Way today. More cloud and some rain tomorrow. We will be taking a closer look at what the weather has in store as we move into christmas. Its saturday the 22nd of december. Our top story. Police have arrested two people on suspicion of illegally flying drones over gatwick airport. Flights were halted for more than a day after the First Sighting on wednesday night. Thousands of people have had their Christmas Travel plans disrupted. Sussex Police Released this statement overnight after hundreds of cancelled flights, this was the reaction when passengers heard they were up and running again. It came after the airport was closed forjust over an hour after the sighting of another drone. They told us that the flight was cancelled and that we had to collect our luggage. After unprecedented disruption, flights we re unprecedented disruption, flights were resumed. Virginia goncalves from cornwall is seriously ill and spent the night in an airport chair. It goes against your human rights, isnt
The live departure board for gatwick airport. The first flights left just after half past five this morning. The airport says that it is expecting to run a full schedule today, but it warns passengers should expect some delays and cancellations. As has been the case over the past three days, the advice is to check with your airline before travelling to gatwick. Four stowaways found on a cargo ship in the Thames Estuary have been detained under the immigration act, after the vessels crew was threatened. The grande tema left nigeria 11 days ago. The group are thought to have armed themselves with iron bars, forcing crew members to retreat to the bridge of the ship. No one was injured. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers in the us are facing christmas without pay because of a partial government shutdown. Its because democrats refuse to sign off on funding for president trumps Mexican Border wall. Roughly a quarter of federal agencies are affected including the departments of homeland
Natasha Ednan Laperouse was just 15 when she was killed by an allergic reaction to a pret a manger sandwich. As they fight to change food labelling laws, her parents tell us how shell never be forgotten. Christmas for us isntjust christmas, its also her birthday. Itlljust never be the same really because we find it too difficult to be here on Christmas Day because shes missing. Liverpool, top of the tree Jurgen Klopps team will be top of the premier league for christmas after beating wolves 2 0. Good morning. Some sunshine on the way today. More cloud and some rain tomorrow and well be taking a closer look at what the weather has in store of course as we move into christmas. Good morning to you. Its saturday, 22nd of december. Our top story. Police have arrested two people on suspicion of illegally flying drones over Gatwick Airport. Flights were halted for more than a day after the First Sighting on wednesday night. Thousands of people have had their Christmas Travel plans disrupted.
Sportsday on bbc news. A victory against wolves for liverpool will take them four points clear at the top of the premier league table. Good evening. Officials at gatwick have said its safe for flights in and out of the airport to resume after another drone was spotted this evening. Flights were suspended for about an hour while investigations took place. More than a quarter of a million passengers have been affected by the chaos at the uks second biggest airport which first began on wednesday night and lasted for 36 hours. This morning at 6. 30 flights were eventually resumed after the military provided whats been described as mitigating measures believed to be anti drone technology. Just after 5pm this evening, flights were again halted and aircraft were left circling the area while another drone sighting was investigated. Take off and landings then resumed again this evening at around 6. 30. 0ur correspondent Duncan Kennedy is at gatwick for us now. What is the situation there now du
Dragons played more than half the game with m men after Lloyd Fairbrother was sent off. And ulster edged to victory over munster in their derby match. Dave sha na hans late score here sealed a 19 12 victory for the home side. It takes ulster up to second in conference b. Munster pick up a losing bonus point. Now its a been a tough yearfor ben stokes. The england all rounder may be back playing well again after being cleared of criminal charges, but after pleading guilty to bringing the game into disrepute, his reputation is still yet to be restored. The chief executive of the england and Wales Cricket board, though, believes stokes has learnt his lesson and that he can still be a role model. Joe wilson reports. The lords pavilion has stood witness to well over a century of sport. 2018 was a cricketing year of individual achievements from englands senior men. A year when the test team triumphed in sri lanka. A year when englands star player stood trial for affray. Ben stokes was acquitt