A three-year Memorandum of Understanding has been signed in Italy to train 3,000 refugees and vulnerable migrants to work in the construction sector in order to help them towards autonomy.
Calm seas and warm temperatures on Tuesday provided conditions in which at least 120 migrants crossed the Channel to the UK. More than 600 reportedly made the journey in small boats over the weekend.
Ukrainian refugees in Italy are beginning to return home, three months after fleeing the Russian invasion. More people are reportedly crossing into Ukraine than are leaving the country.
Hundreds of migrants on board the Geo Barents rescue ship were still awaiting permission to disembark on Tuesday. The crew says it has made seven requests to the Italian authorities, and some of those on board are seriously ill.
A court in Palermo has heard that migrants who were stranded on board the Open Arms rescue ship in 2019 suffered "dire conditions" and psychological distress. Italy's former interior minister Matteo Salvini is facing trial for refu1