there have been huge queues to get in and some passengers on arriving planes were held on runways for several hours. further disruption is expected, and some flights diverted to other airports. it comes at the start of the busy summer holiday season. here s a clip sent in to the bbc by philip banfield, who is a passenger stranded at manchester airport. so i now have an update for you that we are now stuck airside. our aer lingus plane has taken off from manchester on time without any passengers able to get on the plane. and of course, that leaves an enormous number of passengers now stranded at manchester airport wondering how they are going to continue their onward journeys. but we ll find a way. let s get the latest from our correspondent simonjones, who s in the newsroom. we heard from that passenger, we will find a way, but a lot of people are finding it very difficult to find a way, because in the past hour we have had an updated statement from manchester airport. they s
now on bbc news, the travel show. i m reece parkinson and i m on a journey across the caribbean. in this programme, i m heading to the bahamas. it s considered one of the most beautiful places in the world, with dazzling marine life, breathtaking coral reefs and stunning white sands. renowned as a magnet for billionaires, bankers and beach lovers, it attracted nearly ten million tourists to its shores last year. but it s also an island nation, on the front line of climate change. whoa! it was the beacon of hope that we needed when the lighthouse came on because everybody knew, at that point, that there is hope. rising sea levels and increasingly unpredictable weather patterns are affecting everyday life here, so i m leaving the sunbeds behind to find out first hand how the people who live here are trying to save this stunning paradise. i never thought i would be doing that. i m starting myjourney in sweetings cay, a small, sun washed slice of the bahamas. ..where the ocean is
Bolster their ranks but with the test five days away and the coaches for that new recruits have fitted in seamlessly. It hasnt been difficult, its been great. The lads are very interactive. It is fantastic because that is what it is all about. Not all are so positive, though. England battled their way to a series win on saturday that neither they nor irish players were called up. Gatlin thought they were too far away in argentina and japan so too far away in argentina and japan so they werent considered. England boss eddiejones said the call ups should have been made on merit rather than sheer of geography. Jetta what he is doing right now is devaluing it and will players on the tournament will say, you dont deserve to be here. The lions ethos has always been about the greater good. Every game has its importance. Every time you put on the lions shirt, you have to leave it in a better place than you founded. Gatlin was briefly part of the team 11 years ago. On the touchline tomorrow, no