from jersey air—traffic control saying that a light aircraft was missing up to the north—west of alderneymenced an air search involving two coast guard helicopters from the uk, the channel islands air search fixed wing aircraft and the lifeboats from both guernsey and alderney. these pictures give an indication of emiliano sala's reputation in french football. nantes, his former club have postponed their next game, scheduled to be played tomorrow. at fc nantes today, people gathered,

they are scouring the area at the north of alderney, a very rough area of tied.en better than last night, where the weaves were reaching 1.5 metres in swell, it is a much better time to search now. according to the harbour master, there have been no signs of any activity from the aircraft, which lost co nta ct activity from the aircraft, which lost contact with radar at around 8:20pm last night. john, many thanks. the president of zimbabwe, emmerson mnangagwa, has cut short a foreign tour to deal with unrest at home, sparked by a big rise in the price of fuel. he condemned the demonstrations for their violence, but also criticised the police and the army, who have been accused of a brutal crackdown by the opposition. our correspondent pumza fihlani is in johannesburg. striking that the president is sounding tough on the security forces who helped bring him to power. indeed it is. and one of the reasons for that is that he really needs to assure the international community that he is the man in charge. that isa that he is the man in charge. that is a relationship

radar contact was lost near the island of alderney. the cushions we re the island of alderney.dy. around 35 miles east of guernsey. earlier this week, emiliano sala's family, who hired a private search company, arrived in the channel islands from argentina and took a flight islands from argentina and took a flight over the area where their son disappeared. plane at last night's kadirgamar chat arsenal there were more tributes. but more than a week after emiliano sala and his pilot disappeared, investigators believe there is no chance they are still alive. jon donnison, bbc news. our reporterjohn fernandez is in guernsey for us this evening. how extensive is the search now? the air investigation branch said on sunday about will be launched in tandem with this co—ordinated search paid for by the footballer‘s family. the hope is with this specialist equipment, the submersible vehicles, there will be some answers and hope can be found for the families involved. thank you. our top story this evening: theresa may says she intends to renegotiate her brexit deal but eu leaders said they

so far, spirit of guernsey and the alderney lifeboat have been involved. helicopter. and a fixed wing aircraft from the uk coastguard is on its way as we speak. ok, and how long do you expect this urge to go on? because you just mentioned before, i think towards night it becomes far less likely that there will be a successful outcome. that's true, but we're not giving up. we will continue searching is certainly up until sunset this evening, and then we will review the situation at that point. a little earlier, our correspondent on guernsey, john fernandez, updated us on the search for the missing plane. there have been assets including the channel islands lifeboat, the channel islands air search, a helicopter has even been involved. at the moment, they are scouring the area at the north of alderney, a very rough area of tide where two currents meet, lots of shipwrecks in that area, so over the last few hours, whilst the conditions have been better than last night for searching, where the waves were reaching around one and a half metres in swell, it is a mu

he was one of two people on board the light aircraft which lost radar contact off alderney.knew... we knew him then, and we really feel sad to hear of this news, because we have met such a great person. we'll have the latest on the search, and talk to football writer matt spiro, who's interviewed sala on several occasions. the other main stories on bbc news at five. mps opposed to theresa may's brexit deal put forward their alternatives. labour is calling for a vote on options, including another referendum. uk employment reaches a record high, with more than 32.5 million people in work. it comes as british company dyson announces it's moving its headquarters from the uk to singapore. david attenborough calls on world leaders to do more to protect the natural world in an interview with the duke of cambridge at the world economic forum in davos. the queen is an extraordinary person... i can tell, even ifi can't see, and i heard the word fat, fat and ugly! and the favourite leads this year's oscars race with ten nominations. british actors olivia colman and rachel weisz are bot

two helicopters alongside the guernsey and alderney lifeboats are searching.e of that aircraft at the moment. we know it was en route from nantes to cardiff, with two people on board. emiliano sala had been playing for na ntes emiliano sala had been playing for nantes before he was signed by cardiff city. french media reporting that emiliano sala was driven to the airport by a nantes defender. you may well know that cardiff played a record fee —— paid a record fee of around £50 million for emiliano sala, one of the leading scorers in the french ligue one. cardiff city football clu b the french ligue one. cardiff city football club saying there is genuine concern, although not absolutely confirmed, that emiliano sala was on the flight. i know there will be more with saleh in sport on this. and, of course, if there are any updates we will bring those to you —— with sally. the leaders of france and germany will sign a treaty this morning pledging closer cooperation, in areas including defence and economic development. emmanuel macron and angela merkel are aiming

only passenger on a light aircraft flying from there to cardiff, but the plane lost contact off alderneyve now searched over 1000 square miles of sea, by day and night. the search continues, using assets from the uk and france, alongside our own channel islands search assets. some items have been spotted floating in the sea, but rescue teams don't know yet if they're from the missing plane. in argentina, the striker‘s father told a tv channel he was desperate for news. our thoughts are with his family, the pilot's family... in cardiff, they had hoped their record signing would bring much—needed luck. he looked the type of player and the type of person that the fans would have taken to. they'd already started making up songs for him, to sing about him on the terrace, you know, it's heartbreaking, really, really heartbreaking. emiliano sala had posed with cardiff fans at the weekend, and last night before boarding the plane, he tweeted this message to his french club — it means "the last goodbye". just ten weeks ago, leicester city played their first match here, after the terrible helicopt

but the plane lost contact off alderney in the channel islands. the pilot has not been named.nues, using assets from the uk and from france, alongside our own channel islands search assets. rescue teams have spotted items floating in the sea but they don't know yet if they are from the missing plane. in argentina, the striker‘s father told a tv channel he was desperate for news. our thoughts are with his family, the pilot's family... while in cardiff, they'd hoped sala would bring much—needed luck. he looked the type of player and the type of person that the fans would have taken to. they'd already started making up songs for him, to sing about him on the terrace. so you know, it's heartbreaking, really, really heartbreaking. just two months ago, leicester city played their first game here after that helicopter crash that claimed five lives. back then, cardiff city fans were offering comfort. tonight, the footballing world is sending thoughts to this club. in nantes, more affection for a much loved player. before he flew out of here last night, he tweeted a message to his old

control requesting to land, but soon after they lost contact, around the islands of guernsey and alderneyinian media have reported that the 28—year—old sent a whatsapp voice message in which he said, "hey, brothers, how are you all?" "guys, i'm so tired, i was here in nantes doing thing after thing after thing, it was nonstop." "i'm here on the plane which seems like it's going to fall to pieces, and i'm going to cardiff, i'm so scared." his father in argentina said he was worried for his son's safety. translation: the hours go by, and it makes me think of the worst, ijust wa nt makes me think of the worst, ijust want them to find him. the last thing they said is that the communication ended when they crossed the channel. rescue services have searched over 1000 square miles of water already and have resumed their work at first light again this morning. if they're in the water, i would have said the chances of survival now have diminished to almost zero, because it's very cold in the water out there, it has been rough overnight as well. if they're safely in a liferaft, then their chances o

but it lost contact off alderney in the channel islands.o continue. sian lloyd reports. a second day of searching the waters off the coast of the channel islands but there have been no sightings. a number of rescue teams have been working today but hopes of finding the men are fading. the aircraft was piloted by david ibbotson from north lincolnshire. this is the plane that emiliano sala was travelling in — it's registered in the us but is thought to have british owners. it was filmed by the bbc in 2015 as part of a report about light aircraft. on monday evening, it was carrying the argentinian striker from france to cardiff, where he was about to join his new club. the 28—year—old recorded a voice message to friends from on—board in which he spoke of safety concerns. at home in argentina, his family are desperately waiting for news. translation: the hours go by and it makes me think of the worst. i just want them to find him. the last thing they said is that the communication ended when they crossed the channel. emiliano sala signed a £50

took off from nantes in france on monday evening, on their way to cardiff, but contact was lost off alderneyel islands. sian lloyd reports. the family have questions about what happened, but today emiliano sala's sister wanted to focus on efforts to find her brother and his pilot. she believes they are still alive. translation: emiliano, my brother, he's a fighter. emiliano sala sign for cardiff city at the weekend, but he's been missing since monday night, along with 59—year—old david ibbotson, who was piloting the light aircraft that disappeared off the channel islands. an extensive search operation has been carried out but this afternoon a decision to call off the rescue effort was taken. that decision has been difficult, as you can imagine, not least because there are a huge number of people, both here in the uk, and in france, who have been involved in this search of the last three days. the 28—year—old striker had played for french club nantes. today, the captain said the team were not giving up hope. translation: we ask you to stand in solidarity with us, to be united, and to respect

of the helicopter has just gone over oui’ the helicopter has just gone over our shoulder towards alderneyed to have come down, have alljoined the search now. the reports came in around 20 past eight yesterday, when the aircraft lost contact with radar. according to captain david parker, the harbour master of guernsey, he is not sure whether this means exactly the plane has crashed. there was no distress call. it was simply lost from radar and communications. it is possible that the aircraft has diverted somewhere else. but we are continuing a search if in the unfortunate event it has actually ditched into the sea. how worrying is this? it has been more than 12 hours since you heard anything from this plane. the weather conditions are better now but the sea water is not very warm. i am imagining that people in a light aircraft would not be wearing warm clothing. and so it is concerning because if they are in the water, their chances of survival are diminishing all the time. the search will continue today around the lighthouse, the lifeboat will be searching alongside a french coastguard he

radar contact was lost near the island of alderney.n normandy, around 35 miles east of guernsey. earlier this week, emiliano sala's family, who have hired a private search company, arrived in the channel islands from argentina and took a flight over the area where their son disappeared. the air accident investigation branch called off its official search last week but has now relaunched its hunt for the plane and will focus on a priority area narrowed down to four square nautical miles. the debris itself won't help out that much in terms of where the plane went down. the currents in this region are incredibly complex, some of the fastest flowing currents in the world, and actually, the debris, from the known last position of the aircraft, could have gone around the tip of cherbourg, into the bay of seine or, as it has done, down in towards saint—malo. at last night's cardiff match at arsenal, there were more tributes, but, more than a week after emiliano sala and his pilot disappeared, investigators believe there is virtually no chance

but the plane lost contact off alderney in the channel islands. the pilot has not been named.ve now searched over 1,000 square miles of sea, by day and night. the search continues, using assets from the uk and from france, alongside our own channel islands search assets. some items have been spotted floating in the sea, rescue teams do not know yet if they are from the missing plane. in argentina, the striker‘s father told a tv channel he was desperate for news. our thoughts are with his family, the pilot's family... in cardiff, they had hoped the record signing would ring much—needed luck. —— bring. he looked the type of player and the type of person that the fans would have taken to. they'd already started making up songs for him, to sing about him on the terrace. so, you know, it's heartbreaking, really, really heartbreaking. emiliano sala had posed with cardiff fa ns emiliano sala had posed with cardiff fans at the weekend. before he flew out of here last night, he tweeted a message to his old club. it means, "the last goodbye". the cloud says —— chethan pathak from the bb

radar contact was lost near the island of alderney.hed up near surtainville, in normandy, around 35 miles east of guernsey. earlier this week, emiliano sala's family, who have hired a private search company, arrived in the channel islands from argentina and took a flight over the area where their son disappeared. the air accident investigation branch called off its official search last week, but has now relaunched its hunt for the plane and will focus on a priority area narrowed down to four square nautical miles. the debris itself won't help out that much, in terms of where the plane went down. the currents in this region are incredibly complex, some of the fastest—flowing currents in the world. and actually, the debris from the known last position of the aircraft could have gone around the tip of cherbourg, into the bay of seine or, as it has done, down in towards st—malo. at last night's cardiff match at arsenal, there were more tributes. but, more than a week after emiliano sala and his pilot disappeared, investigators believe ther

control requesting to land, but soon after they lost contact, around the islands of guernsey and alderneyu all?" "guys, i'm so tired, i was here in nantes doing thing after thing after thing, it was nonstop." "i'm here on the plane which seems like it's going to fall to pieces, and i'm going to cardiff, i'm so scared." his father in argentina said he was worried for his son's safety. translation: the hours go by, and it makes me think of the worst, ijust want them to find him. the last thing they said is that the communication ended when they crossed the channel. rescue services have searched over 1000 square miles of water already and have resumed their work at first light again this morning. if they're in the water, i would have said the chances of survival now have diminished to almost zero, because it's very cold in the water out there, it has been rough overnight as well. if they're safely in a liferaft, then their chances of survival are much greater. as one of the top goal—scorers in french football's top flight over the past few seasons, the £15 million signing of emiliano sala wa

radar contact was lost near the island of alderney.ast of guernsey. earlier this week, emiliano sala's family, who've hired at last night's cardiff match at arsenal, there were more tributes, but more than a week after emiliano sala and his pilot disappeared, investigators believe there is virtually no chance they're still alive. jon donnison, bbc news. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is: the head of the european commission, says a renegotiation of theresa may's brexit deal, will not happen, despite the house of commons voting last night for it to be changed. some of the main story from bbc world service. one person has been killed and six injured after a man opened fire with a rifle on the french island of corsica. the suspect has reportedly holed himself up in his home and security forces have surrounded the building. one of the casualties is said to be a police officer. university lecturers in sudan's capital, khartoum, have staged a sit—in at the main campus as anti—government protests continue. ma

radar contact was lost near the island of alderney.nville in normandy — around 35 miles east of guernsey. earlier this week, emiliano sala's family, who've hired a private search company, arrived in the channel islands from argentina and took a flight over the area where their son disappeared. at last night's cardiff match at arsenal, there were more tributes, but more than a week after emiliano sala and his pilot disappeared, investigators believe there is virtually no chance they're still alive. jon donnison, bbc news. people across large areas of the united states have been warned of a "once—in—a—generation" blast of arctic air due to hit much of the country over the next few days. it's caused by a spinning pool of cold air known as the polar vortex — and it could bring temperatures as low as minus 50 degrees celsius. it's thought at least 55 million people will experience sub—zero temperatures, and it's affecting the midwest region as well as the usually milder southern states of alabama and mississippi. richard galpin reports. chi

control requesting to land, but soon after, they lost contact, around the islands of guernsey and alderneyt a whatsapp voice message in which he said, "hey, brothers, how are you all?" "guys, i'm so tired, i was here in nantes doing thing after thing after thing, it was nonstop." "i'm here on the plane which seems like it's going to fall to pieces, and i'm going to cardiff, i'm so scared." his father in argentina said he was worried for his son's safety. translation: the hours go by, and it makes me think of the worst, i just want them to find him. the last thing they said is that the communication ended when they crossed the channel. rescue services have searched over 1,000 square miles of water already and have resumed their work at first light again this morning. if they're in the water, i would have said the chances of survival now have diminished to almost zero, because it's very cold in the water out there, it has been rough overnight as well. if they're safely in a liferaft, then their chances of survival are much greater. as one of the top goal—scorers in french football's top flig

that a small aircraft took off from nantes heading to cardiff and went missing off the coast of alderneyrday evening. the concern at cardiff city football club is that their club record signing, emiliano sala, who they just their club record signing, emiliano sala, who theyjust signed on saturday was one of two people on board that aircraft. it has gone missing. weather forecasters tell us that weather conditions when that plane took off were not unusual, not out of the ordinary. but after the plane went missing at 8:30pm, the weather seems to have taken a turn for the worse, which hampered somewhat of the search and rescue effort. we understand the search is on going again this morning. while there isn't yet confirmation that emiliano sala was one of two people on board the aircraft, there is a genuine sense of concern here this morning at the football club and outside it, too, in cardiff, that he may have been one of two people on board. cardiff city saying this morning they are seeking clarification on what may have happened here. thank you. more from paul to come through the morning.

only passenger on a light aircraft flying from there to cardiff, but the plane lost contact off alderneynel islands. the pilot has not been named. we've now searched over 1,000 square miles of sea, by day and night. the search continues, using assets from the uk and france, alongside our own channel islands search assets. some items have been spotted floating in the sea, but rescue teams don't know yet if they're from the missing plane. in argentina, the striker‘s father told a tv channel he was desperate for news. our thoughts are with his family, the pilot's family... in cardiff, they had hoped their record signing would bring much—needed luck. he looked the type of player and the type of person that the fans would have taken to. they'd already started making up songs for him, to sing about him on the terrace, so, you know, it's heartbreaking, really, really heartbreaking. emiliano sala had posed with cardiff fans at the weekend, and last night before boarding the plane, he tweeted this message to his french club — it means "the last goodbye". jon kay reporting there. and this evening