the plane came down hello. shortly after taking off you are watching bbc news. from the capital addis ababa — this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. there are no survivors. let's go back to our top story. the headlines at 6pm. translation: it came directly authorities in ethiopia say from the sky downwards. there are no survivors a passenger plane crashes we heard a huge explosion. after a passenger plane crashed in ethiopia, killing there was no fire before it crashed all 157 people on board, with more than 150 people on board. the ethiopian airlines including seven british citizens. plane was carrying 149 but once it crashed we saw passengers and eight crew. seven of those onboard were british, the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, along with more than 30 warns mps that if they get crucial among the british killed other nationalities. was 55—year—old father votes wrong this week let's now speak to max of three joseph waithaka. kingsley—jones, from the global they risk losing brexit. aviation news publication, cars are crushed by scaffolding and a supermarket roof is ripped off flightglobal. as strong winds batter i wasn't looking to waking up to thank you very much for being with southern england and wales. this news this morning. i'm still us on thank you very much for being with us on the bbc news. what can we say probably in shock from just finding at any certainty at this stage about out what happened. the plane had only been this crash? there is not a lot to go in service for a few months — we'll be looking at its safety record. on really, we know the direct had a also this evening. mps are told — back theresa may's deal in the vote in two days‘ time — problem and we are not sure what the or risk losing brexit altogether. a man is arrested after problem and we are not sure what the problem was and he has to return to aston villa's captain the airfield and shortly after that, is attacked during their match good evening. the airfield and shortly after that, the whole flight lasted a few viewers on bbc one will be joining us in a moment, against birmingham city. minutes, the aircraft crashed at first our top story... the aircraft maker boeing is sending what looks like a high—speed impact a team of investigators to ethiopia, commentator: keith earls out of the after a 737 jet belonging soap quite puzzling at this stage. to the country's airline crashed following take—off. line—out to score ireland's bonus what will investigators be looking

point try! and ireland storm to victory for? they will want to identify there were no survivors. against france in the six nations seven britons were among the 157 to keep their chances of winning exactly what problem the pilot people on board the airliner, the competition alive. reported and it is not known to the which came down six minutes media at least, what the problem was after leaving addis ababa bound for nairobi. and it will be that air traffic the plane had only come control have that information and into service a few months ago. that will give some pointers as to this morning it took off from the capital addis ababa, why the crew were unhappy and en route to nairobi in kenya. reporting a difficulty of some sort it came down six minutes after take off. when they want to get the aeroplane it's not clear what caused good evening. back on the ground and that would the boeing 737 to crash. ethiopian airlines has confirmed our correspondent, emmanuel igunza, that seven british nationals have is at the crash site died after one of its planes crashed near bishoftu in ethiopia, soon after take—off explain, crews are trained for those from addis ababa. types of problems and the fact that they were asking to return should and sent us this update. not have resulted in anything other all 157 passengers and crew were killed — than an emergency landing. the they were travelling to the kenyan capital, nairobi, this morning. the accident happened six the rescue recovery efforts comparisons with the crash in are ongoing now and the security minutes into the journey, indonesia at the end of october with the aircraft coming down services have cordoned off a big which was also a boeing 737 and the area, which is the actual crash site outside a town 37 miles from addis ababa. of this flight et302 augmentation of the systems may have and from what i can see the area so far, it's not clear what caused had an impact because they talk of impact is about the size the boeing 737 to crash. of a football pitch. we have been speaking to some of the the plane had only started about the balance of the plane and service a few months ago. whether that has created problems of people, they told us they heard a from nairobi, alistair loud bang and the plane burst into getting a cream take—off. what can you tell us about what happened fire, the area has been cordoned off leithead reports.

and it is a large area. you can see there and why people might try to compare the two? there are certainly some reasons to leak the two from a there is very little left of ethiopian airlines flight et 302. scenario perspective, they were 737 personal belongings, we have found this is where it crashed just la pto ps, minutes after take—off. there were personal belongings, we have found laptops, passports and clothes of those who have lost their lives in and same aircraft type and quite 149 passengers and eight crew on this incident here. it is unclear board. young and similar stages of the how long the recovery effort will a search and rescue operation began but the fire was intense. continue but they will continue for the earth left blackened fight. i think as the aircraft ploughed into the next few days. we have heard young and similar stages of the fight. i think if i remember, the the ground. other accidents reported a problem eyewitnesses describe the intensity from emergency services that early and was trying to return to the in the morning after the plane came of the impact. airfield so that is the only someone down they were able to recover the to make similarity so far and we do means of some of the people who lost not know about today's accident but their lives here at this area. to go back to the one back in the plane was bound forjomo kenyatta international airport in nairobi. from there, our africa business editor, larry madowo, translation: it came directly november, there is a system on the sent us this update. from the sky downwards. 737 max which is new to this type of we heard a huge explosion. there was no fire before it crashed this crash out of addis ababa, the 737 max which is new to this type of 737 which works in the background but once it crashed we saw a huge amount of smoke. the flight bound for nairobi took from the operation of the pilots thatis plane was only six minutes in the off from the ethiopian capital addis from the operation of the pilots that is designed to overcome any airand it is ababa at 8:38am local time. butjust plane was only six minutes in the air and it is odd because the six minutes later it disappeared off the radar. it crashed near the town rapid pictures to make pitches of captain was a senior captain who had the nose of to power changes and that system is not always known to 8000 flight hours and very of bishoftu just 37 miles from the experienced and this plane was only all the pilot so when it airport. the cause of the disaster malfunctions, it seemed to confuse an operation with ethiopian airlines is not yet clear, however, the pilot forfour months an operation with ethiopian airlines for four months and flew in from had reported difficulties and had the pilots however, immediately

after that accident, boeing was been asked —— mike had asked to johannesburg south africa had to addis ababa without incident and they and it was supposed to do this return to the airport. there were making sure that everyone knows people from 35 different countries about the system and how to deal flight they and it was supposed to do this flight into nairobi, which he does on the plane, 32 of the passengers with it. in terms of the safety very frequently. four times a day we re on the plane, 32 of the passengers were kenyan, 18 canadian and seven record, the 737 in the airline that every day, one of the most from the uk. in south london he had profitable and successful routes and it isa operated this particular one, what profitable and successful routes and this afternoon that his father is the general view? ethiopian it is a quick two hour hop back and joseph waithaka, who has dual airlines has a great safety record forth and they do it rinse and british and kenyan citizenship, was repeat several times a day. larry madowo in nairobi. among the dead. i found out that in the past few moments, and is probably africa's best prime minister theresa may nearly everybody had passed away and airline and when of the welds has tweeted saying, i was deeply saddened to hear it was a frantic rush to work the of the devastating loss meeting international carriers, a of life following the plane crash in ethiopia. young fleet and an excellent network at this very difficult time my phones to try and get any across africa and the globe and the thoughts are with the families information we could get. a major and friends of the british citizens international conference is being on board and all those affected by this tragic incident. held here at the united nations 737 max was one of the youngest and stay with us here on bbc news. headquarters in nairobi tomorrow and in a moment, reeta chakrabarti will a number of the delegates travelling the fleet. the 737 itself, and has from all over the world were on the been around for 50 years and there be here with all day's headlines. plane. the executive director of the has been over 10,000 deliberate un's world food programme said a however the raw numbers now did not number of his staff and other un look great for the max, that is to employees were killed. the aircraft accidents in the space of three or was brand—new. ethiopian airlines, four months with only a few hundred in—service so based on that ratio, afrika's biggest and most successful it is not particularly a rosy operator, received its first boeing

737 800 max aircraft lastjune. the picture for the aircraft set the stage but obviously they may fly for plane that crashed was only yea rs before stage but obviously they may fly for years before another accident so you delivered in november, four months do not know. thank you so much for ago. it had flown up from johannesburg this morning. it's the being with us on bbc news this same type of aircraft bought by lion evening. air that crashed off indonesia last let me bring you some breaking news, october with the loss of 189 confirmation of the identity of one of those british victims in this passengers and crew, also shortly after take—off. boeing said it was morning's air crash, she wasjoanna deeply saddened and that a technical toole from southampton and she was tea m deeply saddened and that a technical team was ready to provide living and working in london and was assistance. while all thoughts are with the families of those killed, employed by the food in agriculture work has already begun to find out what caused the crash. the us federal authority says it will be department of the united nations. involved in the investigation. the director has said he is alistair linford, bbc news, nairobi. profoundly sad and lost for words over the death ofjoanna and as we heard in that tweeted, saying she was travelling report, the aircraft was a relatively new model — and concerns have been raised to nairobi to represent the fao fish about its safety systems. our transport correspondent tom division at the assembly that was burridge has been looking into it. debris recovered in october when due to open in nairobi and so many nationalities on board who have died another boeing 737 max went down off

was because a number of them were indonesia. the crash raised travelling to make the journey from questions about automatic computer systems on—board elsewhere to addis ababa and questions about automatic computer systems on—boa rd the questions about automatic computer systems on—board the aircraft and travelling on to nairobi for this whether pilots were properly informed about how the new plane particular meeting. he said of her been modified. in the weeks after that she was a wonderful human being the crash of the authorities in and let her work with a passion. she america issued an emergency airworthiness directive about the is among those who have died and 737 max. investigators believe an automatic computer system designed what believed to be seven british to prevent the plane from stalling received incorrect data and put the victims of this crash. hen harriers, which are rare birds of prey, are being deliberately plane into a nosedive. boeing later ta rgetted and killed, according to the rspb. issued a warning to airlines to in the most recent case ensure pilots were aware of an in wiltshire one of the birds, override switch to deactivate the which was being tracked by a satellite tag, has vanished system. rya nair is and is presumed dead. police are investigating, override switch to deactivate the system. ryanair is due to start and there are concerns over flying passengers on the 737 max a government plan to introduce more from next month. it is boeing's fast hen harriers into the wild, as andrew plant reports. selling fuel efficient short—haul plane. it only began commercial out on the hunt for a bird of prey. teams have been searching this flights in 2017. some 4500 of the wiltshire countryside. it's where vulcan, a rare hen harrier‘s satellite tag 737 max have been ordered by suddenly stopped responding. airlines worldwide. the 737 max but both the bird and its involved in the incident today is the latest version of this aircraft, tag have disappeared. sadly, suspicious occasion. it is very important to boeing as so that tag just one

pa rt it is very important to boeing as part of their portfolio of aircraft day stopped working? of the two airlines and it's stopped working — so the tag was in very good health, important to build a reliable model so that could only have happened through human interference, and they want the 737 max because it which is why it's being investigated by wiltshire police as a very suspicious case. offers much greater efficiency and payload capacity. it is too early to hen harriers almost say what caused the ethiopian died out in england. now, just a handful are born every year. airlines flight to crash. conservationists tag investigators i have spoken to said the strongest ones. the crater suggests it descended of 34 chicks in 2018, they tagged 11. quickly. in modern aircraft crashing six have now vanished, tags included twice in a few months is unusual and — deliberately shot, say the rspb. passengers will want reassurance. tom burridge, bbc news. so the question is, why the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt has warned mps that failing to back would anyone want to kill one? well, that's a difficult question theresa may's brexit deal to answer, because this in the commons on tuesday is a blatant criminal act. could jeopardise the uk's departure from the eu. they are a highly protected bird. he said there was "wind in the sails" of those trying but that is what you think to stop brexit — and said there'd be is happening, that people devastating consequences are deliberately... for the conservative party that's what we know to be the case. if it failed to deliver on the referendum result. there have been convictions. our political correspondent unfortunately, there's a pattern of birds of prey going missing on the grouse moors, chris mason has this report. where there is intensive shooting. there has long been a plan for the prime minister, every week to introduce more hen harriers back into england. begins with church and is followed, the experts say that recently at least, by bruising the environment can support a lot

brexit battles in the commons. so, more breeding pairs. but, because of what has been here we go again as she tries for a happening to those tagged birds over the past few years, second time to get parliament to the rspb now say that plan back her plan. the foreign secretary should be put on hold. said those who backed brexit but absolutely. attempted to vote against the all the research tells us government should be careful what that the environment in england can support hundreds of hen harriers, they wish for. there is wind in the and yet we only have 34 chicks. sales of people trying to stop and the one limiting factor, brexit and i just want to make this let's make no mistake about this, is illegal persecution. point because it is important, if you want to stop brexit you only need to do three things, kill this there's an estimated 575 pairs left deal, get an extension and then have in the wild, most in scotland. the rspb say, until the birds can a second referendum. negotiations be properly protected, between officials from both sides they will continue to vanish have trundled on here in brussels into thin air. andrew plant, bbc news. all weekend. but there has been no breakthrough yet. this former brexit secretary is far from convinced by the deal as it stands but is certain that brexit must happen, or else... it has been a pretty windy day and much of the country. let's see what britain will get its trump moment. the coming prospects are. who would what happens is that the british people who voted for this, and a have thought for some weight would be waking up to a picture postcard large number of remainers who didn't setting with a dusting of snow this vote for it but still think it should be carried through because morning and some areas and higher they believe in democracy, will see a government walking away, a ground saw several centimetres of

parliament walking away from a snow and a beautiful picture sent in and that was only half the story. question that they themselves put to the people. here is what we are england and wales, plenty of expecting this week. on tuesday, the sunshine but we had gail forrest commons will vote again on theresa gusts of wind and why they had gusts may's brexit deal. if she loses, on of winds in excess of 60—70 mph wednesday mps are likely to be asked whether leaving the eu without an across england and that was strong overarching deal would be enough to bring down some trees so acceptable. if they reject a no—deal plenty of isobars. moved up into the brexit, on thursday the question for north sea and a trail of wintry parliament could be whether brexit should be delayed. postponing showers lingering in the far leaving would only happen if the uk northwest. they will continue and the eu agreed to it. overnight tonight and so a mixture you'd be excused for being just a little world—weary hearing someone like me telling you there is a big brexit week ahead. yes, we have been here before. but the coming days matter because the prime minister will either get her deal through, which looks unlikely, or risk losing control of brexit. labour doesn't want their withdrawal agreement or a no deal and are not ruling out another referendum but

reckon their plan for a closer relationship with the eu after brexit could be secured if brexit is delayed. how long? as long as necessary. i think, delayed. how long? as long as necessary. ithink, myself, we could agree labour's deal within a matter of weeks, the european union has looked positively on that, and in all the discussions that we have had, they see that as the foundation ofa had, they see that as the foundation of a proper negotiation. everyone here will tell you what they want to happen but no one knows what is going to happen. chris mason, bbc news, westminster. strong winds of up to 65mph have caused disruption across parts of the country. fallen trees have caused damage, while these cars were crushed — after winds knocked scaffolding into a road in west london. meanwhile, gusts blew part of the roof off this supermarket store in broadstairs in kent. it's emerged that two more british women who travelled to syria to join the islamic state group have been stripped of their uk citizenship.

reema and zara iqbal, who are sisters, left their home in east london in 2013 and married is fighters. they are now living in detention camps in syria with their children. our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani reports. the latest scenes in syria as flee the chaos, the humanitarian crisis deepens, and some of those seeking sanctuary are foreign—born women who supported is. now the bbc has learned that more of the british women who went to syria has been stripped of their citizenship. they are called remake pal —— zara iqbal and reema iqbal, they left for syria in 2015 and have five children between them. amber rudd, the former home secretary, deprive them of their citizenship in her last year in power. the home office trip to british nationality for more than 100 terrorism suspects. it is not yet clear how many more the current home secretary sajid javid has kept out but with more reports of

children trapped in camps through no fault of their own, questions have been asked about whether ministers are properly considering their fate. shamima begum, stripped of her citizenship, after her baby boy was born ina citizenship, after her baby boy was born in a syrian camp. he died days ago. today, ministers have defended not doing anything to try to rescue the child. this is a war zone. the mother chose tojoin a the child. this is a war zone. the mother chose to join a terrorist organisation, to leave a free country tojoin organisation, to leave a free country to join a terrorist organisation and we have to think about the safety of british officials that i would send into that war zone. one lawyer says legal action is looming. the question for the home secretary is, what has changed in his assessment of shamima begum that in her four years in syria when isis was at its peak she was not deemed a risk to national security? it is inevitable many of these cases will end up in the higher courts with these questions are raised about the manner in which it has been intimated. shamima

begum's son was just one more innocentin begum's son was just one more innocent in syria but with at least five more children with claims on being british now known to be in the same camps, this is a legal and ethical problem that is only going to grow. dominic casciani, bbc news. with all the sport now, here'sjohn watson at the bbc sport centre. thank you, good evening. ireland have kept their six nations hopes alive with a 26—14 win over france in dublin. it means three teams can still win this years title, wales, england and the holders, heading into the final round. patrick gearey reports at this time of year things change fast. it has been an unsettled six nations for ireland. they began as a sunlit favourites but have found the wind against them. whatever they might have done better, they are still led by the best, having delivered the line out, rory best fought for the line, ireland's captain scoring on what might be his last six nations game in dublin. that starts at the scene, the rest of the half would be played in the

surrounding area, france engulfed by a green belt that ireland eventually built on, johnny sexton, so often a try creator, now a try scorer. ireland looked more like the irresistible force they had been last year, three frenchmen powerless in the path of jack last year, three frenchmen powerless in the path ofjack conan, 19—0 at the break and it might have been more. having worked so hard, it was only fair that ireland collected their bonus, keith earls earned an extra point that would take them just one behind england in the championship. france had named an unchanged team for the first time since 2012 and it took until the final five minutes to look as though they had met before. this tribe prompted a french frisson, the frustration that had built up over the course of the match channelled into one last shove. that will stay in the small print, though. the headline as ireland are back and might yet win the six nations. things do change fast. patrick gearey, bbc news. the actions of a birmingham city supporter who attacked aston villa's jack grealish

on the pitch in today's championship derby, have been condemed by both clubs. the midfielder was punched from behind early in the first half, the english football league said it was a situation no player should ever be faced with. he was ok to stay on the field, even scoring the winning goal. west midland police confirmed a man has been arrested there are nowjust eight premier league matches of the season remaining, liverpool moved to within a point of league leaders manchester city after beating burnley 4—2 at anfield. roberto firmino and sadio mane with two goals each. managerjurgen klopp's hoping to lead liverpool to a first league title in 29 years. elswhere, today chelsea drew with wolves and arsenal are leading manchester united 2—0. fifa have been urged to investigate allegations qatar offered football's governing body £307 million, three weeks before the gulf state was awarded the 2022 world cup. the sunday times made the claims in today's newspaper. questions have long been asked over just how how qatar beat off

rival bids back in 2010 sir mo farah won the big half marathon for a second year in a row, the last race he'll run before competing in next month's london martahon. after this win, having hinted at a return to track running this week, he said he'll make a decsion on his future after completing the marathon, a race he's never won. and scotland finished runners up at the world wheelchair curling championships in stirling, losing to china in today's final handing skip ayleen neilson and her team a silver medal. they fell just short of repeating the achivement from 2005, the last time the championships came to scotland, when they won the competition. there's more on the bbc sport website, including news on a dramatic finish to today's formula e race in hong kong. but for now, back to you. many thanks. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are.

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