matthew morris, icrc‘s spokesperson for the uk explains why it has taken icrc so long to acknowledgese abductions. it's been a very long and complex crisis lasting 5.5 years. we've always made the decision with the best insterests of our colleagues in mind. things started to change the end of 2017, reports that louisa had been seen perhaps giving medical care to people in some towns and villages near the euphrates, and i have to say, since 2013, we've not heard anything about the other two. we heard that louisa though was there as late as last year, the end of last year, so with islamic state losing its territory in syria in an area where we know louisa had been seen, that was a significant milestone. we had been trying to tap into any possible links, within europe in the americas and the middle east, to try and look at any leads. we've heard all sorts of rumours and leads and we try to check and everything that we've heard. it's been more than three and a half years since the volkswagen emissions scandal exploded onto the world stage. now the company's former chief executive martin

the international committee of the red cross and sorry why the icrc says it knows that the nurse waseen alive late last year, but the two drivers have not been heard of since the abduction. matthew morris , icrc‘s spokesperson for the uk explains why it has taken icrc so long to acknowledge these abductions. it's been a very long and complex five .5 years. we've always made the decision with our colleagues in mind. things started to change the end of 2017, reports that louisa had been seen perhaps giving medical ca re been seen perhaps giving medical care to people in some towns and villages near the euphrates, and i have to say, since 2013, we've not heard anything about the other two. as late as last year, the end of last year, so with islamic state losing its territory in syria in an area where we know louisa had been seen, that was a significant milestone. we had been trying to tap into any links, within europe in the americas and the middle east, to try and look at any leads. all sorts of rumours and leads and we try to check and everything that we've heard. it's been more than

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the icrc says it knows that the nurse was seen alive late last year.ince the abduction. three people have died in a plane crash in nepal, at what is regarded as one of the world‘s most dangerous airports. the plane veered off the runway and hit a stationary helicopter at lukla airport — the main gateway to the everest region. the runway is short and surrounded by mountains, making it extremely difficult to takeoff and land. american airlines has extended the cancellations of its boeing 737 max 8 flights from early june until the middle of august. boeing‘s 737 max aircraft were grounded worldwide last month following fatal crashes by ethiopian airlines and by lion air in indonesia. a liberal, openly gay us mayor has formally launched his bid to become the democratic presidential nominee in the 2020 election. pete buttigieg is the youngest candidate in a crowded field, but has risen from relative obscurity as mayor of a small town to being a major contender, drawing large crowds and raising millions in donations. the social networks facebook and instagra

the icrc says it knows that the nurse was seen alive late last year.e people have died in a plane crash in nepal, at what is regarded as one of the world‘s most dangerous airports. the plane veered off the runway and hit a stationary helicopter at lukla airport — the main gateway to the everest region. the runway is short and surrounded by mountains, making it extremely difficult to takeoff and land. american airlines has extended the cancellations of its boeing 737 max 8 flights from earlyjune until the middle of august. boeing‘s 737 max aircraft were grounded worldwide last month following fatal crashes by ethiopian airlines and by lion air in indonesia. a powerful tornado has ripped through the small town of franklin in texas leaving many people injured. it damaged 20 buildings, destroying some completely, and left 4,000 people without power. there were no fatalities but two children died elsewhere in the state after a tree fell on the family car. dan johnson reports. this is franklin, a small texas town sitting in america‘s tornado alley. the full

the icrc has taken the lead and we've worked collectively together around when is -- when is -- thereor wrong time. the assessment is made that with the fall of the caliphate that the risk we really need to seek by calling to action whether we can find out any more information at this point. >> since she was abducted in 2013, there have been three credible sightings of her, including one proof of life video. the latest came in december of last year, rosemary. she was seen in a town on the iraqi border, and that was just months before the caliphate finally did collapse. so there were two people who saw her independently. apparently she has been working for isis in isis-controlled hospitals and facilities. at this stage, the red cross are going to detention camps where there are former isis people being housed with pictures of her, hoping they can make some sort of connection, but as yet, nothing. >> let's hope that all three can be found safely. andrew stephens, thanks for bringing us up to date on that story. appreciate it. >>> we'll take a short break here. still to come, africa hasn

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the icrc says it knows that the nurse, louisa akavi, was seen alive late last year.eather news you're happy about. warm weather on the way for the uk as we go through the week. but particularly for easter weekend. we could see temperatures into mid 20s. that is by easter sunday. low— pressure 20s. that is by easter sunday. low—pressure to the west trying to get involved in the weather story. high pressure in the east. a chilly arctic air in place. moving forward, as the week goes on, we plug into warmeraircoming as the week goes on, we plug into warmer air coming from the atlantic. that is what will bolster our temperatures. a lot of settled weather on the cards. today the low in the west is bringing rain into northern ireland, western wales and the south west of england later. further east, decent sunshine away coast where the wind is feeding in some cloud and keeping things on the chilly side. showers in the north—east of scotland this afternoon. 13 to 1a could be the high in the best of the brightness. hello, this is bbc newsroom live with me, joanna gosling. the