thanks to simon calder there. _ they will be doing.ding some - they will be doing. thanks to simon calder there, providing some of - they will be doing. thanks to simon calder there, providing some of the background and unfortunately, some of those predictions are bad news for travellers ahead because coming in in and out of the uk on an aeroplane is going to be a slower process than you'd want if you are travelling today and potentially tomorrow as well. we are getting updates, we had an update not long ago from dublin airport and saint delays and cancellations are likely there because of what's happened in there because of what's happened in the uk because of that technical issue with the national air traffic services system. we have been getting updates from british airways and other airlines today think that people should be expecting delays if they are travelling by plane into and out of the uk unfortunately. this is bbc news. welcome if you have just welcome if you havejustjoined us. this is bbc news. i am lewis vaughan jones. th

simon calder, thank you. simon will— airline's fault. simon calder, thank you. irline's fault. simon calder, thank you. simon will be back live - airline's fault. simon calder, thank you. simon will be back live from | you. simon will be back live from the ship later to answer your questions. if you are caught up in disruption, want to know your rights, stuck abroad, yourfamily are, get in touch. are you due to travel later this week and not sure whether to go. get in touch. we will answer as many questions as possible at 8.20. you can get in touch whatsapp, e—mail, get in touch. time for the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. london's ultra low emission zone is just over six hours old. it came into force at midnight after months of fierce opposition. it applies to all noncompliant vehicles travelling through london boroughs, and the drivers have to pay £12 50 a day to use them, even for the shortest distances, or risk getting a £180 fine. it has been introduced to reduce pollution, and no grace period has been announced for dri

it should be stressed that simon calder, travel expert, when we spoke to him just a few minutes ago,at there is no real security or safety issues here. this isjust about the delays that will take place as flights are delayed from taking off, slower to come into land, and it could lead to flight cancellations. all this on one of the busiest days for flights in the uk. potentially a very frustrating day ahead for many travellers. we will keep an eye on that for you. the opposition has accused the president of carrying out a coup. elections were held on wednesday. the president was declared the winner on sunday. he had nearly 53% of the vote. the opposition leader, nelson chamisa, has called the official results are a sham. independent observers had their reservations. let's look at what those have been. southern african development community says the elections �*fell short of the requirements of the constitution of zimba bwe'. the european union says �*acts of violence and intimidation resulted in a climate of fear�*. zimbabwe's leader has dismissed the criticism, and insists the elect

good independent, simon calder. good afternoon to you, simon.isruption for passengers in just a second, but we have just heard that this could be due to an error with the french air traffic control. can you just explain what what may have happened here? >> yeah, and this is pure speculation. i can't give you anything more than speculation because the nats, the national air traffic control service has not responded to my inquiries. and so therefore, i can only enter the realms of speculation. and that is that i've heard from more than one source that there was a flight plan filed which was a flight plan filed which was simply faulty. it was incompatible with the nats system . and what should have system. and what should have happened was that the system should have just said, well , should have just said, well, that's a load of rubbish and rejected it. but instead it appeared to have accepted it and through some curious kind of corner of the immensely complex air traffic control system , it air traffic control system, it made , urged to take ever

save up to £150 on average by booking in advance. >> well, we're joined now by travel journalist simon calderhe last minute, you're to going pay more . you're to going pay more. >> yes. but of course , it has >> yes. but of course, it has been such a disruptive summer, not least in terms of the way that we've seen rail strikes so frequent and so a lot of people will be in the position of thinking, oh, i'll tell you what. yeah, we will just pack everybody into the car and drive to the airport. now, if you do that, in the case of manchester airport , you will be paying airport, you will be paying through the nose over four times more than if you booked it four months ahead. you'd be paying over £400. as you say , easily . over £400. as you say, easily. heathrow is the most expensive , heathrow is the most expensive, so you might as well buy a new car, frankly, for the sort of money that they are wanting. and also birmingham airport and gatwick airport, very expensive. if you just turn up on the day. lots of ways of saving money, of course, besides simply booking in advance. there's various sche

let's speak to simon calder and get his take on what people can do in these situations. >> simon it's heck of a coincidence. the busiest day for air traffic in the year and the system goes down. is there any talk that that there was a hack involved in this? >> oh , there's lots of talk >> oh, there's lots of talk about that . amen. and good about that. amen. and good morning to you both. but but from what i've seen over the years, when you get issues like this , they inevitably turn out this, they inevitably turn out to be foul ups rather than effectively being hacked. and something went very, very badly wrong with the extraordinarily complex system that is being used by nats . the national air used by nats. the national air traffic service . and with traffic service. and with everything working at full stretch because it is such a busy time for airline passengers. well the cancellations just multiplied by by midnight last night. i had counted over 1200 flights cancelled and that is 200,000 people waking up this morning where they didn't want to be. and i dare say a few places of work

and who are we going to get to talk to us about it travel guru simon calder.ents, as soon as they're ready, we're going to cross to trafalgar square, where simon calder is going to tell us all about this weird race. it's called the trans european race. and it's it takes on 100 hardy travellers to see if they can get from london to istanbul , travellers to see if they can get from london to istanbul, all using only public transport. should we see if he's there ? yeah. >> simon nanu, nanu . >> simon nanu, nanu. >> simon nanu, nanu. >> simon nanu, nanu. >> simon calder in trafalgar square . come in, please. square. come in, please. >> hello? >> hello? >> it's simon calder here. hello. >> tell us all about it. simon >> tell us all about it. simon >> the square behind me, you can see the briefing that's happening for the trans european race. there we are. there's 100 competitors who are just learning where they have to go to on their route from london to istanbul . to on their route from london to istanbul. it's about. 100 to on their route from london to istanbul

joining me now is the travel journalist at the independent, simon calder. ation. and look, this is this is insane. why why can rail passengers having to pay more, you £3,277 for a season you know, £3,277 for a season ticket from leeds to manchester? it's insane . it's insane. >> well, yeah, it won't be quite that, patrick. and so nice to see you. i'm talking to you from london. waterloo. the busier east railway station in britain. of course, it won't be very busy on the 22nd of august or the sorry, 26th of august or the 2nd of september, because there will be more strikes on which is part of the problem. but ultimately, yes, if you want to go from here to british bournemouth and frankly, who wouldn't? well it when fares go up which they will do in march , all we know is that do in march, all we know is that it won't cost you an extra £6. it might only cost you an extra £5. but the feeling is that these train tickets are just way too expensive and who exactly as you say , is going to come back you say, is going to come back to the railways to make up for the

joining me now is the travel journalist at the independent, simon calder. the train station. and look, this is this is insane. why why can rail passengers having to pay more, you £3,277 for a season you know, £3,277 for a season ticket from leeds to manchester? it's insane . it's insane. >> well, yeah, it won't be quite that, patrick. and so nice to see you. i'm talking to you from london. waterloo. the busier east railway station in britain. of course, it won't be very busy on the 22nd of august or the sorry, 26th of august or the 2nd of september, because there will be more strikes on which is part of the problem. but ultimately, yes, if you want to go from here to british bournemouth and frankly, who wouldn't? well it when fares go up which they will do in march , all we know is that do in march, all we know is that it won't cost you an extra £6. it might only cost you an extra £5. but the feeling is that these train tickets are just way too expensive and who exactly as you say , is going to come back you say, is going to come back to the railways to make

. >> well, joining us now from stockholm is our travel guru, simon calder, and a very good morning toou, simon. it seems amazing. i suppose, but very inevitable. it's a bank holiday weekend. we all want to go somewhere . yeah. and so they're somewhere. yeah. and so they're walking out again . walking out again. >> most definitely . and ann and >> most definitely. and ann and stephen, while it's always a joy to see you , i wish we could talk to see you, i wish we could talk about something more cheery than rail strikes , which have been rail strikes, which have been going on now for over 14 months in this very long and bitter dispute over pay and working arrangement . if i may just arrangement. if i may just remind you of what's at the heart of this based hinckley the rail unions, the rmt , who are rail unions, the rmt, who are going on strike today, and aslef , the train drivers union on strike on next friday, the 1st of september. they say we worked all the way through covid. we haven't had a proper pay increase. we want a decent pay rise that takes into account the racing inflation

but simon calder just saying agree with what you're saying. u're saying. but this hasalder just saying agree with what you're saying. but this has cost just saying agree with what you're saying. but this has cost themaying agree with what you're saying. but this has cost them so ng agree with what you're saying. but this has cost them so far that this has cost them so far £80 million. this wasn't their error and they're getting abuse left, right and centre and having wasn't their error. >> shows that they have >> but it shows that they have no system to relate to the people that use their service. and it's not wrong. it's not trouble when the go trouble is when the airlines go £80 on a hit like £80 million down on a hit like this and they raise costs further down the line in some other way recoup it. other way to recoup it. >> makes air travel >> and it just makes air travel worse everyone, less worse for everyone, less enjoyable . it's a disaster. it enjoyable. it's a disaster. it was a disaster for the airline. it's a disaster for the passeng

travel expert simon calder told us airlines have a responsibility to look after their passengers . theirncelled , >> if your flight is cancelled, the airline has a strict obugafion the airline has a strict obligation to deliver to you a duty of care , getting you back duty of care, getting you back as soon as possible, getting you as soon as possible, getting you a hotel room, paying for your meals, all of that the airline has to do. and if they're not booking a hotel for you, then you keep the receipts and you claim it back. james cleverly has become the first foreign secretary to visit china in five years. >> the trip, which is part of efforts to ease tensions between our two countries, has been met with criticism from some tory mps who want a tougher stance against beijing during the visit, james cleverly has held a face to face talks with vice president huang zheng. he previously said the visit would allow him to have tough conversations on issues including repression in hong kong and human rights abuses in xinjiang province . nottingham xinjiang province. nottingham police will fly f

that's simon calder hanging around an airport, as usual. thanks so much joining us. s. simon right. you're with dawn neesom on gb news, your tv and on on gb news, on your tv and on digital radio. still ahead, should politicians keep their private private ? angela private lives private? angela rayner been spilling the rayner has been spilling the beans about being a vape dragon at and getting very naughty in ibiza. do you care, though ? up ibiza. do you care, though? up next, what makes a monster ? i'll next, what makes a monster? i'll speak to a psychologist about how a killer nurse , lucy letby. how a killer nurse, lucy letby. i'm sorry to talk about story, but it's so awful. we need to talk about it. could commit such horrific and evil crimes. but first, here's the latest news headunes first, here's the latest news headlines with tamsin roberts . headlines with tamsin roberts. >> dawn, thanks very much . here >> dawn, thanks very much. here are the headlines at 330. the lawyers representing the families of two of lucy libby's victims have called the independent inqu

travel expert simon calder told us it's had a major impact . impact. >> i had counted over 1200 flights where they didn't want to be. and i dare say a few places of work will be looking a bit empty today as people can't get home. and i'm afraid things are getting worse before they get better. british airways and easyjet have got around 60 cancellations each today. that represents another 20,000 or so travellers . travellers. >> london has become the world's largest pollution charging area after the ultra low emission zone was expanded to cover the whole capital. drivers whose vehicles don't meet minimum emissions standards when entering the zone will now have to pay £12.50 a day. however, transport for london is offering grants to resident arts and businesses for scrapping non—compliant vehicles. transport secretary mark harper saying that the mayor went about the plan the wrong way. i don't have the power to stop it coming into force. >> that's a decision for the mayor of london backed by the labour leader. i think he should think again . labour leader. i think he should think again. h

indications from simon calder, of course, the independent's travel expert, who's i think stuck in estonia that basically this could be 12 hours or more before they actually solve the problems in terms of national air traffic services down at swanwick in hampshire, in southampton, they say their engineers are working to the fault and to find and fix the fault and they apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause. >> do you get in touch with us if someone in your family is stuck? you know, we'd like to hear experience you're hear what what experience you're going gather going through as we gather more information this . but yeah, information on this. but yeah, absolutely miserable today. this technical issue that is restricting uk flight traffic. we will bring you the latest , of we will bring you the latest, of course, here on gb news nana . course, here on gb news nana. >> well, let's update you on royal matters with the king reportedly planning, well, some royal redundancies, maybe a major shake—up royal major shake—up in royal household cutting household staff cutting 20, perhaps

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joining us now is guru, simon calder is our travel guru, simon calder . good morning to you.ver, we've got to you, where today ? >> 7- >> it's ? >> it's going 7 >> it's going to be 30. >> it's going to be 30. >> are you there ? >> are you there? >> are you there? >> well, very nice to talk to you from here at gatwick. unfortunately, i'm not hearing any incoming sound at all, but i'm going to try and tell you what i think is going on in the resort of monaco. well, this is the area to the east of majorca . and what's happening is that you have , unfortunately, a group you have, unfortunately, a group called caterer monaco who are putting up signs. called caterer monaco who are putting up signs . you can see putting up signs. you can see them there, which warn of falling rocks. now the big problem is that , unfortunately, problem is that, unfortunately, those are not true. they're also warning about jellyfish. they're warning about jellyfish. they're warning about jellyfish. they're warning about water because of sewage. they're saying , oh, if sewage. they're saying, oh, if you

of a million holidaymakers are thought to have been affected by the disruption in travel expert simon calder telling us that airlines have a responsibility to look after their passengers . to look after their passengers. >> if your flight is cancelled , >> if your flight is cancelled, the airline has a strict obugafion the airline has a strict obligation to deliver to you a duty of care, getting you back as soon as possible , getting you as soon as possible, getting you as soon as possible, getting you a hotel room and paying for your meals all of that the airline has to do. and if they're not booking a hotel for you, then you keep the receipts you you keep the receipts and you claim it back . claim it back. >> james cleverly has become the first foreign secretary to visit china in five years, as during that trip, mr cleverly held to face face talks with vice president han zheng and told broadcasters the uk is clear eyed that china will not change overnight . mr cleverly also said overnight. mr cleverly also said it's important to maintain regular dialogue as we seek to influence the country.

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