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. 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 of pounds and that could be transferred into savings and a better pay offer we could put on the table. and where's the government in all of this? ministers say it's down to the rail companies and their workers to sort out. also tonight.. the grooming gangs of oldham — an independent inquiry says the council and greater manchester police failed to safeguard vulnerable children. the mountain gorillas of central africa — once on the brink of extinction, now their numbers are rising. are their wider lessons for conservation? if you're on the hunt for a first major golf title, why not make it the us open? we'll have more on matt fitzpatrick�*s remarkable feat. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel... reaction to the decision made by swimming's world governing body to stop transgender athletes from competing in women's races if they went through male puberty.

good evening and welcome to bbc news at six. britain is facing its biggest rail strike in 30 years with significant disruption to services across england, scotland and wales. last—minute talks between unions and rail bosses failed this afternoon. the strike action begins tomorrow, and will continue on thursday and saturday. network rail says passengers should only travel by train if necessary. the extent of the likely disruption is shown by this official map. the red line shows where limited services will operate but many areas, as you can see, will have no services at all. the dispute — between the rail, maritime and transport workers�* union and the companies which run britain's railway — centres on pay, job losses and changes to workers�* terms and conditions. the rmt says it is prepared to take industrial action "for as long as it takes", warning there could be industrial

action for the next six months. the rail companies argue that any improvement on pay could only come with unions agreeing to greater efficiency and mordernisation. our transport correspondent, katy austin, is in portsmouth. there are just hours to go until the biggest national rail strike in three decades arrives. among those affected will be pupils at this couegein affected will be pupils at this college in hereford, 600 of them take the train and some have a—levels this week. we take the train and some have a-levels this week.— take the train and some have a-levels this week. we have spent two years trying — a-levels this week. we have spent two years trying to prepare - a-levels this week. we have spent l two years trying to prepare students and give them the confidence, and to have this slap in the face at this point makes it very difficult. lip have this slap in the face at this point makes it very difficult. up to 40,000 members _ point makes it very difficult. up to 40,000 members of _ point makes it very difficult. up to 40,000 members of the - point makes it very difficult. up to 40,000 members of the rmt - point makes it very difficult. up to 40,000 members of the rmt are due to walk out on three days this week. they work for 13 train companies, for example guards and cleaners, and at network rail which maintains and operates the railway across england, scotland and wales. its staff

include signallers. signalling staff are crucial to be able to run any trains at all on the tracks, and even with contingency measures in place, about half of britain's rail network will be completely closed tomorrow, thursday and saturday. where trains can run, there will be a limited service and only between about 7.30 in the morning and the evening. portsmouth will have no trains at all on strike days. josh takes the train to work because he find parking difficult and fuel prices have gone up. he will have to drive this week and he is worried about another hit to the business if customers who can work from home. i think we will be losing about 30% of our normal trade, and a lot of that is because a big part of our trade is because a big part of our trade is commuted. unfortunately i will have to cut back on staffing levels which is another hit for my staff. the knock—on effect of strike days will mean a reduced service on wednesday, friday and sunday too,

and tomorrow a walk out on the london underground means added disruption for the capital. the rail industry is under pressure to save money after the pandemic hit passenger numbers and revenue, and billions of taxpayers' pounds kept services running. rail bosses and the government want the rmt to agree to reforms and new ways of working. if we are able to bring the modern practices into the way we do and run the railway, that could save hundreds of millions of pounds and that could be transferred into savings and a better pay offer we could put on the table. the union sa s could put on the table. the union says workers _ could put on the table. the union says workers need _ could put on the table. the union says workers need a _ could put on the table. the union says workers need a pay - could put on the table. the union says workers need a pay rise - could put on the table. the union says workers need a pay rise that reflects the increased cost of living, and jobs, terms and conditions must be protected. last—ditch talks this afternoon failed to reach a settlement with the rmt rejecting payoff worth 3%. facing such an 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. labour and the unions have been calling on ministers to intervene to try to solve the dispute. the transport — try to solve the dispute. the transport secretary - try to solve the dispute. the transport secretary today insisted that wasn't his place. the employers have the facility _ that wasn't his place. the employers have the facility to _ that wasn't his place. the employers have the facility to negotiate - that wasn't his place. the employers have the facility to negotiate what i have the facility to negotiate what are complex and detailed 20 different areas of reform required. there _ different areas of reform required. there is_ different areas of reform required. there is no— different areas of reform required. there is no way a minister could step— there is no way a minister could step into — there is no way a minister could step into that discussion and be any help _ step into that discussion and be any hel _ ., ., ., step into that discussion and be any hel, ., ., ., ., �*, step into that discussion and be any hel. ., ., ., ., �*, , ., help. tomorrow at's industrial action is now _ help. tomorrow at's industrial action is now confirmed. - help. tomorrow at's industrial action is now confirmed. the i action is now confirmed. the question then is where the more will follow. in some parts of the country, services will be winding down a bit earlier than normal this evening, in other places they won't. train services here will continue as normal today before grinding to a halt tomorrow. in recent days we have had strong words from both sides in this dispute, we have had a political blame game, but the reality now is there will be a week of travel misery for people across the country, with people being told not to take the train unless really necessary and the prospect then still exist there could be more

strikes ahead.— still exist there could be more strikesahead. . , ., so the unions — as we've heard — say the strike is about pay and job security. the bosses say it's about wanting greater efficiency. our business editor simonjack has been looking at those arguments. also worth remembering, the long shadow that covid—19 put. like most transport networks, the rail system was hit very hard by the pandemic. passenger numbers collapsed as people were either ordered or preferred to stay at home. as you can see, those numbers have never fully recovered — and with more flexible working arrangements now common and popular, those numbers may never fully recover. fa re fare revenue has recovered even more slowly, as you can see their as people don't travel at more expensive times and travel at cheaper off—peak times. before the pandemic, ticket revenues were £11 billion a year. in the last year it was a little over half that figure at £5.9 billion. to keep it from collapse, the government pumped £16 billion

into the rail system, which saw the end of the old rail franchise system leaving the taxpayer with more financial risk. the government insists that reforms are needed to make the railway network economically viable in the future. we've already seen disputes over driver—only trains, and there is anger over proposals to use drones for maintenance surveys and abolish ticket machines as more passengers buy online or at machines. what the government sees as essential modernisation and reform, unions see as cost and job cutting — a threat to the livelihood of its members. the two sides are also miles apart on pay discussions with the unions thought to be asking for 7% and network rail offering a maximum of 3%. similar battle lines are being drawn across other industries — teachers�* unions are threatening to ballot their members for strike action, and nhs workers are expecting their new pay offer later this week, which is not expected to be anywhere near inflation. a summer of industrial dispute may

just be getting started. simon, many thanks. so rail workers aren�*t the only ones calling for a wage rise to cope with the increased cost of living. but what does a fair pay rise look like? our economics editor faisal islam is with me. what about the effects on the wider economy? we what about the effects on the wider econom ? ~ ., ., ., ., economy? we hear a lot from the government _ economy? we hear a lot from the government about _ economy? we hear a lot from the government about the _ economy? we hear a lot from the government about the 1970s, - economy? we hear a lot from the government about the 1970s, sol economy? we hear a lot from the i government about the 1970s, so let me show you a child of inflation going back half a century, and that will show us the pattern of inflation going back to the 1970s. this is what the government says it is worried about. the last time we had inflation going into double digits, which is where the bank of england thinks it will go by autumn, it went even higher up to 25%, and some wages were even higher, as high as 30%. in the 70s because prices were going up, wages went up, and the end result is this period of high inflation lasts for years and not months. that is what the

government and the chancellor says he�*s worried about right now. there are important differences because back then 13 million union members, nowjust over 6 million, and of course the government was more involved in all sorts of corners of the economy before the privatisations. less so now although more ironically it is more in control in the railways than it has been for some time.— control in the railways than it has been for some time. taking that into account, been for some time. taking that into account. what _ been for some time. taking that into account, what are _ been for some time. taking that into account, what are the _ been for some time. taking that into account, what are the prospects - been for some time. taking that into account, what are the prospects of i account, what are the prospects of public sector pay now? the account, what are the prospects of public sector pay now?— public sector pay now? the unions are focused _ public sector pay now? the unions are focused on _ public sector pay now? the unions are focused on the _ public sector pay now? the unions are focused on the 1196 _ public sector pay now? the unions are focused on the 1196 number. i public sector pay now? the unions . are focused on the 1196 number. when are focused on the 11% number. when the treasury started the process of the treasury started the process of the pay review bodies that cover just under half a public sector workers ranging from nhs clerical staff all the way over to police and teachers, they were indicating around 2% roughly. that would leave around 2% roughly. that would leave a huge real terms pay cut, but the government is saying, well, giving out the clear message, don�*t expect double—digit pay rises. they might argue that right now a lot of the inflation is the energy price rise

and they have compensated for that in other ways, but that is only a one off so there is that consideration. the other consideration. the other consideration the government is pointing towards is the private sector pay awards, they are around 5%, so that raises the question about recruitment and attainment in the public sector at a time when there is a shortage of labour. thank ou ve there is a shortage of labour. thank you very much- _ so what will it take to break deadlock? well, a treasury minister struck a gloomy note earlier today saying there was "no point giving false hope" the strikes could be avoided. but labour says the government should be involved in the negotiations, and without them there it would be impossible to find a way forward. our political editor chris mason is in westminster. chris, why is the government so reluctant to get involved? theo;r reluctant to get involved? they insisted it _ reluctant to get involved? they insisted it would _ reluctant to get involved? they insisted it would be _ reluctant to get involved? they insisted it would be a _ reluctant to get involved? tie: insisted it would be a throwback, that there is no point minister and a union leader talking around the table when there are specific details and complicated details in this dispute that are best grounded in a conversation between the

employer and the trade union. labour as you say make the point that not only as they see it as a government failure, but it is a choice ministers have made and they should be willing to intervene. the big picture here though really matters and it goes back to the legacy of covid—19 and the vast amount of public expenditure then, and the government decisions they see themselves having to wrestle with now. we see prices rising significantly, and the candid acknowledgement from a government minister this morning that wages in the public and the private sector won�*t keep up with those price rises. in other words, we will all feel poorer. so what are they going to do about that? right now in government there is a conversation going on about announcing a new economic plan, that is likely to come in the first couple of weeks of next month, led by the prime minister and the chancellor. we may even see the return of covid style news conferences in downing street, involving statisticians of painting the picture quite bluntly about how

difficult things are and difficult things are going to get. nobody is suggesting it�*s going to be easy. chris, thank you very much. for more information about the rail strike, including much more detail on the lines affected, head to bbc news online — that�*s bbc.co.uk/news or use the bbc news app. the parents of a brain—damaged 12—year—old boy have won the right to mount an appeal against the decision to turn off his life—support. last week, a high court judge concluded archie battersbee was dead. but his parents believe his heart is still beating and have been given permission to take his case to the court of appeal. archie has been in an induced coma since april after being found unconscious at home. children in oldham were failed by the very agencies meant to protect them from sexual abuse — that�*s according to an independent inquiry into historical offences in the town between 2011 and 2014. greater manchester police and oldham council have both offered apologies for failing to protect

a number of girls, one as young as 12, from grooming gangs that were active at the time. our north of england correspondent danny savage reports. oldham, another british town where the sexual abuse of children by older men has led to an investigation and admissions of failure by the authorities. on too many occasions, we the police were not there for you when you desperately needed us and, for that, i am truly sorry. the report makes for very difficult reading, and on behalf of oldham council, i firstly want to apologise to all the victims of cse that are referenced in this report. they didn't feel nothing for me. i i was 15, i was a child, i'd just i been raped by a man i didn't know. one victim told us what happened to her when she was a child. i'd said no — no means no, - no is rape — and he needed to be arrested and, to this day forward, he wasn't. -

and she believes it�*s still happening in the town. i see it all the time. it is just a well—known thing in oldham. - when they do actually have control of the girl, - they're then sending that girl out to go and make friends _ with other young girls, | and then they're alljust being dragged into the same. and they don't know. they've not got a clue. they think they're being loved i and they're being looked after. theyjust don't realise they're just being passed about. - a 12—year—old girl, referred to as sophie, went to the police to complain about being assaulted. she was turned away for being drunk, and abducted from outside the police station by two men and repeatedly raped. she was helped by this woman. i want action. a former police officer, who now campaigns to help victims of child sexual exploitation. i think oldham isjust typical of what has gone on throughout the country. yes, these cases were in the past, but it�*s taken all these years for the victims to be heard.

my concern is these failures are still happening today. the investigation into child abuse in this town was triggered by claims of a cover—up, but today�*s report says that was not the case. the authorities may have failed, but they did try to warn children of the dangers. another litany of child exploitation, and many people believe this town still has a problem with it. danny savage, bbc news, oldham. the time is 18:16. our top story this evening: disruption for millions as last—minute talks fail to avert the biggest rail strike in 30 years. and coming up, 13—year—old olly stephens, seen ten minutes before his tragic death, but roll —— what roll did social media play in his murder? coming up on sportsday on the bbc news channel: the remarkable revival of danny care�*s england career,

as he�*s named in england�*s squad for their three—test tour in australia next month. delegates are meeting in kenya this week for the latest round of talks on a global agreement to protect biodiversity. the un warns that a million plant and animal species could be lost in the coming decades. 40 years ago, mountain gorillas were on the brink of extinction but now, thanks to a huge conservation effort, their numbers are on the up. our climate editorjustin rowlatt has been to uganda to see what lessons can be learnt. this park is one of the last two places on earth where mountain gorillas still survive. he whispers: have you seen something? just round here. ah, there�*s one down here. it�*s a gorilla. gorilla mumbles 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 was 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�*s done right. when i first started out, they were only about five lodges, 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. but tourism alone is not enough. 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've been told by scientists — we only have this century and we only have one planet. there's no planet b. the mountain gorilla shows 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. and you can see a longer version of that report — mountain gorillas: a conservation success — on iplayer at bbc.co.uk/iplayer, or on the app for your tablet or mobile device. now, look at the bags of these passengers at heathrow airport. and there is more of it today. out of their schedules, due to problems with baggage heathrow airport asked airlines to take 10% of flights out of their schedules, due to problems with baggage at the airport. our correspondent helena wilkinson is there for us now. there was piles of suitcases didn�*t look good at all. no, not at all, problems began at heathrow on friday and there was a baggage handling system and that has now been fixed, but the airport is having to work

with airlines to reunite those passengers who arrived at their destinations without their luggage. and it is causing a knock—on effect here today. around 5,000 passengers have been affected. and that is because airport bosses at heathrow told airlines that they had to reduce their schedule by 10% at two terminals, terminals two and three. looking ahead to the summer, easyjet operates from different airports, it is also going to cut flights. staff shortages, partly because of the pandemic is being blamed as one of the factors. and the plan for easyjet is betweenjuly the factors. and the plan for easyjet is between july and september, it says it is going to cut it schedule by 7%. it says that passengers will get advanced notice and they will potentially be able to rebook on the same day. but for many passengers who are planning to travel this summer, they would be forgiven for wondering just what disruption they may face when they arrive at an airport across this

country. arrive at an airport across this count . . ., ~ arrive at an airport across this count . . ., ,, , ., , country. helena, thank you very much. five britons who had been detained in afghanistan by the taliban have been released. friends and family said former bbc cameraman peterjouvenal was among them, although the foreign office did not confirm any names. mrjouvenal was among a number of men arrested by the taliban last year and held on unspecified charges. the full inquest into the guildford pub bombings has begun, nearly 48 years after four soldiers and a civilian were killed. the attacks, in 1974, led to one of britain�*s biggest miscarriages ofjustice, after the guildford four were wrongly convicted. the ira later claimed responsibility for the attacks. the inquest will examine the timing of one of the explosions, the location of the bomb and how the victims died. there�*s plenty of evidence that teenagers get most of their information from social media, but what�*s less clear is exactly what young people are exposed to through their accounts. you may remember the case of 13—year—old olly stephens, who was murdered in reading

in january last year. he was stabbed to death by two fellow teenage boys in a field near his house, having been lured there by a teenage girl they met online. when investigating his death, police found evidence of a dispute on social media between olly and those involved, as well as videos showing off knives and violent behaviour. olly�*s parents, amanda and stuart, say they had no idea of this world of violence and hate their son had been exposed to on his phone. it�*s this secret world, where you can do and say exactly what you want, without any comeuppance. if those children had been out in town, talking in the way that they talked, with weapons as they did, someone would have seen that and someone would have thought, that�*s not right. so, the way i've described it is they hunted him, tracked him and executed him through social media. social media is not guilty of the murder, but... it did nothing to protect him.

our reporter marianna spring joins us now. she�*s been investigating what teens can see on their social media feeds and why it matters. as part of investigating olly�*s story, i wanted to understand what13—year—olds are being exposed to on social media. using a computer—generated photograph, i set up accounts for a fake 13—year—old boy, consulting one of olly�*s friends and public accounts belonging to young people. we wanted to see what a 13—year—old engaging with popular topics for his age — from sport and gaming to drill music and anti—knife crime content — would be exposed to and recommended. after running our fake account experiment for two weeks, liking and following what was suggested across the social media sites, the results were striking. on instagram, the fake account was repeatedly offered knives for sale in the shop. other inappropriate content included a person posing with a sword.

youtube repeatedly recommended videos glorifying gang killings and stabbings, as well as showing off knives and weapons. facebook recommended groups glorifying knives, as well as pages promoting other inappropriate content. on tiktok and snapchat, the accounts were not exposed to the same kind of content. after searching for anti—knife crime content, the account was shown groups and videos selling and glorifying knives on instagram, facebook and youtube. and when i showed a group of olly�*s friends — who are now 14 and 15 — these results, they weren�*t shocked at all, describing violence, cyberbullying and knives they�*ve been exposed to on their social media feeds. and when we tested the moderation on the five social media sites, only tiktok took action when the fake 13—year—old�*s account shared a post showing off a knife, saying it violated its policy on encouraging dangerous acts. our account was warned

it could be suspended. the bbc asked meta, youtube, snapchat and tiktok to respond to the issues raised in tonight�*s panorama. all the companies expressed their sympathies for olly�*s family. meta, who own facebook and instagram, said that they "don�*t allow content that threatens, encourages or co—ordinates violence", and that they have "a well—established process to support police investigations", as they did in olly�*s case. snapchat told us: "we work closely with experts to help our community stay safe. as part of these efforts, we will soon roll out new tools for parents to give them more insight into who their teens are friends with on snapchat, along with other protections." youtube said: "we have strict existing policies in place to ensure that our platform is not used to incite violence." and tik tok said: "there is no such thing as �*job done�* when it comes to protecting our users", and that they will "continue to build policies and tools" to help teens and their parents stay safe. you can watch panorama, a social media murderer: olly�*s story, at 8pm on bbc one, and on iplayer afterwards.

marianna, thank you very much. matt fitzpatrick, from sheffield, has claimed his first major golf title, with a one—shot victory in the us open. fitzpatrick, who�*s 27, is just the third englishman in 52 years to win the second—oldest major. our sports correspondent nesta mcgregor reports. in winning the us open, matt fitzpatrick pocketed a cheque for £2.5 million. a hug from the family to celebrate. well, you can�*t put a price on that. in claiming the championship, the man from the steel city showed nerves of steel. that's one of the best shots i've ever seen. 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, erm, you know, to do it as a major for my first win, there�*s nothing better. a journey which began at this golf club in south yorkshire, where you don�*t have to look far

to find his name. matt fitzpatrick�*s win is the result of years of hard work, on this very course here in sheffield, perfecting his game. he's so dedicated. ever since he was younger, probably 15,16, he just worked so hard. so i think everyone's happy for him and no—one's really surprised. fitzpatrick wraps his club in a sheffield united badge — a golfer proud of his city and, at this, his old school, a city proud of its golfer. we knew that matt was going on to | greatness and i think he knew too. | each of his teachers who taught him for gcse and a—level, _ he gave them a signed golf ball when he left _ and obviously, they're treasuring that now. . i�*ve not stopped smiling. you know, i think that�*s the thing that we�*ve all been the same. all the people, teachers who have taught him and taught him over the years, it�*sjust an unbelievable achievement. the first major win is said to be the hardest, but the people who know him best say there�*s plenty more to come.

nesta mcgregor, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. good evening, we have had a glorious looking day across much of the uk. widespread blue skies and sunshine. this image from kent in the last hour. almost top to tail, sunshine across the uk. but northern scotland has pulled in more cloud and this is a weather front that through the course of this evening and overnight will spread rain and more widely across southern and eastern scotland. skies will stay clear across england and wales. and in some rural spots, temperature side into single figures. but a milder night ahead under the cloud for scotland and northern ireland, temperatures in double figures. the legacy of that cloud will continue to sit across scotland and northern ireland through tuesday, so a grey start here with drizzly outbreaks of rain, a little bit brighter by the afternoon, but we may spark off

showers across eastern scotland. but england and wales once again largely looking forward to faultless blue skies and sunshine. in terms of temperatures, figures creeping up yet again across england and wales. a shade coolerfor yet again across england and wales. a shade cooler for scotland and northern ireland because of the presence of the weather front. thanks to the weather front, pollen will come down a little to moderate levels across southern and eastern scotland. but not for long. we anticipate pollen levels going up again as the week goes on. we are also anticipating fine weather pushing further north and the temperatures rising. still more in the way of cloud to the far north—west of scotland on wednesday, it is breezy as well and there could be rain. brighterfor eastern be rain. brighter for eastern scotland, be rain. brighterfor eastern scotland, warmer, 21 in aberdeen, in warm up for northern ireland, 19. central england and wales, close to 30 degrees again. we are not set to reach the highs of heat we saw last week, but on thursday, across england and wales, temperatures close to 30 degrees for some. cooler and more unsettled by the end of the

week towards the weekend.