this section of this road, here, nearly. the people living on this side, they are blocked off, essentially. you can see there are cars here that have been smashed, the windows have been smashed in. they are stuck in the middle of the road. prince harry loses a legal challenge, in his attempt to be allowed to pay privately for police protection when he s in the uk. scientists warn of serious health risks after a bbc news investigation found vapes confiscated from school pupils contained high levels of lead and other metals. and the ban on ivory plans to extend the law to cover other threatened animals hunted for their tusks and teeth. and coming up on bbc news. 0llie robinson has given england a pre ashes boost after being declared fit to face ireland in a warm up next week, he had been struggling with an ankle problem. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. police divers are searching a reservoir in southern portugal this lunchtime as part of an investigation
second highest borrowing figures for april on record of 25.6 billion, partly driven by larger than expected interest payments on the national debt, but if the economy approves as the imf expects, that will improve the public finances picture. will improve the public finances icture. . ~ ,. with the half term school break approaching at the end of this week, the head of the port of dover says everything possible has been done to prevent a repeat of the long delays experienced by drivers at the start of the easter holidays. doug bannister says the port is prepared for increased demand but can t guarantee no queues at all. he s been talking to our transport correspondent katy austin. hours and hours of queuing. that s how the easter getaway began for many coach passengers waiting to board ferries at dover. it wasn t a great experience, and particularly for people that have saved up to travel abroad or the school groups of kids going across, maybe on the first trip, it was not good. the
we re becoming third-world. reporter: new york s laguardia now undergoing a face lift is not alone. hundreds of u.s. airports need updated. baggage and security systems, upgraded runways and taxiways, improved mass transit and crucially more space to accommodate those rapidly rising passenger numbers and new, bigger planes. lax and other airports across the country have infrastructure that has been needed for the last 10, 20 years and we re now in a position where we have to do them because our airports are failing. reporter: airport operators say they need to spend a staggering $25.6 billion every year for the next five years. this year, the federal government is kicking in $3.18 billion, only about 12%. are those federal funds enough? absolutely not. reporter: this year s federal grants are going to 381 airports, 11.5 million to
last 10, 20 years. we are in a position we have to do them because our airports are failing. airport operators say they need to spend an a stagger 25.6 billion dollarsive every year for the next five years. this year, the the federal government is kicking in 3.18 billion. only about 12%. are those federal funds enough. absolutely not. in year s federal grants are going to 381 airports, 11.5 million to birmimgham alabama for a fire station. 10.3 million to des moines to reconstruct a runway. 6.7 million to oregon for a new wind cone and other updates. airlines contribute, airport haves to borrow heavily and there is something called the passenger facility charge added to every ticket, capped by congress at $4.50 back in 2001. airport operators want to raise
costa rica. snakes on a plane, scorpions on a plane, getting bedbugs on a plane. how do you get a scorpion? time for early start on money, years of cost cutting bankruptcies, the airline industry is one people love to hate and this week really tapping into that. american, delta and united have been the choice, it is notoriously one of the lowest customer satisfaction indesk. they raked in $25.6 billion last year, a $241 billion increase from 2014, most is because of oil drops. it is a very big part of it. but it s not all bad.