Sarah Rainsford

Now, it is being reported here that staffing levels were not normal in the air traffic control tower last night, that jobs would normally be assigned to two different controllers were being done by just one person who by themselves was having to handle all the planes that were landing and taking off, as well as dealing with all the helicopters that were in that airspace. Now,

We don't know whether that's routine on occasions, whether that's unusual, but it's definitely something that the air accident investigators are going to have to be looking into along with every other aspect of this crash.

We don't know whether that's routine on occasions, whether that's unusual, but it's definitely something that the air accident investigators are going to have to be looking into along with every other aspect of this crash.

It is the evening.

It is the evening.

When Belarusians go to vote on Sunday, Alexander Lukashenko has no intention of losing control or of allowing mass protests to erupt again, like in 2020. All the key opposition figures from those days are now either in prison or in forced exile. And those opposition supporters still in Belarus have been scared into silence.

When Belarusians go to vote on Sunday, Alexander Lukashenko has no intention of losing control or of allowing mass protests to erupt again, like in 2020. All the key opposition figures from those days are now either in prison or in forced exile. And those opposition supporters still in Belarus have been scared into silence.

That's why their leader in exile, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, has told the BBC she's not calling on people in the country to protest. But she does want Western allies to reject the results of Sunday's vote and to step up the sanctions and the pressure on Lukashenko.

That's why their leader in exile, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, has told the BBC she's not calling on people in the country to protest. But she does want Western allies to reject the results of Sunday's vote and to step up the sanctions and the pressure on Lukashenko.

is illegal rule. Svetlana Tikhanovskaya argues that supporting the Belarusian opposition is about more than defending democracy, because Alexander Lukashenko is a key ally of Vladimir Putin, helping him fight his war on Ukraine.

is illegal rule. Svetlana Tikhanovskaya argues that supporting the Belarusian opposition is about more than defending democracy, because Alexander Lukashenko is a key ally of Vladimir Putin, helping him fight his war on Ukraine.

In 2020, all of a sudden, huge crowds of Belarusians believe they could change their country. Their desire has gone nowhere. But inside Belarus, instead of hope, activists now talk of their fear and their depression.

In 2020, all of a sudden, huge crowds of Belarusians believe they could change their country. Their desire has gone nowhere. But inside Belarus, instead of hope, activists now talk of their fear and their depression.

Donald Trump repeatedly brought up the pardons that Joe Biden had given to family members and people who were part of his administration. It was feared that Donald Trump might try to wreak vengeance on people who he blamed for the prosecutions against himself.

Donald Trump repeatedly brought up the pardons that Joe Biden had given to family members and people who were part of his administration. It was feared that Donald Trump might try to wreak vengeance on people who he blamed for the prosecutions against himself.

And President Trump kept pointing out that President Biden hadn't pardoned himself, saying that he maybe hadn't realized that family members and other people could now be compelled to testify against him if he was being investigated or prosecuted.

And President Trump kept pointing out that President Biden hadn't pardoned himself, saying that he maybe hadn't realized that family members and other people could now be compelled to testify against him if he was being investigated or prosecuted.

Now, he'd previously said that he wouldn't go after Joe Biden, but when he was asked about it, he said, I went through four years of hell, so it's hard to say that they shouldn't have to go through that also, which is quite intriguing. He did sign an executive order in the last day or so, which is called ending the weaponisation of the federal government.

Now, he'd previously said that he wouldn't go after Joe Biden, but when he was asked about it, he said, I went through four years of hell, so it's hard to say that they shouldn't have to go through that also, which is quite intriguing. He did sign an executive order in the last day or so, which is called ending the weaponisation of the federal government.

But actually, if you read it, it looks a lot like it would, in fact, empower the Trump administration to go after people who they blame for some of what's happened over the last four years.