well, ray addison at gatwick airport for us and jack carson at east midlands airport. idlands. what are the details about these flights ? details about these flights? >> well, here at the east midlands airport, it's going to be this afternoon on just after 3:00, 3:10, the first flight, and then 3:45 is the second flight. that is coming in from from tui and jet2 from corfu respectively . they they did also respectively. they they did also have flights take off and depart from the airport going on to that greek island, which maybe is a bit of indication of the risk currently posed there. of course, number 10 saying that it is the holiday experts and those tourist , those that are tourist company, those that are best to guidance best placed to give the guidance on is safe for an on whether it is safe for an individual or a family to go out on holiday. so the fact that tui and jet2 and ryanair as well, we're still flying to we're all still flying out to corfu this airport. so corfu from this airport. so maybe some indication that the wildfires aren't as wildfires there aren

let's cross over now to our reporter jack carson, who is at east midlands airport . airport. jack yeah, good afternoon, nana the first flight into the east midlands airport here from corfu today. >> it's a tui flight. it's about to land or five minutes ago. so we are expecting the first passengers from that flight to come through the arrivals gate here at the airport. of course, corfu is an interesting one in this situation out in greece, of course , because the local course, because the local government . controlling that. government. controlling that. it's not an immediate leave it there, but we'll try and get back in back another time. >> we'll discuss that. but we've had we've had a couple of emails in and do get in touch. gb views gbnews.com jenny says there has been of talk about the been a lot of talk about the weather and saying it's to been a lot of talk about the we'doer and saying it's to been a lot of talk about the we'do withd saying it's to been a lot of talk about the we'do with climate it's to been a lot of talk about the we'do with climate change. to

were two or ryanair flights this afternoon that are due to come into rhodes from stansted and east midlands airportve a look at the flights that are coming into rhodes airport, they've got dozens of flights from all over europe bringing people, holiday—makers, into the island of rhodes which may seem a bit contradictory given that we see these terrifying pictures of an inferno and people telling us these frightening stories of being evacuated, fearing for their lives, their safety. and that is because, as we saw on the map, it is quite a substantial island and so far it isn't affecting the whole island. but i can't stress enough, it is really important that anyone who is looking travel to rhodes should keep in touch with their operator, keep up in touch with their operator, keep up with the news. people may want to return earlier than they originally planned and the foreign office is helping people with that, as are some of the operators. british airways will be flying out a plane this week which will be bigger than its needs with the intention of bringing home more people than they bringing home m

back in the uk from rhodes overnight on scheduled flights, and our reporter simon hare was at east midlands airportsome of their experiences. here at east midlands airport in leicestershire, we've seen scheduled flights returning from rhodes overnight and many relieved holidaymakers and their relatives here in the arrivals lounge. we've heard stories of evacuation, of power cuts at hotels, holidays cut short and lots and lots of smoke from those wildfires in rhodes. close up, it looked like hell on earth, to be honest. and, you know, there's a lot of fire, but ijust hope everybody is ok. we heard multiple sirens this morning. all the power went off, so we were panicked. you saw everyone coming out in their balconies trying to see what's going on. no—one was telling us anything. i think we went to some of the actual hotel staff, knew that there was fires and stuff, but i don't think anyone realised how bad it was when you're like, no, the centre of it. yeah. we got to the airport ati am. so yeah. you had to wait 16 hours for yourflight home. well, many flights and holidays to rhodes have been cancel

we'll be live at gatwick and east midlands airport.

some of those who did manage to get on a flight to the east midlands airport told gb news today whathey saw before they left. >> i see smoke in the distance, probably a couple of miles away from where we was in hotel , from where we was in the hotel, and gradually got worse and that gradually got worse throughout the night. and as the darker we could see the darker it got, we could see the glow of the fire. suddenly it was like the ash was falling all oven was like the ash was falling all over, all onto the beach and the taverna all over the tables and, you know, sort of quiet what was happening. >> and then we looked over the back of us, over the hills and all the sky was alight . all the sky was alight. >> michael gove has announced plans to create more homes in the uk's main cities by he says , relaxing planning rules and cutting red tape. the housing secretary says he wants to make it easier to convert empty shops into new flats. for example , and into new flats. for example, and even extend existing homes. the plans will include creating an urban quarter in cambridge plans which

some of those who did manage to get on a flight to the east midlands airport told gb news today whathey saw before they left. >> i see smoke in the distance, probably a couple of miles away from where we was in hotel , from where we was in the hotel, and gradually got worse and that gradually got worse throughout the night. and as the darker we could see the darker it got, we could see the glow of the fire. suddenly it was like the ash was falling all oven was like the ash was falling all over, all onto the beach and the taverna all over the tables and, you know, sort of quiet what was happening. >> and then we looked over the back of us, over the hills and all the sky was alight . all the sky was alight. >> michael gove has announced plans to create more homes in the uk's main cities by he says , relaxing planning rules and cutting red tape. the housing secretary says he wants to make it easier to convert empty shops into new flats. for example , and into new flats. for example, and even extend existing homes. the plans will include creating an urban quarter in cambridge plans which

some of those who managed to get on a flight to east midlands airport today told gb news what they sawthey left . as they left. >> you could see smoke in the distance, probably a couple of miles away from where we was in the hotel . and that gradually the hotel. and that gradually got worse throughout the night. and as the darker it got, we could see the glow of the fire. >> suddenly it was like the ash was falling all over , all onto was falling all over, all onto the beach and the taverna all over the tables and wondering, you know, sort of quiet what was happening. and then we looked over the back of us, over the hills and all the sky was alight i >> -- >> here. michael gove has announced plans to create more homes in the uk's main cities by relaxing planning rules. and he says cutting red tape. the housing secretary says he wants to make it easier to convert empty shops into new flats for example, and extend existing homes. the plans will include creating an urban quarter in cambridge plans which were immediately dismissed by the local tory mp anthony browne as nonsense . britain's

some of those who managed to get on a flight to east midlands airport today told gb news what they saweft. >> you could see smoke in the distance, probably a couple of miles away from where we was in the hotel. and that gradually got worse throughout the night. and as the darker got, we and as the darker it got, we could see the glow of the fire. suddenly it was like the ash was falling all over, all onto the beach and the taverna all over the tables and, you know, sort of quiet what was happening . of quiet what was happening. >> and then we looked over the back of us, over the hills and all the sky was alight . .here all the sky was alight. .here >> michael gove has announced plans to create more homes in the uk's main cities by relaxing planning rules. and he says cutting red tape. the housing secretary says he wants to make it easier to convert empty shops into new flats. for example , and into new flats. for example, and extend existing homes. the plans will include creating an urban quarter in cambridge plans, which were immediately dismissed by the local mp anthony browne as non

well some of those who managed to get on a flight back from rhodes to east midlands airport today told gb news what they saw as they left . left. >> you could see smoke in the distance, probably a couple of miles away from where we was in the hotel . and that gradually the hotel. and that gradually got worse throughout the night. and as the darker it got, we could see the glow of the fire. >> suddenly it was like the ash was falling all over. all onto the beach and the taverna all over the tables. and, you know , over the tables. and, you know, sort of quite what was happening. and then we looked over the back of us, over the and all the sky was alight . and all the sky was alight. >> michael gove has announced plans to create more homes in the uk's main cities by, he says, relaxing planning rules and cutting red tape . the and cutting red tape. the housing secretary says he wants to make it easier to convert empty shops into new flats. for example , or extend existing example, or extend existing homes . the plans will include homes. the plans will include creating an urban quarter in

well some of those who managed to get on a flight back from rhodes to east midlands airport today told gb news what they saw as they left . left. >> you could see smoke in the distance, probably a couple of miles away from where we was in the hotel . and that gradually the hotel. and that gradually got worse throughout the night. and as the darker it got, we could see the glow of the fire. >> suddenly it was like the ash was falling all over. all onto the beach and the taverna all over the tables. and, you know , over the tables. and, you know, sort of quite what was happening. and then we looked over the back of us, over the and all the sky was alight . and all the sky was alight. >> michael gove has announced plans to create more homes in the uk's main cities by, he says, relaxing planning rules and cutting red tape . the and cutting red tape. the housing secretary says he wants to make it easier to convert empty shops into new flats. for example , or extend existing example, or extend existing homes . the plans will include homes. the plans will include creating an urban quarter in