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Man charged after 12-year-old boy dies in collision on M62 - The Independent

A man has been charged with causing or allowing the death of a child after a 12-year-old died in a collision on the M62 on Saturday, West Yorkshire Police said.

Matthew Rycroft, 36, of Nowell View, Leeds, will appear before Leeds Magistrates’ Court charged with causing the death of Callum Rycroft and failing to provide a specimen, the force said.

Callum was struck by a Toyota C-HR car between junctions 25 and 26 at around 9.50pm.

Police believe that he had been walking on the motorway with a man after an earlier collision involving an Audi Q5 on the slip road to Hartshead Moor services.

The force added that no other vehicles are believed to have been involved in that collision.

In a statement, Callum’s mother paid a tribute to her “fun and larger than life” son.

“Callum was a beautiful happy soul who was unique, great fun and larger than life. He brought light, laughter and noise into any room,” she said.

“Callum had a massive impact on everyone who met him. The house is so quiet without him here.

“We are devastated at what has happened and request that people respect our wish for privacy at this difficult time. We are very grateful for the support and kind comments we have received.”

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M62 crash: Suspected driver arrested over death of boy, 12, in hit-and-run - BBC

The suspected driver of a car which struck and killed a 12-year-old boy in a hit-and-run crash on a motorway in West Yorkshire has been arrested.

The boy was hit while on the eastbound carriageway of the M62 near Cleckheaton at around 22:00 BST on Saturday.

A man, 47, from Bolton had since been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, police said.

Another man, 36, arrested in connection with the incident, remained in custody, according to West Yorkshire Police.

He had earlier been held on suspicion of causing or allowing the death of a child.

Before the fatal crash, the 12-year-old was believed to have been walking with a man on the motorway following an earlier collision.

That incident, on the slip road to Hartshead services, involved an Audi Q5, police said.

The boy was then struck and killed by a black Toyota C-HR.

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The windscreen and front of the Toyota was damaged in the crash, officers said.

The driver was believed to have travelled from the Chain Bar roundabout along Whitehall Road, A58, towards the junction with Westfield Lane following the incident, they added.

Det Ch Supt Sarah Jones said: "A man, believed to be driving the Toyota C-HR which failed to stop after it was in collision with the victim, has now been arrested and will be questioned about the incident.

"We continue to conduct a number of inquiries into this dreadful incident and to support the victim's family."

The black Toyota involved in the crash had since been recovered, West Yorkshire Police said.

Anyone with information about what happened, or with dashcam or CCTV footage of the car after the crash, has been asked to contact the West Yorkshire force.

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Bibby Stockholm: First asylum seekers to board barge - BBC

Bibby Stockholm at Portland Port in Dorset on 6 August 2023.

By Malu Cursino & Dan Johnson

BBC News

The first 50 asylum seekers will be moved to the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset later, the BBC has been told.

Up to 500 men, aged 18-65, will be housed on the three-storey barge while they await the outcome of their asylum application.

The floating accommodation block was docked off the Dorset coast nearly three weeks ago, and has been empty since due to health and safety worries.

A Home Office minister said migrants would be moved to the barge imminently.

Home Office sources have said the barge, moored in Portland, is ready to host its first group of asylum seekers.

Some people were informed to expect to be moved on Monday, BBC News has been told.

In a letter seen by the BBC, the Home Office has written to an asylum seeker telling them they will have to move to the Bibby Stockholm.

The government has said the vessel offers basic and functional accommodation and it previously housed oil and gas workers - as well as asylum seekers in other countries.

However, the key difference is that its capacity - which used to be 222 - has been doubled to 500 by putting bunk beds in its cabins, and converting some communal rooms into dormitories for four to six men.

Asylum seekers would be on the Bibby Stockholm "imminently this week, in the coming days", Minister for Safeguarding Sarah Dines told the BBC's Radio 4 Today programme.

She said the increase in the number of people on the ship would be "gradual", with a possible 500 by the end of the week, despite concerns from the Fire Brigades Union that the vessel had originally been designed to house around 200 people.

A Home Office press officer later said Ms Dines misspoke when suggesting there could by 500 people on board by the end of the week. It was a general figure they are expecting to be on the ship at some point, they further clarified.

Those arriving in the country through unauthorised means should have "basic but proper accommodation" and they "can't expect to stay in a four-star hotel", Ms Dines added.

The government has repeatedly said the barge will be better value for British taxpayers and more manageable for local communities.

But there has been considerable local opposition to the plan, due to concerns about the asylum seekers' welfare, as well as the potential impact on local services.

More than 40 organisations and campaigners have called the plans "cruel and inhumane" in an open letter to barge owner Bibby Marine.

A group supporting an asylum seeker shared a copy of a Home Office letter informing a migrant, currently living in a Dorset hotel, he would be moved to the barge on Monday.

The letter states he would be free to come and go from the site and lists onboard facilities, including an on-site nurse, English classes and Wifi.

One asylum seeker from Syria says the Home Office told him to move out of his Bournemouth hotel to live on the barge.

The man, who the BBC is not naming, said he had no intention of living there.

"We ran from war. We don't want to go on the barge. It's a jail," he told the BBC.

The man said he and four others at the hotel have challenged the decision.

The Bibby Stockholm is the first vessel secured under Home Secretary Suella Braverman's plans to reduce the cost of asylum accommodation.

Ministers have said it would help cut the £6m-a-day cost of housing asylum seekers in hotels while their claims are processed.

Speaking to BBC Breakfast on Sunday, shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock said barges would continue to be used by a Labour government if his party won the next general election.

Mr Kinnock said that due to "the complete and utter chaos and shambles of the Tory asylum crisis", Labour would use barges and hotels to house asylum seekers during "a very short-term period".

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper had previously indicated she would not be able to immediately shut down the sites but declined to be explicit about the policy.

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Scorching 28C heat to return after Storm Antoni downpours in dramatic weather change - The Independent

The UK will finally enjoy summer heat this week with temperatures reaching 28C in parts if the country.

It marks a dramatic turnaround to this weekend, when Storm Antoni brought heavy downpours, flooding and 78mph winds to much of Britain.

The Met Office forecast is that by Wednesday, temperatures may reach highs of 25C and then rise again to 28C by Thursday.

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This would be the first time the UK will have seen highs of 25C or above since July 8, with August getting off to a miserable start for many.

But meteorologist Simon Partridge warns the warm weather will be short-lived as rain is expected to return by Friday.

"By Thursday, we will probably reach 27C-28C in southeast England,” he told the Independent. “Wednesday to Thursday will be when we get an area of high pressure for a change and winds coming in from the south.

"It won't be all sunshine as there will be sunny spells but a fair bit of cloud, particularly towards the north and the west.

"But by Friday a band of rain will move in across the UK and we will be back to where we are today.

"By Saturday we will be back to showers and temperatures to around if not a little bit below average."

The temperatures could rise up to 28C in parts of the UK b y Thursday, the Met Office said

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However, Mr Partridge added that this month may be more settled for the rest of August with calmer winds.

The forecast comes in the aftermath of Storm Antoni, which saw a month’s worth of rain fall in less than a day on Saturday.

Huge areas of the country were issued yellow storm warnings with torrential rain flooding parts of Whitby, North Yorkshire.

A number of events including the annual Dorset jazz festival and the two-day festival LooseFest in Newcastle's Town Moor were cancelled as a result.

Coastal areas were battered by high winds across much of the UK

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Overnight the conditions settled and they will continue to ease throughout the rest of the week.

Looking to Monday, it will be largely dry on Monday with sunny spells. Tuesday is expected to be cloudy with some patches of rain.

But for those in the west and southwestern areas of the country, conditions are expected to be cloudier and wet later this week.

A Met Office spokesperson said: "Similar conditions are likely to persist throughout the rest of the period, with high pressure to the east of the UK bringing dry weather to the southeast.

"However, a low-pressure system in the northwest is likely to bring wet and rainy conditions to the northwest areas.

"Perhaps periods of low clouds and misty conditions at times for the south.

"Winds are likely to be light for most, stronger in the north. Temperatures will mostly be warmer than average."

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New vaccine research centre in UK to help scientists prepare for ‘disease X’ - The Guardian

Ministers have opened a new vaccine research centre in the UK where scientists will work on preparing for “disease X”, the next potential pandemic pathogen.

The state-of-the-art Vaccine Development and Evaluation Centre is based at the UK Health and Security Agency’s (UKHSA) Porton Down campus in Wiltshire.

Live viruses will be kept onsite in specialist containment facilities where scientists can assess pathogens that do not yet have a vaccine or ones where immunisation could be improved, for example, the flu or mpox.

Prof Dame Jenny Harries said: “What we’re trying to do now is capture that really excellent work from Covid and make sure we’re using that as we go forward for any new pandemic threats.”

She added: “What we try to do here is keep an eye on the ones that we do know. For example, with Covid, we are still here testing all the new variants with the vaccines that have been provided to check they are still effective.

“But we are also looking at how quickly we can develop a new test that would be used if a brand new virus popped up somewhere.”

The opening of the facility is announced after the Covid inquiry heard evidence that previous governments were ill prepared for a pandemic, with its plans focusing too much on the possibility of an influenza pandemic rather than other viruses. The former prime minister David Cameron had admitted this was a “mistake”.

Prof Isabel Oliver, UKHSA’s chief scientific officer, said: “We know that through scientific advancement, we could detect and control these spreads before they have the impact that Covid-19 had on our lives.

“It’s not easy, but we know that if we strengthen surveillance and if we accelerate the development of diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics, we could do so much better.

“We need to be prepared for all threats, including those that have not been detected yet.” The government said the centre also underlined the UK’s commitment to the 100 Days Mission, a global goal set by the G7 in 2021 with the aim of deploying a vaccine against any new pandemic threat within 100 days of identification.

The health secretary, Steve Barclay, said: “This new centre cements the UK’s global position spearheading pandemic preparedness, vaccine development, and scientific discovery.

“This state-of-the-art complex will also help us deliver on our commitment to produce new vaccines within 100 days of a new threat being identified.”

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Bibby Stockholm: First asylum seekers to board barge - BBC

By Malu Cursino & Dan Johnson

BBC News

The first 50 asylum seekers will be moved to the Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland later, the BBC has been told.

Up to 500 men aged 18-65 will be housed on the barge while they await the outcome of their asylum application.

The floating accommodation block was docked off the Dorset coast nearly three weeks ago, and has been empty since due to health and safety worries.

But ministers have said the vessel is safe and functional.

Home Office sources have said the barge is ready to host its first group of asylum seekers, and the BBC understands that some people were told to expect to be moved on Monday.

The government has said the vessel offers basic and functional accommodation and it previously housed oil and gas workers - as well as asylum seekers in other countries.

Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick said the government still planned to increase capacity to 500 despite concerns from the Fire Brigades Union that the vessel had originally been designed to house around 200 people.

The government has repeatedly said the barge will be better value for British taxpayers and more manageable for local communities.

But there has been considerable local opposition to the plan, due to concerns about the asylum seekers' welfare, as well as the potential impact on local services.

More than 40 organisations and campaigners have called the plans "cruel and inhumane" in an open letter to barge owner Bibby Marine.

The Bibby Stockholm is the first vessel secured under Home Secretary Suella Braverman's plans to reduce the cost of asylum accommodation.

Ministers have said it would help cut the £6m-a-day cost of housing asylum seekers in hotels while their claims are processed.

Speaking to BBC Breakfast on Sunday, shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock said barges would continue to be used by a Labour government if his party won the next general election.

Mr Kinnock said that due to "the complete and utter chaos and shambles of the Tory asylum crisis", Labour would use barges and hotels to house asylum seekers during "a very short-term period".

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper had previously indicated she would not be able to immediately shut down the sites but declined to be explicit about the policy.

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Asylum seeker who escaped from Iran says Dorset barge will be another ‘jail’ - The Guardian

An asylum seeker who was jailed in Iran for his human rights campaigning says he has not been able to sleep since receiving a notice that he is being moved to the Bibby Stockholm barge and said it would be another “jail” for him.

The man, who cannot be named for security reasons, worked as a human rights lawyer and campaigner in Iran and was imprisoned for his anti-government activities. He managed to escape from Iran and claimed asylum on arrival in the UK several months ago, citing political persecution in his home country.

The Home Office initially accommodated him in a hotel on the south coast but then issued him with a letter saying he was going to be moved to the controversial Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland, Dorset.

Concerns have been raised about use of the barge for asylum seekers, including over fire safety, overcrowding and threats from the far right. It is understood that the first group of asylum seekers are due to be moved on to the barge on Monday.

The man said: “While I’m living in the hotel, I can go outside and have a walk in the fresh air. I also have support from the community. I was shocked when I received a letter about a week ago from the Home Office telling me I was being sent to the Bibby Stockholm barge. We have seen the news about this barge. It is a kind of jail.”

He said he had been very stressed since receiving the letter and had been unable to sleep because of his fear of what would happen to him and other asylum seekers if they were taken to the barge.

“I know of at least nine people in my hotel who got this letter. Everyone who received it is really upset and sad,” he said.

The Home Office letter, signed by the alternative accommodation team, states that accommodation is changing to the Bibby Stockholm barge and while people will not be detained on the barge, they will need to sign in and out when they leave and return to the barge “so we can assure your safety”.

The asylum seeker said he and others who had received the letter were most concerned about safety on the vessel.

Steve Smith, the chief executive of the refugee charity Care4Calais, which is supporting some of the asylum seekers who have received letters saying they are going to be moved to Bibby Stockholm, said: “Amongst those we are supporting are the survivors of torture, people with disabilities and people who have experienced trauma at sea. Housing any human on a ‘floating prison’ like the Bibby Stockholm is unacceptable. Doing so to people like this is completely inhumane. It is causing a huge amount of anxiety.”

The asylum seeker said: “I know when other asylum seekers get letters from the Home Office saying they are being sent to Napier barracks in Folkestone, they are told how long they will stay there for. This letter gives us no information. We have no idea how long we will be kept on the barge for. We have read things about how the boat will not be safe for us. On the boat we will be out of the community.

“I worked as a human rights lawyer in Iran and I believe this plan by the Home Office is against human rights. Normal people would not go and live there. When I was in jail in Iran, I had a really hard time. All I want to do here is live a normal life, do positive things and be part of society.”

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