this is bbc news. the headlines... the biggest railway strike in 30 years is to go ahead tomorrow, after last—ditch talks failed to resolve a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. it dispute over pay, “obs and conditionsh dispute over pay, “obs and conditions. , ., , , ., conditions. it will put “obs at risk and cause misery _ conditions. it will put jobs at risk and cause misery across - conditions. it will put jobs at risk and cause misery across the - conditions. it will put jobs at risk. and cause misery across the country and cause misery across the country and hit businesses trying to recover from covid and hurt railway workers, so let us stop dividing the railway industry and let us start working for a brighterfuture. industry and let us start working for a brighter future.— for a brighter future. lowering existin: for a brighter future. lowering existing salaries _ for a brighter future. lowering existing salaries and - for a brighter future. lowering | existing salaries and increasing for a brighter future. lowering - existing salaries and increasing the working _ existing salaries and increasing the working week. these attacks mean that no _ working week. these attacks mean that no trade union in this country could _ that no trade union in this country could accept that agenda. the arents could accept that agenda. the parents of _ could accept that agenda. tie: parents of 12—year—old could accept that agenda. tte: parents of 12—year—old archie battersby 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. the israeli prime minister is to step down and dissolve parliament triggering a fresh election. the mountain guerillas of central africa, once on the brink of extinction, now their numbers are rising, are there other lessons for conservation? good evening and welcome to bbc news. 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 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 strike action begins tomorrow, and will continue on thursday and saturday. most major lines will be impacted by the strikes. there will be a limited service running, but many areas will have will have no services at all. distruption is also expected on non—strike days, too, with a special timetable published published for the whole of this week. network rail says passengers should only travel by train if necessary. this afternoon the transport secretary said the government was working to minimise disruption to the public however he reiterated that he will not be getting involved in the negotiations — saying it is down to unions and employers. 0ur transport correspondent, katy austin, reports. there are just hours to go until the biggest national rail strike in three decades arrives. among those affected will be pupils at this college in hereford, 600 of them take the train and some have a—levels this week. we have spent two years trying

to prepare students and give them the confidence, and to have this slap in the face at this point, it 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 very limited service and only between about 7.30 in the morning and 6.30 in the evening. portsmouth will have no trains at all on strike days. josh takes the train to work, as manager at this pub in portsmouth city centre, because he find parking difficult and fuel prices have gone up.

he will have to drive this week and 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 commuters. 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're able to bring those 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 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 a pay offer worth 3%. 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 and solve the dispute. the transport secretary today insisted that wasn't his place. the employers have the facility to be able to negotiate what are complex and detailed 20 different areas of reform that are required. there is no way a minister could step into that discussion and be any help. tomorrow's industrial action is now confirmed. the question then is whether more will follow. today the transport secretary,

who has said he wouldn't interfere in talks between rail unions and managers gave a statement today. speaking in the house of commons he warned that the strike action posses a risk to the future of rail. my message, mr speaker, to the workforce is straightforward. your union bosses have got you striking underfalse pretenses. and rather than protecting your jobs, they are actually endangering them and the future of the railways. we have a platform for change and we want the unions to work with industry and government in order to bring a much brighter future to our railways and that means building an agile, flexible workforce, not one that strikes every time someone suggest an improvement to our railway. strikes should be the last resort, not the first resort. it will stop customers choosing rail, it will putjobs at risk, it will cause misery across the country, it will hit businesses trying to recover from covid, it will hurt railway workers

themselves, so please, let's stop dividing the railway industry and lets start working for a brighterfuture. but labour's shadow transport secretary, louise haigh, accused him of dereliction of duty. whether it is today, tomorrow or next week, the only way this dispute will be resolved is with a resolution on pay and job security. the secretary of state owes it to the hundreds of thousands of workers who depend on our railways and the tens of thousands of workers employed on them to find that deal. because those rail workers are 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 lost colleagues and friends as a result. they are the very same people the prime minister promised a high

wage economy to one year ago before presiding over the biggest fall in living standards since records began. there is still time for the secretary of state to do the right thing, the brave thing, and show responsibility. patients, schoolchildren, low—paid workers, the entire country, needs a resolution and they will not forgive this government if they do not step in and resolve it. even now, at this late hour, i urge him, get around the table and do yourjob! let's cross to westminster and helen catt. good evening. the transport secretary says he is doing his utmost to stop the strikes, but at the same time says he does not want to get involved in the negotiations and as we heard, labour say they have not done enough to make sure

they strikes do not go ahead. yes. you heard — they strikes do not go ahead. yes. you heard a _ they strikes do not go ahead. yes. you heard a clear _ they strikes do not go ahead. yes. you heard a clear line _ they strikes do not go ahead. yes. you heard a clear line on - they strikes do not go ahead. fez; you heard a clear line on this they strikes do not go ahead. te; you heard a clear line on this from the government, this is between the unions and the employers, the train companies and network rail. they say it is a technical and complex negotiation and there is no place for ministers. does that mean the government is neutral? no. they want to see these reforms made. you have heard grant shapps using language, accusing the unions of standing on the way of the reforms and being anti—progress. the government sets the framework in which these companies can negotiate. labour say that makes them integral to these talks, that they should be showing leadership, that grant shapps or ministers should be getting people around the table to try and find a solution. in terms of setting the framework, network rail said that they think there is wiggle room enoughin they think there is wiggle room enough in it, if the unions accept these reforms, to put what they term

a decent pay offer on the table. at the moment, we have not been given firm figures on that and the understanding is that the offer is around 3%, the union is looking for closer to 7% and it needs to take into account the cost of living. that plays into a wider argument that we are going to see a lot more of this summer and that is about what you do in terms of pay to match the cost of living, you have got union workers saying we need a bigger pay rise to compensate and cope with that, the government in turn is saying, it does not want to see inflation levels, levels that match inflation, because that would drive a cycle whereby inflation becomes a long—term problem, not just a temporary blip. that becomes a long-term problem, not just a temporary blip.— just a temporary blip. that is the -a issue just a temporary blip. that is the pay issue and — just a temporary blip. that is the pay issue and we _ just a temporary blip. that is the pay issue and we know _ just a temporary blip. that is the pay issue and we know it also - pay issue and we know it also revolves around reform of the industry and there is claim and counterclaim about whether, after the pandemic, we are still using the railways in the same way, whether

new technology would allow repairs to be carried out, in a more technologically advanced way, what did the government say about reform aside from the pay and conditions? they say it is necessary, they raise all of those issues about how usage of the railways has changed fundamentally after the pandemic, talking about the money that has been put into it during the pandemic to keep it going, but they are saying you cannot continue with practices that have been around for decades in some cases, that they need to see them reformed. they are pretty wedded to this idea that these reforms need to happen, to keep the railways running into the future. it keep the railways running into the future. . keep the railways running into the future. , ., ., ,, ., future. it is good to talk to you, thank you. _ future. it is good to talk to you, thank you. i _ future. it is good to talk to you, thank you, i know _ future. it is good to talk to you, thank you, i know you _ future. it is good to talk to you, thank you, i know you will - future. it is good to talk to you, thank you, i know you will keep | future. it is good to talk to you, i thank you, i know you will keep us up—to—date if there is any further developments on that. those strikes are set to go ahead, the biggest rail strike in 30 years. of course, we will find out how that story and many others will be covered in the

papers. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers — our guestsjoining me tonight are ros altmann and natalie fahy. plenty more as the fallout of that strike, it will get under way tomorrow. here are some of the other main stories. children in 0ldham 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 0ldham 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. 0ur north of england correspondent danny savage reports. 0ldham, another british town where the sexual abuse of children by older men has led to an investigation and admissions of failure by the authorities. 0n 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 0ldham 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. 0ne 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 0ldham. - 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 0ldham 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, 0ldham. the headlines on bbc news... the biggest railway strike in 30 years is to go ahead tomorrow after last—ditch talks failed to resolve a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. the parents of 12—year—old archie battersby are given the go—ahead to take their case to the appeal court, as they battle to keep him alive, despite doctors insisting is brain—dead. the israeli prime minister is due to step down from his post and dissolve the parliament, triggering a fresh election. sport and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good evening... world athletics president lord coe has hinted that the sport could follow swimming in banning transgender women from elite female competitions.

the new ruling means transgender swimmers must have tranistioned by the age of 12 to be eligible for women's events. swimming's governing body — fina — are also looking to create a new �*open' category for trans athletes. lord coe has welcomed the decision. if it is a judgment between inclusion and fairness, we will always fall down on the side of fairness, that is for me, it is non—negotiable and the integrity of women's 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 there was again, in the light of that science. it's being framed as fairness versus inclusion but scientist and trans athletejoanna harper remains uneasy with the decision.

if you're looking at fairness in sport. — if you're looking at fairness in sport. the _ if you're looking at fairness in sport, the difference between male and female athletes is what happens in puberty, so if you say trans women — in puberty, so if you say trans women who have not experienced male puberty— women who have not experienced male puberty can _ women who have not experienced male puberty can compete, i do not think that is_ puberty can compete, i do not think that is a _ puberty can compete, i do not think that is a draconian position, it is going _ that is a draconian position, it is going too— that is a draconian position, it is going too far, but there is some scientific— going too far, but there is some scientificjustification for it. matt fitzpatrick is being tipped to become one of the most dominant players in the world following his triumph at the us open. he held his nerve in a tense climax at brookline to secure his first major title by a shot — nine years after winning the us amateur title at the same course.. i work hard for it, and that is where i have grown up from, that is the mentality of everyone around there, it is not upper—class at all, i cannot think of the words, i have been out of the country for too

long, it is like an underdog mentality, you work hard, you work for what you get. fitzpatrick is one of only a few english golfers to win a major — emulating the likes of nick faldo, danny willett and justin rose... fitzpatrick has become the second englishman to win the title in 15 years. it all started at hallamshire golf club in sheffield — where he played as an amateur and is still a member. everybody at the club is proud of him, _ everybody at the club is proud of hinr. a _ everybody at the club is proud of hinr. a tot— everybody at the club is proud of him, a lot of the members remember him, a lot of the members remember hinr as— him, a lot of the members remember hinr asa— him, a lot of the members remember him as a young boy, starting out on his way— him as a young boy, starting out on his way on— him as a young boy, starting out on 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 has achieved in the last 24— on to what he has achieved in the last 24 hours is amazing. a lot of pride _ last 24 hours is amazing. a lot of pride there — last 24 hours is amazing. a lot of pride there for those members, definitely. england head coach eddiejones has named a 36—player squad for the tour of australia next month. and the remarkable revival of danny care's england career continues. . . he's named alongside eight uncapped

players for the three—test tour. he has always been a really good player, but the game is changing. it keeps on going back and forth, we saw the final, 96 kicks, that was the 2007 world cup final, but then you've got the super rugby final, you've got the super rugby final, you watch other games, there is this ability to have really quick rough ball and the really good attacking teams are able then to make sure that the defence does not recover and there is no one better in the game at the moment than danny to do that. ,, ., . ., , , ., ., that. serena williams is down to -la that. serena williams is down to play doubles _ that. serena williams is down to play doubles match _ that. serena williams is down to play doubles match with - that. serena williams is down to play doubles match with on - play doubles match with on starboard. she was due to practice today, it was called off at late notice. she was due on at centre court around 6:30pm. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on.

thank you very much. let us return to our top story, those rail strikes, the biggest in 30 years that was due to go ahead tomorrow. that is after the last—ditch talks ended today, without a resolution. let us get the thoughts of the chief executive of the recruitment and employment confederation that represents more than 3000 agencies in the uk. good evening. good to talk to you, there is a lot of speculation, the government announcing a new law that could mean that agency staff are able to replace workers who are on strike. what you make of that? a lot of your members are not best pleased. that is absolutely — members are not best pleased. “trngt is absolutely right. we think this is absolutely right. we think this is a mistake. first and foremost, i'm not sure many agency workers would choose a role where they had to cross a picket line, the agency is in a difficult position, so perhaps most importantly for people who are worried about getting to work, inserting a different employee

into the dispute tends to prolong it, ratherthan into the dispute tends to prolong it, rather than lead to resolutions and we are interested in negotiations, rather than a showdown and agency workers being put into the middle of the dispute that ultimately is not theirs.- the middle of the dispute that ultimately is not theirs. yes, the trans - ort ultimately is not theirs. yes, the transport secretary _ ultimately is not theirs. yes, the transport secretary saying - ultimately is not theirs. yes, the transport secretary saying that l transport secretary saying that changing the law to allow this to happen would mean that the country is not held to ransom in the future. what you are telling me is that it is a categorical know from the industry? is a categorical know from the indust ? . .. . is a categorical know from the indust ? , ,, , , industry? yes, we think this is the wron: industry? yes, we think this is the wrong thing _ industry? yes, we think this is the wrong thing to _ industry? yes, we think this is the wrong thing to do. _ industry? yes, we think this is the wrong thing to do. agency - industry? yes, we think this is the wrong thing to do. agency staff i industry? yes, we think this is the | wrong thing to do. agency staff are engaged by the agency, they have a duty of care to them, they have to think about whether they want to ask staff to cross the picket line, they are in an invidious position, they have got a client who wants them to do that and we saw a few months ago, when a couple of agencies got inadvertently mixed up in the p&0 case, the damage it did to their reputation. getting rid of the band

which is well established globally that agencies do not do this, it is in our code of conduct, would put agencies in a really difficult position and one which will not solve the problem anyway. i do not understand why this issue has been given such prominence. yes. understand why this issue has been given such prominence.— given such prominence. yes, the reason there _ given such prominence. yes, the reason there was _ given such prominence. yes, the reason there was a _ given such prominence. yes, the reason there was a lot _ given such prominence. yes, the reason there was a lot of - given such prominence. yes, the| reason there was a lot of concern when this idea was first floated was that a lot of these positions that are being discussed are safety critical positions. i suppose it assumes that there are people who could just step into those roles, regardless of what the industry thinks and what agencies think, are those people available anyway? highly skilled people are always in short demand, we do not have a stock of signallers working with agencies who could fill in for signallers on the national rail work tomorrow and i think we want trained people doing thosejobs. more generally, there are masses ofjobs out there right

now, our members cannot fill all the jobs they can have and that is one of the reasons why can we just do not think filling in for striking workers is that attractive to an agency worker who will have other choices. . . agency worker who will have other choices. ., , ., ., ., choices. that is what i wanted to ask, choices. that is what i wanted to ask. there _ choices. that is what i wanted to ask, there are _ choices. that is what i wanted to ask, there are lots _ choices. that is what i wanted to ask, there are lots of— choices. that is what i wanted to ask, there are lots of other - ask, there are lots of other choices, we know that there are job vacancies at a record high. it is not as if they need those jobs. could that change? the government are saying even if they change the law, it would bejuly or august that that would come into force. the economy is changing quickly, could you be in a position wherejobs economy is changing quickly, could you be in a position where jobs are in short supply and some of those workers then, i could make a bit of money here?— workers then, i could make a bit of money here? some firms and agency workers might _ money here? some firms and agency workers might think _ money here? some firms and agency workers might think that way, - money here? some firms and agency workers might think that way, but. money here? some firms and agency workers might think that way, but if. workers might think that way, but if what we are interested in is resolution of industrial disputes and handling conflict well in our workplaces, then inserting agency workers is not the right answer and we would be in a situation where

agencies and agency workers would be put repeatedly in situations where they had to makejudgments put repeatedly in situations where they had to make judgments about what it is safe to do and to what extent and agency is willing to put its reputation on the line. there is a reason this practice is banned in most countries and it is invidious and it pulls away from resolving the dispute. it is not a showdown, it is an —— negotiation. dispute. it is not a showdown, it is an -- negotiation.— an -- negotiation. thank you for sheddin: an -- negotiation. thank you for shedding a _ an -- negotiation. thank you for shedding a bit _ an -- negotiation. thank you for shedding a bit of _ an -- negotiation. thank you for shedding a bit of light _ an -- negotiation. thank you for shedding a bit of light on - an -- negotiation. thank you for shedding a bit of light on that. l an -- negotiation. thank you forj shedding a bit of light on that. it will be an interesting week. the government says it could change the law to allow agency workers to cover those on strike, but as we are hearing from a representative of the industry, that will not happen. barristers have voted to take industrial action in england and wales in protest at pay and conditions. the criminal bar association says its membership has voted for the highest form of escalation which would start one week from today. a little earlier my

colleague spoke to the chair of the criminal bar association that represents barristers. irate criminal bar association that represents barristers. we all know there is a huge _ represents barristers. we all know there is a huge backlog _ represents barristers. we all know there is a huge backlog at - represents barristers. we all know there is a huge backlog at the - there is a huge backlog at the moment which has engulfed the criminaljustice system and that backlog was actually sizeable before the pandemic even struck, it was about 41,000 by march of 2020. criminal barristers up and down the country have been doing their level best to try and get through those cases, so that victims and defendants and witnesses can have their day in court, but i am afraid to say that because of underfunding of the legal aid system which has been going on for more than two decades, the reality is that lots of prosecutors and defenders have left the industry. we have lost about a quarter of our workforce within the last five years, just last year we lost 300 more and the consequence of this for the public is simply that we are not able to service the work and that backlog, which is historically the highest we have ever had, and is suddenly high, it

is not coming down anytime soon, despite what the government says, just to illustrate the impact, 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 and thatis in court to deal with that case and that is because we are undermanned. we have been saying to government for a long time, you have got to treat this as a national emergency, the public expect their courts to be running and if we have got the system clogging up in the way it is and we simply do not have the human resources to service the work, there is going to be a crisis that will not go anywhere any time soon and thatis not go anywhere any time soon and that is why we have taken the decision we have, it is on the ballot, we have had over 80% of criminal barristers voting in favour of industrial action and what that means is that people will not be going to court in successive weeks, in the first week that would be next week, monday and tuesday, barristers will not go to court if they are defending in cases and that will be escalated as we proceed through the

month. israel's prime minister, naftali bennett is to step down from his post and dissolve parliament — triggering a fresh election. mr bennett has been in thejob forjust over a year and has struggled to stabilise his increasingly fragile governing coalition. this the new election, in october, will be the fifth in three—and—a—half years. let's talk to our correspondent in jerusalem tom bateman. good evening. there has been a lot of speculation _ good evening. there has been a lot of speculation that _ good evening. there has been a lot of speculation that this _ good evening. there has been a lot of speculation that this could - good evening. there has been a lot of speculation that this could be . good evening. there has been a lot of speculation that this could be in | of speculation that this could be in the offing and it is worth saying that this was a very diverse coalition, but one that was looking increasingly fragile. that coalition, but one that was looking increasingly fragile.— increasingly fragile. that is right and fundamental _ increasingly fragile. that is right and fundamental problem - increasingly fragile. that is right and fundamental problem here | increasingly fragile. that is right| and fundamental problem here is increasingly fragile. that is right - and fundamental problem here is that the coalition had got to a point where it was unable to govern, it could not get votes and in some cases critical vote through the israeli parliament. you referenced the diverse ideological nature of this coalition and that is right, it

was formed just over a year ago and the key unifying factor of this very diverse group of parties was basically to get rid of binjamin netanyahu who by that point was the longest serving prime minister in israel, still popular amongst his base, but someone that divided israeli voters, he had become really the stumbling block in a series of elections that were inconclusive over several years and it was last year that this coalition came together under naftali bennett, including blocks from the left and right, the first time an independent arab—israeli party, but over the last months and weeks, it has been on its knees and has run out of road by this point. it was a key vote, but it was unable to get through, suffered a series of rebellions and defections and what we have had tonight is naftali bennett and the so—called alternate prime minister, the man he did a deal with, the

centrist politician, who will now become prime minister, if this to dissolve parliament goes ahead next week and then we can expect probably late autumn, a fifth election, the fifth in years. late autumn, a fifth election, the fifth in years-— fifth in years. yes. it is interesting, _ fifth in years. yes. it is interesting, even - fifth in years. yes. it is i interesting, even though fifth in years. yes. it is - interesting, even though there fifth in years. yes. it is _ interesting, even though there was speculation, i am looking at reports suggesting this was catching many members of government by surprise tonight, including the defence or interior minister, none of them knew this was happening. i interior minister, none of them knew this was happening.— this was happening. i think that is to do with the _ this was happening. i think that is to do with the way _ this was happening. i think that is to do with the way it _ this was happening. i think that is to do with the way it had - this was happening. i think that is to do with the way it had been - to do with the way it had been communicated or not communicated by those party leaders by naftali bennett and that has caused complaint, but i think in the end it looks like one of the key issues they had was a defection from the right—wing bloc, to binjamin netanyahu's party, if that person who voted to dissolve parliament, they would have the wind in their sales and i think mr bennett was trying to pre—empt that by keeping control of the situation, so i think

there will potentially be a vote, probably next week, to dissolve parliament and that will be advanced by the governing coalition and that looks almost certain to pass, what that means is they retain some control, it denies binjamin netanyahu the chance to try and assemble an alternative coalition, and that is increasingly difficult, the point about binjamin netanyahu is he still has way above all the other members of the israeli parliament, that was popular support in the country, his problem has been that he has alienated so many former allies in his right—wing bloc, that he has not been able to put together coalitions. that was the problem he had in the last four mac elections and remains his problem today and will probably still remain his problem after another election if we have one in the autumn and the chances are that israel goes very divided into a fit election later this year, probably with another inconclusive outcome and the possibility yet again of no clear

government and the caretaker government and the caretaker government for the months after that. . .. government for the months after that. ., ,, , ., ., ., hello there. we have seen lots of sunshine around to start the week and across england and wales, the heat is going to be building in the next few days. scotland and northern ireland, the weather is changing overnight, because the cloud is thickening from the north west, bringing with it some outbreaks of rain, that rain tending to break up later on in the night, but we will keep clear skies for england and wales and here temperatures will slip away to about seven or 8 degrees. it will be milder under the cloud of scotland and northern ireland. a much cloudier day tomorrow for scotland and northern ireland. some of that cloud will push its way into the far north of england, there will not be much rain at all left by the afternoon, maybe a glimpse of sunshine here and there, but the sunnier skies are further south, covering most of england and wales, light winds as well, strong sunshine, those temperatures continuing to left, getting up to 25 degrees

in the midlands and the south—east of england, nearer 17 or 18 for scotland and northern ireland. pollen levels tomorrow will not be quite as high in scotland, it still looks like it will be very high for northern ireland and across england and wales. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: the biggest railway strike in 30 years is to go ahead tomorrow after talks failed to resolve the dispute over pay, jobs, and conditions. stable over pay, “obs, and conditions. able to ut over pay, jobs, and conditions. able to ut “obs over pay, jobs, and conditions. able to put jobs at _ over pay, jobs, and conditions. able to put jobs at risk— over pay, jobs, and conditions. his to put jobs at risk and over pay, jobs, and conditions. his to putjobs at risk and cause misery across the country and hit businesses trying to recover from covid—19 and her railway workers themselves. let us stop dividing the railway industry and let us start working for a brighter future. lowering existing salaries and increasing the working week. these attacks _ increasing the working week. these attacks mean no trade union in this

country— attacks mean no trade union in this country can— attacks mean no trade union in this country can accept that agenda. the arents of country can accept that agenda. tte: parents of 12—year—old archie are given the go—ahead to take their case to the appeal court as they battle to keep him alive despite doctor is insisting he is brain dead. israel plus �*s pet minister is to step down from his post and dissolve parliament triggering a fresh election. and the mountain gorillas of central africa once on the brink of extinction now their numbers are rising. so are there wide lessons for conservation? pressure is growing on the snp to reform the way that party deals with harassment allegations. easy jet says it will make further cuts to flights this summer. the airline claims it's that help manage problems like staff shortages at airports. it insists customers will be given advance notice of flight cancellations. meanwhile, heathrow has asked airlines flying from two

of its terminals to cut 10 percent of flights today. these pictures were taken at the airport over the weekend, following problems processing baggage. paul charles, is the ceo of the travel consultancy the pc agency and a former virgin atlantic director. he said that it's very frustrating for air travellers right now but the industry has had a lot to deal with coming out of the pandemic. it is enormously frustrating for consumers who are travelling but the buses of airlines had to plan and with the change in covid—19 restrictions over the previous months plus the fact that security passes have been hard to get hold up due to lengthy processing by government then you've had very difficult combination of issues which have led to these problems so it's notjust airlines poor planning, they've planned as best as they can. it's a combination of factors. but the thing is it's happening across the world now. i am here in portugal and everything is running smoothly. we have seen brussels airport today which of course is effectively closed

so you're seeing a last minute delay and cancellation which will carry on over the summer. they are not going to disappear even as more staff come in to the industry. this is a problem that's going to take many months to fix. pressure is growing on the snp leadership at westminster for a "root and branch reform" of the way the party deals with harassment allegations. it follows the suspension last week of a senior snp mp, patrick grady, after the commons authorities found he'd made an "unwanted sexual advance" to a party worker. tonight snp mp, amy callaghan, offered a whole—hearted apology for comments she reportedly made on a leaked tape recording of a meeting of snp mps showing support for mr grady along with party leader ian blackford. david porter reports. snp mps in happier times. a victory photo call at westminster after the 2019 general election.

today the weather may be sunnier but not everything in the snp garden is rosy. last week, the party suspended this mp, patrick grady for two days after commons authorities ruled that he made an unwanted sexual offence towards a staff member in 2016. after that verdict, snp mps met in private. audio said to be from the gathering showed mr blackford amongst others supporting mr grady. the leak has been condemned but has raised wider questions. tonight, snp mp amy callahan said she was truly sorry for her comments after she reportedly offered her support to patrick grady in that leaked audio. zero tolerance cannot be a slogan, it has to be real. i have today written to our chief whip to request a full root and branch

review of our internal misconduct and harassment structures. no public comment today from iain blackford or the snp but opposition politicians are less reticent. i think his position is untenable. he's had a year of failing to answer the questions that others have been asking. these are very serious allegations being put here and he's taking the side of the perpetrator rather than the victim and that's not acceptable in this day and age. patrick grady himself will soon be back in the house of commons. supporters of the westminster leader in blackford insist he still has their full support. but the repercussions of all this could take some time to subside. the parents of a brain damage 12—year—old boy won the right to mount an appeal against the decision to turn off his life support. last

week a high courtjudge concluded that archie was dead. but his parents say his heart still beating and he had been given permission to take his case to the court appeal. archie has been an induced coma since april after being found unconscious at home. two people have died out they helicopter crashed on the border of lancashire and north yorkshire. the incident happened to the village shortly before midday. be a 65 near the crash has been closed and people are being urged to continue to avoid the area. the air accidents investigation branch sent a team of investigators to the scene in north yorkshire. we don't actually have that report. we will bring it to you later. downing street says boris johnson bring it to you later. downing street says borisjohnson has undergone an operation on his sinuses under general anaesthetic at a london hospital that

office described as a very minor routine operation. social media is the main source of news for all the children according to a study commissioned by the bbc with tiktoks being the most popular platform. the port of 2011 to 16—year—old suggest they trust politicians less than social media influences to tell them the truth about current affairs. the foot inquest into the guildford public bombings began after force villagers and eight civilians were killed. the attack in 1974 led to one of britain's biggest miscarriage ofjustice one of britain's biggest miscarriage of justice after the one of britain's biggest miscarriage ofjustice after the guildford four were wrongly convicted. the ira later claimed responsibility for the attacks. while the inquest that examining the timings of one of the explosions, the location of the bomb and how the victims died. in the words of the coroner, it was the day terror came to surrrey. a saturday night when two ira bombs destroyed two pubs full of off—duty

soldiers. private caroline slater, private ann hamilton, guardsman william forsythe, guardsman john hunter, and a civilian paul craig all died. paul made scenery for films like murder on the orient express. paul's sister came to tell the inquest what kind of man he was. ajoy. he was only 21 when he died. he died one day before his birthday. this is it for me, ifeel free now. 0nce i've done that speech i will feel free. the original inquest was adjourned straight after the attacks because of the criminal investigation by surrey police. that investigation led to the conviction of four people who came to be known as the guildford four. they spent 15 years in jail protesting their innocence before having their convictions quashed.

as prime minister tony blair apologised to the guildford format to make that that many of those that died were back to square one. the release of the guildford four means no one has ever been convicted for these pub bombings. some members of the ira were named in connection with the attacks but no charges were ever brought. the inquest won't examine who carried out the bombings, but we'll hear witness and other evidence of the next 60 days from surrey police, metropolitan police, and the ministry of defence. it would look at the locations and timings of the bombings and how the five people died. it was quite a loud noise. he was fair seconds _ it was quite a loud noise. he was fair seconds after _ it was quite a loud noise. he was fair seconds after the _ it was quite a loud noise. he was fair seconds after the blast. - it was quite a loud noise. he was fair seconds after the blast. he l fair seconds after the blast. he says sweeping 48 years for an inquest may not answer every question. t inquest may not answer every question-— inquest may not answer every ruestion. , , ., , question. i suppose you must only seekjustice _ question. i suppose you must only seekjustice but _ question. i suppose you must only seekjustice but it's _ question. i suppose you must only seekjustice but it's a _ question. i suppose you must only seekjustice but it's a long - question. i suppose you must only seekjustice but it's a long time i seekjustice but it's a long time after the event. and quite possibly the perpetrators are dead. the

inruest the perpetrators are dead. the inquest is _ the perpetrators are dead. the inquest is the _ the perpetrators are dead. the inquest is the closest the families will get to justice. an historical gap and a time for the victims�* stories to be told. let us return to our top story. confirmation that this week's rail strike will go ahead. 0ur correspondent is in nottingham station. 0ne correspondent is in nottingham station. one of the many routes that will be affected. we have been here throughout the day and the message has come through loud and clear that passengers must brace themselves for significant disruption. this station is run by east midlands railway and they have told me that there will be a 70% reduction in their services on those strike days. in practical terms that means for example from this station they will be no trains going east to places like for example norwich or to lincoln. it means they will be a much smaller window during which passengers travel on those strike trains and the final train will be leaving at 6:30pm, five hours earlier than usual.

and the word that keeps coming up when i'm speaking to passengers today describe all of this is annoying. there is a lot of frustration about this disruption. there are people who had to come home early from holiday or leave early for a trip in order to avoid the strikes. speaking to one woman earlier who told me she had a train ticket booked to go to amsterdam and she had to cancel that and fly out there today in order to avoid the strikes. there has been some sympathy for the rail workers and people seem to understand why they are striking but that does not mean they like the fact there is disruption on the way and 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. we will talk to an award—winning

architect and he is worried he will not be able to get to his appointment tomorrow. hejoins not be able to get to his appointment tomorrow. he joins us from hereford. that evening. i bet frustrated does not cover it. talk to me about what you're thinking about how you might be able to that appointment tomorrow. the about how you might be able to that appointment tomorrow.— appointment tomorrow. the whole thin . appointment tomorrow. the whole thin is appointment tomorrow. the whole thing is very _ appointment tomorrow. the whole thing is very frustrating. _ appointment tomorrow. the whole thing is very frustrating. what - appointment tomorrow. the whole thing is very frustrating. what has | thing is very frustrating. what has happened is this strike is affecting us more than the cities because they cancelled all rail traffic from hertfordshire so the best option i haveis hertfordshire so the best option i have is to get a train from gloucester but i'm told it's only a 30% service which is going to be very busy and may not get to london so i will be forced to drive to get to my hospital appointments and there's no guarantee that the consultant will be there when i get there. i'm thinking do i drive and leave at some crazy hour at the morning or do i go the night before and spend money on a hotel? what if the consultant does not turn up? it's a waste of time and a waste of

money and all very unnecessary and it's usually annoying. i money and all very unnecessary and it's usually annoying.— it's usually annoying. i think i'm riaht in it's usually annoying. i think i'm right in saying _ it's usually annoying. i think i'm right in saying your— it's usually annoying. i think i'm right in saying your treatment i it's usually annoying. i think i'm l right in saying your treatment has already been delayed because of a post—covid—19 backlog? that already been delayed because of a post-covid-19 backlog?— post-covid-19 backlog? that is ri . ht. post-covid-19 backlog? that is right- the _ post-covid-19 backlog? that is right. the nhs _ post-covid-19 backlog? that is right. the nhs is _ post-covid-19 backlog? that is right. the nhs is doing - post-covid-19 backlog? that is right. the nhs is doing the - post-covid-19 backlog? that is| right. the nhs is doing the best post-covid-19 backlog? that is i right. the nhs is doing the best it can to clear its backlog post covid—19. they are working weekends which is when i had my scan and had been waiting since february to get in front of the consultant. itjust so happens that this day coincides with a strike that so it's very annoying and i am so frustrated by it because i know what's going to happen. i will get to london and probably the consultant will not be able to get their ideas of the whole thing would be a massive waste of time and we would have to be scheduled and that's my delay which when you are a cancer patient that's the last thing you want.— the last thing you want. absolutely. and the rmt _ the last thing you want. absolutely. and the rmt union _ the last thing you want. absolutely. and the rmt union that _ the last thing you want. absolutely. and the rmt union that is _ the last thing you want. absolutely. and the rmt union that is calling i and the rmt union that is calling the strike action this week says this is about getting all workers their playwrights they need. there is a cost—of—living screens and prices are going up and its workers have not had a pay rise in three

years. the have any sympathy for them? t years. the have any sympathy for them? ., ., _ , ., ., them? i have no sympathy at all. the not them? i have no sympathy at all. they got their — them? i have no sympathy at all. they got their point _ them? i have no sympathy at all. they got their point across, - them? i have no sympathy at all. they got their point across, the l they got their point across, the government heard the message, all they are doing is saving themselves and serving their membership but i'm sure if they were to look to their own membership they would find there is plenty of family members who are being frustrated by this as well. as many of them who are having hospital appointments cancelled or frustrated in the same way as i am. the government _ in the same way as i am. the government says _ in the same way as i am. the government says it _ in the same way as i am. the government says it does not want to get involved in negotiations. they say it's a matter for the unions and the private rail companies and the transport secretary speaking say they need to sort this out. would you like the government to step in orfind a way you like the government to step in or find a way to avert the strikes? i think i would like the unions to go away. it's a 19 scone truck and it seems to be the days of people having their arms ripped off is over. what's the point of unions other than to just frustrate the entire population? it's long overdue that we get rid of unions and i can't see the point of them personally. there's a better way of

getting the point across without shutting the whole infrastructure of the nation down. the shutting the whole infrastructure of the nation down.— the nation down. the unions would olitel the nation down. the unions would politely disagree _ the nation down. the unions would politely disagree with _ the nation down. the unions would politely disagree with you. - the nation down. the unions would politely disagree with you. they i politely disagree with you. they would say they are there to represent the views of workers and to make sure that hard—working people get a pay rise and stand up in the face of big business that they say are making a lot of money. you don't have any sort of sympathy for that argument i'm guessing? they ma make for that argument i'm guessing? they may make that _ for that argument i'm guessing? tte: may make that point. i for that argument i'm guessing? ttez1: may make that point. i can understand that point however, the issueis understand that point however, the issue is why prevent people getting to hospital, why prevent people receiving proper health care? that's not right. they should be conversation. i'm sure what the government they want to do is put in all sorts of future legislation to prevent this happening again. we are told that this — prevent this happening again. we are told that this could _ prevent this happening again. we are told that this could be _ prevent this happening again. we are told that this could be the _ prevent this happening again. we are told that this could be the start - prevent this happening again. we are told that this could be the start of. told that this could be the start of a long period of industrial relations dispute whether it's on the railway or for other workers the railway orfor other workers be a teacher even nurses or policemen. are you worried about subsequent appointments as well because one would imagine if there are further strikes that will delay your

treatment once again? it strikes that will delay your treatment once again? it will. and ultimately there's _ treatment once again? it will. and ultimately there's no _ treatment once again? it will. and ultimately there's no guarantee i treatment once again? it will. and i ultimately there's no guarantee that if they reschedule appointments that those appointments can be fulfilled so it's going to be a knock on effect that will go throughout the summer, i can see it happening now. i hope you are able to get that appointment and that the consultant is there and you are able to get on with your treatment. we wish you the best. thank you for talking to us tonight. 1004 has been told it breached its broadcast licence conditions at the viewers had to go weeks without subtitles, signing or audio description. the media watchdog said the channel missed its subtitles quota on freesat for 2021, after a fire at a broadcast centre affected services last autumn. channel 4 said it was "very disappointed with 0fcom's decision and will review its findings carefully. with me now isjo campion, the deputy director of the national deaf children's society. good evening. talk to me about how

disruptive this outage was because some people might look at this and say actually it was just a few weeks, it got fixed in the end, but for people who rely on those services, it is crucially important isn't it? . services, it is crucially important isn't it? , . ., isn't it? yes. the children and mm: isn't it? yes. the children and young people _ isn't it? yes. the children and young people told _ isn't it? yes. the children and young people told us - isn't it? yes. the children and young people told us at - isn't it? yes. the children and young people told us at the i young people told us at the time they left feeling angry, upset, and disappointed. they also could not chat with their friends about their favourite programmes and be missed important news. so it's really crucial to see outcome stepping in and holding them to accounts when they fall short. i in and holding them to accounts when they fall short-— they fall short. i in this instance. what often _ they fall short. i in this instance. what often found _ they fall short. i in this instance. what often found in _ they fall short. i in this instance. what often found in this - they fall short. i in this instance. what often found in this case - what often found in this case is well raise that it was the lack of communication for people who rely on the services was a huge problem. they may be put out a few social media briefs and put details on the website but did not communicate well with people who rely on this service. ~ , , service. absolutely. the communication - service. absolutely. the communication was - service. absolutely. the communication was a i

service. absolutely. the i communication was a real service. absolutely. the _ communication was a real problem at that time. it was so and it was not put everywhere so people were really made to feel like it did not matter. and that is a safe the relaxed feeling angry and left out. lloathe and that is a safe the relaxed feeling angry and left out. who is most affected _ feeling angry and left out. who is most affected by _ feeling angry and left out. who is most affected by this? _ feeling angry and left out. who is most affected by this? i - feeling angry and left out. who is i most affected by this? i don't know quite clearly it is death and buy it —— blind users but there were concerns about older people as well? yes. the subtitling was a particular issue and that was what was affected and we represent the 50,000 deaf children there are across the uk and they were all coming to us telling us that they could not watch their favourite programmes because the subtitling was gone. this will obviously affect 12 million people who are deaf by living with hearing loss later on in life as well. so it may be did affect a large number of people. may be did affect a large number of --eole. ~ , ., may be did affect a large number of --eole.~ , , , ., ., people. were you surprised at how lona people. were you surprised at how long it took —

people. were you surprised at how long it took to _ people. were you surprised at how long it took to fix? _ people. were you surprised at how long it took to fix? yes, _ long it took to fix? yes, absolutely. it _ long it took to fix? yes, absolutely. it was - long it took to fix? yes, i absolutely. it was several long it took to fix? yes, - absolutely. it was several months long it took to fix? yes, _ absolutely. it was several months in the end. and the communication was a couple of weeks coming as well so people were literally left in the dark as to what was going on. they did get it fixed and we are really pleased to see that of come has stepped in and held all broadcasters to accounts when they fall short. 0ne to accounts when they fall short. one of the things that channel for has to do is report 200, about the resilience of its services to prevent a repeat this happening in the future. what else would you like to see happen in one would see them more subtitling, more staining if possible, more output. absolutely. until all content _ possible, more output. absolutely. until all content is _ possible, more output. absolutely. until all content is subtitled - possible, more output. absolutely. until all content is subtitled and i until all content is subtitled and available in same language that is obviously still work to do. it's about equality. it needs to happen. it's been good to talk to you

tonight. thank you very much. millions of people in bangladesh and north—east india have been left marooned by floodwaters with rescue teams are struggling to reach them. dozens of people are known to have died and many more are missing.(tx died and many more are missing. floods and landslides were triggered by a week of relentless rainfall. in some of the border areas between bangladesh and india — the authorities say about 60 percent of the area is now under water. power supplies and communications are down, while food and fresh drinking water are running short. 0ur correspondent in mumbai — yogita limaye — has more. this is an area that was hit by floods in may as well. so even before it was able to fully recover from that it's been hit by a week of unrelenting rainfall which led to flooding, landslides, people have also been killed and lightning strikes. people who had moved to safety say

they have never seen floods like this before. these are areas that are used to having floods each year. but we had bangladeshi officials say this is the worst that they have seen since 2004. people recanting how they were waiting on the roof of their homes for a day or two without electricity or power, people coming to rest in a makeshift boats and of course the concern now is to get those who are stranded to safety or at least if they are temporarily in a place where they are safe then be able to drop food packages and being able to provide them with clean drinking water and basic medicine. what we have been told by the bangladeshi military is that they are in the worst affected city. in the more remote areas how far they have been able to reach what proportion of those villagers they had and able to reach and that's a question they are not able to answer at the moment. basically the difficulty

is that the forecast says there's going to be the rainfall for the next few days. it is weather conditions which are making these operations extremely difficult. but we have been told by the administration if they have been 615 temporary camps that have been set up. places like schools or community centres, spaces where it's possible for people who have been rescued to have shelter. but again the difficulty is that for the people who are stranded trying to get food, medicine, and water and of course every time there's a flood that is the risk of disease as well. we have heard from people about their families already being sick and having a fever. it's been difficult. india's air force has been pressed into action as well. helicopters trying to drop off food and supplies but the weather

conditions make this a risky operations. sarah david attenborough garvey —— recent b—fab meeting the mountain gorillas of central africa was one of the most memorable experiences on his life. during his trip more than 40 years ago that gorillas were on the brink of extinction. but now that their numbers are on the up thanks to conservation efforts. 0ur climate editor visited —— visited the gorillas in uganda to find out more about how the project works. this park is one of the last two places on earth where mountain gorillas still survive. brute places on earth where mountain gorillas still survive.— gorillas still survive. we saw something — gorillas still survive. we saw something move. _ gorillas still survive. we saw something move. this - gorillas still survive. we saw something move. this one i gorillas still survive. we saw- something move. this one down gorillas still survive. we saw— something move. this one down there. is a gorilla. this isjust incredible. you can hear the sound of gorillas all around us. you

cannot see most of them because the vegetation is so thick. bb gorillas are in the trees. adults orjuvenile gorillas on the ground. it's incredible. he's so close to us. one of our closest relatives on earth. and think was a gorilla parked. wow. the population is growing steadily. it is a dramatic turnaround. sarah david attenborough theory 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.- large part of the answer. terry's

really does _ large part of the answer. terry's really does help _ large part of the answer. terry's really does help if— large part of the answer. terry's really does help if it's _ large part of the answer. terry's really does help if it's done - large part of the answer. terry'sl really does help if it's done right. when i first started out they were five lodges and now there are 70. the lodges created jobs so that lots of employment that happen. but tori not of employment that happen. but tori rrot enough- — of employment that happen. but tori rrot enough- the _ of employment that happen. but tori not enough. the un _ of employment that happen. but tori not enough. the un is _ of employment that happen. but tori not enough. the un is asking - not enough. the un is asking countries to set aside a third of their land and sea areas for conservation. the developing world says it needs $100 billion per year to help fund that. liberties deadlock can be broken and they will be this week. we deadlock can be broken and they will be this week-— be this week. we have been told by scientists we _ be this week. we have been told by scientists we only _ be this week. we have been told by scientists we only have _ be this week. we have been told by scientists we only have base - be this week. we have been told by scientists we only have base centre| scientists we only have base centre and the only have one plant, there's no panic b. the and the only have one plant, there's no panic b-— no panic b. the mountain gorilla shows we can — no panic b. the mountain gorilla shows we can say _ no panic b. the mountain gorilla shows we can say species - no panic b. the mountain gorilla shows we can say species from i no panic b. the mountain gorilla i shows we can say species from the brink of extinction pop the question now is whether at the world is ready to commit the money and resources to make it happen on a much bigger scale. brought you a bit of

everything this hour. context is up next. now it's time for the weather will stop we have a long day ahead of us. it's the summer solstice of course, the longest day. a lot of sunshine to come across england and wales today and for the next three days despite hours of daylight for northern scotland i cannot promise you if it will all beats any spells because there's a lot different going south and that will be more crowded around certainty in the earlier part of the day and outbreaks of rain with brightness in the afternoon but there could be showers sweeping across the east of scotland. temperatures will creep up in the south across central part of england and wales into the 20s. the sunshine will continue to the evening until we get to sunset between nine and ten and there's my

sunjennifer and ben and rail —— wales for wednesday and thursday with temperatures getting close to 30 degrees in some spots.

hello, i'm maryam moshiri. you're watching the context on bbc news. the biggest rail strikes in 30 years will go ahead this week — affecting passengers in england, scotland and wales after last ditch talks fails. the union says their pay is not keeping up with inlfation and want a 7% pay rise— the government accuses them of causing misery to millions of people. and chaos at airports around the world — in the us 19,000 flights have been cancelled in the last few days. and a new survey suggests three quarters of gen z & millienal workers hate phone calls — seeing them as aggressive and confrontational. tonight with the context, former conservative cabinet minister

justine greening and former us government advisor hagar chemali who now hosts the political satire