as it continues to benefit from pent up demand for air travel. europe s largest carrier by passenger numbers also said it expects profits to rise modestly over the next year, and the summer travel season will be busy. the figures are better than industry watchers had expected. we knew they were going to be good but to record these numbers is exceptional so nearly 170 million passengers, that s up 74% on the previous year s. revenue has more than doubled, profit is 1.4 billion, and they re going to pay dividend this year. it s a phenomenal result and shows how quickly this market is turned around. it also shows how fragile the market is for aviation. there is a point where it suddenly flips you become very profitable, ryanair have put in a great set of results that even before the summer, which will be very strong. cheap airfares are a myth and anybody looking for summer holidays will tell you airfares are expensive, particularly in europe because we have not seen a lot of cap
i think the talks on reforming the protocol are inching towards a conclusion. certainly the deal isn t done yet but i do think we are inching towards conclusion. anthony albanese becomes the first sitting australian prime minister to march in cities gay and lesbian mardi 6ras. he s described it as a celebration of modern australia. hello and welcome to bbc world news. vote counting is under way in nigeria s tightest presidential three front runners are voting to eight running to be president. the election process has generally been smooth but there were some delays and disruption by criminal gangs. the bbc has seen injured voters are the polling station in lagos and after some polls were due to close some people in polling stations nationwide were still able to cast their ballot. frustration and anger, many nigerians want to take part in this election but have been disappointed by the lack of organisation. 6ang violence and threats by militant islamists has made voting diffic
it s 4:00 in new york. s.w.a.t. teams, secret phone calls, testimony from some of the most prominent political figures in america and a windowless conference room in which 23 people investigated a plot to end democracy. an exclusive and extraordinary piece of writing and reporting from the atlanta journal constitution pulls the curtain back on the special grand jury in fulton county, georgia, one of the two criminal investigations into the twice impeached disgraced ex president. it could result in anything truly historic and unprecedented. the indictment of a former president of the united states. from that piece of reporting, quote, in an exclusive interview with the atlanta journal institution, five of the 23 special grand jurors recounted what it was like to be a pivotal but anonymous part of one of the most momentous criminal investigations in u.s. history. they described a process that was, by turn, fascinating, tedious, and emotionally wrenching. one juror said she woul
effectively cuts off any democratic path to victory. bill: for democrats to hold onto power not chamber they would need to win all 26 toss-up races and pick up another six districts republicans have the advantage. an extremely tall order. dana: the house may be slipping away but the senate is still anyone s game. it is expected to be decided by four key races, all of those in a dead heat with one week to go. bill: democrats separate to try to keep the upper chamber banking on former president obama to do this. he is going to nevada and arizona and later make a joint appearance in pennsylvania as they look to prevent republicans from flipping that senate seat. dana: the former president making it a point to address inflation and crime. two issues his party has shied away from. we have a plan. that s why democrats actually have plans. they pick up a few more seats in both chambers they can force through extreme unpopular laws from education, to abortion. who will figh
in the south and west. for the rest of us it will be fairly cloudy with sunny spells. but the wind will strengthen widely throughout the day. details later in the programme. good morning. it s wednesday, 18th october. there s been international condemnation after an explosion at a hospital in gaza is reported to have killed at least 500 people. the blast has raised the diplomatic stakes for president biden, who s currently flying to israel to try to prevent the violence spreading elsewhere in the middle east. hamas a group designated as a terror organisation by many western governments says the al ahli hospital was hit by an israeli air strike. but israel has blamed the palestinian group, islamichhad, but it s denied any involvement, describing the accusations as lies. wyre davies has the latest. pictures from gaza last night showed scenes of utter chaos. bloodied, wounded casualties from the partially destroyed al ahli arab hospital. videos many too graphic to broadcas