Braverman blocks new routes to UK for refugees

The Independent's Morning Headlines email [View online]( December 15, 2022 [Morning Headlines]( 1 / [Braverman refuses safe alternatives to Channel crossings despite more drownings]( Suella Braverman is refusing to set up new safe and legal routes for asylum seekers despite another English Channel tragedy in which at least four drowned. Search efforts were ongoing for more victims overnight, after survivors – including women and children – were pulled from the icy waters by a fishing vessel. The government was accused of having “blood on its hands” and “forcing people to get on flimsy dinghies” by failing to create alternatives despite years of calls for change from parliamentary committees and charities.   2 / [Cancer doctors warn of ‘watershed’ moment for services after 8,000 excess deaths]( Ministers accused of failing to accept ‘true scale of problem’ post-Covid 3 / [‘Extraordinarily dangerous time’ for world, warns armed forces chief]( We are facing a ‘generational struggle for the future of the global order’ 4 / [Shetland facing fourth day without power amid further snowfall threat]( Thousands without power as engineers battle to restore supplies 5 / [Zara Aleena: Sexual predator who murdered law graduate jailed after refusing to attend court]( Ms Aleena’s family said the law graduate loved to walk everywhere     The Big Question Train strikes: What are the RMT’s demands compared with Network Rail’s current offer? The December [rail]([strikes]( are under way, with cancellations set to continue into 2023. Network[Rail]( staff who belong to the [Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT)]( union have stopped work as part of a dispute that has rumbled on for six months. The Network Rail staff include signallers and engineers who run the Great Britain railway infrastructure. Union representatives are engaged in talks with management of this “public sector arm’s length body of the Department for Transport”. Alongside the striking Network Rail workers, other RMT staff working for 14 train operators have walked out. This dispute involves a separate dispute, in which the RMT is talking to the Rail Delivery Group. Network Rail bosses have been in intensive negotiations since the RMT called the latest strike, which have also involved other unions. [For the full story click here >](   Enjoying this newsletter? Unlock unlimited, ad-free reading on the website and in The Independent app when you subscribe – plus, benefit from our [welcome offer when you join today](. Watch/[Tyrone Mings says Aston Villa players feel ‘pain’ after Solihull lake deaths](   NUMBER OF THE DAY 4 Four migrants have died after their small boat started sinking into the freezing waters of the Channel in the early hours of Wednesday morning. [Read more here](   QUOTE OF THE DAY “Meg became this scapegoat for the Palace.” – In [a new trailer for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Netflix documentary series](, Harry and Meghan, Lucy Fraser shares her understanding of events during the couple’s time as senior royals. [Read more here](     Other stories you might like   [Boris Johnson makes more than £1m from speeches after leaving Downing Street](   [‘It’s coming for everyone': The town sinking into poverty – and the people fighting back](   [Harry and Meghan part 2: What time are the new episodes released on Netflix?](       Articles available exclusively to subscribers Charlotte Cripps, The Independent -[Can there be humour in a couple’s struggle to conceive? A new comedy says ‘yes’ – and I can relate to that](   Other newsletters you might like [The Race Report] The Race Report Fortnightly, 7am (UK time) Written by Nadine White [Sign up]( [Inside Politics] Inside Politics Weekdays, 8am (UK time) Written by Matt Mathers [Sign up](   If you can spare a minute we’d love your [feedback]( on our newsletters. [The Independent]( Join the conversation or follow us [Facebook]( [Twitter]( Please do not reply directly to this email You are currently registered to receive The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter. Add us to your safe list of senders. If you do not want to receive The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter, please [unsubscribe](list_name=IND_Headlines_Masterlist_CDP). If you no longer wish to receive any newsletters or promotional emails from The Independent, you can unsubscribe [here](. This e-mail was sent by Independent Digital News and Media Ltd, 14-18 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1AH. Registered in England and Wales with company number 07320345. Read our [privacy notice]( and [cookie policy](.