this is bbc news. the headlines the biggest railway strikes in 30 years will go ahead starting tomorrow after last ditch talks failed to resolve a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. they will put jobs they will putjobs at risk and cause misery across the country trying to recover from covid—19 will hurt railway workers, please, let's stop dividing the railway industry and blood started working for a brighter future! the blood started working for a brighter future! , l, , blood started working for a brighter future! a a, , , a, future! the entire country needs a resolution and _ future! the entire country needs a resolution and they _ future! the entire country needs a resolution and they will _ future! the entire country needs a resolution and they will not - future! the entire country needs a | resolution and they will not forgive this government if they do not step in and _ this government if they do not step in and resolve it! the parents of 12—year—old archie battersbee are given the go—ahead to take their case to the appeal court as they battle to keep him alive despite doctors

insisting he is brain dead. barristers will take industrial action in england and wales in protest at pay and conditions. a report into grooming and child sexual exploitation between 201! at 2014 fights that sexual exploitation between 2011 at 2014 fights that there were serious failings from the handling of some cases by the council and police. good afternoon. the transport secretary grant shapps says the government is doing everything it can to minimise

disruption after it's confirmed the biggest series of rail strikes in 30 years will go ahead — with a significant disruption to services across england, scotland and wales. last—minute talks between unions and rail bosses today have failed to make any breakthrough. the strike action is taking place tomorrow, tuesday 21stjune, and also on thursday 23rd and saturday 25th. distruption is also expected on non—strike days, too, with a special timetable published published for the whole of this week. network rail is advising passengers to only travel by train if absoultely necessary. reiterating that he won't be getting involved in the negotiation is down to unions and employers. let's cross to westminster and helen catt: what the government and ministers should be doing. they have said that

these strikes will go ahead and they confirmed that they will go ahead but a lot of this, administers will be doing more, she said, if the government has been very keen to say that this is an issue that is between the rail unions and their employers as the train operating companies in network, is of the transport secretary had to say in the comments. my transport secretary had to say in the comments.— transport secretary had to say in the comments. my message to the workforce is _ the comments. my message to the workforce is straightforward. - the comments. my message to the workforce is straightforward. your| workforce is straightforward. your union bosses have got you striking under false pretences. union bosses have got you striking underfalse pretences. and rather than protecting yourjobs, they are actually endangering them and the railways future. we have a platform for change and what the unions work with the industry and government in order to bring a much brighter future to a railways that means building and agile, flexible workforce, not one that strikes every time someone suggests an

improvement to our railway, strikes should be the last resort, not the first resort, mr speaker. should be the last resort, not the first resort, mrspeaker. customers choosing rail, the putjobs at risk and cause misery across the country and cause misery across the country and hit businesses trying to recover from covid—19 and hurt railway workers themselves. so please, let's stop dividing the railway industry and start working for a brighter future. ., ,., and start working for a brighter future. ., ., future. labour said the government is intearal future. labour said the government is integral to _ future. labour said the government is integral to the _ future. labour said the government is integral to the stalks _ future. labour said the government is integral to the stalks and - future. labour said the government is integral to the stalks and said - is integral to the stalks and said actually what they should be doing is showing leadership and getting people around the table to have those discussions to talk about those discussions to talk about those reforms that he said are needed to make the railways work in the future. s next week, the only way this dispute will be resolved is with a resolution of pay and job security. with a resolution of pay and “0b securi . ,, . ., , ., ,, ., security. the secretary of state also to the _ security. the secretary of state also to the hundreds _ security. the secretary of state also to the hundreds of - security. the secretary of state i also to the hundreds of thousands security. the secretary of state - also to the hundreds of thousands of

workers _ also to the hundreds of thousands of workers who depend on our railways and the _ workers who depend on our railways and the tens of thousands of workers employed _ and the tens of thousands of workers employed on them to find that deal. because _ employed on them to find that deal. because those railway workers are not the _ because those railway workers are not the enemy. they are people who showed _ not the enemy. they are people who showed real bravery during the pandemic to keep our country going, who showed solidarity to make sure other workers kept going into work. some _ other workers kept going into work. some mosque colleagues and friends as a result _ some mosque colleagues and friends as a result. they are the very same people _ as a result. they are the very same peortie the — as a result. they are the very same people the prime minister promised a hi-h people the prime minister promised a high wage _ people the prime minister promised a high wage economy to a year ago before _ high wage economy to a year ago before presiding over the biggest fall before presiding over the biggest fail in_ before presiding over the biggest fall in living standards since records _ fall in living standards since records began. there is still time for the _ records began. there is still time for the secretary of state to do the !’i l ht for the secretary of state to do the right thing. the brave thing to share — right thing. the brave thing to share responsibility. patients, schoolchildren, low—paid workers, schoolchildren, low— paid workers, the schoolchildren, low—paid workers, the entire — schoolchildren, low—paid workers, the entire country needs a resolution and they will not forgive this government if they do not step in and _ this government if they do not step in and resolve it. even now, at this late hour, —

in and resolve it. even now, at this late hour, i— in and resolve it. even now, at this late hour, i urge them, get around the table _ late hour, i urge them, get around the table and do yourjob!- the table and do your “ob! there is no doubt that h the table and do your “ob! there is no doubt that the _ the table and do yourjob! there is no doubt that the strikes - the table and do yourjob! there is no doubt that the strikes are - the table and do yourjob! there isi no doubt that the strikes are going to cause widespread disruption for people and for the moment, they are going to go ahead and that is the bottom line for this. earlier this afternoon the general secretary of the rmt union has addressed the media — placing the blame for the strikes squarely at the government's door. did not propose the pay rates that are massively under the present rate of inflation. they do not address the living crisis and there prevented a settlement to this dispute. at the behest of the government, the companies are also seeking to implement thousands of job cuts and across the network, they have failed to give any guarantee of compulsory redundancies was up as a result of this transport

austerity, the companies have taken the following decisions and they will attacked the railways scheme, diluting penalties and making staff work longer and up to 65 years of age and making them poorer and retirement while paying increase contributions. they have decided to cut thousands of jobs contributions. they have decided to cut thousands ofjobs across the railway network that that guarantee of no compulsory. they are cutting safety inspections by maintenance staff on the infrastructure by up to 15%. in order to facilitate this redundancy, that alone, i'll be 3000 track workers were out there preparing and maintaining the infrastructure looking after the public —— repair. they're attacking the terms and conditions that are fire and rehire and including lowering existing salaries and

increasing the working week and that means a new trade union in this country can accept that agenda and in fact in many ways, it's similar to what they have put before. either you take diluted terms or you leave the industry. the ventricles of to restart the dispute on the role and responsibility of the guard and they're going to put massive cuts to they're going to put massive cuts to the catering services under railway. so, were going backwards. many years in fact, to the cuts agenda we have had under thatcher and under british royal window seriously underfunded from for over decades. they're going further into what is today and last week of they intend to close every single ticket office in britain regardless of the accessibility needs of the public and the diversity of the passengers that use the railway system. they are cutting

real pay for members and spending powerfor real pay for members and spending power for what real pay for members and spending powerfor what are now real pay for members and spending power for what are now lengthy pay freezes for nearly three years from many of our members and on the opposite, we have a way below the retail price index which is the relevant measure of inflation. faced with such an aggressive agenda for jobs and conditions and pay pensions, they have no choice but to defend our members industrially and stop this race to the bottom. thank you so much forjoining us. i know you're concerned about the impact of the rail strike on children, young people who are sitting exams. irate children, young people who are sitting exams.— children, young people who are sitting exams. we should all be concerned _ sitting exams. we should all be concerned about _ sitting exams. we should all be concerned about the _ sitting exams. we should all be concerned about the impact - sitting exams. we should all be concerned about the impact of. sitting exams. we should all be i concerned about the impact of the real strikes, concerned about the impact of the realstrikes, no concerned about the impact of the real strikes, no one wants them to go ahead apart from the secretary of

state was spent most of the date and the broadcast studios complaining about the strikes and it is his job to stop them from happening in the first place. he really should take some responsibility for this and get back around the table and even at this very late hour, do everything within his power to stop the strikes from happening and find resolution, rather than just casting around the blame of the time and somehow it's for the labour party to sort out his problems are for somebody else to sort out these problems. it is his responsibility as secretary of state and it's vital we see that resolution. it and it's vital we see that resolution.— and it's vital we see that resolution. , resolution. if your party were in tower in resolution. if your party were in power in your— resolution. if your party were in power in your face _ resolution. if your party were in power in your face with - resolution. if your party were in power in your face with his - resolution. if your party were in - power in your face with his position in the situation, but would you be doing because? withjust some in the situation, but would you be doing because? with just some with the rail workers are not? hide doing because? with just some with the railworkers are not?— the railworkers are not? we would not be touring _ the railworkers are not? we would not be touring the _ the railworkers are not? we would not be touring the television - not be touring the television stations, we would take responsibility and be back on the table. that's what happened in wales the labour government in wales is avoided a strike because they've taken sensible temperature ta ken sensible temperature approaches taken sensible temperature approaches to negotiations and on

like this government, where it is harder to avoid the conclusion that they desperately want the strikes to go ahead, is how the public want and they are to take some responsibility and step up to the plate. if they are to take some responsibility and step up to the plate.— and step up to the plate. if were in government. _ and step up to the plate. if were in government. you _ and step up to the plate. if were in government, you would _ and step up to the plate. if were in government, you would be - and step up to the plate. if were in| government, you would be chairing negotiations between the two sides. what outcome would you like to see? people do not want the strikes to happen, but in terms of the actual negotiation, would you have sympathy with the strikers in the union? i with the strikers in the union? 1 think we all recognise the with the strikers in the union? i think we all recognise the important role of the real workers play during the pandemic in the secretary of state said that there are heroes during the pandemic in the face of this terrible and early point, deadly unknown virus, and it's right that they are recognised for the contributions that they make to our country, not constantly vilified as if somehow they were the problem. it is right that governments negotiate with workers to get a fair deal and

it's up to the welsh labour government and its will be doing for westminster not casting around for blame pretending it's a mess is a problem picking a fight all the time, that's not the responsible approach the government should be taking. to approach the government should be takint. ., ~' approach the government should be takint. ., ~ , .,, , taking. to think the problem is we do not know _ taking. to think the problem is we do not know the _ taking. to think the problem is we do not know the actual _ taking. to think the problem is we do not know the actual figures - do not know the actual figures involved and we are not able to say whether or not you feel the rail workers should be given what they're asking for in terms of the pay rights specifically crucial at the pay raises always one part of the discussion and it's right that you seek all parties seeking to arrive at a compromise that they can all be happy with. it's thatjust of figures are interventional numbers, it's about conditions and recognition for staff and all of that will be taken into account when it comes to negotiation between an employer and government trade unions to taken place and it is right you do all that carefully and responsibly and that she balance on those competing demands i can tell you that the way to resolve the dispute is notjust go to broadcast studios and complain about other

people. you get around the table and sorted out. a strike would go ahead represents daily or and no one wants that. —— represents failure and no one wants that. they had set in the past that he doesn't want to negotiate with the conservative government. it's not purely the governments fault that the union boss that he doesn't want to talk to them. , �* boss that he doesn't want to talk to them. f , boss that he doesn't want to talk to them. j , . ., , them. they've been clear this negotiation. _ them. they've been clear this negotiation, its _ them. they've been clear this negotiation, its ministers - them. they've been clear this| negotiation, its ministers that failed to lift a finger to tried to avoid the strikes going ahead. that is where the responsibility lies. during the pandemic, they took on an unprecedented power level of responsibility when it came to our railways and now, what it comes to seeking to resolve this dispute, the pretend it's else's responsibility i find it inexcusable completely wrong the government look to the people responsible for the strikes going ahead as they do this week. labour's shadow education _ ahead as they do this week. labour's shadow education secretary. - ahead as they do this week. labour's shadow education secretary. thank l shadow education secretary. thank

you. kevin groves — network rail�*s chief spokesperson — said trying to find a compromise and a way through the negotiations was crucial for the future of the railway tomorrow service tomorrow service is going to be severely impacted by the trade union and i'll will be able to run is about of the trains and soul, the times those operations will be severely limited. half past seven in the morning about half past six in the morning about half past six in the evening and that is having your journey completely done by half past six. you have to be on the two o'clock train in its last service. what is key to unlocking more money available is modernisation we are locked in practice that impact of the 1950s and 60s, some crazy things that you and i in the modern working

environment not even expect. you couldn't even, if you're qualified they've moved away to do work at his desk for him. and we can even do that. he's the kind of things of the trade reform and bring those modern practices into the way we do run the well way, that can save hundreds of millions of pounds and i can be transferred into savings and better pay off to pick up on the table for our colleagues and staff and ends with the juxtaposition and where we are trying to compromise and find a way forward. the government have given us a clear mandate to negotiate with a clear framework and actually, with modernisation and unions are compromise on that to generate self—funded savings to put a decent enough pay off or on the table that could be acceptable and affordable for all sides. what affordable for all sides. what reforms would _ affordable for all sides. what reforms would be _ affordable for all sides. what reforms would be needed, i affordable for all sides. what reforms would be needed, even with

the financial impact of covid—19? it's about the railway system. covid—19 has changed travel patterns forever. even now, we 75% at around that number of passengers back that's about 2000 million pounds shortfall per year and the revenue that comes into the railway. so, we have to modernise, we have to make the railway more efficient in modernising for the future. 0therwise, modernising for the future. otherwise, the railways is going to go into terminal decline and nobody wants that. that is why trying to find a compromise in the way through this is so important.— this is so important. joining us now with an update _ this is so important. joining us now with an update on _ this is so important. joining us now with an update on how— this is so important. joining us now with an update on how london - this is so important. joining us now with an update on how london is i with an update on how london is preparing for a week of disruption is andy whose transport for london's chief operating officer and it is good to have you with us. reminding people watching that there is, along with the rail strike, there is a

strike by underground workers tomorrow as well. what impact this is going to have on services in london?— services in london? good afternoon and can i apologise _ services in london? good afternoon and can i apologise sincerely - services in london? good afternoon and can i apologise sincerely told i and can i apologise sincerely told our customers and businesses were going to be inconvenienced and disrupted this action. there's going to be very little or no service across london tomorrow because of this industrial action and additionally, things like london over the elizabeth mine will be reduced because they are reliant on the national rail infrastructure in the national rail infrastructure in the lb impacted as well in our advice to customers is if your journey is absolutely essential and checked before you travel, we will have normal services and our trans network, as well as our entire bus network, as well as our entire bus network which we are strengthening where we can. but those services will be extraordinarily busy and we encourage customers to only travel

if their journey is encourage customers to only travel if theirjourney is absolutely essential. d0 if theirjourney is absolutely essential.— if theirjourney is absolutely essential. ., ., , , , if theirjourney is absolutely essential. . ., i, , ., essential. do you have any sense of how much longer _ essential. do you have any sense of how much longer it's _ essential. do you have any sense of how much longer it's going - essential. do you have any sense of how much longer it's going to - essential. do you have any sense of how much longer it's going to take l how much longer it's going to take people to get to work in you absolutely have to get into work, given the busyness of the lines and services that are open?— services that are open? there will be very little _ services that are open? there will be very little service _ services that are open? there will be very little service and - services that are open? there will be very little service and so - services that are open? there will. be very little service and so anyone needing to come in to london will have to make use of the limited service of national rail or bus services, thejourney service of national rail or bus services, the journey times will be unaffected and also the network will potentially be impacted by congestion, but we will continue to do whatever we can on a tactical level to keep buses flying freely and successful track record in doing that in previous disputes, but we really encourage customers to travel if absolutely essential and those that do to complete the journey by six p:m.. fin that do to complete the “ourney by six -:m.. ., ., ., six p:m.. on the london underground is only tomorrow, _

six p:m.. on the london underground is only tomorrow, unlike _ six p:m.. on the london underground is only tomorrow, unlike the - is only tomorrow, unlike the national rail strikes. do you expect tomorrow have a knock on effect? will services be on wednesday as well? ., , ., ., , . well? the operation will be impacted on wednesday _ well? the operation will be impacted on wednesday morning _ well? the operation will be impacted on wednesday morning and - well? the operation will be impacted on wednesday morning and so, - well? the operation will be impacted on wednesday morning and so, our. on wednesday morning and so, our advice is to not travel before 8am on wednesday morning. there will be some disruption on mid—morning we expect them to operate normal services across on wednesday and the additional national railways, and the full service, except in those parts of the network which are impacted directly by the national rail strike and impacted directly by the national railstrike and again, impacted directly by the national rail strike and again, our advice will be to check before you travel and we do expect to operate at a reasonably good service across the states. —— those days. well, we can now speak to nickjones, who was the bbc�*s industrial correspondent covering

disputes stretching back to the so—called winter of disconent in 1979, through a rail strike in 1982, as well the miner's strike in the mid—1980s. thank you so much forjoining us. i've given a brief resume of your career and the stories that you have covered. how much does what's happening now strike with you. how much does it feel like a reflection of the spirits that i just mentioned? i of the spirits that i 'ust mentioned?i of the spirits that i 'ust mentioned? ~ ., of the spirits that i 'ust mentioned? ~' ., ., ., mentioned? i think there are a lot of parallels _ mentioned? i think there are a lot of parallels and _ mentioned? i think there are a lot of parallels and anything - mentioned? i think there are a lot of parallels and anything about i mentioned? i think there are a lot of parallels and anything about it, j of parallels and anything about it, you can since from what everyone is in the last 20 minutes that this really is a crunch point there there's network rail saying that they have to find £2 billion in savings that is the amount of money that they have lost and the government, i think the government

having to micromanage this dispute because of course, there are paymasters who have £16 billion during the covid—19 emergency to keep network rail afloat and we've got the news conference which had a very determined trade union leader was quite prepared to take on all the vilification that he's going to find in the coming days leaving this railway dispute. my sense is that we do seem to have fallen into a very serious dispute and it is certainly my sense of it at the moment. there was always the hope that there might be some last—minute resolutions but as we heard, the talks broke down this afternoon.— this afternoon. how does this governments _ this afternoon. how does this governments handling - this afternoon. how does this governments handling of - this afternoon. how does this governments handling of the | governments handling of the situation compared to that 30 years ago because the rail strike in 1982 was when margaret thatcher was prime minister. what is the difference in

the way it has been handled? maw; the way it has been handled? many similarities because _ the way it has been handled? it’isfiy similarities because margaret thatcher it's us trying to get to grips with the nationalised industries at a ferocious chair of british railways and he was well up for the conflict and there are two very famous union leaders and the point is, in 1982, we had 34 days of strike action and i'm not predicting that this can be 34 days of strike action this year, you can see what happens. it is all about flexible restaurant. british rail wanted the train drivers to accept that they would have to work flexible shifts because they had been working on an eight hour working day that it gone back to the early 1900s. just as there are today as you heard from network rail. working practices that we think will go back a long time

and so, where we see the similarities is that the government is determined that there must be some savings as we saw again later in the minor straight, the closure of the pits and that's the difficulty for the trade union. the government does seem pretty determined. it's also in my opinion calling the shots for the synchronised weight and that amounts to coming out for the possible hiring of agency staff and the fact that there will be long—term plans to try to ensure that if there are strikes and over again, there must be a minimum service and of course, we have seen the preparations of the government have taken for this dispute in the emergency timetable and the timetable that came out last week showing the minimum rail services and that is all been under preparation for some months and no doubt about it that both sides prepared for quite a crunch confrontation.— prepared for quite a crunch confrontation. , . ., ,

confrontation. the secretary said it's not for _ confrontation. the secretary said it's not for to _ confrontation. the secretary said it's not for to get _ confrontation. the secretary said it's not for to get involved - confrontation. the secretary said it's not for to get involved but i confrontation. the secretary said l it's not for to get involved but you still see a certain force behind these events.— still see a certain force behind these events. . �* , ., , ., these events. that's what you said about the minor _ these events. that's what you said about the minor strikes _ these events. that's what you said about the minor strikes in - these events. that's what you said about the minor strikes in the - these events. that's what you said about the minor strikes in the 19 i about the minor strikes in the 19 into real dispute. but the point is, she was the paymaster and boris johnson as the current prime minister is the paymaster and this dispute. wejust minister is the paymaster and this dispute. we just heard the railway make it quite clear, we have been given a framework by the government and we have to try and see if the can sort something out so the government are paying the bill the government are paying the bill the government is calling the shots and i think that is the significance of it. they're trying to say is that he has given, i was saying british railway, that shows my history. network rail to try to work something out and so, he's not hovering over the negotiations but at the end of the day, the amount that's going to be paid something that's going to be paid something that the government has to know about has to approve. find

that the government has to know about has to approve.— about has to approve. and their exoerience. _ about has to approve. and their experience, given _ about has to approve. and their experience, given all _ about has to approve. and their experience, given all the - about has to approve. and their| experience, given all the stories you have covered, districts work? they work in the sense that 1978, 1979 at the winter of discontent, yes, the workers get very big pay increases and those on the back of the inflation pressures there. but it cost the government their place and they were defeated, labour defeated and margaret thatcher was elected in may 1979. there were some winners and there were some losers. thank you so much. the bbc former industrial correspondent. thank you. we can now speak to the guardian's political correspondent aubrey allegretti whose train to glastonbury this week was cancelled because of rail strikes is still a bit of confusion as to what services are running and which are not. i know very clearly that

people are facing greater challenges that people like me, onto the disk into a festival and understand that those were striking her claim is and catering staff who feel they're not being paid good enough wages. my ambition is to go to glastonbury it was the first time so i'm very hesitant as i'm not sure how busy it's going to be where i'm going from and we were told last week that the service was cancelled unceremoniously, just a post notification from the train company on my phone and then it took a few days, we asked a few questions of what's going on, and going to put on any alternative transport, the going to be any trains running on the day because it is and that we position a falling out a wednesday which is a non—strike day but this can be lots of disruption, but we do not know how much of where it will be of anything like that. yesterday, we were told our train may actually be un—canceled and i'm still sceptical about whether or not the service will run or if the leaving p0 to be on it. they are probably told lots

of people that the train is likely to be cancelled and a lot of the people in strike make put people off travelling, which may mean that for people like me to get on the train and may be harder but to get to paddington for wednesday morning and camp out when we can and i've got various plan b c's camp out when we can and i've got various plan b cs and d, up my sleeve as well. various plan b c's and d, up my sleeve as well.— various plan b c's and d, up my sleeve as well. ., , ., , sleeve as well. you sound unphased b the sleeve as well. you sound unphased by the uncertainty. _ sleeve as well. you sound unphased by the uncertainty. i— sleeve as well. you sound unphased by the uncertainty. i sort _ sleeve as well. you sound unphased by the uncertainty. i sort of- sleeve as well. you sound unphased by the uncertainty. i sort of them, l by the uncertainty. i sort of them, tartl by the uncertainty. i sort of them, partly because _ by the uncertainty. i sort of them, partly because i— by the uncertainty. i sort of them, partly because i feel _ by the uncertainty. i sort of them, partly because i feel it _ by the uncertainty. i sort of them, partly because i feel it be - by the uncertainty. i sort of them, partly because i feel it be that - partly because i feel it be that quite a lot of time to get used to this idea and genuinely, being from london, strikes have always been part and parcel of living here for me. and i have endured all of these things before it's obviously a huge spanner in the works for what is supposed to be an exciting big trick and it was very going to be hard enough to get one on a service with tens of thousands of people and it's been made a lot worse by this. i suppose the issue of how we get to

paddington the first place and there are tubes in london on tuesdays but those will be seeping into wednesday and i will affect us and we may have to get a cab but worst case scenario is that we get to paddington and find that there's probably other people in our position and it's the same cost of the train ticket does split a taxi. it same cost of the train ticket does split a taxi-— split a taxi. it sounds like you're ttoin to split a taxi. it sounds like you're going to get _ split a taxi. it sounds like you're going to get there _ split a taxi. it sounds like you're going to get there somehow. i split a taxi. it sounds like you're l going to get there somehow. you are determined. thank you very much. let's look at the weather now. talking about glastonbury. we associate that with either clouds of dust or torrents of rain. it looks like we have a good mixture of weather with some showers just to dampen things down. with some warm and sunny weather as well. of the sunshine across the uk today but

there has been pick a cloud to the north of scotland in this weather front has been trying to get into the day will have greater success through the evening and overnight. rain sweeping from scotland to the small hours in some thicker cloud just drifting its way to northern ireland as well. pretty mild night for and northern ireland but a few cooler spots because he loves of five or 6 degrees clear skies. for england and wales, let ascension to come on tuesday the legacy of thicker cloud on scotland and northern ireland with some drizzling rain by think brighter than today on the whole, will be on the cool side at 17 in aberdeen but their attention is pushing up on the heart of england and wales through tuesday and is the week plays out, they were going to see temperatures getting potentially close to 30 degrees again and some central spots across england and wales and wind up a little bit more for us, to northern ireland by think will be stuck with a bit more cloud here.

hello this is bbc news, i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines. the biggest rails dragon 30 years is to go ahead tomorrow after last ditch talks failed to resolve a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. dispute over pay, “obs and conditions.i dispute over pay, “obs and conditions. j , ., , , ., conditions. they'll put “obs at risk, they-u * conditions. they'll put “obs at risk, they'll cause i conditions. they'll put jobs at risk, they'll cause misery i conditions. they'll put jobs at i risk, they'll cause misery across the country, they'll have businesses trying to recover from covid, the country, they'll have businesses trying to recoverfrom covid, they will hurt railway workers themselves so please, let's stop dividing the

railway industry and let's start working for a brighter future. railway industry and let's start working for a brighterfuture. the working for a brighter future. the entire country needs a resolution and they— entire country needs a resolution and they will not forgive this government if they do not step in and resolve it. the government if they do not step in and resolve it.— and resolve it. the parents of 12-year-old archie _ and resolve it. the parents of| 12-year-old archie battersbee and resolve it. the parents of- 12-year-old archie battersbee are 12—year—old archie battersbee are given the go—ahead to take their case to the court of appeal as they battle to keep them alive despite doctors insisting he is brain—dead. barristers will take industrial action in england and wales in protest of pay and conditions. a report into grooming and child's sexual exploitation between 2011 and 2014 in old dam finds a receiver is failing since some cases by the council and police. failing since some cases by the counciland police. —— failing since some cases by the council and police. —— 0ldham. let's catch up with sport now. lord could follow swimming and banning

females from elite competition. the new ruling means transgender must be the age of 12 to be eligible to vote women's events. swimming is body are looking to create a new open category for prick trance athletes. lord coe has welcomed the decision. if it's a judgment between inclusion and fairness, we will always fall down on the side of fairness, that for me is absolutely, it's not and the integrity of women sport is really important here. we will follow the science on this and if we think there are events or distances or disciplines that are being unfairly impacted, we will of course look at those again in the light of that science. meanwhile lgbt q meanwhile lgbt 0 plus have called

the new policy discriminatory and unscientific but others disagree. if unscientific but others disagree. if you're looking at fairness and sport. — you're looking at fairness and sport. the _ you're looking at fairness and sport, the just friends between male athletes _ sport, the just friends between male athletes and female athletes is what happens _ athletes and female athletes is what happens in puberty. so if you say trans women who have experience male puberty— trans women who have experience male puberty can _ trans women who have experience male puberty can can be, i think that's a draconian— puberty can can be, i think that's a draconian position, i think it's going — draconian position, i think it's going to — draconian position, i think it's going to far but there is some scientific— going to far but there is some scientificjustification for it. they— scientificjustification for it. they took six months plus looking at different options and five or six scientists who specialised in physiology and puberty and the difference between the sexes so they have a lot of science and a lot of data. if you look at by the age of 14, generally boys are five cm taller than girls. at the age of 14 a male swimmer will be equal to or faster than an elite female swimmer.

the difference is between puberty are very clear and the dater shows up. matt fitzpatrick is being tipped to be one of the worlds most dominant players, he held his nerve in intense climax to secure his first major title by one—shot nine years after winning two winning at the same course. it's what you grow up dreaming of. it's something i've worked so hard for for such a long time. there's a big muggy on my back trying to win over here. all they ever taught us was that. to do it as a major for my first win, there's nothing better. fitzpatrick is one of only _ there's nothing better. fitzpatrick is one of only a _ there's nothing better. fitzpatrick is one of only a few— there's nothing better. fitzpatrick is one of only a few english i there's nothing better. fitzpatrickl is one of only a few english golfers to win a major emulating the likes ofjustin rose and it all started in sheffield where he played as an temperature and is still a member. everybody at the club is immensely proud _ everybody at the club is immensely proud of— everybody at the club is immensely proud of him a lot of the members here remember him as a tiny

11—year—old boyjust starting out his way— 11—year—old boyjust starting out his way on— 11—year—old boyjust starting out his way on the golf scene. and to go on to— his way on the golf scene. and to go on to what— his way on the golf scene. and to go on to what he's achieved in last 25 hours. it's— on to what he's achieved in last 25 hours, it's absolutely amazing. a lot of— hours, it's absolutely amazing. a lot of pride — hours, it's absolutely amazing. a lot of pride for those members, definitely. it�*s lot of pride for those members, definitel . �* , ., , . ~ definitely. it's the last wta event before wimbledon _ definitely. it's the last wta event before wimbledon gets _ definitely. it's the last wta event before wimbledon gets under- definitely. it's the last wta event | before wimbledon gets under way definitely. it's the last wta event i before wimbledon gets under way next week with plenty of britain action for the britons number three heather watson was beaten by canada's rebecca romito was up she will be backin rebecca romito was up she will be back in doubles action a little bit later. some better news for britain's jody later. some better news for britain'sjody burridge to beat french "finalist in what is the biggest win of her career so far, she pushed the 31—year—old to three sets and she will face world number four, paula bbaa does the next. that is all your sport for now. we will have a full round—up and sport say at half past six. buy from me. let's get more now on today's top story as

it was confirmed that this week's rail strikes will go ahead. 0ur midlands correspondent is in nottingham station on just one of the many routes affected. just talk us through what passengers would be passengers could expect tomorrow. we've been here throughout the day and that messages come through loud and that messages come through loud and clear that passengers must brace themselves for significant disruption. this station is run by east midlands railway, they told me there will be a 70% reduction in their services on those strike days. in practical terms that means from this station there will be no trains going east to places like norwich or to lincoln. it also means there will be a much smaller window during which passengers can travel on those strike days, the final train will be leaving at 6:30 p:m., five hours earlier than usual. the word that keeps coming up when i'm speaking to passengers to describe this is

annoying. there's a lot of frustration about this disruption. they are people who have had to come home early from holiday or leave early for a trip in order to avoid the strikes. i was speaking to one woman earlier who told me that she had a train ticket booked on the euro start to go to amsterdam, she had to cancel that and fly out to date to avoid the stri. there has been some sympathy for the real work is due, people seem to understand why they are striking but that doesn't mean they like the fact that this obstruction is on the way. the message from the rail operator has been time and time again that they must seek alternative transport and to only use the train if absolutely necessary. to only use the train if absolutely necessa . ., ~' to only use the train if absolutely necessary-— to only use the train if absolutely necessary. to only use the train if absolutely necessa . . ~ , . ., _ necessary. thank you very much. easy 'et sa necessary. thank you very much. easy jet say there — necessary. thank you very much. easy jet say there it — necessary. thank you very much. easy jet say there it will _ necessary. thank you very much. easy jet say there it will make _ necessary. thank you very much. easy jet say there it will make further i jet say there it will make further cuts to fights this summer. the airline claims are to help manage problems like staff shortages at airports with top it insists that customers will be given advance notice of flight

cancellations. meanwhile, heathrow has asked flights going to its terminals to cut 10% fights today. these pictures were taken at the airport of the weekend following problems processing baggage. we are joined now by ceo of the travel consultancy, the pc agency and also a former virgin atlantic director hello. two more stories of the travel disruption with two different reasons, two different causes behind them. but they add up to just more misery for passengers, don't they? these are ongoing processes that are causing enormous frustration to passengers —— problems. the system is essentially creaking at the seams as it winds up back into operation post covid. but also as we see very strong consumer demand to get away and to travel and with staff shortages across airlines and airports at the moment the two simply don't marry. what you are seeing is systems creaking and

cancellations affecting consumers pretty well every day for the bad of course is causing enormous frustration. course is causing enormous frustration-— course is causing enormous frustration. ., . ., frustration. how much do you agree with the theory _ frustration. how much do you agree with the theory that _ frustration. how much do you agree with the theory that this _ frustration. how much do you agree with the theory that this is - frustration. how much do you agree with the theory that this is because | with the theory that this is because of tour operators and airlines have simply overbooked, they've allowed too many people to make travel plans without being able to actually accommodate them? i without being able to actually accommodate them?- without being able to actually accommodate them? i really don't a t ree with accommodate them? i really don't agree with that. _ accommodate them? i really don't agree with that. of _ accommodate them? i really don't agree with that. of course - accommodate them? i really don't agree with that. of course it's i agree with that. of course it's enormously frustrating for consumers who are traveling. but the bosses of airlines had to plan and with the changing covid restrictions of the previous months plus the fact that security passes have been hard to get a hold of due to lengthy processing by government, and you've had a really difficult conversation of issues which have led to these problems. it's notjust airlines poor planning, they plant as best they can, is a combination of factors. it's happening across the world now. i'm here in portugal, everything is running pretty smoothly but we are seeing brussels

airport today, which of course is effectively closed. we are seeing last—minute delays and cancellations which will carry on over the summer, they're not going to disappear, even as more staff come into the industry. this is a problem that's going to take many months to fix. and brussels airport is closed because of industrial action? it’s because of industrial action? it's close also _ because of industrial action? it�*s close also because of staff and security shortages. that is something we are seeing at airports around europe and indeed the world. just come back from the us and there were problems at miami airport. this is notjust a uk issue anymore, it started in the uk but is now becoming a global problem as more people start traveling, as covid restrictions disappear. do people start traveling, as covid restrictions disappear.- people start traveling, as covid restrictions disappear. do you think that these problems _ restrictions disappear. do you think that these problems are _ restrictions disappear. do you think that these problems are restricted l that these problems are restricted to the summer or two this year or so something wouldn't have to get used to? i something wouldn't have to get used to? ~ �* , ., something wouldn't have to get used to? ~' �* , . , something wouldn't have to get used to? ~' �* , ., , ii something wouldn't have to get used to? ~ �*, . , :: ., ., to? i think it's a summer 2022 ma'or probtem. that-s d to? i think it's a summer 2022 ma'or problem, that's not i to? i think it's a summer 2022 ma'or problem, that's not good i to? i think it's a summer 2022 ma'or problem, that's not good news i to? i think it's a summer 2022 major problem, that's not good news for. problem, that's not good news for those seeing their flights canceled.

it will be fixed as more people come into the industry. airlines and airports will start offering better wage packages, be more competitive and we will start to see the demand level out as more people travel later in the air. i do see it ending post—summer but that's no consolation to those affected. don't forget that 90% of flights are operated as normal and are not delay but that's no consolation to those find themselves in model at the last minute. ., ~ i. ., find themselves in model at the last minute. . ~' ., . ~' find themselves in model at the last minute. ., ~ ., ., ~ ., , minute. thank you for talking to us. barristers and _ minute. thank you for talking to us. barristers and voted _ minute. thank you for talking to us. barristers and voted to _ minute. thank you for talking to us. barristers and voted to take - barristers and voted to take industrial action in england and wales and protest in pay and conditions with the criminal bar association says its membership is voted for the highest form of escalation starting a week today. we can talk to the chair of the criminal bar association representing barristers with a good afternoon to you. just fill out for people of the conditions that have

led to barristers calling for strike action. this led to barristers calling for strike action. �* , ., ~ ., , led to barristers calling for strike action. a ., ~ ., action. as we all know, there is a hute action. as we all know, there is a huge backlog _ action. as we all know, there is a huge backlog at _ action. as we all know, there is a huge backlog at the _ action. as we all know, there is a huge backlog at the moment i action. as we all know, there is a i huge backlog at the moment between both the criminaljustice system, that backlog was sizeable before the pandemic even started, it was 41,000 by march of 2020. criminal barristers up—and—down the country have doing their level best to try and get through those cases so that victims and witnesses can have their day in court. i'm afraid to say that because of underfunding of the system which is been going on for more than two decades the realities that lots of prosecutions and defendants have less the industry. we've lost about a quarter of our work force within the last five years. just last year we lost 300 more. the consequence of this for the public is simply that we are not able to service the work. that backlog which is historically the highest we've ever had and is not

coming down anytime soon despite what the government says. just to illustrate the impact of it, last year, 567 trials could not proceed at the last minute because there was no prosecutor or defender available in court to deal with that case that's because we are undermanned. we've been saying to government for a very long time, you've got to treat this as a national emergency. the public expect their course to be running efficiently. —— courts. it we simply don't have the resources to serve workers can be a crisis going anywhere soon. that's why we take in between the ballot, we had over 80% of criminal barristers voting in favour of industrial action. what that means is people will not be going to court in successive weeks. the first week which will be next week on monday and tuesday barristers will not be going to court and that will be escalated as we proceed through the month. ~ .

escalated as we proceed through the month. . . .. , escalated as we proceed through the month. . . , . ~ ., month. which will cause the backlog to trow. month. which will cause the backlog to grow- i'm — month. which will cause the backlog to grow. i'm afraid _ month. which will cause the backlog to grow. i'm afraid if— month. which will cause the backlog to grow. i'm afraid if you _ month. which will cause the backlog to grow. i'm afraid if you want i month. which will cause the backlog to grow. i'm afraid if you want to i to grow. i'm afraid if you want to draw attention _ to grow. i'm afraid if you want to draw attention to _ to grow. i'm afraid if you want to draw attention to the _ to grow. i'm afraid if you want to draw attention to the crisis i to grow. i'm afraid if you want to draw attention to the crisis and l to grow. i'm afraid if you want to i draw attention to the crisis and the government simply isn't dealing with it in the urgently needs to the public again have to understand that we've got to do what we need to do to draw the attention for that we have victims and defendants every single day languishing and waiting for that we've pleaded with government to deal with this crisis. it's quite plain with the problem is, the government knows what the issue is, the issue which is been highlighted by an independent review, has demonstrated that we are simply undermanned. the lord chief justice himself, our most senior judge made the observation last week that they are not going to improve ourfigures on this that they are not going to improve our figures on this backlog that they are not going to improve ourfigures on this backlog until the government recognises that we don't have enough barristers and we don't have enough barristers and we don't have enoughjudges don't have enough barristers and we don't have enough judges for the i'm afraid it's about market forces. sorry to jump in. afraid it's about market forces. sorry tojump in. as afraid it's about market forces. sorry to jump in. as you afraid it's about market forces. sorry tojump in. as you know training a barrister takes a very long time. this is not something you can solve quickly. it’s

long time. this is not something you can solve quickly.— can solve quickly. it's not can be solved quickly — can solve quickly. it's not can be solved quickly because - can solve quickly. it's not can be| solved quickly because barristers who are trained and coming to the profession are saddled with a huge amount of debt. people who want to do criminal work and i assure you they come from ordinary background, they come from ordinary background, they are barristers earning a lot of money, farfrom it. in the first three years of practice for the average criminaljunior barrister they earn a median income ofjust 12,000 £212,200 that's below minimum wage. many of those young barristers who come into the industry hoping to do their bit for the public a finding they cannot sustain themselves so they leave. that's why we've lost so many, we are down to just 2100. if we do something about the beleaguered system to keep those people here and to attract new talent into the industry, i'm afraid more and more victims are going to be left waiting for up until sometimes five years before they get their day in court.— their day in court. thank you for talkint their day in court. thank you for talking to _ their day in court. thank you for talking to us. _ their day in court. thank you for talking to us. chair— their day in court. thank you for talking to us. chair of— their day in court. thank you for talking to us. chair of the i talking to us. chair of the criminal bar association. there were serious

failings in old him by authorities meant to protect children from grooming and sexual exportation according to a risk port in the town between 2011 and 2014. —— 0lham. 0ld hymn council have offered apologies for the way they let down and failed to protect a number of children. at the report found no evidence of a coverfor the report found no evidence of a cover for the our correspondent is in manchester. the report was commissioned after rumours circulated online but had a predominately pakistani heritage have been abusing white girls in the town of 0lham. the report says there's no evidence to back up his allegations. but he found some failings of childhood exportation with the web. the most serious of the report involves a 12—year—old girl called sophie was taken from 0lham police station and subsequently rates by several men. several years later she reported the

allegations to the authorities, the report says that the authorities, the police and local authority seem more concerned about covering up their previous failings then addressing what happened to her. we addressing what happened to her. - had concluded that the interventions of both the council and greater manchester police and the investigations into her allegations fell far short of what was required to protect sophie, who was only 12 years old at the time of her abuse. the report also looked at ten of the cases and it found that in those the casework was genuinely very poor, and procedures that should have been in place were not working as efficiently or effectively as they should've done. in a news conference this morning the leader of 0lham council and the chief constable a greater manchester police both fully accepted the report and apologise to all victims of child sexual exploitation in the chief constable said we were not there for you when

you desperately needed us. but he ended with a statement, he had a message or defender saying, "if you think you got away with this, you are wrong, we are coming for you. " we can talk to maggie 0liver who was a former police detective with greater manchester police and also the founder of the maggie 0liver foundation which is a charity set up to support all survivors of sexual abuse. good afternoon to you what do you make of the findings of this report? you make of the findings of this re tort? �* . ., ., you make of the findings of this retort? �* ., �*, report? and afternoon. it's another review, another _ report? and afternoon. it's another review, another report _ report? and afternoon. it's another review, another report that - report? and afternoon. it's another review, another report that focuses on failures in the past. particularly the case of sophie. but i would like all your listeners to know is that even as recently as february this year 0lham council were insisting to the review team that sophie had been approach and did not wish to speak to the review team. in fact, they lied about that. sophie came to me because through... we don't know that, maggie. hostel]!

sophie came to me because through... we don't know that, maggie. hostel!!! we don't know that, maggie. well i do. so-hie we don't know that, maggie. well i do- sophie came — we don't know that, maggie. well i do. sophie came to _ we don't know that, maggie. well i do. sophie came to me _ we don't know that, maggie. well i do. sophie came to me saying i we don't know that, maggie. .!!u do. sophie came to me saying that she wished to speak to the review team. the review team were told by 0lham council that she had been asked and declined to speak to them. it was only through my intervention with them directly that her voice was heard. my concerns are that bold 0lham council today and the chief constable stephen watson and have tried to say that these are failures again of the past and that things have changed now and things are very different. i would like your listeners to know that with the maggie 0liver foundation since january of this year we have referred 33 individual cases for victims who say they are being failed today. of those 33 cases only one has been resolved satisfactorily, which was two days ago. i would like the chief constable to focus on working

practices today. this is within his watch. we as a foundation are in close communication with gmp now, the report itself recommends that they should work more closely with us and we are more than willing to do that. but what do not want... share do that. but what do not want... are they willing to work with you? do that. but what do not want... are | they willing to work with you? 100%. the they willing to work with you? 10096. the came they willing to work with you? 10096. they came to — they willing to work with you? 10096. they came to us _ they willing to work with you? 10096. they came to us the _ they willing to work with you? 10096. they came to us the victims - they willing to work with you? 10096. they came to us the victims are i they willing to work with you? 10096. | they came to us the victims are gmp? i mean greater manchester police. i i mean greater manchester police. 1 would like to say that they are. while some of the signs a very positive in we are in communication with them, the action that follows the communication is too slow for that i do wonder whether the determination to follow the words with actions is as intense as i hope it to be. that is where i come from. so please boys would not be in this review were not for her contact with us. i wonder what else has not been revealed to the review team, that is

the question i have. i revealed to the review team, that is the question i have.— the question i have. i have to say views benefit, _ the question i have. i have to say views benefit, the _ the question i have. i have to say views benefit, the review - the question i have. i have to say i views benefit, the review team say they found no evidence any cover—up. well, they do say that emerald relation to 0lham council. they wouldn't have known that sophia's case was being cover up unless she had come to me. the other thing i would say to greater manchester police is that they are in special measures, sophie has been trying to be heard for ten to 15 years now. her case has been through the police standards bureau and also the iop c and none of those investigations was it ever revealed to her that gmp were aware of the identity of some of her rate this and that they have not been prosecuted. sophie found that out three weeks ago when i took her to a chapter in her review. back to me does not smack of transparency and honesty and openness. it is only because they have been pushed into a corner that they have been forced to

acknowledge that she has been kept in the dark. two years ago sophia's husband actually took his own life, she will say in great part because of the trauma and the stress that he had been underfor ten of the trauma and the stress that he had been under for ten years trying to get her case look at again. sophie, i'm taking sophie to meet the chief constable and a couple of weeks and at that point, sophie will be more than willing to give her voice and respond to this review. i do know he wants action taken. thank ou ve do know he wants action taken. thank you very much- _ do know he wants action taken. thank you very much- i— do know he wants action taken. thank you very much. i have _ do know he wants action taken. thank you very much. i have to _ do know he wants action taken. thank you very much. i have to point - do know he wants action taken. thank you very much. i have to point out i you very much. i have to point out that some of the details that you've gone into their are not ones that we can respond to because we don't actually have the information at hand. thank you forjoining us. maggie 0liver. i should also say that the chief constable of greater manchester police stephen watson who was appointed a year after his predecessor quit after a very critical review of the force, he said he wants to offer his most

sincere apologies to everyone affected by the events considered in the report and that the forces actions fell far short of the help that they had every right to expect and were unacceptable. there's also and were unacceptable. there's also a statement from the leader of 0lham council saying she was deeply sorry that their services at the time were not good enough to protect vulnerable young people suffering the most awful abuse. she also says the most awful abuse. she also says the work that they do has moved on immeasurably. sir david attenborough said recently that meeting the mountain gorillas of central africa was one of the most memorable experience of his life. during his trip more than 40 years ago, the guerrillas were on the brink of extinction but now thanks to a huge conservation effort, their numbers are on the out. this week the united nations is continuing talks in kenya about maintaining the earth biodiversity and saving the species from extinction. 0ur climate correspondent has been to find out about the successful project.

this park is one of the last two places on earth where mountain gorillas still survive. we are just hacking our way through the forest because the gorillas go wherever they want, there are no paths around here. he has seen something moving. there is one down there it's a gorilla. gorilla mumble. this is just incredible, you can hear the sound of gorillas all around us. you can't see most of them because the vegetation is so thick. there are baby gorillas in the trees. adults withjuvenile gorillas on the ground. it's incredible to be so close to one of our closest relatives on earth. low burblinig.

and that is a gorilla fart. wow. the population is growing steadily, it is a dramatic turnaround. sir david attenborough feared he might be seeing the last of their kind when he visited a mountain gorilla family in the '70s. so how have the gorillas been saved? conservation charities say this ecotourism is a large part of the answer. tourism really does help wild animals if it is done right. when i first started out they were only about five lodges, now there are as many as 70. the lodges have created jobs, the ngos have created jobs, so there is lots of employment that has happened. 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 are definitely seeing that gorilla families are more crowded, they are bumping into each other more, which unfortunately is often associated with aggression. we are seeing higher rates of infanticide, so infants can oftentimes be killed when these families come together. and bigger parks cost more money. the un is asking countries to set aside a third of their land and sea area for conservation. the developing world says it needs $100 billion a year to help fund that. the hope is deadlock can be broken in nairobi this week. we have been told by scientists we only have this century and we only have one planet, there is no planet b. the mountain gorilla shows we can save species from the brink of extinction. the question now is whether the world is now ready to commit the money and resources to make it happen on a much bigger scale. justin rowlatt, bbc news,

windy impenetrable forest. now it's time for a look the weather. a very good evening to you. it has been looking pretty glorious across the uk today for the widespread blue skies with the exception of northern scotland where we have pulled in a little more clout. temperatures certainly have not reached the dizzy heights of last week but there are signs as you go through the next few days that we are going to see some heat returning. the heat wave across europe is not retreating eastwards, thunderstorms are spreading out across france, here is the uk, here you see the wide swathe of clear skies that many of enjoyed through the afternoon and will continue to do so into the evening. but across northern scotland, whether front has brought more cloud in today and through the evening and overnight that will sweep some rain south and eastward. by the end of the night much of it will have faded out. relatively mild overnight for scotland and northern ireland, a little cooler thanks to clear his

spells across england and wales, temperatures just sliding down spells across england and wales, temperaturesjust sliding down into the single figure scale for the plenty of sunshine to come on tuesday yet again across england and wales. a legacy of cloud from that weather front hanging back across scotland in northern england to the day on tuesday for the perhaps drizzly early on, a little brighter as we move into the afternoon but with more cloud around, a shade coolerfor with more cloud around, a shade cooler for the likes of aberdeen. england and wales nudging up a couple of degrees on the temperature again from the figures we had today, we've been around 23, 24 today. very high pollen levels for much of on tuesday. they come down slightly for scotland is that what the uk on tuesday. they come down slightly for scotland is that weather front sits to the north but i think they will bump up again on wednesday because it looks like we see more in the way of sunshine across southern and eastern scotland to the middle of the week. a fine day to come and northern ireland, temperatures back up northern ireland, temperatures back up to 21 degrees in aberdeen. potentially 27, 28 across central england and far parts of wales. the end of the week is looking a little more uncertain in terms of our fine weather. thursday we still managed

to cling on a figure of high pressure because the uk but by friday these fronts to the north and south will try and squeeze in for the piping thursday really the last of the complete refund days to be found across the uk for them in increasing jazz later and the south coast and rain is going to try to nudge its way into the northwest and the crowd will think it would not keep things cooler here. generally were seeing temperatures creeping up all the while as we moved to a thursday for the the end of the week and showers spreading up from the south, fronts try to come in from the northwest the upshot is that through friday and on into next weekend we are more likely to see more outbreaks of rain just about anywhere across the uk. the wind will begin to pick up and it will then turn a little cooler once again. it's.

today at six... disruption for millions as last—minute talks fail to avert the biggest rail strike in 30 years. there'll be three days of walk—outs — tomorrow, thursday and saturday — but the travel misery will last all week. 0nly only about one fifth of services will run on strike days and some areas will have no trains at all. the rmt unions says this week's strikes are just a start — they're prepared to intensify their campaign. faced with such an aggressive agenda of cuts to jobs, conditions, pay and pensions, the rmt has no choice but to defend our members industrially and to stop this race to the bottom. if we are able to bring those modern practices into the way we run the railway,

that could save hundreds of millions