years since the first march. and it s a day of drama at wimbledon as the women s world number one iga swiatek is knocked out along with two more british hopefuls. good evening. there are warnings of further disruption for air travellers this summer with more flights expected to be cancelled in the coming days including at heathrow, britain s busiest airport. airlines look set to change their schedules as the busy school holiday period begins british airways said it would help provide certainty to customers. our business reporter noor nanji has more. 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 i
good evening. there are warnings of further disruption for air travellers this summer with more flights expected to be cancelled in the next few days including at heathrow, britain s busiest airport. it s thought airlines will change their summer schedules, with the aim of giving passengers more certainty and less need for last minute cancellations. paul charles is a travel industry consultant with the pc agency. he says this year s passengers will face a disappointing summer over the next eight weeks. i m afraid this is going to be a summer of stress after two years where many of us have been unable to travel due to covid lockdowns, notjust in the uk but in many parts of the world. what you re going to see over the next few days are thousands of flight cancellations by british airways and others because they have a window in which they can effectively hand back the slots that they use for taking off and landing at airports like heathrow. and with this window, it means ther
england cricketer stuart broad announces his retirement after the conclusion of the fifth ashes test at the oval. the 37 year old bowler has taken 602 wickets in 167 tests in his career, making him the second most successful paceman in test history. here in the uk, up to 20,000 rail workers in the rmt union are on strike for the second weekend in a row. it s part of a long running dispute about pay, jobs and working conditions. around half the usual services are expected to run across the network. now on bbc news, life at 50 degrees.
the regime and take most of the money that they can, so of no benefit to the nigerian people. so there s a real interest in maximising the pressure now to restore civilian government. that s what the west is trying to do. if that fails, then, yes, there is a risk that the coup leaders will turn to whoever will offer them support. and the first in line is mr prigozhin. england cricketer stuart broad has announced he will retire after the conclusion of the fifth ashes test at the oval. the 37 year old bowler has taken 602 wickets in 167 tests, making him the second most successful paceman in test history, behind team mate james anderson. he has been one of england s great performers in ashes cricket, taking a record 151 test wickets against australia. the tributes are already pouring in, here s great aussie bowler