polls open, both contenders have been trying their hardest to win over the last looters and bead to s new president. in the uk, the post office apologises for using racist language to describe sub postmasters who were being wrongly investigated as part of the horizon computer scandal. itv says it investigated rumours of a relationship between presenter phillip schofield and a younger employee in 2020 but both repeatedly denied it. hello, i m lewis vaughanjones. we will start with the latest on those delays getting into the uk at passport control. a home office source has told the bbc that uk border force e gates are now starting to come back on. a nationwide issue with the e gates, which started on friday evening, have resulted in long queues at passport control at airports across the country. the bbc understands the gates will be switched on in the busiest sports first and that the it issue has now been resolved. live now to our reporter david waddell at london heathrow ai
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
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. our correspondent katherine da costa explained how high profile the presenter is. he isa he is a presenter on this morning, he had worked on the show for more than 20 years, he had done a string of other presenting roles. there had been months of online speculation about personal relationships, there had been a rift with his co star holly willoughby. just like the week he had stepped away from this morning. yesterday he released a statement to the daily mail saying