calder: it absolutely does represent a dramatic escalation .and we have to remember that putin is a former kgb officer, so his worldview is shaped by his kgb experience. during the cold war, there was always a bright red line by which soviet intelligence would not conduct assassinations on u.s. soil. europe and britain were different matters, and this continued on into the post-soviet era. and putin has, until this story came out in my book, has adhered to that bright red line. he challenged that. and as i showed in the book, putin and his intelligence services were in the late stage planning of an assassination on u.s. soil, a dramatic escalation. what does it say about him? it shows that he was prepared to take risks and that he was emboened. my big question, which i have not been able to answer, but other investigative journalists, i hope, are on the case, geoff, is, did this risk calculation on his part, has emboldened behavior, contribute also to putin's risk calculation about ukraine? this was in 2020, and it all fed into this part of his

to other callers. _ calder? very, love. to other callers, really, _ calder? very, love.uation for _ this situation? ok, really, really tough situation for you, - this situation? ok, really, really tough situation for you, so - this situation? ok, really, really tough situation for you, so you | this situation? ok, really, really i tough situation for you, so you are booked _ tough situation for you, so you are booked to — tough situation for you, so you are booked to travel out on sunday 30th july, booked to travel out on sunday 30th july. that— booked to travel out on sunday 30th july. that is— booked to travel out on sunday 30th july, that is the last day for which jet2. _ july, that is the last day for which jet2. who — july, that is the last day for which jet2, who have cancelled everything up jet2, who have cancelled everything up to and _ jet2, who have cancelled everything up to and including the 30th of july. _ up to and including the 30th of july. next _ up to and including the 30th of july, next sunday, which is going out to— july, next sunday, which is going o

our travel guru, simon calder. about all this? our travel guru, simon calder .nd very good simon calder. and a very good morning you, simon. morning to you, simon. >> morning . from a station >> good morning. from a station where things are running normally. unfortunately, it's in france and actually things are running pretty normally in lovely northern ireland, beautiful scotland and wonderful wales because those railway companies are not affected by the national strike. however, thousands upon thousands of trains are being cancelled today because of yet another strike by members of the rmt union in an extraordinarily long and bitter dispute over pay and working conditions trains. and that means that if you are making an intercity journey, a journey to or from the seaside, well, you absolutely need to check in advance . interestingly, there advance. interestingly, there are more trains i calculate running today on a national strike day than they have been before . but even so, exactly as before. but even so, exactly as you say, things will be wrapping up at abo

four weeks calder and tom burke. have in the studio patrick lister a studio patrick lister todd, a former commander former lieutenant commander in the navy, and caroline the royal navy, and caroline page, who a navigator in the page, who was a navigator in the royal air force and once royal air force and who once steered me on a helicopter between basra and kuwait. both have members of the have been members of the military when to be gay in military when to be gay or, in caroline's trans in the caroline's case, trans in the armed was a crime . and armed forces was a crime. and both been awaiting both have been awaiting anxiously findings of the anxiously the findings of the etherton review into the treatment of lgbt veterans from that era, which ended only in 2000. this week that review was published and it documented decades of long lasting hardship caused by, quote, intrusive and invasive investigations into the sexualities of service personnel . while speaking in the house of commons, prime minister rishi sunak ap

won the calder cup, also a roster, beat canadian defender cody kyora joined the blues, but he previouslyd for magnitogorsk metallurg in the khl shimanovich 1/8 finals of doubles at wimbledoni. he brought two belarusian women against each other. as a result, irina shimanovich and oksana kalashnikova from georgia turned out to be stronger than lidia morozova and ingrid martin from 6.476 in the battle for reaching the semi-finals of the grand slam shimanovich. and kalashnikova meet americano chinese duet carroline dollar hyde jan oh

calder, of course, our usual troubleshooter .ou stuck at an airport somewhere? simon >> i'm not now, but i am wondering if my easyjet boarding passis wondering if my easyjet boarding pass is actually going to be turning into a lottery ticket. i've got one here, and you just don't know whether or not your flight is going to be affected. let me tell you what they have done. it's really quite unusual, although did see something although we did see something similar last year. they have basically said easyjet at gatwick has special problems that no other airline has . it's that no other airline has. it's got half the slots at the world's busiest single runway airport. as a result of that. unfortunately they are finding that they are cancelling generally and i've been looking over the weekend , dozens of over the weekend, dozens of flights every day. if you take, for instance , the last flight for instance, the last flight out of gatwick to belfast last night or the flight from budapest to gatwick, both of those were cancelled while t

joining me now is simon calder, an independent travel expert. simon, thanks forjoining up. a lot of people are going to be paying close attention to what you are saying. they will be trying to decide what to do. how are you advising people who are returning who may have lost their holidays, as it were? is there anything they can claim back? , , back? there may well be something _ back? there may well be something they - back? there may well be something they can - back? there may well be| something they can claim back? there may well be - something they can claim back. i have been looking at the operation overnight. and in the 24 operation overnight. and in the 2a hours on monday, we had actually 26 flights just to the uk alone, with many others going to scandinavia, germany, france. that will carry 4000 of those british people home. now, if they decided theyjust wanted to come home early, and it is absolutely understandable that people who feel they are in the middle of a disaster zone would want to come back, they haven't really got any claim. if, however, they were speci

calder believes it's still sate tor ow— simon calder believes it's still sate tor ,— simon calder believesrts spreading. �*" c g " safe for now, it starts- spreading. if it gets in towards the tourist areas and bear in mind that france is the most popular country in the world for incoming tourists. so therefore, tourism is essential for them. but similarly , if you're in the but similarly, if you're in the middle of a beautiful city, such as paris, if this trouble starts coming in from the suburbs, from the born.louis into the centre , the born.louis into the centre, that could signal problems . that could signal problems. seven just stop oil protesters trave— seven just stop oil protesters tawe teen— seven just stop oil protesters have been arrested for ttsrwpttag— have been arrested for disrupting london's pride. march aettwsts— disrupting london's pride. march activists blocked— disrupting london's pride. march activists blocked the road and sprayed— activists blocked the road and sprawet parat— activists blocked the road and sprayed paint on— activists blocked the road and sprayed pain

so simon.— independent, simon calder. so simon—noke- independent, simon calder. might affect them is if they are planning to use buses and trams and so on. you did say what will you— and so on. you did say what will wow geo— and so on. you did say what will wow geo wnen— and so on. you did say what will wow geo wnen wow— e“: igi“ you did say what will you get when you arrive there? kni— you get when you arrive there? knot one — you get when you arrive there? and the things— you get when you arrive there? and the things like buses and ooone— and the things like buses and ooone oo— and the things like buses and trams or stopping at 9:00, some of trams or stopping at 9:00, some oi one— trams or stopping at 9:00, some oi one pwiiie— trams or stopping at 9:00, some of the public parks— trams or stopping at 9:00, some of the public parks are closing at of the public parks are closing oo eooo.— of the public parks are closing oo eooo. in— of the public parks are closing at 5:00. i'm wondering about oi— at 5:00. i'm wondering about some of these— at 5:00. i'm wondering a

the smoke at barely cleared from the devastating calder fire when we first touched base with climatepicenter. in a heart wrenching irony, she had just released a study in the forces that drive wildfires. >> we are no strangers to wildfires in el dorado county, but we are seeing things getting worse. spencer: to better understand the issues, the team at climate central crunch half a century worth of weather data, pinpointing fire weather days. >> fire weather days are unusually hot dry, windy days that set the stage for extreme fire behavior. what they do is they don't necessarily start fires, but should a fire break out you will see a much more severe fire then you would've the conditions were otherwise. spencer: areas in the west are experiencing aramatic increase in the number of those days, with more than three extra weeks on average compared to the 1970's. but she said the risk in certain areas is growing in another way because of population shift to what researchers called the wildland -- urban interface. california leads the natiowi the highest concentration with more than 5 mi

travel expert simon calder has been at the port of dover this morning .ted to turn up at a rate of 13 per minute . and rate of 13 per minute. and certainly the rate i've been seeing them here so far this morning , that feels about right. morning, that feels about right. this, of course , is the ferry this, of course, is the ferry port that takes people to across to calais and also to dunkirk. actually just looking around , actually just looking around, it's moving pretty slowly. they are saying they could possibly be have have delays of 2.5 hours. >> more children will be allowed to use electronic passport gates when new rules come into effect from monday. the age of those permitted to use the e—gates will be lowered from 12 to 10. the change comes following successful trials at three of london's major airports . london's major airports. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to depart from heathrow and gatwick over the coming days as the peak summer houday coming days as the peak summer holiday season begins. around 200,000 people are expected at m

statements like excavated 1891 17th regiment campsite prescott avenue nyc, providing a solid to calder'sarly button housing days, though his original cream colored card is now lost. so keep your eyes peeled and you may get lucky by reeling in of these great little relics of the revolution, one which is also an evocative souvenir of william l. calver and reginald p bolton. two of the pioneers of american historical and military archeology. thank you. thank you so very much, eric, for that. that was wonderful. i think i've got a i'm going to share one question here with you, which selfishly comes from some of us here. and i think you've managed to convince a lot of us that a reboot of this catalog would be very valuable and exciting. so when does that come out? if i was anywhere near new york city, you bet i'd be on it. assuming nycha would cooperate. but there are other places too. all right, we'll see what strings we can pull. thank you so very much. have a conversation soon. starts so perfect.

competitive year played for hershey bers and, together with vintipchanin aleksey prutos, won the calderso a roster, replenished the white blues canadian defender, cody kern, previously played for magnitogorsk metallurg evgeny sobolev the champion of belarus in road cycling in the group race the victory of one of the most experienced belarusian and racers over the 185 km distance turned out to be bright and unconditional sobol, together with the russian or bantikov , managed to break away after the eightieth kilometer of the route along the roads of mozyr and its environs, his advantage was already did not give up and finished in splendid isolation for evgeny sobolev, the group race of the national championship became the sixth in korea , all the problems in my head, but the impossible. no, it's just hard, it's not easy never. i have, probably, been a psychological force for a month and a half, this is soreness. well, either i win, or else there was no third. and zhenin's victory was today, well, in his style, of course, but such a worker. yes, but you know what cycling is. well, there i

. >> well, we're joined by the travel correspondent for the independent, simon calder, as well as the good morning to both of you. let's start with jim to get a picture of just how serious this is . and lots of people sort of is. and lots of people sort of getting in touch saying, look, we're to temperatures we're used to high temperatures in it's summer. but when in europe. it's summer. but when we're talking know, we're talking about, you know, the mont blanc, the summit of mont blanc, possibly degrees possibly reaching nought degrees for and the for the first time and the european space agency saying that this could be the hottest temperatures been temperatures that have ever been recorded on the continent. you would that we should take would say that we should take this jim? this seriously, would you, jim? >> sure , yeah. this is >> for sure, yeah. this is exceptional. this isn't just an ordinary see, mediterranean, european summer situation. this is this is a situation with on it . what you're talking about it. what you're talking about there, mont blanc and the european space ag

we speak with harvard university intelligence project writer calder walton. political historian and author eli merritt talks about his new book, disunion among ourselves, the perilous politics of the american revolution on divisions along with country's founders during the american revolution and what they can teach us about today's political polarization. "washington journal" starts now. ♪ host: good morning. it is sunday, july 2. the supreme court ended its term last week with three controversial rulings. thursday, the courts six conservative justices issued an opinion barring colleges and universities from using race-based admission policies. on friday with that same 6-3 split, the court struck down president biden's student loan forgiveness plan. in a third case -- a third case ruled a christian web developer can work with same-sex rulings. democrats expressed anger and highlighted the dissenting opinions written by the three liberal justices. this morning, we want to hear from you. what is your opinion about these opinions? what grade would you give the

i'm to going what simon going reference what simon calder i calder was saying earlier.le actually feel sorry for people who've holidays booked in who've got holidays booked in greece italy week. greece and italy next week. really, because say, you really, because as you say, you actually the hotel actually can't leave the hotel room. can't can't walk room. you can't you can't walk in of heat. you can't in that kind of heat. you can't do anything. >> it's not safe. you go outside and your your water bottle is boiling, what boiling, boiling hot. what do you you do with you do? what do you do with children? what what of. children? what what kind of. >> that's why was going to say >> that's why i was going to say little kids, especially, you know, i at least adults know, i mean, at least adults could sit in a cafe or could go and sit in a cafe or stay in a museum and be cool. >> but, you know, what would you do children? do with young children? absolutely do with young children? absolut don't go on holiday for >> you don't go on holiday for that either, you? just sit in tha

in ask for the calder support and assistance we do need long range one buttons. the stuff for so to remains and i will raise this issue. us yesterday a group of nights all ours. astonished circle listened to provide the training for at 1st 60 in the fight. the pilots from uh, ukraine. this is initiative uh, originally and initiated by uh, uh, the netherlands on the denmark. i welcomed up uh, several older allies. so having all joined in some preparations have all of that taking place uh on the training will start as soon as possible with all those have informed also is that training will actually start this uh this summer. so this is something which is now happening. uh, last time i saw a list, i think it was 10 or perhaps even a bit more allies, which on all part of the circle ition, i'm the i'm, they are eager to stop to us as soon as possible. i know, of course this will down enable a length of decision also to provide f sixteens. so training starts us as soon as possible and based on that, the sessions will be made on providing the 5 digits in the just on. th

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travel expert simon calder has been at the port of dover this morning . the port of dover this morning he is expected to turn up at a rate of 3018 per minute and certainly the rate i've been seeing them here so far this morning, that feels about right . this, of course, is the ferry port that takes people to across to calais and also to dunkirk. actually, just looking around , actually, just looking around, it's moving pretty slowly. they are saying they could possibly be have have delays of 2.5 hours. >> meanwhile , hundreds of >> meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of people are expected to pass through gatwick and heathrow airport, adding to those travel difficulties , those travel difficulties, airports around 200,000 people are expected at manchester airport and around 71,000 at bristol, with passenger volumes returning to pre—pandemic levels this summer and some ports exceeding those volumes. the border force expects to see more than 34 million arrivals coming through the uk passport control over the coming months . well over the coming months. well families going on european beach

there you go. >> you imagine what it's like being simon calder going through security being simon caldering through secu1shoes off and putting them your shoes off and putting them in know, they in thing. and, you know, they must say it's you they must must all say it's you they must do. it'sjust must all say it's you they must do. it's just they do that to me. so they must do it to simon because always travelling. because he's always travelling. it's yeah, you know, he's just >> yeah, you know, he's just become face of travel and he become the face of travel and he always it a smile, always does it with a smile, which is nice. and especially if you're, to face you're, you know, going to face some of that chaos. anyway, let us know if you're going anywhere, not going anywhere, if you're not going anywhere. the weather anywhere. what about the weather here let's have here in the uk? let's have a look . look. >> that warm feeling inside from boxed boilers , proud sponsors of boxed boilers, proud sponsors of weather on . gb news. weather on. gb news. >> hello. very good morning to you. it's

the charity calder community cares co—ordinated the tomato project.e could — we wanted to grow the tomatoes long enough so that those who are not familiar with growing vegetables could actually see some of the rewards on the plant. the sisters have pledged to continue distributing kindness in the calder valley. mark ansell, bbc news. very impressive. the gift that keeps on giving. we'd love to hear if you've got someone in your community who — like phoebe and mabel — is carrying out random acts of kindness. maybe it's you. you can tell us all about it on whatsapp — and you can still get in touch by email, and on twitter. still to come on today's breakfast. we could see a major milestone in the treatment of alzheimer's disease, as the results of a new drug trial are released. more on that at half—eight. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. survivors of terror attacks, including the fishmonger�*s hall stabbings at london bridge in 2019, have described the government's compensation scheme as broken. a

travel expert simon calder has been at the port of dover this morning . dover this morning. >> he cars expected to turn up at a rate of 13 per minute . and at a rate of 13 per minute. and certainly the rate i've been seeing them here so far this morning that feels about right. this, of course, is the ferry port that takes people to across to calais and also to dunkirk. actually, just looking around , actually, just looking around, it's moving pretty slowly. they are saying that they could possibly be have have delays of 2.5 hours more children will be allowed to use electronic passport gates when new rules come into effect from monday. >> the age of those permitted to use the e—gates will be lowered from 12 to 10. the change comes following successful trials at three of london's major airports . hundreds of thousands of people are expected to depart from heathrow and gatwick over the coming days as the peak summer holiday season begins , as summer holiday season begins, as around 200,000 are expected at manchester airport and 71,000 at bristol. all famili

that was the independent“s travel correspondence, simon calder. typhus port.stokes scored 125 to take that famous ashes went about hoping he might be able to do it again today. he about hoping he might be able to do it again today-— it again today. he does have form. absolutely- _ it again today. he does have form. absolutely. he _ it again today. he does have form. absolutely. he is _ it again today. he does have form. absolutely. he is saving _ it again today. he does have form. absolutely. he is saving the - it again today. he does have form. absolutely. he is saving the day. i absolutely. he is saving the day. yes, but this _ absolutely. he is saving the day. yes, but this is _ absolutely. he is saving the day. yes, but this is going _ absolutely. he is saving the day. yes, but this is going to - absolutely. he is saving the day. yes, but this is going to be - absolutely. he is saving the day. yes, but this is going to be very | yes, but this is going to be very tough. at the moment they are only 114-4, tough. at the moment they are only 114—4, so it will

first up is calder walton who will be discussing the latest in russia and his book "spies."er on this fourth of july weekend, political historian eli merritt discusses his book. how the political divisions among the -- it is about the political divisions among the country's founders during the revolution. ♪ qr code on your right. >> in 1814 francis scott key wrote the national anthem of the united states. tonight musicology professor mark clay discusses his book "o say can you hear?" about the cultural impact of the star-spangled banner. >> it is actually a living document. it is not a frozen nikon. it is not -- frozen icon. it is not static. it is brought to life in performance by jimi hendrix. every time we sing the song, we elevate the questions, the tension, and the hope that is in that song the new. >> mark clay good with his book"o say can you hear, -- book "o say can you hear," on c-span's q and a. >> francis fukuyama returns to take calls on politics, international affairs and more. he is the author of "the end of history." during in the conversation with your phone

travel expert simon calder will be here at 6:30am with help and advice for those hoping to travel tong to get home. plans to prioritise building new homes in inner city areas rather than in the countryside are expected to be announced by the prime minister later today. we'rejoined now by our senior political correspondent, nick eardley. what will the government to announce? it what will the government to announce?— what will the government to announce? , ., ,, announce? it has been a tricky issue for the government _ announce? it has been a tricky issue for the government trying _ announce? it has been a tricky issue for the government trying to - announce? it has been a tricky issue| for the government trying to balance the need for new homes which everyone accepted that and some of the local opposition you get from people to building on the back yard. we are going to see another attempt to answer it this morning from the prime minister and from michael gove, the minister in charge of housing. firstly the prime minister is going to say, we promise to build a million houses by the ne

let's talk to travel guru from the independent, simon calder, who joins us now from well, i don't knowhe is this morning. you'll to tell us, simon, you'll have to tell us, simon, what is what is going on? what what is what is going on? what expect this weekend ? >> well, 7— >> well, look, ? >> well, look, the 7 >> well, look, the reason i'm here at dover, you can see the white cliffs and you can see the cars going into the port. and thatis cars going into the port. and that is because this is the busiest . that is because this is the busiest. four hours of that is because this is the busiest . four hours of the year. busiest. four hours of the year. can you believe just started at the same time as your lovely program carries on till 10 am, cars are expected to turn up at a rate of 3018 per minute . and a rate of 3018 per minute. and certainly the rate i've been seeing them here so far this morning, that feels about right . this, of course, is the ferry port that takes people to across to calais and also to dunkirk. and if you remember this time last year, i was standing in exactly the

simon calder is travel correspondent for the independent. told us this independent.s this dispute has no end in sight. >> what we're now seem to be in is a kind of war of attrition with the unions saying we're going to keep striking or having overtime bans for as long as it takes, and the government and the train operators saying, well, we think actually we're detecting signs that people are coming to work. detecting signs that people are coming to work . they've coming back to work. they've lost pounds already lost thousands of pounds already . and so therefore, what we're going is just keep taking going to do is just keep taking these strikes. but it's a miserable situation because, of course, stuck absolutely in the middle is the poor, old, long suffering passenger . suffering passenger. >> the labour party has accused the government of an unforgivable lack of urgency over the needs of rape victims . over the needs of rape victims. it says the tory party has failed to implement key recommendations made in two reports dating back as far as july 2021. the criminal j

but travel experts simon calder believes it's still as safe for now.io— now. if it starts spreading, if i deie in— now. if it starts spreading, if it gets in towards— if it starts spreading, if it gets in towards the tourist areas and bear— it gets in towards the tourist areas and bear in mind that none— areas and bear in mind that none is— areas and bear in mind that france is the— areas and bear in mind that france is the most popular connin— france is the most popular oooniny in— france is the most popular country in the— france is the most popular country in the world for incoming— country in the world for incoming tourists. so therefore, iodnien — incoming tourists. so therefore, iodnien io— incoming tourists. so therefore, tourism is essential for them. noi— tourism is essential for them. duo einiionio— tourism is essential for them. but similarly, you're in the niddie— but similarly, you're in the niddie oi— but similarly, you're in the middle of a— but similarly, you're in the middle of a beautiful city such as middle of a beautiful city such o

but travel experts simon calder believes it's still as safe for now.ding believes it's still as safe for now. if it starts spreading, if it gets— now. if it starts spreading, if it gets in— now. if it starts spreading, if it gets in towards— if it starts spreading, if it gets in towards the tourist areas and bear— it gets in towards the tourist areas and bear in mind that fence— areas and bear in mind that nene n— areas and bear in mind that france is the— areas and bear in mind that france is the most popular country— france is the most popular country in— france is the most popular country in the— france is the most popular country in the world for incoming— country in the world for incoming tourists. so therefore, nonnen — incoming tourists. so therefore, nennen n— incoming tourists. so therefore, tourism is essential for them. nex— tourism is essential for them. but eminen— tourism is essential for them. but similarly, you're in the ninete— but similarly, you're in the meme en— but similarly, you're in the middle of a— but similarly, you're in the

and the simon calder has pointed out on this show many times , and out on this show many times, and ibiggest fan of brexit, but this is part of the legislation that was brought in post brexit. yes >> yes. >> yes. >> clearly, it's not been thought through properly enough. theidea thought through properly enough. the idea that everything has to be checked, you know, be properly checked, you know, scanned, all the, scanned, fingerprinted, all the, you all the rest of it, you know, all the rest of it, which is slowing which is which is slowing everything down, particularly at ferry ports, especially if you think about coaches , as you think about coaches, as you know, there's 60, 70, 80 people have to come out, know, there's 60, 70, 80 people have to come out , show their have to come out, show their passport, get back on. >> it all takes time, doesn't it ? >> and 7- >> and so ? >> and so perhaps i mean, 7 >> and so perhaps i mean, you don't you don't slam brexit as a result of that, but it's something which could do with, shall we say, finessing. >> finessing needs a bit of looking at, i

well, let's speak now to travel correspondent at the independent , simon calder, and regular on the programme. >> good morning to you. you joined from liverpool airport joined us from liverpool airport where i believe some fairly bewildered british holidaymakers have been their way home have been making their way home from the island rhodes . from the island of rhodes. >> well, there will be some people arriving here who've come back via some circuitous routes, but actually it seems to be for most people a fairly orderly departure. there were early morning arrivals at various airports across the uk from rhodes and really into listing to note by the way, that one houday to note by the way, that one holiday company, thomas cook is saying that actually three people went off to their holidays in rhodes yesterday . holidays in rhodes yesterday. today, quite happily, they're not going anywhere near the affected area and they're sending out more people today. and certainly there are flights going from to rhodes going out from gatwick to rhodes today as which will have passengers on board starting th

we are joined now by the independent�*s travel correspondent, simon calder, who is at gatwick airportlic transport, or there might be —— they might not be served by rail. this year inverness airport got its rail link for the first time. a bit of a hike from the station but never mind that has its own dart monorail very impressive. the airports association says things are getting better and if you want the service of being able to drop off at the entrance to the airport you are jolly well going to have to pay for it unless you are at cardiff, inverness and london city airport, the only airports in the top 20 where you do not have to pgy- the top 20 where you do not have to .a _ �* . the top 20 where you do not have to pay. becky has got in touch saying i think rice pay. becky has got in touch saying i think price increases _ pay. becky has got in touch saying i think price increases have _ pay. becky has got in touch saying i think price increases have gone - pay. becky has got in touch saying i i think price increases have gone mad. the government needs to start curtailing companies t

. | the independent�*s travel correspondent simon calder is here. we have got you with us now.to belfast. a further seven, there was a final one in the early hours of this morning, ijust about a final one in the early hours of this morning, i just about to touch down at gatwick. so that is 7000 seats coming back from rhodes, hopefully with people, the last of the people who were really keen to get out. but now the attention of course is on people who have booked to travel to greece. if you are going anywhere else apart from rhodes, it is simply holiday as usual, but at the moment clearly there are some problems in corfu, but the assumption is you will be going. and the holiday companies, particularly the big ones, jet2, tui and easyjet holidays. many of them are cancelled, particularly on for example jet2, they are cancelled cancelled, particularly on for examplejet2, they are cancelled up until sunday, with easyjet they're cancelled until saturday, and with tui, they are now cancelled until friday. and holidays are now going on sale again, bargain prices, under £350 per week p

we'rejoined now by the independent�*s travel correspondent, simon calder, who's at glasgow airport thiss story is i am afraid going to be repeated right across the country andindeedin repeated right across the country and indeed in terms of people going abroad, because of course travel is perfect territory for scammers, because it is an act of faith, we will pay hundreds, sometimes thousands of pounds in advance on the hope that we are going to get that holiday. you don't really take delivery until you turn up. here at glasgow there is thousands of people flying off, the vast majority of them are going with reputable companies, they will have a fantastic holiday, school holidays are already under way here, but there will be some people, and particularly people hit by the cost of living crisis, just desperate to find that bargain, who are unfortunately going to be scammed. and i havejust heard unfortunately going to be scammed. and i have just heard so unfortunately going to be scammed. and i havejust heard so many stories of people being actually, turning up at the villa to find the own

we'rejoined now by the independent�*s travel correspondent, simon calder, who's there for us this morningrry. no fuss and no cost. i am hearing some frustrated - ferry. no fuss and no cost. i am hearing some frustrated beeping behind you, unsurprisingly. we have had a rail strike so that is affecting travel? it had a rail strike so that is affecting travel? it certainly is. more pressure _ affecting travel? it certainly is. more pressure on _ affecting travel? it certainly is. more pressure on the - affecting travel? it certainly is. more pressure on the roads . affecting travel? it certainly is. - more pressure on the roads today. 13 days of strike action by members of the rmt union in a long—running dispute over pay, working conditions, all of the train operators english, scott rowe, transport for wales not affected although some other trains will be busier than usual because anglo scottish and anglo welsh railway will not be running but the train drivers union aslef is on the last day of its overtime ban. all in all, thousands of trains cancelled, actually quite a lot of services runni

the past competitive year played for khers and, together with vintipchanin aleksey prutos, won the calderup, the canadian defender also joined the roster, he previously played for magnitogorsk metallurg yevgeny sobolev, the champion of belarus in cycling on the road in the group race the victory of one of the most experienced belarusian pelagonists on the 185 km distance turned out to be bright and unconditional sobol, together with a russian or a bantikov, managed to leave behind after the eightieth kilometer of the route on the roads of mozyr and its environs, the native of brest did not give up his advantage and finished in splendid isolation for yevgeny sobolev . the group race of the national championship became the sixth in his career . i have, probably, been a psychological force for a month and a half , so i threw myself out of the disease. everyone well, either i win, or there was no third site. and zhenya's victory was today, well, in his style, of course, but such a worker. yes, but you know what cycling is. well, there is no such thing as a scandal. well, we have a difficult s