tonight at 10pm... the biggest train strike in decades will start tomorrow after the latest talks hit the buffers. the government says the action will cause misery for millions — but the unions insist that pay and jobs must be protected. 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. there'll be three full days of strike action this week. network rail says reform is needed to bring benefits in future. 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. services across england, scotland

and wales are already running on a much—reduced timetable tonight. also on the programme... an apology from oldham council and greater manchester police after a report concludes they failed to protect some children from sexual exploitation. the mountain gorillas of central africa are thriving again, having once faced extinction. we look at this triumph of conservation. and the story behind the 27—year—old golferfrom sheffield who became the us open champion. and coming up on the bbc news channel... serena williams makes her return to tennis tomorrow at eastbourne as she steps up her preparations for wimbledon after a year out. welcome to bbc news at ten. the biggest train strike in 30 years

will go ahead this week, following the breakdown of the latest talks between unions and railway leaders. services across england, scotland and wales are already running on a much—reduced timetable this evening, ahead of the full strike action tomorrow. the industrial action takes place on three days — tomorrow, thursday and saturday. there will be some services running, but 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 lines 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 railways, is centred 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 to get a settlement", warning that strikes could take place for months to come. our first report this evening is from our transport correspondent katy austin. people heading home this evening were catching some of the last trains before much of the network grinds to a halt in the biggest national rail strike in three decades. last—ditch talks between rail bosses on the rmt union this afternoon ended without a settlement. the rmt has rejected 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. the rail industry is under pressure to save money after the pandemic hit passenger numbers and revenue and billions of tax—payers�* money kept services running. rail bosses and the government want the rmt to agree to reforms and more modern ways of working.

if we are able to bring 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. 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 7:30am and 6:30pm. portsmouth is one of the places that will have no trains at all on strike days. josh takes a train to work as manager of this pub

in portsmouth city centre because he finds parking difficult and fuel prices have gone up. he will have to drive this week, and is worried the business will suffer if customers who can work from home. i think we are going to be losing about 30% of our normal trade and a lot of that is because a big part of our trade as commuters. unfortunately, i'll have to cut back on my staffing levels. that's another hit for my staff. also affected by the strike are some pupils taking gcse and a—level exams this week, including those at this college in hereford, where 600 students usually travel in by train. we have spent two years of trying to prepare students and give them the confidence, and to have this slap in the face at this point, it makes it very, very difficult. 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 will mean added disruption for the capital. labour and the unions have called

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 that a minister could step into that discussion and be any help. tomorrow's industrial action is now confirmed. the question now is whether more will follow. despite pretty lengthy negotiations, both sides in this dispute were too far apart to both sides in this dispute were too farapart to be both sides in this dispute were too far apart to be able to prevent the action going ahead this week. both say they are open to further talks in future but the reality right now is we do look set to see a week of travel misery, with passengers told not to take the train unless necessary and network rail has estimated this week could cost it up to £150 million in lost revenue and

aborted works. the possibility appears to remain there could be more strikes to come unless an agreement can be reached. much of the debate in recent weeks has been about the vulnerability of the rail network and the financial impact of the past few years with much lower passenger numbers. our business editor simonjack is here to shed more light on the figures. it's important to reflect on that, the long shadow the pandemic cast over this industry. like most transport networks, the rail system was hit very hard by the pandemic. in 2020-21, passenger 2020—21, 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. and fare revenue has recovered even more slowly as fewer people travel

at more expensive 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 franchise system leaving the taxpayer now with more financial risk. ministers insist 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 offices as more passengers buy online or at machines. what the government sees as essentail 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. as simonjust mentioned as simon just mentioned there, that they brought further evidence of potential disruption in the public sector. teaching unions say they're preparing to ballot members over strike action if a significant pay rise, in line with inflation, is not offered. the nasuwt has asked for a 12% increase for teachers across the uk, but a ballot won't be called until the conclusion of a pay review due at the end of the school year. but the main focus of discontent is the sharply—rising cost of living and the debate about what constitues a fair pay rise. 0ur economics editor faisal islam

is here with his analysis. we're hearing a lot from government about the risk of 1970s style inflation. this is what they are talking about — the rate of price rises over the past half century. and you'll see the last time inflation went to double digits, it went all the way up to 25%. at this time wages were going up by 20%, even 30%, but much — if not all — of that being gobbled up by rising prices. indeed, prices went up to pay for the wages, which then pushed up prices more and wages even more — what's known as a wage price spiral. right now, although inflation is going up above 10%, -- 996, wages have not done so yet. indeed, there are a couple of big differences between then and now. union membership peaked in the late 1970s at 13 million and is now about half that. or it's gone

from just under half the total workforce to closer to a fifth. and it's more difficult for unions to get the legal authority to strike — they need significant turnouts in the ballots. all in all, so far, little evidence of a repeat of that wage price spiral in the uk. now it's about prices going up, though there is some, for example, in the us. so where does that leave public sector pay in these crucial public sector pay review bodies, reporting back right now? inflation right now is 9% and heading to ii%. when the treasury first set its parameters for public sector pay, it talked about 2%, before this inflationary spike got going. that would mean a big gap in terms of keeping up with the rising cost of living for nhs workers, police, armed forces, local government workers — a considerable real cut. for this year alone, the governmnet might argue that much of the gap is, in fact, energy prices, and many millions of households are getting most of that funded by various schemes. but that's for one year. now the treasury tells us there is no chance of pay settlements for the pay review bodies matching inflation, and crucially, they are not

providing the money for further cash increases in wages. the schools department or nhs would have to cut elsewhere to fund it. instead of that ii%, government sources point me instead to the private sector earnings — indications that they see wage rises of 4% to 5%. so still a gap. and the bigger point might be that at a time of labour shortages — visible ones affecting hospital waiting times and many in the private sector — they will have to pay a certain amount to keep people and public services running effectively. thanks, faisal. so ministers are faced with accusations from the rail unions that they've, in effect, prevented a dealfrom being sealed, while the government says it's all the fault of �*outdated unions�*. 0ur political editor, chris mason, is at westminster. this rail strike starting tomorrow will affect millions of travellers

by the end of the week. what is the government's calculation in saying they will not get involved? their arc ument they will not get involved? their argument is _ they will not get involved? their argument is this _ they will not get involved? their argument is this would - they will not get involved? their argument is this would be - they will not get involved? their argument is this would be a - argument is this would be a throwback and they argue it would be pointless, that it wouldn't make any difference. they point out there has around 60 meetings looking at the fine details of this dispute and the arrival of a minister at the table simply wouldn't change things. labour make the argument that the government is failing here and it is their responsibility, but there is debate within the labour movement tonight about the strike because a message has gone up from sir keir starmer to his front bench team, saying they should not be seen on the picket lines in the coming days. we have seen a response from the unit saying labour need to decide whose side they are on, bosses or workers. then there is the bigger picture of spiralling prices and the candid acknowledge from a minister

today that wages in both the public and private sector should not be keeping up with prices if the country is going to recover from this economic bump sooner rather than later. in other words it's a price worth paying to get poorer in the short term to recover soon enough. not a difficult message to sell or a very difficult is it to sell. we could see the return of those covid era news conferences where you see ministers and graphs and charts and experts, perhaps the office for national statistics, setting out the statistics as well as a speech coming from the prime minister in the first couple of weeks of next month. why do they want to do all of this? are in government put it, they want to level with people. that is government speak for saying this is going to be bad news. for more information about the rail strike, including full details on the lines affected,

head to bbc news 0nline, that's bbc.co.uk/news, or use the bbc news app. 0ldham council and greater manchester police have apologised after a report concluded they'd failed to protect some children from sexual exploitation between 2011 and 2014. the review was commissioned after rumours circulated online that the authorities were covering up child sexual abuse in oldham. investigators said there was no evidence to back up the allegation, but there were flaws in the systems meant to protect children. 0ur 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 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. 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 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, then 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. a report into the way police handled similar crimes in rotherham is expected on wednesday.

danny savage, bbc news, 0ldham. india's supreme court is to decide whether the government policy of demolishing the homes of muslims who criticise the government is justified by the constitution. the authorities claim the houses are �*illegally constructed�* but critics say bulldozing the homes is a deliberate policy of the hindu nationalist bjp. and there is growing concern in the united nations that muslim protestors are being unfairly targeted, as our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan reports from the state of uttar pradesh. in the streets of saharanpur, a lingering fear. for muslims in the town, nothing feels safe any more. anti—muslim sentiment is growing in india. targeted in hate crimes, attacked in political speeches. now they are afraid the government

is coming for their homes. this is what happened... bulldozers sent in after her 17—year—old son, abdul, was detained. authorities say they will demolish illegally constructed homes, of those accused of taking part in violent protests. she was here with her young grandchildren when the diggers showed up without warning. translation: the | children were crying. they were howling. there were lots of police here, too. everyone was scared. the bulldozer was outside and we were in here. thousands demonstrated in the town following friday prayers over a week ago. after a national spokesperson for the hindu nationalist bjp made offensive remarks about the prophet muhammad. a largely peaceful march turned tense. dozens of muslim men detained.

this woman hasn�*t seen her son since that day. he is accused of rioting. she says he wasn�*t even at the protests. but officials have been to inspect her house. she�*s scared the bulldozers could visit next. translation: we sacrificed | everything to build this house. they came and said it�*s illegal and threatened to break it down. we are insects for them. they can crush us any time they want. it�*s notjust the town of saharanpur. in recent months, bulldozers have been deployed across india by the governing bjp to crack down on dissent. they are calling it bulldozer justice here in india, a form of punishment which many say targets muslim protesters. one which has drawn criticism from some of the country�*s top legal minds.

in a statement, a group of retired judges and sitting supreme court lawyers said it was an unacceptable subversion of the rule of law and a violation of citizens�* rights. one which makes a mockery of the constitution. but india�*s bjp government disagrees. we asked an elected official from the party here if bulldozing was a proportionate response. translation: nobody has a right l to destroy any public property, l so according to the law, definitely the bulldozer must be used on them. bulldozing is the right thing to do. a threat to their homes and their rights. the bulldozer risks shaking the foundations of india�*s democratic values. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, saharanpur.

the piles of luggage at heathrow airport give a hint of the disruption being faced by many travellers. heathrow has asked airlines to take 10% of flights out of their schedules today in terminals 2 and 3 due to those problems with handling baggage at europe�*s busiest airport. 0ur correspondent helena wilkinson is there tonight. the problems began on friday here at heathrow airport where there was a technical issue with one of the baggage handling systems. i am told that has been fixed but the airport is having to reunite all of those passengers who go to their destinations without their luggage. today, as a result, the airport has asked airlines to cut their schedules by 10%. that has affected around 5000 passengers here at the airport. looking ahead to the

summer, easyjet today said it would cut flights over the summer months, partly because of staff shortages following the pandemic. it says customers will be told in advance of any cancellations. heathrow airport has told me this evening that there are no plans to change any schedules at this stage tomorrow, but for many passengers planning to travel over the summer by plane, many will be wondering no doubt what kind of disruption they might face when they step into an airport.— step into an airport. thanks very much. step into an airport. thanks very much- the _ step into an airport. thanks very much. the latest _ step into an airport. thanks very much. the latest at _ step into an airport. thanks very much. the latest at heathrow. step into an airport. thanks very l much. the latest at heathrow with helena wilkinson. 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. a0 years ago, mountain gorillas were on the brink of extinction, but now, thanks to a huge conservation effort, their numbers are increasing. 0ur 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. we�*re just hacking our way through the forest... ..because obviously the gorillas do whatever they want. there are no paths up here. he whispers: have you seen something? just round here. ah, there�*s one down here! it�*s a gorilla. gorilla groans 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.

prolonged rasp and that, i think, 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, there were only about five lodges, now there�*s as many as 70. the lodges have created jobs, the ngos have created jobs. but tourism alone

will not be enough. the un says the world needs to set aside a third of all land and sea to protect biodiversity. 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. ryan giggs has stood down from his position as wales manager with immediate effect. he was suspended from the role 18 months ago pending the outcome of a court case involving an alleged assault against a former girlfriend. in his absence, wales qualified for the world cup finals under the stewardship of robert page. in a statement this evening, giggs said he didn�*t want interest

in the case to get in the way of the team�*s preparations for november�*s finals. golf, and matt fitzpatrick from sheffield has claimed his first major title with a one—shot victory in the us open in boston. fitzpatrick, who�*s 27, is just the third englishman in 52 years to win the second oldest golf major. 0ur 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 to see it for him and no—one's really surprised. fitzpatrick wraps his clubs 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 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. susanis susan is with me. 33 degrees was a top temperature lastly, we had some heat set to return this week but if it is not for you, fear not, it is not going to reach those heights. day on day until thursday will see temperatures rising across many parts of the uk. warmerfor england and wales tomorrow than today and then you will notice eastern scotland picking up in terms of temperatures. and it should stay warmer here through thursday as well. warmerfor warmer here through thursday as well. warmer for northern warmer here through thursday as well. warmerfor northern ireland warmer here through thursday as well. warmer for northern ireland as well, and across england and wales on thursday we might see temperatures peaking close to 30 degrees. how are we going to get there? why is it cooler for scotland on tuesday than england and wales? we have this weather front to thigh,

bringing rain through the course of the night tonight. most fizzling away to drizzle the time we get to tuesday morning and the sun is up at 3:30am across shetland and we have the longest day ahead this tuesday and i9 the longest day ahead this tuesday and 19 hours of daylight possible for some parts of northern scotland. not 19 hours of sunshine. more cloud through the day, brighter as the day goes on for scotland and northern ireland and a few showers in the east but cooler because of the cloud and the weather front, may be 17 or 18 in aberdeen but possibly 25 across central england and wales, even through tuesday afternoon. wednesday, more sunshine for england and wales and warmer here and brighter skies for northern ireland and much of scotland, away from the north rain stays breezy and cool. we push into the 20s for aberdeen and belfast wednesday, may be up to 28 somewhere in england and wales through the middle of the week. thursday looks very similar as well. the end of the way, if the heat is

not for you, it