and I are in a total state of shock and grief.

"We have lost a beautiful, talented son and brother and I know all who knew him would say he was the kindest, most caring person."

Tributes have also poured in from colleagues of the writer and parish councillor, who represented the village of Enham Alamein.

Phil North, leader of Test Valley Borough Council, wrote on Facebook: "This is such devastating news, not just for his family and friends who will obviously miss him terribly, but for the whole community of Enham Alamein where he was a public representative.

"He was such a kind-hearted individual and a proactive parish councillor who cared deeply for his community."

He added: "As a talented children's author and illustrator, I was extremely touched last year when one of the dedications in his latest book was to my newborn daughter, Eleanor-Ivy Mae.

"We will always treasure our copy."

At the scene, Allen Sinclair, South Today

"A low key but considerable police presence remains this morning, close to the isolated and picturesque cluster of cottages where the murder investigation is concentrated.

Some homes, drives and gateways are sealed off by police tape.

Further along, the lane itself is cordoned off, with two officers preventing people from approaching. About 100m up the road, forensic officers appear to be gathering evidence.

People living in the area have declined to talk about what has happened. But tributes to James Nash have begun appearing on social media, as news of his death spreads. "

North West Hampshire MP Kit Malthouse described the fatal shooting in MacCallum Road as "tragic and profoundly sad news".

"James's family will be devastated and they are in all our thoughts tonight," he said in a post on Facebook.

The suspect - named in reports as Alex Sartain - is believed to have initially fled the scene on foot before trying to get away on a motorbike.

He then fatally crashed on an A-road about three miles away from the shooting site after officers gave chase.

Police said they "do not believe there are any outstanding suspects in this investigation" and the force has made a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

According to his website, Mr Nash was resident artist at The Hawk Conservancy Trust, and co-founder of the Society of Natural History Artists.

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UK to urge France to crack down on migrant crossings - BBC News

The UK will press French authorities to crack down on migrants attempting to cross the Channel in small boats, ministers have pledged.

A record number of unaccompanied children arrived in the UK on Friday.

Schools Minister Nick Gibb said the government was also considering how to use "maritime assets" in order to prevent crossings.

And, writing in the Daily Telegraph, Immigration Minister Chris Philp said migrants should be fingerprinted.

However, it is unclear what the proposal will amount to, as the fingerprints of asylum seekers are already stored under the European Union Eurodac system.

Mr Philp said migrants would know "they face real consequences if they try to cross again", and added he would "negotiate hard" with French officials about how to deal with the crossings.

The BBC's Europe reporter Gavin Lee, in the north of France, saw a migrant boat with up to 20 people on board, including children, depart from a tourist beach near the harbour of Gravelines on Saturday morning.

The "overloaded" boat struggled for almost an hour at the water's edge, he said, adding there was no sign of any surveillance on the beach since the early morning.

Across the Channel in Dover, BBC reporter Simon Jones said the coastguard was dealing with a number of incidents.

Our reporter said local people have been asking why more is not being done by the French to patrol the coastline, but authorities across the Channel have said they need more finances from the UK government.

Questions have also been raised about why once people arrive in the UK they are not sent back to France.

'Loophole'

Home Secretary Priti Patel has described the situation as "complex", saying in a tweet on Friday that the government faces "serious legislative, legal and operational barriers".

The Home Office said it is possible that the Royal Navy could be brought in to patrol the Channel's migrant traffic.

But the idea of using the Navy was branded "completely potty" by a Ministry of Defence source, the PA news agency reports.

The source said such action would be "inappropriate and unnecessary" and that military resources should not be used to address "political failings".

Former Labour home secretary Jack Straw said any attempt to model Australia's controversial "push back" tactics - used against migrants travelling from Indonesia - would not work and could lead to boats capsizing.

"The crucial point here is the obvious one, is that it requires the co-operation of the French," Mr Straw said.

Asked about the potential for Navy involvement, Mr Gibb told BBC Breakfast that the government would look at how it could "use maritime assets".

Mr Gibb added: "We are determined to tackle it, from a humanitarian point of view as much as from an immigration point of view."

Former director general of UK Border Force, Tony Smith, said smugglers have identified a "loophole" in international law.

The UN's 1951 Refugee Convention says that once a person is in the jurisdiction of a country - such as territorial waters - then authorities are obliged to rescue people, bring them ashore, and allow them to lodge an asylum application, Mr Smith told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

However, under a long-standing EU deal, called "Dublin III", the UK has the right to send back anyone who is seeking asylum if they could have reasonably claimed it in another country along the way.

That arrangement will cease at the end of the Brexit transition period - next January - unless the UK and the EU agree a similar deal.

Migrants spotted setting off from France

Our team arrived just before first light to the main tourist beach of Petit Fort Philippe near Gravelines this morning, 20 miles east of Calais.

Within minutes, we spotted more than 20 migrants carrying a rubber boat and its motor in the distance.

They were holding it above their heads as they walked for 15 minutes from the dunes, past the beach huts to the sea.

Children were at the back, holding hands and wearing life jackets. When they first got into the water, they were clearly in trouble.

The boat was overloaded with 21 people on board, letting in water and came back to shore.

Several men, who appeared to be smugglers, appeared from the dunes to the shore and took a woman and her child off the boat. They then relaunched.

It looked dangerously close to sinking and still overcrowded despite the calm waters.

In total, it took almost an hour before the boat left. In this time, there was no sign of any surveillance. We called the police to alert them, worried that the boat may be in imminent danger.

They told us they were on the way. Four hours later, there is still no sign of them.

Several bird spotters on the beach had witnessed the same thing. One told us that this is the third time this week that boats have left from here, and that each time, he could hear children crying before they got into the boat.

More than 1,000 migrants arrived on UK shores using small boats in July, while 235 were detained this Thursday - the record for a single day.

MPs have launched an inquiry into the rising numbers entering the UK, while Labour has accused ministers of "failing to get to grips with the crisis".

'Defies belief'

Fisherman Matt Coker told the BBC it was "very common" for him to see people trying to cross the Channel in inflatable boats, adding that he saw them "every calm day".

"Some of the things I've seen it defies belief," Mr Coker said, adding that he had witnessed people paddling across the Channel in inflatable canoes and kayaks with shovels and bits of wood.

Meanwhile, French police have told the BBC that they are catching more migrants attempting to cross to the UK by sea than ever before.

Officers said they have intercepted 10 times the number of migrants from boats in French waters in July this year, compared to the same period last year.

They said their success rate in catching migrants has increased from 40% in 2019 to 47% in 2020.

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2020-08-08 08:54:54Z
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Children's author dies in hospital after daytime shooting outside home - Sky News

A children's author who was shot in broad daylight outside his home has died, local leaders have said.

The victim, named locally as James Nash, suffered serious head injuries during the attack in Upper Enham - a leafy village near Andover, Hampshire - at around 3pm on Wednesday.

Mr Nash, 42, who was also a local parish councillor, was taken to Southampton General Hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

Posting on Facebook on Friday, Test Valley Borough Council leader Cllr Phil North said: "It has been confirmed this evening that the victim of the Upper Enham shooting on Wednesday, local resident James Nash, has now sadly died.

"This is such devastating news, not just for his family and friends who will obviously miss him terribly, but for the whole community of Enham Alamein where he was a public representative.

"He was such a kind-hearted individual and a proactive Parish Councillor who cared deeply for his community."

North West Hampshire Tory MP Kit Malthouse described it as "tragic and profoundly sad news".

"James's family will be devastated and they are in all our thoughts tonight," he said in a post on Facebook.

"I know that Hampshire Police are working flat out to try and understand what could have sparked this appalling chain of events, and I am grateful for their sensitive and professional handling of this deeply distressing situation.

"James will be deeply missed by his community and the terrible manner of his death will be seared in the memory of everyone in the area. May he rest in peace."

The suspected attacker died in a police chase after trying to flee on a motorcycle.

Hampshire Constabulary said that the vehicle failed to stop and later crashed on the A343, near Hurstbourne Tarrant, around three miles from the scene of the shooting.

The motorcyclist, a 34-year-old man, died at the scene of the crash. Next-of-kin have been informed and formal identification procedures are ongoing.

The crash has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, as is standard in such cases.

A 40-year-old woman was also assaulted during the shooting incident and suffered minor injuries.

"While enquiries into the incident in Upper Enham are at an early stage, detectives do not believe there are any outstanding suspects in this investigation," a statement from Hampshire Police added.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police on 101, quoting the reference Op Plaque

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2020-08-08 09:33:18Z
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James Nash shooting: Children's author and councillor dies - BBC News

A children's author and parish councillor shot at his home has died in hospital, local leaders have confirmed.

James Nash, 42, was shot in Upper Enham, near Andover in Hampshire, on Wednesday afternoon.

The suspected attacker, a 34-year-old man, died in a police chase after trying to flee on a motorcycle.

Phil North, leader of Tees Valley Borough Council, wrote on Facebook on Friday that Mr Nash had died of his injuries.

"It has been confirmed this evening that the victim of the Upper Enham shooting on Wednesday, local resident James Nash, has now sadly died," he wrote.

"This is such devastating news, not just for his family and friends who will obviously miss him terribly, but for the whole community of Enham Alamein where he was a public representative.

"He was such a kind-hearted individual and a proactive parish councillor who cared deeply for his community."

He added: "As a talented children's author and illustrator, I was extremely touched last year when one of the dedications in his latest book was to my newborn daughter, Eleanor-Ivy Mae.

"We will always treasure our copy."

North West Hampshire MP Kit Malthouse described the fatal shooting in MacCallum Road as "tragic and profoundly sad news".

"James's family will be devastated and they are in all our thoughts tonight," he said in a post on Facebook.

Hampshire Police has said that while investigations are at an early stage they "do not believe there are any outstanding suspects in this investigation".

A spokeswoman said the force had made a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police.

According to his website, Mr Nash was resident artist at The Hawk Conservancy Trust, and co-founder of the Society of Natural History Artists.

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Surrey fire: Huge evacuation and roads SHUT as firefighters battle massive blaze - Express

Firefighter crews are still fighting the smouldering fire on Chobham Common. The cooling temperatures overnight reduced the blaze. However, the fire is still spreading and the Fire Brigade have asked people to avoid the area for your own safety.

Surrey Fire & Rescue Service tweeted: "A number of roads in the area remain closed.

"Some properties were evacuated.

"Residents that were evacuated should not return to their homes."

From mid-day on Friday 10 fire engines, two water carriers and several other vehicles have been dispatched to tackle to the fire.

When the fire was reported, fire crews took 10 minutes to reach the scene.

Yesterday trains between Reading and London had been disrupted as a result of the fire.

Yesterday a spokesperson for South West Railway said: "Due to a fire next to the track between Staines and Ascot all lines are blocked.

"Train services running through these stations may be cancelled, delayed or revised.

"Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

"We are very sorry for any delay that this may cause to your journey."

Cabinet minister and MP for Surrey Heath Michael Gove described the fire as a “tragedy”.

He went on to thank search and rescue teams for their help in dealing with the incident.

Speaking to PA news agency, Griff Ryan said: "Smoke got gradually worse and ash began falling into our garden.

“Now standing on Chobham road. At around 5pm fire still wasn’t visible from the road.

“Over about half an hour it’s become visible and now can see a wall of flames down towards the railway line.

“Other residents I’ve spoken to have said it’s the worst they’ve seen in 30 years.”

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2020-08-08 07:51:00Z
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UK demands France crack down on migrant crossings in bid to make route 'unviable' - Sky News

The UK is demanding that France crack down on migrants crossing the Channel, amid government plans to make the route "unviable".

Sky News filmed on Saturday morning as another dinghy was intercepted by a Border Force patrol vessel, with there having already been record-breaking numbers of migrants arriving in the UK on small boats in the last few days.

Recent calmer weather in the Channel area has prompted a surge in people making the journey. It is understood that there were 12 individuals on board the dinghy seen on Saturday.

Schools minister Nick Gibb told Sky News the government now wants to make the route "unviable".

"We're talking to French ministers about preventing people leaving France in the first place, and then finding other ways of making sure that we return boats to France when they're trying to make what is a very dangerous crossing," said Mr Gibb.

"France is a safe country, and if people are seeking asylum, they should be seeking asylum in France in the first instance."

Britain wants Paris to intervene to stop small vessels heading to England and take them back to French ports, rather than shepherding them onward until they reach British waters.

Immigration minister Chris Philp will meet his counterparts from France next week as he seeks to eventually shut down the Calais-to-Britain route.

He also wants migrants caught trying to cross the Channel to be fingerprinted and face "real consequences".

Migrants on a dinghy in the Channel — May 2020: Migrants rescued from dinghy in Channel

Mr Gibb's comments came after Kent County Council (KCC) said that 400 migrant children had been taken into its care this year, including 60 in the first week of August, with 23 arriving on Friday alone.

KCC leader Roger Gough discussed the issue on the BBC's Newsnight programme, saying "enormous pressure" was being put on the authority amid rising numbers of unaccompanied young migrants arriving in the UK.

"We've had so far some 400 of these young people come into our care this year and in recent weeks and months it has been particularly rapid," he said.

Mr Philp has said some of the measures he would like to see brought in include migrants being deported or being taken into custody for breaking the law.

The Home Office has said it is possible the Royal Navy might be brought in to patrol the Channel's migrant traffic - a move described as "completely potty" by a Ministry of Defence source.

The proposals reflect growing frustration in government after nearly two years of rising numbers of migrants arriving by sea from France.

Mr Gibb added: "It's not a simple situation, nor is there a simple solution. There are legal barriers and complexities in dealing with this with this issue, which is why the home secretary, Priti Patel, has been talking to her French counterparts, and why Chris Philp will also be doing the same next week.

"These aren't simple issues. They are complicated. We're working through them. But we're determined to address what is a complex issue. We don't want people making that very dangerous crossing across the English Channel, even in weather like we have at the moment.

"We are out of Europe, but we have friendly relations with our partners in Europe, with France and so on. And those negotiations are happening between ministers at the moment. And we want to try and deal with this issue.

"I don't think whether we're in the European Union or not will make any difference to this issue... We are determined to stop this illegal route into Britain, for humanitarian reasons as much as anything else.

"We are talking to our French counterparts... in order to find a solution using maritime assets, as they call it, to try and return boats to France."

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2020-08-08 08:17:53Z
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Border Force intercepts dinghy 'with 12 migrants on board' after record Channel crossings - Express

It comes amid continued fine weather and calm waters in the English Channel as temperatures are expected to soar to 38C over the weekend. Government sources told Sky News that the boat was the first of the day to cross the channel with more expected to make the crossing throughout the day.

On Thursday, at least 235 migrants made the dangerous journey in 17 boats, setting a new single-day record whilst more than 130 made it to the UK in 13 boats yesterday, the Home Office said.

Images show 12 migrants attempting being taken aboard a Home Office dinghy and taken ashore.

At the same time, Government ministers pledged their commitment to tackle the migrant crisis this morning.

Schools minister Nick Gibb said the Government was looking at the possibility of using boats to prevent migrants crossing the Channel from Calais to Dover.

He told BBC Breakfast ministers were "looking at how we use maritime assets to prevent people from crossing the Channel because a: it's dangerous and b: it's illegal and the Government's determined that we're going to restore legality to our immigration system and to prevent people from making that dangerous crossing.

Mr Gibb, MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton on the south coast, added: "We are looking at involving the use of boats in preventing boats from crossing the Channel."

Meanwhile, Former Royal Navy officer Rear Admiral Chris Parry said "innovative solutions" like using unemployed passenger liners to re-route migrants are needed.

He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme this morning: "We don't have to take them back to dry land. There's any number of unemployed passenger liners on the south coast at the moment, they could actually be taken there for processing for medical assessment and then onward routing either back to France or to the United Kingdom.

"I think people need to understand that the old ways are just not cutting it at the moment and we need to apply innovative solutions."

But former Border Force director general Tony Smith said: "Once they are under our jurisdiction we will immediately face asylum claims.

"Without that agreement from the French to actually interdict people on the high seas and take them back to France the message is getting back to the migrants and to the smugglers that this is the way in and that does create a huge pull factor.

"We could see something very similar to what we saw in the Mediterranean three or four years ago where the word will get out that all you need to do is get out on to the English Channel, you will be brought into the UK and it's very unlikely you'll be returned."

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2020-08-08 07:31:00Z
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Sabtu, 08 Agustus 2020

'Shock and grief'

At the scene, Allen Sinclair, South Today

'Loophole'

Migrants spotted setting off from France

'Defies belief'

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