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| |  | Caroline McClatchey 21 December 2023 | | | Good morning. Our top story is a dispatch from Calais, as British and French border officials claim success in reducing the number of small boats crossing the English Channel. There's the chilling story of the two "intelligent" teenagers who had a "thirst for killing". Today is the last day to influence the Christmas number one and finally, it seems there has been a culture shift when it comes to the etiquette of getting a gong. | | | |
 Image: Reuters Tide turns for Channel smugglers - but the crossings go on British and French border officials are claiming "really significant" success after the number of small boats crossing the Channel fell by more than a third this year. In an effort to stop illegal migration, Britain has spent hundreds of millions of pounds on drones and cameras, and has helped fund a doubling of French police patrolling the border. The result? The number of successful crossings to England has dropped sharply, with an overall fall from 46,000 in 2022, to just over 29,000 this year. Reporting from Calais though, our correspondent Andrew Harding chronicles the enduring misery in northern France's migrant camps, and the significant numbers of people who continue to attempt the perilous crossing in flimsy boats, often risking drowning in the process. Through conversations with those in the camps, he explains that many still feel the risks, and even the threat of being sent to Rwanda, are no deterrent. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| new year, new interest rate? There was some good news yesterday on inflation - it dropped to the lowest level in more than two years. Some economists think the surprise fall could result in the Bank of England cutting interest rates sooner than expected. Get their financial forecast. | | | |
| | Fears UK not ready for deepfake general election There’s nothing new about misinformation and dirty tricks during election campaigns. But recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) have made it easier than ever to create realistic audio and video of politicians appearing to say things they never did. These so-called deepfakes can quickly go viral. They have already disrupted elections around the world and there are fears the UK will be next. The government insists it is on top of the problem, but former Justice Secretary Sir Robert Buckland has told the BBC that new safeguards are needed. | | | | | |
| A close race for Christmas number one Today is the last day for streams and sales to count before the Christmas number one is revealed on Friday. Wham!, Sam Ryder, The Pogues and Mariah Carey are all jostling for the top spot, in one of the most open festive chart battles of recent years. Find out which tunes are taking the lead. | | | |
Essential read | | | | | The teenagers who killed Brianna Ghey thought they were too clever to be caught. | | | | | | | |
|  Image: PA Media 'I won!' Honours system loses its sense of modesty Some soon-to-be honours recipients have already sent out celebratory press releases before the New Year list is officially announced. Another sign of changed attitudes is that application forms for awards now ask people to declare if they have used an agency. These companies offer help with the admin and charge up to £40,000. Our royal correspondent Sean Coughlan asks if the boasting and boosting is in keeping with the spirit of the awards? | | | | | |
|  | | BBC Sounds Prof Marie Murphy reveals her top hacks for keeping physically active. | | | | |  | | WORLD news Drone footage shows lava and smoke spewing from a volcano in Iceland. | | | | | | | |
| Teenage murderers 'showed no remorse' The conviction of two teenagers over the murder of Brianna Ghey features on many of the front pages. "We will never stop loving her" is the quote leading the Daily Mirror, as Brianna’s parents paid tribute to their daughter outside the court. The Times quotes her mum Esther Ghey, who said any sympathy she may have had for the killers vanished after the pair showed not an "ounce of remorse". The lead story in the Times is about the fall in inflation and what it might mean for interest rates. The paper’s headline reads: "Cheaper mortgages set to ease livings costs." Meanwhile, the Guardian has an exclusive on what it says is a law change that will allow police to run facial recognition searches on a database of Britain's drivers' licence holders. See what else is on the front pages. | | | |
| | How well do you remember the stories and people who have made headlines in the past 12 months? Test your memory of 2023 in our four-part Christmas quiz - 52 questions for 52 weeks of the year. Today you can take part one of the quiz, covering January to March. Look out for part two tomorrow. | | | |
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