This is the briefing. Im sally bundock. Our top story europes Biggest Regional Airline goes bust troubled flybe says coronavirus was the final straw. Californias governor declares a state of emergency over the virus. California has confirmed at least wbr id wbr310 50 cases and its first death. On the greek island of lesbos, more violence as locals clash with refugees and migrants coming from turkey. Out of service, the james bond movie releases delayed over concerns of the coronavirus. b
a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be a part of the conversation as the release of latest james bond movie is delayed. Tell us if you are changing your behaviour. Are you avoiding places like the cinema . Get in touch just use wbrid wbr910 the hashtag bbcthebriefing. One of europes Biggest Regional Airlines, the british carrier flybe, has collapsed, threatening thousands of jobs. Flybe was taken over by a consortium, in
One of europes biggest Regional Airlines the british carrier, flybe has collapsed. The company has released a statement saying all flights have been grounded and the uk business has ceased trading with immediate effect. Customers due to travel with flybe are advised not to go to the airport, unless theyve arranged a flight with another airline, and flybe says it is not able to arrange alternative flights. California has declared a state of emergency over the coronavirus after reporting the states first death and confirming at least 50 cases. More than 80 countries have reported cases so far. Italy has the biggest outbreak in europe more than a hundred people have died. The greek island of lesbos has become the latest flashpoint in the new migrant crisis affecting parts of europe. The governor of lesbos apologised for the actions of some residents. Aid agencies say they have been assaulted as they try to cope with refugees coming by boat from turkey. Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Hello and
Taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, dawn foster and matt dathan. Stay with us for that. Good evening. Flybe, britains biggest Regional Airline, is on the verge of collapse tonight going into administration, putting thousands ofjobs at risk and having an Immediate Impact on the travel plans of many thousands of passengers. The company had asked government for a crucial loan of £100 million to stay in business. But concerns over coronavirus have also affected bookings in recent weeks. Flybe is a leading carrier at airports including belfast, glasgow, southampton, manchester, and birmingham. 0ur correspondentjon kay reports from flybes headquarters in exeter. Touching down in exeter, one of flybes last flights of the day. But what will be taking off tomorrow . These are not passengers with luggage. But mechanics taking their tools home from the companys headquarters at the end of the runway. Theyd come in especially to collect their kit, even before any official ann
We start with the struggling uk airline flybe. It has gone into administration, leaving flights cancelled and passengers around europe stranded. The airline was trying to secure a bailout loan from the uk government but its efforts to survive have been complicated by a slump in air travel because of the coronavirus outbreak. Flybe called itself europes largest Regional Airline, serving 56 airports and carrying 8 million passengers a year. It employs 2,000 people, whose jobs are now in doubt. Heres our business editor, simonjack. 0ur correspondent was in exeter as the news of the collapse of the merging. Touching down in exeter, one of the last flights of the day for flybe. These are not passengers with luggage but mechanics taking tools home from the Company Headquarters at the end of the runway. They had come in especially to collect their kit, even before any official announcement. We are not allowed to tell you anything. Have you been told anything . No. It has been an anxious four
Are two new patients that were on a ward. I think the danger here is were going to get a lot of these stories. The stories will get more about the nhs, whether or not the virus can transfer between people, we are going to get more of these stories but theres also a lot detail in this piece about other stories as well, about the duke of cambridge, has comments to paramedics saying we are over escalating the issue at the moment. The big underlining story of all of this is really the uncertainty andi this is really the uncertainty and i think that is what we are dealing with at the moment. We dont know, theres another element and hear about the virus mutating, becoming more dangerous, we dont necessarily know whats going on, were going to get a lot of these stories at the moment i think and its that which is making market is volatile, making gdp forecast difficult, all of this isa forecast difficult, all of this is a context to an economic and a social crisis at the moment. This is the is