a statement from the national air traffic service says... monday marks the close of a holiday weekend here in the uk, so it's usually a very busy day for flights. clearing the delay of flight backlogs is now a big issue. airports across the country are currently facing delays and cancellations. airports in edinburgh, manchester, birmingham, and several airports in london, including heathrow, gatwick and luton, all confirmed they were affected by the system outage. a short while ago, the home secretary, suella braverman, spoke about the situation. what we do know is that there has. been a national outage at nationally control and this has affected uk airspace, it will affect _ all incoming and outgoing flights and those aircraft. which are in the uk airspace right now. i —— national air traffic control. i am very cognisant that this - will disrupt people's travels plans, those waiting to arrive in the uk, those waiting to depart, - and i do sympathise with any- disruption they may be experiencing. what has happened it _ that the automated systems have failed and therefore procedures are having to be carried - in the past few moments, the transport secretary mark harper also released a statement. he says... our reporter luxmy gopal is at heathrow for us. you've been there pretty much since the start of this, is there a sense of relief now the issue has at least been identified?— of relief now the issue has at least been identified? while yes, nancy, it's aood been identified? while yes, nancy, it's good news _ been identified? while yes, nancy, it's good news and _ been identified? while yes, nancy, it's good news and bad _ been identified? while yes, nancy, it's good news and bad news, - been identified? while yes, nancy, it's good news and bad news, isn't| it's good news and bad news, isn't it? the good news is that national air traffic service has identified and remedied that technical issue. but the bad news is the damage has already been done, and the knock on effect is likely to take quite a while to sort out because there are delays and cancellations affecting passengers. there are some passengers. there are some passengers still trying to figure out how they can get back to where they need to be. nowjust to give you an idea, here at heathrow airport, it's the busiest airport in the country and the biggest, as well. over the afternoon i've been here, we have seen flights taking off and landing, the runway is not far from off and landing, the runway is not farfrom here. we've seen off and landing, the runway is not far from here. we've seen flights taking off and landing. fairly regularly, but nothing quite like it would normally be, because there's a plane taking off and landing every 45 seconds here, and it's been a lot less frequent than that. let's get a sense of the scale of disruption caused by this, here are some figures we got from the aviation data firm that gives us an idea of how many people have been affected by this disruption today. so just over 3000 flights were due in the uk airports across today, and a further 3000 flights were due to take off from the uk today. and as of about a couple hours ago, they had some data on how many flights were affected. so they said 232 flights had been cancelled in terms of departures from uk airports today, which it saysis from uk airports today, which it says is the equivalent of around 8% of all expected departures today. and it said that 271 flights that were due to arrive today were cancelled, which was around the equivalent of 9% of all arrivals — and it did cavity out that by saying actually, the true number was likely to be more than that because at that stage, there were still some services that had more than an eight hour delay, which would inevitably become a cancellation. so let's have a look now at what happens next. well, it's not as easy to get all the pieces back in place as it might be because of course, you've got delayed flights that need to be refueled, which takes time. you've got crews who may have used up the hours, so it may be that airlines need to get replacements for those crews. so a lot of these factors have to be taken into account before people can be moved to where they need to be. we've been hearing stories from passengers today who have spent hours on the tarmac, and some passengers who are still at home or hotels who don't know when they can get back — that's because they can get back — that's because the airlines have said that the advice is to check the flight status before you travel. british airways, for example, have said that it is cancelling short haul flights today, so if passengers are due to be on a short haul service, they should not leave the airport until they checked because it's likely those will be cancelled while they try to get long—haul flights cancelled while they try to get long—haulflights in cancelled while they try to get long—haul flights in to clear the backlog. passengers are also given advice on what their next step is, whether they can claim a refund or get a different flight, get their flights changed. but this is all easier said than done because we've been hearing from passengers who have tried to get replacement flights sorted — but not only have they not been able to get a flight that could get them back anywhere near the time that they were due to return, but also a lot of them have told us they've struggled to get the relevant information on what they're supposed to do. so there is still a lot of disruption facing a lot of passengers here, and it's likely to continue at least into tomorrow. nancy stopped by a huge logistics puzzle, thank you forjoining us from heathrow. live now to chris lomas, who is aviation content specialist at flight radar 2a and a commercial pilot. great to have you on the programme. so this has obviously caused a lot of disruption, just tell us what you can see in the data about where flights are, where the biggest disruptions are? i flights are, where the biggest disruptions are?— flights are, where the biggest disruptions are? i think the best wa to disruptions are? i think the best way to start _ disruptions are? i think the best way to start is — disruptions are? i think the best way to start is to _ disruptions are? i think the best way to start is to look _ disruptions are? i think the best way to start is to look at - disruptions are? i think the best way to start is to look at the - way to start is to look at the international picture of travel in europe, and work your way down. so it visualises flights on a map, those who aren't familiar with it, and unsurprisingly as the day has progressed, we've seen it uk airspace becoming empty and emptier. the most notable difference at the start was the slow down and departures, but a much more gradual slowdown in arrivals. most aircraft that aimed to get to the uk today have already, so it's a tribute to those guys who got those aircraft in. our day, which we ran at az30pm this afternoon, shows we are almost at 15-70% of this afternoon, shows we are almost at 15—70% of total arrivals and departures to the uk today that have been cancelled —— 15—17%. and as he mentioned before, that'll be a gradual catch up of the data as the delays turned in the cancellations. if we look into the airport situation, we've been particularly keen on the london airports. today,... they've had the most aircraft going in and out today. it's hard to avoid that the most significant impact has been on heathrow. so as of az30pm uk time today, they've had a cancellation of about 21% of its arriving and depart week dust a parting traffic. followed by gatwick, anywhere between 30—60 cancellations. it's worth her memory got smaller airports have a lower traffic —— it's worth remembering, so it's relatively high. it’s it's worth remembering, so it's relatively high. it's interesting, heathrow being _ relatively high. it's interesting, heathrow being so _ relatively high. it's interesting, heathrow being so significantlyj heathrow being so significantly affected. but in terms of the aftermath, if we can call it that, i'm sure he doesn't feel like an aftermath, passengers are still stranded, what does that look like to you? is there any indication of how long these disruptions can go on? ~ ., �* how long these disruptions can go on? .,,,y how long these disruptions can go on? .y on? well, we don't necessarily - we don't have — on? well, we don't necessarily - we don't have a — on? well, we don't necessarily - we don't have a position _ on? well, we don't necessarily - we don't have a position to _ on? well, we don't necessarily - we don't have a position to come - on? well, we don't necessarily - we don't have a position to come up - don't have a position to come up with a figure for how long, but based on previous experience of similarly substantial delays, i think we can be confident in saying that broadly speaking, we will see these delays extending into at least tomorrow, as that knock on ripple effect of those cancellations takes hold. it's very difficult to say going forward which airports may recover faster in terms of getting that traffic back. but understandably, those airlines affecting a huge logistical challenge regarding having crews who are potentially towards the end of their duty time who may need to be replaced. so it may be difficult to get crews out of the air pat —— at aircraft if the country doesn't have aircraft if the country doesn't have a base there. so we're looking at potentially 48 hours of disruption. really useful information, chris, thank you. live now to comedian paul foot, who is trying to get back to london after the edinburgh festival. 0h oh dear, i hope you've at least had a laugh whilst in edinburgh, but how's it going for you trying to get back home? it’s how's it going for you trying to get back home?— back home? it's been quite interesting. _ back home? it's been quite interesting. i've _ back home? it's been quite interesting. i've been - back home? it's been quite interesting. i've been at. back home? it's been quite | interesting. i've been at the airport for two hours with all sorts of different discussions going on about whether or not the flights may or may not be leaving. eventually we were thrown out of the airport, told in no uncertain terms to take our luggage off the carousel and get out. film luggage off the carousel and get out. , luggage off the carousel and get out. y ., ., , , luggage off the carousel and get out. y ., ., ,, so luggage off the carousel and get out— so we i luggage off the carousel and get| out._ so we are out. oh my goodness. so we are now in a hotel which _ out. oh my goodness. so we are now in a hotel which we _ out. oh my goodness. so we are now in a hotel which we had _ out. oh my goodness. so we are now in a hotel which we had to organise i in a hotel which we had to organise ourselves. the british airways have said they will pay all reasonable expenses, we don't know what reasonable is, and said we can have a meal at their expense, but it's a maximum of £20 per person. so it won't be the lobster, but i'm sure we will manage to have something rather. it’s we will manage to have something rather. �* , , ~ , we will manage to have something rather. v , ~' y ., we will manage to have something rather. �*, y ~ y ., , rather. it's very unlikely to be the lobster. rather. it's very unlikely to be the lobster- and _ rather. it's very unlikely to be the lobster. and if _ rather. it's very unlikely to be the lobster. and if it _ rather. it's very unlikely to be the lobster. and if it is _ rather. it's very unlikely to be the lobster. and if it is at _ rather. it's very unlikely to be the lobster. and if it is at that - rather. it's very unlikely to be the lobster. and if it is at that price, | lobster. and if it is at that price, you'll want to avoid it. do you have any indication how long you'll be there? ~ �* , any indication how long you'll be there? �*, ., there? well, it's impossible to tell, there? well, it's impossible to tell. really. — there? well, it's impossible to tell, really, because _ there? well, it's impossible to tell, really, because the - there? well, it's impossible to| tell, really, because the british airways staff told us, "just go to your online booking and you can do it all online." the office he didn't work because it's an meltdown. and they said to call british airways, that didn't work because it was on democrat and meltdown. we have a vague idea of maybe tomorrow evening, but we're not sure. a friend of ours going to amsterdam isn't going till wednesday, so it could be a while.— could be a while. that's an incredible _ could be a while. that's an incredible amount - could be a while. that's an incredible amount of - could be a while. that's an - incredible amount of disruption. what are other people saying to you? i'm assuming you're probably having lots of conversations with people in a similar situation.— a similar situation. while yes, one ofthe a similar situation. while yes, one of the things _ a similar situation. while yes, one of the things that _ a similar situation. while yes, one of the things that we _ a similar situation. while yes, one of the things that we could - a similar situation. while yes, one of the things that we could do - a similar situation. while yes, one of the things that we could do is l of the things that we could do is there's a spot at this hotel, and we could go for a spot time, but we don't have any swimming trunks. and there's not really someplace we can go get swim trunks at edinburgh airport, where do you buy swimming trunks in scotland in august? or indeed at any time of year? whoever wears swim trunks in scotland? so that's a bit of a problem. you wears swim trunks in scotland? so that's a bit of a problem.— that's a bit of a problem. you have a fair point — that's a bit of a problem. you have a fair point there. _ that's a bit of a problem. you have a fair point there. i _ that's a bit of a problem. you have a fair point there. i wonder- that's a bit of a problem. you have a fair point there. i wonder what i a fair point there. i wonder what the communication has been like this make because some of the passengers were spoken to have said their biggest issue isjust were spoken to have said their biggest issue is just trying to get a hold of information. biggest issue isjust trying to get a hold of information.— biggest issue isjust trying to get a hold of information. well, i think as we always _ a hold of information. well, i think as we always know, _ a hold of information. well, i think as we always know, britain - a hold of information. well, i think as we always know, britain is - as we always know, britain is renowned for, if things go wrong, things go really wrong. and obviously the communication is absolutely dire where no one tells you anything. but that's why i'm so proud to live in britain where things arejust in proud to live in britain where things are just in shambles, but we just carry on. we don't worry too much about it, we just have fun. i’m much about it, we 'ust have fun. i'm lad ou much about it, we just have fun. i'm glad you retained your sense of humour, paul, good luck getting home and enjoy your non—lobster dinner tonight. and enjoy your non-lobster dinner toniaht. ., ~ and enjoy your non-lobster dinner toniaht. . ~ y ., y and enjoy your non-lobster dinner toniaht. ., ~ y ., y . tonight. thank you very much, i miaht tonight. thank you very much, i might see _ tonight. thank you very much, i might see you _ tonight. thank you very much, i might see you in _ tonight. thank you very much, i might see you in about - tonight. thank you very much, i might see you in about one - tonight. thank you very much, i l might see you in about one week tonight. thank you very much, i i might see you in about one week if tonight. thank you very much, i - might see you in about one week if i get home. might see you in about one week if i aet home. ., , y might see you in about one week if i aet home. .,, y , ., get home. hopefully it will be that lona , get home. hopefully it will be that long. thank _ get home. hopefully it will be that long. thank you- — get home. hopefully it will be that long, thank you. paul— get home. hopefully it will be that long, thank you. paul trying - get home. hopefully it will be that long, thank you. paul trying to - get home. hopefully it will be that long, thank you. paul trying to get back to london after the edinburgh festival, but he's managed to retain his good humour about a difficult situation. it's a difficult situation. it's a difficult situation for very many people. we believe that for now and go to the us. a us federaljudge has set trump's criminal trial on charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election results for the 4th of march, 2024. this means trump will have to juggle his legal defence with his efforts to win the 2024 republican presidential nomination. the trial falls one day before super tuesday — a date when the greatest number of us states hold primary elections. we can now speak to our north america correspondent sean dilley, who has the latest. what are the implications of us getting this date now?- what are the implications of us getting this date now? well, you know, getting this date now? well, you know. he'd _ getting this date now? well, you know, he'd already _ getting this date now? well, you know, he'd already been - getting this date now? well, you know, he'd already been facing l getting this date now? well, you know, he'd already been facing a sort of trial on precisely the same date. remember, he has four separate cases, two of them relating to the election — this one we are talking about now is in washington, claims he tried to cheat the election as a hole in his favour. but fani willis, the prosecutor in the case in georgia where he faces 13 state charges including racketeering, has asked for the 4th of march date to be set as well, that date hadn't been set and they are still chewing and throwing. on the face of it you might say the timing is really inconvenient for donald trump, he should be out there campaigning to get the primary nominee vote from big states including california there. but there is some evidence amongst republican voters and people who would otherwise support donald trump that his legal troubles seem to do quite well, certainly as far as fundraising, they had a record number of the nation's record amount of donations on the back of his booking into the fulton county jail the other day. so obviously on the one hand, his laundry will be washed in public and the federal case in washington, dc. on the other hand, it might actually be something that works as a campaigning tool for him. that's quite interesting, isn't it? because obviously he'll be spending quite a bit of time and money, as well, defending himself in these cases. but none of that seems to be a hindrance to his campaign. that cases. but none of that seems to be a hindrance to his campaign.- a hindrance to his campaign. at the moment, a hindrance to his campaign. at the moment. when _ a hindrance to his campaign. at the moment, when i— a hindrance to his campaign. at the moment, when i explain _ a hindrance to his campaign. at the moment, when i explain us - a hindrance to his campaign. at the | moment, when i explain us politics, both domestically and the us and internationally, i say that you have to see it as two different parts. you have to see it as the race to be the republican party nominee, so that's who each party puts up to run for president on the one hand, and on the other hand, and this is very separate, what will it look like when the electorate as a whole vokes? here's the fascinating thing, it's fairly predictable looking at the poll results that he's a front runner in the republican race, it looks highly likely, barring something unforeseen that he'll win that race. on the back of that, how will he fare when the us electorate generally vote? recent polling puts him and joe biden on 43 percentage points according to the new york times, which is fairly extraordinaire if you think about it. . �* , extraordinaire if you think about it. . �*, ., y extraordinaire if you think about it. . h ., y , ., it. that's really interesting and es - eciall it. that's really interesting and especially a — it. that's really interesting and especially a good _ it. that's really interesting and especially a good point - it. that's really interesting and especially a good point about | it. that's really interesting and i especially a good point about how it. that's really interesting and - especially a good point about how to think about the elections as two separate parts. thanks very much, sean. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. two people who died when a car was driven into a flooded area of liverpool have been named by merseyside police as married couple elaine and philip marco. the family said in a statement they were devasted and heartbroken, and that the couple was due to celebrate their 54th wedding anniversary next week. the scottish covid—19 inquiry has been holding its first hearing today to set out more details of its work. the review will complement the nationwide uk inquiry, focusing on the effect of the pandemic in scotland, and how the government in holyrood responded. families who lost loved ones say it is a milestone moment. a cruise ship broke free from its moorings, and crashed into a freight vessel during thunderstorms on the spanish island of mallorca. a small number of passengers — on board the p80 cruises britannia ship — suffered minor injuries. heavy rain and strong winds on the island also led to more than 20 flights being cancelled. those are some of the stories making the news. you're live with bbc news. in spain, prosecutors say they have launched a sexual assault investigation into the spanish football federation president, luis rubiales. in the meantime, the national football federation is holding an urgent meeting in response to the controversy. luis rubiales caused outrage when he kissed the footballer jenni hermoso on the lips, after the national team won the women's world cup. hermoso says she did not consent to the kiss. that's luis rubiales saying there on friday "i will not resign." and after suggestions that he would quit from his position, mr rubiales said he was not leaving. on saturday, the governing body fifa suspended mr rubiales and later that evening, 11 members of the spanish women's coaching team quit in protest. live now to begona villarrubia, a sports journalist for mundo deportivo. thank you very much forjoining us. what was your reaction to rubiales' statement on friday? were you expecting it? hello. well, my reaction and the reaction of all journalists hello. well, my reaction and the reaction of alljournalists is that it is embarrassing, there's no excuse for these things. but also, we are proud of these players, and we are proud of these players, and we are proud of these players, and we are happy that it happened because if they win the world championship, they have this ability to be on the front page, they are on the tvs and newspapers — but then, in 2—3 days, they finished. but now, everybody in the world — we've seen, everybody in the world — we've seen, everybody has seen that these players many years ago that they are asking for better conditions to play and to fight for a title, an important title. so it was necessary that all the people have seen these players search to be treated like professionals. it is the only way to win a title of the importance of the world championship. 50 win a title of the importance of the world championship.— win a title of the importance of the world championship. so it's shown a s-aotliht world championship. so it's shown a spotlight on — world championship. so it's shown a spotlight on the _ world championship. so it's shown a spotlight on the issues _ world championship. so it's shown a spotlight on the issues players - world championship. so it's shown a spotlight on the issues players have | spotlight on the issues players have been trying to raise for some time. but when you saw the reaction from the members of the international football federation, what did you think? is that something you expected? many were clapping when luis rubiales said he was defiantly not going anywhere.— luis rubiales said he was defiantly not going anywhere. fortunately this is not a surprise _ not going anywhere. fortunately this is not a surprise -- _ not going anywhere. fortunately this is not a surprise -- unfortunately. i is not a surprise —— unfortunately. because we know that rubiales is a very controversial person, and in the federation, there are many people that agree with this person. it has been very important, also many trips and parties paid for by money from the federation. many controversial chapters of this person, the president. but we have been looking at the other side, which has been agreeing to all these things. why? because this person that was clapping for ruby alice, they have a lot of power in the federation and it's very comfortable for them to agree with rubiales. it's a scandal because many people in media, a normal person in the street, everywhere has been implicated in the situation. it is because it is a big thing. they have not agreed with ruby alice, but all this time they were within —— with him. so this time they were within -- with him. y�* , this time they were within -- with him, y�* , ., . this time they were within -- with him. y�* , ., . ., .,~ him. so they've been forced to make a stance there, _ him. so they've been forced to make a stance there, you _ him. so they've been forced to make a stance there, you are _ him. so they've been forced to make a stance there, you are saying? - a stance there, you are saying? thank you very much forjoining us from barcelona == thank you very much for “oining us from barcelonah france has announced it will ban students from wearing a type of muslim dress, called an abaya, in state—run schools from september. there have been months of debate over whether the loose fitting, full length robe should be allowed in schools, where the wearing of headscarves is already banned. let's take a closer look at what the abaya looks like — the garment covers the whole body except the head, and can be worn with a head covering such as the hijab or the niqab. we're nowjoined live from brussels by magda boulabiza, a policy adviser at the european network against racism. thanks forjoining us. what's your reaction to what francis suggesting here, this ban on abaya in state schools? ~ ., , here, this ban on abaya in state schools? ~ . y ., ., ., schools? we are very alarmed at the decision to ban _ schools? we are very alarmed at the decision to ban abayas _ schools? we are very alarmed at the decision to ban abayas in _ schools? we are very alarmed at the decision to ban abayas in schools. i decision to ban abayas in schools. this decision is essentially normalising institutionalised islamaphobia and racism in france by policing the clothing of individuals outside of the law. this is a racist measure because it makes a distinction between the dress and the abayas based on the student's racial and religious backgrounds. we were wondering, what's the qualification of the minister in the state to label something as belonging to islam or not? muslim institutions in their own countries have made the rulings. the secularised rule of law essentially bans religious signs, which abayas do not qualify as such. most organisations have indicated that abayas are a cultural sign from the northeast, talking about a large dress that is part of arab culture. and with the school year starting next week, we wish the minister would've been able to re—center the public debate in education around the real issues that people are facing in france, like for instance...— facing in france, like for instance... just to focus on something _ instance... just to focus on something the _ instance... just to focus on something the new - instance... just to focus on i something the new education instance... just to focus on _ something the new education minister did say, he suggested this was about secularism, and he said, "standing together means being clear, the abaya has no place in schools nor other religious symbols." so he says this is about all religious symbols. yes, but this is essentially something that has been associated with muslim women. as you identified in your presentation, it's been associated and been worn with the head job, whereas the muslim institution in france ruled... i’m institution in france ruled... i'm so sorry to _ institution in france ruled... i'm so sorry to cut _ institution in france ruled... i'm so sorry to cut you short, but we've run out of time, thank you. hello. many of us had some very potent heavy downpours to endure on saturday and sunday. monday's showers were, generally speaking, lighter in nature. now, tomorrow, there will be some showers once again. and actually, they could be set to turn heavier as this cold front pushes its way southwards and eastwards. along the line of this weather front, we could see some very heavy downpours. maybe the odd thunderstorm, we'll see some of that heavy thundery rain pushing its way southeast was across scotland overnight. some showery rain, too, into parts of northern ireland and northern england. ahead of that, quite a lot of cloud. but behind it, clear skies developing across much of scotland and northern ireland by dawn. so that means a mostly sunny start here as our band of showers pushes southwards and eastwards across england and wales. the showers tending to ease off for a time, but i think as we head into the afternoon and that showery rain gets down into the southeast corner, it could pep up once again. and at the same time, another band of heavy showers and the odd thunderstorm will push southwards across scotland. temperature—wise, we're looking at values between 15—21 celsius. and then, as we move through tuesday evening, along the line of our cold front, we could see the odd thunderstorm in the southeast corner. our area of low pressure still fairly close by on wednesday, so there will still be some showers, especially across northern and eastern parts of the uk. further south and west, more in the way of dry weather, some spells of sunshine before our next weather system begins to push in from the west. wednesday's temperatures generally between 15—20, maybe up to 21 degrees. now, as we move into thursday, we will see our next weather system running in from the atlantic — that will bring cloud and outbreaks of rain. there's uncertainty aboutjust how far north this rain may come, particularly it will affect southern parts of england, wales, the midlands. but we could see some rain as parts of northern england and northern ireland, as well. much of scotland looks set to be dry with some spells of sunshine and temperatures north to south, 14—19, maybe up to 20 celsius for the end of the week, and certainly into the weekend, it looks like high pressure will try to build. now, there's a bit of uncertainty about this, about how strongly the high will build, but there certainly are signs that as we move through the end of the week, into the weekend, we could see some drier weather. this is bbc news. the headlines... britain's national air traffic services says it has now fixed a technical issue which affected its flight planning system but there is still some disruption. the home secretary has dismissed suggestions that investigating lower—level offences will take resources away from tackling serious crime. tomorrow, london's ultra low emission zone officially expands to cover every borough of the capital in a bid to stop the most polluting vehicles from driving in town. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. let's head straight to new york first — where the final tennis grand slam of the season — the us open — is under way, and the defending women's champion, iga swiatek is among the opening matches at flushing meadows. she's not long started her first round match against rebecca peterson, the world number one on arthur ashe today. elsewhere though we could have an upset, in eighth seed maria sakkari losing to spain's rebeka masarova, who won the first set 6—4. currently 4—3 to masorova in the second.