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| |  | Iain McDowell 29 August 2023 | | | Good morning. Today, we have the latest on the continuing disruption to flights after yesterday's air traffic control fault. There's a look the dramatic rise in Ukraine's death toll in the war with Russia, as well as the struggle for students to get accommodation for the new university term. And read on to find out how robots could soon be helping you around the house. | | | |
 Image: PA Media More disruption to UK flights after air traffic control fault After a bank holiday of chaos at airports across the UK yesterday, the knock-on effects of the air traffic control fault that caused hundreds of flights to be cancelled are still being felt. The problem has been fixed but it will "take some time for flights to return to normal" , say controllers. Easyjet is warning that it won't be able to operate some of its flights today and some airports say their schedules will still be hit by disruption and delays. Others are more optimistic but their advice for travellers is to check the status of their flight before heading to the airport, just in case there is a problem. | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ulez extends to all london boroughs The expansion of London's Ultra Low Emission Zone - or Ulez - has kicked in this morning so it now covers outer parts of the capital too. Motorists with vehicles that don't comply with clean-air rules must pay £12.50 a day to drive within the city or risk a fine. We've answered our readers' most common questions about it - find out all you need to know. | | | |
| | Student housing shortage leaves some without a place to live It's just a few weeks until the new university year starts and there's a big scramble to find somewhere to stay in student halls. As big demand drives rental prices up, many students won't get a room close to their campus and the problem is even causing some to give up their hard-earned place on their chosen course. Two students tell us about the stress of the search as a charity warns that the situation will only get worse. | | | | | |
| Spanish football leaders call for World Cup kiss president to quit The pressure on Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales to quit after kissing player Jenni Hermoso at the Women's World Cup is mounting even further. Now the sport's regional leaders in the country are the latest to demand his resignation. Read our report. | | | |
Essential read | | | | | The country is keeping its death count secret but the BBC witnesses the mounting toll. | | | | | | | |
|  Image: Sanctuary AI How long could it be until a robot is doing your dishes? Imagine a world in which your never-ending to-do list of domestic chores is finally ticked off, all done and dusted. Ah, the relief! Artificial intelligence firms are working on just the thing you need - a humanoid robot to carry out your commands. So is it being trained to do the jobs we hate? And has AI finally met its match in the form of the humble plastic bag? | | | | | |
|  | | BBC Sounds Witness History on how a protest by activists in 1963 led to the UK's first anti-racism laws. | | | | |  | | uk news See what it's like to be in the heart of Europe's biggest street party, Notting Hill Carnival. | | | | | | | |
| 'Get me out of air' amid flights chaos, and 'rivers at risk' From "Air traffic computer chaos" in the Metro to a "flights fiasco" lasting days in the Daily Mail, one story dominates this morning's front pages. The Times suggests the cause could be "an incorrectly filed plan by a French airline". The Guardian leads on Michael Gove's plan to "rip up water pollution rules" that developers blame for exacerbating England's housing crisis. That will "spark anger" among environmentalists, says the paper. See what else is on the front pages. | | | |
| | When a mysterious time capsule dating from the 1820s was found in a US military academy, the sense of anticipation was huge. A grand ceremony was held for the historic moment of its opening but what it contained took everyone by surprise. Let's have a look inside... | | | |
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