this is bbc news, i'm vicki young. the headlines at ten. the regional airline flybmi announces it has ceased operations and is filing for administration. all flights are cancelled with effect from today. the government says its main priority has to be the safety of the public when considering the case of shamima begum. the funeral of footballer emiliano sala, who was killed when his plane crashed into the channel, has taken place in his native argentina. a 27—year—old man appears in court charged with the murders of three elderly men in exeter. and at 10:30 and again at 11:30 we ll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers henry mance and anne ashworth — stay with us for that. the uk—based airline flybmi has announced it's filing

for administration and has cancelled all flights with immediate effect. the company which was based at east midlands airport operated flights to aberdeen, munich and hamburg. well, a little earlier our business correspondent rob young explained what's caused the company to cease trading. flybmi is a reasonably sized regional airline. it said last year it carried more than half a million passengers on 29,000 flights. it operates in 25 or so countries around europe, and the airline says a number of factors have played a part in its demise. it blames a recent spike in fuel costs and also carbon costs relating to the european emissions trading system, but it also says that uncertainty created by brexit, just six weeks 01’ so away, means it has been unable to secure flying contracts within europe and further funding

for the company as well. the director said it is with a heavy heart they have taken this decision to file for administration and cancel all flights immediately, but they say there was no alternative. and have they given any advice to those booked on these flights? the company saying that anybody booked to fly, maybe later today are the next few days, should contact their credit card provider if they used a credit card to pay for their flights. they should contact their travel agent if they booked it that way or check their travel insurance to see if they can get their money back. we have heard from some passengers that they turned up for flights at airports today to be told that those flights were going to be cancelled and we have been tracking some of flybmi's aircraft returning to the uk, to norwich airport. pilots said they were coming back to be stored

in the hangers and some pilots had been told earlier in the day that essentially they would not be flying over the next few days, so they were the first signs that something was up. the company said that the investors in the company put in about £40 million over the last six years but it is a pretty awful time for some airlines. this is just the latest financial casualty, we had an airline germania go out of business recently and the airline norwegian which many will be familiar with. they had to raise money from investors, and the ryanair, the biggest airline in europe by some measures, by the number of people who fly on their planes, issued a couple of profit warnings and the boss michael 0'leary said he expected some businesses in europe to go under because there were just too many cheap seats on offer. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30pm. this evening in the papers, our guests joining me tonight

are henry mance, political correspondent at the financial times and anne ashworth, 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 to be returned to the uk, and be dealt with under the british justice system. her child, who will also be british, has every right as a total innocent to have the chance to grow up in the peace and security of this home. 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. but if she is allowed to return home she will have to answer for her actions. a memorial service has taken place in argentina for the football player, emiliano sala — who died in a plane crash last month. about 2,500 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.

a 27—year—old man has apea red in court charged with the murders of three 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 and 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. thousands of criminals will be monitored 2a hours a day by new electronic tags that use satellite signals to track their exact location. the government says the scheme is designed to protect victims and cut down the need for short—term jail sentences. however, during a trial run wearers reported the tags were uncomfortable and caused heightened anxiety because of a fear of accidentally breaching the conditions. the government is considering forcing mobile phone companies to open up their networks to competitors to try to improve reception in rural areas. ministers want 95% of the uk to have a mobile signal by 2022. more than 205 of the uk is without access more than 20% of the uk is without access to an adequate signal

for basic voice services from all mobile operators. the singer, dua lipa, made a surprise appearance at madame tussauds ahead of the brit awards, as she unveiled a waxwork in her image last night. the pop singer, who won two grammy awards last sunday, opened the london display. it features the outfit lipa wore during her 2017 performance at glastonbury. fans will be able to pose with the waxwork and cameras will create a short 3d animated image to share on social media. i'll be back at 10:30 with a look at tomorrow's front pages in the papers, but in a moment, simon mccoy will be here with a roundup of today's stories — on the bbc news channel. the regional airline flybmi announces it has ceased operations and is filing for administration. all flights are cancelled with immediate effect. the company says it's been badly affected by rises in fuel and carbon costs. a footballing talent

taken in his prime. the funeral of emiliano sala, who never got to play in the premier league, takes place in his native argentina. civilians leave the last fragment of islamic state territory as the us says the terrorist group is on the brink of defeat. and wearing their colours with pride. the football team dressed in a new kit to show their support for the lgbt community. good evening. the airline flybmi has cancelled all flights, and says it is filing for administration. the east midlands—based airline, which operated more than 29,000 flights last year, blamed recent spikes in fuel and carbon costs. some passengers have posted messages

online saying they only found out about it earlier after turning up at airports this evening. our business correspondent, rob young, reports. flybmi, no longerflying. it's cancelled all flights with immediate effect. the company is also filing for administration. the carrier flew more than half a million passengers last year. its smalljets operated on routes from aberdeen, bristol, newcastle, east midlands, sta nsted and others, to 25 european cities. passengers who have been affected are anxious. i am in belgium at the moment and ijust got the bbc alert that flybmi have gone into administration. all the flights for me to return home are really expensive and flybmi said they won't return the £134 that i initially spent, so i don't know how i am going to get back. flybmi, based here at east midlands airport, says its collapse was unavoidable. it has blamed a spike in the price of fuel and changes in the cost of carbon permits. it said these had undermined efforts to turn a profit.

the company statement said "current trading and future prospects have also been seriously affected by the uncertainty created by the brexit process, which has led to our inability to secure valuable flying contracts in europe." today's news was a surprise to passengers, but the airline is just the latest carrier to get into difficulties. we are now most of the way through what has been a miserable winterfor a large number of airlines. we have seen failures, including germania, small planet, cobalt of cyprus, primera air of iceland, all these small airlines have been collapsing and i am afraid that flybmi has flown for the last time. passengers booked to travel with flybmi are being told not to go to the airport unless they have booked an alternative flight, but with school holidays

at the moment, the airline's collapse comes at an inconvenient time for many families. robjoins me now. what advice is there for passengers? the civil aviation authority has issued some advice for consumers are saying anybody who booked their tickets direct with the airline using a credit card should be able to get a refund, as would those whose flights were part of a package holiday, particularly if it was booked with a firm with atol protection, in which case they will make arrangements for you to get home as well. for everyone else, there is travel insurance if it covers this kind of airline failure. an uncertain few days for passengers of the airline and also the employees. and also some of the regional airports that really valued the roots that flybmi a memorial service has taken place in argentina for the football player emiliano sala, who died in a plane crash last month. about 2,500 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 cosoy reports. applause. emiliano sala's body leaves the grounds of his childhood football club, san martin de progreso, 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, of emiliano. sala spent his early years developing his football skills here. he left, aged 1a, to pursue bigger opportunities. he was flying from france to cardiff when his plane disappeared over the english channel on january 21st. the bluebirds had paid a club record of £15 million for the player's transfer from ligue1 nantes. two weeks later, the wreckage was found and shortly afterwards, sala's body was recovered. the pilot, david ibbotson, is still missing. representatives from his new club

traveled to argentina for today's service. people say, well, he has never played for you, but he was my player. you know? and the feelings i had, i chased him, iwanted 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. the whole club feels very sad and cardiff, in general, feels very sad after the incident. and today, i think it's good for the family to have some closure. no cameras were allowed inside the building where 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 wreaths. and there was a banner that read, "your legacy will be eternal." ahead of today's service, sala's boyhoood club, san martin de progreso, 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." natalio cosoy, bbc news, de progreso. 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. 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. 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. the american vice president, mike pence, says the islamic state group in iraq and syria has been decimated. he was speaking after a commander with kurdish forces fighting is claimed that within a few days they'd be able to announce the end of the group's existence. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports. the caliphate has crumbled. its last piece in this small syrian town of baghuz. and this, their last stand. these pictures are said to be filmed by islamic state fighters, but they are under fire on all sides, from kurdish forces, backed by american firepower. translation: the area that is is still in is around 700 metres and they are surrounded.

the delay to us storming of the neighbourhood is due to the presence of civilians, who the terrorists use as human shields. as local forces advanced, frightened families flee. amongst them are believed to be is fighters on the run. a far cry from when they ran their cruel caliphate. here in munich, us vice president mike pence tried to reassure allies. us troops are coming home, but america isn't leaving. the united states will continue to work with all our allies to hunt down the remnants of isis wherever and whenever they rear their ugly head. the end of the caliphate matters, but it is not the end of is. thousands of its fighters have already slipped back into syrian and iraqi society. they are again feeding on local grievances and are already conducting attacks and assassinations. america's allies here and in the region worry about what is coming next. the caliphate has been a magnet

for foreign fighters. that is over. but is's extremist ideas still pose a powerful threat far beyond the region. lyse doucet, bbc news, munich. an expected visit to china by the chancellor, philip hammond, will now not go ahead. it follows 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. the treasury says that the trip had never been confirmed. 0ur political correspondent, ben wright, reports. theresa may courting china last year, as the government looks to life after brexit. beijing is important to its plans. the uk wants closer trade links and eventually a new deal and plans had been made for the chancellor phillip hammond to make an imminent visit to see chinese officials. the treasury says nothing was ever confirmed, but now the trip is off.

why the hiccup? well, it comes days after a pretty bellicose speech by the defence secretary. china is developing its modern military capability and its commercial power. i can announce the first operational mission of hms queen elizabeth will include the mediterranean, the middle east and the pacific region. making global britain a reality. pledging to send a british aircraft carrier to china's backyard in the pacific and possibly create a permanent british presence in the region, are remarks that will have been noticed in beijing. an mod source said it was completely untrue to say the speech had anything to do with phillip hammond's trip not happening, but the former chancellor, george osborne, who was aggressively pro—china during the cameron government, today said the current british approach was confused. you have got the defence secretary engaging in gunboat diplomacy of a quite old—fashioned kind at the same time as the chancellor

of the exchequer and the foreign secretary are going around saying they want a close economic partnership with china and ultimately it is the responsibility of theresa may as prime minister to sort this out, because at the moment, it looks all at sea. it's a challenge, balancing the need to have close economic ties to china, with security and strategic concerns. philip hammond's trip may well be rescheduled but the uncertainty around it is another reminder of how sensitive relations between the uk and china can be. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. authorties in nigeria have appealed for calm — after parliamentary and presidential elections, that were due to take place today — were postponed for a week. nigeria's electoral commission blamed "logistical problems". the country's two main political groups both condemned the move, and accused each other of trying to manipulate the vote. with all the sport now, here's karthi gna nasegaram at the bbc sport centre. good evening.

there have been some spectacular upsets in the fifth round of the fa cup in the past, but it is time to pop out of the room if you don't want to know if there were any today, because match of the day follows soon on bbc one. premier league leaders, manchester city couldn't find a way past league two side newport county in the first half of their game at rodney parade. but pep guardiola's men eventually won 4—1 with all of the goals coming in the second half. there were also victories for brighton and millwall. and in the scottish premiership, rangers missed the chance to move to within three points of top of table celtic. steven gerrard's side drew 0—0 with stjohnstone. aberdeen and st mirren drew 2—2. there were wins for hibernian and dundee. great britain's laura muir has broken a 31—year—old national record in winning the indoor mile in birmingham today. the 25—year—old finished in four minutes and 18.75 seconds, making it the third fastest indoor time in history. it's muir's final preparation race before next month's european indoor championships. the trainer paul nicholls had eight winners today

at accumulative odds of 45,863—1. his horses won races at haydock, wincanton and ascot, including this victory for "sirname", who beat the favourite, waiting patiently, in the ascot chase in what was the biggest race since the equine flu outbreak hit the horseracing calendar ten days ago. there was a double defeat for great britain's hockey teams with both the women's and men's teams beaten by australia in the pro league today. the women's team are the defending 0lympic champions but are bottom of the nine nation pro league table after a 3—0 defeat. they haven't won a match yet. britain's men also lost 2—0. in recent years, rainbow bootlaces have become a way for sportsmen and women to show their support for the lgbt community. but now non—league side, altrincham have taken it a step further by playing the full 90 minutes in a rainbow kit. jo currie was at the match. altrincham football club was looking a little more colourful than usual this afternoon. and it was a scene also reflected

in the changing room, with these specially designed one—off rainbow shirts taking the place of the team's usual kit. it's in support of football v homophobia. it's a simple idea but it's one that's seen the club go viral. itjust shows how much work we've got to do, that something being done at this level by a club like ourselves has resonated so clearly around the world. the club has sold over 250 shirts with the proceeds going to charity. and they've gone down well with fans. i'm part of the lgbt community, i'm bisexual, and i've come to games with my civil partner for years. homophobia still exists in football and anything we can do to stamp it out is a great idea. in football especially it's one of those subjects that isn't approached much. i think it's really great to support it. altrincham believe they're the first senior football club anywhere in the world to have a kit based on the lgbt flag. they hope this move will help encourage other teams to promote the football against homophobia message. this may only be one small

gesture by one club, but it represents a much bigger ideology — that football really is for everyone. jo currie, bbc news. there's more on the bbc sport website. including saracens going to the top of rugby union's premiership table after being leicester. saracens could win an unprecedented treble of trophies this season. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. bad news for weekday workers hoping the sunshine would continue into the weekend and looks like someone stole the sunshine. not as grey and parts

of midlands and northern england fared well with sunshine and blue skies, from some of their weather watchers in derbyshire. most of us see sunshine at some stage of sunday but there is the weather system moving you stand with that, the chance of seeing a bit of rain around this area of low pressure, bringing the cloud east as we go on through the day tomorrow. what cloud there has been today across england and wales tends to clear through the night, here it is moving northwards and pushing out into the north sea. a lot of cloud for northern ireland and to western scotland, outbreaks of rain per pop as well as wind later in the night and what will be a mild night, 10 celsius in belfast as we start sunday. plenty of sunshine for the midlands across the eastern side of england but more cloud rolling into south—east england, wales and pushing into north—east england. a fairly narrow area of outbreaks of rain. heavier bursts to begin with for northern ireland at leicester scotland and gusty winds as well, particularly to

western scotland and the western isles, 40—50 mph. this area of cloud and occasional rain slowly moving its way eastwards, sunshine and cloud is increasing in the east but hardly any rain left as it eventually reaches the east of england. behind that we brighten up again, if you showers for northern ireland and north—west scotland on what will be another mild day although it is quite windy. they went stay with us on sunday night into monday morning, blowing in quite a few showers across northern ireland and into scotland and north—west scotland. an area of cloud and patchy rain for east anglia and south—east england on what will be another frost free nights. for monday, quite windy across northern scotland, blustery elsewhere. showers could be heavy with hail and thunder especially in western scotland and north—west england and still could be a bit dampfor england and still could be a bit damp for parts of east anglia and south—east england with some patchy

rain. asa south—east england with some patchy rain. as a week goes on, unsettled to the north and west of the uk but still mild and getting milder later in the week.