and it has been back to basics at london's gatwick airport.ff had to write flight information on whiteboards for most of the day due to a technical problem. the airport says the issue has now been resolved. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: birmingham prison is being taken over by the government from the private firm gas, after inspectors said it had fallen into a state of crisis. the ministry ofjustice is accused of being asleep at the wheel. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. more rhetoric on us china trade talks. president trump says he doesn't expect much to come out from the negotiations with china on tariffs, but one family run business in singapore is caught in the crossfire of this trade war. we look at how small businesses across asia are coping. and the world's biggest mining company, bhp billiton, so a 37% drop in net offered ability. find out what dropped earnings lower. —— net profitability. good morning, asia, hello, world. it is a tuesday. glad you could join us for anot

gatwick airport has apologised, as has vodafone, which provides the airport's it systems. it is a problem both gatwick and its passengers could have done without, as the airport sees its busiest summer ever. now on bbc news — the travel show. this is japan's most northerly main island of hokkaido. for decades, travellers have been drawn here by its stark contrast to the rest of the country. it's anotherjapan, one that is wild, challenging and remote... it's an incredible experience! ..with distinctive communities. i've come to meet them, and to find out more about the country's northern frontier. so, if you look out to where i'm heading, that is japan's most northerly point. but on the other side, just a0 kilometres from the japanese coastline, is the great landmass russia. now, that is important, because it was russia expanding eastwards that led to japan, 150 years ago next year, to annex that island and give it the name hokkaido. the island isn't small. it is around one fifth of japan's total land mass, but nearly a century and a half after the move to fully populate ho

from gatwick airport. one of the world's largest annual gatherings. the hajj retraces the last steps of the prophet mohammed. these are the latest pictures from jeddah. every muslim is required to complete the journey to islam's holiest sites at least once in their lifetime — if they are healthy enough. the pilgrimage was struck by its worst ever disaster three years ago, when more than 2,000 worshippers were crushed to death in a stampede. he's famous for creating dresses that only the boldest stars would dare to wear — women like marilyn monroe, madonna and, most famously, cher. they've all worn some of the outlandish pieces by the costume designer and nine—time emmy award winner bob mackie and now many of their outfits are up for sale. our arts correspondent, david sillito, has been to meet him. i'm bob mackie, and i'm a costume designer. and i've dressed some really interesting women in my life. they come to me to wear something that, when they walk out on stage, the audience knows they're there for a

if you look at the roots that norwegians fly from gatwick, what some fly head—to—head one way 01’ gatwickd—to—head one way or the other. that is what business is like. there is a point at which you don't want the other quy at which you don't want the other guy to be taking your lunch. there may be an element of that, of developing the business model at the same time because you have initiatives like level being built out of austria. and so i think it is trying different strategies and seeing how to become bigger than the quy seeing how to become bigger than the guy who is also being pursued by the bear, be that fuel pricing or competition. turning to the us economy where we'll be getting julyjobs figures on friday. they are expected to show the country remains at levels considered to be at full employment. with fewer workers looking forjobs, businesses are turning to teenagers as young as 16 to fill open positions. for the first time in nearly three decades the number of teenagers in the us workforce is growing as young people choose work, over pricey university education. joe miller sent

gatwick says the issue has now been resolved and apologised for the disruption it caused.mpany which handles deliveries for house of fraser, which collapsed earlier this month owing the firm more than 30 million pounds. the department store was bought out of administration by the owner of sports direct, mike ashley — but he's already said he won't pay creditors for debts incurred before the takeover. i'm joined by our business correspondent. tell us more. the company runs correspondent. tell us more. the com pa ny ru ns two correspondent. tell us more. the company runs two large warehouses in milton keynes and wellingborough near northampton. for orders for house of fraser, thousands of them, but has been in dispute since it was brought out of administration. the orders have stopped and are being processed, no deliveries taking place and today we found out 627 workers have been given redundancy notices. they one of hundreds of suppliers owed lots of money by house of fraser. the administrators said the company alone was owed more than £30 million. sports direct have no leg

gatwick has apologised, as has vodaphone who supply the systems.r. now let's take a look at some of the day's other stories. pope francis has taken the unprecedented step of writing an open letter to all roman catholics, saying no effort will be spared to prevent the sexual abuse of children within the church. the pope condemned what he called the ‘atrocities' of hundreds of cases of abuse involving priests in pennsylvania in the united states. millions of people could face long term unemployment, as artificial intelligence revolutionises the workplace — that's the warning from the chief economist of the bank of england. andy haldane has told the bbc that a major push on learning new skills would be necessary for workers to avoid being overtaken by computer programmes and robots. it's predicted technology could replace millions ofjobs over the next ten years. around two million people have been taking part in the annual hajj pilgrimage in mecca in saudi arabia. the pilgrimage represents the world s largest single gathering. all able—bodied muslims

a different holiday story is what happened at gatwick airport.formation boards going wrong. —— for sure. all of the flight details being put up on whiteboards with market trends. some of the practical it group down and it ended up in meltdowns of the estimated that 100 travellers missed their planes, which is depressing for them. 0verall which is depressing for them. overall it reminds us what we actually had to do not that long ago and that these it systems have improved the way we travel but now when we go without them we cannot cope and this is a really good example of that. it looks like an obscure mathematical lecture at a universe three —— university.” could see passengers having sympathy, they are doing something, they are working with the materials available and as a poor disasters go, this is probably fairly mild. —— airport disasters. financial times have interesting coverage on the situation in venezuela, where we have seen hyperinflation, economic down, millions of people trying to get out of the country. —— not down. it is very sad,

gatwick says the issue has now been resolved and apologised for the disruption it caused.s and dramas as well as the tv series luther here in the uk. but now the actor idris elba has taken on a new challenge. he's directed his first film. yardie, which is out next week, is based on a novel set injamaica and east london in the 1970s and ‘80s. he's been speaking to our community affairs correspondent adina campbell. yardie is a nostalgic film about a time in my life when i was growing up in the mid—1980s, starts off in the ‘70s injamaica. follows a young man who goes through a traumatic thing at 11 years old and finds himself in england, still chasing his demons. why won't you stay? mummy has work, vanessa. she can't stay with me. i think people expect a massive gangster film and it isn't that. it is a story about trauma management, if you like. and this is your first big production as a director? were you not tempted to be one of the main characters, or were you solely focused on being behind the camera and leading from the back? ijust wanted to put all my energy behind the

the metro describes the chaotic scenes at gatwick airport today after information screens broke down,ails written on whiteboards. the prisons minister has admitted that up to 20 more jails are facing issues with drugs and violence similar to those in birminghamjail. that's according to the independent. the surging number of measles cases in europe makes the front page of the times. the same story makes the front page of the guardian, which says the outbreak has triggered a european health alert. and the daily mail reports on a new five—minute treatment, which it says could offer hope to millions of middle—aged men who suffer with an enlarged prostate. so a varied set of front pages, let's see what our reviewers make of it all. the telegraph talking about boris johnson and were there to be a contest for leadership of the party, would a change of the party's rules help him is the question. possibly it would, but lord haig cautioning against call from the grassroots to make it easier for making against call from the grassroots to make it easierfor making him the leader. they are calling

another holiday related story, i suppose, is the meltdown at gatwick that was reported in the metro.xtraordinary. all the big screens for the flight information went down and so they ended up using good old marker pens and whiteboard ended up using good old marker pens and whiteboa rd to ended up using good old marker pens and whiteboard to tell everyone where the flights were. because a of —— chaos. where the flights were. because a of -- chaos. there is a picture of the whiteboard to work off from horrible office meetings as they do not want to be. the time of year when our airports get overcrowded and we have this kind of horrific british thing of walking we not do these things, why are there queues at heathrow, is a government, is incompetent administrators? i think workers adopting a basic approach as a measure reports is a refreshing thing slightly. there are worse things that can go wrong with your holiday than having to get the flight holiday than having to get the flight details and whiteboard. estimated that about 100,000 travellers mr blanca i is disappointed those who did

staff at gatwick airport are forced to write crucial flight information on whiteboards because of an it failure affecting screens. the problem has now been fixed. sportsday in a moment but first a quick look at what else is coming up on bbc news. as the government takes over the running of birmingham prison from gas, we will be getting reaction from a prisoner governor's association. and we will be finding out why the humble lobster has ended up out why the humble lobster has ended up as collateral damage in donald trump's trade war. we will be hearing from idris elba as he makes his debut as a director in a film set in jamaica his debut as a director in a film set injamaica and london in the 19705. at set injamaica and london in the 1970s. at io:a0pm and 11:30pm this evening i will be discussing tomorrow's front pages. that is all coming up ahead on bbc news, but now it is time for sportsday. coming up on sportsday, india's captain makes england pay a heavy toll at trent bridge. england's world cup adventure ends in tears, the under 20s lose to japan in their semifinal, and in the p

gatwick airport says a problem with its flight information screens,

and it has been back to basics at london's gatwick airport.ff had to write flight information on whiteboards for most of the day due to a technical problem. the airport says the issue has now been resolved. now it is time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm zeinab badawi. we are in geneva, the headquarters of the kofi annan foundation which marks its tenth anniversary this year. my guest in this exclusive and rare tv interview is kofi annan. in a career spanning six decades at the united nations, he has held several senior positions including two terms as secretary general until 2006. there were high points like the award of the nobel peace prize but also tragic events like the genocide in rwanda and the srebenica massacre of bosnian muslims. after the un, kofi annan remained deeply involved in world affairs, both with his foundation and as a member of the elders, a group of former world leaders who act as troubleshooters in global hotspots. as he celebrates his 80th birthday we talked to him before an invited audience and ask about his big

and it has been back to basics at london's gatwick airport.day due to a technical problem. the airport says the issue has now been resolved.

and it has been back to basics at london's gatwick airport.airport says the issue has now been resolved. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: birmingham prison is being taken over by the government from the private firm gas, after inspectors said it had fallen

we don't have the ability, i mean, it has made me think of gatwick the other day when the it system wenteed to put things in place in case things do go wrong. we are almost a cashless society, andi we are almost a cashless society, and i pink sweden is. the financial conduct authority recently said to banks they have three months to talk about how they plan to tackle it glitches and cyber attacks. i think this is a story that we will see more about, tsb or no tsb. in that senseit more about, tsb or no tsb. in that sense it is a wider issue. but we finish with the telegraph, it too stories that we want to talk about. a lovely picture here arejulie cam fox, carnival queen, at this week and's notting hill carnival. but a serious tale behind this picture. she looks fantastic. and the colours and you know the floats, and everyone will look amazing on sunday and monday. but there is a more serious issue at stake, which is the mayor has introduced these security arches for the first time. and these are the people to pass through and there will detect whether people are carrying a weapon. that i

we are getting reports of staff at gatwick airport having to write reports on whiteboards following afor a look at the weather. here's stav da naos.

i've realised that ijust can't get to gatwick, i'm stranded, there's no way i can carry on the journeynal airport has said it acknowledges the distress caused and it says it has reviewed? service distress caused and it says it has reviewed ? service procedures distress caused and it says it has reviewed? service procedures as a result and easyjet has refunded the full cost of the flight —— customer service. very recently the civil aviation authority reported some of the biggest airports are failing disabled passengers and steve smithers said he wanted to highlight what happened to him to raise awareness of disabled people travelling in future. thank you very much. it's the premier league club where the moves off the pitch have got some fans fuming. arsenal's majority shareholder stan kroenke has made a £600 million offer to buy the whole of the club. the deal would value the premier league club at £1.8 billion. but the arsenal supporters' trust calls the news a dreadful day for the gunners. let's speak to our sport correspondent, david 0rnstein. david. this marks the end of the culmina

we are getting reports of staff at gatwick airport having to write reports on whiteboards following a technology failure. staff could be seen rubbing out information. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. good job i'm not going back to the magnetic weatherboard! a lot of cloud around but it is going to remain pretty warm and humid. but it will be turning cooler towards the end of the week. this is the satellite picture for the last few hours. you can see some holes in the cloud, for example, across the south—east, where there has been some sunshine. the cloud will tend to build up into the afternoon, some of it the odd spot of light rain and drizzle, particularly in parts of northern ireland, north wales into central and northern england. on either side of that it should be largely dry. warm for everyone, despite the cloud. temperatures up to 26 in the south—east. this evening looks like it will be a bit try a rat. like last night i think it will be relatively cloudy. a few clear spells in there. but those temperatures fairly decent. heading into tuesday, this is the bi

you know, it's got a presence at gatwick.ated with a british airways operation. that would work well. what we have seen over the last two matter years is british airways following norwegian into long—haul markets. they've gone to fort lauderdale, they've gone to california, following norwegian. it would make a lot of sense for that to be scared back to just one airline operating, because you tend to make more money when that happens. talking about budget airlines, we had one of the darker clouds within the set of numbers? 0riginally clouds within the set of numbers? originally a spanish —based airline, they have to micro herbs in paris, one at charles de gaulle, and they have one in rome. bosch they have two herbs. they fly over french airspace and get it more than anybody else. the other irony in this is that air france are one of the poorest performers in europe at the poorest performers in europe at the moment, they are being impacted by these strikes. air france cannot afford that. british airways and iag have been compla

gatwick express can no longer claim it runs non stop from london to the airport in half an hour because the end of may were late. the asa was investigating complaints the claim was misleading. it also found that most of the delays were within the operator govia's control. the goring is one of the capital's most prestigious hotels, but it's now employing the homeless. it's working with a charity that helps them off the streets and into jobs by putting them through a free training course. they hope more london venues will start following the goring hotel's lead. ididn't i didn't think they would get as many skills and skill sets into a ten week course as they have done, so ten week course as they have done, so they have done well to be able to do that. the learning format is easy to pick up. i think there is a bit more work that needs to be done, i need a bit more practice getting back into the hospitality side of it and that is where i can see my career going now. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tube this morning. onto the roads, and northboun

so unless they can get as a holiday from gatwick, we have got to go back to work and school.nior school so we won't be able to fit it in on this holiday. simon, what rights does janette rawlingson have in that situation, because obviously she has been offered an alternative and some level of compensation by thomas cook but the reality is there holiday will be over and they will not be able to take another one? well, it's slightly early to say on this specific point, in jungle, slightly early to say on this specific point, injungle, if you cannot continue your holiday or indeed you're given the option not to continue your holiday, then you should get a proportionate refund. as janette says it's going to be very difficult to find any kind of holiday to replace this one and of course it is going to come back into the bank holiday weekend and everything in the uk is going to be largely booked up, too, so it's a very difficult situation. also another very bad issue for egyptian tourism which of course has had a terrible, terrible few years. the uk government has still got sharm el

good service on the tube this morning. 0n the trains — disruption on southern, thameslink and the gatwicko westminster bridge for gas main work. let's have a check on the weather now with lucy martin. hello. good morning. the most significant change in our weather today is the dip in termperatures. yesterday we saw temperatures in the low 30s. today we're looking at the mid 20s. so, a fresher and cooler feel to the day today. it does come with some sunny spells, and we start off the day with a little bit of early cloud perhaps in the east. that will clear fairly quickly and then we're looking at a dry day with some good spells of sunshine. we can't rule out the odd isolated shower, but they'll be very few and far between. temperatures feeling fresher than yesterday with a high of 24 degrees and a south—westerly breeze. through this evening then, we'll start to see the cloud increasing after some late spells of sunshine, and then overnight, we could see some patchy outbreaks of rain and drizzle into the early hours. temperatures fresher than they were last night — we're looking at an overn

it all went a bit low tech at gatwick aiport yesterday after a technical problem.y had people feeling a whiteboard and shouting the departure gates to thousands of people who were there. and of course it is the busiest time to travel at the moment, so to tell us what happened, let speak with a travel expert. let's find out what happened with travel expert simon calder who joins us from plymouth. what went wrong? early hours yesterday morning, a fibre—optic cable belonging to vodafone was severed and all of the screens went blank, everything was on the blink, including the airport's app, so, yes, talk about whiteboard and gate numbers, they called it a manual contingency plan that went on through one of the busiest days of the summer until 5pm when they got things working. so how did this affect passengers? did they get this manual operation plan into action quickly? they knew early in the day that things were going to be going a little bit pear shaped. as a result of that, they put this contingency plan into effect, but the crucial thing is that the airlines have t

dublin is missing flights to birmingham, gatwick and bristol.air passenger rights, you are allowed, if ryanair does not have a seat available, and flights are very full at the moment, to be rebooked on another airline service. at the cost to rya nair? on another airline service. at the cost to ryanair? yes. anecdotally, thatis cost to ryanair? yes. anecdotally, that is not as easy as it might sound is. of course, if you are stuck in germany or sweden or something like that and you cannot get back, the airline has to pay for your accommodation and meals until it can fly you home. the united nations has called for an independent investigation into a missile strike in yemen which killed 29 children. the attack hit a bus in the north of the country. the saudi—led coalition said it targeted rebels in the market after they fired a missile at the kingdom on wednesday. the us state department said the coalition should carry out its own assessment. a conservative peer says he's been sent dozens of abusive emails since he criticised borisjohnson for his c

mind is gatwick, closer to my house! thank you. it is just approaching 11:50am.y druze — a religious minority whose people are split across national boundaries. many druze live in and around the golan heights, much of which israel captured and later annexed from syria, with whom it fought two wars in the 1960s and 70s. to this day many druze families remain separated across un ceasefire lines. 0ur middle east correspondent, tom bateman, reports from the town of majdal shams, where druze families have been mourning relatives killed in last month's is attacks. this divided land has seen families separated for half a century, israel ca ptu red separated for half a century, israel captured the golan heights from syria in 1967. the druze religious minority here, in fractured across 65 lines ever since. the torment has only deepened with the syrians have a war. those families in the israeli—occupied golan, saying there has been little comfort in the separation of a conflict that has devastated families. this woman wa nts to devastated families. this woman wants to see

staff at gatwick airport have been forced to write flight times on whiteboards, because the screens normallyyour injuries... tom locke was inspecting pigeon nests on his roof last october when disaster struck. he fell from his ladder on his balcony, breaking his leg, arm, wrist, shoulder and every bone in his face. he was taken by air ambulance from his home on the kent coast to king‘s hospital in london. while not the nearest hospital, it‘s the region‘s major trauma centre and had the staff and equipment that saved his life. i felt totally safe, secure and confident in everything that was being done. he‘s one of at least 1,600 people who are alive, thanks to a new way of providing trauma care in england. since 2012, the most seriously injured are taken to one of the country‘s 27 designated regional trauma centres where there are specialist staff and equipment, so they can be treated immediately. the study analysed care given to 110,000 trauma cases between 2008 and 2017. that is about half the total number. it found since the 2012 reorganisation, the chances of survival had increased by a f