And says it is filing for administration. The east midlands based airline, which operated more than 29,000 flights last year, blamed recent spikes in fuel and carbon costs. Some passengers have posted messages online saying they only found out about it after turning up at airports this evening. Our Business Correspondent rob young reports. Flybmi, no longerflying. Its cancelled all flights with immediate effect. The company is also filing for administration. The carrier flew more than half a million passengers last year. Its smalljets operated on routes from aberdeen, bristol, newcastle, east midlands, sta nsted and others, to 25 european cities. Passengers who have been affected are anxious. Im in belgium at the moment and ijust got the bbc alert that flybmi have gone into administration. All the flights for me to return home are really expensive and flybmi have said they wont return the £134 that i initially spent, so i dont know how im going to get back. Flybmi, based here at east
Who travelled to syria to join the group that called itself Islamic State have said they would welcome a Police Investigation into her actions, but they think the government should help to bring her home. Shamima begum, who is now 19 years old, is pregnant and living at a refugee camp. Ben ando reports. Al hol refugee camp in northern syria. Its here Shamima Begum and hundreds of others have come after fleeing the imminent fall of the Islamic State. Now 19 and heavily pregnant, she may give birth at any moment. Her family have appealed to the British Government to get her home, saying in a statement. Shamima left the uk four years ago with three friends. In interviews now, she seems unrepentant and the home secretary said he wants to block the return, though its not certain he can. It is morally unacceptable to refuse her entry, as well is legally unacceptable, because otherwise she would be stateless and no person in the world can be stateless under the law. Her family say shed been b
Thejustice secretary, david gauke, says the governments main priority has to be the safety of the public when considering the case of Shamima Begum. The family of the pregnant teenager, who left britain to join the Islamic State group, say theyd welcome a Police Investigation into her actions, but want the government to help bring her home. Sophie long reports. This is the al hawl camp in Northern Syria where the 19 year old from east london is living as she awaits the birth of her third child. Shamima begum says both her son and daughter died, and she wants to come back to britain so her unborn baby does not the same fate. Herfamily, who had feared they would never see her again, have asked the government to help them get her home. But the justice secretary says there are risks to allowing people like Shamima Begum to return to britain, and they would look at her case very closely. What has to be the priority of the British Government is ensuring the protection of the british people a
Thejustice secretary, david gauke, says the governments main priority has to be the safety of the public when considering the case of Shamima Begum. The family of the pregnant teenager who left britain to join the Islamic State group say theyd welcome a Police Investigation into her actions, but want the government to help bring her home. Sophie long reports. This is the al hawl camp in Northern Syria where the 19 year old from east london is living as she awaits the birth of her third child. Shamima begum says both her son and daughter died, and she wants to come back to britain so her unborn baby does not the same fate. Herfamily, who had feared they would never see her again, have asked the government to help them get her home. But the justice secretary says there are risks to allowing people like Shamima Begum to return to britain, and they would look at her case very closely. What has to be the priority of the British Government is ensuring the protection of the british people as
Day. Germany reaches 100,000 coronavirus deaths as europe struggles with a fourth covid wave. The British Government will introduce an independent Football Regulator in england, following a Fan Led Review into the sport. Let it be, let it be. And beatles fans rejoice. A new documentary featuring never before seen footage of the fab four, is released today. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or Around The World. The Prime Minister and president macron of france have agreed to step up joint efforts to prevent illegal crossings of the channel. At least 27 people drowned yesterday when their boat capsized off the coast of Northern France near calais trying to reach the uk. Five suspected traffickers have been arrested on suspicion of being linked to the journey. Britains Home Secretary priti patel is to meet her french counterpart to discuss the crisis. It comes as the home office says that more than 25,000 people are estimated to have reached the uk in boats so far this year.