UK's deal with Rwanda to relocate asylum seekers

Britain has agreed a deal to relocate some asylum seekers to Rwanda in central Africa, aimed to deter people smuggling. We explain the details of the scheme which will see single men and women applying for refugee status sent to Rwanda.

There has been a mixed reaction to the deal, with many condemning the plan as cruel but others arguing that it is the only way stop people entering the country illegally, often risking their lives. We hear reaction from around the world and reflect on the conversations in the UK and Rwanda.

We turn again to our journalists in Ukraine to bring the latest on the war, and we speak to a reporter at Mexico’s northern border about thousands of Ukrainians who have been arriving there, fleeing the war.

KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa is experiencing worst flooding in decades with more than three hundred people killed. We get an update on the devastation.

(Photo: A young child amongst a group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, UK following a small boat incident in the English Channel. Picture date: Thursday April 14, 2022. Credit: Gareth Fuller/PA