this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughanjones with the headlines at 10pm. union leaders say talks to prevent rail strikes next week have failed, and the walkouts will go ahead. passengers across the country will be affected. i think there are so many sectors of our society at the minute and people who are struggling, and we need to help each other where we can. it's just they want more money. and, yeah, they can hold the country to ransome. transport for london warn of little to no service on all lines on the london underground from tuesday when strike action is due to hit. tens of thousands of people have marched in central london calling on the government to do more to help tackle the cost of living crisis. some asylum seekers who cross the channel in small boats could be electronically tagged in a new government trial. police in brazil confirm a body found in the remote amazon

rainforest is the missing british journalist — dom phillips. and in a dramatic final, leicester tigers beat saracens in english rugby's premiership decider. good evening. the rmt union has confirmed that next week's rail and tube strikes, the largest in three decades, will go ahead. they say talks have failed to resolve a dispute about pay, jobs and working conditions. network rail say it's "serious" about trying to find a solution which gave people a "decent pay rise", but was also affordable for taxpayers and farepayers. the strikes — on three days — will cause disruption

across england, scotland and wales. our business correspondent vishala sri—pathma reports. it's set to be a chaotic time if you're travelling by rail at all next week. three 24—hour strikes planned across the week on tuesday, thursday, and saturday, with strikes on the london underground to go ahead on tuesday, as well. for those who have plans to go on holiday by rail, or indeed go to work, the strikes are notjust everyone deserves their terms and conditions but especially with prices going up, the it is going to be harderfor everyone. the? prices going up, the it is going to be harder for everyone.— be harder for everyone. they can hold the country _ be harder for everyone. they can hold the country for— be harder for everyone. they can hold the country for ransom, - be harder for everyone. they can | hold the country for ransom, then back_ hold the country for ransom, then back at_ hold the country for ransom, then back at hotel. my hold the country for ransom, then back at hotel.— back at hotel. my sister as having cancer treatment _ back at hotel. my sister as having cancer treatment in _ back at hotel. my sister as having cancer treatment in london - back at hotel. my sister as having cancer treatment in london and l back at hotel. my sister as having i cancer treatment in london and that is affecting her treatment next week due to the strike she is having to stay in a hotel. the

due to the strike she is having to stay in a hotel.— due to the strike she is having to stay in a hotel. the rmt union says it is about the _ stay in a hotel. the rmt union says it is about the proposed _ stay in a hotel. the rmt union says it is about the proposed job - stay in a hotel. the rmt union says it is about the proposed job cuts . it is about the proposed job cuts and the need for a pay rise to compensate for the rising cost of living. the industry is under pressure at the moment because of falling passenger numbers and rail bosses insist that reform is needed. the rail delivery group who represent national rail expressed their disappointment, claiming the unions were quick to walk away, with talks scheduled to carry on sunday. the rmt, however, feel not enough was put on the table by the rail companies to be able to meet in the middle. we companies to be able to meet in the middle. ~ . ., ., ., ., middle. we want a fair deal for members. _ middle. we want a fair deal for members, including _ middle. we want a fair deal for members, including outpost i middle. we want a fair deal for members, including outpost of middle. we want a fair deal for- members, including outpost of living pay rise and security, job security. there will be some services operating that many would be disappointed.— operating that many would be disauointed. ., , ., , disappointed. lots of people will work from home, _ disappointed. lots of people will work from home, which - disappointed. lots of people will work from home, which most. disappointed. lots of people will work from home, which most of| disappointed. lots of people will. work from home, which most of us have become accustomed to that over

last two years years so it could be that it doesn't bite those people quite as much as it would have done in previous years but for more of leisure travel events, glastonbury�*s often mentioned as one of being the big events happen next week. the reality is people have to find another way to travel. the government _ another way to travel. the government say _ another way to travel. the government say they - another way to travel. the government say they are hugely to and feel the strikes are premature, urging the rmt to reconsider, but with no compromise in sight for the time being, it is set to be a stressful seven days ahead with passengers bearing the brunt. earlier, i got the reaction of the times' transport correspondent ben clatworthy. i am not surprised, speaking to the negotiator earlier this week, he seemed to suggest to me these strikes were all but certain to go ahead. today we had that confirmation from the rmt that their efforts have failed and that is why the strikes are going ahead.

it will be a bitter blow for passengers, it will be a bitter blow for network rail, who were really hoping they would be able to find a way to avert the chaos that is going to come next week. unfortunately, though, they are stretched, the railways have cost £16 billion during covid and they are simply not in a position to be giving out pay rises anywhere near in line with inflation, in the rail industry that is rpi, which is at 11%. so given that is your thoughts, that there isn't the money therefore these pay rises to match the levels they want, where does that leave us? more strikes? well, that is the big worry. on top of that, we have the rmt�*s ballot, which allows them to strike for six months. alongside that, the tssa, another transport union, also balloting members. they started fresh ballots yesterday on southeastern and gwr. their leader has vowed

to coordinate his action with the rmt as well. unfortunately, the way it is going and the rhetoric coming from unions at the moment is that they are going for maximum disruption in the hope that they will be able to achieve high pay rises. it is worth noting that ministers yesterday were saying that ultimately public sector pay, which the railways largely are now because of the way they are funded, cannot rise in line with inflation, as that itself would be self—inflationary. well, given... if we take that as read, just as hypothetical, but there is room for some movement upwards on pay, do you think these strikes will be effective, that there will be movement from the other side? i think yes, i think in so much as network rail are looking at ways in order to give staff a pay rise, it's the same for the train operating companies,

they are very open in saying they do want to fund a pay rise for their workers. the issue is that they need to find cost savings. they have been told by the department for transport that the budget and the treasury support for the railways needs to come down. they want to fund a pay rise. what they need to do is find efficiencies within the system. the big one is employing more technology, but also changing contracts to look at seven—day working, so you're not paying time and a half on a sunday. they want to give everybody a pay rise. the issues is that they are not able to do it at the level that the unions are demanding at the moment. they hope, though, and keep saying that their door is open for further negotiations. lastly, ben, we know the disruption will obviously be huge for passengers getting around, but also on other industries, too? yes, absolutely. the big one who is very concerned is the hospitality sector.

i was speaking to the trade body, uk hospitality, this week. they have put a rough figure and this is couched in, we will see exactly what happens next week, but they think takings will be down by 540 million next week in the retail and hospitality, sorry, in the hospitality sector, largely of course in city centres and towns that are going to be cut off by the rail strikes. that, though, is a huge blow at a time when they are still recovering from effectively 18 months of very difficult trading with lockdowns and restrictions. this evening, andy lord, transport for london's chief operating officer issued a statement, saying the strike on tuesday...

they also urged the rmt and unite to call off this strike and to work with us to find a resolution and avoid the huge disruption this action will cause to people's journeys and to our economic recovery. thousands of people have marched through central london today, calling on the government to do more to tackle the cost of living. thousands of people have marched through central london today, calling on the government to do more to tackle the cost of living. the trades union congress demanded a better deal for people struggling to cope. the government has said it's providing a package of measures to help with rising costs. here's our political correspondent nick eardley. from the weekly shop to the price of filling up the car, all of us have seen the cost of living go up. today in london, unions called for better pay, but argued the government risked looking out of touch. we've got millions of workers who are really struggling, we need to see a good increase in the national minimum wage,

we need to see fair pay increases for nurses and public service workers across the board. and we need fair pay agreements. but ministers say that if you put up pay too much, that could just push up prices further, too. the prime minister says the country will get through the cost of living squeeze. i sympathise very much - with everybody who is facing pressures caused by the cost - of living, but what i would argue is that we will get through it, we will come through - on the other side strongly. don't forget we've got virtually record low unemployment, - the lowest for many, many years. lowest youth unemployment for a long time. _ the cost of living is perhaps the biggest challenge facing the government, one that will be key for millions of voters. ministers have already announced support packages, discounts for bills in the autumn, and more help for those who need it the most.

ministers are also looking at ways to keep household costs down, without necessarily spending more taxpayer cash, things like cutting red tape or persuading supermarkets to keep their costs down. but pay is going to be a key debate, with costs going up so much, many think their pay should too. the treasury, though, thinks that any pay rises need to be restrained, or inflation might get even worse. it was increases in pay that was on the mind of marchers. we have been on the front line, we just want some sort of pay rise, some sort of acknowledgement of the hard work that we do in the nhs. teachers have had a real terms pay cut of 20% in the last 12 months. and the way things are going, that is just going to get worse over the next 12 months. i am just hoping that enough people l have come here today to really letl the government know that something needs to change and _ something needs to happen. this is a political issue that is dominating the minds of politicians.

the answers are not simple. nick eardley, bbc news. let's hear more from the general secretary of the tuc, frances o'grady, who was on the march and in nick's report. she came into the studio and spoke to my colleague luxmy gopal. this was a really important opportunity for people to come together from all over the uk, ordinary working people, saying enough is enough. we've got a living standards crisis. we need action from employers and government to make sure that working people who have been struggling with pay cuts and pay freezes for over ten years now just can't afford to take another hit. and they're asking for action from the government saying we demand better. i think a lot of people were feeling the hit from the cost—of—living crisis before today. it's something that people have been feeling for quite a while now, but is there anything that this march could actually, in practical terms, achieve?

well, we want government to listen. you know, workers are not the cause of inflation. they're suffering the impact of inflation, and there's a real danger for our economy, too, that because it's now shrinking and the risk is we're heading for recession is that if people don't have money in their purses and wallets to spend in local shops and businesses this will make the problem even worse. we would like to see the government to help those who are most in need. we have argued for an improvement in universal credit, we have argued for a fair pay increase for public service workers, but we need the government to back fair pay agreements in the private sector as well, instead of what we have seen in the rail industry, which is getting in the way of train operating companies who made £500 million worth of profit negotiating a fair deal with the unions. the government will of course say

that they have already put money towards this, they have a package of help and funding towards some of the most vulnerable families and they have provided extra money that will go towards helping with fuel bills and of course they will say that this is part of a wider global effect on the economy. well, we all know that inflation is being driven by global energy prices, not by wages. and the government seems to be blaming working people for wanting to have a fair pay increase. what do you mean by that when you say, they seem to be blaming working people? well, they seem to be picking a fight with the unions... what do you mean by that, though? ..as representatives of working people. they have been blaming working people for asking for a pay rise and saying they are going to have to tighten their belts. in what way... just to clarify this, frances, in what way have they been blaming people for asking for a pay rise? well, they have said it publicly that workers should expect to take some pain and what we are saying

is that we have seen city bonuses at bumper levels, we have seen the boardroom top pay also at bumper levels and of course profits are recovering and all working people are asking for is a fair share of the wealth that we produce and decent public services. we can't have nurses and social care workers queueing up at food banks to feed their families. you know, it is just not sustainable after ten years of pay cuts and pay freezes, so the government is going to have to get its priorities right, on some of those bad practices that we are seeing like zero—hours contracts. we have got 4 million people on insecure low—paid contracts in britain. on insecure low—paid and, yet, the government said

it was going to promise workers a high wage economy and for britain to be the best place in the world to work. well, we have had 20 separate promises of an employment rights bill and to crack down on zero hours and so on and yet, nowhere to be seen. i think it is time the government stopped picking fights with working people and started being on the side of ordinary working families. and in practical terms, back to, what would you like to see done there? what do you think should be done in order to help find the money to give people the pay rises that would be equitable with the speed and the pace of inflation and the cost of living increase? well, we have in particular called for an increase in the national minimum wage because those are the lowest paid workers who really need help now. we would like to see workers having fair bargaining rights so that those companies that we have seen in the private sector making huge profits actually are encouraged by government to sit down with unions and negotiate fair deals. and, of course, the government has got to do the right thing by key workers, public service workers who put their health on the line during the pandemic for the rest

of us and at the very least deserve a fair reward. the headlines on bbc news... union leaders say that talks aimed at preventing rail strikes next week have failed and the walk—outs will go ahead. passengers across the country will be affected. transport for london is warning of �*little to no service on all lines�* on the london underground from tuesday when strike action is due to hit. tens of thousands of people have marched in central london calling on the government to do more to help tackle the cost of living crisis. some asylum seekers who arrive in the uk in small boats or in the back of lorries could be electronically tagged under a new home office trial. the prime minister says it's important to "make sure asylum seekers can't just vanish into the rest of the country." critics say the plan treats those fleeing persecution as criminals. our political correspondent

damian grammaticas reports. after the plane, chartered at a cost of several hundred thousand pounds to take asylum seekers to rwanda could not leave this week, the legality of the government's policy of deporting those seeking protection here must now be decided by british courts. so, in the meantime, some of those who were due to be on board may be part of this trial and be electronically tagged while their cases are decided. when people come here illegally, and when they break the law, it's important that we make that distinction. that's what we're doing with our rwanda policy, that's what we are doing with making sure that asylum seekers can'tjust vanish into the rest of the country. it's not illegal to seek asylum, but the government is under pressure to stop the channel crossings and tagging rather than detaining some whose immigration cases are being decided has been under consideration for several years.

the home office says it could be used in cases where there may be i think that the government is chasing headlines. what i want is a serious response — a serious response, because nobody wants these journeys across the channel to be made, these perilousjourneys. everybody wants to clamp down on the gangs. that requires grown—up work with the french authorities and upstream work to actually tackle these gangs. you don't do that if you're a government that is asking the national crime agency to make cuts. the home office says it could be used in cases where there may be an increased risk of absconding and less incentive to comply with any conditions of immigration bail. ido i do think it is a sensible plan to try this too so we can keep tabs on people who are required for removal. tagging and monitoring is used for people subject to court or prison orders. those who work with refugees say extending it to them is cruel and amounts to treating those who

come seeking a welcome as criminals. actually, this is a diversion tacticj from the government's complete failure to run the asylum system in an orderly fashion. _ at the moment, we have utter chaos. we have over 100,000 people in the asylum system, - waiting for a decision. we have more than 70,000 waiting over six months - so, refugee groups say in the face of the huge issues with the asylum system, tagging is a gimmick and no other western nation does it. the numbers involved in the trial is likely to be small. damian grammaticas, bbc news. the mayor of kyiv, vitali klitschko, has told the bbc his country will only enter peace talks after the "last russian soldier has left ukraine". some ukrainian officials have expressed concern that their country may be pushed towards a peace deal with russia, as the war continues to put pressure on food and energy supplies. borisjohnson has meanwhile warned of "ukraine fatigue" setting in, after returning from his trip to kyiv on friday. our correspondent nick beake reports from kyiv. singing. the russians killed roman ratushny

on the 9th ofjune. today, his father buried him, before returning to the front line. a funeral for a 24—year—old who answered the call to defend his country. his grandmother, joined by hundreds who came to bid him farewell. with so many young lives being lost every day, some now ask whether ukraine should make concessions to moscow. kyiv�*s mayor and former heavyweight boxing champion says it must not happen. they are ready to talk with russians about some compromises. if the last russian soldier left ukraine, this would be the time to talk, but not yet. russians have to go. go from our homeland. the coffin was brought to independence square, where they remembered the young democracy activist. a scene of public grief in

an embattled and bereaved country. they may not all be on this scale but funerals are taking place across ukraine. we know that many russian soldiers are dying, too. young lives continue to be lost in this war that vladimir putin started. it is a big tragedy for russians, for the russian situation, people do not understand that right now. but they realise very soon the reality — also, the russians die. for what? ambition of putin? roman ratushny�*s mother will not be the last mother to grieve, neither here in ukraine nor in russia, in this war of mounting pain.

nick beake, bbc news in kyiv. brazilian police have arrested a third suspect in the murder of a britishjournalist and an indigenous expert in the amazon. the remains of dom phillips have been identified from dental records. police have now confirmed that a second body found with gunshot wounds to the head was that of brazilian bruno pereira. the pair were killed in a remote area where illegal mining, fishing, and logging are common. police say the suspectjeferson da silva lima had been on the run before giving himself up. he's denied involvement. it was the worst aviation disaster in british history. a british european airways flight crashing just moments after take—off from heathrow. today relatives and those who were first on the scene gathered to remember the 118 people who died when the plane came down in staines 50 years ago.

it came down in this field, missing the high trees and electricity pylons around it, so it came down steeply. and up to this point nobody alive has been found. this was the scene just three minutes after flight 548 left heathrow 50 years ago. the plane was less than two and a half miles from the end of the runway. 50 years on the memories are as clear today as they were then for those first on the scene. absolute silence. there wasn't any sign of human voice at all. just some hissing of the lines from the plane. the names of all 118 people who died that day were read out. for britta who was a child at the time, today was a moment she has waited 50 years for. my mother and my stepfather travelled from london to brussels, and unfortunately

they didn't make it. and so it's been an emotionaljourney. which today also involved the first chance to meet the people who did what they could to help. that means a lot to know that there were people there who looked after them. and i can only imagine how horrific it was on the day. although i was on my own there, they were very important to me, those people, as a nurse, and i did my very level best for them. the staines crash remains one of the worst crashes in uk aviation history, but it did bring about major changes to air travel. the two key changes that were made post the accident were one, - cockpit voice recorders, - equipment inside the cockpit that records everything that is said. and secondly, we call it crew resource management. - i it's enabling veryjunior pilots, i for example, to challenge senior captains if they are not comfortable about what's going on. _

for many of the families who have travelled here from both london and beyond, this memorial here in staines is the physical reminder of the final resting place of the ones that they lost. and it's the ability to come here, they say come and share in that they say, and share in that lived experience that helps them deal with the tragedy 50 years on. ross miklashevich, bbc london. with much of western europe sweltering under a blistering june heatwave, a zoo in paris has come up with some cooling treats for its animals. the lions have been served blocks of ice mixed with meat to keep them busy in the extreme temperatures. the giraffes got frozen watermelon. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell: good evening. cooler, fresher conditions for all parts of the uk on sunday. we still have some of the very warm humid air clinging on across southern most counties of the uk at the moment but lower humidity, cooler air has done

a pretty good job of working its way south so far this saturday. still, plenty of heat further south across the heart of year—round, and the heatwave is set to persist here, certainly in france into the early part of next week. where the hot air meets the cool air coming south, we have a weather front at the moment, and as you would expect, potentially the activity tied in with that will be thundery as the showers roam across southern england and into east anglia through the late evening. by the end of the night, we could have some really punchy rain trailing back anywhere really from the south coast but particularly down into the channel islands. still quite humid and muggy here at the end of the night. elsewhere, though, it should be into the cooler fresher air, and certainly, i don't know if you are like me, that is far preferable for heading off to sleep. sunday we are not done, though, potentially, with some more of these showers. it looks like they could have a little bit of a resurgence to the southernmost counties of the uk, potentially some quite heavy and persistent rain here, quite breezy along the south coast. breeze picking up, too,

for scotland and northern ireland, isolated showers across eastern scotland, cool in the breeze at 1a for aberdeen, temperatures at 20, 21 for cardiff and london. some of those showers to the south perhaps bumping up as far north as the southern midlands and east anglia for a time on sunday evening. but, for monday, it looks like it will be high pressure pushing across from the atlantic that will dominate the weather across the uk, pushing the showers further south into the continent, perhaps though as it does so just letting a weather front brush across northernmost scotland, a bit more cloud here, some rain for the highlands, for the grampians, for orkney and shetland. for the majority, though, monday, a dry day, some decent sunshine, and temperatures just creeping up a little, 20 in aberdeen, 19 in glasgow, 21, 22 for cardiff and london. and then through the remainder of the week ahead, this low is always there to the south, never quite gets out of the way, this high tries its best to push across from the atlantic, and so it is that battle that we are watching play out in the days ahead. at the moment, though, it looks like fine weather

will dominate and as it does so, temperatures could creep up a little once again.

the transport secretary accuses rail workers' union the rmt of "punishing millions of innocent people" by going ahead with strikes. the action will cause disruption across england, scotland and wales on tuesday, thursday and saturday. everyone deserves fair terms and conditions, but it will impact so many people. it's just they want more money and they can hold the country to ransom. thousands of protesters take to the streets demanding action from the government on the cost of living crisis. some asylum claimants arriving in the uk may be electronically tagged as part of a home office trial. a late drop goal sees leicester tigers beat saracens to win rugby union's english premiership.

good evening. the transport secretary grant shapps has accused the biggest rail workers' union of "punishing millions of innocent people" as the rmt confirms next week's rail and tube strikes, the largest in three decades, will go ahead. they say talks have failed to resolve a dispute about pay, jobs and working conditions. network rail says it's "serious" about trying to find a solution which would give people a "decent pay rise", but is also affordable for taxpayers and farepayers. the strikes, on three days, will cause disruption across england, scotland and wales. our business correspondent vishala sri—pathma reports. it's set to be a chaotic week if you're travelling by rail over

the next seven days. three 24—hour strikes planned across the week on tuesday, thursday, and saturday, with strikes on the london underground scheduled for tuesday. for passengers in york these strikes will cause some disruption. you know, everyone deserves fair terms and conditions, but it will impact so many people, especially post—covid and with the petrol prices going up, that daily commute's going to be just that bit harder for everybody. they can hold the country to ransom. no, i don't back it at all. my sister is having cancerl treatment, and in london, and that's affecting her treatment next week due to the strikes, - so she's having to stay over there in a hotel. i the rmt union says the dispute is about the proposed job cuts and the need for a pay rise to compensate for the rising cost of living. the industry is under pressure at the moment because of falling passenger numbers, and rail bosses insist that reform is needed.

the rail delivery group, who represent national rail, expressed their disappointment, claiming the unions were quick to walk away, with talks scheduled to carry on on sunday. the rmt, however, feel that not enough was put on the table by the rail companies to be able to meet in the middle. we want a fair deal for our members that includes a cost of living pay rise, that includes job security. it's another one of the issues that we've said, people need job security. there will be some services operating, but many will be disappointed. lots of people will work from home, which we have all, most of us who can, have become accustomed to over the past few years, so it could be that it doesn't bite those people quite as much as it would have done in previous years. but for more of the leisure travel events, glastonbury is often mentioned as being one of the big events that's happening next week, the reality is that people willjust have to find another way to travel.

the government say they are hugely disappointed and feel the strikes are premature, urging the rmt to reconsider, but with no compromise in sight for the time being, it's set to be a stressful seven days ahead, with passengers bearing the brunt. vishala sri—pathma, bbc news. thousands of people have marched through london today, calling on the government to do more to tackle cost of living pressures. in an event organised by the tuc, union leaders, public sector workers and community organisations called for a "better deal" for people struggling to cope. the government has said it's providing a package of measures to help with rising costs. here's our political correspondent nick eardley. whistles from the weekly shop to the price of filling up the car, all of us have seen the cost of living going up. today, in london, unions called for better pay, and argued the government risked looking out of touch. we've got millions of workers

who are really struggling, we need to see a good increase in the national minimum wage, we need to see fair pay increases for nurses and public service workers across the board. and we need fair pay agreements. but ministers say that if you put pay up too much, that could just push prices up further, too. the prime minister says the country will get through the cost of living squeeze. i sympathise very much - with everybody who's facing pressures caused by the cost - of living, but what i would argue is that we will get through it, we will come through - on the other side strongly. don't forget, we've got virtually record low unemployment, - the lowest for many, many years. the cost of living is perhaps the biggest challenge facing the government, one that will be key for millions of voters. the government has already announced some support packages, discounts for bills in the autumn,

and more help for households who need it most. ministers are also looking at ways to keep household costs down, without necessarily spending more taxpayer cash, things like cutting red tape or persuading supermarkets to keep their costs down. but pay is going to be a key debate. with costs going up so much, many think their pay should, too. the treasury, though, thinks that any pay rises need to be restrained, or inflation might get even worse. but at today's march a pay increase was seen as essential. we've been on the front line, we just want some sort of pay rise, some sort of acknowledgement of the hard work that we do in the nhs. teachers have had a real terms pay cut of 20% in the last 12 months. and the way things are going, that's just going to get worse over the next 12 months. i'm just hoping that enough people | have come here today to really let| the government know that something needs to change and _ something needs to happen. this is an issue which is dominating

the political debate, but the answers are not necessarily simple. nick eardley, bbc news. the prime minister has defended a 12 month trial in which some asylum seekers, who arrive in the uk in small boats or on the back of lorries, could be electronically tagged. borisjohnson said it was important to "make sure asylum seekers can't just vanish into the rest of the country". critics say the plan treats those fleeing persecution as criminals. our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. after the plane chartered at a cost of several hundred thousand pounds to take asylum seekers to rwanda could not leave this week, the legality of the government's policy of deporting those seeking protection here must now be decided by british courts. so, in the meantime, some of those who were due to be on board may be part of this trial and be electronically tagged while their cases are decided. when people come here -

illegally and when they break the law, it's important - that we make that distinction. that's what we're doing j with our rwanda policy. that's what we're doing _ with our rwanda policy. with making sure that asylum seekers can't just vanish into the rest of the country. it's not illegal to seek asylum, but the government is under pressure to stop the channel crossings, and tagging rather than detaining some whose immigration cases are being decided has been possible for several years. i think that the government is chasing headlines. what i want is a serious response, a serious response, because nobody wants these journeys across the channel to be made, these perilous journeys. everybody wants to clamp down on the gangs. that requires grown—up work with the french authorities and upstream works to actually tackle these gangs. you don't do that if you are a government asking the national crime agency to make cuts. the home office says it could be used in cases where there may be an increased risk of absconding and less incentive to comply with any conditions

of immigration bail. i do think it's a sensible plan to try this so that we can keep tabs on people who are eligible for removal in order to deliver the government's required objective. tagging and monitoring is used for people subject to court or prison orders. those who work with refugees say extending it to them is cruel and amounts to treating those who come seeking a welcome as criminals. actually, this is a diversion tactic from the government's complete failure to run the asylum system in an orderly fashion. at the moment, we have utter chaos. we have over 100,000 people in the asylum system waiting for a decision. so refugee groups say, in the face of the huge issues with the asylum system, tagging is a gimmick, and that no other western nation does it. the numbers involved in the trial are likely to be small. damian grammaticas, bbc news. the mayor of kyiv, vitali klitschko, has told

the bbc his country will only enter peace talks after the "last russian soldier has left ukraine." the former world heavyweight boxing champion was attending the funeral of a prominent ukrainian activist and volunteerfighter, who was killed in the eastern region of kharkiv earlier this month. our correspondent nick beake reports from kyiv. singing the russians killed roman ratushny on the 9th ofjune. today, his father buried him, before returning to the front line. a funeral for a 24—year—old who answered the call to defend his country. his grandmother, joined by hundreds who came to bid him farewell. with so many young lives being lost every day, some now ask whether ukraine should make concessions to moscow. kyiv�*s mayor and former heavyweight boxing champion

says it must not happen. they are ready to talk with russians about some compromises. if the last russian soldier left ukraine, this would be the time to talk, but not yet. russians have to go. go from our homeland. the coffin was brought to independence square, where they remembered the young democracy activist. a scene of public grief in an embattled and bereaved country. they may not all be on this scale but funerals are taking place across ukraine. we know that many russian soldiers are dying, too. young lives continue to be lost in this war that vladimir putin started. it's a big tragedy for russians, for the russian situation, people do not understand that right now. but they realise very soon the reality —

also, the russians die. for what? ambition of putin? roman ratushny�*s mother will not be the last mother to grieve, neither here in ukraine nor in russia, in this war of mounting pain. nick beake, bbc news, in kyiv. with all the sport now, here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre. good evening. leicester tigers are rugby union premiership champions for an 11th time, their first title in nine years. they beat saracens 15—12 in a thrilling final, winning it with a drop goal in the dying seconds. adam wild reports from twickenham. cheering rising temperatures at twickenham. the warmth an invitation now to come in from the cold.

for both saracens and leicester, the path out of the shadows has been as dramatic as it has been swift. redemption almost complete. for sarries�* men in black, it has been a test of nerve. relegation two years ago for breaking financial rules. those who chose to stay chose to stay on the promise of days like this. not all of them were allowed to stay, though. this cost aled davies a yellow card and in his absence leicester struck back. after struggles of their own, now a return to power. first hanro liebenberg batted through, before jasper wiese followed the same path with the same result. commentator: try! but for all that effort, leicester couldn't quite pull away. owen farrell levelling the scores with minutes remaining. extra time looming. the tigers with one final roar. the ball coming to freddie burns. and what happened next will go down in leicester folklore. commentator: leicester

are champions! _ and so, amidst extraordinary drama, leicester tigers are back, finally, where they feel they belong after almost a decade of waiting and watching the success of others. here they are, champions of england once more. adam wild, bbc news, twickenham. the third round is under way at the us open, the third major of the year in men's golf. the americans scottie scheffler and will zalatoris lead on li—under in boston. northern ireland's rory mcilroy started the day one stroke off the lead, but he's dropped down the leaderboard. he's now three shots adrift. staying with golf, england's bronte law won the aramco series event at the centurion club near st albans. she was a shot behind the clubhouse leader georgia hall and had this 50—foot eagle putt on the final green for victory in the three—day

tournament, that also saw her claim the £60,000 winner's cheque. max verstappen will be on pole for tomorrow's canadian grand prix, but qualification was affected by heavy rain in montreal. the session was punctuated by a number of crashes, verstappen�*s red bull teammate sergio perez one of those to slide off the track. lewis hamilton will start from fourth. we're nine days away from the start of wimbledon, and the grass court season is in full swing. tomorrow's final at queen's will be between serbia's filip krajinovic and matteo berretini. the italian is the reigning champion and despite a number of rain delays he eased past the dutchman botic van de zandschulp in straight sets. the women's birmingham classic tournament was a complete washout. both semi—finals and the final will be played there tomorrow. it was the last day of the royal ascot meeting. the feature race was the platinum jubilee stakes. it was an incredibly tight finish as the 33—1 outsider naval crown, ridden byjames doyle, here on the nearside,

just beat his stable—mate creative force by a nose.