this is bbc news, i'm luxmy gopal. the headlines at 9am... train passengers prepare for the biggest railway strikes in 30 years, starting tomorrow. if there is a train, there is a train. if not, i will have to find some other way of getting to work. i support the rail strike because no one is listening to them, the transport minister has not been listening to them for decades. it is a huge inconvenience to people's lives. how will the week's industrial action affect you? are you a key worker struggling to find a way into work? perhaps you're a student taking exams and worried about gettng to school? we want to hear from you. you can get in touch with me on twitter, i'm at luxmy—g or you can use #bbcyourquestions. a major setback for emmanuel macron after he loses his majority in parliamentary

elections less than two months after winning his second term as france's president. the energy regulator — ofgem — announces new measures to protect customers if companies go bust. the parents of 12—year—old archie battersbee return to court to try and keep him alive, despite doctors insisting he is brain dead. up close and personal — we have a special report from uganda on how a conservation effort to increase numbers of mountain gorillas has been a success. and in sport — england's matt fitzpatrick wins the us open after clinching his first major trophy, sealing a sensational victory in boston.

train services across england, scotland and wales will run on a severely reduced timetable from this evening, ahead of the biggest walkout on the railways in 30 years. strikes will take place on almost all major lines from tomorrow, with disruption expected all week. commuters in london will also face a strike tomorrow on the london underground. the rmt rail union has warned it will intensify industrial action if a deal over pay isn't reached, and says it will run its campaign for as long as it takes. here's our business reporter esyllt (pron: es—it) carr. —— here's our business reporter esyllt carr. it will be a week of huge disruption, and it starts tonight as services begin winding up ahead of the first of three days of industrial action. thousands of workers represented by the rmt union are striking overjob cuts, pay, and changes to working conditions. it will mean around one in five trains running on strike days with many services cut on the days in between, too. awful for people if they need to get to jobs and to work and to places.

i support the rail strike because no one is listening to them, the transport minister has not been listening to them for decades. it's a huge inconvenience to people's lives, isn't it? you know, it is having a big impact on people. it's ok for me because i am travelling down to london on tuesday but i'm going to fly now. i'd rather not, from an ecological point of view but it is what i have to do. i have to wait and see, and if there is a train, there a train, and if there is not, i have to find another way of getting to work. so far, talks between the union and network rail has been unsuccessful. both labour and the rmt have called on the government to step in. i think the campaign will intensify if we don't get a settlement. but we are determined and available to get a settlement at any time. but they must loosen the shackles of the employers so they can make a deal. we want to protect our members' jobs, we want to protect their conditions, and we need a pay rise. so, it is a fairly straightforward issue. grant shapps is putting a lot of hyperbole into it but we can settle this if he allows these companies to negotiate. however, the government insists

it is for the employer to negotiate with the union, with the transport secretary grant shapps describing the rmt is determined to strike. after receiving government funding to keep services running during the pandemic, rail bosses say any pay rises must come with changes to make the railway more sustainable. we really require detail and acceptance that the reform can go ahead, and then that allows us to work on how we can get a settlement for our staff and make sure that way that we move the industry forward. there is room for compromise. we can work together. you know, this is resolvable. talks are continuing today, but the advice for passengers is to only travel if necessary on strike days. esyllt carr, bbc news. let speak to paul plummer, a professor of let speak to paul plummer, a professor of rail let speak to paul plummer, a professor of rail strategy let speak to paul plummer, a professor of rail strategy at let speak to paul plummer, a professor of rail strategy at the university of birmingham. can you give us the background on why these job cuts are being proposed? the

issues job cuts are being proposed? tue: issues facing job cuts are being proposed? tte: issues facing the railway are not new but they are more challenging and urgent as a result of the pandemic. we have had years of technical advances and advanced customer expectations, enormous growth, greater environmental concerns and challenges to the economy so we need the railway to be able to innovate and improve to reach —— meet those challenges, but some of the working practices have not kept pace with that so if we are not kept pace with that so if we are not able to address those, the danger is we have to see reductions in the railway, reductions and opportunities for people working in the railways, and if we can address those working practices, however, we have the prospect of a brighter future for the industry and its workers and better services for customers, enabling to help with the environment and the economy. so theseissues environment and the economy. so these issues have been long—standing but have been made more acute by the pandemic and the reductions in traffic that we have seen in the railway. in traffic that we have seen in the railwa . , , traffic that we have seen in the railwa. , , , railway. in practicalterms, is there potentially _ railway. in practicalterms, is there potentially a _ railway. in practicalterms, is there potentially a way - railway. in practicalterms, is there potentially a way of - railway. in practicalterms, is| there potentially a way of that transformation happening for this

brighter future for the railways that you mentioned without losing people's jobs? that you mentioned without losing peeple's jobs?— that you mentioned without losing --eole's “obs? ~ ., , �* people's “obs? well, actually, we've seen people's jobs? well, actually, we've seen such growth, _ people's jobs? well, actually, we've seen such growth, there _ people's jobs? well, actually, we've seen such growth, there have - people's jobs? well, actually, we've seen such growth, there have beenl seen such growth, there have been jobs in the railway from the investment that has come over the years, we need more people facing customers and dealing with customers, to give better services to customers, that is important. in some areas, however, we don't need as many people and we need to modernise work practices so that the people that we do use are able to work and deliver effectively what is needed and to help us to make those improvements are customers and deliver better value for money for taxpayers, who are paying a lot of money into the railway. as a taxpayer, i sadly want to see that put to good use, and that is a challenge unless we can address these issues.— these issues. again, in practical terms, these issues. again, in practical terms. is _ these issues. again, in practical terms, is there _ these issues. again, in practical terms, is there any _ these issues. again, in practical terms, is there any way - these issues. again, in practical terms, is there any way of - these issues. again, in practical terms, is there any way of that l terms, is there any way of that happening that you foresee that wouldn't require people to lose theirjobs? could there be, for

example, a way of redeploying people elsewhere or retraining people? because the question is, isn't it, does modernisation always require job cuts? does modernisation always require “ob cuts? ., , does modernisation always require “ob cuts? . , ., job cuts? certainly there are opportunities _ job cuts? certainly there are opportunities to _ job cuts? certainly there are opportunities to redeploy i job cuts? certainly there are - opportunities to redeploy people, thatis opportunities to redeploy people, that is quite clear, in my view. also, we have to recognise that a lot of the people in the areas where we perhaps don't need so many workers have been working there for many years and are potentially near to retirement so there is not necessarily a need for people to lose theirjobs. there are more opportunities, and if we can get to the position where we continue to invest in the railway and make it better money value for taxpayers and then we can afford to invest and provide morejobs and more opportunities. provide more “obs and more opportunities.— provide more “obs and more ouortunities. ., ~ . ., opportunities. thank you so much for takin: the opportunities. thank you so much for taking the time _ opportunities. thank you so much for taking the time to _ opportunities. thank you so much for taking the time to speak— opportunities. thank you so much for taking the time to speak to _ opportunities. thank you so much for taking the time to speak to us, - opportunities. thank you so much for taking the time to speak to us, that l taking the time to speak to us, that is professor paul plummer, professor of rail strategy at the university of rail strategy at the university of birmingham. our correspondent celestina olulode

is at euston station in central london for us. have you had a sense of how passengers are feeling ahead of the strike tomorrow?— passengers are feeling ahead of the strike tomorrow? well, there is some an . er strike tomorrow? well, there is some anger here. — strike tomorrow? well, there is some anger here. and _ strike tomorrow? well, there is some anger here. and i _ strike tomorrow? well, there is some anger here, and i have _ strike tomorrow? well, there is some anger here, and i have spoken - strike tomorrow? well, there is some anger here, and i have spoken to - anger here, and i have spoken to passengers this morning, they have already changed their plans. what a number of people i have spoken to have already said that they are getting on trains today because they are worried about later on in the week. now, how will this affect people tomorrow, thursday and saturday, they will only be only 20% of trains running, and that is because iio%, sorry, rather 40,000 rail because 40%, sorry, rather 40,000 rail workers will walk out. now, this is of course happening because there is yet to be an agreement reached between the men —— main rail union and rail providers. the overall message from rail providers is, do not get on trains unless you have too. now, this is a strike that

isn'tjust have too. now, this is a strike that isn't just affecting have too. now, this is a strike that isn'tjust affecting morning commuters, this week schoolchildren are taking exams, people have to get to nhs appointments, and then as well, the long—awaited glastonbury festival, and england test cricket match is also taking place this week. so, we are expecting a lot of disruption around britain. and in terms of connectivity, areas, the deeply rural areas, will be impacted, as well as in the south, areas like penzance and then in the north as well, areas like blackpool. now, in wales, in the south, you still will be able to get on a train and then in scotland as well, there will be connectivity to glasgow, but not to places like inverness and aberdeen. so, again, the main advice from the rail providers, do not get on a train unless you have two. thank you. joining me now is our political

correspondent, iain watson. ian, the rmt has warned there could be action if no deal is reached. is there any hope at this stage of a deal being reached? t there any hope at this stage of a deal being reached?— there any hope at this stage of a deal being reached? i think there is ve little deal being reached? i think there is very little hone. — deal being reached? i think there is very little hope, to _ deal being reached? i think there is very little hope, to be _ deal being reached? i think there is very little hope, to be perfectly - very little hope, to be perfectly frank, because and that is not me saying it, it is the government itself, earlier today on the bbc the treasury minister simon clark said he wanted a good outcome to the talks that will take place today but he warned people that industrial action was likely and he wasn't giving out false hope. i think it is a measure ofjust how far apart the various sides are in this dispute. it is interesting, they can't even agree who wishes to talk to whom. for example, labourand agree who wishes to talk to whom. for example, labour and the rmt union say they want government ministers to sit round the table with them, and the transport secretary, grant shapps. ritchie sooner says it is absolutely not committed down to the train

operating companies, they are the main employers with met network rail, the governor should not get directly involved. but they are also suggesting that even if they were to get directly involved, according to simon clark, the unions, in the end, probably wouldn't talk to them seriously any case. the negotiations are conducted quite properly between the legal employers and the train unions. what i would say as well is that it is not as though i think the leadership of the rmt are there to be spoken to in good faith. mick lynch, the general secretary, has said he won't negotiate, quote unquote, with a tory government, so i think that gives you just about the measure of the likelihood of him sitting down for a sensible conversation. quite apart from the legalities of this, i think we have to recognise that we do need negotiating partners to work with in good faith. now, interesting there, that language from simon clark, i think it suggests we are probably on course for a week of rail disruption. he is suggesting that the unions wouldn't negotiate in

good faith. the unions, again, are calling for greater government involvement. from labour�*s point if you committed a tricky position, though, so they should be containing the strikes but they say we have got 24 hours, there is still time to, in effect, pull this off, if the government does more. the shadow transport secretary today was suggesting that if labour had been in government, they would have got more directly involved in the talks between unions and employers. any strike is a representation of a failure, of the talks breaking down, so we are on the side of both the public and these rail workers that want a resolution, that once the industrial dispute brought to an end, that can avoid this disruption and ultimately build a railway network that is fit for the 21st century. now, the government is a visually concerned that there may be strikes in other areas as well, other trade unions are balloting, other rail

unions are balloting, other rail unions are balloting, other rail unions are balloting. the biggest teaching union england are balloting, the biggest public sector union as well also considering potential industrial action, so later this week they are going to basically get rid of a law that has been here for 40 years which doesn't allow employers to bring in agency workers to fill in rail is usually occupied by those on strike. they are going to change all that, give employers effects ability to bring in people to do some of the roles that would be done by striking staff. whether that will help or hinder a settlement to the rail dispute remains to be seen, but certainly debatable blamegame is being played out here at westminster with labour saying the government is trying to sow division and the government saying that it is crazy that they would want a strike like this go ahead. the headlines on bbc news... )train passengers prepare for the biggest railway strikes in 30 years

— starting tomorrow. a major setback for emmanuel macron after he loses his majority in parliamentary elections less than two months after winning his second term as france's president. the energy regulator — 0fgem — announces new measures to protect customers if companies go bust. easyjet say they'll make further cuts to flights this summer. the airline claims it's to help manage problems like staff shortages at airports. it insists customers will be given advance notice of flight cancellations. let's get more from our correspondent, matt graveling. matt, we've got disruption to rail passengers to come, that i passengers to come, that i passengers have already had disruption, this adds to that, doesn't it?— disruption, this adds to that, doesn't it? , ., ., ., , doesn't it? there is no good news, if ou are doesn't it? there is no good news, if you are getting _ doesn't it? there is no good news, if you are getting away _ doesn't it? there is no good news, if you are getting away at - doesn't it? there is no good news, if you are getting away at the - if you are getting away at the moment. it follows a number of cuts, easyjet and other airlines have had to make cuts over the summer because of a lack of staff, following covid,

lots of staff lost their jobs and now passenger numbers have increased, no restrictions have eased, they haven't got the staff to manage. easyjet have been hit quite hard. last month, they had to apologise for 200 flights being cancelled because of it issues but this announcement today, again focusing more around the lack of staff that they have, and i have had to cut more staff, sorry, more flights over the summer months that are coming. we can tell you that easyjet had previously run planned to run about 97% of pre—pandemic capacity overjuly, august and september. that has now been cut to 90%, is less planes going into the air. the company have called these measures proactive consolidation, in order to build additional resilience in the face of operational issues. this has been made slightly harder for easyjet because a couple of airports have basically said things are getting so bad that we will have to cap the number of flights that

are leaving this airport throughout the summer, this includes gatwick and amsterdam. get mick —— gatwick would normally have 900 flights each day in july would normally have 900 flights each day injuly and august, they have now got that down to 825 injuly and 815 august, so easyjet unable to get as many flights out of the airport so they say that is one reason for cutting them. however, they are also cutting them. however, they are also cutting them. however, they are also cutting them around other airports around the network. i will tell you briefly that gatwick have told us that they are recruiting 400 new staff to try and get passengers onto their flights, staff to try and get passengers onto theirflights, three staff to try and get passengers onto their flights, three security quicker, so this is an issue that is being dealt with. by lesley the final word with easyjet because that is what today's stories about. i have a note from their chief executive who basically said about these recent cuts, the ongoing challenging operating environment has unfortunately continued to have an impact, which has resulted in these cancellations. coupled with airport cuts, which we spoke about,

we are taking pre—emptive actions to increase resilience, and giving advance notice to customers, and we expect the vast majority of these customers to be rebooked on alternative flights within 24—hour is. and they say we believe this is the right action for us to take. thank you, matt, for bringing us up—to—date. that is matt grayling, our correspondent. president macron of france has suffered a major political setback after his party failed to win a majority in the country's parliamentary elections. his party, ensemble, is still the biggest in the national assembly, but it lost around 100 seats in yesterday's elections, which saw big gains by marine le pen's far—right party and a new left—wing alliance. 0ur paris correspondent lucy williamson has the details. his centrist coalition has lost a third of its seats. just look at the mood. translation: the situation is unprecedented. _ the national assembly has never seen a configuration of this type in the fifth republic. this situation constitutes a risk for our country,

in view of the challenges that we have to face. this is now president macron's main opposition, a new alliance of green and left—wing parties dominated by far left mps, the initial estimates confirming their new status as the first opposition party of france. translation: it's the total defeat of the president's party, _ and there is no majority. we have achieved the political objective we gave ourselves, to bring down the man who with such arrogance twisted the arm of the whole country to get elected. but this was the big surprise of the night — marine le pen's far right national rally party jumped from a handful of seats to almost 90. plenty of opposition to the president from all sides. translation: we are going - to continue to bring french people together as part of the great popular movement unifying all patriots,

from the right and the left. the parliamentary opposition to macron's centrist coalition is now much stronger than before, but it's also more fractured, with one block led by jean—luc melenchon on the far left of the chamber, and another by marine le pen on the far right. french politics is realigning around these three political groups. some voters say it's no bad thing if president macron is forced to negotiate with his opponents. others believe denying the government a majority only leads to stagnation. president macron is facing a new area of political opposition that some see as good for democracy and others as bad for france. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. let's speak to the bbc�*s hugh schofield in paris. how does macron proceed from here?

how does macron proceed from here? how does macron proceed from here? how does he negotiate, reach any kind of resolution when he has got this pressure from both ends of the spectrum? taste this pressure from both ends of the sectrum? ~ ., �* ~ ., this pressure from both ends of the sectrum? ., �* ~ ., ., , �* spectrum? we don't know, he doesn't know, we spectrum? we don't know, he doesn't know. we are — spectrum? we don't know, he doesn't know. we are in _ spectrum? we don't know, he doesn't know, we are in unknown _ spectrum? we don't know, he doesn't know, we are in unknown territory - spectrum? we don't know, he doesn't know, we are in unknown territory is l know, we are in unknown territory is the answer. he and his camp are bitterly disappointed by these results because in the worst case scenario it spells absolute immobility, stagnation, the ability to get anything through parliament. in the best case scenario, he may be able to negotiate his way on a case—by—case basis with what he would call moderate elements in the opposition, that is probably the traditional conservatives, the old conservatives, the old republican party, it may be that with them, he can make deals on an ad hoc basis to get legislation through. but no one really knows, and there are some voices out there saying that may be within a few months we will have to

have new elections. we willjust have new elections. we willjust have to see. all you can say for certain is that macron's second term is going to be a very, very different affairfrom his is going to be a very, very different affair from his first one, with parliament now quite clearly, you know, not being compliant. it was, and a majority in parliament, at either end of the spectrum, being against him. and that spells trouble. �* ., ., , , , trouble. and how does this result reflect the wider _ trouble. and how does this result reflect the wider political - trouble. and how does this result reflect the wider political mood i trouble. and how does this result| reflect the wider political mood in france, and perhaps across europe at the moment, in terms of perhaps people going towards parties on the left of the right, a kind of more populist approach? tt left of the right, a kind of more populist approach?— populist approach? it reflects it very accurately. _ populist approach? it reflects it very accurately. in _ populist approach? it reflects it very accurately. in a _ populist approach? it reflects it very accurately. in a way, - populist approach? it reflects it very accurately. in a way, if - populist approach? it reflects itj very accurately. in a way, if you want to take any positives away from this, you could say, and why not, that this is a parliament which is much more an accurate reflection of the state of the country than the previous one. elections in france,

parliamentary elections, tend to give all to the newly elected president, and it is a winner takes all. and as a result, parties like the far right, which do very well in the far right, which do very well in the presidential elections, have had very, very few seats in the parliament, which has led to a crisis of macritchie in many people's mines. they have this big support in the country but hardly any mps. now they have 90 mps, which they have never ever had before. even in the mid—80s when there was a brief period where they had 35 mps, but normally, they have a handful. it was eight in the last parliament and now it is 90. the big unreported side of this story is that they are the winners and they have more seats than the far left does, and on the left, there is a big block in this new coalition. in a way, it is a more accurate direction of the

country but the country is divided into three equal shares on this now which makes it very difficult to govern because whenever one gets into power or a position of influence, the other two can unite to block it. influence, the other two can unite to block it— influence, the other two can unite to block it. thank you so much for our to block it. thank you so much for your analysis. _ to block it. thank you so much for your analysis, that _ to block it. thank you so much for your analysis, that hugh - to block it. thank you so much for your analysis, that hugh schofield from paris. now, the energy regulator — ofgem — has announced plans to better protect customers who pay their bills through direct debit, tightening the rules on suppliers in order to stop excess payments. joining us now from south east london with more on this personal finance correspondent kevin peachey. how will this scheme work? it has been a source of frustration for many years that customers, they pay ijy many years that customers, they pay by direct debit, the same amount every month, generally, and if they don't use as much energy as they paid for, then what is called a credit balance builds up, and many customers say this is basicallyjust a free loan to their supplier

because they hold onto it month after month after month, and even ofgem are saying today that some companies used it as an interest—free credit card. what the proposals from the regulators suggest is that there is going to be some changes that will mean those credit balances don't become too excessive. they don't build up quite so much. and what is important here is if a company goes bust, and of course we have seen in the uk, 30 companies around 30 companies collapse in the last year or so, well what happens is that customers are automatically transferred to a new supplier, and their credit balances, which remember, can be quite high, can be hundreds of pounds, also go as well, so that they are protected, they are honoured. but it is everybody else who picks up the tab, it is not that company, it is every bill payer because that tab is picked up by all

bill payers across the board, everybody sees their bill go up by a little bit more and so ofgem say that these companies need to be better capitalised, they bet —— they need to have more money behind them, if you like, in order to make sure that it if you like, in order to make sure thatitis if you like, in order to make sure that it is not everybody that picks up that it is not everybody that picks up the bill for these credit balances when they go bust. kevin, thank you- — ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky warned that russia was likely to intensify its attacks this week, as kyiv awaits a historic decision from the european union on its membership application. it comes after a number of world leaders warned that the war in ukraine could last for years, with the head of nato saying the west must prepare to continue backing the country. let's cross live to kyiv now and speak to our correspondent joe inwood. what has prompted this potential action from russia this week that has been warned of by president

zelensky? tt has been warned of by president zelens ? , ' ~ has been warned of by president zelens ? , , . ., zelensky? it is difficult to say because president _ zelensky? it is difficult to say because president zelensky l zelensky? it is difficult to say - because president zelensky didn't give details of exactly what escalation might look like. it could be that we are going to see an increase or restarting attacks on the north, on the northern territories, it could be that they intensify things coming from the east. or it could be that this is president zelensky trying to intensify pressure on the west to continue the heavy levels of support that they have been offering. so, this is a warning but without specifics from the president. and specifics from the president. and with the world _ specifics from the president. and with the world leaders warning about the fact that this could last for years, i mean, it is almost a kind of dichotomy because on the one hand, you've got russia intensifying its attacks this week, what impact would it cause if that continues for years, potentially? tt is years, potentially? it is interesting, _ years, potentially? it is interesting, you - years, potentially? it is interesting, you get - years, potentially? it is. interesting, you get from years, potentially? tit 3 interesting, you get from the president, he has two different

audiences, he has his domestic audiences, he has his domestic audience to whom he always talks of the victim nash the victory being assured, he was a very positive view across, and to the west, he puts a much more are not necessarily negative but a more cautious approach because he was to increase and continue the levels of support. i think probably the truth is somewhere in the middle, it is really difficult to predict exactly what is going to happen. we have seen the russians really pushing into the east, and i think that is where they could be an intensification. what the president has always said, the method she continuously puts across is that they need continued support, and you talked about the west, nato and borisjohnson talked about the west, nato and boris johnson saying talked about the west, nato and borisjohnson saying this is going to last a long time. i think that will be music to the ears of president zelensky because what he needsis president zelensky because what he needs is a guarantee that they will continue their support, continue the flow of weapons, even if we start to see fatigue amongst their populations. we are already seeing the consequences of this war spread to other economies, whether that is

the high price of food affecting people in africa or the high price of fuel and other commodities affecting people in the west, and food as well, we should say. and i think there is a danger, there is a concern here that war weariness and fatigue in those populations means there is diminishing support for the high levels of support that the west is giving president zelensky and the ukrainians. and i think the fear is if there is a drop—off in support, they would really be struggling on they would really be struggling on the battlefield.— the battlefield. thank you for that anal sis, the battlefield. thank you for that analysis. joe _ the battlefield. thank you for that analysis, joe winwood _ the battlefield. thank you for that analysis, joe winwood in - the battlefield. thank you for that analysis, joe winwood in key. --| the battlefield. thank you for that l analysis, joe winwood in key. -- in analysis, joe winwood in key. —— in kyiv. brazilian police say they're looking forfive more people believed to be involved in the murder of the british journalist dom phillips and indigenous expert bruno pereira. three suspects have already been arrested in connection with the killing in the amazon. the pair were investigating the involvement of criminal gangs in illegalfishing and mining when they went missing. a bbc poll has found that more than a third of teenagers use social media sites as their main source of news.

tiktok was the most common social media platform for sourcing news, followed by youtube and facebook. but in terms of trust in providing information on current affairs, parents came top, far ahead of social media influencers and politicians. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. it is not a bad forecast for today. good morning everybody. if you like it sunny and dry, that is the forecast for most of us. there will be some cloud coming in across the east at times, we also have some cloud that will melt away across the channel islands and a weather front bringing thicker cloud —— bringing thicker cloud into the outer hebrides. through this evening and overnight, there will be a period of heavy rain across north—west scotland but it will weaken and there will be clear skies ahead of

it before england and wales. temperature is very similar for most to this morning, except a little bit higher across the highlands and also the southern uplands. tomorrow, we start off with a weak weather front producing spots of rain across northern england, that will be the exception rather than the rule, and you can see a lot of dry and sunny weather across england and wales, generally. more cloud across northern ireland at times in scotland but nonetheless they will be some sunny spells and topper temperatures up to 25. —— top temperatures up to 25. —— top temperatures up to 25.

hello, this is bbc news. i'm luxmy gopal and these are the headlines: train passengers prepare for the biggest railway strikes in 30 years — starting tomorrow. a major setback for emmanuel macron after he loses his majority in parliamentary elections less than two months after winning his second term as france's president. the energy regulator, ofgem, announces new measures to protect

customers if companies go bust. the parents of 12—year—old archie battersbee return to court to try and keep him alive despite doctors insisting he is brain dead. up close and personal — we have a special report from uganda on how a conservation effort to increase numbers of mountain gorillas has been a success. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson. good morning. "out of this world" is how matt fitzpatrick described the biggest win of his career at the us open. the sheffield—born 27—year—old, known for being modest and humble with a victory that puts him alongside some of the all time greats, with a £2.5 million winners cheque to boot. joe lynskey reports. oh, so proud of you! on the boston greens,

the sound came from sheffield. for matthew fitzpatrick, this was a moment for his family and history for british golf. americans dominate the us open. now he's just the third englishman to win it in 90 years — and so many tried to stop him. fitzpatrick played on the last day with will zalatoris — south yorkshire against san francisco — and between them it was so close. the two were neck—and—neck through the back nine. to stay in touch, fitzpatrick found the spectacular. at 27, he hadn't won a major before, but here he was in the sand at the last hole with a shot the greats would be proud of. that's one of the best shots i've ever seen. zalatoris would need this putt to force a play—off. for him, it was heartbreak. but for fitzpatrick, to do it here meant so much — on this same course,

he won the us amateur atjust 18. back then, he had to stay with a boston family. this week, the same one have housed his mum and dad. nine years on with two trophies, this place feels like home. it's what you grow up dreaming of. it's something i've worked so hard for, for such a long time. and, you know, there was a big monkey on my back trying to win over here and everyone — all they ever talked about was that and, you know, to do it as a major for my first win, there's nothing better. fitzpatrick wraps his clubs in a sheffield united badge. now he's won where so few brits have before. and us open silver is heading to the steel city. joe lynskey, bbc news. swimming's world governing body fina has voted to stop transgender athletes from competing in women's elite races. it means transgender atheltes will have to have tranistioned by the age of 12 to be eligible for women's events, following a vote yesterday by fina's members.

the lgbt advocacy group �*athlete ally�* called the new policy "discriminatory, harmful, unscientific". we are faced with some very complex challenges. i believe that we will have a solution that protects the competitive fairness of our competition, but sends a clear message to every single athlete — you are all welcome. max verstappen held off the ferrari of carlos sainz to win the canadian grand prix, to extend his lead in the fi championship to 46 points. he'd led from the start and might have cruised to victory were it not for a crash with 21 laps to go. that brought the safety car out, putting sainz right behind the dutchman, only for verstappen to hold on, to claim his sixth win of the season. lewis hamilton, with problems last time out in baku,

grabbed his second podium finish of the season. it was really exciting at the end. i mean, i was giving it everything i had. of course, carlos was doing the same. you know, following — it's tricky around here, but i could see he was pushing, charging, pushing. but, of course, naturally, when you're undres duress, it's a bit easier to charge. so, yeah, the last few laps are a lot of fun. that's all the sport for now. more now on the rail strikes due to take place on almost all major lines tomorrow and on thursday and saturday, with disruption expected all week. some of you have been getting in touch with your thoughts and experiences. i will pick a couple of them out to share with you. ashley got in touch saying, there isn't a way to get to work tomorrow, getting the bus will take four hours instead of my regular hour—long commute. he

goes on to say, my workplace have said they are expecting me to get to work on time. somebody else who has got in touch, we are all affected by rising costs, but do all of us get pay rises? no. if rail workers get pay rises? no. if rail workers get pay rises, ticket prices go up and passengers need a pay rise and on and on. thank you for your comments, let us know if you have any more thoughts to share with us on that story. stay with that... earlier our business correspondent, nina warhurst, was at liverpool lime street station and explained how the industrial action has got to this point. i was just grabbing a coffee and chatting to somebody in the queue. she's come over from canada for a week, her plan was to take the train around the uk and that won't be happening now. that's just one example of plans being heavily disrupted in the week ahead. how did we get here? well, the main rail union and rail providers haven't been able to come to a deal over pay and conditions and so from tomorrow, 40,000 workers will walk out.

let's have a look at how it's set to affect you. so it will be from tomorrow and then more strikes on thursday and on saturday. 20% of services will be running and they'll only be running between 7:30am and 6:30pm. understandably, then the advice is on those days, please don't travel unless you absolutely have to. have a look here then, this is what the overall picture is like where the services are running. you'll see there's connectivity between the main cities, but head out to more rural areas and it will be impossible to hop on a train. so in england, in places like penzance and bournemouth in the south, you won't be able to take a train at all. up in the north west that includes places like blackpool and chester. north of the border then in scotland you'll see those lines are running from london up to the big cities of glasgow and edinburgh, but north of the central belt, aberdeen, inverness, the criticism there is that they're being completely cut off. and in wales it's only the south around cardiff

where there'll be any services, one from cardiff to treherbert, merthyr tydfil and aberdare, and also that one to the severn tunnel. but that is it for wales. and it's notjust the strike days that will be affected. the wraparound days, monday, wednesday, friday, only expect 60% of services to run then so do check out whether your services are going ahead if you're travelling on those days and expect extra passengers. if you've already bought a ticket, then what are your rights? well, if your service is cancelled, you are entitled to a refund. although you will be able to travel on other services with other service providers if they are available. but that might not be happening for all ticket types wo worth getting in touch with your train provider if you've bought an advance ticket. have to repeat, though, the advice this week is do not travel unless you absolutely have to. and it's notjust morning commuters that are affected, it's schoolchildren trying to get to exams, it's people trying to get to nhs appointments. there's a big eltonjohn, rolling stones gig in london this weekend. there's also glastonbury

festival coming up, the england test match as well. so all of these, all of these events will be affected. lots more people getting in their cars so expect bottlenecks in the roads around those events. now, one of the areas in england that's been heavily affected is devon, there are no services there running to cornwall at all. john mcguire has been to the seaside town of torquay to see how people there are planning to cope. the grand hotel has graced the torquay seafront for 150 years. it has 130 rooms, sea views, swimming pools and pretty much its own railway station. platform 1 for the... normally an asset, but not this week. we're just hiring people that can do the job. as we're hiring chefs and food and beverage operators. here we go. over a devon cream tea, and we went for cream first, by the way, the hotel's owner,

keith richardson, tells me it's an issue for guests and for some staff. i would think it's quite significant, with two aspects in mind, we have customers coming from up north and london to our hotel by train. and as you know, the train station is a stone's throw away from my front door. and the other innovation this last few months is that we have been training in staff from as far away as plymouth to make up for the lack of staff in torbay. it's an hour's drive to plymouth, so plainly for staff to come from there by train, they've got to get to the train station at the other end as well as the train journey. for those who let the train take the strain, plans will need to change, meaning, hassle, stress and expense. and what if you commute to school and have a—levels this week? the rail strikes won't let me get to my exams, i'll have to get a hotel and i'll have to spend quite a lot of my summer budget on getting

a hotel so that i can sit my exams. if i went to a friend's house, that would be the only other option. and i didn't want to do that because me and my parents decided that i wouldn't be able to... ..i wouldn't have a good night's sleep before my exams, and that's not a good thing. so which one should we go for? well, the biggest one. right. so i would go for... oh, it's huge. yeah. and even the best laid plans are being thwarted. kay's due for a hip replacement and wanted to see family before her operation. she booked a train journey from south devon to coventry, including help at each station but will now miss the trip and fears she'll lose the money she's spent. just a day that i'd chosen to go out and see my son and his family in coventry. and so i thought, well, with covid and everything and i'm due to have an operation next month i thought i'd go first for a treat and then i heard

they're going on strike. and i thought, "oh no!" just today. and then i applied for a refund, non—refundable, and it's nearly £300, so i thought, "hmm, it's not my day." yes, so it's a big disappointment, £300 is quite a lot to lose. the rmt union says it's taking the action to protect pay conditions and jobs. whether for business or pleasure to work or to see friends and family, before the pandemic, rail travel was breaking new records as people chose the train. but in the week ahead, that choice will be severely limited. john maguire, bbc news, devon. well, the good news for kay and others like her is they will be entitled to a refund if their service is cancelled. but it's obviously a very anxious time for her and for many others. and frankly, at the moment, who's in a position to wait for that 300 quid to come back?

well, there is frustration from some communities who say, look, everybody�*s facing inflation of 9%, teachers, nurses, social workers, they're not getting pay rises above 3% at the moment. but others are saying, look, if the rails don't take a stand, if somebody doesn't take a stand, how long will public sector pay continue to be squeezed against the rate of inflation? the government at the moment is seeking to distance itself from this dispute, saying really it's between the main rail union and between railway employees. but the truth is they do have leverage when it comes to pay on the rail networks, they proved that over the pandemic. the big question is, though, can they give way on this strike when it looks like other public sector strikes are planned in the weeks and months ahead? but then looking to the disruption in the coming days, can they afford not to? a private members bill calling for the introduction of statutory time off for those undergoing fertility treatment will be presented in parliament today. conservative mp nickie aiken decided to take—up the issue after being contacted

by a constituent who says she was "forced out" of herjob while having ivf treatment. our reporter shelley phelps has more. you are pumped full of so many awful hormones. it's a huge, huge roller coaster. and each day was really difficult. so i'd end up taking presentations to the clinic to try and get the work done. you're injecting yourself more than once a day. sometimes you're having more than one blood test a day. and it was extremely difficult, coupled with the need to hide what was going on from your employer as though it was something to be ashamed of. anne, not her real name, says she was forced out of herjob in the city after a dispute with her employer over the time she needed to take off work for ivf treatment. she left the company and signed a non—disclosure agreement. i was asked the question, how much did i want a career and how

much did i want a family? and that question was surprisingly easy to answer, but it was a question no woman should ever be asked. around 50,000 women have ivf each year, with many having multiple cycles. the success rate per embryo transfer varies from 32% for women under 35 to under 5% for women over 43. that's according to the uk's fertility regulator. currently, there's no statutory right to time off work for fertility treatment. so, there isn't any legal right to taking time off, whether paid or unpaid. for any fertility treatments in the workplace until there has been successful implementation of fertilised ova, for example, when we're looking at in—vitro fertilisation, ivf, which is one of the most common fertility treatments. a conservative mp is calling

for more legal protection. the crux of my bill is to be able to give women the power and the confidence that if they are going to go through ivf treatment, that they will be supported by their employer and by society as a whole. here in london's harley street, there's several fertility clinics. the local mp says that queues of women form here early in the mornings as they try to get appointments without having to take time off from work. business community representatives, the british chambers of commerce, say many employers operate broad and flexible working practices to help people balance work and family commitments. anne gave birth to a daughter and says she's speaking out in the hope of making things better for her future. shelley phelps, bbc news. colombians have elected the country's first ever left—wing president, the former rebel fighter gustavo petro. mr petro said his victory

marked the beginning of a new phase in their history, turning away from sectarianism and intolerance. the bbc�*s south america correspondent katy watson reports from the capital bogota. the atmosphere here. and gustavo petro is h0 is electric. people here almost didn't believe it. it was a nail biter until the very end. now, this is a historic vote in so many ways that's often used as a real cliche, but it's really true. he is the first leftist president the colombia has ever had. france and marquez will be the first ever black vice president colombia has ever had, and it's testament to the changes that colombians wanted. now, rodolfo hernandez, his rival, the colombian trump, as he was known, he has conceded defeat. but gustavo petro will have a job on his hands trying to win over the conservative allies that have for so long run this country.

the conservative elite that have for so long run this country. but i think what this vote shows is the ability for a country like colombia that has suffered decades of of civil conflict, that colombia can actually turn the page on its past and vote for a new future. katy watson in bogota. too many children who are exploited by drugs gangs, are being treated as criminals rather than victims, according to a leading children's charity. the bbc has been given rare access to teams working to bring legal cases against people who groom children into crime. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. shouting. smashing down the door to arrest a teenager who's carried out a drive—by shooting in coventry. walk towards me! do it now! walk slowly towards me. keep walking. keep walking! 19—year—old carren monga killed another teenager with a shotgun fired from a stolen car. the boy at the wheel, riaz ahmed, was only 15. both were convicted of murder.

two more teenagers involved in the drug—gang violence scarring britain's cities and towns. this sort of activity is nothing less than terrorising a local community, and i think that is the word to use. when you apply class—a drug culture in a local community, this is bringing terror to local streets. we've been inside a new unit based in birmingham of prosecutors specialising in serious violence and drug crime, often involving young people. lawyers here have the delicate task of working out which arrested teenagers may actually be victims themselves — children who've been forced into drug dealing by gang leaders. what do we look for? and it varies from case to case. there may be physical evidence — the young person may be malnourished, may be living in squalid conditions, evidencing exploitation.

it's something jenny experienced first—hand when her 15—year—old son disappeared from home for two weeks, and returned filthy and terrified. for her safety, we've agreed to disguise her identity. she told me the family received this warning from someone linked to a drugs gang. if you go to the police, you're going to end up dead. your son's going to end up dead. your whole family is going to end up dead. her son had been used by organised criminals to guard and sell drugs 70 miles from home. they'd threatened him and made him think he owed them money. but even though the cps knew he'd been exploited, he still ended up in court. he's a victim and he wasn't being treated like a victim. they're out to penalise — that's what it felt like. get him arrested, charge him with whatever they can — as long as someone is being charged for this crime — that's what it felt like. even if it'sjust a child — a vulnerable child, as well. go! with the battle against county lines

in full flow, charities believe that despite new initiatives from the prosecution service, too many children who've been exploited by the drugs gangs are still being criminalised rather than protected. daniel sandford, bbc news, birmingham. it's been more than 40 years since sir david attenborough met the mountain gorillas of rwanda — they were, at the time, on the brink of extinction. despite the odds, their numbers have increased, thanks to a huge conservation effort. our climate editor, justin rowlatt, has been to uganda to visit them. the morning mist rises from bwindi impenetrable forest in uganda. one of the last two places on earth where mountain gorillas still survive. so we're just hacking our way

through the forest because obviously the gorillas go wherever they want. there are no paths up here. have you seen something, luke? oh, there's one down there! there's a gorilla! gentle groaning. there are baby gorillas in the trees and also juvenile gorillas on the ground. it's incredible to be so close to one of our closest relatives on earth. the population is healthy and growing steadily. it is a dramatic turnaround. when sir david attenborough made his famous visit to a mountain gorilla family back in the 1970s, it was, in his words, tinged

with sadness because he feared he might be seeing the last of their kind. poachers preyed on the mountain gorilla population and the civil wars in rwanda and the democratic republic of congo made conservation in those countries very difficult. this park in uganda, the bwindi impenetrable forest, was made a national park in 1991. next, says the warden in charge, they needed to get local people onside. the communities are critical in conserving the gorillas because, you know, these communities live next to the park. and so we feel that they should be part of the conservation and they should get benefits from conservation. key among those benefits have been the revenues from this, from tourism. and tourism also supports

a thriving economy. tourism really does help wild animals if it's done right. when i first started out, there were only about five lodges. now there's as many as 70. the lodges have created jobs, the ngos have created jobs, so there's lots of employment that has happened. you know, they can sell crafts, they can sell accommodation, meals. and so all of that makes a big difference. some of the tourist income and money from gorilla charities helped create alternative income for these men. they used to make their living poaching animals from the park. some were offered jobs as rangers. but tourism alone is not enough. look how abruptly the tree cover ends here in uganda. the parks are big, but as the gorilla population grows... we're definitely seeing that gorilla families are more crowded. they're bumping into each other more, which unfortunately is often associated with aggression. we're seeing higher rates of infanticide so infants can

oftentimes be killed when these families come together. bigger parks cost more money. the un wants countries to set aside a third of their land and sea area for conservation. the developing world wants $100 billion a year to help fund that. mountain gorillas show we can save species from the brink of extinction. the question now is whether the world is ready to commit the money and resources to make it happen on a much bigger scale. justin rowlatt, bbc news, bwindi impenetrable forest. pop star ed sheeran has been named as the most played artist of last year in the uk. # bad habits lead to late nights... his song, bad habits, was also the most played single of 2021, according to new data. sheeran is the first artist to manage both feats in two different years,

having also done it in 2017. now it's time for a look at the weather, carol kirkwood. it isa it is a beautiful start to the day, a lot of sunshine around. a bit of fair weather cloud here and there, but we have a weather front in the south of england across the channel islands producing thicker cloud and spots of rain. another one coming across the north west of scotland, introducing thicker cloud and later we will see heavier rain. dry weather and sunshine with the breeze coming in from the north sea we could see more at times in the east. the clouds thickening up across the north—west of scotland and later we will see the heavy rain arriving. temperatures today where we have the cloud in the north—west, 12 to 14 degrees. where it is breezy along the north—east coast, we are looking at highs of 22 or 23. worth noting, pollen levels are high almost across

the board. we are talking grass and metal pollen at the moment, they are low or moderate across north—west scotland. overnight, then rain will turn heavier for scotland. overnight, then rain will turn heavierfor a time scotland. overnight, then rain will turn heavier for a time across the north—west but as a sink southwards it will weaken and ahead of it, a lot of clear skies. very similar to what we had this morning except in the southern uplands and highlands where, in some parts, the temperature fell to between two and 4 degrees. into tuesday, it will tend to fade as we go through the day and the southern weather front producing the odd shower in the channel islands but in between, high pressure still firmly in charge. a week at the front that is fading will produce one or two spots of rain across cumbria, across the north york moors and as the cloud things and breaks across scotland, we could see one or two showers across scotland in east and one or two showers possibly in northern ireland. but for the rest of northern england and wales, it is going to be dry and sunny and

temperatures up to about 25 degrees. on wednesday, more cloud in the north and west, it will be breezy here as well. fairweather cloud will develop through the course of the day but a lot of that will melt away and by the end of the afternoon you will be sunny for most of us and it is going to be a little bit hotter again. especially as we can further south, 28 or 29 degrees. whereas the north, between 12 and about 19 degrees. i will be back with more weather in half an hour.

this is bbc news. i'm luxmy gopal and these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. a major setback for emmanuel macron after he loses his majority in parliamentary elections less than two months after winning his second term as france's president. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky warns that russia is likely to intensify its attacks this week. train passengers in many parts of the uk prepare for the biggest railway strikes in 30 years — starting tomorrow. if there is a train, there is a train. if not, i will have to find some other way of getting to work. i support the rail strike because no one is listening to them, the transport minister has not been listening to them for decades. it is a huge inconvenience to people's lives.

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