Weekend of travel disruption. And britain braces for Storm Barbara with scotland expected to bear the brunt of 90 mile an hour winds and difficult travelling conditions. More now on the flight that has been hijacked. Maltas Prime Ministerjoseph muscat said on twitter that security and Emergency Operations are standing by. Reports say the airbus a320 of state owned Afriqiyah Airways has 118 people aboard. Of state owned Afriqiyah Airways earlier i spoke to magda magri naudi, the deputy mayor for lija in malta. She gave the latest on what authorities there had heard. Well, at the minute, oui newscasters have just issued an issue and an address from the Prime Minister. He said it is only a few minutes ago that he officially received a statement that a libyan airliner was landing in malta with hijackers on board. The situation was here all ready, but he is onlyjust receive the official news now. There is a meeting where a special committee are addressing the situation. The airport is close
How living near major roads could put you at higher risk of developing dementia. And six letters from Princess Diana to a Buckingham Palace steward are sold at auction for more than £15,000. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news, sir andy murrays through to the qatar 0pen semi finals after beating spains nicolas almagro. Hell face eitherjo Wilfried Tsonga or Tomas Berdych in the last four. Good evening. American intelligence officials have given a stark warning about the threat posed by russian cyber attacks. The Outgoing Us National Intelligence director, james clapper, told a Senate Hearing he hasnt come across a more Aggressive Campaign to interfere with an American Election than russias actions in last years race for the white house. Mr clapper who will brief donald trump about his findings tomorrow said the hacking of Democratic Party emails had been ordered by the kremlin. Washington is investigating what could be the biggest political break in since watergate. In the 70s it wa
League title. Hello and welcome. Police in the say a highly toxic nerve agent called vx has been found on the face of kim jong nam, the murdered half brother of north koreas leader kim jong un. Mr kim died last week after two women accosted him briefly in a check in hall at Kuala Lumpur Airport. The nerve agent, vx, is classified as a Weapon Of Mass Destruction by the United Nations. Our correspondent Rupert Wingfield hayes reports from kuala lumpur. Last week at Kuala Lumpur Airport someone chose to attack Kim Jong Nam Last week at Kuala Lumpur Airport someone chose to attack kim jong nam in full view of at least half a dozen cctv cameras. It was a very deliberate and very public act of violence. Today we learned what killed him. And its even more shocking. It is the vx nerve agent, which is a chemical weapon. Kim jong nam was walking across this busy Departures Hall last week when he was attacked at this spot. Now we know what was used to kill him, vx, one of the most deadly nerve ag
And welcome to bbc news. Fears are growing for the tens of thousands of civilians trapped in iraqs second city of mosul as Government Forces try to recapture it from so called Islamic State. 50,000 people have fled the west of the city over the last fortnight alone. After five months of fighting and heavy casualties, Iraqi Forces Control the east of the city, which is divided by the river tigris. Now theyre pushing deeper into the extremists stronghold in the west of mosul where civilians are hemmed in by the street to street fighting. 0ur Correspondent 0rla guerin and cameraman nico hameon have just sent this report from the latest areas to be taken back from is control. Escaping the battleground and the terrors of the caliphate. Fleeing Western Mosul on foot during a lull in the battle. Countless numbers are likely to follow, their life reduced to a few bundles. Streets, now liberated, but deserted, many didnt leave until the fight came right to their door, like abdul razsack. At 76,
And welcome to bbc news. Fears are growing for the tens of thousands of civilians trapped in iraqs second city of mosul as Government Forces try to recapture it from so called Islamic State. 50,000 people have fled the west of the city over the last fortnight alone. After five months of fighting and heavy casualties, Iraqi Forces Control the east of the city, which is divided by the river tigris. Now theyre pushing deeper into the extremists stronghold in the west of mosul where civilians are hemmed in by the street to street fighting. 0ur Correspondent 0rla guerin and cameraman nico hameon have just sent this report from the latest areas to be taken back from is control. Escaping the battleground and the terrors of the caliphate. Fleeing Western Mosul on foot during a lull in the battle. Countless numbers are likely to follow, their life reduced to a few bundles. Streets, now liberated, but deserted, many didnt leave until the fight came right to their door, like abdul razsack. At 76,