rain, then high pressure settles things down on friday and the weekend. all the details later. it s wednedsday, 30th august. our main story. the head of the uk s national air traffic control service has blamed a single piece of flight data for the disruption that has left thousands of passengers stranded. martin rolfe says the issue was incredibly rare and he is confident it can be prevented from happening again. nats has faced heavy criticism from airlines for what happened. jon donnison reports. the waiting goes on. for a third day, air passengers are facing misery, delays and uncertainty, with many still scrambling to get home. ian smales from wakefield is stuck in france with his wife and son after his flight was cancelled on monday and no more available till friday. there were people in distress,
on 30th august. i have just checked, i havejust checked, the reason it is knew as the sturgeon moon is because it causes an increase of sturgeon fishing the lakes north america at time of year. hello again. the unsettled weather continues today with some heavy, thundery rain and some strong winds. low pressure is driving the weather, it is pulling from the west towards the east, taking its rain with it, followed by showers. and you can see from the isobars it is going to be windy, particularly so in areas adjacent to the english channel. now, that is going to affect our coastline across the southwest, southern counties of england and the channel islands, with gusts widely a0mph to 55 mph, locally with exposure, up to 60mph. meteo france, because of the effects it is having in northwest france, have actually named this system storm patricia. so, for us, we ve got the rain continuing to push over to the east,
and if you time your climb just right, you ll find yourself with a special look at the changing of the guard. this is a tour, which gives you a bird s eye view of british history. daniela relph, bbc news, the round tower, windsor. stargazers were in for a treat last night as the sturgeon moon rose in the southeast from just over 222,000 miles away, culminating in a rare super moon. here it is in greece in the sky above the temple of poseidon. the supermoon phenomenon takes place when a full moon is near its closest point to earth, making it appear up to 1a% bigger compared with when it is furthest away. it is one of two supermoons that we will see this month, with a rare blue moon expected on 30th august.