gatwick are launching — that. thank you. gatwick are launching a _ that. thank you.n process, they are keen for anyone local or further afield to get involved. a fully electric coach has arrived in swindon today as the centrepiece of a campaign to get small companies to cut their carbon emissions. dave harvey has more. it may look sharp but what really gets electric car enthusiasts excited is the sound it makes. just the quiet thrum of wheels on the road as it turns into this swindon business park. and when he gets to work, paul doesn't have to hunt for a recharging point. there are 50 in this office car park to go with the 150 electric company cars. and the firm even pays for the electricity to recharge them. why? because i think electric cars are coming. in our world we are in the business of leasing cars and i think it all begins with us demonstrating how we think this technology is feasible, it's here, it's now. the sales talk, it seems, is working. 40% of the cars they lease to customers are now electric. but i've never seen so many electric charging points in o

gatwick airort course of this winter. gatwick airport "s _ course of this winter._ course of this winter. gatwick airport 's 2.5 miles _ course of this winter. gatwick airport 's 2.5 miles in - course of this winter. gatwick airport 's 2.5 miles in that. airport �*s 2.5 miles in that direction but here in crawley, the nearest town, its impact can be seen all around. nearest town, its impact can be seen allaround. unlike nearest town, its impact can be seen all around. unlike other towns and cities across the country there are plenty of boarded—up shops and vacant businesses here. but those that do remain are incredibly reliant on the economic activity that comes from being near a major international airport. firms like divina's sewing and craft shop. it is still open, for now.— is still open, for now. people haven't got — is still open, for now. people haven't got the _ is still open, for now. people haven't got the money. - is still open, for now. people | haven't got the money. worse is still open, for now. people - haven't got the money. worse than last ear have

if the airport is finished, they always knock gatwick, gatwick and crawley tend to be second best, thenll not survive. second best, then this business will not survive-— not survive. how confident are you ou will not survive. how confident are you you will be — not survive. how confident are you you will be here _ not survive. how confident are you you will be here this _ not survive. how confident are you you will be here this time - not survive. how confident are you you will be here this time next - you will be here this time next year? you will be here this time next ear? , ' . , ., you will be here this time next ear? year? difficult question. difficult cuestion. year? difficult question. difficult question- i— year? difficult question. difficult question. i want _ year? difficult question. difficult question. i want to _ year? difficult question. difficult question. i want to still- year? difficult question. difficult question. i want to still be - year? difficult question. difficult question. i want to still be here | question. i want to still be here and i will do my damnedest t

the boss at gatwick said recently that all the _ boss at gatwick said recently that all the rigmarolest and burden on— all the rigmarole and extra test and burden on british travel industry meant _ burden on british travel industry meant that the uk travel industry only had — meant that the uk travel industry only had about 30% of what they would _ only had about 30% of what they would normally expect in the summer. mainland _ would normally expect in the summer. mainland europe has about 60% because they didn't have such hoops that passengers had tojump through. let's not _ that passengers had tojump through. let's not forget it's notjust people _ let's not forget it's notjust people who want to have fun. families _ people who want to have fun. families have been totally divided, particularly if their loved ones are in red _ particularly if their loved ones are in red countries. it's more important _ in red countries. it's more important than people going on the list. the times is looking at this as well. some of the details still coming through, but it looks like children under 18 w

if the airport is finished, they always knock gatwick, gatwick and crawley tend to be second best, tend best, then this business will not survive. how confident are you you will be here this time next year? difficult question. i want to still be here and i will do my damnedest to still be here. the government said now is the right time to get the economy back on its feet without the extra financial support but for those industries still feeling the effects of this pandemic the future could involve some tough decisions. the chief secretary to the treasury refused to say how manyjobs would be lost as furlough comes to ends. simon clarke said support would be avaialble for those who become unemployed. we are not going to put any number on this, the most important thing is people need to have conversations with their employers. 0ur point is a robust plan forjobs and full support for people whether that be the kick—start scheme, restart scheme, all those programmes designed to help people either enter the labour market or want to improve their skill set mid—career and that support continues.

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they make no secret of their ambitions to pursue growth in western europe, specifically gatwick.hat would have given them a fast boost into that market. secondly, there's been a great overlap with easyjet in terms of aircraft. they share their model type aircraft. that third thing is that easyjet is in the middle between the legacy carriers and the ultralow cost carriers. perhaps the model between wizz air and easyjet will prove challenging for the merger. aig taking over, they have been quite vocal, where they want to restart local operations at gatwick. they would -- they have been entering into supply and labor negotiations to restart their low-cost airline. by taking easyjet, that gives an easy access. from a consolidation perspective, those two make the most sense in europe. alix: thanks so much. morningstar transportation analyst joining us. breaking news. this has been sort of a black harnish for -- tarnish for an imf manager. the world bank reported it has been doing business. now, the imf manager is drawn into this, saying that china's data should have been lower than wh

gatwick airport is about two and a half _ fantastic.fantastic. gatwick airport is about two and a half miles in that - two and a half miles in that direction, but here in crawley the nearest, biggest town, its impact can be seen all around. unlike other towns and cities across the country there are plenty of boarded up shops and vacant businesses here, but those who do remain are incredibly reliant on the economic activity that comes from being near a major international airport. firms like divina's. hi, i'm ben, nice to meet you. all right, thank you. how it going? ok. she sells fabric and craft supplies to the public but also tailors uniforms for pilots, cabin crew and other airline staff. fewer flights means fewer uniforms and times are tough.— and times are tough. people 'ust haven't and times are tough. people 'ust haven-t got �* and times are tough. people 'ust haven't got the i and times are tough. people 'ust haven't got the money �* and times are tough. people 'ust haven't got the money this h and times are tough. people just h

i'm joined by the development director at gatwick.when for some reason we can't use our main runway, into routine use, and bring the two into one system that operates in parallel with one another to boost capacity of the runways here. why do you want to do this? we believe why do you want to do this? - believe that we can increase the passenger numbers to over 70 million by 2038. we can offer more choice forflights, destinations, we can i 20,000 jobs to our local economy, we can contribute another £1.5 billion to our local economy which has been so badly hit by the pandemic. the country has _ so badly hit by the pandemic. the country has a _ so badly hit by the pandemic. the country has a target to get to an 80 by 2050, green campaigners would argue we should not be doing any airport expansion at all. we support the tar: et airport expansion at all. we support the target completely. _ airport expansion at all. we support the target completely. as _ airport expansion at all. we support the target completely. as an - the target complete

the other two members of the team flew into gatwick hours later.y and around the town. sergeev stayed in london the whole weekend, including spending time near here. but police say the three men did meet on multiple occasions in the city. and security sources have told me that sergeev was the on the ground operational commander for the team. sergeev is then seen leaving heathrow for moscow, almost immediately after the poisoning. police today confirmed all three were members of russian military intelligence, the gru, and had operated internationally. so who is denis sergeev? he is a veteran of russian special forces, who then joined unit 29155 of the gru, where he is now thought to be a major general. the unit is said to be tasked with sabotage, subversion and assassination. since salisbury, european security services have been tracking its movements. this year, it was linked to an explosion at a czech arms depot, which killed two people in 2014, and to the attempted assassination of a bulgarian arms dealer. the man seen in this cctv may well be de

the other two members of the team flew into gatwick hours later.ding time near here. but police say the three men did meet on multiple occasions in the city. and security sources have told me that sergeev was the on the ground operational commander for the ground operational commander for the team. sergeev is then seen leaving heathrow from moscow almost immediately after the poisoning. police today confirmed all three were members of russian military intelligence, the gru, and had operated internationally. so who is denis sergeev? he is a veteran of russian special forces, who then joined unit 29155 of the gru, where he is now thought to be a major general. the unit is said to be tasked with sabotaging —— sabotage, subversion and assassination. since salisbury security services have been tracking its movements. this year, it was linked to an explosion at a czech arms depot which killed two people in 2014 and the attempted assassination of a bulgarian arms dealer, the man seen in this cctv may well be denis sergeev suspected of smearing poison on c

gatwick airport is cutting the cost of lateral flow and pcr tests.s part of efforts to support britain's return to travel. st mary's hospital in paddington will need £1 billion pounds in repair work or services could be shut in the coming years. one part is in such a state of disrepair it can't be used at all. imperial college healthcare trust which runs it has submitted plans to redevelop three buildings to ensure there are beds available. for many years southern railway was the country's poorest performing train company. but it's now said to be the best. it's been named passenger operator of the year at the national rail awards. it went through a long and damaging strike by guards. butjudges said it had evolved. a woman involved in a serious car crash, who spent more than a year in hospital has finally been discharged. 21—year—old macy window was given just a 2% chance of survival. she'd been driving home to essex in heavy rain when her car came off the m2. she's now in rehab. how did it feel once you got discharged after 400 days? j wild. it was r

gatwick airport's 2.5 miles in that direction but here in crawley, the nearest biggest town, its impactnt businesses here. but those that do remain are incredibly reliant on the economic activity that comes from being near a major international airport. firms like divina's sewing and craft shop. it is still open, for now. people just haven't got the money. worse than last year, actually. how confident are you that you will be here this time next year? oh, difficult question. difficult question... i want to still be here and i will do my best to still be here. for industries and communities still feeling the effects of this pandemic, the future without furlough could involve some tough decisions. ben thompson, bbc news, in crawley. i'm joined now by dr anne sammon, a partner and employment law specialist at pinsent masons. hello, good afternoon. hi. a hugely hello, good afternoon. ii . a hugely extensive scheme, so i guess had to come to an end, but inevitably there will be some losers from this? i suppose one of the positives as we knew this was coming to an andy, so it is not like prev

the other two members of the team flew into gatwick hours later. three men did meet on multiple occasions in the city. and security sources have told me that sergeev was the on the ground operational commander for the team. sergeev is then seen leaving heathrow from moscow, almost immediately after the poisoning. police today confirmed all three were members of russian military intelligence, the gru, and had operated internationally. so who is denis sergeev? he is a veteran of russian special forces, who then joined unit 29155 of the gru, where he is now thought to be a major general. the unit is said to be tasked with sabotage, subversion and assassination. since salisbury, european security services have been tracking its movements. this year, it was linked to an explosion at a czech arms depot, which killed two people in 2014, and to the attempted assassination of a bulgarian arms dealer. the man seen in this cctv may well be denis sergeev, suspected of smearing poison on car handle. the first two salisbury suspects appeared on russian tv to cla

norwegian was doing transatlantic flights from gatwick and is now no longer servicing that.s, 2096 of our members _ the airline industry? yes, 2096 of our members are _ the airline industry? yes, 2096 of our members are no _ the airline industry? yes, 2096 of our members are no longer- the airline industry? yes, 2096 of. our members are no longer working. they are _ our members are no longer working. they are either finding their living ina they are either finding their living in a completely different area or are surviving on basic universal credit. — are surviving on basic universal credit. almost all of the rest of our members have lower income than they've _ our members have lower income than they've had _ our members have lower income than they've had in the past, and in some cases— they've had in the past, and in some cases that _ they've had in the past, and in some cases that is — they've had in the past, and in some cases that is significantly lower, to a point— cases that is significantly lower, to a point where the income doesn't cover— to a point where the income

heathrow, gatwick, stansted, edinburgh and manchester airports heathrow airport tweeted �*the issue iswith border force to find a solution as quickly as possible" just over 800,000 people, or one in 80, are estimated to have had covid in the uk last week. that's slightly down on the previous week according to figures released today by the office for national statistics. infection rates are falling in england for the first time in several weeks, but the 0ns say rates remain high across the uk. they report there are encouraging signs that infection rates have continued to decrease among young adults, possibly reflecting the impact of the vaccination programme. a 31—year—old man accused of murdering three children and a woman in derbyshire last weekend has appeared before derby crown court. damien bendall spoke only to confirm his name via a video link from custody. the bodies of 35—year—old terri harris, her 13—year—old son john, 11—year—old daughter lacey, and lacey's friend, 11—year—old connie gent were all found last sunday morning at a house in killamarsh. damien bendall was remanded

but i must say, this is the closest i've seen to gatwick being a real airport.but of course they are watching the rates in the uk very closely, and the one place you're not going to be getting into any time soon as australia, they have just said overnight another three months before they even let australians out of their country. but we will see gradual easing, and the one country that many, many people are desperate to see taken off the red list which requires hotel quarantine when you get back to the uk is turkey. the government says there are still very significant variants of concern, but in a couple of weeks that may change. i give you kind of 50—50 on that, but i stress, please don't make any bookings on the basis of that, it is pure speculation and i have been very wrong many times before! irate have been very wrong many times before! ~ ., have been very wrong many times before! . ., i. have been very wrong many times before! . ., ., , , ,, ., before! we love your honesty! simon calder, before! we love your honesty! simon calder. thank — before! we love y