the air accidents investigation branch will be making a statement tomorrow., our sole thoughts are with the families and friends of emiliano and david." let's go straight to guernsey and get the latest from a reporter, john fernandez. what can you tell us? within the last two hours, david mearns, who has coordinated this private surge on behalf of the sala family, he came on to guernsey, off the morven which had been scouring the morven which had been scouring the english channel for most of today, to tell the media that some sign of this wreckage, the plane which has been missing for 13 days, has been fined. at the moment, the air accident investigation branch, the vessel that they have coordinated comedy geo ocean iii, is still out there, at the location where they believe they have found the aircraft. it was believed to have contained cardiff city footballer ben mike and dave ibbotson. this location is to the worst of alderney and to the north of guernsey, just off one of the major shipping lanes. for most of today, two vessels have been searching a four m

the air accident investigation branch retreading that tonight their thoughts are with the family anddavid ibbotson. last wednesday you may remember the first remains of the plane were discovered, two seat cushions that had washed up we re seat cushions that had washed up were likely to belong to the aircraft, and the air accident investigation branch had been advised by its french counterparts on monday that part of the collision was found on a beach in france. let's cross over to guernsey and get the latest from our reporter, john fernandez. what more can you tell us? tonight, the boat morven, the private search vessel coordinated on behalf of the family of emiliano sala told us that earlier today some sign of the wreckage of the missing plane believed to be carrying emiliano sala and david ibbotson was found. the boat, the geo 0cean three on behalf of the air accident investigation branch has been there for around seven hours looking in the area and working out some kind of salvage operation. we have heard that no bodies have been recovered at the moment, but we have been told that

i think there is, the air accident investigation branch would put a two menders amount of effort intoast position, the best—known last position of the aircraft and from that position, they will develop search plans from that. knowing the air accident investigation branch and how much effort they put into this they will be confident about the position and they will have developed search pattern is. couple of cushions washed up on a beachin couple of cushions washed up on a beach in france which has given them ideas as well. will it help come to get things that there is a private boat working alongside the official rescue? they have had time, they have been waiting for a weather window, they have had time to planners and both the private survey vessel and the air accident investigation branch so, they will be working together, they will have a plan and i would imagine if they are out there at the moment, they will be adjusting that plan as they go, once they have managed to deploy discounts and sonar to work out the best way of surveying the four square miles they are looking at. we hop

the air accidents investigation branch will be making a statement tomorrow.ht our sole thoughts are with the families and friends of emiliano and david." the search to find the plane was expected to take three days but on the first morning it appears to have been located. this vessel was commissioned by the air accident investigation branch to carry out a survey of the seabed over four square nautical miles and working nearby was this boat, the morven, paid for by the family of emiliano sala after a campaign raised more than £300,000 to fund it. these pictures were taken than £300,000 to fund it. these pictures were ta ken yesterday than £300,000 to fund it. these pictures were taken yesterday as the morven, with the latest sonar technology, prepared to leave harbour, its crew hopeful of finding a trace of the craft. emiliano sala and the pilot, david ibbotson, went missing after their aircraft disappeared on january 21 missing after their aircraft disappeared onjanuary 21 en route from nantes in france to cardiff. the official search was called off but seat

that latest update from the air accident investigation branch brings accident investigation branch bringsvestigation branch brings a bit of a chilling feeling when you look at the image of a crumpled registration number on the fuselage, and the knowledge that at least one body has been found among the wreckage. for the family, that has brought to an end the hope of finding their loved ones alive. i know that up until last night, when the aircraft was located, the family of emiliano sala still believed there was a chance he might possibly still be alive, fighting for survival. the subsequent finding now of the detail of the actual plane on the sea bed, it becomes a devastating blow for them. i think all attention now is turning to the air accident investigations branch, and they are currently considering whether to even attempt to recover that plane. it is by no means a straightforward operation. you have to factor in the cost, the risk, not to factor in the cost, the risk, not to forget the weather as well. they have got a vessel over there at the moment, which is out at the search site a

the air accident investigation branch has not said whether it is that of emiliano sala oi’ whether itiano sala or his pilots, david ibbotson. specialist underwater equipment was used to locate the body, which will now be transferred into the care of the dorset coroner for formal identification. at the plan is lying under more than 60 metres of water and investigators said difficult weather conditions meant an attempt to recover the wreckage failed. and the air accidents investigation branch says the forecast poor for the foreseeable future, it has now taken what it called a difficult decision to take operation to a close. tributes to emiliano sala, who had only to sign for cardiff city, have continued to be made, but it has emerged that his former club, na ntes it has emerged that his former club, nantes in france, has demanded cardiff city pay a $15 million tra nsfer cardiff city pay a $15 million transfer fee for the player. cardiff city pay a $15 million transferfee for the player. a source at cardiff express surprise that the demand was made as effort is to identify and recover th

this vessel was commissioned by the air accident investigation branch, to carry out a survey of the seaose by is this boat, the morven, paid for by the sala family, after a campaign raised more than £300,000 to fund it. preparing to leave the harbour yesterday with the latest sonar technology on board, the morven‘s crew were hopeful of finding some trace of the aircraft. we tow these sonar just off the sea bed and it gives us a very high resolution picture. we can pick out small objects, the size of a tyre from a car, so the resolution is really, you know, very, very tight. emiliano sala and pilot, david ibbotson, went missing after their aircraft disappeared on january the 21st, en route from nantes in france, to cardiff. the official search was called off, but almost a week ago, some seat cushions were recovered on a beach in northern france. with the sala family desperate for the search to resume. emiliano sala's club, cardiff city, played their first home game, since his disappearance, yesterday. they won. in a ground filled with tributes to the footballer, with tears from the manag

the morven that is the air accident investigation branch...? cident investigation branch. . . ? the geo ocean iii was the air accident branch. they were operating together and that has helpedrd for you to be able to do the identification. what advantage to you think the identification process has had this week that wasn't available to the first team ? week that wasn't available to the first team? the geo ocean iii is a capable vessel. she can handle a large sea state from operations there is a lot of up time to be gained. we were lucky with the weather on sunday which enablelet both vessels to operate. target was located quickly, everybody is lucky from that side. the delicate question will be one that won't be a decision for you, but you could be involved in the practicalities of it, it is whether or not to salvage the wreckage on the sea bed, what are the practicalities of that? well, of course there is a human element involved here, we have to consider the families with everything we do when we consider lifting the wreckage, or anybody thatis

two search ships — one privately funded and one from the air accidents investigation branch — will searchrnsey. john fernandez reports. in the early hours of this morning, the search boat left the harbour in guernsey tojoin the search boat left the harbour in guernsey to join up with a larger vessel commissioned by the air accidents investigation branch. the two search teams, one of them sponsored by a crowdfunding operation on behalf of the sala family will check for multiple miles. the cebit will be scanned using sonar technology and unmanned submersible vehicles. we have these sonars off the seabed and gives us a high—resolution picture and we can pick out small objects the size of a tyre from a car to the resolution is really, you know, very tight and we will be running lines in a grid pattern overlapping these lines. we call it mowing the lawn. it is expected the search will take around three days. if nothing is found in that time, the teams have as yet no plans to continue. that was bbc guernsey's john fernandez reporting. more from him during the course of the morning. victims of c

two search ships — one privately funded and one from the air accidents investigation branch — will search john fernandez reports. in the early hours of this morning, the search boat morven left st peter port harbour in guernsey to join up with a larger vessel commissioned by the air accidents investigation branch. the two search teams, one of them sponsored by a crowdfunding operation on behalf of the sala family, will check four nautical square miles. the seabed will be scoured using a combination of sonar technology and unmanned submersible vehicles. we tow these sonars just off the seabed and gives us a very high—resolution picture — we can pick out small objects the size of a tyre from a car so the resolution is really, you know, very, very tight, and we'll be running lines in a grid pattern overlapping these lines. we call it "mowing the lawn." it's expected the search will take around three days. if nothing is found in that time, the teams have, as yet, no plans to continue. victims of crime will be given new rights to challenge the release of violent offenders under a review of the

morven, the vessel paid for by the sala family, and the geo ocean iii, hired by the air accidents investigation branchd this position. sonar underwater detection equipment carried onboard the fpv morven located the aircraft in 63 metres of water. the morven has now completed its part in the operation and will soon be returning to southampton. ross taylor was one of the team onboard during the search. the weather is very challenging, it's — to identify something on the sea bed is not as straightforward as perhaps you might understand, so you do need experienced personnel to interpret that data, to develop a strategy to know what to do next. so even though we are obviously very pleased the plane's been found, but we're also very surprised we were able to do so quickly. much of the plane is still intact, with part of its registration number visible. it will now be for those leading the official investigation to decide whether the wreckage is recovered, once the families of the two men have been consulted. sian lloyd, bbc news, guernsey. time now for the travel show. coming up on this week's travel show:

air accident investigators are now on the scene, and the process of recovering the aircraft is expected to begin today. ben ando reports. the search is over. this vessel, chartered by the air accident investigation branch now waiting above the spot where the plane carrying emiliano sala is thought to have come to rest beneath the waves. the wreckage was located by sonar on another boat paid for by the sala family after a crowdfunding campaign raised £250,000. carrying the latest equipment, it had set sail early on sunday, planning to focus on a four square mile area of the english channel near guernsey. later, a remote submersible will be sent down to the seabed to make a visual confirmation that the plane is the piper malibu that was carrying emiliano sala and flown by pilot david ibbotson. both men are missing, presumed dead, after cushions from the doomed plane were found washed up on a beach in northern france. news of the find came in a tweet from david mearns, the marine biologist leading the private search, who said their "thoughts were with the families and friends of emiliano and david". the argentine footballer was being flown to cardiff from the french city of nantes, where he'd gone to say

morven, the vessel paid for by the sala family, and the geo ocean iii, hired by the air accidents investigation branchequipment carried onboard the fpv morven located the aircraft in 63 metres of water. the morven has now completed its part in the operation and will soon be returning to southampton. ross taylor was one of the team onboard during the search. the weather is very challenging, it's — to identify something on the sea bed is not as straightforward as perhaps you might understand, so you do need experienced personnel to interpret that data, to develop a strategy to know what to do next. so even though we are obviously very pleased the plane's been found, but we're also very surprised we were able to do so quickly. much of the plane is still intact, with part of its registration number visible. it will now be for those leading the official investigation to decide whether the wreckage is recovered, once the families of the two men have been consulted. sian lloyd, bbc news, guernsey. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: they've conquered the philippines — now they

well, we are expecting a statement later today from the air accident investigation branch.e vessel, which you saw in that package just before, is at the spot where it is believed that the wreckage was found. they are trying to launch some kind of salvage operation, but i have been told by people in the aviation industry here that there is very little chance of that happening today for the fact that conditions out here in guernsey are really, really poor. gale force winds making the sea very difficult to search in, s0 the sea very difficult to search in, so we the sea very difficult to search in, so we do know a submersible vehicle is going to be launched to lock down there, but now this is down to the aaib and how they want to continue because the private search launched on behalf of the footballers family is over. he said hisjob is over and he hopes the questions the family had can now be answered. looking ahead, the weather has to improve, in order to get the submersible down, but in order to bring the wreckage up, presumably you will need a crane, there's questions over

this vessel was commissioned by the air accident investigation branch to carry out a survey of the seabedver 4 square nautical miles and working close by was this boat, the morven, paid for by the family of emiliano sala after a campaign raised more than £300,000 to fund it. these pictures were taken yesterday as the morven, with the latest sonar technology, prepared to leave harbour, its crew hopeful of finding some trace of the craft. sala and the plane's pilot, david ibbotson, went missing after their aircraft disappeared on january 21 en route from nantes in france to cardiff. the official search was called off, but almost a week ago, some seat cushions were recovered from a beach in northern france, with the sala family desperate for the search to resume. and this evening, the marine scientist, david mearns, who directed the privately funded search operation, tweeted that the wreckage of the plane carrying the footballer had been located early this morning. emiliano sala's club, cardiff city, played their first home game since his disappearance yesterday. they won, in a ground filled

the air accidents investigation branch said the wreck of the plane was found in three parts on the seabedcity, where he'd just signed from the french club nantes. for over half a century, the chagos islands in the indian ocean have been a british 0verseas territory. but today the highest court at the united nations said uk should end its control as rapidly as possible. mauritius claims it was forced to give up the islands in 1965 — in exchange for independence. in the process up to two thousand chagos residents were forced to leave and are still not permitted to return. 0ur correspondent andrew harding sent this report from the hague. there was real suspense here in court today. at stake, the fate of a small piece of britain's old empire. but when the decision came, the united nation ‘stop but when the decision came, the united nation ‘s top judges were almost unanimous. britain, they said, was and is in the wrong. the united kingdom has an obligation to bring to the end its administration of the chagos archipelago as rapidly as possible. this is what the judge was talking about. the chag

the search is over, this vessel chartered by the air accidents investigation branch is now waiting abovepot where the plane carrying emiliano grillo three is ought to have come to rest beneath the waves. the wreckage was located by sonar on another boat paid for by the sala family after crowdfunding campaign raised £250,000. carrying the latest equipment it had set sail early on sunday, planning to focus on four square miles area of the english channel the guernsey. later, wrote submersible will be sent down to the seabed to make a visual confirmation that the plane is that pipe of malibu that was carrying a ci’oss pipe of malibu that was carrying a cross three and flown by pilot david ibbotson. with men are missing presumed dead after questions from the doomed plane was found washed up ona the doomed plane was found washed up on a beach in northern france. news of the find came in a tweet from david mearns, the marine biologists leading the private search, who said: the argentine wall was being flown to cardiff from the french city of nantes where he had come to say goodbye to his forme

classified as a private trip meeting that commercial regulations were not a political the air accident investigation branchreleased photos of the downed aircraft on monday the cause of the crash is not yet known salis body was recovered from the seabed wreckage two weeks after the crash the pilot dave is yet to be found. a quick reminder now the top stories we're following for you here if you w. india has confirmed that its military has conducted air strikes against a militant camp inside pakistani territory indian media reports that more than three hundred militants were killed pakistan denies there were any casualties. and of course you can always get all the latest news and information on our website that's the d w dot com up next year d w news will have more on the india pakistan tensions in kashmir i'm sorry kelly in berlin that you so much for watching have a great. stories that people the world over information they provide. the fenians they want to express g w on facebook and twitter updates and in touch follow us and. welcome to the new zero max you tube channel. closed gold mine of stories. with

pilot, 59—year—old david ibbotson from lincolnshire, has not been recovered, but the air accidents investigation branchen the difficult decision to end its search operation. part of city fa ns its search operation. part of city fans have continued to pay tribute to emiliano sala, who had only been signed from the french club, nantes. ona signed from the french club, nantes. on a statement posted on social media, cardiff city football club said... as friends, family and friends have to come to terms with emiliano sala's death, investigators will now be focusing on what caused his plane the crash. —— to crash. theresa may will travel to dublin today to discuss the northern ireland backstop with the irish prime minister, leo varadkar. the british pm wants legally binding assurances that there won't be checks along the border, but the issue remains the main sticking point in the brexit negotiations. new details have emerged about a possible third man linked to the poisoning of sergei and yulia skripal in salisbury last march. the investigative website bellingcat says a man calling himself sergey fedotov ma

two search ships — one privately—funded and one from the air accidents investigation branch — will search john fernandez has the latest from guernsey. this new search effort launched at 3am this morning, left guernsey harbor on behalf of of the family of emiliano sala. it's a crowd funded operation. its meeting up with the search vessel and they will be searching four square nautical miles, compare this to the 1700 square miles covered ide official search launched by the guernsey coastguard more than a week ago. it shows they have an idea of where they believe this missing piper malibu is that was believed to be containing the footballer and the pilot. it's hoped within the three days they are out searching the break in the weather that has been hampering them so far and they will be able to find some evidence which will give some hope to both families who are waiting for some evidence. victims of crime will be given new rights to challenge the release of violent offenders, under a review of the parole system. the change follows an outcry last year over the planned release of the so—calle

the air accidents investigation branch said the operation was carried out in as dignified a way as possiblecare of a coroner. the bodies of about 20,000 dead guillemots have been recovered from the beaches of north holland in recent days. experts are investigating whether the deaths could be connected to almost 300 containers that fell off a ship during a january storm. scientists are planning a mass autopsy to shed more light on the mystery. the leader of the taliban's peace negotiations with the us has told the bbc his group isn't interested in taking the country by force, but he did warn that they wouldn't agree to a ceasefire until all foreign forces were withdrawn from afghanistan. the comments came after a second day of talks in moscow between the taliban and opposition afghan officials. secunder kermani has the details. more than four years after british combat troops left afghanistan, levels of violence in the country continue to rise. there's been wave on wave of taliban attacks. tens of thousands of government troops killed, along with countless civilians. after 17 years of war, f

according to the air accident investigation branch that body seen in the wreckage of the plane has beenof those men. no identification at this stage of that body but investigators saying they have successfully recovered the body in part of their effort to work out quite what happened, of course, after the plane disappeared two weeks ago and went down in the sea near guernsey. as pa rt down in the sea near guernsey. as part of that recovery work the suggestion was that would first tried to move the body to the surface and then tried to bring the plane up so they could examine the wreckage more closely as they try to deduce what happened. the body has been recovered and presumably attem pts been recovered and presumably attempts will be made as soon as possible to make an identification. the united nations has warned venezuela's political leaders against using humanitarian aid as a pawn in the country's deepening crisis. government soldiers have been accused of blocking a bridge on the border with colombia, to prevent the delivery of humanitarian aid, much of it sent by the united states.

in the last half an hour we've had an update from the air accident investigation branch.n and they have confirmed a body can be seen amongst that wreckage. they can't say at this stage who that body is but for the families involved perhaps this is the end of their hope of finding their loved ones alive. although it is literally two days to the day, i know this time yesterday the family of emiliano sala were still hopeful he may still be alive. they felt he could be fighting for survival somewhere. the man who was leading the private search has said they are devastated and they are finally coming to accept the realisation that emiliano sala has not made it. so this now is the photograph that investigators have released of the wreckage on the sea bed. this is a 63 metres down as we understand it and the next question is what will they do well —— with that wreckage? emilio sandler —— emiliano sala's family want that wreckage brought up but it is 63 metres down which is deep but according to some shipwreck companies it isn't that deep so it isn't beyond the realms of possibil

morven, the vessel paid for by the sala family, and the geo ocean iii, hired by the air accidents investigations branchombed this position. sonar underwater detection equipment carried on board the fpv morven located the aircraft in 63 metres of water. the morven has now completed its part in the operation and will soon be returning to southampton. ross taylor was one of the team on board, during the search. the weather is very challenging, it's... to identify something on the seabed is not as straightforward as perhaps you might understand. you do need experienced personnel to interpret that data, to then develop a strategy to know what to do next, so even though we are obviously very pleased that the plane's been found, but we're also very surprised that we were able to do so quickly. much of the plane is still intact, with part of its registration number visible. it will now be for those leading the official investigation to decide whether the wreckage is recovered, once the families of the two men have been consulted. all along the sala family have said this search was vital for them to find answer

morven, the vessel paid for by the sala family, and the geo ocean iii, hired by the air accidents investigations branchried on board the fpv morven located the aircraft in 63 metres of water. the morven has now completed its part in the operation and will soon be returning to southampton. ross taylor was one of the team on board during the search. the weather is very challenging, it's... to identify something on the seabed is not as straightforward as perhaps you might understand. you do need experienced personnel to interpret that data, to then develop a strategy to know what to do next. so, even though we are obviously very pleased that the plane's been found, but we're also very surprised that we were able to do so quickly. much of the plane is still intact, with part of its registration number visible. it will now be for those leading the official investigation to decide whether the wreckage is recovered, once the families of the two men have been consulted. and one consideration will be the risk that the plane could be further damaged during any recovery mission. it is important evidence. air acci

pilot, 59—year—old david ibbotson from lincolnshire, hasn't been recovered, but the air accident investigation branchtion. cardiff city fans have continued to pay tribute to emiliano sala, who had onlyjust been signed from the french club nantes. in a statement posted on social media, cardiff city football clu b social media, cardiff city football club said... as fans, family and friends have to come to terms with emiliano sala's death, investigators will now be focusing on what caused his plane to crash. the un investigating the death of jamal khashoggi has said it was a brutal and premeditated killing by saudi arabian officials. a fact—finding mission to turkey has been completed now. gruesome ordeal was obtained by intelligence. stop we should stress that this initial statement from the un special investigator on extrajudicial killings is a preliminary finding. nevertheless, they are damning. agnes palomar says based on a week—long visit to turkey and the evidence she saw and heard, she was given an audio recording to listen to which apparently recorded the moments of jamal khashoggi's to which ap

the air accidents investigation branch says it was done in as dignified a way as possible.s expected — nominated loyalist david malpass, an outspoken critic of the world bank, to be its new chief. the senior us treasury department official served as an economic adviser during donald trump's election campaign. he has promised pro—growth reforms. the appointment does have to be approved by the world bank's executive board. former brazilian president, luiz inacio lula da silva, has been sentenced to a further 12 years in jail on corruption charges. he's 73, he is already serving 12 years in a separate corruption case. he denies all the charges, he says they are politcally motivated. the leader of the taliban's peace negotiations with the us has told the bbc his group isn't interested in taking the country by force, but he did warn that they wouldn't agree to a ceasefire until all foreign forces were withdrawn from afghanistan. this after a second day of talks in moscow between the taliban and opposition afghan officials. from washington, we can now speak to laurel miller, who

the air accidents investigation branch said the wreck of the plane was found in three parts on the sealub, cardiff city, where he'd just signed from the french club nantes. a father whose two children died in the hillsborough football disaster in 1989 has told a court of the "worst moment" of his life, as he travelled to hospital with one of his girls while leaving her sister to be treated on the pitch. trevor hicks was giving evidence alongside other parents whose children died in the disaster at the trial of match police commander david duckenfield. mr duckenfield denies causing the deaths of 95 people, as our correspondent judith moritz reports. as people were being carried out of the pens at hillsborough, this photo captured one father's plight. trevor hicks was standing in the corner of the ground, his teenage daughters were out of his reach and he sensed something was badly wrong. trevor was next to the police control box. he shouted up to the gantry for help. today, he told the jury that one officer didn't respond. another swore at him and told him to shut up. trevor hicks told

morven, the vessel paid for by the sala family, and the geo 0cean iii, hired by the air accidents investigation branchter detection equipment carried onboard the fpv morven located the aircraft in 63 metres of water. the morven has now completed its part in the operation and will soon be returning to southampton. ross taylor was one of the team onboard during the search. the weather is very challenging, it's — to identify something on the sea bed is not as straightforward as perhaps you might understand, so you do need experienced personnel to interpret that data, to develop a strategy to know what to do next. so even though we are obviously very pleased the plane's been found, but we're also very surprised we were able to do so quickly. much of the plane is still intact, with part of its registration number visible. it will now be for those leading the official investigation to decide whether the wreckage is recovered, once the families of the two men have been consulted. sian lloyd, bbc news, guernsey. mps on both sides of the brexit divide have been meeting for the first time to discuss ways to try

i am very sad and cardiff city will continue to work with the air accident investigation branch to findardiff city have also offered to pa his body to be transported back to argentina. and of course tomorrow, all the players playing in the premier league will be reading black arm bands in respect for the argentinian striker and the pilot, david edson. thank you very much indeed. just some breaking news to bring you these in wales see a driver has died after a tree fell across the road in west wales and collided with a man as he was driving. the police say this happened shortly after ten o'clock this morning. in carmarthenshire. the driver was declared dead at the scene and his party a bit —— is fun they are being supported by the police. weather conditions were very pure with strong winds and heavy rain according to the police. that is strong winds bringing that fatality it seems. the driver dying after a large tree fell across the road in carmarthenshire —— in carmarthenshire. we will bring you more on that as it comes to us. a man and a woman in their twenties have been arrested on su

the air accidents investigation branch is working at the site in the english channel where wreckage hasg footballer emiliano sala. it's understood efforts are ongoing to determine how the aaib will attempt a recovery operation. a body has been seen inside the wreckage. 0ur correspondentjohn fernandez joins us now from guernsey. good morning. is there any updates this morning on how the recovery operation might pan out? at the moment we know from the air accident they ship —— investigation branch that they're working with families and police to see whether they will bring this aircraft up. this decision needs to be made. we had spoken to a salvage experts in guernsey, somebody who advised the man who found the missing paper malibu on sunday. he has said any recovery operation would be incredibly difficult, the plane is very much intact. whilst they were expecting to find a debris field they have found a plane which has held together and the man we spoke to this morning said the damage to the plane already, the air pockets, water inside it and the body, will make it incredibly difficult t

pilot, 59—year—old david ibbotson from lincolnshire, hasn't been recovered, but the air accidents investigation branchen the difficult decision to end its search operation. cardiff city fans have continued to pay tribute to emiliano sala, who had onlyjust been signed from the french club nantes. in a statement posted on social media, cardiff city football club said... as fans, family and friends have to come to terms with emiliano sala's death, investigators will now be focusing on what caused his plane to crash. jon donnison, bbc news. premier league players have been paying tribute. sergio aguero tweeted this. arsenal star method ozil spoke of his sadness and offered support for the family and relatives of the pilots, david ibbotson. theresa may is to hold talks with the irish prime minister later today, to try to break the deadlock in the brexit negotiations. the prospect of physical checks on the irish—uk border have been a key sticking point. ireland and the eu have maintained that the brexit deal can't be changed but british and eu negotiators are to meet on monday. let's talk to our political c

the air accident investigation branch has not said whether it is that of emiliano sala or his pilot,botson. specialist underwater equipment was used to locate the body, which will now be transferred into the care of the dorset coroner for formal identification. but the plane is lying under more than 60 metres of water, and investigators said difficult weather conditions meant an attempt to recover the wreckage failed. and the aaib says the forecast for the foreseeable future, it has now taken what it called a difficult decision to take the operation to a close. tributes to emiliano sala, who had onlyjust signed for cardiff city, have continued to be made, but it has emerged that his former club, nantes in france, has demanded city pay a $15 million transfer fee for the player. a source at cardiff expressed surprise that the demand was made as efforts to identify and recover the body were continuing. jon donnison, bbc news. the uk's four chief medical officers have issued their first advice on the use of screens and social media by children and young people. they have urged parents to

well it's important to reiterate that this is an interim report from the air accident investigation branch so if you think of it like a jigsaw puzzle there are still places to put in vital pieces and we can't come to absolute conclusions yet it's important to point that out but there are three areas that really stood out here for me and one in the report was airworthiness a plane that was manufactured back in nineteen eighty-four twelve hundred hours of flight time since his last overhaul of the questions being asked was the plane fit to be in the air another area is what i call permissions was a plane that's licensed in the united states i bought a fly from france to wales it appears not so more questions will be asked in that area of the investigation and the third thing was about the pilot this comes on the what they called flight crew licensing was. actually cleared to take commercial passengers perhaps it would have come under an area cost sharing which is a very murky area which needs again further investigation and to whether he should have been allowed to fly in. his family or back

the air accidents investigation branch is working at the site in the english channel where the planeo carry out a recovery operation after a body was seen inside the wreckage. 0ur correspondentjohn fernandez sent this update they are working with the families and the police to even see whether they are going to bring this aircraft up. that is still a decision which needs to be made. now we've spoken to a salvage expert in guernsey, someone who advised david mearns, the man who found the missing piper malibu on sunday. now he's told us that any recovery operation would be incredibly difficult. as we've heard, the plane is very much intact. while they were expecting to find a debris field, they've actually found a plane that's very much held together. he said, richard keane, the man we spoke to this morning, has said that the damage to the plane already, the air pockets, the water that's going to be inside it, and of course the body, will make it incredibly difficult to bring up. it's going to be a difficult procedure and at the moment, we don't know even whether it will happen. that w