as monarch this morning, before travelling to scotland. it s monday 12th september. people here in edinburgh will be the first members of the public to file past the coffin of queen elizabeth ii this evening, as scotland bids it s final farewell. evening, as scotland bids its final farewell. king charles iii will accompany the queen s coffin as it travels from here at the palace of holyroodhouse, along the royal mile to st giles cathedral where it will remain under continuous vigil for 2h hours. yesterday thousands of mourners lined the route as the coffin made the 175 mile journey from balmoral down to edinburgh, as judith moritz reports. balmoral was the queen s most beloved home. scotland her place of refuge. how fitting, then, that it s across this land that she is beginning her finaljourney. these were the hills she knew. the forests she enjoyed. and the communities she felt closest to. all along the route, crowds returned that affection. and then, a majestic sight, as
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
Brexit, round one. As eu leaders gather in malta. Maltas Prime Minister calls for a fair deal for britain, but warns it will pay a price for leaving. Plus, small talk, big money. Snapchat files for a stock market flotation, that could be the biggest tech ipo since facebook. Welcome to World Business report. Im aaron hesslehurst. In a minute well have, World Business report. But first this. We start in the maltese capital, valletta, where eu leaders are gathering for a special summit, two days after the British Parliament voted overwhelmingly to start the process of brexit. Prime minister theresa may will be holding one on one talks with various eu leaders. So, what is she up against . Malta holds the rotating presidency of the eu. Its Prime Minister, joseph muscat, has been clear britain cant have its cake and eat it too. He has told the European Parliament this. We want a fair deal for the United Kingdom. But and its a big but that deal necessarily needs to be inferior to membership.
Blustery diet on the roof of Broadcasting House and across the uk we have early showers. Blustery start. For others even windy and more wet weather on the way. The Weather Forecast for the whole weekend coming up. Thank you. Good morning. First our main story. A chaotic handling of personal Data Breaches is undermining confidence in the governments ability to protect the uk from Cyber Attacks. Thats according to the commons public accounts committee, which says ministers have taken too long to consolidate the Alphabet Soup of agencies tasked with stopping attacks. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Dominic Casciani reports. The russians have engaged in Cyber Attacks against the us. The russians have engaged in Cyber Attacks against the us. The president ial campaign rocked by a hack. Hillary clintons team were targeted in a cyber attack. The resulting leak of staff personal e mails was devastating. But it is not just e mails was devastating. But it is notjust us e mails was devastating. Bu
And coming up on newsnight all eyes are on europe, and europes eyes are on us, as we feel our way to a new future. We hear from the German Defence minister. Now were out the way, is the eu going to start pursuing a Common Defence policy . Good evening and welcome to bbc news. A day after the Brexit Process formally started, ministers have revealed their plans for converting thousands of items of European Union legislation into british law. They have announced what they call a great repeal bill, which they say will provide clarity and certainty on what happens after brexit. But critics warn it could allow changes in the law without proper parliamentary scrutiny, and a weakening of rights and protections. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. Locked inside the tower, preserved for safekeeping. Scrolls and scrolls and scrolls of the laws of our land. But this one thats shaped so much for decades will be disappearing. Repealed, rolled back, the act that took us into the eu. He wan