and hundreds of passengers have been left stranded across europe by the collapse of british airline flight b.m.i. the carrier blamed the uncertainties surrounding bracks it for its decision to seize operations and file for bankruptcy fly b.m.i. had nearly four hundred employees in britain germany sweden and belgium. it's to zimbabwe now where rescue operations continue after a dam burst and flooded two abandoned gold mines last week more than two dozen bodies have been recovered only eight men survived the accident which occurred west of the capital harare the incident throws a harsh light on the dangerous conditions workers face in the country's illegal mines. it is the fear of every family with a miner losing a loved one just because they were trying to put food on the table. that we struggled to get the bodies into the body bags we had to do it because these are our relatives i work makes. twenty four bodies were retrieved from two disused gold mines by sunday eight men were pulled out alive but dozens remain trapped in the flooded mines. no main. wake anything that would do things. rea

the collapse of the regional british airline flybmi has highlighted a period of upheaval for the aviation industry. the airline, which flew to 25 cities, said brexit uncertainty and rises in fuel and carbon costs led to it filing for administration on saturday. flybmi carried 522,000 passengers in 2018, way too few to make it profitable. the move puts 376 jobs at risk and comes as other airlines face problems. one of europe's big budget carriers, norwegian, prepares to ask its investors for more money, and alitalia may be rescued by a consortium of easyjet, delta airlines and italy's national rail company fs. on sunday, loganair stepped in to take over three flybmi routes from aberdeen to bristol, 0slo and esbjerg. however, these will not start until 4 march. the two carriers are owned by the same holding company, airline investments. simon calder, travel editor at the independentjoins me now. so, do we know what the latest is on the stranded passengers across europe? well, when an airline cancels your flight, in europe? well, when an airline cancels yourflight, in europe europe? well, wh

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the british airline pilots association says it has no warning that this was about to happen.rly 400 employees, some of them based here at the company headquarters. some at other sites in the uk and some in the rest of europe. so their futures are also in doubt now. the company is blaming rising fuel and carbon costs, and also saying that uncertainty over the brexit future has meant it is difficult for them to negotiate contracts difficult for them to negotiate co ntra cts to difficult for them to negotiate contracts to have flights between two points within the european union, not clear on whether they will be allowed to do that in the new brexit world. and you also have to only look at the figures of last year to have a sense of the problems they were facing and the problems of many smaller airlines. last year they flew 29,000 flights, and just over half a million passengers, and that works out on average just over 18 people on each plane. that's not enough passengers and too many seats. effectively as one of the smaller airlines it has been squeezed out of the market?m smal

british—based airline flybmi cancels all flights and ceases operations.eria's electoral commission says it came under no external pressure when postponing elections at the last minute. the vatican defrocks the former bishop of washington. he's the first cardinal to be sacked for child abuse. hello and welcome to bbc world news today. the battle to claim the last pocket of territory from the islamic state group is being held up because thousands of civilians remain trapped there. us backed kurdish forces launched an attack on is‘s last remaining stronghold last week. the american vice—president mike pence says is in iraq and syria has been decimated. he told a security conference in munich that the final battle is now under way. the united states will keep a strong presence in the region. we recognise it will not be enough to simply reclaim the territory of the caliphate. as we enter this new phase, the united states will continue to work with all our allies to hunt down the remnants of isis whenever and wherever they rear their ugly head. just four years

stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: british based flybmi airline announces it has ceased operations deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. malcolm has been murdered. it has a terrible effect on the morale of the people, i'm terrified of the repercussions in the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no letup in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flowed down to the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being, but it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their new generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they've called it mir, the russian for peace. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the us vice president says america will remain in the middle east to help hunt down the remnants of so—called islamic state, even after the miltants's territory has been reclaimed. more on that story now. cbs correspondent cha

the number of airlines that have disappeared from uk skies, british owned airlines, it's probably smallernumber than the ones still flying. aviation, small regional aircraft between uk regional aircraft between uk regional points is an incredibly difficult business in which to make money. flybmi's demise shows just how difficult. theresa may has called on conservative mps to put ‘personal preferences‘ aside and get her brexit deal through the house of commons. in a letter to every tory member of parliament, the prime minister said ‘history would judge us all‘ over the handling of brexit. she also set out what the government would be doing in the coming days to secure a withdrawal agreement that will get parliament‘s backing. the brexit secretary, stephen barclay, is due to be back in brussels tomorrow for a meeting with his eu counterpart, michel barnier. later this week, the attorney general, geoffrey cox is expected to make a rare speech in which he will outline how the government will eliminate any legal risk to stop the irish backstop becoming indefinite. and the prime minister is sch

british—based airline flybmi cancels all flights and ceases operations.external pressure when postponing elections at the last minute. the vatican defrocks the former bishop of washington. he's the first cardinal to be sacked for child abuse.

airlines can't necessarily calculate the impact of brexit. they want to plan, they're not sure where to put their bases. they have been assured by the britishormal. but many airlines are having to stockpile a lot of components, a lot of parts, look at their resources, maybe build up more bases in continental europe. so these are large decisions, large movements, and they've got to plan ahead, and basically they can't plan ahead, and they're frustrated. obviously there are a lot of customers affected. what are people supposed to do if they're stuck somewhere and theirflight is no longer valid? unfortunately, in this instance, they're not covered unless they have their own cover with insurance, or perhaps when they booked through their credit card. certainly there is legal cover in this country for, in the uk, if you have paid by credit card. but the normal rules don't apply because it's not a viable airline. it's not able to refund, it's not even able to re—book passengers at the moment. so they literally are stranded, and they can't get a refund off what was the former flybmi. a memorial service has taken place in argentina for the football

abuse of minors and vulnerable adults in the church rob reynolds al-jazeera washington the british regional airline flying be a mine has fallen for ministration blaming its collapse on the rising costs and uncertainty of a brags that the no cost carrier immediately stopped operations and cancelled the world flights its parent company but his middle and said it won't rearrange all reschedule bookings and unemployed more than three hundred fifty stuff on operate the routes to twenty five european cities. campaigners on both sides of the brain that debate are exploring new ways of getting their messages across social media is one big platform but a group of activists that once the u.k. to remain in the e.u. is using more traditional techniques to gain online attention is made back. some political activism begins before dawn billboards have been springing up across the country giant tweaks highlighting some of the predictions contradictions and hypocrisy ease of britain's leaders it started as an idea or months friends it's now an anonymous guerrilla ad campaign under the hash tag led by don't case bef

the airline filed for the british version of bankruptcy on saturday. book on airlines themselves and cannot help them and will not issue refunds for travelers whose flights were cancelled. >>> a worn out on the expansion joint on this bridge occurred this month and pieces of concrete fell to the lower deck. crews replaced a 7-foot hole and now they have to work on a long-term five that starts tonight. this is expected to start two weeks with work starting each night starting at 9:00 and one lane closed in both directions. initially the work was put on hold because of the recent storms in the area. >>> there is a proposed new connection linking sam te'o and alameda along the dunbarton corridor. it will be called the dunbarupon rail corridor. they want to resurrect an old rail bridge being unused. the first community meeting will be saturday 10:30 till noon. >>> today is president's day. no mail delivery and the banks closed as well. >>> people are commuting today because of the holiday at much less. >>> the san francisco muny is running a saturday schedu

airways is trading slightly lower after the chairman sold subscription after airline giant iag ruled out a bid for the company. britishional airline has cancelled all remaining flights after it went into administration over the weekend. the company said in a statement that rising fuel prices and brexit related uncertainty had damaged its business the airline employees and 17 planes fly to 25 european cities it's advised affected passengers to talk about alternative arrangements or refunds. >>> deutsch bank's largest shareholder hna has cut its stake in the german lender by around a fifth to 6.3% t. -- it marks the latest in a series of cutting its debt pile. shares have dropped 40% in the last 12 months hna is the largest shareholder with the royal family and black rock, two other significant holders of the bank'sstock elsewhere in the banking space, tiger global has dissolved its stake in barclays, according to the financial times. tiger global has been a strong supporter of the ceo but began reducing its stake in the lender last year. activist recently submitted an application to join the bank's board, pushing for a

the british based flybmi airline has announced that it has ceased operations and is filing for administration effect from saturday. the airline operates 17 regionaljet aircraft and covers routes to 25 european cities. the carrier had seen a dip in profits in recent months. our business correspondent rob young reports. flybmi no longer flying. it's cancelled all flights with immediate effect. the company is also filing for administration. the carrier flew more than half a million passengers last year. its smalljets operated on routes from aberdeen, bristol, newcastle, east midlands, sta nsted and others, to 25 european cities. passengers who've been affected are anxious. i'm in belgium at the moment and ijust got the bbc alert that flybmi have gone into administration. all the flights for me to return home are really expensive and flybmi have said they won't return the £134 that i initially spent, so i don't know how i'm going to get back. flybmi, based here at east midlands airport, says its collapse was unavoidable. it's blamed a spike in the price of fuel and changes in the cost of carbon p

the british based flybmi airline has announced that it has ceased operations and is filing for administrationrates 17 regionaljet aircraft and covers routes to 25 european cities. the carrier had seen a dip in profits in recent months. our business correspondent, rob young, reports. flybmi, no longerflying. it has cancelled all flights with immediate effect. the company is also filing for administration. the carrier flew more than half a million passengers last year. its smalljets updated on routes from aberdeen, newcastle, the east midlands and stansted and others, to 25 european cities. passengers who have been affected are anxious. i am in belgium at the moment and i just are anxious. i am in belgium at the moment and ijust got are anxious. i am in belgium at the moment and i just got the alert that flybmi went into administration. all the flights for me to return home are the flights for me to return home a re really the flights for me to return home are really expensive and flybmi will not return the £134 i initially spend, so i don't know how i am going to get back. flybmi, based here i

the british regional airline carried more than half a million passengers last year. the tiny little offshoots that wasn't absorbed by british airways? that is correct. they wa nted airways? that is correct. they wanted their slots at heathrow and staff and aircraft. they weren't interested in the regional subsidiary server company called airline investments took it over hoping to turn it into a flourishing airline that as we have seen, we —— they pump tens of millions of pounds into it and last night, threw in the towel. they have always subsidised, well, the one from derry was always heavily subsidised from the government. to make they were trying to get it done until 2021. they are 110w to get it done until 2021. they are now trying to get someone to operate that important route between the link between northwest and ireland and london. i understand there could be developments in the coming week. meanwhile, people booked on that service and other wines could get rescue fa res. service and other wines could get rescue fares. —— other ones. service and other wines cou

hundreds of passengers have been stranded following the collapse of british regional carrier clive b.m.i. the airline announced that it was filing for bankruptcy claiming higher fuel costs and uncertainty caused by britain's upcoming departure from the european union the carrier served twenty five european cities. saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman has begun a tour of asia in the pakistani capital islamabad after his arrival he saw an investment agreements worth some twenty billion dollars pakistan hopes the deals will provide welcome relief for its troubled economy prism how it will continue his trip in china and india. alexander found home bolt was a scientific superstar the great german explorers expeditions famously took him to south america and the galapagos islands in the pacific and. germany's president frank balder start a fire is following in his footsteps as part of a tour of the region child are using occasion to draw attention to plastic pollution which is threatening the unique and fragile ecosystems on the island's. volunteers searching for plastic garbage every day they clean the b

hundreds of passengers have been stranded following the collapse of british regional carrier fly b.m.i. the airline announced that it was filing for bankruptcy claiming a higher fuel costs and uncertainty caused by britain's upcoming departure from the european union the carrier served twenty five european cities. syrian president bashar al assad has warned kurdish fighters in the country's north that the u.s. will not protect them speaking in damascus assad said the u.s. backed kurdish fighters were mere tools of washington who risked being sold out in december u.s. president donald trump announced his intention to remove american troops from syria . saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman has begun a tour of asia in the pakistani capital islamabad after his arrival he signed investment agreements worth some twenty billion dollars pakistan hopes the deals will provide welcome relief for its troubled economy prince muhammad will continue his trip in china and india. alexander alexander on homebuilt was a nineteenth century scientific superstar and an early environmentalist the great germans explorer

hundreds of passengers have been stranded following the collapse of british regional carrier fly b.m.i. the airline announced that it was filing for bankruptcy claiming higher fuel costs and uncertainty caused by britain's upcoming departure from the european union carrier served twenty five european cities. saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman has begun a tour of asia in the pakistani capital islamabad after his arrival he saw an investment agreements worth some twenty billion dollars pakistan hopes the deals will provide welcome relief for its troubled economy prince mohammed will continue his trip in china and india. search teams in zimbabwe have recovered twenty four bodies from a mind that was flooded after heavy rains eight people were rescued from the tunnels near the town of doma. west of the capital harare rescuers are continuing their search saying up to seventy gold miners were trapped after a dam wall collapsed. i like that of all humboldt was a scientific superstar the great german explorers expeditions famously took him to south america and the galapagos islands in the pacific now g

. >> reporter: british authorities detained the american airlines flight crew member in manchester before the a-330 took off for philadelphia. an aviation source telling abc news, it was one of the three pilots, but it is unclear if it was the captain or one of the first officers who tonight is being investigated for "suspicion of performing an aviation function when over the prescribed limit of alcohol." american canceled that flight, rebooking passengers and saying in a statement, "safety is our highest priority and we apologize to our customers." the limit for alcohol in pilots is half that for drivers, .04. oiis pilot arrested two years and some like this former jetblue pilot faced federal charges. did you put 270 passengers at risk? >> no comment. >> this is an ongoing issue you've reported on before. david kerley with us tonight. we're aware of this latest arrest, and has american airlines taken any action, other than canceling the flight, david? >> reporter: no, so far, that's all they've done. american says they are cooperating with the british authorities who are investigating th

profits last year at british airways owner international airlines group are up almost 10%.ear. shares in aston martin are down 9% after it said last year's pre—tax profits had fallen 7%. chief executive andy palmer had also said a delay to brexit would be "a further annoyance". we all know banks are being hit by increasing numbers of it shutdowns, tsb, visa, barclays, cashplus and rbs are some of the highest profile ones. but now we have learned that the number of incidents last year runs into dozens with some big banks reporting 30 or a0 breakdowns or hacks in the last nine months. uk banks have begun publishing the number of operational and security incidents under a voluntary scheme overseen by the financial regulator. let's talk to kevin peachey, the bbc‘s personal finance reporter. let's just try and define what these incidents are. what do the range to and from? this is operation or security incidents and they are ones that stop people, customers, being able to make payments. the frustrating times when your online banking goes down or your mobile banking goes down or

the darlings expected british airways to cover that bill, but claire says the airline only paid them 5.73. so she turned to us. we filed an inquiry with british airways, a spokesman told us "i have given this to our customer relations team and they will be in touch with ms. darling." they were. that same day, and covered the full $225.77. our teams log more than 200 air travel complaints. if an airline has gone deaf to your situation, please let us know. visit nbcbayarea.com/responds or call us, 888-996-tips. >>> so new for you this morning, from the runway to the theme park. >> that's right, model, mogul tyra banks announcing her own plans for her park called model land. it's expected to be located in southern california. it will feature restaurant shops, restaurants and interactive entertainment. modelland was also the name of a book that she wrote about her life. >> interesting. >> you like roller coasters. >> i do bmagine the typef roller coasters at modelland. >> a lot of runways. >> you have to pose to go on it. >> you have to pose like this to get on this ride. >> that's right,

profits last year at british airways owner international airlines group are up almost 10%.orm which boosted profits and spurred on growth. some people say that actually with that kind of growth, mr trump was saying that the growth should be three, four, five, even 6%, he said in 2017. i'm afraid we are a bit below that, 2.9%, for the year. these are the first lot of figures. so it may be revised. the other interesting thing about this, the way in which the numbers have been coming down since the middle of the year. annualised growth of 4.2%, and then annualised growth of just annualised growth of 4.2%, and then annualised growth ofjust over 3% and now it is just below 2.6% for the last quarter. the figures have been coming down. let's talk to samira hussain, north america business correspondent. these figures are better—than—expected but as far as mrtrump was hoping, better—than—expected but as far as mr trump was hoping, not very better—than—expected but as far as mr trump was hoping, hot very 9°°d at all, are they? they are certainly better—than—expected, really economist

they were the discarded rump of the much larger bmi airline that was taken over by british airways back those long haul routes and long haul passengers that a large airline like bmi was bringing in, just to run an airline purely on point to point regional routes running small aircraft, it's really a business model that's almost doomed from the start, i'm afraid. do you think there could be other casualties if there is this squeeze on the smaller airlines? it's very difficult, you don't want to name names. there have been a number of airlines that have been very public about their financial difficulties, such as flybe, not to be confused with flybmi, as they said ina be confused with flybmi, as they said in a statement this morning. and norwegian, which has a very different business model, flying european routes but also flying long haul routes to north america that haven't. .. it's been haul routes to north america that haven't... it's been very difficult for that airline to get those established and to run those profitably. so, yes, there are going to bea profitably. so, yes, there are

british airways and iberia owner international airlines group has reported a 9.8%jump in profit to 38. the boss of iag, willie walsh, said the good performance came despite rising fuel prices and air traffic control disruption. but the group warned there would be no growth in 2019 as earnings would still be in line with last year's results. a rocket carrying six satellites for the company oneweb has blasted off from french guiana. it's the first step in a plan to give millions of people in remote and rural areas high—speed internet beamed down from space. oneweb aims to have global broadband coverage in 2021 from about 650 satellites. but several rival firms say they are not far behind. the us trade representative says washington is formally suspending a scheduled tariff increase on chinese goods until further notice. it follows president donald trump s decision to delay his friday deadline for a us—china trade deal. monica miller is in singapore. monica, do we get any more of an insight into why things go next, given that they have suspended its plan to raise the tariffs? robert lig

british airways will launch a dirty tricks campaign against us. david: people like the fact that you were against the establishment airline. time i read that what is now called the eye, the big ferris wheel in london, british airways was supporting it and they could not get it assembled and the cannot get it to work. and you rented a -- was it a blimp? richard: we actually had a small blimp company, and we scrambled the blimp and we flew over the eye as it was still on the ground and all the world's press were there to watch this be erected. and all they said, ba cannot get it up. and we we got the headlines, they didn't. david: it turned out well and in you began building other companies. did you always think your creativity could get it off the ground? richard: well again, the only reason we would go into a new sector is if we felt it was being badly run by other people. so the reason we went into trains was the government were running trains, british rail was dilapidated trains, a miserable service. we just felt we could go in, get a fantastic new real start and we could make a big difference, so we took the busiest main

bring you one of the corporate stories in focus today, and that is around british airways owner iag. it will delete the airlines stock. snoo it is interesting to see them occur in such close succession >>. >> we know the context here, and this is going back many, many years. iag as a carrier group that has huge flbz of assets both inside mainland europe and then inside british airways, and they've des putined the way the europe even commission insists on majority eu ownership for eu-based airlines that goes to specific hubs as well we've heard from people like willy walsh going back that he is not happy with the way the european commission insists on this, and it seems to be now this conflict between the european commission and the airline group has now broken out into the open once again whether that's had an impact on the decision from msci not clear at this point, but it is worth looking at the way the european commission has made their announcements over the last few months and the way that aig and, in fact, other competenttives in the area, specifically companies like ryanair, have reacted though those ann

airline stripping out those extraneous costs. it is not fair to compare ryanair with the british airways of this world because they don‘t have a lotve been successful in keeping those costs down, so they are more resilient when things get tough. the whole point of ryanair is it is an airline stripping out those extraneous costs. it is not fair to compare ryanair extraneous costs. it is not fair to compare rya nair with the extraneous costs. it is not fair to compare ryanair with the british airways of this world because they don‘t have the legacy costs from being an old—fashioned airline. it was established as a budget carrier with low overheads. in this particular market where margins are very tight, having a big bass and a lot of customers, and a bit of financial muscle, it is not a bad thing. thank you, theo leggett. it looks like a government report will be released in the next few days saying they have concerns about why way, because they have failed to address security concerns raised last year. —— huawei. look out for that next week. now, let‘s turn to the uk where brexit continues to pose multiple challenges for the countr

>> no comment. >> reporter: american airlines says it's cooperating with british authorities who arenews, washington. >> our thanks to david in washington. >>> ahead of this sunday's grammy awards ariana grande is calling out the show's producer. she says he is lying about why she's not performing. >> on twitter she disputed his explanation. she felt it was too late for her to pull something together after a month long discussion. grande fired back saying it was when my creativity and self-expression was stifled by you and i decided not to attend. she is nominated for two grammys. >> she tweeted she offered three different songs, writing it's about collaboration and about feeling supported and it's about art and honesty, not politic, not doing favors and playing games. it's just a game, y'all. i'm sorry, that's not what music is to me. >> guess what, though? >> what? >> apparently the academy -- the recording academy president is reportedly saying nothing is set in stone. >> okay. >> tease. >> maybe we could see it getting worked out. >> maybe. >> big drama ahead of the big night. >>

british airways plans to retire its fleet within five years. all airlines already grounded theirs. smaller, quieter, more efficient planes are now the future passenger flight. instead, jumbo jets are finding a new life ferrying freight. the queen of the skies for 50 years — and, perhaps, a few more to come. aaron woods, bbc news. it's just after 1:30 in the morning. now on bbc news — time for the travel show. this week on the show: i'm in france to explore new ways of saving notre dame for generations to come. the risk here is a structural risk of the building itself. within 10 years, we could have the cathedral completely down, if we were to do nothing. mike's in mexico on the trail of the truly remarkable monarch butterflies as they prepare to start their epic 3000—mile migration north. we are about 3,000 metres above sea level. the air is thin, it's quite cold, but we are beginning to see butterflies. we've got on how to travel and stay together if you're a couple. do you ever tire of each other‘s company? both: yes. all the time! laughs. and we meet the

the darlings expected british airways to cover that bill, but claire says the airline only paid them $65.73. so she turned to us. we filed an inquiry with british airways, a spokesman told us "i have given this to our customer relations team and they will be in touch with ms. darling." they were. that same day, and covered the full $225.77. our teams log more than 200 air travel complaints. if an airline has gone deaf to your situation, please let us know. visit nbcbayarea.com/responds or call us, 888-996-tips. >>> thanks so, chris. 6:26 right now. new options coming to netflix. they're about to drop their first dating reality show. it's called "dating around." so the pitch is one person goes on first dates with five different people. some may say it takes the old dating game tv show to the next level if you could remember that far back but "dating around" is supposed to debut in time for valentine's day next week, february 14th. >> on that thursday. >> remember that? >> yes. >> i loved that show. it was always funny. >>> all right, so look, 6:26 right now. i want you to grab your coa

british airways plans to retire its fleet within five years. all airlinesears — and, perhaps, for a few more to come. aaron woods, bbc news. in a moment a look at the weather but first, the 21—year old singer michael rice, has been chosen to fly the flag for the uk at this year's eurovision song contest in israel. he'll be singing this song — bigger than us — at this year's competition in tel aviv, having triumphed over six contestants in a public vote last night. it's been 22 years since the uk last won the compeitition. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. the uk was pummelled

british airways to cover that bill in full. but since we're talking about this case, you know that didn't happen. the airline to us. we filed an inquiry with british airways and a spokesperson said they have had given this to their customer relations team and will be in touch with mrs. darling. and they were that same day. covering the full $225.77. european air carriers like british airways have strict rules for compensating you for flight delays an cancellations and lost luggage. the regulation is called eu 261. r you could get hundreds of dollars depending on how late you arrive and the distance of your flight. here is the thing. airport agents don't always offer up eu 261 so you might have to ask about it. therefore, store eu 261 in the back of your mind, please, for your next transatlantic jaunt and if something goes wrong, do what the darlings did, save every receipt for unexpected expenses. our team is logged more than airline has gone deaf to your situation, let us know at 888-99 6-tips or online at -- >> eu what -- >> 261. easy to remember. >> thanks, chris. >>> back here in the bay area, we have a price cu

british airways plans to retire its fleet within five years. all airlines in america have already grounded theirs. smaller, quieter, more efficient planes are now the future passenger flight. instead, jumbo jets are finding a new life ferrying freight. the queen of the skies for 50 years — and, perhaps, a few more to come. aaron woods, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker. well, i think it's mostly good news on the weather front in the days ahead. having said that, sunday is looking a little mixed, both sunshine and rain throughout the day, but i think most of the time it should be a decent enough day. so this is what it looks like through the early hours. we've got some rain sweeping across southern parts of the uk, hit—and—miss rain, it's very blotchy, you can see the rain on the weather maps here. clear spells across northeastern areas, so this is where we are going to get a bit of frost. and then tomorrow, showers in the morning across central, maybe southern areas too, then showers moving into northern ireland, car

british airways plans to retire its fleet within five years. all airlinesflight. instead, jumbos are finding a new life ferrying freight. the queen of the skies for 50 years, and perhaps a few more to come. aaron woods, bbc news. now it is time for a look at the weather, with tomasz schafernaker. thank you, let's see what's happening in the skies across the uk right now. we have got a little bit of rain. the weather is in the process of settling down. that will come, but not in the short term. for the night, and in fact tomorrow, we are expecting a mixed bag. this massive cloud here just to the north of scotland, there is scotland there, the north sea, norwegian sea, thatis there, the north sea, norwegian sea, that is what is left of storm eric, but to the south we have a separate area of cloud and rain drifting in. no real wind problems with this, but damp and mild weather for parts of england and wales. scotland, the north of england and particularly the north—east, clearer skies overnight. that means that temperatures will drop and we are in for a touch

british airways plans to retire its fleet within five years. all airlinesew life ferrying freight. the queen of the skies for 50 years — and, perhaps, a few more to come. aaron woods, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker. well, i think it's mostly good news on the weather front in the days ahead. having said that, sunday is looking a little mixed, both sunshine and rain throughout the day, but i think most of the time it should be a decent enough day. so this is what it looks like through the early hours.

british airways plans to retire its fleet within five years. all airlinesnger flight. instead, jumbo jets are finding a new life ferrying freight. the queen of the skies for 50 years — and, perhaps, a few more to come. aaron woods, bbc news. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. hello, storm eric brought widespread gales across the uk yesterday and the area blood pressure responsible is now centred across the northern aisles. you can see the swell of cloud here on the earlier satellite picture. keeping an eye on this bank of cloud that southwest of the uk, it‘ll increase through the evening and bringing outbreaks of rain overnight. and for a time to end the afternoon, still some strong wind asking 40—50 miles an hour, across northern scotland that slowly starting to lose their strength. through this evening and overnight, we see rain settling into parts of wales, central and southern england, and a few shadows across northern ireland and i england and parts of wales, wintry over the hills with persistent rain, but clear skies across ea

british airways plane to bump along the runway at heathrow airport before aborting its landing. the boeing 787 which had just arrived from the indian city of hyderabad was then forced to take—off again. the airlinemments on social media, british airways said the tricky landing was "all in a day's work for our pilots". strong winds also caused issues on the roads. passengers and a driver had a lucky escape when a double—decker bus became skewered by a tree in poole. dorset police said the tree crashed through the front of the upper deck of the vehicle while it travelled along ringwood road just before midday. five passengers and the driver were on board at the time, but no—one was injured. described as ‘one of our greatest actors,‘ albert finney, has died after a short illness. he was 82. he began his career at the royal shakespeare company, before forging a reputation as one of britain's leading screen stars, in films such as saturday night and sunday morning, tom jones, and erin brockovich. will gompertz looks back at his life. don't let them bastards grind you down — that's one thing i've learned. albert finney was one of the original angry young men, appearing in a raft of kitchen—sink dramas

airline might be in question. another ancillary factor is that if you actually look at the devaluation of the pound that has taken place since 2016, the britishney to spend on travel and if that carries on, that devaluation, there is going to be even less money to spend. are other smaller airlines vulnerable at the moment? 7 to spend. are other smaller airlines vulnerable at the moment? ? i think definitely, yes and to some extent, this even extends to aig, where the status in terms of share ownership and the flying rights the carrier has are starting to look slightly uncertain. so, even the big boys might have some problem with the aviation environment. why? thank you very much for being with us. peter morris, chief economist at the aviation consultancy, come at the aviation consultancy, assent. theresa may has called on conservative mps to put ‘personal preferences' aside over brexit to get her deal through the house of commons. in a letter to all 317 tory members of parliament, the prime minister said ‘history would judge us all‘ over the handling of brexit. she also set out what the government would be doing in the coming days to secure a

worry about about orders for now airlines that have the airplane are going to continue working with it and some even whenever furbish it currently the c.e.o. of british airways. parent company i.a.g. is haggling for the price trying to bring that down but unless there are orders. air bus will eventually have to phase out the model it hasn't made any profit from it anyway strongs continue for airbus is a three eight or a three eighty super jumbo jet. paul christian bridges reporting on the story thank you so much. now let's talk fashion here for a second a business that covers everything from glamorous dresses to your everyday sweatpants noddles the fashion industry is also among the most polluting industries in the world your french startup could now help to change that with a bio degradable di potter. that this color doesn't come from a plant or a chemical. it's creation by bacteria. develop dies as a laboratory in toulouse over the years they've developed a technology that uses fermentation to turn sugar into colors. it's a simple process and it doesn't require any chemicals. breaking down to make alcohol like in beer fermentation here it's used to

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walk away, but no, the 747, which is really based at heathrow these days, british airways has 34 of them, more than any other airlineble, and yet it is an essential part of the aviation scene today, quite remarkable. it really is. more luxury than ever before, but what is so different now, we have got double—decker planes? so different now, we have got double-decker planes? they are getting bigger and bigger. yes, double-decker planes? they are getting biggerand bigger. yes, but if you can go back to that cold february day in seattle 50 years ago. what you saw was something revolutionary. the number of seats you could get into an aeroplane increase by 2.5 and a stroke. it opened with its first rate from new york to heathrow one year later and effectively it provided democracy for flying because the airlines had to cut prices in order to fill the seats. it has done remarkable things. there are much more modern, more environmentally cleaner aircraft, particularly from your boss, but there is lots of nostalgia for the 747, which is why british airways is using it on its most important business route to new york, and vi

airlines which was planning to buy ten. a three d. removed and order and. there is a possibility maybe if the air bus lowers the price or for a british airways parent which says it is just too expensive now so they might buy some but the future is certainly in danger for christer brits reporting from frankfurt thank you now let's talk fashion here for a second a business that covers everything from glamorous dresses and soused to your everyday sweat pants snuggles the fashion industry is also among the most polluting industries in the world now a french startup could help to change that with a biodegradable dipolar. this color doesn't come from a plant or a chemical. it's creation by bacteria. here to me blush an unknown developed dies out in the bar a tree in to lose over the years they've developed a technology that uses fermentation to turn sugar into colors. it's a simple process and it doesn't require any chemicals. and to make alcohol like beer fermentation here it's used to make color. it takes a week for the blue pigment to appear the substance is then dried to obtain a powder that can be used for dyeing textiles. on the chemical formula this machine

airline was reached last november. the ritual agreement with all the compromises was concluded on what the british government are askingbut the reason that the british government are asking is because parliament has voted, majority of the british parliament have voted to replace the backstop in the ritual agreement. —— so. so she has no choice. no, i accept that and i accept that the situation changed on that front, but therefore you have two look out some arrangements, that doesn't undo the withdrawal agreement. i mean, arrangements, that doesn't undo the withdrawalagreement. i mean, both the parties to the withdrawal agreement at the uk and eu, the eu say they are not going to open it up again, the uk are saying they need is alternative arrangements. therefore, you have to, remember a year ago, therefore, you have to, remember a yearago, sarah, therefore, you have to, remember a year ago, sarah, people therefore, you have to, remember a yearago, sarah, people said therefore, you have to, remember a year ago, sarah, people said you can't put anything about the future relationships into a withdrawal agreement, now ther

british airways plans to retire its fleet within five years. all airlines, more efficient planes and now the future passenger flight. instead, jumbo jets are future passenger flight. instead, jumbojets are finding any new life ferrying flaked —— freight. the queen of these guys for 50 years and, perhaps, free a new life ferrying flaked —— freight. the queen of these guys for 50 years and, perhaps, freeview more to come —— wing of the skies. aaron woods, bbc news. i can't believe it is at all. it doesn't feel that old. it unsurprisingly attracts animal lovers from across the world and raises money for charity. can you guess the thing? this year? feathers? no. it was a maskrey ball for dogs and their owners —— maskrey ball. it is always the same question. to the dogs look happy? that it looked unhappy, but do they look happy? with a rather be doing that or just walking around? look happy? with a rather be doing that orjust walking around? i don't know. i think we are both in the same page on this one. let's take a look at some of today's front pages. as we've