The change from five to 10 years will come with exceptions for people who make a "high contribution" to the economy or society, who will able to be fast-tracked for permanent settlement rights. It comes on top of new English language requirements across every visa route, which will extend to adult dependents for the first time. The measures will be announced by Sir Keir Starmer on Monday ahead of the Immigration White Paper, which will set out further reforms to bring net migration down. At a press conference later, the prime minister will say: "This is a clean break from the past and will ensure settlement in this country is a privilege that must be earned, not a right. "And when people come to our country, they should also commit to integration and to learning our language. "Lower net migration, higher skills and backing British workers - that is what this White Paper will deliver." Net migration - the difference between the number of people immigrating and emigrating to a country - soared when the UK left the EU in January 2020. It reached 903,000 in the year to June 2023 before falling to 728,000 in mid-2024. But that is still well above its pre-Brexit high of 329,000 in the year up to June 2015. The government is under pressure to tackle legal migration, as well as illegal immigration, amid Reform UK's surge in the polls. However, experts have questioned whether some of the changes announced by Sir Keir today will have much of an impact, at least in the short term. Currently, migrants have to live in the UK for five years to get indefinite leave to remain, or "settled status" if they are from the EU. They can then use this to apply for British citizenship, usually 12 months after settlement. There were 162,000 grants of settlement in 2024, up 35% from 2023, and 270,000 grants of citizenship in 2024, up nearly a third on the previous year. 'Contributions-based' citizenship model The new "contributions-based model" means people must spend a decade in the UK before applying to stay, unless they can show a "real and lasting contribution to the economy and society". The Home Office said this will include "high-skilled" and “high-contributing” individuals like nurses, doctors, engineers and AI leaders. The details are still being fleshed out and will be put to consultation later this year rather than in the white paper, Sky News understands. However, the thinking is that those who pay higher taxes or who work in a priority sector will be eligible to be fast-tracked. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is also keen for discounts to apply to those who make an "outstanding contribution" to society, such as community leaders, it is understood. English language requirements The government also plans to raise English language requirements across every immigration route, so foreign workers speak a higher standard of English. For the first time, this will also extend to all adult dependents by requiring them to demonstrate a basic understanding of English, which the government says will help people integrate and find employment. 👉 Listen to Electoral Dysfunction where you get your podcasts 👈 Dr Madeleine Sumption, director of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford, told Sky News that extending the amount of time people need to be in the UK to get permanent settlement rights is unlikely to significantly affect migration levels, as there is "no evidence" this affects their decision about whether to migrate. Any impact would be seen in five to ten years, "when people get to that point of the visa journey", she said, adding that the main effect of this policy would be to "bring in more visa-fee revenue to the Home Office" and "to make it harder for migrants to settle in". She said that language requirements "are more likely to have an impact on the number of visas granted", as more than half of skilled worker visas over the past couple of years have gone to dependents. "However, there's no data on how many of them would have passed a language test so it is hard to say how big," Dr Sumption added. The home office has not put a figure on what sort of reduction these policies could achieve, with Ms Cooper to give more details in parliament on Monday afternoon. On Sunday, she told Sky News's Trevor Phillips that plans to close the care worker visa route and change the skilled visa threshold to require a graduate qualification would cut the number of overseas workers by about 50,000 this year. Read More:Labour's shift on migration may assuage voters' concerns - but risks impacting struggling care sectorCare workers plead for higher salaries amid recruitment crisis However, she refused to put a target on the overall levels of net migration the government is aiming for, saying that approach "failed" under the Conservatives. The Tories have admitted making mistakes in office, but are still calling for a binding immigration cap and want to repeal the Human Rights Act for immigration issues. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said Labour has "overseen the worst ever start to a year for illegal immigrants crossing the channel" adding: "The idea that Starmer is tough on immigration is a joke."

After Mr Bates was named the winner of the TV BAFTA for best limited drama, ITV was also given a special award for commissioning a show that "brought dynamic change". The four-part series, which aired in January 2024, depicted how former subpostmasters and subpostmistresses were held liable by the Post Office for financial discrepancies thrown up by its computerised accounting system, Horizon - shining a light on one of the widest miscarriages of justice in UK legal history. Producer Patrick Spence said the show could never have been made without ITV, as well as the journalists who covered the wrongful convictions, and those who campaigned about the scandal. "Our show didn't change the law, the people of this nation did that," he said. Mr Bates stars Toby Jones and Monica Dolan missed out on prizes in the acting categories, with Marisa Abela named best actress for her performance in Industry and Lennie James named best actor for Mr Loverman, a series based on the novel of the same name by Booker Prize winner Bernadine Evaristo. Both winners seemed shocked to receive the gongs, with first-time nominee Abela saying: "Oh my god, I really wasn't expecting that at all... This is insane." James described the win as a "fantastic honour". Earlier in the night, his co-star Ariyon Bakare took home the prize for best supporting actor, while Baby Reindeer's Jessica Gunning picked up the gong for best supporting actress. Elsewhere, Dyer got one of the night's biggest cheers as his first ever BAFTA was announced - the award for male performance in a comedy, for his role in Sky's Mr Bigstuff - while Jones's final performance as Nessa in the long-awaited Gavin & Stacey: The Finale earned her the female comedy performance gong. Accepting his prize, Dyer said "the acting was so bad it was funny", before he swore several times despite being warned about the rules. He also thanked his family, and writer and actor Ryan Sampson, whom he called the "best thing to come out of Rotherham". "I'm not going to lie, this is immense," said Jones as she collected her award. "The person I would like to thank most his my dear, dear talented friend James Corden." She said without British actor Corden, her co-creator and co-star, "Vanessa Shanessa Nessa' Jenkins would not exist". Read more:The full list of winnersThe red carpet in picturesTV Awards - as it happened Wins for other shows included best drama for Blue Lights, best soap for EastEnders, best scripted comedy for Alma's Not Normal, best entertainment performance for Joe Lycett's Late Night Lycett, and best entertainment programme for Would I Lie To You? This year's BAFTA Fellowship, the highest accolade given by the organisation, in recognition of an outstanding and exceptional contribution to film, games or television, was presented to broadcaster Kirsty Wark for her "unwavering dedication and unmatched legacy in the world of news and current affairs broadcasting". Two new categories celebrating children's television were also introduced this year with CBeebies As You Like It at Shakespeare's Globe taking home the inaugural prize for best children's scripted, and Sky's Disability and Me (FYI Investigates) winning the non-scripted prize. The main ceremony, which was hosted by actor and presenter Alan Cumming at London's Royal Festival Hall, came two weeks after the BAFTA craft ceremony for technical awards - where Baby Reindeer, Rivals and Slow Horses each picked up two prizes. Full list of winners SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Jessica Gunning - Baby Reindeer - Clerkenwell Films / NetflixKatherine Parkinson - Rivals - Happy Prince, ITV Studios / Disney+Maxine Peake - Say Nothing - FX Productions, Color Force / Disney+Monica Dolan - Sherwood - House Productions / BBC OneNava Mau - Baby Reindeer - Clerkenwell Films / NetflixSue Johnston - Truelove - Clerkenwell Films / Channel 4 SUPPORTING ACTOR - Ariyon Bakare - Mr Loverman - Fable Pictures / BBC OneChristopher Chung - Slow Horses - See-Saw Films / Apple TV+Damian Lewis - Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light - Playground Entertainment, Company Pictures / BBC OneJonathan Pryce - Slow Horses - See-Saw Films / Apple TV+McKinley Belcher III - Eric - SISTER, Little Chick / NetflixSonny Walker - The Gathering - World Productions / Channel 4 REALITY - The Jury: Murder Trial - Production Team - ScreenDog Productions / Channel 4Dragon's Den - Production Team - BBC Studios Factual Entertainment Productions / BBC OneLove Is Blind UK - Production Team - CPL Productions / NetflixThe Traitors - Production Team - Studio Lambert / BBC One LIMITED DRAMA - Mr Bates Vs The Post Office - Patrick Spence, James Strong, Gwyneth Hughes, Chris Clough, Natasha Bondy, Joe Williams - ITV Studios, Little Gem / ITV1Baby Reindeer - Richard Gadd, Weronika Tofilska, Petra Fried, Matt Jarvis, Ed Macdonald, Matthew Mulot - Clerkenwell Films / NetflixLost Boys And Fairies - Rebekah Wray-Rogers, Jessica Brown Meek, Libby Durdy, Daf James, James Kent, Adam Knopf - Duck Soup Films / BBC OneOne Day - Nicole Taylor, Molly Manners, Roanna Benn, Jude Liknaitzky, David Nicholls, Nige Watson - Drama Republic, Universal International Studios, Focus Features / Netflix SCRIPTED COMEDY - Alma's Not Normal - Sophie Willan, Andrew Chaplin, Gill Isles, Nerys Evans - Expectation / BBC TwoBrassic - David Livingstone, Danny Brocklehurst, Ben Gregor, Joseph Gilgun, Jim Poyser - Calamity Films / Sky MaxG'Wed Danny Kenny, Mario Stylianides, Akaash Meeda, Penny Davies - Golden Path Productions / ITV2Ludwig - Mark Brotherhood, Robert McKillop, David Mitchell, Kenton Allen, Kathryn O'Connor, Georgie Fallon - Big Talk Studios, That Mitchell & Webb Company / BBC One CHILDREN'S: NON-SCRIPTED - Disability And Me (FYI Investigates) - Matt Peacock, Marshall Corwin - Fresh Start Media / Sky KidsBooSnoo! Production Team - Visionality, Mackinnon & Saunders / Sky KidsOperation Ouch! Production Team - Maverick TV / CBBCReu & Harper's Wonder World - Andy Mundy-Castle, Emine Yalchin - Doc Hearts / Channel 5 CHILDREN'S: SCRIPTED - CBeebies As You Like It At Shakespeare's Globe - Production Team - BBC Studios Kids & Family / CBeebiesHorrible Histories - Production Team - Lion Television / CBBCReady Eddie Go! - James Murphy, Joseph Morpurgo, Justin Lowings - Hocus Pocus Studio / Sky KidsTweedy & Fluff - Corrinne Averiss, Chris Randall, Martin Tapley - Second Home Studios, Stitchy Feet / Channel 5 SPORTS COVERAGE - Paris 2024 Olympics - Production Team - BBC Sport / BBC OneEuro 2024 - Production Team - BBC Sport / BBC OneWimbledon 2024 - Production Team - BBC Sport, Wimbledon Broadcast Services / BBC One SHORT FORM - Quiet Life - Production Team - Open Mike Productions / BBC ThreeBrown Brit - Jay Stephen, Ralph Briscoe - The Romantix / Channel 4Peaked - John Addis, Ada Player, Bron Waugh - Boffola Pictures / Channel 4Spud - Siobhán McSweeney, Pippa Brown, Leah Draws - Lookout Point TV / BBC Three SPECIALIST FACTUAL - Atomic People - Benedict Sanderson, Megumi Inman, Morgan Matthews, Otto Burnham - Minnow Films / BBC TwoBilly & Molly: An Otter Love Story - Production Team - Silverback Films / National GeographicChildren Of The Cult - Maroesja Perizonius, Alice McShane, Victoria Hollingsworth, David Modell, Ella Newton, Ben Ferguson - DM Productions / ITV1Miners' Strike 1984: The Battle For Britain -Tom Barrow, Christian Collerton, Zora Kuettner, Neil Crombie, Joe Evans, Miriam Walsh - Swan Films / Channel 4 LIVE EVENT COVERAGE - Glastonbury 2024 - Production Team - BBC Studios Music Productions / BBC TwoD-Day 80: Tribute To The Fallen - Production Team - BBC Studios / BBC OneLast Night Of The Proms - Production Team - Livewire Pictures / BBC Two FACTUAL SERIES - To Catch A Copper - Hugo Pettitt, Ashley Francis-Roy, Bruce Fletcher, Peter Beard, Colette Hodges, Martin Thompson - Story Films / Channel 4American Nightmare - Bernadette Higgins, Fiona Stourton, Rebecca North, Alasdair Bayne, Anton Short, Felicity Morris - RAW / NetflixFreddie Flintoff's Field Of Dreams On Tour - Andrew MacKenzie-Betty, Naomi Templeton, Annie Hughes, Anna Strickland, Peter Benn, Drew Hill - South Shore Productions / BBC OneThe Push: Murder On The Cliff - Anna Hall, Josephine Besbrode, Luke Rothery, Tom Whitaker, Kate Reid, Josh Carpenter - Candour Productions / Channel 4 MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY - Danny Dyer - Mr Bigstuff - Sky Studios, Water & Power Productions / Sky ComedyBilal Hasna - Extraordinary - Sid Gentle Films / Disney+Dylan Thomas-Smith - G'Wed - Golden Path Productions / ITV2Nabhaan Rizwan - Kaos - SISTER / NetflixOliver Savell - Changing Ends - Baby Cow Productions / ITV1Phil Dunning - Smoggie Queens - Hat Trick Productions / BBC Three FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY - Ruth Jones - Gavin & Stacey: The Finale - Fulwell Entertainment, Tidy Productions, Baby Cow Productions / BBC OneAnjana Vasan - We Are Lady Parts - Working Title Television / Channel 4Kate O'Flynn - Everyone Else Burns - Jax Media, Imagine Entertainment, Universal International StudiosLolly Adefope - The Franchise - Neal Street Productions, Dundee Productions, HBO / Sky ComedyNicola Coughlan - Big Mood - Dancing Ledge Productions / Channel 4Sophie Willan - Alma's Not Normal - Expectation / BBC Two SOAP - EastEnders - Production Team - BBC Studios / BBC OneCasualty - Production Team - BBC Studios / BBC OneCoronation Street - Production Team - ITV Studios / ITV1 SINGLE DOCUMENTARY - Ukraine: Enemy In The Woods - Jamie Roberts, Kate Spankie, Jonathan Smith, Claire Walker, Stanislav Strilets - Hoyo Films / BBC TwoHell Jumper - Paddy Wivell, Adriana Timco, Colin Barr, Rupert Houseman, Jane Nicholson, Clancie John-Pierre - Expectation/ BBC TwoTell Them You Love Me - Production Team - Mindhouse Productions / Sky DocumentariesUndercover: Exposing The Far Right - Production Team - Marking Inc, Tigerlily Productions / Channel 4 CURRENT AFFAIRS - State Of Rage - Marcel Mettelsiefen, Ahisha Ghafoor, Stephen Ellis, Ismail Hussam Banighorra, Aviya Shar-Yashuv, Mayte Carrasco - Duskwater Films / Channel 4Life And Death In Gaza (Storyville) - Natasha Cox, Lara El Gibaly, Haya Al Badarneh, Sarah Keeling, Simon Cox, Mustafa Khalili - BBC World Service, BBC Eye / BBC TwoMaternity: Broken Trust (Exposure) - Laura Warner, Becky Southworth, Tom Keeling, Emma Lysaght, Lewis Albrow, Martin Kayser-Landwehr - Pulse Films / ITV1Ukraine's War: The Other Side (Exposure) - Sean Langan, Leslie Knott, Matt Scholes - Sean Langan, Tiger Nest Films / ITV1 NEWS COVERAGE - BBC Breakfast: Post Office Special - Production Team - BBC News / BBC OneChannel 4 News: Inside Sednaya - The Fall Of Assad - Production Team - Channel 4 News / Channel 4Channel 4 News: Undercover Inside Reform's Campaign - Production Team - Channel 4 News / Channel 4 INTERNATIONAL - Shogun - Justin Marks, Rachel Kondo, Michaela Clavell, Jonathan van Tulleken, Eriko Miyagawa, Hiroyuki Sanada - FX Productions / Disney+After The Party - Helen Bowden, Dianne Taylor, Robyn Malcolm, Peter Salmon, Liz DiFiore, Jason Stephens - Lingo Pictures, Luminous Beast / Channel 4Colin From Accounts - Production Team - CBS Studios, Easy Tiger Productions / BBC TwoSay Nothing - Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Joshua Zetumer, Patrick Keefe, Monica Levinson, Michael Lennox - FX Productions, Color Force / Disney+True Detective: Night Country - Production Team - Peligrosa, Neon Black, Anonymous Content, Parliament of Owls, Passenger, HBO / Sky AtlanticYou Are Not Alone: Fighting The Wolfpack - Almudena Carracedo, Robert Bahar, Katie Bryer, Samuel R. Santana - Lucernam Films / Netflix SPECIAL AWARD - ITV, for commissioning Mr Bates vs The Post Office ENTERTAINMENT - Would I Lie To You? - Peter Holmes, Rachel Ablett, Barbara Wiltshire, Jake Graham, Zoe Waterman, Charlotte Bracey-Curant - Zeppotron / BBC OneThe 1% Club - Dean Nabarro, Andy Auerbach, Richard van't Riet, Clare Barton, Hennie Clough - Magnum Media / ITV1Michael McIntyre's Big Show - Production Team - Hungry McBear / BBC OneTaskmaster - Andy Devonshire, Andy Cartwright, James Taylor, Alex Horne, Jon Thoday - Avalon UK / Channel 4 MEMORABLE MOMENT AWARD (voted by the public) - Strictly Come Dancing - Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell Waltz to 'You'll Never Walk Alone' - BBC Studios / BBC OneBridgerton - "THE" carriage scene where Colin admits his true feelings for Penelope - Shondaland / NetflixGavin & Stacey: The Finale - Smithy's Wedding: Mick Stands Up - Fulwell Entertainment, Tidy Productions, Baby Cow Productions / BBC OneMr Bates vs The Post Office - Jo Hamilton phones the Horizon helpline - ITV Studios, Little Gem / ITV1Rivals - Rupert Campbell-Black and Sarah Stratton are caught in a game of naked tennis - Happy Prince, ITV Studios / Disney+Traitors - "Paul isn't my son... but Ross is!" - Studio Lambert / BBC One DAYTIME - Clive Myrie's Caribbean Adventure - Des Henderson, Emma Parkins, Ed Stobart, Jane Magowan, Denis Minihan - Alleycats TV / BBC TwoLoose Women - Production Team - ITV Studios Daytime / ITV1Morning Live - Production Team - BBC Studios / BBC OneRichard Osman's House Of Games - Tamara Gilder, Breid McLoone, John Smith, Anna Blakemore, Abby Brakewell, Tom Banks - Remarkable TV / BBC Two FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT - Rob And Rylan's Grand Tour - Rob Rinder, Rylan Clark, Lana Salah, Simon Draper, Gwyn Jones, Joseph Fell - Rex, Zinc Media / BBC TwoIn Vogue: The 90s - Liesel Evans, Jonathan Smith, Hugo MacGregor, Vikki Miller, Charlotte Permutt, Matthew Hill - RAW, Vogue Studios / Disney+Race Across The World - Production Team - Studio Lambert / BBC OneSort Your Life Out - Production Team - Optomen / BBC One BAFTA FELLOWSHIP - presenter and journalist Kirsty Wark DRAMA SERIES - Blue Lights - Stephen Wright, Louise Gallagher, Declan Lawn, Adam Patterson, Jack Casey, Amanda Black - Two Cities Television, Gallagher Films / BBC OneSherwood - James Graham, Clio Barnard, Juliette Howell, Tessa Ross, Harriet Spencer, Kate Ogborn - House Productions / BBC OneSupacell - Rapman, Mouktar Mohammed, Steve Searle, Joanna Crow - Netflix, New Wave Agency, It's A Rap / NetflixWolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light - Peter Kosminsky, Noëlette Buckley, Susanne Simpson, Peter Straughan, Lisa Osborne, Colin Callender - Playground Entertainment, Company Pictures / BBC One ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCE - Joe Lycett - Late Night Lycett - Rumpus Media, My Options Were Limited / Channel 4Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly - Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway - Lifted Entertainment, Mitre Studios / ITV1Claudia Winkleman - The Traitors - Studio Lambert / BBC OneGraham Norton - The Graham Norton Show - So Television / BBC OneRomesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett - Rob & Romesh Vs - CPL Productions / Sky MaxStacey Solomon - Sort Your Life Out - Optomen / BBC One LEADING ACTOR - Lennie James - Mr Loverman - Fable Pictures / BBC OneDavid Tennant - Rivals - Happy Prince, ITV Studios / Disney+Gary Oldman - Slow Horses - See-Saw Films / Apple TV+Martin Freeman - The Responder - Dancing Ledge Productions / BBC OneRichard Gadd - Baby Reindeer - Clerkenwell Films / NetflixToby Jones - Mr Bates vs The Post Office - ITV Studios, Little Gem / ITV1 LEADING ACTRESS - Marisa Abela - Industry - Bad Wolf, HBO / BBC OneAnna Maxwell Martin - Until I Kill You - World Productions/ ITV1Billie Piper - Scoop - The Lighthouse Film and Television, Voltage TV / NetflixLola Petticrew - Say Nothing - FX Productions, Color Force / Disney+Monica Dolan - Mr Bates vs The Post Office - ITV Studios, Little Gem / ITV1Sharon D Clarke - Mr Loverman - Fable Pictures / BBC One

The change from five to 10 years will come with exceptions for people who make a "high contribution" to the economy or society, who will able to be fast-tracked for permanent settlement rights. It comes on top of new English language requirements across every visa route, which will extend to adult dependents for the first time. The measures will be announced by Sir Keir Starmer on Monday ahead of the Immigration White Paper, which will set out further reforms to bring net migration down. At a press conference later, the prime minister will say: "This is a clean break from the past and will ensure settlement in this country is a privilege that must be earned, not a right. "And when people come to our country, they should also commit to integration and to learning our language. "Lower net migration, higher skills and backing British workers - that is what this White Paper will deliver." Net migration - the difference between the number of people immigrating and emigrating to a country - soared when the UK left the EU in January 2020. It reached 903,000 in the year to June 2023 before falling to 728,000 in mid-2024. But that is still well above its pre-Brexit high of 329,000 in the year up to June 2015. The government is under pressure to tackle legal migration, as well as illegal immigration, amid Reform UK's surge in the polls. However, experts have questioned whether some of the changes announced by Sir Keir today will have much of an impact, at least in the short term. Currently, migrants have to live in the UK for five years to get indefinite leave to remain, or "settled status" if they are from the EU. They can then use this to apply for British citizenship, usually 12 months after settlement. There were 162,000 grants of settlement in 2024, up 35% from 2023, and 270,000 grants of citizenship in 2024, up nearly a third on the previous year. 'Contributions-based' citizenship model The new "contributions-based model" means people must spend a decade in the UK before applying to stay, unless they can show a "real and lasting contribution to the economy and society". The Home Office said this will include "high-skilled" and “high-contributing” individuals like nurses, doctors, engineers and AI leaders. The details are still being fleshed out and will be put to consultation later this year rather than in the white paper, Sky News understands. However, the thinking is that those who pay higher taxes or who work in a priority sector will be eligible to be fast-tracked. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is also keen for discounts to apply to those who make an "outstanding contribution" to society, such as community leaders, it is understood. English language requirements The government also plans to raise English language requirements across every immigration route, so foreign workers speak a higher standard of English. For the first time, this will also extend to all adult dependents by requiring them to demonstrate a basic understanding of English, which the government says will help people integrate and find employment. 👉 Listen to Electoral Dysfunction where you get your podcasts 👈 Dr Madeleine Sumption, director of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford, told Sky News that extending the amount of time people need to be in the UK to get permanent settlement rights is unlikely to significantly affect migration levels, as there is "no evidence" this affects their decision about whether to migrate. Any impact would be seen in five to ten years, "when people get to that point of the visa journey", she said, adding that the main effect of this policy would be to "bring in more visa-fee revenue to the Home Office" and "to make it harder for migrants to settle in". She said that language requirements "are more likely to have an impact on the number of visas granted", as more than half of skilled worker visas over the past couple of years have gone to dependents. "However, there's no data on how many of them would have passed a language test so it is hard to say how big," Dr Sumption added. The home office has not put a figure on what sort of reduction these policies could achieve, with Ms Cooper to give more details in parliament on Monday afternoon. On Sunday, she told Sky News's Trevor Phillips that plans to close the care worker visa route and change the skilled visa threshold to require a graduate qualification would cut the number of overseas workers by about 50,000 this year. Read More:Labour's shift on migration may assuage voters' concerns - but risks impacting struggling care sectorCare workers plead for higher salaries amid recruitment crisis However, she refused to put a target on the overall levels of net migration the government is aiming for, saying that approach "failed" under the Conservatives. The Tories have admitted making mistakes in office, but are still calling for a binding immigration cap and want to repeal the Human Rights Act for immigration issues. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said Labour has "overseen the worst ever start to a year for illegal immigrants crossing the channel" adding: "The idea that Starmer is tough on immigration is a joke."

Mikel Arteta is taking little solace from Arsenal's first Champions League semi-final in 16 years. It has been a season of progress in Europe for his side, who not only reached that milestone - for only the third time in their history, too - but also saw off 15-time winners Real Madrid on their way. But it is not enough. When the curtain comes down on 2024/25 it will do so with Arsenal about to enter their sixth season since they last lifted silverware. What will likely be a hat-trick of Premier League runners-up spots, and that run to the final four in Europe this season, has cemented a feeling of being always the bridesmaid, never the bride. Speaking to Sky Sports ahead of a trip to league winners Liverpool and what Arteta admits will be a painful guard of honour for the newly-crowned champions, the Gunners boss says he is more interested in talking about why they missed out on Champions League glory - and does not dispute the outside noise about the need for greater attacking threat. Arsenal fixtures | Live Premier League table | Top scorers 24/25Got Sky? Watch Liverpool vs Arsenal LIVE on your phone 📱Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW 📺 "We wanted to win the Champions League, and we believed we could," he said. "That's the spirit. If someone says 'Oh, but we have this,' I don't want anybody talking about it. "Wednesday was one of the saddest but proudest nights I have had as Arsenal manager. I want to talk about one, why we didn't win it, and what we have to do now to win it. That's what has to drive this club, and everybody involved in it. "A lot of things have to go your way. What we did was increase the probability, and made that very high that we would reach the final. But we missed too many big chances. We can give credit to them, they had the best goalkeeper in the world saving those moments. "I understand the narrative [about signing a No 9]. When you create five expected goals but only score one, it's going to happen. It's normal. "We look at the things with much more data and resources than many people, but a lot of people have very good intuition on what is needed - and it's good to listen to those opinions. "We have a very clear vision from the ownership, the owner and the board, the new sporting director, we are all aligned on what we want to do. We are very close to achieving it - and that's it. "Some days it will be sunny, then the storm will come. You have to go through every single day, lift your head up, make sure that you're doing your very best in a very honest way and you're fully believing what you can do. Then it will come." All Arsenal's Premier League goals and highlights Transfer Centre LIVE! Deals, rumours, news on your phoneSummer transfer window dates revealed - with Club World Cup twist Arsenal's injury list has dwarfed that of their title rivals and is something Arteta has referenced at periods where his squad has become especially stretched. Reflecting on where both their Premier League and Champions League campaigns had slipped away, he suggested his backroom staff's soul-searching had already questioned whether it was indeed something beyond their control - or another "probability" they could improve upon next season, through changes in training or having a bigger pool of players to select from. "The injuries I think have been a nightmare in terms of selecting line-ups, substitutions, how we change training sessions - because we have had times without a lot of players available," he said. "That's when you want to really raise the standards, win and be much better than the opposition in this league, in this context. It's very demanding and very tricky. "We had three or four big injuries, and it's very difficult to prevent them all. Can we do something different? The luck could have been different, the training could have been different, the gym could have been different, prevention can be different. "We will look at all those things to try to be better and the reality is that the starting point and the numbers that we had in the beginning to start the season were very, very low and we accepted the challenge because it's what we could do at that moment." Watch Liverpool vs Arsenal on Sky Sports Premier League from 4.15pm on Sunday, kick-off 4.30pm.

After a diplomatic flurry over the weekend, it seemed like steps were being taken towards some form of possible peace in both Gaza and Ukraine. Alongside that, Washington claimed it had made "substantial progress" in trade talks with China, with treasury secretary Scott Bessent going as far as to say a deal had been agreed to cut the US trade deficit. But there was no mention of reducing tariffs. Mr Trump is due to travel to the Middle East later today on the first major foreign trip of his second presidency, visiting Saudi Arabia and then Qatar and the UAE. It will coincide with a possible meeting between Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russia's Vladimir Putin, in person in Turkey, and comes after Hamas said it would release a hostage, an Israeli soldier who holds American citizenship. This leaves Mr Trump facing challenges on three fronts as he visits some of the richest nations in the world. Zelenskyy and Putin to meet? The US president previously claimed he could end the war in Ukraine in one day - something he has not done. On Sunday, he put pressure on Mr Zelenskyy to sit down and meet with Mr Putin in person after Moscow put forward the proposal for talks in Istanbul. This was something the leader from Kyiv quickly agreed to and it came after European leaders threatened Mr Putin with fresh sanctions. Thursday could see a potential first in-person meeting between the two leaders since Moscow's invasion began. It could mark an extraordinary moment in the ongoing war in Ukraine, however, the countries are seemingly still a long way from actual peace. A trade deal or a first step? After Mr Trump declared war on the existing global trade system in April, hitting allies and foes alike with tariffs, it left many reeling and triggered an escalation with China, which slapped Washington with reciprocal measures. While those are still in place, the US said on Sunday that the two have agreed a deal to cut the US trade deficit. However, despite confidence from the US side, China's vice premier He Lifeng described the meeting as an "important first step" that created a foundation only. No mention was made of reducing tariffs and this would do little good elsewhere where tariffs continue to add friction to previously freer global trade. Israeli soldier to be released In Gaza, previous efforts to achieve a ceasefire collapsed and Israel implemented a total ban on aid going into the enclave to try to pressure Hamas back to the negotiating table. With charities warning that the 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza face a humanitarian crisis, the militant group has said it will release Edan Alexander, an Israeli soldier who holds US citizenship. It comes after Israel announced it intends to occupy the entire enclave, threatening years of more war. No exact date was given, but Hamas said it would release the 21-year-old as part of ongoing efforts to achieve a permanent ceasefire with Israel. His expected release has been described as a "gesture of goodwill" by Steve Witkoff, Mr Trump's special envoy to the Middle East. The previously agreed ceasefire failed over disagreement on the transition from phase one onwards. While Hamas wanted to progress to phase two, where work would be done towards Israel's permanent withdrawal from Gaza and peace, Israel wanted to extend phase one and release more hostages. Read more:A week that could define TrumpZelenskyy offers to meet PutinHamas says it will release hostage Israel agreed to a framework proposed by the US that would see Hamas release half of the remaining hostages, its main bargaining chip, in exchange for a ceasefire extension and a promise to negotiate a lasting truce. While Mr Alexander is only one hostage, it will be seen as a promising sign that Hamas returned to the negotiating table and Mr Trump will be in Qatar, the key mediator in so-far unsuccessful peace efforts.

Hosted by Scottish actor and presenter Alan Cumming, the night kicked off with a Traitors skit, before handing out 29 awards, interspersed with a live performance or two. While Baby Reindeer had gone into the night the most nominated, it took just one prize, as did the much talked about Mr Bates Vs The Post Office. Meanwhile Rivals and Slow Horses, which had also been hotly tipped, went home empty-handed. Here are some of the top moments from the 2025 TV BAFTAs. 'Hello cheeky chops!' Jessica Gunning took the first prize of the evening, greeting her award with joyful: "Hello cheeky chops!" Gunning, a first-time nominee, said Baby Reindeer had "changed my life", reminiscing about her childhood playing make believe and inventing imaginary friends, never knowing she'd eventually end up using her dramatic skills to win a BAFTA. The role of Martha has already won her an Emmy, a SAG award and a Golden Globe in the US. Gunning also wished her co-star and creator of Baby Reindeer Richard Gadd a happy birthday (his 36th), calling him "nipple", a nickname her character Martha gave to Donny (Gadd's character) in the show. 'Liars and bullies' Mr Bates Vs The Post Office took the limited drama prize, with producer Patrick Spence telling the audience: "Our show didn't change the law, the people of this nation did that," before going on to say it showed the public "cannot abide liars and bullies." Flagging the journalists and the campaigners who covered the wrongful conviction of the sub postmasters convicted due to Horizon IT scandal, he called making the show, "the greatest privilege of our lives". Later, when accepting the special award earned by ITV for commissioning the show, the channel's managing director Kevin Lygo said he'd "never seen anything quite like" the impact of Mr Bates Vs The Post Office. Flagging the large number of people impacted by the scandal who were still waiting for compensation, Lygo didn't mince his words, demanding: "Hurry up and pay these people what they're due." Watch your mouth Several winners were so excited they couldn't refrain from a little blue language. Accepting his first BAFTA for best male comedy performance, Danny Dyer dropped the f-bomb numerous times. In his speech, Dyer thanked his co-star and the show's creator Ryan Sampson, calling him "one of the greatest things to have come out of Rotherham". He praised Sampson for "never doing the same thing twice", adding with tongue in cheek, "It's not something I can say". Dyer concluded his speech with a nod to his family, and a final trademark "f***". Meanwhile, a very excited Sophie Willen stepped up to accept the prize for scripted comedy. The Taskmaster alumni told the crowd: "I'm not allowed to swear and all I want to do is go beep, beep", before calling her win "bloomin' fabulous". Willen - whose part autobiographical comedy Alma's Not Normal tackles the care system, drug addiction, mental illness, and terminal cancer - called her cast and crew "shit hot", before catching herself, then repeating "shit, shit". 'I love you James' Taking the prize for female performance in a comedy, Ruth Jones channelled her inner Nessa, saying: "I'm not going to lie, this is immense." Thanking the cast and crew, she became emotional as she added: "The person I would like to thank most is my dear, dear talented friend James Corden." The cameras of course then panned to a chuffed looking Corden, sitting in the audience. She went on to say that without him, "Vanessa Shanessa Nessa Jenkins would not exist", paying tribute to their 17 years writing together, adding, "long may it continue" - and so perhaps giving hope for a new Jones/Corden collaboration to follow Gavin And Stacey's final act? War amid the awards In a sobering moment amid the glitz and the glamour, the director of best single documentary, Ukraine: Enemy In The Woods - filmed by Ukrainian soldiers on the frontline - paid tribute to two contributors to the film who had since been killed in conflict. Jamie Roberts spoke about two young men he'd worked with on the film, before adding: "They are not here - they are now dead." The winner of the current affairs category, State Of Rage, also offered a heartfelt message as they accepted the award for the programme which follows a Palestinian and Israeli family in the West Bank. German State Of Rage director Marcel Mettelsiefen said: "It would be wrong to stand here without acknowledging what's happening in Gaza." Speaking as a parent, he said: "This violence needs to stop now," then adding, "let's break this silence together." 'I've interviewed musicians - and a few monsters' Former Newsnight presenter Kirsty Wark received a standing ovation as she collected her BAFTA fellowship - the body's highest accolade. Accepting her award, Wark said: "Thank you so much to BAFTA. It is a privilege and an honour to have my name added to such an incredible roll call. My work continues to give me so much, not just wonderful friends and colleagues." The veteran broadcaster continued: "Things have changed so much, so radically, since the '70s, not least the shoulder pads, the office drinks trolley, shooting on reversal for a fast edit, and film crews, the size of football teams, but always the chance to learn and grow and I've been lucky to interview everyone from politicians to painters, architects, economists, musicians and a few monsters." Wark added that the "most joyous change in television" has been "the number of women in senior roles". Would I Lie To You wins its first BAFTA Everyone loves a conspiracy theory, and this year it could be courtesy of BAFTA and a big boat. Accepting the entertainment award for perennial favourite Would I Lie To You, host Rob Brydon said: "This is a surprise." Team captain Lee Mack then added: "We've been nominated for eight years but now 'Mr Cruises' has done it for us," referring to Brydon's adverts for P&O cruises - the sponsor of tonight's event. "The whiff of scandal is in the air," quipped Brydon. In Memoriam The In Memoriam section of the night was accompanied by live music by concert violinist and social media sensation Esther Abrami. Always a poignant moment in the evening, it included a wide variety of stars who passed away this year including Shannon Doherty, Tony Slattery, Paul Danan, Henry Kelly, Linda Nolan, Michael Moseley, The Vivienne and Timothy West. Poirot presents best actress Awarding the best actress prize, Sir David Suchet channelled his most famous on-screen character, Hercule Poirot, greeting the audience with "Mesdames, Messieurs" to wild applause. He went on, in the words of the bumbling Belgian detective: "I expect you're wondering why I've gathered you here tonight?" In a surprise win, Industry star Marisa Abela took the prize and had to be helped up on to the stage due to the length and tightness of her sparkling black gown. Clearly surprised by her win, and becoming tearful, as she paid tribute to her drama school teacher who she said was in the audience that night, she also paid tribute to her mother, also an actress, without whom she said she'd never be on the stage accepting her first BAFTA aged just 28.

Top of the agenda for an overhaul are short sentences, which look set to give way to more community rehabilitation. The cost argument is clear - prison is expensive. It's around £60,000 per person per year compared to community sentences at roughly £4,500 a year. But it's not just saving money that is driving the change. Research shows short custodial terms, especially for first-time offenders, can do more harm than good, compounding criminal behaviour rather than acting as a deterrent. This is certainly the case for Charlie, who describes herself as a former "junkie, shoplifter from Leeds" and spoke to Sky News at Preston probation centre. She was first sent down as a teenager and has been in and out of prison ever since. She says her experience behind bars exacerbated her drug use. "In prison, I would never get clean. It's easy, to be honest, I used to take them in myself," she says. "I was just in a cycle of getting released, homeless, and going straight back into trap houses, drug houses, and that cycle needs to be broken." Eventually, she turned her life around after a court offered her drug treatment at a rehab facility. She says that after decades of addiction and criminality, one judge's decision was the turning point. 👉 Click here to listen to Electoral Dysfunction on your podcast app 👈 "That was the moment that changed my life and I just want more judges to give more people that chance." Also at Preston probation centre, but on the other side of the process, is probation officer Bex, who is also sceptical about short sentences. "They disrupt people's lives," she says. "So, people might lose housing because they've gone to prison… they come out homeless and may return to drug use and reoffending." Read more from Sky News:Care homes face ban on overseas recruitmentWoman reveals impact of little-known disorder Bex has seen first-hand the value of alternative routes out of crime. "A lot of the people we work with have had really disjointed lives. It takes a long time for them to trust someone, and there's some really brilliant work that goes on every single day here that changes lives." It's people like Bex and Charlie, and places like Preston probation centre, that are at the heart of the government's change in direction.

United returned to earth with a bump three days after reaching the Europa League final as fellow strugglers West Ham secured their first Premier League win at Old Trafford since 2007. Tomas Soucek and Jarrod Bowen scored in a 2-0 triumph that meant United have now lost an eye-watering 17 top-flight matches this term, with nine of them coming on home turf. Man Utd 0-2 West Ham - Match report and highlightsAs it happened | Teams | Match statsLive Premier League table | Watch PL highlights for freeNot got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW 📺 Their latest meek performance infuriated Amorim, who says there is a "lack of urgency in everything we do" and a worrying mentality at a club sitting 16th in the standings. "For me the biggest concern is that feeling that 'it's OK', and 'we cannot change our position so much so it's OK'," the United boss said. "That is the biggest problem in our club in this moment because we are losing the feeling of we are a massive club and it's the end of the world to lose a game at home. I think that is the biggest concern in our club." Amorim said it is "the most dangerous feeling that you have in a big club" - one that is without a league title since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013. Asked how it feels to see his side in 16th with two matches to go, the United head coach said: "How a manager of Manchester United is supposed to feel in that position - embarrassed, and it's hard to accept. "I think everybody has to think seriously about a lot of things here. Everybody is thinking about the final. The final is not an issue in this moment in our club. "We have bigger things to think and we have to change a lot of things in the end of the season." 'United need to be brave in the summer' Amorim then appeared to cast doubt over his own role at United he reiterated that United "need to change a lot of things during the summer" and acknowledged that could eventually lead to a change in the dugout, having overseen just six league wins since succeeding Erik ten Hag in November. Asked how he changes the players' attitude given his struggles to do so, he said: "I don't know, and I don't want to talk about players. I'm talking about myself and the culture in the club and the culture in the team. "I have that feeling, we need to change that and we need to be really strong in the summer and to be brave because we will not have a next season like this. "If we start like this, or if the feeling is still here, we should give the space to different persons." So poor have United been that he even suggested that Champions League qualification may be an issue. "To be honest with you, I'm not concerned about the final," he said. "It's by far the smallest problem in our club. We need to change something that is deeper than this. "We are showing that in the end of this season that playing Premier League and Champions League for us is the moon, so we need to know that. "I'm not concerned about the final. They (the players) will be focused and I don't know what is best, if it's playing Champions League or not. So, let's think about Chelsea to improve a lot of things." United fortunate not to be in relegation scrap Analysis from Sky Sports' Lewis Jones: Man Utd deserve to be in a relegation scrap. If you take the three relegated clubs out of the equation, Manchester United have won one of their last 17 Premier League games. They are fortunate the gap between the Championship and top-flight is so great, otherwise they'd be genuinely flirting with a relegation fight with two Premier League games to go. If they lose both their remaining league games, they won't have even amassed 40 points this season - usually the standard bearer of what you need to stay up. Apart from the flashy feet of Amad Diallo, who got 80 minutes under his belt down the right-flank, this was another dispiriting afternoon for the locals. West Ham carried the greater attacking threat, were more robust without the ball and were clinical with their finishing. United have now failed to score in 14 Premier League games this season - only Southampton (15), Everton (15) and Leicester (16) have blanked more. Yet this team are one win away from playing Champions League football next season. Someone make it make sense.