unfortunately lost about 70% of capacity so we have had to a0 people unfortunately and cancel new year s eve. phone a few people. 0micron is causing chaos in the airline industry 6,000 flights cancelled around the world over the christmas weekend. swimmers take the chilly plunge across the uk. we hearfrom one group getting ready to continue the christmas tradition. hello and welcome to bbc news. archbishop desmond tutu, the leading anti apartheid campaigner who helped bring down white rule in south africa, has died at the age of 90. desmond tutu was uncompromisingly opposed to violence and was awarded the nobel peace prize in 198a. after nelson mandela became president, he headed the truth and reconciliation commission investigating the crimes of white rule. nomsa maseko looks back at his life. he was first and foremost a priest, not a politician. but for the best part of half a century, he was the face of reconciliation and south africa s moral compass. the system of
charge on the device may have failed to detonate. more people on company payrolls: new figures show the end of furlough didn t cause a spike in unemployment the national health service is facing the most difficult winter in its history, according to the organisation representing nhs trusts in england. and, why the crew of the international space station had to take cover when russia blew up one of its own satellites with a missile. borisjohnson has made a new move to try to end the row over commons standards and allegations of sleaze . he s proposing that the code of conduct for mps should be updated with the following measures: mps prioritising outside interests over their constituents being investigated and appropiately punished. and a ban on ps from acting as paid political consultants or lobbyists. it follows criticism of the prime miniser and the government for initially trying to protect owen paterson, the tory mp who broke lobbying rules and eventually stood down. mrj
by british forces to retake the islands in the south atlantic from invading argentine troops. it s a wonderful aircraft a hugely flexible aircraft, great capability. you can do almost anything with it. the man who flew this helicopter in the falklands said it played an historic role, taking the british general to port stanley to accept the argentine surrender. quite an interesting operation, quite apart from the weather. well, the ceasefire hadn t been signed up to this stage, and so the aircraft was flying into stanley, competing not with just the weather, but also some still rather unfriendly argentines around. his old sea king here was even flown in the falklands by prince andrew, then serving as a young naval pilot. they re doing the flight servicing. in a hangar in southern england, a third sea king is being prepared forwar, and ukrainian naval engineers have been trained to keep it flying. is this aircraft too old for combat? translation: they are old, but they ve gon
labour leader, sir keir starmer, says his party hasn t got complacent and repeats calls for a general election. these people are so fed up. they are entitled, they want a say in this. there is a choice to be made. we need a general election. let the public in to decide. do they want to continue with this utter chaos? elsewhere, headteachers in england say 9 in 10 schools will have run out of money by the next school year due to the cost of living crisis. good afternoon. rishi sunak has formally entered the contest to become the next conservative leader and prime minister. the former chancellor says he wants to lead the country with integrity, professionalism and accountability . he already has the required backing of more than 100 fellow tory mps and more than double the number publically backing borisjohnson. in the last few minutes, it is reported that suella braverman, the former home secretary is endorsing rishi sunak s bed. mrjohnson has yet to declare his candidacy
shock exit for nadal after a thrilling five set, five hour match. and later we will have sportsday on the bbc news channel with all the latest reports, results, interviews and features from the bbc sports the parents of the terminally ill baby charlie gard have returned to the courts to present evidence of experimental nuclear men in america which they say could help them. great ormond street, who are treating the boy, says the experiments have not beenjustified. but the parents have accused the judge hearing the case have accused him of lying. fergus walsh reports. save charlie gard! vocal, passionate and determined. charlie gard s parents have considerable support. it includes the pope and donald trump. let us pray. and now this pro life evangelical preacher who was once jailed for anti abortion protests in the united states and has been praying by charlie s bedside. if a court, if a judge, if a hospital official can come and tell a parent that they don t have the right or