after big queues at airports this summer, warnings of more disruption, with a new wave of flight cancellations expected to be announced next week. we are now right in the midst of the peak summer travel season but we re still experiencing the problems of lack of manpower, not only for airlines but across airports, ground handlers and even in some cases border control staff, so the mix of high volumes and lack of people is causing tremendous dislocation at many airports. the government is allowing an amnesty on airport slot rules, which they say is part of their plan to tackle disruption ahead of the summer season. it means airlines are able to cancel flights without being penalised for not using their slot, but they must finalise their schedules by this friday. british airways services from heathrow are likely to bear the brunt of any cancellations. but ba said the relaxed rules would help them provide certainty to customers by making it easier to consolidate some quieter fli
are gathering on the streets on london for pride as the lgbt+ community marks 50 years since the first march. now on bbc news, the media show. hello, and welcome. this week, we re talking about the return of q. and if that doesn t mean anything to you, don t worry. you ll be hearing a lot more in this programme about one of the world s most notorious conspiracy theories. we re also looking at white bristol s mayor is facing a boycott of his press briefings and what it says about the often fractious relationship between councils and journalists. among our guests on that topic are martin booth, editor of bristol 24 7, and charlotte green, who s a local democracy reporter with the manchester evening news. martin, welcome to the media show. what s your big story in bristol today? so, today i ve been visiting bristol s newly repainted rainbow crossing, just painted in time for our city s pride celebrations. so we ve got a brand new rainbow crossing on wine street. sounds fantast
that happen. welcome to bbc news. just a quick update on some news we have been getting in the last half hour, were hoping to hear from the world health organization s secretary on the update in monkeypox cases. we will bring you that as soon as it begins. a major incident has been declared by the authorities in kent, after a second day of gridlock around the port of dover. officials are expecting to process 10,000 cars today, and travellers have been advised to allow at least three to four hours to reach the port and clear all security checks. 0ur correspondent in dover, ramzan karmali, sent this report. the queues on the motorway leading into dover. it s becoming a familiar sight. yesterday s chaos seems to be repeating itself today, and for many holiday makers trying to get away, this has become the worse possible start to their summer break. but for those who set off early there was an air of optimism. i m assuming at some point we re going to stop and sit in traffic for
Uncertain future. Everyone is locked in. We are here now, its kind of in. We are here now, its kind of unbelievable status. Backin back in the Fast Lane Item Pt Races into the british championship final into the british championship final in the quickest time in the world this year. Theres no break in the football at the moment, theres a full round of premier League Matches over the next three nights, five this evening with the main focus around relegation, three of the bottom five are playing. Burnley are unbeaten in three and still dreaming, win tonight and they could be one point off safety, but that also depends on how Nottingham Forest and everton get on. Ben croucher reports everton a re everton are on a tour of the run, this is the team arriving at newcastle in the last 30 minutes, at their last league when it was before christmas. Ben croucher reports its the time of year where teams look to spring forward, if you can bear to watch anyway. For everton, no 12 premier bear to wat
Its been a testing first day back after the Summer Recess for the government, now mired in the controversy over crumbling concrete. Ministers say a list will be published this week of all the schools affected in england, as rishi sunak rejected claims he oversaw budget cuts as chancellor that meant Raac Concrete couldnt be replaced in as many schools, as the Department For Education had wanted. Its also been a testing day for the Education Secretary, who had to apologise for her frustration, expressed in salty language, after being questioned over the governments handling of the situation. And remember, in the middle of all this are thousands of children, still unsure whether their schools will be fully open for the start of the new term. We will talk to parents and teachers and analyse the finances around School Maintenance and rebuilding. But first chris mason In Westminster on the politics of crumbling concrete. You probably hadnt heard of it until the other day but this stuff, conc