The order, based on unspecified threats, affects passengers on us bound flights from certain countries in the middle east and north africa. And now britain has tightened its Aviation Security measures as well. La pto ps security measures as well. Laptops and fieiiifig leeifiei £5. 33 eehef fiefiliei Airport Security on flights through Airport Security on flights from the middle east to the uk is about to get even more compensated. Anything bigger than a smartphone will now have to go in the hold. British airways, easyjet and four other uk airlines are affected, so too are middle eastern and north africa and carriers. It follows a similar measure by the united so other uk airlines are affected, so too are middle eastern and north africa and carriers. It follows a similar measure by the United States. The government similar measure by thequited,. , w. ,. States. The government has said similar measure by therbqited,. , w. ,. States. The government has said the 72 2 of the Travelling Public is security of the Travelling Public is its highest what has its highest priority. What has prompted this . Last years laptop bomb aboard this flight out of somalia raised a lot of concerns. Smuggled aboard by the group, al shabab, it made a hole in the plane. Pilot was able to land safely. The pilot was able to land safely. The pilot was able to land safely. The year before so called Islamic State put a bomb onto a Passenger Jet coming out of egypt, killing eve ryo ne jet coming out of egypt, killing everyone on board. That device was the mould a new ban does not in the mould with a new ban does not apply. In whitehall, the bbc understands there were concerns about introducing the band. It does about introducing the band. Itdfies. About introducing the band. Itooes. Relate about introducing the band. Itdoea. Relate to a specific plot. There he} . 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There is no end to the ban in sight. The ban on liquids over 100 mills is still in place. For more on this spoke a short time ago with matthew levitt, who heads the Counter Terrorism programme at the Washington Institute for near east policy. How effective will this be . What it will effectively do is get these items into the hole. The idea is that there is better and easier that there is better ang ggggr. screening of devices that can go beneath and it is to do those beneath and it is harder to do those above. They are interested in the size. It is kw above. They are interested in the size. It is ebtff how above. They are interested in the size. It is £521 how much i above. They are interested in the size. It is £521 how much explosive size. It is about how much explosive can be fitted in. What do you mean the egg; fig; is can be fitted in. What do you mean the aggeefig is more can be fitted in. What do you mean the agggefig is more effective the screening is more effective question what do they go through bigger machines . Will banks have to be unpacked by more Airport Workers . There is easier and better technology. When there there will be to questions, there will be workers to go through. You have probably travelled and checked bags underneath aNd There Is A Tag On travelled and checked bags unde saying, Nd There Is A Tag On travelled and checked bags unde saying, we there is a tag on travelled and checked bags unde saying, we have is a tag on travelled and checked bags unde saying, we have had tag on travelled and checked bags unde saying, we have had to; on travelled and checked bags unde saying, we have had to goi their saying, we have had to go nag your their saying, we have had to go t . your bag their saying, we have had to go li§ your bag will through your bag will stop that will happen. 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Is there anything that can be done to the aircraft itself to sustain or withstand the small explosion . You want any explosive to get onto plane. You do not know where it the plane. You do not know where it will be. It is true that our passengers in the immediate area, if there is something small, it will have less of an effect. The do not ta ke have less of an effect. The do not take that risk. You want to put things down there so it can go through more security checks. Airports around the country, they are airports around the country, they a re really close airports around the country, they are really close allies to United States for that turkey is a member of nato. Earlier on turkey said it would appealfor study of nato. Earlier on turkey said it would appeal for study in the lobby any movement i that front would appeal for study in the lobby any movement. That front all, is any movement on that front all, is the risk i grave, that the the risk so grave, that the countries will have to follow suit . We do not know the nature of the intelligence that it is possible intelligence was that it is possible there will be other checks will carry on baggage to enable these things to go back at the carry on. Carry on baggage to enable these things are jo back at the carry on. Carry on baggage to enable these things are flights at the carry on. Carry on baggage to enable these things are flights from e carry on. Carry on baggage to enable these things are flights from certain on. There are flights from certain places like United States. It is less likely that this will be something we will have 11 years on, as we do with the liquid gel will a; tee fife 21 9 . The geneh reeeele ~ ~ have to ee tee he eeith the tieyih eeteeltt ~ ~ have to see how Ee Tee Ha Eeith the tieyih eeteeltt ~ ~ have to see how the threat pans out. Thank you very much. Today faced more hours of questioning from lawmakers. The topics ranged from us Policy On Abortion and torture, but perhaps foremost on lawmakers minds was the issue ofJudicial Independence, and Whetherjudge Gorsuch would operate separately from the politics of washington. Lets go live to Laura Trevelyan on capitol hill for us now. Very keen to make realise he is his own 22 . In doing is his own man. Absolutely. In doing so, he is blunting one of the key the attacks from t; lines of the attacks from the [tsimetgrete lines of the attacks from the defieeete they lines of the attacks from the m l they want lines of the attacks from the demeef at . They want to stress how democrats. They want to stress how importantjudicial democrats. They want to stress how important Judicial Independence is this president. Neil gorsuch under this president. Neil gorsuch said he believed in the separation of powers he said they gave me a gavel and not rubber stamp. He said no man is above the law, not even the president. 0n the Hot Button Issues which could camp up in front of the court, a republican senator had this to say about what resident tramp said about abortion in 1973. Resident trum. I would have walked out the door. It is not whatjudges i would have walked out the door. It is not what judges do. I would have walked out the door. It is not whatjudges do. | dont do it is not whatjudges do. I dont do it at that end of Pennsylvania Avenue and they should not do it at this t has a has been ~ a has been billed ~ the has been billed as the has been billed as a l e has been billed as a 5 5} of neil gorsuch. The atmosphere has seen quite seemed quite warm at stages. There is no disguising the etasee there is no disguising the fa ct etasee there is no disguising the fact that democrats are sought about the fact that president 0bamas nominee never got the chance to have the Nomination Hearing that neil gorsuch is going through. They are divided as to how far they g go in divided as to how far they can go in opposing him, given that neil gorsuch has shown himself to be erudite, highly qualified, able to cope with the pressure. He seems barely to have put a foot wrong. It isa barely to have put a foot wrong. It is a big dilemma for democrats. Do they throw the kitchen sink at this . It is difficult for them right now. It ii difficult fiftfiefi fightfitfiifif 7 thank you very much. The other big story on caotfi hill is the fight over the new health ca re is the fight over the new health care bill. It is close. The real winners and losers could be those in states like pennsylvania. This was such a huge issue for trump on the Campaign Trail. He is finding that health care is gated. We all health care is commper gated. We all remember that rallying cry on the Campaign Trailto remember that rallying cry on the Campaign Trail to repeal and replace 0bamacare. He is repealing a banner care. We saw that as an Executive Order on day one. Bama care. He come up with some will call has come ug withsomeduichall care. It looks slightly trump care. It looks slightly different, very different if you are a zenmetf president 0bama help the a democrat. President 0bama help the most vulnerable and the sick. A lot of that will be shrunk and withdrawn foot. Making insurance is compulsory and stop insurers having to find and stog insurers having to find; premiums for the workers insurance premiums for their workers for the bidders more Market Driven and there is less subsidy. The funding is through tax credits for the bus is very much a businessmans. He has come up with something in the month that something in the past month that eve ryo ne something in the past month that everyone has hated. The moderate republicans have been very spooked by anon parties Budget Office by anon parties and Budget Office saying of americans by anon parties and Budget Office saying of americans could saying millions of americans could be uninsured over the next decade. 0n the right of the party, the real conservatives, they say they hate it. They think it does repeal it. They think it does not repeal enough and that it will be too expensive for the government. Just very briefly on the numbers, it will be tight, will it . The numbers on capitol hill. We talked to congressmen there this morning, some on the right of the party. They think it will not pass. All he needs to lose our 22 votes. We think the to lose our 22 votes. We thingtbze against to lose our 22 votes. We thingtbze against him are between numbers against him are between i r,|. Numbers against him are between 25, 30 five numbers against him are between ft; 25, 30 five. He numbers against him are between fig 25, 30 five. He might numbers against him are between eff 25, 30 five. He might try possibly 25, 30 five. He might try to cancel the vote on thursday altogether. It does not look good if you are president and cannot get the first piece of legislation through. In other news. Rebel and jihadist forces in syria say their latest assault on the capital, damascus, is sending a powerful message to the governmentjust days before another round of peace talks. They say it shows they can still mount a major attack on what is regarded as syrias most heavily protected city. W. The Syrian Military response has included moving dozens of tanks into the city centre, airstrikes, and artillery fire. Youre watching bbc world news america. Still to come on tonights programme remembering Martin Mcguinness. Well speak with the us negotiator of the Northern IrelandPeace Process about working with him. South korean prosecutors have seentj the former president , Park Guen Haye over her involvement in the growing Corruption Scandal that led to her impeachment. Ms park travelled voluntarily from her home to the Prosecutors Office in seoul on tuesday morning. Shes always denied wrongdoing but as she arrived to be interviewed, she apologised to the country. Steve evans reports from seoul. Hidden in the motive cade, Park Guen Haye. As an ordinary citizen, the prosecutor calls her in and she complies. I am sorry, she said, to the korean people. But it is not clear what she is sorry for. Two weeks ago, when she was 5555 f w clear what she is sorry for. Two weeks ago, when she was 5555 from weeks ago wggn,cgg gigottietodfrgej president ial palace, she was the president ial palace, she was defiant. Her innocence, she said, would emerge. 0thers defiant. Her innocence, she said, would emerge. Others are also facing the heat, like the patriarchs who control the biggest businesses in south korea, the head of some sun is on trial. Ex president s south korea, the head of some sun is on triv has l Ex President S south korea, the head of some sun is on triv has beerspresident s south korea, the head of some sun is on triv has been charged its south korea, the head of some sun is on triv has been charged accused getting moneyiutu; business. Park getting money from business. Park guen haye is said to have favoured guen haye is said to haveiayouted in return. 0utside, her donors in return. 0utside, her supporters, angry at what they call political persecution. This symbolises the whole division of the country. There will be an election in two months time. There may well bea in two months time. There may well be a movement to the left of the government. Even after that, the divisions will remain. Park guen haye still has her fans. Divisions will remain. Park guen haye still has herfans. The prosecutor probably is of Martin Mcguinness, the former ira leader turned deu First Minister hed been suffering from a rare heart condition. From one of the provisional iras most senior and ruthless commanders, responsible for many deaths and acts of terror he went on to embrace electoral politics and became a principal architect of the Peace Process that led to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. Chris buckler reports. To painta to paint a true picture of Martin Mcguinness, you have to accept contradictions. He was a paramilitary. He was a contradictions. He was a paramilitary who once embraced violence but also a peacemaker who reached out to rivals. A man who could be seen in very different lights. Born in londonderry into a large catholic family, Martin Mcguinness came of age as Northern Irelands divides became prevalent. In that aef e demands . I would take response to demands . I would take into consideration the feelings of the people. He became one of the faces of ruthless Irish Republicanism and was jailed for terrorist offences in dublin. He changed considerably from the own man he is to swagger around the no go areas in londonderry as commander of the provisional ira. What started asa of the provisional ira. What started as a fight for civil rights has become a vicious battle. Alongside as a fight for civil rights has become a vicious be and alongside the many bombings and shootings, Martin Mcguinness sought opportunities for sinn the. I. e. i. [ . . V Political Party flfiesa . I. e. i. [ . . V Political Party gases to. F . I. e. i.