today, president zelensky says he is open to holding elections next year, if there is the money to run them. and riots in tripoli, the libyan foreign minister is suspended after meeting her israeli counterpart in rome last week. good evening. more than 500 flights to and from the uk have been cancelled today following a technical issue with air traffic control. the national air traffic services, the country s leading provider of flight plans, said controllers at one point today controllers were having to input flight plans manually due to a fault with its systems. mid afternoon the technical issue had been identified and remedied . but by that point chaos reigned. this is traditionally one of the busiest days of the year. thousands of miserable passengers out there. we can speak to one of them who is back. michele robson, who is a founder and an editor of a travel website turning left for less. michele spent over 20 years working in the travel industry, and used to be an
the suspension applies to both national and international football. it follows his refusal to resign after being accused of forcibly kissing a winner of the women s world cup on the lips. earlier, the spanish football federation accused jenni hermoso of lying about the incident when she said she did not consent to being kissed on the lips by him following spain s victory over england in sydney. the organisation said it would take legal action against her. more than 80 players have now said they ll boycott games until he quits. 0ur sports correspondent, joe lynskey, reports. spain s winning world cup moment could soon become a legal battle. this was the kiss from the fa president that overshadowed the week they became world champions. luis rubiales has refused to resign, and now the dispute has gone further. last nightjenni hermoso said. as was seen in the images, at no time did i consent to the kiss. the spanish football federation has hit back. they say, the president wil
described the defeat as. but it is the end of a tournament which has ignited interest in the women s game and inspired so many notjust here in england, but around the world. our sports editor dan roan reports. for english football, the rarest and most treasured of occasions. come on, england! just once before had their country contested a world cup final. now, for those fortunate enough to be here, a chance to witness history. at the end of a ground breaking tournament, this a global platform, the like of which the women s game has rarely if ever experienced. 57 years ago, 11 men walked out at wembley and became immortalised. now, here on the other side of the world, could these lionesses become modern day legends? standing between them and the ultimate prize, a spain team featuring some of the world s finest players. england naming an unchanged side for this, the biggest game of their lives. # god save the king #. england have grown into this tournament and were unfortunate
we speak to the mayor of freetown in sierra leone, subject of a new bbc documentary. we ll hear from award winning actress and activist nazanin boniadi on what s next for iran s women led protests. and iranian female djs use music to defy the islamic republic. hello, i m azadeh moshiri and welcome to our bbc news special programme on international women s day. i m standing in front of the millicent fawcett statue, here in parliament square. she was a suffragist in the 20th century, protesting to secure the right to vote for women. it s by the artist gillian wearing and it was made after a campaign by a feminist writer, caroline criado perez, who wanted to see a woman s statue here in the square. now, of course, what we re about to look at for the next half hour are just some of the issues affecting women today. there s plenty more coverage from the uk and around the world on the bbc news website and app. so let s begin with ukraine. and after more than two years of war in ukr
20s across the south east but the humidity will be ebbing away and into the weekend it looks like it s going to be one of sunshine and showers, and some of them heavy. that s it. i ll be back at ten, but you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. the news continues here on bbc one, as wejoin our colleagues for the news where you are. bye for now. hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. columbia continue their world cup journey with victory over jamaica england now wait in the quarter finals. laurenjames will miss that game the england player says sorry to the fans and her teammates for her red card in their last 16 win over nigeria. and france turn on the style to cruise into the last eight they hit four past morocco. also coming up on sportsday. sanctions for time wasting and approaching the referee. we hearfrom the head of the premier league on new rules that could impact player behaviour next season. and we speak to the newest star o