chances. the british tv presenter phillip schofield resigns from itv after acknowledging he had an affair with a younger male colleague from his daytime show. problems at airports in the uk. longer waiting times at passport control. problem with the border force e gates system. let s look at the impact. this picture, tweeted on saturday morning from london heathrow s terminal 5, gives an idea of some of the delays which have been building up. heathrow airport said we are aware of a nationwide issue impacting the egates, which are operated by border force. 0ur teams are working closely with border force to help resolve the problem as quickly as possible. the issue is being felt at all points of entry to the uk notjust aiports. but airport seem worst hit here s london luton. and these were some of the queues at london gatwick. a spokesperson there told us the problem first started between seven and eight pm on friday evening. the uk home office, which oversees the border
hearing onjune the 23rd. here in the uk, itv has issued a statement saying it investigated rumours of a relationship between tv presenter phillip schofield and a younger employee in 2020 but both men repeatedly denied it. the statement also says itv spoke to a number of people who worked on this morning and they were not provided with, and did not find, any evidence of a relationship beyond hearsay and rumour. itv says that a statement issued by the presenter on friday reveals that he lied to people from senior management to fellow presenters, his agents and to the media over this relationship. on friday, mr schofield released a statement saying he had lied to cover up the relationship, which he described as unwise, but not illegal . he also resigned from itv having earlier stood down as a main presenter following reports of a rift with co star holly willoughby. itv says it feels badly let down by the presenter s admissions. 0ur correspondent katharine da costa has more on t
workers in england. that s because of concerns over staff shortages. staff must have a first vaccine by february 3rd and be fully vaccinated by april 1st to continue in front line roles. around 80,000 health workers remain unvaccinated. hundreds of people marched in cities across england to protest against the policy but the department of health says there are no plans to delay it. here s the bbc health correspondent katharine da costa. save ourjobs! hundreds of health care workers gathered in london calling for the government s no jab, nojob policy in england to be scrapped. they were among large crowds of anti vax demonstrators. nhs uniforms were thrown at police in protest. we ve all got choices.