this is bbc news, i'm vicki young. the headlines at seven. in the last few minutes — the regional airline — flybmi — announces it has ceased operations and is filing for administration. all flights are cancelled with effect from today. as the family of shameema baygum ask the government to help bring her home — thejustice secretary says the main priority has to be the safety of the public. the funeral of footballer, emiliano sala, who was killed when his plane crashed into the channel, takes place in his native argentina. a 27—year—old man appears in court, charged with the murders of 3 elderly men in exeter. thousands of criminals are to be monitored 2a hours a day — using gps tracking technology. and as this thumping header leads millwall

to victory at afc wimbledon, sportsday has all of today's fa cup action in half an hour. in the last half an hour the uk—based airline flybmi has announced it's filing for administration. all flights have been cancelled with effect from today. the airline which had its headquarters based at east midlands airport operated flights to aberdeen, munich and hamburg. welljoining us now with the latest is our business correspondent rob young. what can you tell us about what has caused this? reasonably sized

airline, more than half million passengers and 29,000 flights, and the airline has said that many factors have played a part in its demise. it blames the recent spike in fuels to deny fuel costs and the trading system, and certainty, uncertainty created by brexit and it means that it has been unable to secure flying contracts within europe and further funding from the company as well. it is with a heavy heart that they have taken this decision to file for administration and cancel all flights immediately. but they say there was no other alternative. for the company, they say that those who were scheduled to fly should call their credit card

provider and contact their travel agent if they booked it that way, or their insurance to see if they can get their money back. we have heard from passengers that they turned up for flights at the airports today to be taught that those flights were going to be cancelled and we have been tracking some to the uk, pilate said that they were coming back and hangers and some pilots have been told that essentially, they would not be flying over the next few days so they were the first signs that something was up. a company says that the investors in the company put in about £40 million over the past six years, but it is a pretty awful time for airlines of the moment, just the latest financial casualty that we had, go out of business, the airline norwegian which many people will be familiar

with, it had to raise money from investors and the biggest airline in europe by some measures by those who fly on its planes, issued a couple of warnings and just a few weeks ago, he expected some more airlines in europe to go under because there we re in europe to go under because there were just too many cheap seats on offer. i can now talk to travel expert, simon calder. was this a sudden decision or what people predicted over the last few weeks? as you are hearing, there has been plenty of talks of casualties among the airlines and an extremely difficult winter. basically, there is huge amounts of capacity and passengers are not paying the amounts of cash that airlines need to survive and effectively, they have thrown in the towel. i need to make it absolutely clear because i've had a couple of calls and be boring about this, we are not

talking about a significantly bigger airline about 12 times in size which has been having financial problems of its own but it has been rescued bya of its own but it has been rescued by a consortium. but the recognisable name, a last surviving date of bmi, british midland which was bought by british airways about seven was bought by british airways about seve n yea rs was bought by british airways about seven years ago, by the time, british airways said that actually we do not want the regional part, so bmi regional was sold off of the past six years, they have not been making anything like the amount of money that they needed. just from what we have been hearing, the average low per what we have been hearing, the average low per was what we have been hearing, the average low per was something around 20 people. and this is at a time we re easy 20 people. and this is at a time were easy jet and 20 people. and this is at a time were easyjet and ryanair are to budget giants that have their plans 90% full. it is a sad day, notjust

for the staff of bmi but also for people who are depending on it and if you look at the route from london to the city of gary airport in northern ireland, that is entirely flown by fly bmi and some serious concerns over what is happening there. so, a very difficult time for stop if you're booked, approach your credit card provider and try to get your money back but unfortunately, your money back but unfortunately, you are going to have to try and find alternative flights, many of the roots have been sold, so that's going to be tricky in so many people are going to be looking for flights right now, it's going to be a very difficult time. what does that tell us difficult time. what does that tell us about the wider aviation industry, there was some mention in the press release from the company

thatis the press release from the company that is partly to do with brexit, but is there a wider problem within the industry at the moment? yes, they're simply too many seats and not enough people, that is particularly the in winter. there expected to lose £70,000 an hour through the winter which is one reason why they needed to financially rescue themselves, and it's just a financially rescue themselves, and it'sjust a question financially rescue themselves, and it's just a question of having too many airlines so yes, we saw cyprus 90, many airlines so yes, we saw cyprus go, very noticeably in october we saw from era eric disappear. small airlines that do not have the weight that their bigger rivals do are particularly vulnerable and while it isa particularly vulnerable and while it is a tragedy of course that those working for fly bmi ultimately, they carry as many passengers in one year as ryanair carries in a day in a

bed. indicated perspective, it's going to be awful for the staff, but in terms of overall scale, the roots which other airlines regard as sustainable, if you're travelling this week, good luck my sympathy with a heartbreaking stuff. the rights of passengers caught up in it this weekend. what obligation does the airline under to find accommodation or alternative means of travel for these passages? that isa of travel for these passages? that is a great question and i am afraid the answer is none. the airline effectively does not exist any more and if it were, going concern is it would be obliged to put people up in hotels, maybe to buy them tickets to other airlines, but as soon as an airline fails, i am afraid all bets

are off and that also goes for the people who are owed money, perhaps through delayed or cancelled flights in the past few weeks and months. were waiting for the payment, i am afraid that's never going to arrive. it might be that your insurance policy may be or to them sorting out alternative arrangements, but many policies include, don't cover it. we just wejust had a we just had a statement from the association, the secretary saying that the collapse of flybmi, they a p pa re ntly that the collapse of flybmi, they apparently had no warning or information from the company at all and goes on to say that the immediate steps will be to support flybmi pilots and the administrators whether there drops to do can be safe. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages.

at10:30 and 11:30pm this evening in the papers, our guests joining me tonight are henry mance, political correspondent at the financial times and anne ashworthand, associate editor of the times. thejustice secretary david gauke says the government's main priority has to be the safety of the public, when considering the case of shamima begum. the family of the pregnant teenager — who left britain to join the islamic state group — say they'd welcome a police investigation into her actions — but want the government to help bring her home. sophie long reports. this is the al—hawl camp in northern syria where the 19—year—old from east london is living as she awaits the birth of her third child. shamima begum says both her son and daughter died, and she wants to come back to britain so her unborn baby does not suffer the same fate. herfamily, who had feared they would never see her again, have asked the government to help them get her home. but the justice secretary says there are risks to allowing people

like shamima begum to return to britain, and they would look at her case very closely. what has to be the priority of the british government is ensuring the protection of the british people as a whole. we do have a number of powers in this area. we have to act within those powers. but we need to make sure that the british people are not unnecessarily at risk. in a statement, shamima begum's family says as a british citizen she has every expectation shamima begum's case is not unique. some 850 people left the uk to join so—called islamic state. around half have already come back. some working against extremism say there needs to be more focus on what caused her to go, to prevent others from doing the same.

i realise that she is a bit of a poster girl of that phenomenon of those young girls going off tojoin daesh. but if we take stock of what is happening, we need to see how she got there and we can stop other people from going down that route. the home secretary has said he would prevent people in terrorist organisations returning to britain. it is unclear what that will mean for shamima begum, who was just 15 when she left the uk for syria. it is unclear what that will mean for shamima begum, who was just 15 when she left the uk for syria. a memorial service has taken place in argentina for the football player, emiliano sala — who died in a plane crash last month. about two and a half thousand people took part in the public vigil in the player's hometown of progreso. the 28 year old was killed two days after signing for cardiff city. the club's manager neil warnock

attended a private funeral this evening. from progreso, natalio coss—0y reports. emiliano sala's body leaves the grounds of his childhood football club in progresso in central argentina. his relatives, friends and neighbours came to say goodbye to the local hero at a private funeral. translation: he never forgot his roots and that means people have a very fond memory of the kid. 0f emiliano. sala spent his early years developing his football skills here, he left at age 14 to pursue bigger opportunities. he was flying from france to cardiff when his plane disappeared over the english channel on january 21. they played a club record of £15 million for the player's transfer from league i. two weeks later the wreckage was found and shortly afterwards,

sala's body was recovered. the pilot is still missing. representatives from his new club traveled to argentina for today's service. people say, he's never played for you, but he was my player and the feelings i had, i chased him, wanted him and he said to me, i will get you the goals that keep you up in the premier league and i said i know you will. no cameras were allowed inside the building while the funeral took place. the mourners sat in front of emiliano sala's coffin. they were silent, some of them were praying, the coffin was surrounded by reefs and there was a banner that read, the legacy will be eternal. ahead of today's service, sala's boyhood club posted a message on social media saying: "we are waiting for you like the first day you left, but this time to stay with us forever eternally

in our hearts." the headlines on bbc news. the regional airline, flybmi, announces it has ceased operations and is filing for administration. all flights are cancelled with effect from today. the justice secretary says the government's main priority has to be the safety of the public, when considering the case of shameema baygum. the funeral of footballer, emiliano sala, who was killed when his plane crashed into the channel, takes place in his native argentina. a 27—year—old man has apeared in court, charged with the murders of 3 elderly men in exeter. alexander lewis—ra nwell was before city magistrates earlier today. 0ur reporter, naomi dymond, gave us this update. alexander lewis—ra nwell appeared at exeter magistrates‘

court this morning during a short two—minute hearing. during that time the charges were read to him, he faces five, three of which are charges of murder, and those are of 80—year—old anthony payne, who was found dead at his home in the city earlier this week and richard and roger carter, 84—year—old twins who were also from the city. the charges relate to incidents between the tenth on the 12th of february. he was facing a further two charges of grievous bodily harm with intent, and they relate to a further two incidents in goodleigh in north devon on the 9th of february, and exeter on the 11th of february. during the very short two minute hearing today, he was remanded in custody and will appear at exeter crown court on monday morning. a teenager has died two days after being stabbed outside a sixth form college in birmingham. the 16 year old boy had been on life support since the incident

in the highgate area on wednesday. another 16—year—old appeared in court — charged with attempted murder — before the boy died. thousands of criminals in england and wales will be tagged with gps trackers, to allow authorities to constantly monitor their wherabouts. the current tags, which are worn by around 60,000 offenders, are only linked to a fixed address, such as an offender's home, with alerts generated if they are not there at certain hours. our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw reports. we have gps technology in our cars and on our smartphones. now it's being used to track the movements of offenders and suspects on bail. this is a demonstration of how the satellite tags are fitted, using an expert who has helped set up the scheme. the ankle tag sends an alert if someone goes to an area they're banned from, or isn't attending a rehabilitation course when they should be.

it gives us very detailed information as to where that person potentially has been, where they have been tracked. it gives us evidence to be able to present to the relevant criminal justice agency to take that appropriate action. the offender satellite tracking has been operating in three areas since last november. it will be rolled out across england and wales by the summer. tags will monitor 4,000 people every year. it will be used in cases of domestic abuse and stalking to keep offenders away from victims. david blunkett was the first politician to trial satellite tracking, launching a scheme when he was home secretary 15 years ago. but progress stalled due to contractual disputes and technical problems. the government will be hoping it has more success this time. a planned visit by the chancellor to china,

will now not go ahead. the news comes following reports that beijng pulled out of trade talks, after the defence secretary, gavin williamson, indicated that the uk may be willing to deploy a warship in the pacific. earlier, my colleague lukwesa burak spoke to our political correspondent, jonathan blake, who told me cancellation of the trip was confirmed by the treasury this morning. a few other stories in the news this hour. one of britain's busiest railway lines will be closed for 9 days from today, causing major disruption to passengers. network rail is carrying out major engineering work, between three bridges and brighton, a stretch which it says, is the cause of many delays. child car seats which are illegal to use in the uk are still available to buy online, according to a consumer watchdog. which says it found the seats,

which are made of fabric, offer ‘almost no protection' in a crash, and sell for as little as £8. the government is considering forcing mobile phone companies to open their networks to competitors, to improve reception in rural areas. ministers want 95 percent of the uk to have a mobile signal by 2022. a fifth of the uk lacks an adequate signal for basic mobile services. the former archbishop of washington dc has become the first former cardinal to be defrocked by the vatican, over allegations of child abuse. theodore mccarrick, here on the right, says he has ‘no recollection' of the alleged sexual abuse. pope francis has ruled that no further appeals by mccarrick will be allowed. archbishop charles sciclu na who has been appointed with addressing the abuse crisis, says the decision to defrock mccarrick, shows

that bishops are not above the law. the decision to dismiss the bishop from the cleric as always a very grave and serious decision that is never taken lightly. but it is also very important signal that we are talking about accountability for bishops. we are actually doing it, it is not talk. we are walking the talk. it is also a very important signal that we are not above the law. we are servants and stewards of our people. hundreds of senior decision—makers from around the world are meeting at the 55th munich security conference. the failure of the intermediate—range nuclear forces treaty, brexit uncertainty and recent disunity in europe s foreign policy approach are only some of the security risks the high—level conference is meant to address.

conference chief wolfgang ischinger has called it the "largest and most importa nt" munich security conference since its founding more than 50 years ago. speaking at that conference, us vice president mike pence pressed european countries to withdraw from a nuclear deal between iran and major powers. he also urged the european union to stop undermining the us sanctions on iran. the time has come for all of us to act. for our european partners to stop undermining us sanctions against this murderous revolutionary regime. the time has come for our european partners to stand with us and with the iranian people, our allies and friends in the region. the time has come for our european partners to withdraw from the iran nuclear deal and join us as we bring the economic and diplomatic pressure necessary to give the iranian people, the region and the world the peace, security and freedom they deserve. 0ur chief international

correspondent lyse doucet is at the conference, and she's been explaining what else is on the agenda, aside from iran. it has been interesting to see of the years of the very concept of security is changing here. now you have panels about health workers, education, women and security and hunger. the world food programme is here, we are joined by the director. this is a security conference, what is the head of the world food programme doing here? one thing we are learning is that if you do not have food security, you do not have any other type of security. there's so many complex, if we address the root cause, we will solve the problem of migration, bring stability to regions, we have seen that anecdote

we have seen that anecdotally and in experience if we do not address it you will have destabilized, fragile governments where extreme groups will try to destabilise and use food as a weapon of war, we use it as a weapon of peace and stability. and that's where we need to focus on the root cause, so that is why we are here. and is it getting worse? yes it is. i believe the europeans and americans are beginning to understand that we must do more in africa, to stabilise the middle east, what is happening in yemen and syria and the greater region, every five to ten seconds, a child is dying from hunger. we have seen the severe hunger rate and these are the people that are marching toward starvation. and it has risen in the last two years from 80 to 124 million people. and that makes them

vulnerable to these extremist groups, but if we can come in with stable programmes, effective programmes and truly bring about food security, you will see so many issues go away and it's a lot cheaper to do it right on the front end. if not doing it because it right, do it because of national security interests. i think a lot of the european leaders and americans are beginning to understand this must be addressed effectively upfront. 0n the brink of what the un because the worst famine in living memory, yemen. yemen is absolutely a catastrophe. i've heard leaders are saying it's about to become one, and i say no, it is a catastrophe. a nation of 29 million people, 20 million people are food insecure, 12 to 14 million people on the brink of starvation, we are now trying to scale up to ten to 12 million people.

access, complexities, war, front lines, landmines, it is a very hostile atmosphere. the best solution is to end the war because that is what's driving the hunger rate around the world. man—made conflicts. very good to speak to you. emphasising there that even food, people's right to eat is now a weapon of war. one of the many powerful messages coming out from this year's security conference. nigeria's president, muhammadu buhari, has appealed for calm, after the country's presidential elections were postponed. the decision to delay the vote for a week, was announced just a few hours before polling stations were due to open across the country. electoral officials say the delay was down to the transportation of electoral material, and was not a result of external pressure. the bbc s mayeni jones

has more from yola in the north east of the country. waking up to disappointment. voters across nigeria aren't happy, many people had to travel long distances to cast their vote. in president muhammadu buhari's hometown, they were surprised. i was not expecting the election was going to be postponed, because we have seen the president is in the town when we have seen many people are coming from far places to come to their hometown and cast their vote, so why aren't they accepting it? i couldn't believe it until i come out, i knowjust come out, people are just standing. others have vowed to show up again next week. it's important to me to do the vote, because if you don't do the vote, you will not, you are still... but if you do the vote, we will see change. a few polling stations we visited here in the northeast of the country are completely empty, no valid papers, and no people. and life seems to be carrying on as normal, nigerians are used to delayed

elections, the last two poles in 2011, and 2015, were also postponed. the announcement of the delay came in the early hours of saturday, when most people were in bed. following a careful review, of the implementation of the logistics and operational plan, and the determination to conduct free, fair, and credible elections, the commission came to the conclusion that proceeding with the election is no longerfeasible. some offices of the electoral commission have been burnt over the last two weeks, and voting materials including ballot papers haven't made it to the polling stations late on friday night. turn out on election day is usually low in nigeria, and there are concerns many of these voters now won't bother showing up next week. military charities say

they're not able to cope some of us are wondering where the sunshine went, 14 degrees some of some sunshine on part two of the week and, in fact a lot of the cloud across england and wales will disappear as we go through the week, western scotland with breaks of rain, some of which will turn heavier later in the night, fairly mild night, especially in belfast at a sunday begins and western scotland, moving into wells in western england. area of cloud with patches of rain pushing further eastward, replacing the early sunshine but barely any rain left onceit sunshine but barely any rain left once it reaches eastern england with a high of weather system, the sun comes back, western england and scotla nd comes back, western england and scotland are the odd shower. it is going be a wendy 0'day, list the average speed of western scotland to

be around 50 mph in terms of gusts, but some sunny spells in eastern england, 16 degrees could be.