kathryn stanczyszyn reports.ave been the scenes at heathrow airport this weekend, with waiting times of several hours to get through passport control. travellers took to social media to vent their anger at the situation, describing overcrowding and poor ventilation, even claiming some had fainted. the end of the school holidays means extra pressure at airports. this weekend is the busiest of the year for returning passengers, many with young children who can�*t use the electronic passport gates. but heathrow has criticised border force over the unacceptable cueing times, putting it down to simply not enough staff on duty, particularly due to the extra checks being made due to coronavirus. in a statement, the airport apologised for the delays. it said border force were aware of extra demand and that it was very disappointed that they didn�*t provide sufficient resource. it also said it was drafting in more workers to help manage the queues and provide passenger welfare, but that at peak times, all immigration desk

kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news.a focus on building new houses has led to millions of homes falling below decent living standards. michael buchanan reports. frustrated at his housing association's refusal to repair his flat, this man showed its condition on social media. i was horrified, embarrassed. the family had been complaining for months about the various problems, even as his father lay dying of cancer. there were clocks cockroaches, mice, rodents. it made a bad experience much worse. he shamed the housing association clarion into renovating his home, but that is not enough for the 22—year—old student. inundated by other clarion residents with similar problems, he is on a mission to improve every dilapidated home owned by the housing association. these people are living in environments that go completely and break every single health and safety standards going and still they are being ignored. i don't know, at that point i'm thinking, what are they waiting for? someone to die in these properties until something

kathryn stanczyszyn reports. released from the landfill site he lives next to. in an important legal case, they took the environment agency to court under human rights law for repeatedly failing to tackle the issues at the quarry. today a judge ruled in their favour, saying he was satisfied there was a direct effect on matthew's private life and that the real and significant change is needed is a matter of urgency. it is needed is a matter of urgency. it is absolutel needed is a matter of urgency. it 3 absolutely amazing, absolutely amazing what has happened today. there is no other word for it. my son and all the other children who are suffering will be able to breathe fresh air soon. residents have been campaigning _ breathe fresh air soon. residents have been campaigning for - breathe fresh air soon. residents have been campaigning for years| have been campaigning for years about the stench in the air here and the effects of the gas on their lives. some days are worse than others but windows are always closed.

kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news.g spells of sunshine to look forward to. that is away for scotland and england and wales but for northern ireland cloud will continue to thicken this afternoon with patch outbreaks of rain particular towards evening. temperatures high teens the low 20s. in the september sunshine that will feel pleasantly warm and the winds stay light. tonight rain moves from northern ireland to scotland and maybe a few spots getting into westernmost areas of england and wales but otherwise dry with mist and fog farming across the south. temperatures 10 degrees to m degrees. what i will start to friday. on friday the weather front in the west slow—moving saw rain in northern ireland for most of the and rain in scotland. eventually rain getting into the westernmost areas of england and wales. east wales and central england and eastern scotland should stay dry and continue with sunny spells with temperatures again into the low 20s for many. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the covid boosterjab prog

kathryn stanczyszyn reports.f the year for returning passengers, many with young children who can�*t use the electronic passport gates. but heathrow has criticised border force over the unacceptable queueing times, putting it down to simply not enough staff on duty, particularly with the extra checks being made due to coronavirus. in a statement, the airport apologised for the delays. it said border force were aware of extra demand and that it was very disappointed that they didn�*t provide sufficient resource. it also said it was drafting in more workers to help manage the queues and provide passenger welfare, but that at peak times, all immigration desks should be manned. the home office has admitted that the long waits are unacceptable and said border force was now rapidly reviewing its rosters and deploying more staff across the airport to improve waiting times. kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. more than 8,000 chain stores disappeared from our high streets and shopping centres in the first six months of this ye

kathryn stanczyszyn reports.barrier to hell in his short life. ——faced a bigger barrier to health in his short life. the noxious hydrogen sulphide gas released from the landfill site he lives next to. in an important legal case, they took the environment agency to court under human rights law for repeatedly failing to tackle the issues at the quarry. today a judge ruled in the family's favour, saying he was satisfied there was a direct effect on matthew's private life and that the real and significant change is needed is a matter of urgency. it is absolutely amazing, absolutely amazing what has happened today. there is no other word for it. my son and all the other children who are suffering will be able to breathe fresh air soon. residents have been campaigning for years about the stench in the air here and the effects of the gas on their lives. some days are worse than others but windows are always closed. constantly affecting our breathing, both the kids have a cough, we have trouble sleeping and it's a real p

kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news.ment could introduce vaccine passports for large venues. speaking this morning, nadhim zahawi said that checking people's vaccination status was "right thing to do" to ensure the whole economy remained open. he said the worst case would be a strategy where a spike in infections at a venue would mean it having to shut — and the only way to avoid that was being able to check the vaccine status of the people entering it. in australia, the first few hundred—thousand doses of the pfizer vaccine that the uk agreed to supply to the country, have arrived in sydney. australia says it's secured an extra four million doses of the pfizer vaccine from the uk in a swap deal. the delta variant continues to surge with around half of the australia's population currently in lockdown due to outbreaks in sydney, melbourne and canberra. new zealand's prime minister — jacinda ardern — has revealed that the country's immigration agency had been trying for years to deport an islamic state supporter who stabbe

kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. help secure an honour for a major donor. taliban officials have broken up a demonstration by dozens of women in kabul, who were calling for the right to work and to be included in the government heathrow airport has criticised uk border force after passengers faced "unacceptable queuing times" , as images on social media showed packed queues at london�*s main airport. new zealand�*s prime minister — jacinda ardern — has revealed that the country�*s immigration agency had been trying for years to deport an islamic state supporter who stabbed seven people in a supermarket in auckland on friday. he�*d spent three years in prison in new zealand — awaiting trial for possessing islamic state group propaganda. from sydney, phil mercer has more. the new zealand pm saying that for years her government had tried to deport ahamed samsudeen. he arrived in the country in 2011 on a student visa and claimed asylum. he was granted refugee status. he first came to the attention of the authorities in 2

kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news.ing this morning, nadim zaharwi said that checking people�*s vaccination status was "right thing to do" to ensure the whole economy remained open. he said the worst case would be a strategy where a spike in infections at a venue would mean it having to shut — and the only way to avoid that was being able to check the vaccine status of the people entering it. the first few hundred—thousand doses of the pfizer vaccine that the uk agreed to supply to australia have arrived in sydney. australia says it has secured an extra four million doses of the pfizer vaccine from the uk in a swap deal. it is australia�*s most significant overseas vaccine deal and will double the monthly supply of the pfizer drug. australia is in a race to hit inoculation targets as infections from the delta variant continue to surge. about half of australia�*s population is currently in lockdown due to outbreaks in sydney, melbourne and canberra. dr chris moy, who is vice president of the australian medical associatio

kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. recognition is needed. judy hobson reports. in the hills above burnley, it's obvious to see why this area was once in the running to become a national park. this rich landscape is steeped in cultural and industrial heritage. but what the south pennines doesn't have is a brand. above us is burnley, pendle hill. sweeping across, you've got the yorkshire dales in the background. helen noble's on a mission to change that. she wants the south pennines to be recognised as a national landscape, which she believes would help protect it. it would certainly give everyone a sense of place, somewhere that's well—known. but for us, it's very much about bringing that investment into the area. this deserves being looked after. it deserves that investment, and for us, the communities and the landscape has great diversity, and we think that should be celebrated. the south pennines park covers 460 square miles, cutting across greater manchester, lancashire and yorkshire, and its home to 450,000 people.

kathryn stanczyszyn reports. long queues and set up passengers.eekend with waiting times of several hours to get through passport control. travellers took to social media to vent their anger at the situation. even claiming some had fainted. the end of the school holidays means extra pressure at airports and this weekend is the busiest of the year for returning passengers. many with young children who cannot use the electronic passport gates. but heathrow has criticised border force over the unacceptable queueing times, putting it down to simply not enough staff on duty particularly with the extra checks being made due to coronavirus. in a statement, the airport apologised for delays and said that border force were aware of extra demand and was very disappointed that they did not provide sufficient resource. it also said it was drafting more workers they'll manage the queues and provide passenger welfare but at peak times, all immigration desks should be manned. the home office has admitted that the long wait is unacceptable and said that order for