christmas charts for 2023. millions of people are on the move across the uk as the christmas getaway begins. there have been long queues at the port of dover after a surge in demand for ferries caused by yesterday s eurotunnel strike in france. and road and rail travel is also heavy, with more than 13 millionjourneys predicted between today and sunday. here s our transport correspondent katy austin. the christmas getaway is in full swing after a very bumpy start. train services have been recovering after yesterday s severe disruption. these passengers at leeds were travelling hopefully. i was glad that i wasn t going back last night, so i had friends that were going from euston and everything was kind of chaotic, so. a little bit stressed, cos see if these trains get cancelled, not sure if my train s going to be cancelled or not, so. now that i ve looked, it s all right. there have been long queues at dover s ferry ports, partly put down to a higher demand after a strike at e
we ll be looking at where this leaves rishi sunak. also on the programme: the business group the cbi in crisis it suspends key activities as a second allegation of rape emerges and dozens of firms end their membership. the casualties mount and the un says there are now over 400 dead in the fighting in sudan between rival factions of the army. and in the premier league tonight leaders arsenal fight back in an epic match at home to southampton. on bbc london. for the scrappage scheme. good evening. the deputy prime minister and justice secretary dominic raab has resigned from government after a report upheld some bullying claims against him. speaking to the bbc in his first tv interview following his resignation, he hit out at what he called activist civil servants , claiming they effectively wanted to block government reform and he suggested the report sets a dangerous precedent. mr raab was investigated after at least eight formal complaints at three different departme
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Offduty pilot charged with 83 counts of attempted murder. Accused of trying to shut off the engines mid flight. Here are tonights headlines. Weve got the guy that tried to set the engine out of the cockpit. We will get on the ground. Norah the shocking story of an Alaska Airlines pilot trying to crash a plane full of passengers. The new information just coming in. One of the bloodiest days of the israel hamas war. As a muchneeded aid begins to make its way into gaza. Plus the side of a rare strike in westbank. The Israeli Military says that this was a terrorist compound. But for the community here, they say it was just a house of worship. Norah two more hostages are headed home. What the release means for the more than 200 others still held captive in gaza. There is only one goal, we defeat hamas and bring our people back home. Norah the new details about the conditions of the two american hostages released friday. We speak to their family. Being happy is a privilege that we do not hav