britain's new aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth, will leave portsmouth later today sailing to theast coast of america. two f—35 test aircraft will conduct a number of take off and landings from the 3—billion pound carrier while she's at sea. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale reports. the largest warship ever built for the royal navy is now preparing to leave portsmouth with 1500 sailors, aircrew and marines on board. hms queen elizabeth which cost more than £3 billion is about to sail to the east coast of america. what the

in portsmouth , new hampshire which had a navy base and an airbase and he never came to ports mouth. not once. we did have tony randall. i took tony randall through a restaurant. believe me i have never taken any politician who was as well received as tony randall was. it was glorious. my sister peggy was a waitress at the time, and he met her, and the next day my sister was in manchester with me at a political event and tony randall remembered her name, and i just thought, you know, this guy has something, and he did, but that was -- it was -- it turned out to be a great surprise to everyone. we got to chicago and it was like going to eastern europe where everything was controlled. delicates could not even bring a newspaper into the convention because it would look like we weren't paying attention if we were all reading newspapers. that wednesday evening mccarthy delicates took over the floor at about 5:00. we protested the war. we had a big black banner that we trotted around. we got some publicity about that, and the next day when the vice presidency was to be decided muskie was o

to the us where fighterjets will from portsmouth to the us where fighter jets will land on from portsmouthus where fighterjets will land on its decks for the first time. and at 11:30, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers — playwright and writer for the new european, bonnie greer, and rachel cunliffe, who's the comment and features editor for cityam. stay with us for that. good evening. tributes from around the world have been paid to the former secretary—general of the united nations, kofi annan, who's died at the age of 80. theresa may described him as a "great leader and reformer of the un," while angela merkel said he was an "exceptional statesman." kofi annan led the organisation for ten years and won the nobel peace prize in 2001. the current secretary general described him today as a "guiding force for good". james robbins looks back at his life. i, kofi annan. .. the softly spoken lifelong diplomat from ghana was sworn in to lead the united nations back in 1996. he was already a hugely respected figure, but this was an age of relative innocence — 9/11 wa

let's take your life to portsmouth now, because she is leaving slowly, and you can see the crowds thatqueen elizabeth edges out into the channel. it is extraordinary when you look at some of the figures and fa cts you look at some of the figures and facts associated with this vessel. it is the royal navy's largest ever worship, weighing 65,000 tonnes, and the bill for construction was just over 3 billion pounds. you saw some of the maneuverings it will be involved in some of those fighter jets, those us fighterjets, which is going to be significant when this exercises take place in the atlantic 0cean. exercises take place in the atlantic ocean. the that... 700 crew currently on board. a rather bizarre fa ct currently on board. a rather bizarre fact that also been passed to me about this particular vessel is that there are 155,000 miles length of electrical cable inside that ship. apparently. there you can see people taking their vantage points, taking their photographs, getting as good ofa their photographs, getting as good of a view as possibly can of hms queen elizabeth heading out t

on her for first portsmouth to the us fighterjets will land on herforfirst time.ming up in half an hour: a chance to see a hardtalk special with the late kofi annan — interviewed in geneva in april this year. good evening. there have been tributes from around the world for the former secretary—general of the united nations, kofi annan, who's died at the age of 80. he spent his career with the un — leading the organisation for 10 years — and won the nobel peace prize in 2001. speaking today, the current secretary general described him as a "guiding force for good". james robbins looks back at his life, and there are flashing images in his report. i, kofi annan. .. the softly spoken lifelong diplomat from ghana was sworn in to lead the united nations back in 1996. he was already a hugely respected figure, but this was an age of relative innocence — 9/11 was still five years away, the iraq war seven years in the future. congratulations, sir. kofi annan tried to prevent this — the invasion and toppling of saddam hussein by george bush and tony blair without the suppor

but it's the ferry to portsmouth that docks here now.ow sending a strong message. they are avoiding this route home altogether. and at a local truckstop, everybody is wary, too. it's causing division in the town. noemi and alain are angry. they say they've had to move out of the port area. it was a freezing winter and it has been a brutally hot summer. the migrants have been here throughout. at the fish market, this woman thinks the migrants are here to stay. so it's the duty of local people to help them. the migrants are not allowed to set up camps. they sleep where they can. the police say they should seek asylum properly in france. but last year, less than 17% of asylum applications here were successful. so, they're determined to get to england instead. we can speak now to rod mckenzie, from the road haulage association, and clare moseley from the charity ca re4calais. she's been helping the migrants in ouistreham. and two people have got in touch with us this morning about this. john and elaine. they both live near the port and can t

britain's new aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth, will leave portsmouth later today sailing to themerica. two f—35 test aircraft will conduct a number of take off and landings from the £3 billion carrier while she's at sea. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. the largest warship ever built for the royal navy is now preparing to leave portsmouth with 1500 sailors, aircrew and marines on board. hms queen elizabeth, which cost more than £3 billion, is about to sail to the east coast of america. what the royal navy says will be an iconic moment in the latest stage of the trials. the first time fast jets will fly off her massive deck. hugely symbolic for the country, very exciting and of course, it was eight years nearly to the day since i was in command of ark royal and we took off the last harrier from the north sea. so eight years later, here we are, getting the first one back. these are the kind of aircraft that will be taking part in the trials. the us has already been flying the new f—35 stealth jet off their warships. two test aircraft will be embarked on the britis

the royal navy's new £3 billion aircraft carrier prepares to leave portsmouth for the latest stage inpreparations for active service. good morning. mixed fortunes this weekend — some of us will see some rain, some will stay mainly dry, it will be quite windy at times and for many feeling fairly humid. i will have the full forecast in about 15 minutes. it's saturday 18th august. our top story. a massive relief operation is underway in southern india to help hundreds of thousands left homeless by the worst floods in the area in 100 years. the south western state of kerala has been most severely hit. at least 170 people have died there in the last ten days. katy austin reports. rain comes to kerala every year. not like this. people are walking miles to safety through what officials say are the worst floods for a century. translation: after 36 years, it is the first time that such flooding is happening here. it is a disaster for the whole population. a third more rainfall than usual has fallen this season with devastating effects. boats and helicopters are being used to rescue people, inc

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stowing away on lorries in normandy, heading to portsmouth. and, where golden eagles dare.mall group is released at a secret location, in southern scotland. coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, buttler leads the way as england dig in at trent bridge to frustrate india in the third test. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the crown prosecution service has dropped all charges against the former chief constable sir norman bettison, following the hillsborough disaster in 1989. he faced four counts of misconduct in a public office, after being accused of lying about his involvement in the handling of the tragedy, and blaming liverpool fans for what happened. the collapse of the case against sir norman has greatly angered relatives of the 96 people who were killed. five other men are all facing separate charges in connection with the disaster and it's aftermath. judith mortiz reports. sir norman bettison says he's been the whipping boy for revenge, his name long linked with hillsborough, accused of lying and blaming the fans. he was facing prosecuti

>> reporter: our story is about this is portsmouth, ohio, a stone's throw from the kentucky border.ug abuse would seem to have nothing to do with the disappearance of kelsie schelling 1,200 miles away in colorado. but listen to this mother's story. >> i want her to come running down that street, come walking around the corner. >> reporter: marcella lancaster has never met kelsie's mom laura saxton. but she knows all about her pain. >> you've got to just like try not to cry every day in front of my grandson. >> reporter: just two months after kelsie schelling disappeared, leaving behind no trace but her abandoned car, a strikingly similar fate befell marcella's 25-year-old daughter megan. she vanished from portsmouth, also leaving behind no trace but her abandoned car. >> at first glance, there are a lot of similarities between these two cases, which one could conclude that the same individual or a group are involved in both of them. >> reporter: the portsmouth police are drawing a blank. but marcella and her family have been relentless in their search. >> an eerie feeling like there

the flagship left portsmouth yesterday evening.landings from the 3—billion pound carrier during her 11 weeks at sea. the indian government has pledged to provide further support and military assistance to those affected by extreme flooding across the southern state of kerala. nearly 200 people have died in the region in the last ten days, 300,000 have been left homeless. we‘re joined now from new delhi by randeep kumar rana, who is the deputy inspector of operations at india‘s national disaster response force. thank you very much for taking the time to talk to us this morning. we are very grateful. perhaps you can bring us up with the latest situation in terror today? good morning. —— in kerala today. rainfall has subsided, the rain that affected most states, that has fallen considerably. today, some areas affected by the floods, they require rescue. 0ther areas affected by the floods, they require rescue. other parts of the state, rescue persons are not required now. the main focus is of relief and rehabilitation thereafter. for m

britain's new aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth, will leave portsmouth later today sailing to theraft will conduct a number of take off and landings from the 3—billion pound carrier while she's at sea. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale reports. the largest warship ever built for the royal navy is now preparing to leave portsmouth with 1500 sailors, aircrew and marines on board. hms queen elizabeth which cost more than £3 billion is about to sail to the east coast of america. what the royal navy says will be an iconic moment in the latest stage of the trials. the first time fast jets will fly off her massive debt. hugely symbolic of the country, very exciting and of course, it was eight yea rs exciting and of course, it was eight years to the day since we took off the last carrier from the north sea. —— massive deck. the last carrier from the north sea. -- massive deck. these are the kind of aircraft that will be taking part in the trials. the us have already been sending aircraft of their deck. british pilots will be conducting 500 british pilots will be conducting 50 0 ta

britain's new £3 billion aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth, has set sail from portsmouth for theeast coast of america. there, jets will land on the deck for the first time. two f—35 test planes are expected to carry out 500 landings and take—offs while she is at sea. it has taken years of work and billions of pounds, but now, the biggest warship britain has ever had is about to do the job she was designed for. providing a [ls—acre floating flight deck for the new f—35jets. the first fixed—wing landing will certainly be an iconic moment. it will quickly become routine, as we build up to embarking several squadrons of aircraft, it will become absolutely everyday activity, but the first one is always special. the high—tech aircraft already flying on and off american ships. but the first deck landing on hms queen elizabeth is going to be quite a moment. hugely symbolic for the country, very exciting, and of course it was eight years, nearly to the day, since i was in command and we took off the last carrier out from the north sea. years later, here we are getting the first one back.

the largest warship ever built for the royal navy is now preparing to leave portsmouth with 1,500 sailorsircrew and marines on board. hms queen elizabeth, which cost more than £3 billion, is about to sail to the east coast of america. what the royal navy says will be an iconic moment in the latest stage of the trials. the first time fast jets will fly off her massive deck. hugely symbolic for the country, very exciting and of course, it was eight years nearly to the day since i was in command of ark royal and we took off the last harrier from the north sea. so eight years later, here we are, getting the first one back. these are the kind of aircraft that will be taking part in the trials. the us has already been flying the new f—35 stealth jet off their warships. two test aircraft will be embarked on the british carriers with british pilots among those who will be conducting 500 take—offs and landings from the deck of queen elizabeth. the royal navy says she and her sister ship, hms prince of wales, will ensure that britain remains a first—class sea power, but it all comes with a price an

unfortunately we didn't have those sensiblities back when we destroyed union square and portsmouth square, so i really do appreciate the fact that the department is looking forward in this way to having access when it comes up that we may need historical resources. they've been very important to both washington square and to coit tower in the past, and so this will help stream line that. i just wanted the commissioner to know i did -- i may have misstated the way i put my support behind it. >> totally understand. thank you. >> is there anyone else who would like to speak on the consent calendar? seeing none, this item is closed. commissioners? >> entertain a motion. >> so moved, with the deletion of item 5-e. >> second. >> moved and seconded. all those in favor? [voting] >> so moved. [ gavel ]. >> okay. we are now on item 5-e, 807 franklin shadow on jefferson square park. >> good morning, commissioners, and general manager. as was noted, this item was heard at capital committee with recommendation to approve and was pulled offer the consent calendar to verify two changes. the first change

the flagship left portsmouth yesterday evening.practice take—off and landings from the £3 billion carrier during her 11 weeks at sea. impressive sight, isn't she? i saw her earlier in the year and everyone was just lining the her earlier in the year and everyone wasjust lining the sides her earlier in the year and everyone was just lining the sides to see her. there mightjust be something in the water at a hospital in the us state of arizona, where 16 nurses have found out they are all pregnant at the same time. that is 10% of the nursing staff in the intensive care unit. there will be a joint baby shower for all the women next week, before they start going on their 12 weeks of maternity leave. they will need a few locums to fill and while they are all away at the same time. meteorologists in india have forecast more rain in the state of kerala, but say its intensity is easing. monsoon floods have devastated the region, and all 44 rivers have burst their banks. nearly 200 people have been killed in landslides and collapsed building

the flagship left portsmouth yesterday evening.l practise take—off and landings from the £3 billion carrier during her 11 weeks at sea. there mightjust be something in the water at a hospital in the us state of arizona, where 16 nurses have found out they are all pregnant at the same time. that is 10% of the nursing staff in the intensive care unit. there will be a joint baby shower for all the women next week, before they start going on their 12 weeks of maternity leave. nobel peace prize winner kofi annan was one of the world's most respected diplomats, rising through the ranks of the united nations to become the first black african to lead it. his death has been met with sadness by world leaders past and present. we are joined now from oxford by sam daws, who was mr annan's first officer in new york from 2000 to 2003. presumably you got to know him very well during that time. tell us what kind of man he was to work with. yes, it is a real loss to the world, his death this weekend. i think his personal qualities were warmth, inte

anywhere from portsmouth towards the wash and all points east.specially the further south that you travel. it has been a cooler start. last night the temperatures in aberdeenshire fell to two degrees. as we go through the evening and overnight period, as we lose that rain from the south—east, you will notice the wind will start to pick up. many of the showers will fade and it is going to be another cool night, especially the further north you travel and especially if you are in a rural area. the temperatures you can see indicate what you can expect in towns and cities. tomorrow we start off on a mostly dry note in the east. we will have showers already in the west, and asa have showers already in the west, and as a front comes in it will push the showers a bit further east through the course of the day. again, across parts of scotland and northern ireland they could prove to be heavy with the odd rumble of thunder. and temperatures tomorrow up thunder. and temperatures tomorrow up the roundabout 20 degrees. then as we get into saturday, how heada

britain's new £3 billion aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth, has set sail from portsmouth this eveningtwo f—35 test planes are expected to carry out 500 landings and take—offs while it's at sea. steve humphrey reports. seek it has taken years of work and the billions of pounds but now the biggest warship britain has ever had is about to do the job she was designed first, providing a 11.5 acre floating flight deck for the new jets. the first fixed wing landing will certainly be an iconic moment and it will quickly become routine as we build up to embarking several squadrons of aircraft and will become an absolutely everyday activity but the first is always special. the high-tech aircraft are already flying on and off american ships but the first deck landing will be quite a moment. hugely symbolic for the country, very exciting, and of course eight years nearly to the day since i was in command and we took off the last harrier, so here we are getting one back. a fantastic opportunity and the superb future for a uk defence. after the harrier jets the superb future for a uk defence. after

britain's new £3 billion aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth, has set sail from portsmouth for theime. two f—35 test planes are expected to carry out 500 landings and take—offs, while she's at sea. steve humphrey reports. it has taken years of work and billions of pounds, but now, the biggest warship britain has ever had is about to do the job she was designed for. providing a [ls—acre floating flight deck for the new f—35jets. the first fixed—wing landing will certainly be an iconic moment. it will quickly become routine. as we build up to embarking several squadrons of aircraft, it will become absolutely everyday activity, but the first one is always special. the high—tech aircraft already flying on and off american ships. but the first deck landing on hms queen elizabeth is going to be quite a moment. hugely symbolic for the country, very exciting. and of course, it was eight years, nearly to the day, since i was in command of hms ark royal and we took off the last harrier out from the north sea. years later, here we are getting the first one back. a fantastic opportunity and a

britain's new $3 billion aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth, has set sail from portsmouth this eveninge. two f—35 test planes are expected to carry out 500 landings and take—offs while she's at sea. less than a week after being found not guilty of affray, the cricketer ben stokes has returned to action for england in the third test against india. the hosts are looking to build an unassilable 3—0 lead in the series, but india have dug in on day one, reaching 307—6 at the close. patrick gearey reports. few cricketers will ever have a week like ben stokes has had. from the trial to the test in four days, this was trent bridge's welcome back. if that was mixed, then so was his first bowling spell. the occasional edge and accidental barge all pretty innocuous. but england have another all—rounder — not stokes, but chris woakes who coaxed the first wicket. shikhar dhawan gone. next over he removed the other opener, kl rahul. england's man of the match in the last test had worked so hard for those two, he deserved a bonus. it came when cheteshwar pujara got greedy and ruined his lunch. three

britain‘s new £3 billion aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth, has set sail from portsmouth for thewo f35 test planes are expected to carry out 500 landings and take—offs while she‘s at sea. with all the sport now, here‘s john watson at the bbc sport centre. cricketer ben stokes was back in the england side on the opening day of the third test at trent bridge, having been cleared of affray. india captain virat kohli produced one of the performances of the day, falling just short of his century as his side finished on 307—6. for stokes, it was a welcome return to cricket, following the media scrutiny he‘s faced this week, as patrick gearey reports. few cricketers will ever have a week like ben stokes has had. from the trial to the test in four days, this was trent bridge‘s welcome back. if that was mixed, then so was his first bowling spell. the occasional edge and accidental barge all pretty innocuous. but england have another all—rounder — not stokes, but chris woakes who coaxed the first wicket. shikhar dhawan gone. next over he removed the other opener, kl rahul. england‘s man of

britain's new £3 billion aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth, has set sail from portsmouth this evening—35 test planes are expected to carry out 500 landings and take—offs, while she's at sea. the sandhurst military academy is investigating claims that two officer cadets used waterboarding on a fellow recruit. according to the sun newspaper, the cadet was allegedly pinned down, and water was poured over a cloth covering his face. the ministry of defence says it is aware of an incident at sandhurst and an investigation by the royal military police had been ordered. 0ur correspondent keith doyle has more. we do know that the ministry of defence has confirmed that an investigation is under way into the incident that happened at the royal military academy on august 7th. as you say, the sun reported that two officer cadets held down a recruit and poured water on a cloth covering his face to simulate drowning. that is an interrogation method that was used by the us military and banned just under ten years ago. a statement has come from the commander of sandhurst, brigadier bill wright. he sai

host: from portsmouth, virginia, warren. caller: good morning, everyone. before this conversation you had a report. i think you should read that toin, and ask your guest address what's not being done about those issues reported. as far as the cultural thing that's going on, yes, you have to understand, this problem we had today started decades ago. it started decades ago. we had, in the 1970's it was crack, in the 1980's, the epidemic that lasted nearly two decades, the issue of teen pregnancy, and now you have a bunch of crack babies who grew up in this culture and don't know anything else. what exacerbates it, the lack of employment, constructive things for these people to do. so until we start addressing all those things correctly pointed out in this report that you read, we will have this cycle going. and the gun violence is just another thing in there. so we could do without guns, you know what i'm saying? not saying the violence level would change, but there would be less carnage without a gun added to that. guest: if you look at employment data, soc

there is a possibility that areas of portsmouth and little rock, this will be a soaking rain with storms later today from southern illinois through indianapolis. indianapolis, you start dry. same goes for chicago, too. let's try to time this out. this is at 8:00 a.m. this morning. that area from st. louis to springfield continued with that thunderstorm three. notice it's spotty in northern illinois. as we go through the lunch hour that heavy rain in st. louis is coming to an end. chicago is dry by your lunch hour as we head towards the afternoon dry, these are sneaking up there into the southern portions of wisconsin. again, it will not be an all out, all day rain in those areas you will get periods of rain. the forecast, finally a dry day from new york, baltimore, d.c., raleigh, atlanta, included. it's upper-like, there is a lot of grounds moisture, it will feel humid out there. i don't think anyone will complain in boston. tomorrow looks nice for the eastern seaboard. typical summertime storms we add thad murky pattern. >> we had a break from that. we had a poungd around here yesterday

it is the ferry to portsmouth that docks here now. at a local truckstop, everybody is wary, too. it is causing division in the town. these two are angry. they say the had to move out of the port area. it was a freezing winter and it has been hot summer. the migrants have been here throughout. at the fish market, this woman thinks the migrants are here to stay. it is the duty of local people to help them. the migrants are not allowed to set up camps. they sleep where they can. the police say they should seek asylum properly in france. last year, less than 17% of asylum applications here were successful. they are determined to get to england instead. it was once called the "most beautiful merging of land and sea". but montenegro's adriatic coast could now be under threat, from a tourism boom. there are fears that the town of kotor, which is a unesco world heritage site, could soon go the way of neighbouring croatia's dubrovnik — a city that now appears on "no go" travel lists due to overcrowding. lebo diseko has more. it was once a hidd

fortunately, it did escape the fate of union square and portsmouth square with the installation of underground garages, due to the late mayor, jack shelley jack who unfortunately lost his bid for reelection by vetoing that project for washington square. is one of the few in the city which is the ground for the first woman born in san francisco. it was her atlanta that the city traded for washington square. there is no reason in my view to delay or phase out this project. the department has worked as diligently as they are able to address community concerns and to ameliorate impact on the square. i really strongly encourage a direct approval of this plan and set the department free to begin this project in the beginning of next year. thank you very much. >> president buell: thank you. >> clerk: next speaker. richard. >> good morning, again. commissioners, i went back to walk around washington square park. i found tom harrison and he is doing fine. it is much bigger. [laughter] >> i have a problem -- when i looked at the tree of my interest is cyprus. they are right. they will have to do a treme

he joins us from portsmouth.se were favourable conditions, quite benign, but still, ten hours to tread water is some feet, isn't it? yes, it is. the water temperature was ok. the sea was flat and calm. 20—25 hours, survival predictions. but you can't put aside the fact, we know now it was ten hours but when this lady was in the water at seven, eight, nine hours, she didn't know that. the fortitude to keep going and to be positive about it and not give up, which we see a lot of people do, is to be commended certainly. i suspect she was floating quite a lot as well because in the calm sea you won't have to do that much exercise to stay afloat which is important because it means you offset exhaustion, which would also lead to a problem and drowning, etc. interesting story. how much of this was luck that the water was calm and relatively warm, and how much down to the way she handled it, trying to keep a calm attitude, keep her head in the right space, floating and not trying to use too much energy? the water tempera

per—portsmouthed by the national youth choir of great britain. president of the federal republic of germany will read a poem. we begin with captain maxime fournier. from the canon frederick george scott cmg dso, senior chaplain, first canadian division, cef. here and there i met wounded men walking back, and many german prisoners. in the fields in different directions i could see rifles stuck, bayonet downwards, in the ground, which showed that there lay wounded men. i found that these were chiefly germans, and all of them had received hideous wounds and were clamouring for water. poor men, i was sorry for them, for i knew it would be long before they could be carried out or receive medical attention, owing to the rapidity of our advance. i made my way to each in turn and gave him a drink from some of the water bottles which i carried round my belt. i think all the germans i saw that morning were dying, having been wounded in the stomach. after attending, as far as it was possible, to their bodily needs, i endeavoured to minister to their spiritu

my experience of archie getting his hair cut in portsmouth were heartbreaking.n the resort of hurghada died of natural causes. james cooper, who was 69, is said to have suffered heart failure. his 64—year—old wife, susan, is said to have passed out and died in hospital. thomas cook is removing all its customers from the hotel following the deaths. a little earlier our news correspondent dan johnson gave us this update. what we know is thatjohn cooper fell ill at this hotel and was taken to hospital and died there. now, it has been reported that he suffered a heart attack, although some friends have speculated to the press that they may have suffered something like carbon monoxide poisoning. his wife susan died some three hours after him, there is no confirmation of what led to their deaths. but there is certainly an investigation ongoing and that‘s why thomas cook says as a precaution it is going to move people from this hotel, at least give them the option of switching hotels within hurghada or coming home if they prefer. and it‘s taking every step to support t

i would have to say it is portsmouth. that is nice.eally like all come in norfolk. we have got some great places. mine is definitely the north—east coastline. we will be talking about one of my favourite places now. if you watch breakfast regularly, you might remember that last year we visited coastal communities that were struggling financially, especially out of the summer season. all the tourists go, what do you do then? one of them was whitley bay. my my cousin is a coastguard there. you know some useful people. i am not often in this eve when she would need to rescue me. 12 months on, and following a cash injection, ricky boleto has been to see how the seaside town plans to cope when the sun sets and the holidaymakers have packed up their buckets and spades. i used to come here, it must‘ve been some 40 years ago. we've just come todayjust to see the new spanish city and see how it has improved. the weather's not the best! but you know, i mean, for a day out, it's great. it is a great coast and kids like the sand and buckets and sp

we can speak to kelly fletcher, from portsmouth, who's currently on holiday on lombok.cks were pretty big. we work up at around 4am and the room was shaking violently but there wasn't a lot of damage at the time —— woke up. we left the island and we were on our way back yesterday. we were flying from denpasar in mainland barley and we we re denpasar in mainland barley and we were on the runway and the captain came over the tonight and said it was delayed because the island was getting an earthquake —— bali. it was an after—shock by this point. we we re was an after—shock by this point. we were in the air. when we landed we realised how much it had hit lombok. very frightening for everyone there. is the feeling amongst most tourists that they want to go home and are you being given help to get home? absolutely. when we arrived on lombok, people were already being evacuated from the airport onto the tarmac. it's really strange because we weren't sure what was happening at first. we were at baggage claim, it was surreal trying to get your rucksack and two minutes later peo