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important to the global economy but its also seen as one of the most polluting. it's responsible for about 2.5% of the carbon emissions that are warming the planet. that and noise pollution is why the dutch government is trying to cut the number of flights at amsterdam's schiphol airport by more than 10%. and it's defending its plans in court today. but of course airlines aren't happy. the likes of klm, delta and easyjet are behind the legal action. they've invested heavily in what is the third busiest airport in the world for international passengers. our correspondent anna holligan...

The family of a well known Aylesbury man and local champion Stan Ball has paid tribute to him after his passing aged 88.

An outside voice. a departure is a sign how difficult it is to penetrate the president's inner circle. staffers have been told spicer isn't going anywhere. breaking news. a huge explosion rocking kabul. afghan official describing it as a suicide attack near the german embassy. cnn ian lee has the latest and he's in its stan ball. >> reporter: this attack took place at the height of rush hour traffic when people were going to work. a large truck packed with explosives detonated killing over 80 people and we've been watching that number rise quite rapidly over the course of the morning, hundre...

Ben wedeman live in us stan ball. looking back the fight for northern mosul took longer than expected. you've been on the ground. how might the fight for western mosul be different for these iraqi forces? >> reporter: for one thing the geography is different. in western mosul you have this old city. you have this market. the alleyways, the passages are much narrower than in the east. and, therefore, for instance, it's harder for tanks and armored personnel carriers to go through. we know that isis, for instance, has dug a network of tunnels and passageways and they're had lots of time to do th...