all 157 people on board were killed. the nairobi bound plane came down minutes after take off from addis ababa. the investigation concluded that a software failure was to blame. twitter has in the past few days removed a feature that promoted suicide prevention hotlines to users that look up certain content. the removal of the safety feature, #thereishelp, has not been officially announced, but various organisations noticed its disappearance and expressed concern. twitter and its new owner elon musk have not commented. just over a week ago twitter disbanded its trust and safety council. the canadian government says that one of the best known polar bear populations in the world is in serious decline, almost certainly as a result of climate change. the town of churchill, in manitoba province, is known as the polar bear capital of the world. but a survey has found the number of polar bears around the town of has dropped by 27% in just five years.
to have a snowball fight! jenny kirk, bbc look east. national highways, the government body that manages england s major the road network, has defended smart motorways after a software failure meant that stranded vehicles were at risk of being driven into. in an exclusive interview with look north, their director of operations, duncan smith, said there will be further outages. spencer stokes reports. smart motorways, roads with the hard shoulder has been removed to create more capacity, radar signs and cctv then added to improve safety. but on october 26th, that safety net disappeared, software failure saw staff lose control of the signals on smart
and people with mnd don t have time to wait. half of them will die within two years of diagnosis, and we need a treatment and cure for this devastating disease. mnd is currently a disease without a cure, but the hope is that this funding will pave the way for a breakthrough. will batchelor, bbc news. national highways, the government body that manages england s major road network, has defended smart motorways after a software failure meant that stranded vehicles were at risk of being driven into. in an exclusive interview with look north, their director of operations, duncan smith, said there will be further outages. spencer stokes reports. smart motorways, roads with the hard shoulder has been removed to create more capacity, radar signs and cctv then added to improve safety. but on october 26th, that safety net disappeared, software failure saw staff lose
easyjet has also announced it is cancelling around 2a flights a day between now and 6thjune. flights that were due to depart from gatwick airport. it comes soon after a software failure forced the airline to cancel around 200 flights on thursday. the airline says this fresh wave of cancellations is not related to it problems, but a combination of issues including air traffic control restrictions, runway works and airport handling delays. easyjet has apologised to customers and says they will be able to rebook their flight, or receive a refund. the travel industry cut thousands ofjobs during the pandemic, but as demand for flights has returned, there has been a struggle to recruit staff, carry out security checks and train new workers quickly enough. tim muffett, bbc news. british prime minister borisjohnson is facing further criticism
in dover yesterday, it wasn tjust tourists waiting to board ferries, so too were liverpool fans on their way to tonight s champions league final in paris. according to the national highways agency, queues on the m4 were largely down to the holiday getaway coinciding with an ed sheeran concert in cardiff. forairtravel, its expected to be the busiest weekend since the start of the pandemic. long queues were reported at a number of airports yesterday. easyjet has also announced it is cancelling around 24 flights a day between now and 6june. flights that were due to depart from gatwick airport. it comes soon after a software failure forced the airline to cancel around 200 flights on thursday. the airline says this fresh wave of cancellations is not related to it problems, but a combination of issues including air traffic control restrictions, runway works and airport handling delays.