i've just come off the phone from speaking to gatwick airport, and what they're saying at moment is thathis has been ongoing for roughly an hour, so flights had been suspended in and out of gatwick for an hourso far. suspended in and out of gatwick for an hour so far. there is no indication of how long this will go on for. there is some unconfirmed reports on social media from passengers on board planes stuck in various places or at gatwick saying they're being told this could go on to at least 10pm tonight, but that's unconfirmed. exactly what the hitch is, or the problem, unconfirmed. exactly what the hitch is, orthe problem, details unconfirmed. exactly what the hitch is, or the problem, details are sketchy, gatwick are saying there is a control system issue in the control tower. the company running air traffic control at gatwick is a company called air navigation solutions, so it is in the airport ultimately that has the problem, it's the company running the air traffic control system. but, yes, a significant incident. a handful of sites so far into gatwick have been diverted but i'v

in december, flights at gatwick airport were suspended for 30 hours after drone sightings, causing chaosdel planes to register — at a cost of £16.50 a year — and take an online safety test, but that's causing some concern. a lot more people are flying model aircrafts than are flying real ones in this country, and that figure‘s likely to get bigger. and the number of drones in that number has risen exponentially because of the greater availability and the easier affordability of multi—rotor drones over the last six or so years. you and i can go into high street shops and buy one of these craft for under £100. whether you and i know how to operate the thing is another matter. there is, of course, also a growing problem of flying drugs and other illicit goods into prisons. just last week, we heard that wimbledon has had to team up with a technology company to prevent drones flying overhead and disrupting play, and it's becoming a common challenge in many other major sporting events as well. replying, a transport minister said drones were a good thing, but like many good things, they could b

it's after gatwick airport was closed by alleged drone sightings. activities, the illegitimate act 70s of the very few spy what has become a widespread and enjoyable and technological advance that many people will be using for good in years to come. it's the 160th anniversary of big ben's first chimes across westminster. the great bell began striking the hour onjuly11th 1859. but the chimes won't ring out today to mark this anniversary, as the elizabeth tower, which houses big ben, is currently halfway through a major restoration project. it should be finished in 2021. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tube this morning but minor delays on tfl rail. on the trains there is disruption and also delays for southern and thameslink services on the east croydon/uckfield/ east grinstead line following signal problems near woldingham. onto the roads: the m25 is closed clockwise from j9 leatherhead to j10 a3 wisley following a multi vehicle collision. in tulse hill, norwood road is closed northbound from elmcourt rd

flights a' londos gatwick airport were suspended for two hours earlier today due to an issue with the airraffic control system. 28 flights were canceled and 26 were diverted to other airports. in december, flights were suspended for more than a day after drone sightings caused chaos for tens of thousands of passengers. german chancellor angela merkel sss been seen shaking for the third time in lehan a month. it happened during a military ceremony in berlin marking the arrival of thin line'-- finland's prime minister. after t was fine and insisted there was no need to worry. afghanistan's governmentcis allegations of sexual harassment. it may, a former advisor to the mesident accused powerful of trading official jobs for sex. rwhile the governmeect the claims, a bbc investigation has heard from women who alleged they were sexually harassed by top officials. gi protect the identity of some of the women in lamaye's report, their words have been voiced by actors. yogita: one of the worst countries in the world to be a woman.e life might btter than under a repressive tiban regime, but free

flights at london gatwick airport were suspended for two hours on wednesday because of an issue withic control systems. 28 flights were cancelled, 26 were diverted to other airports. in december, flights were suspended for more than a day when drone sightings caused chaos for tens of thousands of passengers. a man has been detained for climbing over a fence onto the forecourt of buckingham palace. it's understood he scaled the barrier to the side of the building in the early hours of wednesday. he was arrested moments later. royal officials say he did not enter the palace building. in myanmar‘s rakhine state, hundreds of new houses have been handed over to families displaced by the violence against the rohingya muslims in 2017. but none of the homes was actually for the minority group. almost two years on, there's no sign the 700,000 rohingya who fled over the border to neighbouring bangladesh will be returning soon. myanmar denies its troops carried out ethnic cleansing and genocide. our myanmar correspondent nick beake gained rare access to the affected part of rakhine. it takes ti

let's get some of the day's other news flights at london gatwick airport were suspended for 2 hours onause of an issue with air traffic control systems. 28 flights were cancelled, 26 were diverted to other airports. in december, flights were suspended for more than a day when drone sightings caused chaos for tens of thousands of passengers. german chancellor angela merkel has been seen shaking for the third time in less than a month. it happened during a military ceremony in berlin, marking the arrival of finland's prime minister. after her meeting the leader insisted she was fine and said there was no need to worry. a man has been detained for climbing over a fence onto the forecourt of buckingham palace. it's understood he scaled the barrier to the side of the building in the early hours of wednesday. he was arrested moments later. royal officials say he did not enter the palace building. in myanmar‘s rakhine state, hundreds of new houses have been handed over to families displaced by the violence against the rohingya muslims in 2017. but none of the homes was actually for the minori

plans to upgrade gatwick airport have been announced today. ould have an 80% reduction in business rates, the same discount given to private hospitals. this financial year, hospitals such as the royal london hospital will pay £9.2 million in business rates. now the high court will decide if these charges should be reduced. if successful, tax rebates could cost councils millions of pounds. from today, tfl will start collecting data about tube commuters as they connect to the underground wifi with their mobile phones. information will be collected anonymously and will be used to help passengers plan routes to avoid congestion. tfl will also use the information to understand crowds. conservationists are celebrating after one of the most endangered species of spider has had a boost in numbers. around 200 desertas wolf spiderlings were recently hatched. it's all down to a team at berkshire college of agriculture, who are only the third in the world to successfully breed the species in captivity. they're found on an island called desertas, it's off t

off—season package holiday for a week to greece, now it would barely get you a cup of coffee and gatwick airportices! it is a terrible time for shareholders, similar prices! it is a terrible time forshareholders, it similar prices! it is a terrible time for shareholders, it basically halved when the markets open. but it will preserve the thomas cook name, andi will preserve the thomas cook name, and i think for fosun of china, that it's really important. it is the old est it's really important. it is the oldest brand in travel, it has gone for 178 years, it has been through some tough, tough times but with debts of $2 billion, £1.6 billion, something had to happen. if you work for thomas cook, if you are a hotelier supplying rooms to them and if you are a holiday—maker with something booked with them, it is good news this morning. what about the thomas cook airline, it is not the thomas cook airline, it is not the same thing? my make—up lady told me she had booked a flight to la nza rote at me she had booked a flight to lanzarote at the end of august, will ibe lanzarote at the end of august, wil

broadcast two years ago, highlighted verbal and physical abuse by workers at brook house, near gatwick airport from 2012 to 2018. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports. making money out of immigration detention. this is brook house removal centre, filmed secretly by a member of staff. the footage on bbc panorama showed detainees being threatened, and excessive force being used. it's now emerged that gas, which runs the centre, had been making more than £2 million gross profits every year. i think it's completely unacceptable that we've seen gas make up to 20% gross profits at a time when this awful abuse was taking place of detainees on their watch. it raises real questions about gas's operation of the contract, but also of the home office monitoring of the system, that this could take place. is a national audit office report found that performance at brook house was monitored by onejunior civil servant. no penalties were imposed if staff used inappropriate force or language, yet gas was fined £17,000 for failing to report that detainees didn't have a table tennis table for several

some newsjust in, and all flights in and out of gatwick airport are currently suspended, they say itel. let's get the latest on the weather with ben rich. pretty warm, humid, dark clouds gathering across some parts of the uk, particularly across northern ireland and scotland. this is the radar picture from the last few hours, quite intense downpours working across northern ireland and effecting the north—east of scotland, don't be at all surprised through the next few hours if you see the odd flash of lightning, rumble of thunder, some showers giving a lot of rain in a short space of time, surface water and spray on the roads, poor travelling conditions. through the night, outbreaks are heavy, thundery rain working across many areas. the far south of england staying just about dry, warm and humid, 13—16d, misty and murky and drizzly for coasts and hills in the west. into tomorrow, the morning showers will clear from eastern areas, then a lot of drier some spells of sunshine coming through, always the chance of one or two showers persisting into the afternoon, particularly across east

southern and thameslink trains have delays and cancellations between east croydon and gatwick airport weather. good morning. a lovely bright start out there this morning with plenty of sunshine around but gradually we will start to see the cloud increasing as we head further through the afternoon. a cold front approaches and eventually it will introduce some cool air. the sunshine is glorious this morning, even with the cloud the temperature continues to rise this afternoon. we're looking at a maximum of 26 celsius. it stay dry until this evening when there are more showers with a couple of heavy once through the overnight period. it will continue through to dawn. it stays cloudy and we still have the reasonably mild error at that point, between 14 and 16 celsius overnight. still some cloud and showers first thing on sunday morning but that will start to clear away as we had through the day. are dry and bright afternoon tomorrow with some lovely sunny spells and temperatures reasonable at around 24 degrees. for friday it will get a little bit cooler and a lovely bright start but we co

the gatwick express is suspended between victoria and gatwick airport and there is disruption to southernad is closed in both directions near manor house tube station due to a police investigation. there are temporary traffic lights and roadworks on denmark hill at the junction with love walk. expect delays. eversholt street remains closed in both directions between euston station and grafton place due to water main repairs. now the weather, with sara thornton. hello, good morning. certainly not a chilly start this morning. plenty of cloud overnight, keeping our temperatures right up in the low to mid—teens. we‘ll keep that cloud through a good of the day—to—day, brightness will be fairly limited. mostly dry but later we could see a stray shower and actually a bit of drizzle here and there through thick cloud first thing. dominantly dry through the day—to—day. temperatures about what we‘d expect for the time of year, no great shakes, 2i celsius, 70 fahrenheit. through the evening and overnight, cloudy at first but then the cloud pulls away leaving warm air behind it, so temperatures holdi

they arrested a 51—year—old man at gatwick airport on wednesday, two days ago, at approximately 19a0ted the man. he is currently in custody at a sussex police station. they say enquiries are ongoing. just to reiterate, police have arrested a 51—year—old man at gatwick airport on suspicion of terrorist offences. more on that as we get it. let's bring you up—to—date on the sport. ollie the man to go without scoring. ireland have been set a very getta ble ireland have been set a very gettable target of 182 to win in what would be a huge upset and embarrassment for england, who are yet to score a run or get a wicket. rain hasjust yet to score a run or get a wicket. rain has just stopped yet to score a run or get a wicket. rain hasjust stopped play. former captain sir alistair cooke says they should not panic and need to stick with what they have got. it is obviously unfortunate thatjoe was run out, and in both innings, he looked very comfortable. jason roy will be pleased to get a score. we saw yesterday that his ability to score runs quickly and almost effortlessly is invaluable. if he

but at gatwick and other airports in the south and midlands, weather problems made worse by a damaged radar at air traffic control. since we got to naples airport last night, we had absolutely no information. no help, no staff anywhere. hopefully, after last night's escapades which was basically after waiting nearly five hours, about to board the plane and being told all the food was spoiled and we weren't allowed on the plane. tonight, things at heathrow are getting back to normal. but at europe's busiest airport, virtually every take—off and landing slot is full. so a fairly minor issue can cause significant disruption. loudspeaker: we would like to apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you. 0n the railways, the chaos of last night calmed. but with overhead cable still damaged, few trains on the midlands mainline and tricky journeys. i'm headed to harrogate, north yorkshire. i should have gone from sandy in bedfordshire up through york, it should have taken me an hour and a half or two hours. it's going to take me... well, i don't know, five or six hours according to this.

gatwick airport have told us flights coming and taken off at a more steady break.they are still experiencing disruption. we have heard from passengers trapped inside the terminal building looking for somewhere to stay, trying to find out what was happening to their flight, out what was happening to their flight, but the disruption is still being caused by the left —— whether coming up by the fault so much. either way, it is really tough for passengers. what we always hear when things like this happen is people complaining that they simply don't get the information. that is half the battle, isn't it, for companies, for airlines to communicate this effectively? it is very difficult. i think the advice at the moment from operators and airlines is to check the website, in terms of where your next flight may be, and in terms of what compensation you might be eligible for. there is a pub right by where i am stood, by the runway, and people have been coming in and coming out, call —— according to the landlord, complaining of back to back flights getting cancelled. these ar

some flights have now started landing and taking off at gatwick airport after suspension this eveningsays is an issue in its control tower. the issue in the airport's control tower triggered the suspension shortly after 5pm today, leaving flights grounded at the london airport as well as gatwick bound flights unable to land with several flights diverted to other airports. the runways were closed for almost two hours causing around 25 flights to be delayed or diverted. so the worst is ever? i think so but is clear from at the airport is saying, there could be further cancellations and vibrations at the evening progresses, they are certainly not up to the kind of capacity they would normally be expecting because let's not forget, that which is the second busiest airport in the uk and the eighth busiest in the whole of europe. what seems to have happen if there is a problem with the system they use to manage incoming and outgoing flights and of course the airport and control tyrant control the airspace around the controls, like the flights coming in and yelling and gatwick has one runway

but at gatwick and other airports in the south and midlands, weather problems made worse by a damaged last night, we had absolutely no information. no help, no staff anywhere. hopefully, after last night's escapades which was basically after waiting nearly five hours, about to board the plane and being told all the food was spoiled and we weren't allowed on the plane. tonight, things at heathrow are getting back to normal. but at europe's busiest airport, virtually every take—off and landing slot is full. so a fairly minor issue can cause significant disruption. radio: would like to apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you. 0n the railways, the chaos of last night calmed. but with overhead cable still damaged, few trains on the midlands mainline and tricky journeys. i'm headed to harrogate, north yorkshire. i should have gone from sandy in bedfordshire up through york, it should have taken me an hour and a half or two hours. it's going to take me... well, i don't know, five or six hours according to this. services cancelled too on the eurostar today — not the ideal start to

there are delays at london's gatwick airport after air traffic control system malfunctioned, causingevery single flight delayed. later on though, gatwick tweeted people caught up in this have been tweeting too: the bbc‘s ben ando say5 gatwick isn't well prepared for something like this. they have got one runway, so obviously they have to be careful and they have to get that right. as soon as they realised they had computer problems, they took the decision immediately to divert incoming flights to other airport5 and cancel 5ome there on the ground, they said they had to take hospital now, it will be sometime before they get back to normal. it is the eighth busie5t in all of europe and thousand5 busie5t in all of europe and thousands of people will have been disrupted. 0ne thousands of people will have been disrupted. one woman tweeted that landing from the canary islands, that take a bus ride to get back to gatwick. getting bussed back where they are expected, they have long—term parking or they can make long—term parking or they can make long arrangements for any ongoing travel costs

thanks for coming gatwick airport says it's now fully operational after earlier having to suspended alls to be delayed or diverted. it's still advising passengers to check the status of their flights. it has been packed day at wimbledon — the top three players on the men's side were all in action and the mixed doubles tandem of serena williams and andy murray were on court. you can expect drama with that sort of firepower — and today did not disappoint. from courtside at wimbledon, holly hamilton gave us this update. for the 13th time, three very familiar names have made it to the top for of yet another grand slam semifinal. and for roger pedro, who is victory over kay curry was a milestone, his 100 victory at wimbledon. —— roger federer‘s victory over kai nishikori. next up for the swiss, it's his old rival rafa nadal, who comfortably beat the american sam querrey. and this will be the first time those two have met here since 2008. and to complete the big three, who else but defending champion novak djokovic? he wasted absolutely no time beating belgian david goffin in straight sets. t

at gatwick and other airports in the south and midlands, where the problem is made worse by a damagedtrol. since we got to naples airport last night, we had absolutely no information. no help, no staff anywhere. hopefully, after last night's escapades which was basically after waiting nearly five hours, about to board the plane and being told all the food was spoiled and we weren't allowed on the plane. tonight, things at heathrow are getting back to normal. but at europe's busiest airport, virtually every take—off and landing slot is full. so a fairly minor issue can cause significant disruption. would like to apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you. 0n the railways, the chaos of last night calmed. but with overhead cable still damaged, few trains on the midlands mainline and tricky journeys. i'm headed to harrogate, north yorkshire. i should have gone from sandy in bedfordshire up through your, it should have taken me an hour and a half or two hours. it's going to take me... well, i don't know, five or six hours according to this. services cancelled too on the eurostar to

undercover investigation by the bbc‘s panorama programme in 2017 showing detainees at brook house near gatwick airporte office said it would monitor the company more closely and review its contract with them. now, a report by the national audit office, commissoned by mps has criticised the way the home office managed the g4s contract. it found that 84 incidents of abuse indentified in panorama's footage didn't amount to a breach of the contract and "didnt lead to significant penalties" nathan ward was a senior manager at brook house for four years. he quit hisjob and became a priest after he says his employers ignored his concerns about the way the immigration removal centre was being run. the immigration removal thanks the immigration removal for joining thanks the immigration removalforjoining us. tell us you experience thanks forjoining us. tell us your experience of working there.” worked in brighouse and tinsley has for the period you said and i think it's important for people to understand these are complex and challenging environments for people to work in. with complex needs within the people

there is also disruption at heathrow, gatwick, and sta nsted disruption at heathrow, gatwick, and stansted airportsnd sta nsted airports. 0ur transport correspondent, tom burridge, has all the details. we sell the hot weather did last night, it was the stormy weather last night which has caused problems at our airports and some hellish journeys for passengers. better today on the railways but by no means perfect. but with a0 flights cancelled at gatwick, more than 100 heathrow, it has been a testing 2a hours for those catching a plane, even though flights are getting in and out of this, the busiest airport in europe, and things seem to be improving. not a comfortable weight at heathrow. we missed our connecting flight to rio. we can't fly out to rio until tomorrow. some passengers boarded but the stormy weather last night meant they were taken off air flight. it meant they were taken off air flight. it has been a tricky 2a hours at many uk airports. and passengers have been left stranded. i can't get today or tomorrow. we have had absolutely no information, no health, no staff, anywhere. hopefully,

government is ready to respond to an event similar to the uas disruption at uk's gatwick airport in december 2018. working together to prevent, deter, detect and respond to uas risks, the faa, security and law enforcement, and critical infrastructure owners will enable the u.s. to complete and you -- continue leading the way in innovation while maintaining the safest, most secure and most efficient airspace in the world. sen. collins: thank you. burlison, i want to start with you today. and your testimony, you say the faa prioritizes safety above all else, which is what we would want and expect. when one reads the "new york times" story and the "wall street journal" story that came question, one has to comes out of that commitment whether research, shortages, that cause the agency to be deferential to the aircraft manufacturer, and whether it is really wise in the have allowedg to the company to certify 96% of its own work. more disturbing, the new york recounts case after case where safety concerns seems to be placed second to concerns about boeing being able to meet its own timelines. woul

in december doing sightings out london's gatwick airport forced a three day shutdown and stranded thousandspassengers at the peak of the holiday travel season. d drone is one of the many tech companies now developing systems that can detect drones and unauthorized airspace. the faa and other air safety agencies have responded to the drone problem by establishing new rules and regulations. internet facebook will make advertisements for jobs, loans and credit cards or tables for all users in an attempt to eliminate discrimination. previously as were delivered selectively to facebook users based on criteria such as what they earn, their education level and where they shop. facebook agreed to make the change as part of a legal settlement after the company was sued by the aclu and other civil rights groups. >>> a new report said you may be at risk of being hacked was staying at a hotel. according to bloomberg hackers are targeting hotels and gaining access to your laptop or cell phone to unprotected wi- fi systems. reports as major chains like marriott, and hyatt have been hit. one suggest and u

airports and some hellish journeys for passengers. better today on the railways, but by no means perfect. but with around 40 flights cancelled at gatwick hours for those catching a plane, even though, as we have been hearing, flights are getting in and out of this, the busiest airport in europe, and things seem to be improving. not a comfortable wait at heathrow, where some flights were cancelled and many delayed. our first flight from manchester to heathrow was delayed by three hours, so we missed our connecting flight to rio and we can't fly out to rio until tomorrow. some passengers boarded, but the stormy weather last night meant that they were taken off their flight. it's been a tricky 24 hours at many uk airports, and passengers have been left stranded. i'm still in london and i am told i can't get to 0slo today or tomorrow. since we got to naples airport last night, we have had absolutely no information, no help, no staff anywhere. hopefully after last night's escapades, which left us waiting four or five hours and then boarded the plane and were told the food was spoiled and we were not allowed on the plane. a damaged rate also

the board is a slowly turning red with cancellations and delays, bedford, saint holebas, gatwick airportmidlands mainline and also the thameslink affected. areas affected by the overhead ca bles areas affected by the overhead cables as you saw in my piece, the fire there. if you are getting away via the apples, some flights have been cancelled or delayed. it is friday, it is the school holiday, it is going to be hot so make sure you check before you go and keep cool and hydrated. the problems were of course caused by the hot weather. exceptional heat, within a whisper ofan exceptional heat, within a whisper of an all—time record. 38.1 degrees at cambridge. some of the highest temperatures ever recorded including in edinburgh. the problem was heat and humidity made for very unpleasant conditions combined for the night with some storms which could cause impacts across eastern parts of england. the could be minor flooding and lightning. fresh air started to push in from the west during the next 2a hours so the heat and humidity moving off. we will start to see some radio more widely and thi

but if you are going in the other direction, heading west, i havejust been to gatwick airport last night the turkish lira of the colourful russian ruble, don't get it in the uk, wait untilyou russian ruble, don't get it in the uk, wait until you get your destination. if you are using plastic, try to get a free card. and if they are the dynamic currency conversion is, if they say, do you wa nt to conversion is, if they say, do you want to pay in sterling anywhere south of the channel ireland, say, no, i will pay in local currency, thank you. that is good advice, simon, thank you very much. a former high courtjudge says police may have broken the law, in the way they investigated claims of a paedophile ring at westminster. last week, carl beech, was jailed for 18 years for perverting the course ofjustice after lying about his claims. sir richard henriques, who carried out a review of the scotland yard inquiry, claims that warrants to search the home of some of those beech had accused of abuse, may have been obtained unlawfully. andy moore reports. carl beech alleged in police interviews th

operators are giving different advice for using the delay scheme, and there is disruption to airports, luton, gatwickare reports of a drop in delays and cancellations at heathrow and gatwick, but they are still very much high. joining me is the is travel editor, simon caldwell, i that you can shed more light on the air—traffic control problems. that you can shed more light on the air-traffic control problems. yes, swanwick, which air-traffic control problems. yes, swa nwick, which looks air-traffic control problems. yes, swanwick, which looks after the southern half a briton out into the channel, they say they are having a technical problem which is causing flight technical problem which is causing flight restrictions. this, the busiest day of the year for many airlines and many airports, is exactly the do you want everything to work properly, and i'm afraid it is not. british airways proactively cancelled 50 flights over night, they have in the past hour or two cancelled dozens more, i am counting about 80 cancellations, including holiday flights. normally it is flights like places to dusseldorf that

travelers were delayed and stranded at heathrow airport and gatwick.looding and strikes caused chaos on the rail network over the weekend alongside partial closures on key london underground lines. >>> and luft han sa is considering a shift towards a holding structure. the airline executives are actively discussing the issuiss. a company spokesperson said only that they regularly review group stock shares and lufthansa reports earnings tomorrow. lots of travel news over the weekend whether it's earnings, whether it's travel disruptions. >>> meanwhile, an american teenager won $3 million playing a popular online video game after he took home the top prize at the first-ever fortnight world cup. three day event in new york fit in more than 100 of the globes best players around each other 40 million people attempted to qualify for the tournament, wow, which featured $13 million in total prize money. 40 million people wanting to participate in fortnight competition. that's crazy size of a small country there. >>> if you have any views on anything we discuss

there's also disruption at heathrow, gatwick and stansted airports. jon donnison reports.all the trains out of st pancras have just been cancelled, all the lines are down. so we're trying to find our way via peterborough and then over across to loughborough, we think that that's going to work. i was supposed to travel up to luton last night. i wasn't able to so i had to head back home, which is down south. looked this morning and it looked all right, but i've just been stopped at st pancras and i need to find somewhere else. engineers are still struggling to repair overhead power lines which sagged in the severe heat. disruption remains on thameslink and great northern trains. 0vernight thunderstorms came as a relief for many, but not for those with a plane to catch. at heathrow, dozens of cancelled flights left some passengers having to sleep on the floor overnight. others were told to simply find a different airport. we were due to fly to denmark yesterday for one of my best friend's weddings, we boarded the flight at about 6:15 only to be told of delays due to a storm p

airports and some hellish journeys for passengers. better today on the railways, but by no means perfect. but with around 40 flights cancelled at gatwickow, it's been a testing 24 hours for those catching a plane, even though, as we have been hearing, flights are getting in and out of this, the busiest airport in europe, and things seem to be improving. not a comfortable weight at heathrow, where some flights were cancelled and many delayed. our first flight from manchester to heathrow was delayed by three hours, so we missed our connecting flight to rio and we can't fly out to rio until tomorrow. some to rio and we can't fly out to rio untiltomorrow. some passengers boarded, but the stormy weather last night meant that they were taken off their flight. it's been night meant that they were taken off theirflight. it's been a night meant that they were taken off their flight. it's been a tricky 24 hours at many uk airports, and passengers have been left stranded. i'm still in london and i am told i can't get to 0slo today or tomorrow. since we got to naples airport last night, we have had absolutely no information, no help, no staff anyw

14 days‘ notice was up you have pilots‘ strike and then the on the other hand have airport staff at heathrow and gatwickplans in place. so it is just worth keeping an eye on what is going on there. obviously they are both in disagreement about what it will mean. gatwick, on the other hand, they have not voted yet to strike but they are due to. they will be looking at whether they should also go on strike intake industrial action. if that happens that could begin in mid august, those strikes. to be fair, there could potentially be a lot of disruption going on, but you should get some notice. what are your rights? inevitably it is complicated. if you have had your flight complicated. if you have had your flight delayed or cancelled and it is because of the airline going on strike, the pilots, for example, then you should be able to, if it is counsel, get a full refund seven days or be able to put onto a replacement flight. if it is delayed it‘s a bit more complicated. you basically need to get in touch with the airline and also check your insurance as well. here are some thoughts on what you can do.“ insur

airport. workers at heathrow and gatwick as well as ba and easyjet staff in stansted are all threatening to walkns in place. nonetheless, on what will be the busiest weekend of the year, it will not be very helpful, frankly. how about those staying in the uk? currency exchange is not good, making foreign holidays much more expensive because of the fall and the value of the pound. congestion is expected to peak today, and the rac are warning of significant queues and delays of up to 90 minutes on some routes. be especially careful on the m1 southbound and m25. the busiest time on the roads this weekend will be today between 11:00am and 6:45pm. finally, what about trains? of all the weekends to try and put on some engineering work, there is some happening. there is some work starting tomorrow on the west coast mainline between crewe and warrington. it means virgin trains expect today to be extra busy. then from tomorrow, some services will be diverted and others will be replaced by buses. check before you travel. make sure you know where you will have to get to, be prepared, bring snacks if you ha

from birmingham and manchester on thomas cook airlines to another airport will be going on as normal, just as they were flying out to gatwick. other airlines are continuing to operate to cairo right 110w. continuing to operate to cairo right now. the normal morning flight on egyptair to heathrow is preparing for departure. they haven't had any effect on their operations at all. this district the british airways, although as you mentioned, lufthansa also cancelled their morning flights, but they say they will be backin flights, but they say they will be back in the air this afternoon. ba have also said they will try to make alternative arrangements for those who have had theirflights cancelled, or they can get a refund. with just a few days to go until we find out who will become the next prime minister, the justice secretary, david gauke, has told the sunday times he'll resign if boris johnson wins. mr gauke, who has served in the cabinet since 2016, says a no—deal brexit would lead to national humiliation. let's speak now to our political correspondent, nick eardley who's in our london newsroom. we are awaiting the outcome

airport earlier andi at europe's busiest airport earlier and i was told to buy 100 euros, it would cost me £117. and that would make £1 worth just 85 euros cents. at gatwickt pound. change £100 and you get $100. much better to plan in advance and click and collect. and certainly, if you are going to any of the countries with a so—called exotic currency, that includes the turkish lira, the croatian ku na and includes the turkish lira, the croatian kuna and the very colourful russian ruble, don't even think about getting money out until you get to your destination. because lots of people are using plastic and it is very easy to be caught out with dynamic currency conversion. this may well have happened to you where they say, do you want to play, do you want to pay with credit card in sterling so you know what it is worth? a way say no, pay in the local currency or your pound will get even weaker. there might be people watching you and looking at your floating money fluttering people watching you and looking at yourfloating money fluttering in the breeze, simon, thinking, should we go out and should we buy today or perhaps hang on if we are not going away un