When i came to the bbc, understanding the director general s real focus on impartiality, we did a really big piece of work asking audiences across the uk and around the world what they needed today to trust us, and they told us they wanted Fairness And Respect. And Fairness And Respect really come together to form Impartiality Fairness in reflecting the fullness of the political Conversation And Respect in showing that we are listening to them because they pay for us and the bbc is here for everyone. Eight in ten Uk Adults came to the bbc during the election period. They said, when asked, who would you choose for trusted, impartial coverage of this election . , four times more chose the bbc than any of our nearest other competitors. So i would say i really am incredibly proud of our output during the election, and i really feel that we stepped up to deliver on our democratic duty as a platform for Freedom Of Speech and to reflect the fullness of the political conversation that was happ
The cyber Security Firm responsible, warned of bad actors that will try to exploit events like this. In total, more than 9,000 flights have been cancelled since friday with the potential for more delays on saturday. Here in the uk, airports, which saw severe disruption, say that systems are working again but advised people to check before travelling. A flawed update rolled out by the cyberSecurity Firm, crowdstrike, knocked many machines offline, hampering Retail Systems and health care, with problems for gps and pharmacies. Heres our Technology Editor zoe kleinman. Yesterday, the global It Outage caused worldwide chaos. Today, were still dealing with the aftermath. Thousands of flights were grounded and while airports are getting back to normal, there are still many travellers who are stuck. My flight got cancelled while i coming out of my aeroplane while i was coming out of my aeroplane and ive been stranded for around. 0ver 2a hours by now, i think. I have been on my feet for four d
Lets take a brief look now at some of the front pages of tomorrow mornings papers. Most are leading with the global it outages that took place today. The Daily Mirror is calling it the day the world stood still. Beside pictures of stranded passengers, the Financial Times reports that fixing the problem may take days. The Daily Express describes it as the digital pandemic that paralysed the world. The telegraph is describing it as a global it meltdown, alongside an article on the Tv Personality Mariam margolyes, who says she has lost friends because of her opinions on gaza. The mail reports that the gunman who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump downloaded photos of kate middleton, princess of wales. And the Daily Star covers american Wrestler Hulk hogans Surprise Appearance at the republican conference in milwaukee where he gave a passionate speech endorsing trump, which involved ripping off his shirt and calling for Trump O Mania to run wild again. Now time for a look at the Weekend
And Charles Wattton near landrys Parents House in North Port, florida. Charles, lets start with you, good afternoon. Charles hey, good afternoon, mike. The search for Gabby Patitos Girlfriend enters day two and authorities are back to Carlton Resort where brian is known to frequent trying to find any trace of the 23yearold who now has been missing for at least 5 days. Yesterday authorities called off the search around sunset after coming up with nothing. They had about 50 officers from nearly half a dozen agencies out using drones, k9s and a tvs to get through tough terrain In Search Of Brian in 25,000acre nature reserve, but for many in the community the focus is finding Gabby Patito and the community made that clear at a Candlelight Vigil to show support for the Patito Family as they go through what many would say is a parents nightmare. We just think if it was our child we would need the support because emotionally i cant imagine what theyre going through. Charles now, earlier in th
industry leaders say there s a temporary lack of cardboard packaging. and coming up in half an hour, the week in parliament, which takes a look at what s been happening in politics, including an announcement from borisjohnson on when children might return to school. england s covid lockdown will need to be eased very slowly, and very cautiously , according to one of the most senior public health officials. dr susan hopkins from public health england said the focus should be on getting people vaccinated and preventing another wave of infections rather than reopening society and that the uk should start seeing the impact of the vaccination programme within a fortnight. meanwhile the health secretary matt hancock has today predicted a happy and free great british summer , but warned of a tough few months before then. it comes as the irish prime minister, micheal martin, said there were lessons to be learnt after the eu reversed its threat to put checks on the irish border,