British Airways passengers facing third day of delays at Heathrow

British Airways passengers are facing a third day of disruption at Heathrow after an IT glitch that grounded scores of planes, leaving thousands of travellers stranded over the bank holiday weekend.

The airline said it intends to run a full schedule at Gatwick on Monday and to operate a full long-haul schedule and a "high proportion" of its short-haul programme at Heathrow.

BA passengers have been told to check the status of their flights before travelling to the airports where scenes of chaos unfolded over the weekend.

The airline claimed it was making "good progress" in recovering from the worldwide IT glitch.

A BA spokeswoman said: "We operated a full schedule at Gatwick on Sunday. At Heathrow, we operated virtually all our scheduled long-haul flights, though the knock-on effects of Saturday's disruption resulted in a reduced short-haul programme.

"As our IT systems move closer to full operational capacity, we will again run a full schedule at Gatwick on Monday and intend to operate a full long-haul schedule and a high proportion of our short-haul programme at Heathrow.

"We apologise again to customers for the frustration and inconvenience they are experiencing and thank them for their continued patience."

Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson dismisses party's poll dip

Scottish Conservatives leader Ruth Davidson has dismissed the party's fall in support in opinion polls as something that "always happens" in election campaigns.

Ms Davidson told Sky News the prospect of Jeremy Corbyn in Downing Street with John McDonnell as Chancellor and Diane Abbott as Home Secretary would focus voters' minds ahead of polling day on 8 June.

Several recent polls have shown the Tories' lead shrinking, including one which put Theresa May's party just six points clear.

An ORB survey for the Sunday Telegraph had the Conservatives down two points in the past week, on 44%, six points ahead of Labour on 38% (up four points).

This equals Labour's best rating since Mr Corbyn became leader and if borne out on election day would see him comfortably outperform Ed Miliband in 2015 and Gordon Brown in 2010.

Ms Davidson told Sophy Ridge on Sunday: "As a veteran of six Scottish or UK wide elections and two referenda the narrowing of the polls always happens around this time and it focuses people's minds.

"People at home will be thinking actually in two weeks time Jeremy Corbyn could be in charge of the country, Diane Abbott could be the home secretary charged with keeping us safe, John McDonnell might be in charge of your pay packet."

She added: "Theresa May is Prime Minister, I hope she continues as Prime Minister, in three weeks' time the first day of negotiations for Brexit are going to happen and we will either be led by Theresa May or Jeremy Corbyn.

"And I absolutely, seven days a week, twice on a Sunday, think Theresa May is the best person in that job.

"There is a big issue that's happening, it's not going to be easy the Brexit negotiations but it absolutely requires the right people to take us in there because the difference between a good deal and a bad deal will affect all of us in this country.

"I honestly don't know what Jeremy Corbyn's policies for Brexit are, I've never heard him stand up in a speech and read them out, I've never heard him say what he wants to pursue.

"He could be prime minister in two weeks time and I don't know what he would do on Brexit and neither does the country."

Man arrested in Old Trafford on suspicion of terror offences

A 25-year-old man has been arrested in Old Trafford on suspicion of terror offences, Greater Manchester Police has said.

In total 14 people have been arrested in connection with the investigation into Monday's attack at the Manchester Arena - and 12 men remain in custody for questioning.

Elsewhere in Manchester, investigators have executed a warrant at an address on Moss Side, where a search is currently under way.

Residents on Selworthy Road have claimed that an explosion happened as the raid began - but police have not commented on whether a controlled explosion was used to gain entrance to the property.

Earlier on Sunday, Home Secretary Amber Rudd said investigators cannot be entirely sure that Salman Abedi's terror network has been dismantled - and warned other members of the bomber's group are "potentially" still at large.

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Image:Police are also currently raiding an address on Moss Side. Pic: Nicky Harley

Police have issued CCTV images of Abedi in a plea for information about his movements in the days before the explosion targeting a sold-out Ariana Grande concert, which killed 22 people.

The NHS says 54 people injured in the attack are still being treated in eight hospitals, and 19 patients are receiving critical care.

During her interview on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, Ms Rudd also said Islamic State was trying to "weaponise" young Britons.

She went on to defend the work of the security services, amid reports that warnings about Abedi were not followed up.

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North Korea tests weapon that will 'spoil enemy's dream'

North Korea has tested a new anti-aircraft weapon system that Kim Jong Un says will "completely spoil the enemy's dream to command the air".

Pyongyang said glitches detected in an earlier test have been "perfectly overcome", paving the way for the weapon to be mass produced and deployed nationwide.

State media says the system is designed to "detect and strike different targets flying from any location" - and footage showed the drill taking place.

A satisfied Mr Kim said the system's hitting accuracy had improved since it was first tested in April 2016 and it would stop hostile nations "boasting of air supremacy and weapon almighty".

Image:The test was closely watched by Kim Jong Un

Three top officials accompanied the leader for the launch - including a veteran rocket scientist, a former air force general and the head of the blacklisted agency which is believed to be developing North Korea's missiles and nuclear weapons.

Last Monday, the secretive state said it had successfully tested an intermediate-range ballistic missile that met all technical requirements and could also be mass produced, but experts have questioned the extent of the country's progress.

A day later, the head of the US Defence Intelligence Agency said North Korea is on an "inevitable" path to obtaining a nuclear-armed missile capable of striking America if action is not taken.

However, Western experts believe Pyongyang is a few years away from successfully developing such a weapon.

Image:Kim Jong Un's mood was brightened after the test in sunny North Korea

North Korea's defiant ballistic missile tests have created tensions with Washington in recent months.

The reclusive nation has continued with its programme despite painful UN and unilateral sanctions - and described such punishment as an infringement of its right to self-defence.

Pyongyang maintains nuclear weapons are necessary to counter US aggression, but America denies it has any intention to attack the North.

Roger Moore was Bond with manners

James Bond is not a nice man. He slaps women and cheats on them, and he relishes his licence to kill (mainly) men.

Roger Moore was the complete opposite. He was a nice guy and a proud family man.

Yet for many Roger Moore was their Bond. The best Bond. Perhaps that's because he played the part in more films than any other actor, bedded more girls and killed more people - although strangely he knocked back fewer Martinis, even though they were shaken not stirred.

In the finals for best Bond, there are only three candidates: Moore, Sean Connery the first film Bond, and Daniel Craig, the current Bond - assuming that he accepts the $150m on offer to tempt him to reprise his role in the next movie.

My own Bond viewing began with Connery in Thunderball, when he still had some of the lightness of touch which Moore was to make his trademark.

In Connery's hands Bond gradually darkened becoming brooding and angry - elements of the character which Daniel Craig has very much picked up on.

Along with David Niven in the spoof version of Casino Royale, Roger Moore was the silliest Bond. His stance was ironic, tipping a wink or a raised eyebrow to his audience in acknowledgement that the stories were basically incredible fantasies. Moore's Bond never bothered to get angry with his bosses, he just condescended to recognise their existence in between clinches with a bikini'd lovely.

Moore's Bond fitted the escapist mood of Britain in the Seventies - the heyday of glam rock and Monty Python. Not to mention The Persuaders, the TV show in which Moore managed to out cool Tony Curtis, in spite of playing an aristocratic Brit with a penchant for cravats and safari jackets.

Like hundreds of other journalists I came across Roger Moore several times in his post-Bond role of UN ambassador.

And like almost all of them I found him charming and self-deprecating: his keen sense of humour flickering in the eyes of his handsome face.

Shortly after one interview I saw him again when going out to dinner in The Ivy. I was surprised he even remembered me but he caught my eye across the tables, smiled and raised his hand in salute.

"You know James Bond?" my host, an extremely successful businessman, said in wonder, followed by the dreaded words: "Can you introduce us?"

Needless to say Roger Moore was the embodiment of good manners. He even seemed delighted to being asked questions he must have answered tens of thousands of times.

Unlike his rivals, Roger Moore was a James Bond with manners. What a Bond and what a man!

Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner discussed 'secret line to Russia'

Russia's ambassador to the US told his bosses that he and Jared Kushner talked about setting up a secret channel for communication between Donald Trump's transition team and Moscow, according to a report.

Mr Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law and close adviser, proposed using Russia's diplomatic facilities for talks, apparently because they could have bypassed diplomats and intelligence agencies, according to a report in the Washington Post.

The report, citing anonymous US officials briefed on intelligence reports on intercepted Russian communications, said ambassador Sergei Kislyak had been "taken aback" by the suggestion.

In March, the White House confirmed that Mr Kushner, who is married to Mr Trump's daughter Ivanka, had met Mr Kislyak at Trump Tower three months earlier. He had been accompanied by now-sacked national security adviser Michael Flynn.

The new details raise questions over whether Mr Kushner's contact with Mr Kislyak was more extensive than the White House has admitted.

Image:Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner and their family travel on Air Force One

The White House has acknowledged the December meeting and that the two were at a Trump speech in Washington in April 2016 but they have not acknowledged any further contact.

Also, Reuters has reported that Mr Kushner had at least three previously undisclosed contacts with Mr Kislyak during and after the 2016 campaign.

Their report quotes unidentified current and former US officials, who said two of these contacts were phone calls.

Mr Kushner's lawyer, Jamie Gorelick, said he had "no recollection" of the calls with Mr Kislyak as reported by Reuters.

She said that Mr Kushner had "thousands of calls" during the presidential campaign for his father-in-law, adding: "We have asked (Reuters) for the dates of such alleged calls so we may look into it and respond, but we have not received such information."

Earlier this year, Mr Kushner became a focus of the FBI investigation into possible collusion between the campaign and the Kremlin, according to two of the Reuters sources.

The possible collusion and the nature of the contact between the two administrations are being examined by several investigators and congressional committees.

Image:Jared Kushner meets military personnel at a US base in Iraq

Sky News US Correspondent Amanda Walker said Mr Kushner's name being linked to the investigation "certainly does not play well".

"It's been very pointedly remarked upon that he's not a target of the investigation, so not the sole focus, but certainly somebody who might be able to help with what will be a very in-depth and lengthy investigation into these possible ties, possible collusion between Trump's team and Russia.

"What they'll be focusing on most strongly is Jared Kushner's meeting back in December with the Russian ambassador.

"The White House has said it's completely normal and inconsequential - and it is fairly normal for an adviser to a then candidate... to have those kinds of meetings with diplomats.

"What's not normal is what the consensus of the intelligence agencies was: that Russia had interfered in the 2016 election."

Image:Mr Kushner with wife Ivanka, who is the President's daughter

The FBI and White House did not comment, while the Russian embassy said it was policy not to comment on individual diplomatic contacts.

Mr Trump has suggested he is being unfairly treated in the Russia investigation, claiming that he was the victim of the "greatest witch hunt" in US political history.

Armed police to guard bank holiday events after Manchester bombing

More than 1,000 armed police will be out in force this bank holiday weekend to patrol hundreds of events across the country.

Specialist police teams have reviewed security for more than 1,300 events over the three-day weekend.

Events including the FA Cup final at Wembley and the Aviva Premiership Rugby final at Twickenham on Saturday are expected to draw thousands of people each.

Sunday's Great Manchester Run will also go ahead, with a high number of runners and spectators expected in a show of force and defiance as the city recovers from the terror attack.

Image:Armed police on patrol at Scarborough beach

Operation Temperer, which has seen hundreds of armed soldiers support police on the streets, will be gradually wound down from midnight on Monday after the UK's threat level was reduced from 'critical' to 'severe'.

The Prime Minister has urged people to "remain vigilant".

Police are continuing to question 11 suspects over the Manchester bombing which killed 22 people.

The attack came minutes after the end of a concert by pop star Ariana Grande, and seven children were among those who lost their lives.