bank holiday chaos. britain's national air traffic service fixes a technical issue which caused the delay and cancellation of hundreds of flights. donald trump faces a manic monday ahead of super tuesday — as a us federaljudge sets a trial date of the 4th of march for the former president. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in spain, where the country's football federation has asked its president, luis rubiales, to resign after he kissed a player on the lips following the women's world cup final.

the federation's call for him to step down, comes after spanish prosecutors opened an investigation into whether the kiss amounted to a sexual assault on the striker, jenni hermoso. from madrid, guy hedgecoe has the latest. the last week has been one of angerfor many in spain. but this protest was against the man at the centre of the country's football crisis, luis rubiales. but the backlash against him also seems to have taken on a broader meaning, more important. translation: this is a very - important moment, said this woman.

it's difficult to capture behaviour like this on camera. i think it's important to raise our voice. all of the people that is agreed that i agree with the feminist movement and to fight this injustice that the girl and all of the women have suffered. this is the now infamous kiss that mr. rubiales gave the player, jenni hermoso, after spain's world cup victory and which she says was non—consensual. fifa has provisionally suspended mr rubiales. prosecutors are investigating him for possible sexual assault. and now his own federation is calling on him to resign. mr rubiales�*s mother, has locked herself in a church and begun a hunger strike against what she claimed was a witch hunt against her son. but for the left wing government, he represents a mindset at odds with modern spain. tranlation: spanish society is profoundly feminist. - it is at the forefront of equal rights and an example on a global

level, which is why these behaviors are so shocking. the spanish government has asked this tribunal to open proceedings against mr rubiales in the hope that eventually he will be removed from office. the involvement of this court and the spanish government reflects how this whole affair has now gone way beyond the limits of the football world. whatever the future holds for mr rubiales, this crisis has already shaken spanish society. meanwhile, the country is trying to remind itself that this all began with a remarkable sporting triumph. guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid. this latest developement is a further escalation in a story that's snowballed since the world cup final last sunday. our news reporter azadeh moshiri takes us through the timeline of events. so how did we get here? well, after the world cup final during the ceremony, luis rubiales put his hands on either side ofjenni hermoso face and kissed her.

later on, during a live stream, she said she didn't enjoy it. now, afterfierce backlash from otherfootball players, media as well as spain's own prime minister, rubiales finally apologises. he says, i made a mistake and adds, sorry for those who were offended. and yet that's not enough. on the 24th of august, world football's governing body, fifa, opens disciplinary proceedings against him in order to examine his actions. on the 25th, the next day, luis rubiales says the kiss was consensual. this is what else he had to say. i will not resign. no, i will not resign. and yet, that same day, spain's government decides to open legal proceedings in order to suspend him.

and in addition, spain's secretary of sport says he wants this to be spanish football's metoo movement. now, the player in question, jennifer mussel, speaks out. she says. at no time was his kiss ever consensual. and yet the spanish football federation doesn't take kindly to her words. they accuse her of lying and threaten legal action, and yet she has a lot of support. dozens of players, including all 23 players who attended the women's world cup, say they will not play for the women's team until rubiales is removed. now, the next day, fifa announces it is provisionally suspending rubiales pending the disciplinary proceedings against him. that same day, the head coach for the women's team criticises him, breaking with rugby. as his entire coaching staff resigns in protests. the next day, the spanish football federation announces an internal protocol has now been activated. that's what takes us to the latest developments where ruby ali's own mother says she's on hunger strike inside a church in protest at the manhunt against him in her own words.

and spain's prosecutors say that a preliminary investigation is now under way in order to ascertain whether a crime of sexual assault has taken place. hundreds of flights into and out of the uk were cancelled on monday after a technical glitch hit air traffic control. the problem was fixed after a few hours but it could now take several days to clear a backlog of flights that's built up, leaving passengers stranded. here's our transport correspondent, katy austin. one of the busiest days of the summer for flights descended into chaos for thousands of passengers, many on their way back from holidays to fly at 11 a.m. need to fly at 11 a.m. this morning. it's now a:00pm and

we've just been told that our flights been cancelled. i don't think there's any flights back to london, nothing that we've seen. so we're getting a very to barcelona tomorrow morning and then hotel tomorrow night in barcelona and flying out of barcelona on wednesday morning. just not being given any information as to whether or not _ we're even flying today. there's been flights before us with other airlines - that have been cancelled. we're really keeping our fingers crossed that we can actually- get home tonight. others waiting to take off from the uk like these people keep changing it smartly. never seen anything like this before. i'll keep an eye on it. we were meant to leave on eight and i will be getting there at 4:00 in the morning. air traffic control services provider nats said a technical issue meant it was having to input flight plans manually. that takes longer, so it had to restrict how many flights could operate. the result, hundreds of delays and cancellations into and out of the uk. the issue was fixed by mid—afternoon, but experts say disruption could last for days. a lot of airlines will have to now look at where they've got their aircraft. they won't be in the place they're supposed to be. they've got to replan their schedules.

they'll have crews also displaced and a lot of those crews will be beyond their allowable working hours because the problem was outside airlines control customers won't be entitled to compensation, but they have the right to either a refund or an alternative flight. it is worth noting, though, - that a lot of people are needing to be re—routed at the moment. so you might have to be patient if you're stuck. for a really long time. you should be getting food or drink. if you're stuck overnight, - the airlines should be paying for accommodation for you. passengers are being told to check the status of their flight before heading to the airport, and they will now be questions asked about how today's outage could have happened. katie austin, bbc news. live now to london — and clementine mitchell — whose daughter is stranded in france. thank stranded in france. you so much forjoining us on

the thank you so much forjoining us on the programme, i understand this is affecting your five—year—old daughter, just talk us through the situation there.— daughter, just talk us through the situation there. yeah, thank you for havin: me situation there. yeah, thank you for having me on _ situation there. yeah, thank you for having me on tonight, _ situation there. yeah, thank you for having me on tonight, so _ situation there. yeah, thank you for having me on tonight, so our- having me on tonight, so our daughter, as you said, isjust having me on tonight, so our daughter, as you said, is just five and she's been spending four days with herfamily in france, who are french. she was due to fly back to join the rest of us in london last thursday and then her flight was cancelled by ba, she was rescheduled to fly on friday, but that flight was also cancelled, she was subsequently booked to fly out today and now as you can imagine that flight was then cancelled, so we are now sort of running into the fifth or sixth day now that she has been stranded. ., , , ..,, or sixth day now that she has been stranded. ., , , .., , ., ., stranded. how is she coping for a five-year-old. — stranded. how is she coping for a five-year-old, it _ stranded. how is she coping for a five-year-old, it must _ stranded. how is she coping for a five-year-old, it must be - stranded. how is she coping for a five-year-old, it must be quite i five—year—old, it must be quite confusing. five-year-old, it must be quite confusing-— five-year-old, it must be quite confusinu. ,, �*, . , , �*, confusing. she's really lucky she's with her grandparents, _

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taken a flight with air france to get to paris tomorrow and then my husband is going to do the round trip from london to paris on euro * and hopefully bring her home tomorrow. because we all miss her. yeah absolutely, that is quite a journey for her. you said that ba was very helpful as you said, this is a technical glitch and that i guess no one could be blamed at the moment. but what has been the response that use received from the airline but also others who are offering services?— airline but also others who are offering services? yeah i mean, i think ba, i _ offering services? yeah i mean, i think ba, i wouldn't _ offering services? yeah i mean, i think ba, i wouldn't say - offering services? yeah i mean, i think ba, i wouldn't say they've l think ba, i wouldn't say they've been particularly helpful they haven't been unhelpful, they were probably inundated with calls today, but we were just really hoping the airline could have speeded her return home a little bit. we noticed there were flights available tomorrow very expensive flights, but we went off of those, and we felt that given this sort of delay and the amount of time she has now spent away from herfamily the amount of time she has now spent away from her family we were hoping for a little bit of help there from

va to get her back a little more quickly, ratherthan va to get her back a little more quickly, rather than the device we got which was to join the meeting list. —— waiting list. got which was to join the meeting list. -- waiting list.— list. -- waiting list. clementine mitchell, thank _ list. -- waiting list. clementine mitchell, thank you _ list. -- waiting list. clementine mitchell, thank you so - list. -- waiting list. clementine mitchell, thank you so much i list. -- waiting list. clementine| mitchell, thank you so much for joining us and i hope you get reunited with your daughter very soon. ., ., , reunited with your daughter very soon. ., .,, ,., reunited with your daughter very soon. ., ., ~ reunited with your daughter very soon. ., . ~ soon. now i hope so, thank you so much for having _ soon. now i hope so, thank you so much for having me. _ a date has been set for the trial of former us president donald trump on charges of trying to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election. it will be the 4th of march, 2024 — in washington dc. that's one day before super tuesday, when more than a dozen states vote in the republican primary to pick a candidate for the 2024 presidential election. mr trump has since said in a social media post that he'll appeal the trial start date — though legal experts say that's not usually possible to do. lawyers for mr trump have alread

tried to have a date moved back, as sean dilley in washington explains. they wanted to kick it back until notjust after the election, but a couple of years into donald trump's presidency. that would be opposed by many because although there are people who say this hasn't been tested, the theory by some is if convicted, donald trump would merely pardon himself, making the events of the court here behind me rather moot in many ways. he's tweeted, or — i don't know, i guess you would call it a truth on his social media platform truth social — to say that he will be appealing. he isa he is a taxjudge in this place and a lead prosecutor use to describe... scheduling this case is likely to be the first of the four separate criminal trials, likely go on trial for a brief rundown, later in march is due to stand trial in new york

over claims he used his business to pay hush money to a pawn star. and in may he is due to stand trial in florida on claims that he retained top—secret documents after leaving, and the investigation into these matters. there is no doubt the timing of this case here that the courthouse behind me is inconvenienced to donald trump and as he has with his previous cases he's likely to use that himself as a campaigning opportunity. sean daily re ”ortin campaigning opportunity. sean daily reporting there- _ around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. it's been quite a transformation from how it looked when it shut in the 80s, to its beautiful sparkling pool and restored buildings. but it's a difficult site to transform with a river on one side and a grade two—star listed building. here at the albion docks in bristol they are making the pontoon which will carry the pipes which will help the heat pumps transfer power from the river

to heat the two pools. but time to dip the toes in the water and it was very pleasant. and i really want to say to people, this is this is your new local pool, come and use it. you can come for a swim, you can come for a history tour, there is a lot for people to come and enjoy here. a few lucky ones had a chance to swim last year, but now it'll be open to everyone. in its heyday, of course, it was the meeting place for everyone, and it's hoped it will still be the place to go once more. allie vowles, bbc points west, bath. you're live with bbc news. thousands of people gathered earlier on the steps of the lincoln memorial in washington to mark 60 years since martin luther king's iconic "i have a dream" speech. later, mr king's descendants met president biden

in the white house. mr biden wrote an opinion piece ahead of the meeting saying his administration is working to advance king's dream of a society in which a person's character outweighs their skin color. after that meeting martin luther king's son spoke about the challenges the civil rights movement still face in 2023. this is a very difficult day for us in one sense. because, you would think that america would be much further than it is. what we know though, is that mum and dad and others taught us that when people come together, change can occur. and we must change this trajectory. we will learn one day non—violence or we will place nonexistence. none of

us want to accept that. but that is a course that we could go on. but what i know is because of young people like yolanda and others, is i visited with young people the nation. the young people willing to stand up, we will never give in, we will never give out, we will never give up. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk.... the chair of scotland's covid—i9 inquiry has promised a "robust investigation" into how scottish ministers responded to the pandemic. during a preliminary hearing, lord brails—ford paid tribute to those who had lost loved ones or had been severely impacted by the events between the start of 2020 and the end of 2022. i will conduct a robust investigation, without fear of failure, that will arrive at the facts, identify any lessons that

need to be learned and make recommendations to scottish ministers so we are better prepared in the event of any future pandemic. two people who died when a car was driven into a flooded area of liverpool have been named by mersey—side police as married couple elaine and philip marco. the family said in a statement they were devasted and heartbroken. the couple were due to celebrate their 54th wedding anniversary next week. in less than an hour, london's ultra low emission zone will expand from an area covering the city centre, to the whole of the capital. it'll become the world's largest ultra low emission zone and means owners of the most polluting vehicles will have to pay £12.50 a day while driving in the area. legendary pop—star sir elton john has spent a night in hospital in the south of france — after falling at his home.

in a statement, a representative said the 76—year—old visited a local hospital as a precautionary measure. following check—ups, he was discharged and is now back at home and said to be in good health. the biggest redheads festival in the world has been taking place in the netherlands. there was no sign of famous redheads like prince harry, adele or emma stone — but thousands of other redheads travelled from around the world to be part of the annual gathering. and, as our correspondent in the netherlands anna holligan has been finding out, they found strength in numbers. there is a chance you've never encountered a redhead. people with this rare redhead gene make up less than 2% of the global population. obviously, it is a mutation, and just so punchy. you only see it maybe...

see a group of people walking down the street and one of them will be ginger. and that's if you're in scotland or ireland. many redheads have celtic ancestry. a big motivation was just to more people just to see more people like us and have a sense of community as a redhead, because it can feel isolating when you don't see a lot of people like you. and here, it'sjust so exciting to see everyone with red hair — no matter the shade of colour — come together and celebrate what has made us _ unique in our own homes in countries. homes and countries. when you're used to being the odd one out... every time i come here, ifeel a bit better about myself. you know that a lot of gingers do get bullied for having red hair, and it's a shame. it's a real shame. he sings. this event is designed to shift that narrative and empower people like liam, who's found lifelong friends and a sense of belonging. everybody has a similar experience.

lots of people were either bullied or people just have confidence issues. there's a lot of things that actually bring people together here, that we have so much in common, even though we're not even from the same country, same continent. it's a feeling that resonates among the 5,000 redheads gathered in tilburg. ijust wanted to be - around a lot of redheads. my family is like, not that many redheads. | my parents, they don't have red hair, my sister doesn't - have red hair — just me only. it's just incredible cos i don't feel alone any more. i feel together, i feel a power or something, something that i felt like i was missing my whole life. anna holligan, bbc news. let's take a look at some other

stories in the headlines.... a magnitude 7 earthquake struck the bali sea region of indonesia. the quake's epicentre was north of the island of lombok and very deep at 516 km belowthe earth's surface. deep at 516 km below the earth's surface. there were no threats of a tsunami and immediate reports of damage or casualties. but locals posted on social media videos of tremors being felt. ukraine says it has recaptured a village in the southern region of zaporizhzhia — where the country's forces are hoping for a breakthrough. of the village, robotin. kyiv launched its counteroffensive injune but officials have acknowledged that progress has been slow.

the us and china have agreed to conduct regular discussions discussing trade matters and intellectual property restrictions. she is the fourth high profile... to address their trade disputes. i'm joined now by stephen r nagy. he's a professor at tokyo's international christian university, where he teaches and researches international relations and indo—pacific regional matters. thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. she is the fourth high—profile official to visit. how did she compare to the other us represented us before her? itrailiiiie represented us before her? while she's focused _ represented us before her? while she's focused on _ represented us before her? while she's focused on trade, _ represented us before her? while she's focused on trade, she's - she's focused on trade, she's focused on... bilateral relationships. after you've mentioned, there seems to be an agreement where government officials

and the private sector will come together to exchange information on how to break through some of the trade blocs and trade restrictions, this is a step forward in terms of again, stabilising bilaterally... irate again, stabilising bilaterally... we are losing the audio from professional nike, i'm not sure if you can still hear me, if you can, i want to ask you you know whether it's possible for the us to want to have a certain level of trade, but not national security sensitive. irate not national security sensitive. we see in the not national security sensitive. - see in the states as well as other countries... see in the states as well as other countries- - -_ see in the states as well as other countries... apologies for that, we can't really — countries... apologies for that, we can't really hear _ countries... apologies for that, we can't really hear professor - countries... apologies for that, we can't really hear professor who - can't really hear professor who joined us from tokyo, we'll have a lot more on this topic on asia business report shortly, as she

mentioned secretary ray mondo is the fourth high level official from the united states to visit china, there was antony blinken, also janet yellen and john kerry who has visited china, and this is as the two countries have been really trying to ease tensions between the two, but there are a lot of issues like geopolitical tensions and when it comes to trade there has been a lot of tit—for—tat especially involving chips and that is crucial for artificial intelligent technology, like i said a lot more on asia business report, but for now, thank you so much for watching newsday.

hello there. our final bank holiday weekend of the summer season was certainly dominated by sunny spells and scattered showers — some really potent ones on saturday, but by monday, fewer showers around, allowing us to get out and enjoy some fresh air and glimpses of sunshine. quite a cloudy start, but into the afternoon, the cloud broke up and we closed out the day with some decent sunshine around. now, low pressure is set to dominate this tuesday and continue with that sunny spells and scattered shower theme. the trailing weather front here will certainly introduce more cloud across northern england, parts of wales and southwest england first thing in the morning, and some light, patchy rain here. we start off with sunshine

across the north, but a few scattered showers will develop as we go through the day. and so, by the middle part of the afternoon, our weather front will be sitting across lincolnshire down into southwest england. ahead of it, still relatively mild, but behind it, he we'll see some sunshine. there will be a few showers and some of these really quite heavy. for northern ireland, for scotland, it's a case of sunny spells and scattered showers — some of those showers could be really quite potent — the odd rumble of thunder and noticeably fresher, particularly on exposed north and west—facing coasts. 15 or 16 degrees at the very best. now, that low pressure drifts away and allows this brief ridge of high pressure to build as we move into wednesday. that means that showers will fade away and skies clear, and so, to start the day on wednesday, we could actually have a chilly—ish start with temperatures generally into single figures. but it will be accompanied by some spells of sunshine. a northwesterly wind still with us, and so that could just filter a few organised showers down through the isle of man, the irish sea into northwest england. but generally, it will be a quieter day with fewer showers around, but still, because of the wind direction coming from the northwest, those temperatures a little disappointing —15—20 — that's 68 fahrenheit. thursday into friday sees rain

across england and wales and just how far north that goes is subject to question. but after that, it looks likely that high pressure will build for the start of the first full week of september. so, yes, we are going to continue with that showery rain, but fingers crossed that high pressure builds and quietens things down for the start of the following weekend.

us secretary gina raymond od meets her chinese counterpart in beijing.

and the borders are open, but they're not using them. we take a look at how international trouble from china hasn't recovered after the pandemic. welcome to asia business report. as we've been reporting, us secretary gina raimondo is meeting her chinese counterpart, but so far, there's been no major update. the morning, the following report has flashing images. that includes treasury secretary janet yellen, antony blinken and us climate envoyjohn kerry. all in the last three months. but despite all

of these meetings,