but we also want to celebrate what the royal air force is doing today. nding the united kingdom, protecting our interests here and overseas. and we also want to inspire, as well. the air force has always been a young service, with youth and technology and aspiration at its heart. and we want to inspire the next generation towards the ideals of the royal air force, and indeed to realise their aspirations wherever they might lie. how would you class your performance in terms of achieving targets, very important targets, for diversity across the board in the raf? we have government targets which are set upon us, but i want to do so much better than that. so, an example of that would be women in the royal air force. we have a government target of 50%. at the time that target was set, the raf had already surpassed that, and in the last year, 20% of the people we recruited into the royal air force are women. now, that's not perfect, we have further to go there, clearly, to make sure we are fully representative. but i think it shows we're doing pretty well. woul

air force. at the start of the first world war, the royal flying corps and the royal naval air service were onlyjustforce had over 300,000 personnel. there could be no going back. today's raf has reduced in size to around 31,000 trained regular personnel. its commander—in—chief say it is still a credible air force, but the challenges ahead will need more resources. —— says. the world is changing, it's adaptling very quickly. people have noticed where we're strong. they've noticed, through recent conflicts, our strength in the air and they're working to deny us that strength in the future. so in order to continue being a credible airforce, i need to expand my capabilities, i need to thicken them up and provide more resilience and i need to stay at the front end of technology. as with its first 100 years, innovation and technology will be vital as the raf heads into its second century. robert hall, bbc news. time for a look at the weather, here's chris fawkes. we started the day with cloud and rain. things have been cheering up quite nicely. a fine end to the day in cornwall with almost clear skies th

this year marks the centenary of britain's royal air force, of britain's royal air force, the raf. come to its largest station at raf brize norton in 0xfordshire, home to almost 6,000 service personnel. the aircraft based here support british military operations around the globe, it's surprisingly busy with frequent landings, departures and training manoeuvres. a lot of what happens in a military airport like this is very different from a commercial airport but some things are the same. air traffic control is the hub of all activity and that is where sarah is now. i'm here with simon, who is in charge of all air traffic control here and tell me, why is it so important brize norton stays open all year round? it is home to the raf strategic and tactical air transport fleet. we're also the gateway to operations across the world. that's to say delivering, whether it's troops, cargo or disaster relief, as we saw at the end of 2017 in the caribbean. meteorology and aviation will always be intrinsically linked, so how do you get your weather information here? we're very lucky insofar as w

that is what i felt throughout my royal air force career.arnock. i went to the local school. i had a good education there. that gave me the springboard to join the raf. as well as the air training corps which gave me the love of flying. those things together, i guess that is what brought me here today. how would you cast your performance in terms of achieving targets, very important targets, for diversity across the board in the raf? we have had our best year in the last year for recruiting in the last eight yea rs. for recruiting in the last eight years. that's the highest target for the last eight years. all recruiting is successful. we need to make sure that we are representative of the society that we serve. we have government targets which are set upon us. but i want to do so much better than that. an example of that would be women in the rpf. we have a government target of 15%. —— in the raf. 20% of the people we have recruited into the raf are women. they are in every branch. everything is open to everybody. it is imperfect. we have f

this time on weather world we're marking 100 years of the royal air force. d where better than here at its biggest base, raf brize norton? nick and i have been finding out about how ground operations work with air traffic control in times of severe weather to keep this crucial airbase operational. and i'll be at raf marham in norfolk, sharing some of my experiences of being an operational forecaster at an raf base. also on weather world, crippling cold, uk and much of europe falls victim to the beast from the east. freak freeze... the flood that turned to ice. how a weather disaster can strike as if from nowhere. the storms that can sweep you off your feet. but some people try to carry on regardless! this year marks the centenary of britain's royal air force, the raf. we've come to its largest station at raf brize norton in 0xfordshire, home to almost 6,000 service personnel. the aircraft based here support british military operations around the globe, it's surprisingly busy with frequent landings, departures and training manoeuvres. a lot of what happens in

will the prime minister join with me in paying tribute to the royal air force whilst they commemorate their century of dedicated service to our country? >> i'm very happy to join the honorable gentleman in saying what a great job the royal air force does for us and, of course, he sees it firsthand in connection with his constituency but we should recognize the fowler of all those who are serving in our armed forces and particularly in this 100th year of the royal air force, those who serve in the royal air force and we thank them for it. >> mr. speaker, may i welcome the government's decision to create the medical school, particularly my right honorable friend the member -- who's been -- [inaudible] doesn't not underlined the importance of trading doctors and nurses to ensure their health services in the region are well looked after? >> my right honorable friend is absolute right and a pleased welcome the new medical school and also the four other medical schools being set up around other parts of the country. he's also absolute right this is what ensuring we are trading the workforce

i know he served in the royal air force regiment and i know he served for about half a dozen years also just another person who served in the royal air force and served his country with great pride. it is believed kenneth white joined the raf as a gunner in 1952 but little else is known. those attending his funeral today hadn't met him and didn't know what he looked like. people have come great distances to show that love and support for somebody. really moving thing but in the service, we made sure that there was a time to reflect on those who do die alone and you don't have that level of support. today's civilian population turned out as well as the military. the military as a family but we like that the military know that people appreciate what they do as well. no one is going down on their own. they will always have us here with them. those leaving a pact to service paying tribute to a man they never knew but will remember. kate bradbrook reporting there. coming up at six o'clock on breakfast: dan walker and louise minchin will have all the day's news, business and sport. this is th

service now on bbc news, the weather world team discover how meteorology has helped to shape the royal air forces biggest base, raf brize norton?

space is definitely the future for the royal air force. ack from a month spent in the deserts of oman. we were there simulating a martian mission and i was the medical doctor providing medical care for the whole field crew but also specifically understanding the risks and developing the medical capabilities for the mission and monitoring the astronauts during each of their spacewalks. the raf is one of the only places to train people in aviation and space medicine. it's not your normal nhs medical specialty. this is a really exciting time to be involved, not only in the air force but in the aviation and space industry, as we develop new technologies and new ways of pushing human boundaries. three women with their eye on space. we have our eyes on the earth. here‘s ben rich. earlier there was a lot of cloud that cleared during the day. this was liverpool earlier. we keep a mix look to the weather over the next few days. clear skies overnight which will allow things to ten chile with the widespread frost. there could be icy stretches and free

air force. at the start of the first world war, the royal flying corps and the royal naval air service were onlyjust, our strength in the air and they‘re working to deny us that strength in the future. so in order to continue being a credible airforce, i need to expand my capabilities, i need to thicken them up and provide more resilience, and i need to stay at the front end of technology. as with its first 100 years, innovation and technology will be vital as the raf heads into its second century. robert hall, bbc news. an owl that‘s been trained to act as a ringbearer at weddings has caused a bit of a flap at a ceremony in cheshire. the bird delighted the congregation as it swooped over them to deliver the ring at the marriage ofjeni arrowsmith and mark wood. but then it defied wedding planners by attacking the best man, as sian lloyd reports. there were gasps of delight from the congregation as an owl, hired to bring an extra special moment to this wedding ceremony, swooped across the room. but as the congregation of family and friends looked on, an unplanned drama was about to ensue. the barn ow

air force as they commemorate their dedicated service to our country? >> i'm very happy to join the honorable gentleman in saying what a great job the royal air force does for us. but we should recognize the valor of our -- all those serving in our armed forces and particularly in this 100th year of the royal air force, those who serve in the royal air force, and we thank them for it. >> mr. speaker, may i welcome the government's decision to create a medical school at ca t canterbury? who has been indefatigable in the fight for this. does it not underline the importance of training more doctors and nurses to sure our health needs in the region are well-staffed and well looked after? >> my honorable friend is absolutely right. i'm pleased to welcome the new medical school in canterbury, but also the four other medical schools being set up around various parts of the country. he is absolutely right. this is about ensuring we are training a workforce for our national health service and we have raised significantly the number of training places. i think it's the biggest increase in training places that the nhs has seen for some considerable time. >> mr. sp

the royal air force can confirm the death of an engineer from the royal air force aerobatics team then a tragic accident today. the engineer's family have been informed and have asked for a 2k hour period of grace before further details are released. the pilot of the aircraft survived the incident and is currently receiving medical care. thank you. 0ur correspondent, roger pinney is near raf valley. he gave me this update earlier on. well, we know when the accident happened. it was sometime late this morning. at the moment, we do know that the investigation is under way on the runwayjust behind me. emergency services remained on the site here and a vehicle is blocking the runway. presumably, allowing these investigators to get on with their work. it's no surprise that whilst based in lincolnshire, the red arrows should come here to valley. they, the red arrows, fly hawk trainers for their aerobatics and this is the home of the hawk trainerfor the raf. the hawk trainer is the principal fast jet trainer and this is where fast jet training carries on. and so, the red arrows pilots come h

the royal air force can confirm the death of an engineer from the red arrows in a tragic accident todayneer's family have been informed and are fast for 2h hour cured of grace before further details are released. the pilot of the aircraft survived the incident and is currently receiving medical care. thank you. a brief statement from the raf and we can go now to oui’ correspondence. 0roger pinney is near raf valley. what more do we know? well we know when the accident happened, it was sometime late this morning. at the moment we know the investigation is under way on the runwayjust behind me. emergency services remain on the site and a vehicle is blocking that ru nway site and a vehicle is blocking that runway reasonably allowing these investigators to get on with their work. it is no surprise that the red arrows should come here to raf valley, they fly hawk trainers for their aerobatics and this is the home of the temple and trainer for the raf. the principalfastjet trainer and this is where fastjet training is carried out. so the red arrows pilots come here to use the simulators here

whether world, walking 100 years of the royal air force. and where better than here at its biggest base, raf brize norton? anti—semitism has infected the labour party, so it's become endemic. i'm deeply ashamed of my party. and whether he likes it or not, jeremy corbyn has a lot to a nswer not, jeremy corbyn has a lot to answer for. not, jeremy corbyn has a lot to answerfor. he not, jeremy corbyn has a lot to answer for. he has not, jeremy corbyn has a lot to answerfor. he has encouraged anti—semites and he has endorsed them. in the modern world, using social media, their conspiracy theories about dues and statements about hate spread like a disease, and this virus is affecting the personal details of 150 million users of a popular online fitness programme are compromised by a data security breach. also in the next hour... senior staff at some academy trusts are accused of taking "unjustifiably" high salaries. mps say the academies in england are using public money that could be better spent on children's education. and coming up in half an

space is definitely the future for the royal air force. coming the first doctor on mars. i have just come back from a month spent in the deserts of oman. we were there simulating a martian mission and i was the medical doctor providing medical care for the whole field crew but also specifically understanding the risks and developing the medical capabilities for the mission and monitoring the astronauts during each of their spacewalks. the raf is one of the only places to train people in aviation and space medicine. it's not your normal nhs medical specialty. this is a really exciting time to be involved, not only in the air force but in the aviation and space industry, as we develop new technologies and new ways of pushing human boundaries. more news now on that investigation into the attempted murder of a former russian spy and his daughter in salisbury. our correspondence ben ando is here with the latest. yes, what we know now is the police have said they have found the highest concentration of the nerve agent that was used to attack serg

the royal air force has announced that a member of its red arrows aerobatic team has died in a crashh wales. the engineer was killed when a hawkjet came down near the raf valley base on anglesey, earlier this afternoon. the pilot, who is injured and receiving medical care, managed to eject. there are no details about the cause of the crash, as our wales correspondent sian lloyd reports. the remains of the hawk fastjet, which crashed within minutes of taking off from raf valley. two members of the red arrows display team were on board. plumes of smoke were captured by people walking on the nearby sand dunes. later, confirmation came that a crew member had died. the engineer's family have been informed, and have asked for a 2k hour period of grace before further details are released. the pilot of the aircraft survived the incident and is currently receiving medical care. an air ambulance arrived within 20 minutes of the tragedy taking place, and fire crews were quickly at the scene. as night fell, the investigation continued. peter glover saw what happened from his nearby caravan. the

importance than profits would be systems when i'm sure you i don't know whether you go to say that the royal air force. trainers are training saudis to do it there is should they disobey their orders we don't believe that they should be taking part in training programs because they're ordered to where there's a beer is i mean if you. want to do so it was more of a point we would make the u.k. has been utterly complicit in the destruction of yemen from day one it has the u.k. government right again says it is giving aid to yemen but that's a tribute he has given so many to yet. and we hope that but it is reaching people in need but the key point is the u.k. has also licensed almost five billion pounds were fighter jets and bombs. so in some bombardment began and there is no question that results have been devastating even borders johnson has called it the worst humanitarian crisis in the world yet it's a humanitarian crisis which has been caused in part by weapons license by boris johnson and his colleagues so demonstration is to this week how many people are you going to actually expect there given ou

air force condolence received from the wider airforce and condolence received from the wider air force and people who knew him. he was a very skilled leader and great ambassador, they say, for the royalowledgeable technician and had all of the attributes and qualities that defined the red arrows. so some moving tributes being paid to corporaljonathan bayliss, now named as the engineer who lost his life in that crash yesterday in anglesey. the pilot was still being given medical treatment, he ejected from the aircraft before the crash and survived. at corporal bayliss sadly lost his life in the crash. following the nhs pay news — figures today suggest the squeeze on household income may be easing — with wages growing at a rate just below the rise in prices. official statistics showed that average wages grew by 2.6% in the three months to january. they come a day after figures showing inflation falling back to 2.7%. 0ur personal finance correspondent simon gompertz reports. even if your pay hasn't gone up much, especially if you're in the public sector, the average is increasing faster. that's what's happening at this london business, making beauty products for people with sensitive sk

the royal air force has confirmed that a member of its red arrows aerobatic team has died in a crashed when a hawk jet came down near the raf valley base on anglesey yesterday. the pilot who is injured and receiving medical care managed to eject. there are no details about the cause of the crash. our wales correspondent sian lloyd reports. the red arrow hauled jet crashed within minutes from taking off anglesey yesterday afternoon. the clouds of smoke could be seen for miles across the island. this footage was taken just moments after it came down. two members of the red arrows display team were board. one crew member died. the family of the engineers have been informed and asked for a 2k— engineers have been informed and asked for a 2a— hour period of grace before further details are released. the pilot of the aircraft survived the incident and is currently receiving medical care. peter glover saw what happened on his nearby caravan. i saw it --i saw the should open on the plane hit the ground, severely get the ground and a massive ball of smoke. the red arrows aerobatic team are fa

it's weather world marking 100 years of the royal air force. rld marking 100 years of the royal airforce. and where better than at its biggest race, raf brize norton. good evening and welcome to bbc news. in a day of tit—for—tat diplomatic expulsions after the salisbury nerve agent attack, russia has told britain it has to cut the number of staff it has there to the number that russia has in the uk. in a series of coordinated moves, moscow expelled embassy staff from several countries including germany, spain, croatia, and norway. the foreign office described moscow's demand as "regrettable", but said it didn't distract from what it called russia's flagrant breach of international law. from moscow, sarah rainsford reports. it was quite a sight. a stream of ambassadors summoned to russia's foreign ministry. they came from more than 20 countries to hear their punishment. each one had backed britain, and accused russia of the nerve agent attack in salisbury. the german ambassador emerged to say moscow still has questions to answer over the poisonin

i know he served in the royal air force regiment and i know he served for about half a dozen years oral air force and served his country with great pride. it's believed kenneth whitejoined the raf as a gunner in 1952 but little else is known. those attending his funeral today hadn't met him and didn't know what he looked like. people have come great distances to show that love and support for somebody. that's a really moving thing, but in the service, we made sure that there was a time to reflect on those who do die alone and who don't have that level of support. today, a civilian population turned out as well as the military. the military is a family but equally, we like to let the military know that people do appreciate what they do as well. no—one is going down on their own. they will always have us here with them. those leaving a packed to service paying tribute to a man they never knew, but will remember. kate bradbrook reporting there. a rather lovely, touching news story. lovely! we are still talking about the fallout with the aussies. on the radio last night michael tufnell ——

we load many of these to the royal air force. this was the capability at the time. it was fairly unique within the u.s. army air force. i moved to the tunisian campaign. three things i want to highlight here. it is an operational and tactical campaign. even though we have heavy bomber assets and we will shift bomber , it is aom the u.k. tactical that would've been called that or more of an operational campaign. these heavy bombers are working over a and are not present on the front lines. the ground forces do not see them very often. they become unaware of the work they are doing behind the lines to restrict the flow in. air superiority is going to be critical and difficult to achieve. i will show you hopefully why that was. this is one of the last times where the ground forces are going to have a seriously contested environment. the big part is the interdiction campaign. the fact that you restrict the flow of resources into north africa. if you do not have people willing to a trite the forces in the ground, you're not going to win. reallyan and rommel stick the supp

the team discover how meteorology has helped to shape the royal air force, which is celebrating 100 years

the royal air force has announced that a member of its red arrows aerobatic team has died in a crashles. the engineer was killed when a hawk jet came down near the raf valley base on anglesey earlier this afternoon. the pilot, who is injured and receiving medical care, managed to eject. there are no details about the cause of the crash, as our wales correspondent sian lloyd reports. the remains of the hawk vastjet, which crashed within minutes of taking off from raf valley. two members of the red arrows display team were on board. plumes of smoke were captured by people walking on the nearby sand dunes. later, confirmation came that a crew member had died. the engineer's family have been informed, and have asked for a 2k hour period of grace before further details are released. a pilot of the aircraft survived the incident and is currently receiving medical care. an air ambulance arrived within 20 minutes of the tragedy taking place, and fire crews were quickly at the scene. as night fell, the investigation continued. peter glover saw what happened from his nearby caravan. the canopy

we loaned many of these to the royal air force. this was the capability at the time that was fairly unique within the u.s. army air forces. i move forward to the tunesian campaign. three sort of things that i want to highlight here. first off, it's an operational, tactical campaign. even though we have heavy bomber assets and will shift more heavy bomber groups from the uk down to 12th air force in north africa. it's a tactical as it would have been called then or today probably more of an operational campaign. these heavy bombers are working over ports and air fields. they are not present on the front lines and that is one of the spears that the air force takes in this is that the ground forces don't see them very often so become unaware of the work that they are doing behind the lines to restrict the flow in. air superiority will be difficult to achieve during this time period and i have a few slides that will show you hopefully why that was. this is one of the last times where the ground forces have a seriously contested air envi

military has been sent here to salisbury, some 180 military personnel from the royal air force, the armywell as the navy. the military has specialized decontamination units, remember, nerve agents normally not seen outside of the battlefield, military in the best position perhaps to be able to deal with decontaminating a nerve agent situation. yesterday we saw them removing an ambulance from an ambulance depot, also removed a police car as well as other objects. there is a lot going on here in salisbury. secretary rudd making it clear that they are dedicating all the necessary resources to try to solve this mystery. their priority right now is to establish facts and then apportion blame later. natalie? >> and of course the people affected still in the hospital. erin mclaughlin, thank you. >>> when you think things could hardly get worse for civilians in syria's eastern ghouta, they do. we will have a live report ahead. >>> also, how to make money because of your name. stormy daniels uses the trump scandal as a business advantage. lilly. she pretty much lives in her favorite princess dres

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the royal saudi air force is spearheading an air campaign to dislodge yemen‘s houthi rebels.alties. the kenyan president, uhuru kenyatta, and the opposition leader, raila odinga, have met for the first time since last year‘s bitterly fought presidential election. at a joint news conference afterwards, mr kenyatta described his political rival as "his brother." he pledged to begin a process to bring the people together. mr odinga said it was time to resolve their differences. the eu says it may challenge donald trump‘s decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium. it claims they are in breach of world trade organisation rules. the british government says, as a close ally of the united states, it would seek exemption from the tariffs. an aid convoy has successfully unloaded its food supplies in the rebel held enclave of eastern ghouta in syria. it was the third attempt this week to get lorries into the area to help trapped civilians. the red cross says it hopes to get medical supplies into the area next week. so far they haven‘t been allowed. andrew plant reports. food sup

the royal saudi air force is spearheading an air campaign to dislodge yemen's houthi rebels. first time since last year's bitterly fought presidential election. at a joint news conference afterwards, mr kenyatta described his political rival as "his brother." he pledged to begin a process to bring the people together. mr odinga said it was time to resolve their differences. the opening ceremony of the winter paralympics has taken place in pyeongchang. north and south korea did not march together under a unification flag as they did at last month's winter olympic opening ceremony, because they failed to agree on which version to use. competition starts on saturday, with 600 athletes from 42 countries taking part. an aid convoy has successfully unloaded its food supplies in the rebel held enclave of eastern ghouta in syria. it was the third attempt this week to get lorries into the area to help trapped civilians. the red cross says it hopes to get medical supplies into the area next week. so far they haven't been allowed. andrew plant reports. food supplies driven into eastern

minister join there are grieving, will be prime ministerjoin with me in paying tribute to the royal air forcemed forces, particularly in this hundred year the raf, those who serve in the raf and we thank them for it. mr speaker, may work on the —— i welcome the government's decision to create a medical school in canterbury in east kent. particularly the member for use countries been indefatigable in campaigning for this. does it not underlining the importance of training for doctors and nurses to ensure health services are well staffed and well looked after? my honourable friend is absolutely right and honourable friend is absolutely rightand i'm honourable friend is absolutely right and i'm pleased to welcome the school in canterbury but also the four other medical schools that are being set up in parts of the country. he is absolutely right that this is about ensuring we are training a workforce for our national health service and we have increased significantly the number of training places, think the biggest increase in training places the nhs are seen in some considerable time. given tha

that is where an inflatable raft crashed through an apartment rooftop after falling from a royal canadian air force helicopter. the chopper was headed to a u.s. coast guard station in miami-dade county at the time. the woman living there was lying in bed when the raft came crashing through her ceiling. >> boom, big impact. i heard her screaming. >> incredibly, she was not hurt. the canadian air force is providing temporary husband hou -- temporary housing for the woman. >> what a story. >>> what happens when steph curry pre tends to play golf inside a hotel room? nothing good. we have >>> libby schaaf, getting the attention of the white we have one to two fires a day and when you respond together and you put your lives on the line, you do have to surround yourself with experts. and for us the expert in gas and electric is pg&e. we run about 2,500/2,800 fire calls a year and on almost every one of those calls pg&e is responding to that call as well. and so when we show up to a fire and pg&e shows up with us it makes a tremendous team during a moment of crisis. i rely on them, the firefighters in thi

the royal air force has confirmed that a member of its red arrows aerobatic team has died in a crash was killed when a hawk jet came down near the raf valley base on anglesey yesterday. the pilot, who is injured and receiving medical care, managed to eject. the jet came down shortly after taking off on a routine flight. there are no details about the cause of the crash. the mother of a two—year—old girl who died after she was pulled from a carfound in a river, has said she will feel guilt for the rest of her life. kiara moore was found in the river teifi in cardigan, ceredigion, after she had been left in the car while it was parked on a slipway on monday. her father said when the driver returned, the car was missing and initially feared stolen. but after a large police search the car was found in the water. a man has been injured after a parcel bomb exploded in the texan city of austin — the latest in a series of similar attacks. five devices have detonated so far this month, which have killed two people. a sixth parcel bomb was intercepted before it exploded. the fbi now believes t