there were only 1a flights to france from gatwick today.e are hearing in dover and eurostar and other bosses are confident outwardly they must be some jitters from them about what this means for booking injanuary and whether travel confidence has taken a blow because of the france travel restrictions. a children's charity in liverpool says more needs to be done to protect the children of prisoners — as they often end up being stigmatised and judged. �*children heard and seen' say around 60% of boys who have a parent in prison go on to offend— and the charity's working to try and stop that pattern, as kelly foran reports. one thing that i miss about dad is when we used to have christmas dinners together. at christmas eve i watch football. when there's a family member in prison, the children are often stigmatized, sometimes feeling like they're being punished for a crime they haven't committed. one woman i spoke to has had to move to a completely different area of liverpool. so basically i've moved areas because i felt like i was being watche

we'll be live at gatwick airport.f you're watching in the uk or around the world. archbishop desmond tutu, who helped end the racial segregation and discrimination of south africa's apartheid era, has died aged 90. of south africa's apartheid a friend of nelson mandela, he was awarded the nobel peace prize in 1984 for his role in ending white minority rule. the south african president, cyril ramaphosa, said the death marked another chapter in the nation's farewell to a "generation of outstanding south africans". 0ur africa correspondent, andrew harding, looks back at his life. raise our hands and we say, we will be free! desmond tutu was a man of hope. a south african priest who became one of the world two great moral voices. it was during south africa's long private struggle against white minority rule that desmond tutu rose to prominence. a diminutive priest, defying the apartheid government, comparing them to the nazis. the system of this country, apartheid, is immoral! the system of this country is evil! while nel

they certainly are, and that is why gatwick and i are, and that is why gatwick and indeed other leadingquiet today because the usual flights that would be setting off here to go to the french alps ski resorts, to go to paris, to the south of france, to german cities, they are not happening because of they are not happening because of the bands that germany and france imposed last week. probably something like ten or 20% down in terms of passenger numbers and therefore getting through the terminal is not actually too bad at all. no significant case for security. not heeding any reports of elsewhere. as is normal you get a few delays so the british airways flights coming in from mexico and from costa rica are a couple of hours late but i think people will get to where they need to be and of course flights towards tea—time on christmas eve there are a fair number of links around tomorrow including a couple of flights between heathrow and edinburgh and glasgow. but generally of course most transport shuts down, which is why if you are going to get where you're going to get then that is prob

we're going to be alive at london's gatwick airport. end of an iraq after 16 years in power german chancellor, angular market makes way for the next generation of leaders. and on peace, similar to the sports news alive from our fee, foot arab cup studio. host cutter have made it 3. when some 3 will look ahead to tease these games as the group stage reaches its conclusion. ah or post in this me as are breaking news from the southern iraqi city of basra, as several people are being killed or injured in an explosion near a hospital of baghdad corresponded markwood. abdulla head is in doha, at the moment. he's joining us live now at mackwood. what more to be know about what's going on? a rob the information or the security information sell that's affiliated with the by the dad. the government has just issued a statement, a saying that for a were killed and for others injured by it. that explosion that was caused by a motorcycle that ex applauded a close to 2 vehicles that have been a video circulating on social media showing, get smug at coming out of the vehicles. we do not know for a certain, a

earlier, i spoke to simon calder, travel editor at the independent newspaper, from gatwick airport.he us today alone. worst affected are are dealt and jet blue but american, allegiant and south west also badly hit along with united and they are effectively saying, we have not got enough staff because they are all oft isolating because they are all oft isolating because of the ohmic run variant. in comparison, things are working very well here at gatwick and indeed at the airports around the uk, very few delays, that is largely because the french and german travel ban mean there is ten or 15% fewer passengers travelling than expected and people reporting their easy security queues and many flights leaving early but one big exception is british airways flight to 236 which came in 50... yes, overtwo flight to 236 which came in 50... yes, over two days late from san jose in costa rica, which had a technical problem and very unfortunately, the passengers who were due to fly out on the 23rd of december only got to gatwick this afternoon, i got up with a couple of them, jo mitchell and her

kingdom introduces new travel restrictions to limit the spread of micron diary and will be live at gatwick airport and london. china condemns the u. s. s. decision to impose a diplomatic boy court of the beijing 2022 games as a violation of the elim pick spirit. and end of an era chancellor angle merkel is about to say goodbye after 16 years running europe biggest economy. and i'm sorry if not with a board to later in the news, our end, the legend ben curry edges close to another record. we're coming to you live from our special sci fi era cup studio here in cat. tar. ah, welcome to the news. we start with a high stakes meeting between the leaders of the us and russia. soon, presidents joe biden and bladder mir putin are due to start virtual talk focused on russia's troop build up along its border with ukraine. now their affairs in washington, but basco may be planning to invade its neighbour. according to us, intelligence is preparing an attack as early as next year, and as a master $90000.00 troops near the border. russia denies any plans for an invasion of ukraine, describes the accusat

let's go over to under simmons not at london's gatwick airport, that people in u. k. have been used to 2 restrictions chopping and changing. how are these new ones being viewed? they're well mixed. used really a lot of people are thinking this may be too little in terms of the on the chrome virus because all evidence is pointing now to it spreading within communities and boys, johnson of the prime minister, i had to announce that to a cabinet meeting on tuesday, let us, he said, that only indicates is now all that's on the chrome, or is it is spreading out? it is actually nearly indications are, but it's more transmissible than the delta variance. and indeed, other suggestions are that's it's a matter of only weeks, not months before on the chrome overtakes delta as being the big biggest challenge, the biggest threats to people. the question is now, of course, how dangerous is on the chrome seems to be little doubt that it is spreading out of a rapid right. but the bottom line is that you k people feel that may be the government is being too light handed with restrict

let's go over to andrew simmons done at london's gatwick airport. how will people reacting to these new restrictions? well next reactions really of there is a lot of concern about whether the restrictions are enough to deal with on the chrome and the indications that it's a spreading very rapidly. as far as these travel restrictions are concerned, within 2 days of departure, the has to be mandatory cove. it test and within 2 days of arrival, that has to be a mandatory covey test. there's also the red list which has been extended to nigeria, the 11th country to do so. the other countries of southern africa states. there's a lot of controversy over this. it means that the has to be the only u. k. all irish nationals on flights coming in on this red list. and there was a restriction also on, on that a flying to any one of these people. and so, but also is these that they have to actually go into quarantine for 10 days in hotels. profiting something like $3000.00 now in terms of overall feelings about omicron, the u. k. prime minister in the tuesday cab

for example, easyjet has cancelled flights from gatwick to munich and berlin and bog roll and to nice because partly of all those cancellations. a good 10% to 15% or 15% have been taken out of the system that were expected and while there are some impacts of 0micron spreading affecting ground staff and flight crew pretty much everything is running to time. we are seeing quite a lot of flights get away airily which is a good thing. security queues are very small at the airports. i have monitored them. for anybody hoping to get away on boxing day it should be a good experience but i am afraid and gatwick airport there will be people waiting for a flight that was supposed to be leaving on the 23rd of december from sanjose supposed to be leaving on the 23rd of decemberfrom sanjose in supposed to be leaving on the 23rd of december from sanjose in costa rica and it will only get ten this afternoon. passengers on board, i have been in touch with a number of them, they have been having the most miserable christmas when they were hoping to be back in good time to spend it with their families.

we are live from london's gatwick airport. >>> plus the united states will announce a diplomatic boycott of the beijing games. we are live with details and reaction from beijing. >>> and indonesia, the images of both stunning and terrifying. a volcanic eruption has buried entire villages in ash and the threat is not over yet. ♪ ♪ >>> and we begin this hour with breaking news. a court in myanmar has now reached a verdict in the case against deposed leader an san suu kyi. she had faced a dozen of charges including incitement and violation of covid-19 protocols. our cnn's paula hancocks is live with us from sydney with the details. and, paula, as you have indicated. these might be the actual sentencing for some of the charges, but there are more to come. >> reporter: that's right, paula, yes. these are the first two. so the very first verdicts we're hearing in the trial against an san suu kyi, the deposed leader of myanmar. what we've heard from sources close to the trial is she has been sentenced to four years and two of knthose years are for th charge of incitement and two for breaking co

ana stewart joining us from gatwick airport. many thanks. >>> dr.riguez is an internal medicine specialist and viral researcher and he joins me from los angeles. thank you for all you do. >> my pleasure. good to be with you. >> anecdotal evidence appears to suggest those vaccinated against covid-19 and particularly if they have a booster shot are less likely to experience severe illness or death from the omicron variant. and dr. anthony fauci says this is encouraging, but more data, he says, is needed. what's your reading of what we know so far about this new variant? >> well, what we know so far is that we need to wait before we make any final -- well, decisions or conclusions. but one thing is certain, and i think that dr. fauci obviously is correct. it's that if you are vaccinated, and especially if you are boosted, you are bound to get, at the very least, some protection against omicron and very likely you're going to get some very good protection. what's being seen now in south africa and other areas is what we see usually is the unvaccinated p

the crawley economy relies heavily on gatwick airport —and was hard hit by previous lockdowns.ing the death of his daughter, who he threw into a cot in edgware more than 20 years ago. maisie newell, who was adopted by anotherfamily afterwards, died as a result of her injuries when she was 13. dean smith from bushey previously served three years in prison for the assault. the 46—year—old has now been sentenced to three and a half years in prison, after pleading guilty to manslaughter. a panel of experts due to examine plans to build a theme park in kent, say they have rising concerns about delays to the process. an application to build the london resort on the swanscombe peninsula was submitted last december, but a public inquiry has been postponed after the site was given protected wildlife status. local business owners say the uncertainty is stressful. we have to get this finished. it either— we have to get this finished. it either has _ we have to get this finished. it either has to be, we need certainty. we have _ either has to be, we need certainty. we have to — either has

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the comm variant appears to be more transmissible than delta andrew simmons has more from london's gatwick airport. the restrictions on travel have been met with a sort of moodle, of reluctant acceptance by many a 2 days within 2 days, a compulsory curvy test to come into the country and also a come cove. it test within 2 days of leaving the country. so this is an acceptance, as i say, nigeria, a west african state has been added to the web list of the travel ban, which already includes 10 other states there in southern africa as lot of controversy about nigeria having this restriction placed upon it. but really, the issue that's on people's minds will, than anything else is the level of the restrictions in the u. k. prime minister forest johnson said at tuesdays cabinet meeting, early indications are that on the kron variance is more transmissible than the delta vary. now, but not be, may not be massively new, but the real concerns are whether this on the chrome very will cause some evasion on immunity. and also whether or not it's more dangerous, whether it will make people even more sic

will be live at london, gatwick, airport, and of an air after 16 years empower german chancellor anglo american makes way for the next generation of leaders. ah, welcome to the program. a high stakes meeting between the leaders of the us and russia has been taking place. presidents, joe biden, and vladimir putin has been holding virtual talks focused on russia's troop build up along its border with ukraine. now their affairs in washington, the moscow made planning to invade its neighbor. according to us intelligence, it's preparing an attack as early as next year, and has amassed at $70000.00 troops near the border of russia denies any plans for an invasion of ukraine and describes the accusations as hysteria. president putin was the grantee from the west. ukraine will not join nato, and biden is expected to urge the escalation while warning of economic consequences . if an attack takes place and he's been working with allies to prepare such measures. but it's me is in moscow with the very latest, but we're speaking it him in a few minutes. the 1st that's cost over to our white house c

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here at gatwick, the sto is rules are. here at gatwick, the story is one — rules are.he uk, you need to test before you set off. collette has asked what the rules are for those coming to the uk from the common travel area? that'sjersey, guernsey, the isle of man and the republic of ireland. i can confirm if you're travelling from the common travel area, you do not have to take a pre—departure test. and we've had lots of questions about the price of tests, and the quality of the service. in fact, the travel sector is calling for the costs of these tests to be capped, they say that would certainly give travellers a bit more certainty. we have seen similar measures put in place in other european countries. and the consumer group which is calling on the government to start regulating the testing industry to make sure that prices are on a level playing field. thank you very much, sarah. we have holly on the sofa talking about the ashes. midnight tonight? it’s holly on the sofa talking about the ashes. midnight tonight? it's back, it's happening. _ ashes. midnight tonight? i

cnn's an na stewart joins us frm london's gatwick airport. how are they coping? what are you hearing? >> reporter: good morning, laura. yeah, it's been okay. everyone is coping. i just met some american travelers heading home to florida, their flight taking off in a couple of hours. for them, it was moving their predeparture booking from a few days ago to just yesterday. it can be a rapid antigen test around $40. not too expensive. some people did it by zoom. some people went to testing facilities. one woman did wait two hours despite having a scheduled appointment. the message is it is expensive, it is something that requires organization and also tourists coming from the u.s. to the u.k. have to do a test within two days of arrival. that used to be a rapid test. that now has to be a pcr. that's more expensive. anyone arriving you have to have a test two days before. travel in a pandemic is possible. it's doable. you have to spend money on the test and you have to be organized and you have to be flexible given the rules keep changing. it can change where you are

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gatwick airport, which saw almost 26,000 flights this year, says christmas bookings are up and they'revernment will remove pre—arrival covid test requirements in january. a nurse from kent who's administered more than 15,000 covid vaccines this year, is urging more people to come forward for their booster. it's after a drop in those getting theirjabs over christmas. 75% of people eligible for a boosterjab have had one. but lucy le vasseur from ramsgate says there's still plenty of capacity. come forward, come here, it's a great place to be, you will be well looked after, you will be in and out really quickly. things will be really well explained to you. have it. be safe — be safe for your family, and for everyone that you are with as well. let's get the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. it is a reasonably mild start this morning, but the temperature is set to get milder still over the next few days. now this rain moves from west to east through this morning. it is a warm front. the winds are strengthening is behind it, quite a brisk south—westerly. the temperatures exceptio

after 21 months out of service, the gatwick express is back in operation from today.eturn will help the airport's recovery. well, if you're heading out on public transport this morning — this is how tfl services are looking right now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning onto the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. high pressure dominates the weather as we head through much of the rest of the week across the capital, and it is set to stay dry or mostly dry, with perhaps just a few splits and spots of light, patchy rain, and drizzle falling at times. some thickness of the cloud — an awful lot of that around. and it does stay mild for this time of the year. another mild start to the morning, with some of our temperatures in double figures. otherwise, high single figures. it's quite grey out there, mist and mark, a light south—westerly wind. throughout the course of the day we will be keeping those layers of cloud, any brightness limited in nature. top temperatures of 12 to 13 celsius later this afternoon, 55 in fahrenheit. very mild for

there will be no gatwick express trains, and other services from sussex will be diverted into londony mild start this morning and end to 2021. morning and mild end to 2021. the cloud is a little more ready to break today so we will see sunny spells and temperatures up to 16 celsius. the win strengthens a little into new year's day. double figures across the board between 10-12. figures across the board between 10—12. forthe figures across the board between 10—12. for the first day of 2022 another mild one. quite cloudy for sum and showers potentially, especially along the south coast. drier further north with sunny spells. that's all for now. we're back in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with chris mason and katherine downes. now we will reflect on the year in science. it was a year shaped by the globalfight against the coronavirus pandemic, but with significant developments in climate change and space exploration. science correspondent pallab ghosh gives his analysis of the year. 2021 was the year that world leaders agreed on a new plan to save the planet. hearing no objectio

an investigation is underway after a hoax bomb threat at gatwick airport.ined by aj. i had fun. i was living my best life. i had fun. - i amjoined by aj. i had fun. i was living my best life. i had fun. you| living my best life. i had fun. you will do today _ living my best life. i had fun. you will do today as _ living my best life. i had fun. you will do today as well. _ plus, we'll be talking about some of the health hazards that can plague us if we get rundown at this time of year, including mouth ulcers. dr xand explains why tea doesn't cause them but there are some foods you may want to avoid. and if you're in need of something feel—good, today we meet a remarkable woman, who's gone over and above for her local community, helping thousands in their hour of need. we'll be sharing the special moment she's crowned 'neighbour of the year.�* that is a lovely film. also today, if you're worried about the cost of christmas dinner or think it's too much hassle, chef theo michaels explains how you can easily serve up a tasty meal for under a fiverjust by using

guests at a quarantine hotel at gatwick airport who had to evacuate the building due to a fire alarmncing in place when they had to wait two hours in the cold outside the building. let's speak to one of the guests. taz challenger lives in basingstoke but is having to quarantine after returning from a trip to south africa. talk us through what happened. very chaotic. we talk us through what happened. - chaotic. we checked into our hotel at about midnight. i got to my room just after midnight. the alarm went off 20 past seven. knowing that we have to stay in our rooms, we stuck our heads out of the door to see what others were doing. a fire alarm sounded and the building was evacuated. the security on our floors said it was not a true alarm, not to worry, stay in your rooms, but to me it is a fire alarm, you get out the building. we did but security did not know where the stairs were. granted it should be on my onus to check where all of my exits were, but we made it downstairs, round the corner then were shepherded around the corner further where we were alljust were shepherded around

still subject to travel bands from france and germany and, as a result, for instance, easyjet at gatwick france or germany. simon, as ever, really helpful advice. he is - france or germany. simon, as ever, really helpful advice. he is always i really helpful advice. he is always clued up. simon calder, the travel editor of the independent. he is in the knowfor— editor of the independent. he is in the know for travel _ editor of the independent. he is in the know for travel things. - editor of the independent. he is in the know for travel things. it - editor of the independent. he is in the know for travel things. it is - the know for travel things. it is 7:20am. the images of people desperately trying to board aircraft to flee kabul earlier this year were some of the most harrowing of 2021. since then thousands of afghans have settled here, trying to build a new life in the uk. breakfast�*sjohn maguire has been to meet one of those families. the speed and the chaotic fall of kabul, and ultimately afghanistan, shocked those who watched from a safe distance. but for those trapped, those wh