in the last few minutes stansted airport to normal. s to normal. in the last few minutes stansted airport has said it expects things to run as normal but the rest of the easter weekend and the issued an apology as well to the passengers who i've been speaking to this morning who have been in the terminal to my right. they've been there all night with the bleary eyed after flights were cancelled because after flights were cancelled because a shuttle bus caught fire. it was named on an electrical fault, a shuttle bus caught fire. it was named on an electricalfault, why the bus caught fire but hearing that their flights the bus caught fire but hearing that theirflights are the bus caught fire but hearing that their flights are cancelled and you can imagine is neverfun to hear. you only need to go on to twitter to hear what people are saying, saying that they were confused, but there was chaos and the lack of information about some people have praised the staff were trying to help them and praised other passengers as well for sharing food a

normal service is expected to resume this morning. 0ur correspondent anisa kadri joins us from stansted airports saying that having been told to leave the terminal and evacuate, they couldn't get out because the doors were locked. can the airport for an explanation for that? well, what we do know is that a lot of people in their say that there was a lot confusion and chaos. what sta nsted there was a lot confusion and chaos. what stansted airport... loss of sound. it was confusing for people... i'm sorry, we will have to interrupt you. we are having some problems with your microphone at the moment so we will have to leave it there for now. thank you very much. anisa kadri at stansted airport. apologies for that. it worked perfectly well and i recall, the i°ys perfectly well and i recall, the joys of live television. —— perfectly well one hour ago. from tomorrow some specially trained paramedics will be able to prescribe medicines to patients who don't need to go to hospital. the change in the law aims to improve care and allow treatment to start more quickly. 0ur health correspondent, catherine

typical to the ones we've been hearing all day today at sta nsted been hearing all day today at stansted airportday at sta nsted airport but been hearing all day today at stansted airport but things are getting back to normal now. if you check on stansted's twitter feed, they say they are expecting their easter schedule to run according to plan. the advice is to check online for any updates. thank you. from tomorrow, some specially trained paramedics will be able to prescribe medicines to patients who don't need to go to hospital. the change in the law aims to improve care and allow treatment to start more quickly. our health correspondent catherine burns reports. gemma walsh is already an advanced paramedic but she wants this extra responsibility. first though, duty calls. there you go. so we are on our way to a 62—year—old who has query food poisoning. gemma mainly does urgent care cases like this. in other words, not emergencies, but still genuine illnesses. two thirds of her patients do not need taking to hospital. but she says she has to call gps every day to organise prescriptions. after t

we spoke to our news correspondent anisa kadri who is at stansted airport today. run normally the rest of the weekend and they have also issued a big apology. the passengers i have spoken to in that terminal to my right have been there all night, and they are bleary eyed after flights we re they are bleary eyed after flights were cancelled because a shuttle bus caught fire. it has been put down to an electrical fault as to why it caught fire, but hearing that their flights are cancelled, as you can imagine, neverfun flights are cancelled, as you can imagine, never fun to flights are cancelled, as you can imagine, neverfun to hear. you only have to go on to twitter to help them and praised other passengers as well, for sharing food and water, all these stories you hear when people end up stranded at airports in this way. i have been speaking to people from germany and spain who had a lovely holiday here in england, but this news that their flights were cancelled because of a fire at the airport, well, it was unwelcome news, let's see. ijust want airport, well, it w

we can speak now to our reporter anisa kadri who is at stansted airport.ho are still waiting to fly today after their flights were cancelled yesterday. that is right, ina terminal cancelled yesterday. that is right, in a terminaljust behind me there area number of in a terminaljust behind me there are a number of bleary eyed passengers who have been there all night after flights were cancelled because of this fire. it broke out ona because of this fire. it broke out on a shuttle bus, apparently because ofan on a shuttle bus, apparently because of an electrical fault and as a result the terminal had to be evacuated. the people inside telling me it was chaos and you only need to go on social media to see what people have been saying and complaining about. let me just divert your attention to the top of the terminal now, you may be able to see it is black because of that thick smoke that was hanging in the air because of the fire. 0ne young woman who is keen to get back to germany and get out of the uk in time for easter is maria. you have been up all night,

these are pictures of their plane on the runway of london stansted airport and twenty three british diplomats expelled. by russia g. to leave moscow a bit later this week so that's the plane then about to take off from london heading for moscow they should arrive in about three and a half hours' time the russian ambassador to the k.l. xander. spoke to artie's video agency ruptly about explain expulsions. through diplomatic means forty percent reduction. and that's a lot for anyone to see that's why there will be an issue of visas is becoming more . these days you know to work here in the u.k. but this is the new reality is this is the different level of wish and. the major problem for us in all this. is that we don't have any evidence no evidence were presented to us and for the time being you know we don't have any the mission about the poison. well russia does demand either prove or apologize for its accusations over the poisoning of former double agent a script and his daughter in the city of souls break in at the escalating conflict the prime minister theresa may is convening a national s

more than 100 flights from stansted airport were cancelled last night after a shuttle bus caught firenjured but thousands of passengers were told to leave the airport and rebook their flights. a normal service is expected to resume this morning. adam woods has more. dramatic scenes at stansted airport as passengers watched a shuttle bus engulfed in flames. plumes of smoke filled the terminal building are causing chaos. more than 100 flights were diverted or cancelled, around 8000 passengers stranded. there was this people everywhere. you couldn't move, you couldn't even get into the airport. it was just people everywhere, starc, or moving, or mindlessly groaning in various directions. we are trying to get to book a new flight, but there are no flights, no one on saturday, or sunday or monday even. so we don't know what to do. the airport said no injuries have been reported, and that the fire had been caused by an electrical fault on the bus. passengers were advised to rebook their flights with their airlines, a spokesman for the airport confirmed today's flights will run as normal. we

all flights from stansted airport have been cancelled after a shuttle bus caught fire just outside thers were asked to leave the airport and re—book with their airline. the fire caused smoke damage to the front of the terminal, but no one was hurt. thomas magill reports. a shuttle bus outside stansted airport carrying passengers, and in flames. nobody was hurt, but part of the terminal was evacuated after being damaged by the fire. all flights this evening have been cancelled, a devastating start to the holidays are many. yes, well i was due to fly to shannon this evening. and i, like many others, hundreds, well into the thousands, perhaps a thousand, i would say, in that departures area here in stansted, that are stranded here at stansted. the misery was felt by thousands. some abandoning cars and leaving the airport with nowhere to go. the bus was completely destroyed by the blaze. officials say it was caused by an electrical fault. tonight, passengers are being told to go home and rebook their flights with their airlines. on the line is richard homer who was on a family holiday and

flights arriving at the airport have also been significantly disrupted. stanstedhrow and gatwick. the fire service says the bus has been totally destroyed and the front of the terminal building has been damaged by smoke. it‘s thought the fire started by accident. earlier we spoke to a bbc producer who is stuck at stansted airport.|j was due to fly to shannon and i like many others, hundreds, well into the thousands here at least a thousand people i would say, in the departure area in sta nsted, people i would say, in the departure area in stansted, who on this good friday evening is stranded at sta nsted. basically friday evening is stranded at stansted. basically what‘s happened in the last half an hour, that initially it said on the board, people were all congregating around the board. we will continue to monitor that. stay us with. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come... 220,000 people from el salvador are facing deportation from the us next year. we‘ve got a report on those that have already returned — and the challenges they face the accident was of

a shuttle bus outside stansted airport carrying passengers and in flames.ter being damaged by the fire. all flights this evening have been cancelled, a devastating start to the holidays for many. i was due to fly to shannon this evening. i, like many others, hundreds, well into the thousands here, at least 1000 people, i would say, in departures area here in stansted, who on this good friday are completely stranded indeed. the misery was felt by thousands. some abandoning cars and leaving the airport with nowhere to go. the bus was completely destroyed by the blaze, officials saying it was caused by an electrical fault. tonight, passengers are being told to go home and rebook their flights with their airlines. final preparations are underway for sierra leone's presidential runoff election on saturday. it was delayed by high court action over claims of fraud in the first round. voters will be choosing between the opposition candidate, julius maada bio, who narrowly won the first round and governing party candidate samura kamara. from freetown, umaru fofana r

a fire broke out in stansted and all flights have been cancelled. the airportadvising passengers to rebook. no injuries were reported after the fire ona injuries were reported after the fire on a bus. on the line is a bbc producer who is stuck at stansted airport. where were you hoping to get to? shannon and i like many others, hundreds, well into the thousands here at least a thousand people i would say in departures in sta nsted, people i would say in departures in stansted, who people i would say in departures in sta nsted, who on people i would say in departures in stansted, who on good friday, it is com pletely stansted, who on good friday, it is completely stranded at stansted. basically what happened in the last half an hour, initially it said on the board, people were all congregating around the board and then particularly the ryanair flights came up cancelled. so i was talking to pep around me, who had the —— people around me, who had the same experience of seeing their flight same experience of seeing their flight cancelled and people asking each other

bbc producer stephen fottrell was stuck at stansted airport and told me how he'd been affected.hers, hundreds, well into the thousands here, at least a thousand people i would say, in the departure area, who are stranded at stansted. basically what's happened in the last half an hour that is initially it said on the board people were all congregating around the board to see what would happen and then particularly the ryanair what would happen and then particularly the rya nair flights came up particularly the rya nair flights came up one particularly the rya nair flights came up one by one cancelled and then started disappearing from the board. i was talking to people around me, i saw my flight come up as cancelled and people then asking each other was your flight even on the board? each other was your flight even on the board ? a each other was your flight even on the board? a lot of confusion here. a lot of people stranded this good friday evening and there are a few representatives on the ground, ground staff who are strie are trying to provide information. but there us didn'

earlier, i spoke to our reporter at stansted airport, anisa kadri, and asked her if passengers were stillternoon it is a lot better than it was yesterday. in the terminal next to me, people there are saying, well, we are very happy because it looks like our flight is going to go today. when they woke up this morning, they weren't sure it was going to be the case, because of this fire on a shuttle bus yesterday. that fire took 20 minutes to deal with it, but the airport made the decision to cancel all flights running until midnight. so the airport said it was a tough decision to come to but they felt they had to do it. one of the difficulties they said was that people who had been through security and those who hadn't got mixed up when people were evacuated, so it was a safety issue one of the reasons they decided to cancel the flights. the girls we heard from in the clip you played before you came to me, their experience of confusion, chaos, panic is typical to the ones we've been hearing all day today at stansted airport, but things are getting back to normal now. if you check on stanste

parts of stansted airport had to be evacuated after a fire broke out on a car park shuttle bus.as been caused by an engine electrical fault on the bus. security has reopened and they‘ll continue to re—screen all passengers due to depart this evening. 150 million users of the myfitnesspal app and website have had their personal details accessed in a data breach. its owner, under armour, says it happened in late february. user names, emails and encrypted passwords may have been stolen. users are being urged to change their passwords. the hollywood actor arnold schwarzenegger has undergone emergency open heart surgery at a hospital in los angeles, according to reports in the united states. the 70 year old terminator star — who also served as california‘s governor — was admitted for a routine catheter valve procedure which developed complications. according to reports, his spokesman says he is in a stable condition. a 27—year—old woman from east sussex, who‘d been missing in brazil forfive days, has been found safe and well. katherine brewster failed to return from a walk in remote

we'rejoined now by brad miller, the chief operating officer at stansted airport.ell us what happened last night? before i get started just my own apologies to eve ryo ne started just my own apologies to everyone who has been disrupted. we recognise it is a very busy period for everyone looking to get away for whatever reason and we are trying desperately hard to get them back on track as quick as possible. in terms of what happened, you can see some of what happened, you can see some of the remains behind me, there was a majorfire, a major incident round about four o'clock yesterday, is a far in one of the car park passes. the team did fantastically well, responding quickly. we got the fire under control in 20 minutes but obviously all the duty teams in the terminal tried to react to that to try to make sure something bigger was not going on. at that moment of course they did not realise what it was. i listened to your apology, i'm not sure how useful that is too many of the passengers were still have not been able to leave. earlier we spoke to a couple who were m

reporter: a shuttle bus outside stansted airport carrying passengers and in flames. nobody hurt but part of the terminal was evacwaitedgfter bein damaged by the fire. all flights this evening have been canceled, a devastating start to the holidays for many. >> i was due to flyo shannon this evening and i, like many others, hundreds, well into the thousands here, at least a thousand people, iould say in the departures area here in stansted who are completely stranded here. >> the mizry was felt by thousands. some abandoning cars and leaving the airport with nowhere to go. the bus was completely destroyed by the blaze, officials saying it wasaused by an elektary call fault. -- electrical fault. tonight family, are being told to go home and rebook their w flighth their airlines. >> richard was on holiday with hisea familyng home when the fire started and the plane was diverted to themi east lavepbleds airport. richard, thanks so much for joininges. whre you at the moment? >> well, thank you for having me. i'm currently only the a-14 with a very nice taxi driver. he's ee

airports to a standstill. officials say the blaze, at stansted, was "accidental."nd planning a permanent return to pakistan — malala makes a stand for freedom. hello. the palestinian president says israel was responsible for the deaths of 16 demonstrators, after violence flared along gaza's border during a mass protest. mahmoud abbas also called on the un security council to take action. the israeli army said the protesters had been throwing stones and fire bombs at its soldiers. yolande knell reports from jerusalem. a chaotic rush to the hospital, with hundreds of palestinians injured in gaza. a call for peaceful marches turned to violence, as protesters headed towards the israeli border. israel's military says it used tear gas and opened fire to stop anyone illegally crossing into its territory or attacking soldiers. and this was just the start. palestinians are planning a series of protests until mid—may. that will be 70 years on from the creation of the state of israel. palestinians see it as their catastrophe, when hundreds of thousands of people fled their ho

sta nsted stansted airport, sta nsted airport, mid—afternoon. stansted airport, mid—afternoon. diplomats and their families. the government believes is disrupted by network in the uk for years to come. british officials and theirfamilies will years to come. british officials and their families will be headed years to come. british officials and theirfamilies will be headed in years to come. british officials and their families will be headed in the opposite direction in the coming days. paul adams, bbc opposite direction in the coming days. pauladams, bbc news. 0ur correspondent richard galpin is in moscow. richard, the ambassador, the russian ambassador to the uk saying this represents 40% of the staff in the embassy here and monday, one imagines that would do quite a bit of damage to their relations with the uk. i am absolutely, i think it is absolutely bound to. the fact that they think that most of them are russian spies to muscle it would have an impact on the ability of russian intelligence agents to gather information across britain. so it will have an impact. the russia

flights have resumed from stansted airport after a fire at the airport yesterday.senger shuttle bus caught fire, causing all departures to be cancelled. no—one was hurt, but many said it led to confusion at the airport, leaving thousands of travellers stranded and frustrated. we were two hours on the plane and then they told us there was a fire, and so we finally got off the plane and we were waiting in the lounge with everyone and they still hadn't said it was cancelled. we had to go back through security. nobody would tell us anything, nobody knew what was happening, we were literally standing in queues, asking each other "is this the right thing? what's happening 7 " we were just waiting where the bags are for, like, three hours. trying to find our bags. because literally everyone just dumps them off, so there was just piles and piles of bags and you had to rummage through to find your bags as there was no order. our news correspondent anisa kadri is at stansted for us now. if sta nsted if stansted back if sta nsted back to if stansted back to normal? stansted s

investigating officers and hawkins there well these are live pictures now coming from london stansted airport i think this is where the those twenty three diplomats are currently boarding a plane they were expelled by the u.k. with. will be heading back to moscow shortly and then coming the other way will be twenty three british diplomats are expelled by russia in a tit for tat response leaving russia. with these latest pictures there from london there where those russian diplomats are expected to return to moscow later the city . has been exactly fifteen years since the united states began an operation it called iraqi freedom commonly known as the iraq war what started out as a promise to liberate a country from a dictator turned into years of conflicts across the region here's a reminder of how it all unfolded. less than a teaspoon full of dry anthrax in an audible open shutdown the united states senate arac declared eighty five hundred liters of anthrax cut i. mean iraqis can hear me tonight in a translated radio broadcast and i have a message for them the tyrant will soon be gone. the day

before we go i think we can go back to our top story and look at those live pictures from london stansted airport because that's where twenty three russian diplomats are boarding a plane at the moment they've been expelled by the u.k. over this poisoning case be heading back to moscow and should arrive back here later this evening twenty three british diplomats incidentally were expelled by russia in a tit for tat response and they'll be leaving russia later this week. so that's how things looking so far this evening will be back there and just. when you factor. public will. when the ruling classes reject them so. we can all middle of the room see. the far right. isn't just on the march it's taking violent my daughter's action might. mean you know you see these organizations which usually split into which we differ how do you get. a. call. next wed i'll put your passion on. a plate for many clubs over the years so i know the game inside out. football isn't only about what happens on the pitch put the final school it's about the passion from the fans it's the age of the super money kill the narrow

lenses of the gathered press, the russians and their families climbed onto a bus, taken off to stansted airportt of the country and taken back to moscow. if they were hoping to creep out the back door of the country without being noticed, they failed. as the russian state owned ilyushin aircraft headed home, the british government said they had no plans for further sanctions — for now. mark urban is with me. the other development is the opcw have started the deliberations. they are the international watchdog. they are now in the uk, more of them coming and their director—general said at least three weeks. they are going to verify the porton down scientists diagnosis that this was a new generation russian nerve agent. whether they are going to have the exact forensic fix on it as having come from a russian factory is a different matter. it may not resolve the argument one way or the other. these russian diplomat left today. any more? well the national security council meeting today, we thought there might be a task force on going after russian money and that kind of thing but apparently not even

parts of stansted airport have been evacuated after a fire broke out on a car park shuttle bus.ers have been told to evacuate the airport forecourt, including parts of the terminal building. the airport says it's investigating the cause of the fire. the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, has written an open letter to firefighters in the city, saying they should not be ashamed of their response to the bombing at the arena last may. a report commissioned by mr burnham found that following established procedures and poor communication meant no fire crews arrived on the scene for around two hours. the comedy actor bill maynard has died at the age of 89, his family has confirmed. maynard first made his name in the itv comedy oh no, it's selwyn froggatt in the 1970s, before starring in the popular drama heartbeat in the 1990s. the nobel peace prize winner malala yousafzai has been speaking to the bbc about her return to pakistan, for the first time since she was shot by taliban militants in 2012. malala, who is now 20 and a student at oxford university, was shot in the head be

parts of stansted airport have been evacuated after a fire broke out on a car park shuttle bus.itioned outside the main terminal entrance. passengers have been told to evacuate the airport forecourt, including parts of the terminal building. the airport says it's investigating the cause of the fire. the nobel peace prize winner malala yousafzai has been speaking to the bbc about her return to pakistan, for the first time since she was shot by taliban militants in 2012. malala, who is now 20 and a student at oxford university, was shot in the head because she was campaigning for girls' education. details of her trip to pakistan were kept secret, because of fears that she might be targeted again. however, malala told the bbc that the vast majority of the country is behind her. this is not the whole pakistan. this does not reflect that image of pakistan, it is completely wrong. we should not make a conclusion by looking at what is on social media, television. 200 million people and i know 99%, more than that, stand with me in support. they believe in education, their daughters, and

all departing flights from london's third largest airport, stansted, have been cancelled and passengersutside the terminal. 0fficials apologised and advised passengers to re—book their flights. no injuries were been reported. it's thought the fire had been caused by an engine electrical fault on the bus. an independent autopsy on the body of a young black american, stephon clark — who was shot dead by police — has found that seven of his eight gunshot wounds were in the back or the side. a lawyer for his family said this contradicted the police's version of events. lebo diseko has more. remembering stephon clark, a community demanding justice for the 22—year—old father of two, killed by police gunfire. as they gathered for his funeral, mourners demanding a nswe i’s. his funeral, mourners demanding answers. it isjust happening over and over and over again. and it has to stop. he wasjust in his grandmother's backyard. and i feel that people should not be scared of being in their backyard. there is definitely something wrong with the concept of a black man in the eyes of the police. it app

airports to a standstill. officials say the blaze at stansted was accidental.

airports to a standstill. officials say the blaze, at stansted, was "accidental."d for freedom.

all departures from stansted are cancelled after a fire broke out on a car park shuttle bus. passengers have been asked to leave the airport contact the airline about we picking fights. the leader of the largest teachers union says parents are increasingly being asked to contribute towards classroom basics such as textbooks. the papers coming up shortly, first, sportsday. i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes — the headlines tonight: jonny bairstow is on the verge of a century as england try to overcome another poor start in new zealand. li na that is humane enough? anthony joshua weighs in a lot lighter than the unification fight with joseph parker. —— leaner but is he mean enough? wolverhampton try to stay at the top of the championship. england are due outwardly two of the second test against new zealand in about half an hour's time. they are 290-8. about half an hour's time. they are 290—8. bester will be happy to com plete 290—8. bester will be happy to complete a century after saving an otherwise disappointing opening in christchurch where the top order was once again quite poor. ——jonny ba i rstow. a picture perfect place to

airport. in a tweet, the russian ambassador bade farewell to his colleagues, after what he called ‘the hostile move of the uk government'. at stansted at the aircraft steps to shake the hands of the 23 departing diplomats accused by britain of being undeclared intelligence officers. his embassy said that with spouses and children, about 80 people were leaving in total in what's the biggest expulsion of russian diplomats from britain since the cold war. this afternoon, the russian plane carrying its diplomatic cargo finally took off for moscow. this weekend, british diplomats will travel in the opposite direction. today, the foreign secretary boris johnson confirmed that the former russian intelligence officers sergei skripal and his daughter yulia have been in a coma since they were poisoned two weeks ago. morning! what's our next move against the russians? ministers gathered to decide what britain should do next. russia's already announced that 23 british diplomats must leave moscow by the weekend. in the end, the government decided not to impose further sanctions on russia. it wants to avoid a bilateral tit—for—tat row and instead

spoke to richard homer who was flying back to stansted after a family holiday with his wife and six year old when his flight was diverted to the east midland airportnk you for having me, i am on a one for with a friendly taxi driver who has been kind enough to take us back to stansted. 0n the start of this lovely easter holiday. you were dropped off 100 miles or so away from your destination how was this to get the taxi back to stansted, did the airline help you out without? yeah, to paint a picture somewhat, it has been slightly diabolical. and the moment we arrived at east midlands, it has been around six, over six hours of miscommunication is from the airline in terms of moving us from one terminal to the other, from their telling us that there will be a shuttle service or a taxi service, should i say, then three hours later, to then be told that "we strongly suggest you book your own taxi". that is what we have done, and i feel very sorry so many families who are still stranded at east midlands, who perhaps may not have £180. .. it is pretty surprising, because whenever you travel with children, it is almost a good thing you have children beca

airport. in a tweet, the russian ambassador bade farewell to his colleagues, after what he called ‘the hostile move of the uk government'. at stansted at the aircraft steps to shake the hands of the 23 departing diplomats accused by britain of being undeclared intelligence officers. his embassy said that with spouses and children, about 80 people were leaving in total in what's the biggest expulsion of russian diplomats from britain since the cold war. this afternoon, the russian plane carrying its diplomatic cargo finally took off from moscow. finally took off for moscow. this weekend, british diplomats will travel in the opposite direction. today, the foreign secretary boris johnson confirmed that the former russian intelligence officers sergei skripal and his daughter yulia have been in a coma since they were poisoned two weeks ago. morning! what's our next move against the russians? ministers gathered to decide what britain should do next. russia's already announced that 23 british diplomats must leave moscow by the weekend. in the end, the government decided not to impose further sanctions on russia. it wants to avoid a bilater

i want to take you to stansted airport. expelled. diplomatic car is leaving the embassy in london. —— cars. 23 diplomats expelled by theresa may after she said that russia was culpable for the poisoning of sergei skripal and his daughter yulia. the government will today decide whether to impose further sanctions on russia as a result of their response to the initial expulsion. theresa may chairing a meeting of the national security council. moscow has denied all involvement. it is expelling 23 british diplomats in response. they were given one week to leave. the kremlin also closing down the british council in russia, which promotes cultural ties, and the consulate in st petersburg. that is the plane that will return those diplomats and their families. a small crowd gathering outside the embassy waving farewell. that is the scene at stansted the latest part of the diplomatic spat on going. let's get the sport with jess. we are talking about the six nations and the fallout continues? it does. england were defending champions