:00:13. > :00:16.Flights are delayed and cancelled because of problems at air traffic
:00:17. > :00:18.control. Thousands of passengers are stuck on planes and in airports
:00:19. > :00:28.across the United Kingdom and Ireland. There has been a
:00:29. > :00:33.restriction to the number of flights going to and from the United Kingdom
:00:34. > :00:41.this morning, hence the delays. All I can do is offer mice sensei
:00:42. > :00:44.apologies. -- my sincere apologies. The National Air Traffic Control
:00:45. > :00:47.Service says it's sorry but admits it can't be sure when the problem
:00:48. > :00:50.will be fixed. In South Africa, three days of funeral processions
:00:51. > :00:53.for Nelson Mandela are announced, as preparations are made for him to lie
:00:54. > :00:54.in state. And counting the cost of the clean-up after the floods caused
:00:55. > :01:15.by the tidal surge. Good afternoon. Airline passengers
:01:16. > :01:18.are facing delays and cancellations at airports across the United
:01:19. > :01:21.Kingdom and Ireland because of a fault at air traffic control. The
:01:22. > :01:28.airports affected include Heathrow, Stansted, Cardiff, Glasgow and
:01:29. > :01:32.Dublin. National Air Traffic Control says it is sorry but admits it is
:01:33. > :01:33.not sure when the problem will be fixed. Sophie Hutchinson is at
:01:34. > :01:47.Heathrow Airport. For many people hoping to fly
:01:48. > :01:52.today, it has been miserable. Here at Heathrow, they have cancelled 200
:01:53. > :01:57.flights and there have been delays of several hours. For passengers
:01:58. > :02:04.right across the country, they have faced significant disruption. There
:02:05. > :02:06.has been a restriction in the number of flights to and from the United
:02:07. > :02:17.Kingdom, hence the delays. One of many planes across the
:02:18. > :02:23.country trapped on the ground due to technical problems with air traffic
:02:24. > :02:28.control. This is where it went wrong - the National air traffic control
:02:29. > :02:32.service in Hampshire. It ensures all aircraft in the UK skies take off
:02:33. > :02:38.and land safely. A problem searching from night to day operations has
:02:39. > :02:42.caused chaos. Engineers say it is linked to voice communications,
:02:43. > :02:47.including telephones. Fixing it is proving very difficult. Have they
:02:48. > :02:53.been able to specify exactly where the fault is? Not at the moment. At
:02:54. > :02:59.this point, you do not know when this can be resolved? We do not. We
:03:00. > :03:06.are working hard to fix the problem but we do not know how long it will
:03:07. > :03:13.take to resolve. Southhampton Airport is affected. Others include
:03:14. > :03:21.those in London, last go and Dublin. It is proving frustrating for
:03:22. > :03:28.passengers. Air-traffic controllers do not have plan B. We may end up
:03:29. > :03:34.missing our game today. We woke up at 5am and now it is 10:30am and we
:03:35. > :03:40.are still waiting for our plane. Travel experts are warning more
:03:41. > :03:45.trouble may be ahead. Even if the system is fixed right now, there is
:03:46. > :03:48.a terrible backlog of planes waiting to depart, particularly from
:03:49. > :03:53.Heathrow and Gatwick. On top of that you have pilots and aircraft in the
:03:54. > :04:02.wrong places. I am afraid it will be miserable for the rest of the day.
:04:03. > :04:06.The National Air Traffic Control Service has apologised for the
:04:07. > :04:15.delays, which are up to four hours long. Passengers. Perhaps the first
:04:16. > :04:17.glimmers of hope. Air-traffic controllers are saying they
:04:18. > :04:20.understand the problem which happened at the heart of their
:04:21. > :04:23.system and they are working around the clock to rectify it. The South
:04:24. > :04:26.African government has given more details of plans to honour the
:04:27. > :04:29.former president, Nelson Mandela. His funeral cortege will travel
:04:30. > :04:32.through the streets of the capital, Pretoria, on three consecutive days
:04:33. > :04:44.before his burial next Sunday, with mourners encouraged to line the
:04:45. > :04:51.route. Our correspondent is in Soweto for us. What will happen now?
:04:52. > :04:56.South Africa has already embarked on ten days of national mourning after
:04:57. > :05:01.the death of Nelson Mandela. Flags are flying at half-mast. In places
:05:02. > :05:07.all over the country, people are gathering to pay respects to stop
:05:08. > :05:13.they are leaving flowers and cards. Tomorrow will be a day of national
:05:14. > :05:17.prayer. The president will attend a special service in Johannesburg.
:05:18. > :05:21.Then there will be a national memorial service taking place at one
:05:22. > :05:27.of the main football stadiums at the beginning of the week. His body has
:05:28. > :05:33.been prepared so it can lie in state for three days. Then his body will
:05:34. > :05:38.travel to the Eastern Cape and his homeland, where he grew up and his
:05:39. > :05:44.formative years were developed in this country. That will be the key,
:05:45. > :05:49.most emotional, part of this whole journey of ten days of remembering,
:05:50. > :05:52.as it were. That will be the opportunity for ordinary South
:05:53. > :05:56.Africans to pay their respects and line the route as the body moves
:05:57. > :06:01.from the airport in the Eastern Cape to its final burial place. The
:06:02. > :06:04.ruling party believes that will be the opportunity for local people to
:06:05. > :06:13.really pay their respects to a man they see as the father of the
:06:14. > :06:16.nation. Thousands of people are returning to their homes on the east
:06:17. > :06:19.coast of Britain, after what the Environment Agency has described as
:06:20. > :06:22.the most serious tidal surge in 60 years. 1400 homes were flooded.
:06:23. > :06:28.Attention has now turned to the clean-up operation. Ed Thomas has
:06:29. > :06:35.this report from Boston in Lincolnshire. Today, the clean-up
:06:36. > :06:40.begins. Floodwaters have gone but the mess has not. It is also a time
:06:41. > :06:47.for businesses to assess the damage. How much flooding did you
:06:48. > :06:53.get? We got a wet carpet and floors. The bottom of them was filled with
:06:54. > :06:59.water. Others were not so lucky. Rebecca Calais last week won a
:07:00. > :07:04.business award. Today she has lost everything. It feels like my heart
:07:05. > :07:15.has been ripped out. Everything from the last year I have put into this
:07:16. > :07:19.business. She is insured. Her excess is ?1000. Across the UK, insurers
:07:20. > :07:25.are counting the cost of the worst tidal surge in 60 years. Contact
:07:26. > :07:31.your insurance company as quickly as possible. Then we can help and get
:07:32. > :07:36.the repair is ongoing. It took minutes for this street to flood. It
:07:37. > :07:41.will take weeks to clear up. This will give you some idea as to how
:07:42. > :07:46.ferocious the tidal surge was. The height of the wet bricks gives few
:07:47. > :07:51.clues about what the water did. Compare that with flood defences
:07:52. > :07:58.along this lame. Look at the height of these sandbags! Homes and
:07:59. > :08:03.businesses did not stand a chance. Forecasters say the worst is over.
:08:04. > :08:11.What is not known is the cost of repairing homes and businesses
:08:12. > :08:16.battered by the waves and storms. Trade ministers have struck a deal
:08:17. > :08:21.which, it is hoped, could boost trade and created 20 million jobs.
:08:22. > :08:24.The agreement will cut import barriers and help developing nations
:08:25. > :08:28.subsidise farmers to safeguard food supplies. England are heading for a
:08:29. > :08:30.big defeat in the second Ashes Test match at Adelaide. The Australian
:08:31. > :08:33.fast bowler Mitchell Johnson took seven wickets as the England's
:08:34. > :08:39.batting collapsed leaving them a difficult task to avoid going 1-0
:08:40. > :08:47.down in the series. Our sports correspondent watched the action.
:08:48. > :08:57.There is a famous tale about the bands playing on wild the ship
:08:58. > :09:10.sinks. England had disappeared. Jo route through his wicket away. Self
:09:11. > :09:18.inflicted woes. Was batting possible? Certainly for Michael
:09:19. > :09:23.Carberry. He fell on 60. A wonderful catch from Warner, which put England
:09:24. > :09:31.'s drops into context. Over to Mitchell Johnson. Lord went to the
:09:32. > :09:35.first ball he faced. Anderson another first ball duck.
:09:36. > :09:41.Overwhelming bowling. Broken stumps mean much more than words about
:09:42. > :09:48.broken arms. No need to speak. Ian Bell attacked. He finished on 72 not
:09:49. > :09:56.out. Monty Panesar showed courage. No disgrace for him. England all out
:09:57. > :10:01.for 172. Seven wickets for Mitchell Johnson. Do all English batsmen have
:10:02. > :10:06.the stomach to face him? Australia are underway in their second
:10:07. > :10:11.innings. They already lead by 530. They will make England bat again and
:10:12. > :10:14.unleash Mitchell Johnson again. There is no hiding place. You can
:10:15. > :10:17.see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel. That's all
:10:18. > :10:18.from me, stay