good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. our headlines today. as the largest rail strike in 30 years begins, the prime minister calls for a sensible compromise — the unions accuse the government of blocking negotiations. last minute talks between the rail companies and the unions broke down last night — which means passengers arriving here and at stations across the uk will face cancellations or severe disruption. it's not ideal for anyone. it can be a little bit inconvenient. but at the same time, if it's got to be done, it's got to to be done. they have a good deal already. my daughter's doing her gcses. i've got to try and get l her to and from school.

actor ben stiller in ukraine — he told this programme he's worried the world will forget the victims of the war. as you get closer and closer to kyiv, and to the east of the country, you start to see the roadblocks and see the destruction. i'm an actor, so the first thing i go is, "oh, it looks like a movie." but the scale of it is even bigger, and it's real. ryan giggs resigns as wales manager — he steps down ahead of wales�* appearance at the world cup. he's not been in his post for after being arrested for using controlling behaviour and assaulting his ex—girlfriend — charges he has denied. new photos are released of prince william selling the big issue to mark his 40th birthday — we look back at his four decades in the spotlight. good morning. in london the sun is already beating down. for england and wales today it is going to be dry, sunny and warm. northern england are seeing more cloud out of the odd spot of rain.

scotland and northern ireland are cloudier than yesterday but we should still see some sunny breaks. details later in the programme. good morning. it's tuesday, the 21st ofjune. the biggest rail strike in a generation is underway, with about half the network closed. up to 40,000 members of the rmt union working for 13 train companies and network rail, have walked out in a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. it comes after last—ditch talks to avoid the strikes failed, as katy austin reports. people heading home last night were catching some of the last trains to run, before the biggest national rail strike in three decades began. portsmouth is one of the places where there won't be any trains today, thursday or saturday. a few people willjust have to work from home. honestly, we figured that out during covid, so it's not the biggest impact in the world. it's not ideal for anyone. it can be a little bit inconvenient,

but at the same time, if it's got to be done, it's got to be done. they have a good deal already. and i think about all the people that have lost theirjobs during the covid lockdowns, people who are struggling, their bills are going up. we've all got more electricity to pay for, food and so on. ijust think, why are they a special case? my daughter's doing her gcses, so i've got to try and get - her to and from school. so it's a right paini in the neck, yeah. only about half of the network will be open on strike days. where trains are running, it's between about 7:30 in the morning, and 6:30 in the evening. 0verall, about 20% of normal services are due to operate. and the knock—on impact means disruption on the days after strike days too, with around 60% of services running. the rail industry is under pressure to save money. bosses argue change is needed because passengers' habits have altered during the pandemic, and outdated ways of working need to be modernised.

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 for our colleagues and staff. but the rmt says reforms mean job cuts, and workers need a pay rise that reflects the increased cost of living. it has rejected a pay off for worth 3%. pay is falling year on year. we have full employment and falling pay. we've got working people doing full time jobs, claiming state benefits and going to foodbanks. that is intolerable, and we have to address that through people's pay packets. train companies said they were very disappointed, and called on the rmt to carry on talking. the union said it was still open to discussions that could settle the dispute. for now, rail passengers across britain face a week of disruption. katy austin, bbc news. nina is at london euston station

for us this morning. it is looking very, very quiet. what is the situation?— it is looking very, very quiet. what is the situation? yeah, summer -- sor , is the situation? yeah, summer -- sorry. i'm — is the situation? yeah, summer -- sorry. i'm sure _ is the situation? yeah, summer -- sorry. i'm sure you _ is the situation? yeah, summer -- sorry, i'm sure you have _ is the situation? yeah, summer -- sorry, i'm sure you have used - is the situation? yeah, summer -- i sorry, i'm sure you have used euston station _ sorry, i'm sure you have used euston station many— sorry, i'm sure you have used euston station many times. have you ever seen _ station many times. have you ever seen it— station many times. have you ever seen it like — station many times. have you ever seen it like that? 40,000 rail workers — seen it like that? 40,000 rail workers have downed tools, haven't gone _ workers have downed tools, haven't gone to _ workers have downed tools, haven't gone to work. about 10,000 london underground workers willjoin them this morning. later it is expected of the _ this morning. later it is expected of the prime minister willjoin the rhetoric — of the prime minister willjoin the rhetoric. he is expected to call both— rhetoric. he is expected to call both sides to reach what he calls a sensible _ both sides to reach what he calls a sensible compromise. he says the demands— sensible compromise. he says the demands from the unions are far too hi-h demands from the unions are far too high and _ demands from the unions are far too high and he — demands from the unions are far too high and he is expected to draw attention— high and he is expected to draw attention to the fact it is public sector— attention to the fact it is public sector workers and low—income workers — sector workers and low—income workers who are heavily reliant on public _ workers who are heavily reliant on public transport. he is expected to say people — public transport. he is expected to say people will be punished by this. he is atso— say people will be punished by this. he is also expected to draw attention to another fight. part of the reason — attention to another fight. part of the reason the strikes are having is because _ the reason the strikes are having is because of— the reason the strikes are having is because of inflation. he is expected

to say— because of inflation. he is expected to say if— because of inflation. he is expected to say if we — because of inflation. he is expected to say if we give everybody in the public _ to say if we give everybody in the public sector a pay rise, that would drive _ public sector a pay rise, that would drive prices — public sector a pay rise, that would drive prices up as people spend more — drive prices up as people spend more in — drive prices up as people spend more. in the past public sector pay has been _ more. in the past public sector pay has been curbed to keep a leash on inflation _ has been curbed to keep a leash on inflation. the unions say they understand that but it is not their fault _ understand that but it is not their fault they— understand that but it is not their fault. they have workers who are full-time — fault. they have workers who are full—time employed and still reliant on food _ full—time employed and still reliant on food banks. that is not good enough — on food banks. that is not good enough a _ on food banks. that is not good enough. a handful of best —— passengers here, a small picket line gathering _ passengers here, a small picket line gathering outside, ironically, it won't— gathering outside, ironically, it won't be — gathering outside, ironically, it won't be at the trains or stations where _ won't be at the trains or stations where this— won't be at the trains or stations where this is felt, but in the shops, _ where this is felt, but in the shops, restaurants and in schools. if shops, restaurants and in schools. if this _ shops, restaurants and in schools. if this is _ shops, restaurants and in schools. if this is what it takes, say the unions, — if this is what it takes, say the unions, to— if this is what it takes, say the unions, to get a fair deal, then so be it _ be it. thank you. ahead of a cabinet meeting this morning, the prime minister is expected to condemn the strike, accusing union leaders of "harming the very people they claim to be helping". what are the politics of all of this? 0ur political correspondent, iain watson, joins us now from westminster. iain, how are his comments likely

to be received there? clearly, from the prime minister was my point— clearly, from the prime minister was my point of— clearly, from the prime minister was my point of view he will get the support— my point of view he will get the support overwhelmingly of his own mps and _ support overwhelmingly of his own mps and his own cabinet. he is talking — mps and his own cabinet. he is talking about the unions driving commuters off the railways. therefore, threatening their own 'obs therefore, threatening their own jobs in _ therefore, threatening their own jobs in the — therefore, threatening their own jobs in the future. that is very much — jobs in the future. that is very much the _ jobs in the future. that is very much the view from the conservative party _ much the view from the conservative party in _ much the view from the conservative party. in terms of the negotiations though. _ party. in terms of the negotiations though, that wouldn't necessarily help with — though, that wouldn't necessarily help with the unions. it creates further— help with the unions. it creates further dividing lines. what is particularly interesting is the prime — particularly interesting is the prime minister as particularly interesting is the prime ministeras in particularly interesting is the prime minister as in the past said he wants— prime minister as in the past said he wants a — prime minister as in the past said he wants a high skilled, high wage economy — he wants a high skilled, high wage economy. now the message is that in the short—term this idea that people basically— the short—term this idea that people basically can't ask for inflation busting — basically can't ask for inflation busting increases, because if they do, busting increases, because if they do. that— busting increases, because if they do, that we would be stuck with inflation — do, that we would be stuck with inflation for the long time. that is a tougher—

inflation for the long time. that is a tougher message to get across. much— a tougher message to get across. much of— a tougher message to get across. much of striking at rmt members, but other workers in the public sector iooking _ other workers in the public sector looking for— other workers in the public sector looking for a pay rise. labour say this is— looking for a pay rise. labour say this is a — looking for a pay rise. labour say this is a catastrophic failure of leadership by the government. they too are _ leadership by the government. they too are in— leadership by the government. they too are in difficulties, because the government would like to say, this is labour's — government would like to say, this is labour's fault. they are too close — is labour's fault. they are too close to — is labour's fault. they are too close to the unions. to try to counter— close to the unions. to try to counter that, the party leadership has told _ counter that, the party leadership has told their most prominent mps not to— has told their most prominent mps not to go— has told their most prominent mps not to go on any of these picket iines _ not to go on any of these picket lines in — not to go on any of these picket lines in the _ not to go on any of these picket lines in the rail dispute. but their biggest _ lines in the rail dispute. but their biggest trade union funder, the united — biggest trade union funder, the united trade union, has criticised this pretty— united trade union, has criticised this pretty viciously, actually, saying. — this pretty viciously, actually, saying, they can't run and hide, they— saying, they can't run and hide, they have — saying, they can't run and hide, they have to decide which side they are wrong, — they have to decide which side they are wrong, bad bosses or the workers _ are wrong, bad bosses or the workers. although labour may want to distance _ workers. although labour may want to distance themselves from this strike, — distance themselves from this strike, some members won't allow them _ strike, some members won't allow them to— strike, some members won't allow them to do— strike, some members won't allow them to do so. thank you.- them to do so. thank you. them to do so. thank ou. , , thank you. it is eight minutes past six. if ou thank you. it is eight minutes past six. if you look _ thank you. it is eight minutes past six. if you look out _ thank you. it is eight minutes past six. if you look out of _ thank you. it is eight minutes past six. if you look out of your -

thank you. it is eight minutes past| six. if you look out of your window, i'm not sure everywhere in the country, but one particular place outside is beautiful. hundreds of people are celebrating the summer solstice at stonehenge this morning. look at that. those ancient stones. it is stunning every year. sometimes it is a bit murky and foggy and doesn't live up to expectations. but this year it has been spectacular. you are not actually allowed to get that close to it very often. today you can. it is a really special moment. because of covid people have not been able to do that. summer solstice today, longest day of the year. yea r. well we have year. well we have any sunshine to enjoy? carol and telus. do you know what i spotted? what? the sunglasses are on the head! a solstice sign. the head! a solstice sin. , ., ., the head! asolstice sin. , ., ., , a solstice sign. it is going to be sunn for a solstice sign. it is going to be sunny for many _ a solstice sign. it is going to be sunny for many of— a solstice sign. it is going to be sunny for many of us _ a solstice sign. it is going to be sunny for many of us as - a solstice sign. it is going to be sunny for many of us as we - a solstice sign. it is going to be sunny for many of us as we go i sunny for many of us as we go through the course of the day. the sun is already beating down in

london. the temperature is up. a very pleasant start to the day. worth mentioning pollen levels. high or very high costs scotland, southern ireland northern england and wales. for the next few days the forecast is going to be turning that bit warmer. they will be some sunshine. but what we have today is a weak weather front which is sinking southwards across scotland, northern ireland and getting into northern england. that is taking some cloud and it has also got some spots of rain that will tend to fade as we go through the day. it will brighten up parts of scotland and northern ireland. where we have the cloud, you may see some drizzle. for the rest of england and wales we are looking at a sunny day, a warm and a day. highs of 25 degrees. derek, for example, it is more likely to be 12 degrees. as we head on through the evening and overnight, we continue to see the cloud break, the sky is

clear. low cloud, mist and mark in the west. it will not be a cold night. most of us staying in double figures. tomorrow we hang onto the mist and murky conditions the north west. for many, once again we're going to see a fair bit of sunshine. if anything, tomorrow will be warmer than today, with a top temperature likely to be in the south—east somewhere around 28 degrees. it is as we head towards friday on the weekend it breaks down. low pressure comes in, the weather turns more unsettled. showers or longer spells of rain. when year as well. just in time for glastonbury. it wouldn't be fun with all that —— without all that mud. ii without all that mud. 11 minutes past six. the hollywood actor and campaigner, ben stiller, has told breakfast he worries that the world will forget about the victims of ukraine's war. he made the comments on a visit to the city of irpin, as part of his role as an ambassador for the un's refugee agency.

while in the capital, kyiv, he also met with president zelensky, calling him his hero. he has been working as a goodwill ambassador since 2016. just before he left kyiv, he described the impact of this visit has had. the thing that gets me is these are just people like you and i, who have been caught in a circumstance totally beyond their control. nobody wants to flee from their home. nobody wants to have to go out into the world and have to start fresh, or even just trying to find a way to survive. and that's what i'm taking with me — these are people who are just living their lives, mothers, fathers, families, friends. the stories we heard today were from mothers who, when this the shelling and these rocket attacks started at the beginning of the war, were having to grab their kids in the middle of the night. 0ne mother of two twins, who had to grab her kids and run for shelter,

not even knowing where to go for shelter. they went to the basement, then had to wait until the sound of the rockets had gone away and take a chance to come back up and grab their clothes. and then, not know where to even go for safety. i mean, these kinds of stories, where you just try to place yourself in that situation and think, what would happen if somebody — you know, if a rocket came screaming by my apartment? we met a lady today who is living in her house that was almost completely destroyed by a rocket, where half of the house is just collapsed. and she's still living there with her husband, because they have no place else to go. that's the physical wreckage, the physical destruction. but there's the hidden damage — the mental scars must be all too obvious when you talk to people up close as well? yeah. i mean, that's actually really what's more disturbing when you talk to people, and more affecting. we talked to a group of people that all go to a community centre

in irpin that was hit by three missiles. we saw the community centre, which was basically destroyed in terms of them being able to use it at all. and so we sat with them and talked about their stories. and there was one young man who just described what the night was for him, february 24th or february 25th, when he said it was like a horror movie, not knowing where to go, running out into the streets, not knowing if where he was running was a safe place, because they didn't know where the rockets were coming from, and just hoping he'd see his girlfriend's face again, his parents face again, just this fear that he was never going to even be able to connect or see people that he loved again. and you could see the trauma in his eyes, you know, as he's talking about it. then the further atrocities he saw from the soldiers that came in that, you know, deeply affected him and will, he said, for basically for the rest of his life.

so, these people all have so many issues that they're going to have to deal with, just, as you said, psychologically, let alone trying to put a roof over their head. so there's a lot to be, eh... ..to pay attention to here and to try to in some way help. you know, the biggest thing is for the war to stop. you know, it's a senseless war. and wars everywhere are having these effects on people all over the world. and there was that that massive expression of of generosity and goodwill when the war first started. how concerned are you that as time goes on and the seasons pass, and maybe we start to think about the economy in our own individual countries, and the cost of living and that kind of thing, that ukraine disappears from the headlines, and maybe we start to forget? how much does that worry you? well, it's a real thing. i mean, and it's very valid, too, because we all have to deal with our own problems in life, what's right in front of us. and all of these things that you're talking about —

domestic issues, pocketbook issues, things that affect us on a day to day basis — are very important and top of mind. but i think the reality is that our news cycle goes so quickly, that it's really hard to keep attention on these issues that maybe don't direct us, don't affect us directly, but they do have an effect on us overall. i mean, wars do. they do. they have trickle down effects economically and in all other ways, butjust morally, our responsibility that we have to each other as people, i think, is something that everybody feels and wants to do something about. so, yeah, as time goes by, it only gets tougher for people who are displaced, people who are affected by this war. besides the fact that attention goes away, as i say, winter is coming and they have to figure out how to survive, how to find jobs, how to take care of their families as the news cycle has moved on, and also the attention of other other organisations, too, because there are so many

different things going on all over the world in terms of conflict. so, the tough thing is that for these refugees, that their situation doesn't get any easier, it only gets harder. so the more attention we can can shine on this, the more that we can talk about it, you know, if you're willing to listen and talk about it, i think is an important thing. and i'm gratefulfor that, because these people are just trying to make their way in life, and have a life like you and i, and go forward. and it's a really tough road for a lot of them. have you felt in danger there? have you felt at risk? um, no. i mean, you know, it's my first time coming to an area that's in conflict. but it's really kind of strange, because when you drive into the country, really in the west of the country, you don't feel the conflict. lviv, except for the curfew at night, where it gets very quiet and a little bit eerie,

lviv, people seem to be going back to life as normal, or trying to as much as possible. and then as you get closer and closer to kyiv and to the into the east of the country, you start to see the roadblocks and see the destruction, which is really shocking, when you haven't seen anything like that up close. i mean, i'm an actor, so the first thing i go to is like, "oh, it looks like a movie", but the scale of it is even bigger and it's real. and so that's really distressing. and then in terms of safety, inside the city, in kyiv, people are doing their thing. they're living they're going out to dinner. we went out to dinner tonight. if and it feels like people are trying to get back to normal here. and, you know, the reality is the war is right now focused in a different part of the country. that doesn't mean it can't come back here, but it's a very different reality in the east right now, or in some cities in the south, for sure. ben stiller, thank you so much forjoining us on bbc breakfast.

you can sense his commitment to it. really serious about it. i was really struck about the fact he was talking about this conflict between the destruction he has seen, but then the normality. he said he had been to a bar, he had been for dinner, he had been walking around meeting people, having an ice cream. he is also a new war zone. the meeting people, having an ice cream. he is also a new war zone.— he is also a new war zone. the thing he was there — he is also a new war zone. the thing he was there to _ he is also a new war zone. the thing he was there to do _ he is also a new war zone. the thing he was there to do was _ he is also a new war zone. the thing he was there to do was to _ he is also a new war zone. the thing he was there to do was to bring - he was there to do was to bring attention to the plight of people still there, people who have had to leave. we can talk to our correspondencejoe inwood in kyiv. that is something that is really important for people still there. that the world doesn't forget what is going on? yeah, absolutely. ithink yeah, absolutely. i think there yeah, absolutely. ithink there is yeah, absolutely. i think there is a concern _ yeah, absolutely. i think there is a concern here — yeah, absolutely. i think there is a concern here that there will be fatigue — concern here that there will be fatigue in— concern here that there will be fatigue in the west and european nations, — fatigue in the west and european nations, especially as the economic consequences of this war start to be felt around — consequences of this war start to be felt around the world. we are

talking — felt around the world. we are talking about the cost of living crisis — talking about the cost of living crisis this— talking about the cost of living crisis this morning, as we do so often, — crisis this morning, as we do so often, and _ crisis this morning, as we do so often, and that is not disconnected from _ often, and that is not disconnected from what — often, and that is not disconnected from what is going on here. that is the concern — from what is going on here. that is the concern. that is the reason many people _ the concern. that is the reason many peopie look— the concern. that is the reason many people look at a visit people like ben stiller and say, why are celebrities coming to a war zone? it is a fair— celebrities coming to a war zone? it is a fair question. but the reason they— is a fair question. but the reason they are — is a fair question. but the reason they are is — is a fair question. but the reason they are is because it's important to keep _ they are is because it's important to keep this war in people's mines. when _ to keep this war in people's mines. when we _ to keep this war in people's mines. when we talk about grinding conflict every _ when we talk about grinding conflict every day _ when we talk about grinding conflict every day, and ben stiller was talking — every day, and ben stiller was talking about the conflict in the east. _ talking about the conflict in the east, often it sounds the same every day because — east, often it sounds the same every day because things are not moving fast, _ day because things are not moving fast, but _ day because things are not moving fast, but they are moving. it does matter— fast, but they are moving. it does matter what is happening here. there is a real— matter what is happening here. there is a real fear— matter what is happening here. there is a real fear we are going to get fatigue _ is a real fear we are going to get fatigue in— is a real fear we are going to get fatigue in the west. if that happens, if you start to get a of public— happens, if you start to get a of public support, then there is a concern — public support, then there is a concern that the military support, the military support that has been cruciat— the military support that has been crucial for— the military support that has been crucial for the war effort of the ukrainians, start to drop away. the events _ ukrainians, start to drop away. the events are — ukrainians, start to drop away. the events are all connected. there is a real fear— events are all connected. there is a real fear that we might start to see a lack— real fear that we might start to see a lack of— real fear that we might start to see a lack of popular support. and that is why— a lack of popular support. and that is why visit— a lack of popular support. and that is why visit like ben stiller pots are so— is why visit like ben stiller pots are so welcomed by the president.

joe inwood — are so welcomed by the president. joe inwood live in kyiv. to are so welcomed by the president. joe inwood live in kyiv.— joe inwood live in kyiv. to prove the fact that _ joe inwood live in kyiv. to prove the fact that maybe _ joe inwood live in kyiv. to prove the fact that maybe we - joe inwood live in kyiv. to prove the fact that maybe we are - joe inwood live in kyiv. to prove . the fact that maybe we are focusing on off a lot more on domestic issues, let's look at the front of today's papers. many papers are leading on the rail strikes. the times's headline reads "britain runs into the buffers", as it reports on the 50,000 rmt union workers planning to walk out today. the guardian reports that the prime minister plans to allow rail firms to bring in agency staff. the paper says that the trades union congress accused borisjohnson of taking a step that "even margaret thatcher would not go near". away from rail, the i newspaper leads on a report that downing street has asked ministers to ease restraints on top city pay, to show overseas companies the "benefits of brexit". the paper says the move could prove controversial during the cost of living crisis. and the front page of the telegraph features a quote from the head of sustainability at the nhs,

who says having fewer face—to—face appointments with your gp is greener and better for the environment. i'm not sure how much consolation that will be to people who want to see a doctor. but apparently there is an environmental benefit. let’s is an environmental benefit. let's look at the _ is an environmental benefit. let's look at the daily _ is an environmental benefit. let's look at the daily mirror. - is an environmental benefit. let's look at the daily mirror. we - is an environmental benefit. let's look at the daily mirror. we talked about matt fitzpatrick, the british golfer, a lad from sheffield who won the us open at the weekend. his brother alex, also a great golfer, actually left on saturday because he thought he wasn't going to win. he flew home, got as far as his house, realised matt still had an absolutely brilliant chance, so then flew back again and was there in time to see him win.— flew back again and was there in time to see him win. thank goodness. i thou~ht time to see him win. thank goodness. i thought you — time to see him win. thank goodness. i thought you were _ time to see him win. thank goodness. i thought you were going _ time to see him win. thank goodness. i thought you were going to _ time to see him win. thank goodness. i thought you were going to say - time to see him win. thank goodness. i thought you were going to say his . i thought you were going to say his plane was cancelled or is baggage had been lost. trio. plane was cancelled or is baggage had been lost.— plane was cancelled or is baggage had been lost. no. he only lives in north carolina. _ had been lost. no. he only lives in north carolina. he _ had been lost. no. he only lives in north carolina. he said _ had been lost. no. he only lives in north carolina. he said it - had been lost. no. he only lives in north carolina. he said it was - had been lost. no. he only lives in| north carolina. he said it was worth

the $150 going back. this north carolina. he said it was worth the $150 going back.— the $150 going back. this is brilliant. britain _ the $150 going back. this is brilliant. britain has- the $150 going back. this is brilliant. britain has got - the $150 going back. this is brilliant. britain has got a i the $150 going back. this is - brilliant. britain has got a talons, according to the times this morning. this is in north yorkshire. a webcam, ora this is in north yorkshire. a webcam, or a series of webcams, says showing owl chicks. it is getting thousands of hits every day. if we click ourselves, there it is. ifeel like we need to whisper. top right, very cute. is that a barn owl? abs, very cute. is that a barn owl? a good skill there, john. you could be on springwatch. that feed they are, there is a bar in the netherlands that has given over its big screen, which normally shows the football, and to this, and it is making the client is very relaxed. they sit and have a beer and watch the elves. in america it is massive. even in ukraine they have had messages from

people in ukraine saying that at a time when it's so scary, as we have just been hearing, when children are able to hear bombs dropping, they have had kidsjust tuning in to able to hear bombs dropping, they have had kids just tuning in to this for a bit of peace and quiet and a bit of the natural world. can you see some chicks there, top right? i'm not sure! see some chicks there, top right? i'm rrot sure!— see some chicks there, top right? i'm notsure! , , i'm not sure! maybe you can see some chicks. we i'm not sure! maybe you can see some chicks- we will — i'm not sure! maybe you can see some chicks. we will keep _ i'm not sure! maybe you can see some chicks. we will keep an _ i'm not sure! maybe you can see some chicks. we will keep an eye _ i'm not sure! maybe you can see some chicks. we will keep an eye on - chicks. we will keep an eye on those. , . .., chicks. we will keep an eye on those. , . .. ., those. they are calling at the wildlife soap _ those. they are calling at the wildlife soap opera. - those. they are calling at the wildlife soap opera. it - those. they are calling at the wildlife soap opera. it can - those. they are calling at the | wildlife soap opera. it can get those. they are calling at the i wildlife soap opera. it can get a little bit dramatic at times. by, big little bit dramatic at times. a big barn owl. that _ little bit dramatic at times. a big barn owl. that is _ little bit dramatic at times. a big barn owl. that is not _ little bit dramatic at times. a big barn owl. that is not the - little bit dramatic at times. a big barn owl. that is not the only - barn owl. that is not the only nature we have for you this morning. let's show this to everybody because it is so cute. a mischievous meerkat has had a lucky escape, after he was plucked from the sea in cornwall by the captain of a cargo ship. the animal, named boris, was one of two meerkats who made a bid for freedom while being transported to a zoo in devon. johnny rutherford has the story. this is the gry maritha. it's a cargo boat that

travels between the isles of scilly and penzance. they were transporting a menagerie of animals that were en route to be rehoused in a zoo in devon, including four mischievous meerkats. two of them managed to escape while we were on the way across. so we waited till we got back into penzance to try and catch them, because we didn't want to scare them. i think they're known for being escape artists. he was in a cat box and they'd managed to push the lid up enough — well, push the top of it up enough to get the gate out — and broke out that way. and they were sort of down here, just down on the main deck. and, yeah, they werejust running around hiding under everything, really. and we managed to catch one, and then the other one, off he went along the side of the ship here. got over the side. quite a drop then? yeah, quite a drop. it's a good 15 foot. he was in the air for a little while! i didn't think they could swim, but we watched him go down and he was swimming away. got into my swimming shorts and jumped in after him, really. i was quite worried that it

would drown, because i think they're not known for their swimming. and, yeah, we had we were all wearing big gloves. we've got quite a lot of welding gloves on board. so we were wearing those to try and catch it, because they're quite savage. so when ijumped in, yeah, i had welding gloves on. simples, really — meerkat overboard. well, in the the traditional man overboard drill, you don't go jumping in yourself. it was...! yeah, it was a rescue drill, yeah. meerkats dodging doris and bathing boris are nice safely in their new home. johnny rutherford, bbc news. they can be vicious. i wasjust they can be vicious. i was 'ust auoin to they can be vicious. i was 'ust going to say i they can be vicious. i was 'ust going to say howfi they can be vicious. i was 'ust going to say how cute i they can be vicious. i wasjust going to say how cute they - they can be vicious. i wasjust. going to say how cute they are. they can be vicious. i wasjust - going to say how cute they are. they are cute but — going to say how cute they are. they are cute but they _ going to say how cute they are. they are cute but they are _ going to say how cute they are. tie: are cute but they are vicious. going to say how cute they are. t'te: are cute but they are vicious. paris is safe. we said that two weeks ago as well. coming up in the next half hour... he has come a long way through the hard times andy goode, we speak to fat boy slim about the mental health

or choppy as holding in his own time. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. 0ne main story affecting just about every part of london and beyond today. notjust the rail strike, but a tube strike too. the biggest for a generation, which is why people are being advised not to travel. 0n the underground, it's the second walk—out within a month overjobs cuts and changes to pensions. transport for london has warned that disruption will go on into tomorrow. in the past few minutes, our reporter sarah morris described the situation as it is now. here at victoria station, normally one of the busiest stations in london, there are no trains going in or out of victoria. as you can see behind me, the concourse is completely shut, the tube station at victoria is shut, the service is completely suspended, there are taxis here and buses

running as normal and lots of station staff on hand helping people with theirjourneys today. with a lot of people not being able to get to work, working from home has become an option for many but not all. mostjobs in the hospitality and retail industries can't be done at home and so the impact of the strike in those areas is significant. you find workarounds, we will become far more resilient. but the problem with that resilience, it doesn't help you with hospitality and the general buzz and the economy and essential activity. so we are still trying to find a long—term solution and a long term approach to these new ways of working. we only get a long—term approach to new ways of working if we have periods of stability where the railways just don't go on strike. a look at the travel now. i'll tell you what is running. the northern line between east finchley and high barnet / mill hill east and between golders

green and edgware. and the dlr is running except for between shadwell and bank. 0nto the weather now with kate. good morning. it is of course the summer solstice, the longest day of the year for the northern hemisphere. some sunrise pictures from weather watcher me on the hill in redhill, just as the light starts to come up. also over in wanstead a little earlier on from weather watcher bailey. for this summer solstice, there is plenty of sunshine, high pressure is in charge, it's dry, it's sunny, the wind is light and temperatures just getting a little warmer. we are looking at a maximum of 25 celsius, could see one or two spots locally at 26. so, warm and pleasant evening in the sunshine then overnight, it's dry and it's clear. the minimum temperature between seven and 12 celsius. so away from central london, could have quite a cool feel first thing tomorrow morning, very similar to this morning. high pressure extends through wednesday, blocking these fronts to the south, it is going to be another dry day through tomorrow. plenty of sunshine, again, the wind light and temperatures

sneaking up a little higher. 26, 27 celsius through the course of wednesday. again locally, maybe one or two spots at 28. for thursday, it's going to be another warm day but a bit more cloud and the chance of a shower. then low pressure takes overfrom friday. cooler temperatures and turning unsettled for the weekend. i'll have the latest on the strike in half an hour. and there's more on bbc radio london and on twitter @bbctravelalert. as we've been hearing, today is the first day of the largest and most disruptive rail strike in a generation. most rail operators are advising passengers not to travel at all between today and saturday. strike action is taking place today, thursday and saturday. it means trains will only be running between 7.30am and 6.30pm but disruption is also expected across the uk on other days because of fewer staff working. services are mostly limited

to the main lines running between the largest cities with rural and district services the most affected. in england, there will be no services at all in many places, including parts of the south west and north west. in scotland, main routes to edinburgh and glasgow will run but there'll be no services north of the central belt. and in wales, only a few services will operate, those are around cardiff and towards the english border. a strike will also take place across the london underground today, transport for london says all services will either be severely disrupted or completely halted on the tube, london 0verground, the elizabeth line and london trams. so what's behind the dispute? union demands are for a better pay dealfor staff. it says some members have not had a pay rise in two years and thatjobs are at risk. network rail says modernisation is needed to improve efficiency. it says new technology could pave the way to making

£2 billion of savings. nina can bring us the latest from london euston station this morning. it does not not normally look like that, does it? it it does not not normally look like that, does it?— it does not not normally look like that, does it? it doesn't, how many times have — that, does it? it doesn't, how many times have you _ that, does it? it doesn't, how many times have you stood _ that, does it? it doesn't, how many times have you stood on _ that, does it? it doesn't, how many times have you stood on this - times have you stood on this concourse wishing for a bit of elbow room? we have all the room in the world this morning. have you ever seen it used on like this or the departure board like this? services do not start until 7:30am, about ten services departing, a lot less than usual, about a fifth number. these are the only passengers we have got this morning. morning, guys. the ones i have spoken with say they understand that the strikes are on and they predict disruption to the

journey, journey times are what they would be on a normal day, just over two hours to get to manchester. but there is a sense from passengers that they knew this was going to happen and they are making plans around it. iwas happen and they are making plans around it. i was speaking with people yesterday, in london, there was a tube strike as well, and a lot of them are saying, i am just going to work from home, this is the new world and i do have that option. that will be a big question about this strike, whether working from home takes the sting out of the turn of the strike. passenger numbers are only two thirds of what they were pre—pandemic overall on the rail network. some passengers in manchester yesterday were quite cross, they sayjourneys on the railways are very expensive and unreliable so rail workers have got a cheek to be putting strikes on. that is a wider debate, who is responsible for expensive services is a separate conversations. there is a separate conversations. there

is some public simply for the strikes because inflation is so high. most key public sector workers do not get a pay deal of above 3%, many people saying they cannot live on the salaries, and they have to use food banks and top up wages with universal credit when they are in decent full—timejobs. a real mixed bag of opinion about whether there is sympathy for the strikes or whether or not they will work. today, making plans that are different, having to change their plans, business is looking at the profit books and adjusting spreadsheets as to how much revenue will come in for the next week. this is the first week, it is big but people are managing is. but if it carries on, how much of an impact will there be?— carries on, how much of an impact will there be? thank you, nina. we will there be? thank you, nina. we will look all — will there be? thank you, nina. we will look all over— will there be? thank you, nina. we will look all over the _ will there be? thank you, nina. we will look all over the uk _ will there be? thank you, nina. we will look all over the uk are - will there be? thank you, nina. we will look all over the uk are placesl will look all over the uk are places affected. in wales, only a handful of services are operating today. mark hutchings is a cardiff central station this morning and can tell us more.

it looks as quiet there as it did for nina at euston.— it looks as quiet there as it did for nina at euston. yes, i am a bit bill no for nina at euston. yes, i am a bit billy no mates _ for nina at euston. yes, i am a bit billy no mates at _ for nina at euston. yes, i am a bit billy no mates at the _ for nina at euston. yes, i am a bit billy no mates at the moment! - for nina at euston. yes, i am a bit. billy no mates at the moment! there has been no early morning rush for the platforms as they might have been, you would normally see people clutching a cup of coffee as they head inside the building. there are threadbare services running here from the welsh capital, and around the rest of wales, it is at a complete standstill. no trains running in north or mid wales, nothing west of cardiff. there are a few services running, just from here, although you have got to get on a bus first, a few valleys lines to treherbert, aberdare and merthyr, thatis to treherbert, aberdare and merthyr, that is because they are on track owned and managed by transport for wales who are not part of the dispute. they sort of bar, though, because the rest of the track around

wales is managed by network rail who are affected by the strike action. from here, the regular services between cardiff and london is curtailed, it will run hourly between just before 8am and finish before 5pm. the welsh government say they strongly urge the uk government to do all they can to get resolve the dispute with the rail unions, they say there could be severe disruption. people during the pandemic could have got used to working from home which could mitigate the impact but you would think there would be extra delays along the 855 in north wales and the in south wales. —— the m4 in south wales. in south wales. -- the m4 in south wales. ~ , ., ., , , wales. we will let you get on, billy no mates reporting _ wales. we will let you get on, billy no mates reporting for _ wales. we will let you get on, billy no mates reporting for bbc - wales. we will let you get on, billy i no mates reporting for bbc breakfast in cardiff! as the impact of the rail

strikes begin to bite, the liberal democrats have called on the prime minister to convene a cobra emergency meeting to deal with the impact on passengers. the party's treasury spokesperson, christine jardine, joins us this morning from devon. good morning. railworkers good morning. rail workers asking for a pay rise that takes inflation into account, what do you think? i into account, what do you think? i think the government needs to do more, which is why we have called for the cobra meeting because rail workers and people otherwise are feeling let down after two years of crises, and this could have been avoided and people have been let down. police, health workers, students and children with exams this morning, thinking how they are going to get there, how are teachers going to get there, how are teachers going to get to school. you showed the scenes from victoria, it's not good enough. that is why we called for a cobra meeting, people have been let down on both sides and it's time that the government fixes it. we know that talks continued yesterday, but broke down, how would

you have fixed that deadlock that was reached yesterday? i you have fixed that deadlock that was reached yesterday?- you have fixed that deadlock that was reached yesterday? i think both sides have let, _ was reached yesterday? i think both sides have let, both _ was reached yesterday? i think both sides have let, both the _ was reached yesterday? i think both sides have let, both the rail- sides have let, both the rail workers and people down. any of us who have been involved in the strike knows it's the last thing you want and its failure on both sides. we have been calling for a public sector pay commission to have an independent body. the problem you haveis independent body. the problem you have is the union and management come into this from different sides and the government, and no one trusts each other. so we need an independent body to look at the public sector and everybody, look at how they are being paid and ensure that they get most of all a fair deal, and one which is a sustainable long term, it's fair to everybody including the public purse. but i think what we have now is evidence of why that is needed because both sides have got completely deadlocked and they cannot move forward. we are talkin: to and they cannot move forward. we are talking to grant _ and they cannot move forward. we are talking to grant shapps _ and they cannot move forward. we are talking to grant shapps later _ and they cannot move forward. we are talking to grant shapps later on - and they cannot move forward. we are talking to grant shapps later on in - talking to grant shapps later on in the programme, and he said yesterday

that a ministerial intervention at this point would not be appropriate. what would you do? i this point would not be appropriate. what would you do?— what would you do? i would intervene- _ what would you do? i would intervene. what _ what would you do? i would intervene. what we - what would you do? i would intervene. what we need, i what would you do? i would i intervene. what we need, the government at the moment should be dealing with this, it's not good enough for them to say, it's not our problem and palm it off, they are letting people down. cobra should be meeting, the relevant meeting of ministers should happen to decide what they are doing and intervening to make sure there are talks. the government should have been doing more before now. that is why we feel, we have obviously got to the stage that neither side trusts each other, we need this public sector pay commission to look at it. the first step needs to be convening a meeting of cobra. we forget how important the railways are until something like this happens. they got us through to a certain extent, they were front line workers as well through the pandemic. and now they are feeling badly let down. people use the railways every day and they feel badly let down, and businesses

who depend on the railways for the movement of stock and staff are feeling badly let down. this is yet another blow. it's not good enough shapps to sit on his hands. tqm. another blow. it's not good enough shapps to sit on his hands. ok, you talk about what _ shapps to sit on his hands. ok, you talk about what happened - shapps to sit on his hands. ok, you talk about what happened during i shapps to sit on his hands. ok, you | talk about what happened during the pandemic, during the pandemic they were given £16 billion of extra funding and not a single railway worker lostjob. do you think that level of public funding is appropriate and can continue? i don't think we should be blaming the rail workers for what happened in the pandemic and the fact that there was a need to keep the railways going. that was in the pandemic something that had to be done. what we need to be looking at now is how we need to be looking at now is how we treat the public sector fairly, all of the public sector. it is obvious that there has been a big breakdown in communications and this needs to be re—established, and this is a crisis that the government could have avoided. we have had crises over the past two and a half years that they rightly say they

could not have avoided, the pandemic was an international problem, the energy prices, they could be dealing with it better but it was something they could not avoid. this is something that could have been avoided and it is affecting all of us throughout the country today. rather than blaming one another, we should be trying to fix it. we should be trying to fix it. we should be trying to fix it. we should be trying to get round the table and get the railways back up and running. avoid the strike, call cobra in to look at how it can be done, and move forward. christina jardine, thank _ done, and move forward. christina jardine, thank you. _ done, and move forward. christina jardine, thank you. you _ done, and move forward. christina jardine, thank you. you are - done, and move forward. christina i jardine, thank you. you are welcome. we are keen — jardine, thank you. you are welcome. we are keen to _ jardine, thank you. you are welcome. we are keen to hear— jardine, thank you. you are welcome. we are keen to hear from _ jardine, thank you. you are welcome. we are keen to hear from you - jardine, thank you. you are welcome. we are keen to hear from you if - jardine, thank you. you are welcome. we are keen to hear from you if yourl we are keen to hear from you if your morning routines have been affected, if you have had to change because of exams or work or visit.— if you have had to change because of exams or work or visit. working from home instead? _ exams or work or visit. working from home instead? do _ exams or work or visit. working from home instead? do let _ exams or work or visit. working from home instead? do let us _ exams or work or visit. working from home instead? do let us know - exams or work or visit. working from home instead? do let us know what. home instead? do let us know what our home instead? do let us know what your thoughts _ home instead? do let us know what your thoughts are _ home instead? do let us know what your thoughts are about _ home instead? do let us know what your thoughts are about the - home instead? do let us know what your thoughts are about the strike l your thoughts are about the strike and we will read out your comments later. let's get the sport now. by, later. let's get the sport now. decision from ryan giggs about the ryan giggs, is it for ryan giggs or

for wales? ., ., , ., , for wales? following his arrest, we had a trial looming, _ for wales? following his arrest, we had a trial looming, we _ for wales? following his arrest, we had a trial looming, we have - for wales? following his arrest, we had a trial looming, we have got i had a trial looming, we have got wales in the world cup, rob page has beenin wales in the world cup, rob page has been in temporary charge of the ryan giggs stepped back from his role, with those things in play, he feels it is the right time to resign for wales to go into that world cup. he feels he doesn't want it to be a distraction which is why he had taken the decision now. ryan giggs has resigned as wales manager with immediate effect. he stepped away from his role almost 18 months ago after being arrested. he was later charged with using controlling behaviour and assaulting his ex—girlfriend, something he denies. in a statement, he said he didn't want the country's preparations for the world cup to be affected by the trial. rob page took over as interim wales manager and has led them to a first world cup finals since 1958. she will be the star draw as serena williams makes her return to tennis at eastbourne today. she's not played since retirning from the opening round of wimbledon of last year, she plays in the doubles this evening alongside 0ns jabieur,

who said it's been hard to keep their planned partnership a secret. hard for serena to keep anything secret where she goes, she certainly got the attention of staff at an indian restaurant on the south coast, as she geared up for the tournament, where she enjoyed a seafood dish. building up her energy is emma raducanu, still unclear whether british number one will be fit enough to play at wimbledon, that's where her break—out came last year. she could only manage seven games at the nottingham 0pen last week before retiring with a side problem. so with some big names a little out of form, does that offer up a window of opportunity? britain'sjodie burrage enjoyed the biggest win of her career at eastbourne. the 23—year—old wild card came from behind to beat a top 100 player and plays the top seed paula badosa next. there was also a victory for british number two harriet dart. while jack draper beat americanjenson brooksby,

which means he'll face diego schwartzman for a place in the quarter—finals. draper suffered second—round defeats at surbiton and queen's recently but was in form at eastbourne. yesterday we heard how swimming had taken the step to ban trangender athletes if they've been through any stage of male puberty. now rugby league has banned transgender players from women's international matches. the governing body said it wanted to "balance the individual�*s right to participate against perceived risk to other pa rticipa nts". it follows fina, the swimming world governing body in their move, they've said they'll create a new open category. world athletics president lord coe said his sport could be next as lots of sports battle with trans inclusion. 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. in rugby union, 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 billy vunipola and eight uncapped players for the three—test tour. that will be important for eddie jones. ., , that will be important for eddie jones. ., that will be important for eddie jones. . , ., , �* that will be important for eddie jones. ., ,�* jones. really important, isn't it? sli . htl jones. really important, isn't it? slightly disappointing _ jones. really important, isn't it? slightly disappointing showing i jones. really important, isn't it? slightly disappointing showing atj slightly disappointing showing at the six nations, he is under a bit of pressure. d0 the six nations, he is under a bit of pressure-— the six nations, he is under a bit of pressure. do you think you will feel the pressure? _ of pressure. do you think you will feelthe pressure? he _ of pressure. do you think you will

feelthe pressure? he is - of pressure. do you think you will feel the pressure? he is very i of pressure. do you think you will| feel the pressure? he is very good at makin: feel the pressure? he is very good at making it _ feel the pressure? he is very good at making it look _ feel the pressure? he is very good at making it look like _ feel the pressure? he is very good at making it look like he _ feel the pressure? he is very good at making it look like he is - feel the pressure? he is very good at making it look like he is not i at making it look like he is not feeling it, he is master of dealing with tricky questions from the media, he revels in that. but the proof is in the pudding, and that comes down to the results on the pitch and the tour in australia will be important. pitch and the tour in australia will be important-— pitch and the tour in australia will be im ortant. ., ~ ,. , . now to the story of a youtuber from lincolnshire who almost dug himself into a hole with his latest stunt which involved digging an actual tunnel underneath his garden. have you not done that? not yet, i might! start _ have you not done that? not yet, i might! start digging! _ colin furze spent the last three years keeping his 12 million followers up to date with his progress on social media but failed to inform the council about his plans. jake zuckerman has been finding out more. don't tell anyone, but colin furze

is building a secret tunnel. for the last three years, the plumber turned youtube celebrity has been burrowing from his house in stanford to his garden shed, and only you, me, and nearly 12 million online followers, know anything about it. in fact, amongst the last to find out where planning officers from the local council. . ., . planning officers from the local council. . ., , council. the council were actually really good- _ council. the council were actually really good- i _ council. the council were actually really good. i don't _ council. the council were actually really good. i don't think - council. the council were actually really good. i don't think it i council. the council were actually really good. i don't think it was i really good. i don't think it was until video five that somebody on the council saw it on facebook and rang me up. they sent a guy out, really nice bloke, he came and had a look, quite impressed with it. i'm always saying it easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. colin's inventors have _ forgiveness than permission. colin's inventors have made _ forgiveness than permission. colin's inventors have made him _ forgiveness than permission. colin's inventors have made him an - forgiveness than permission. colin's| inventors have made him an internet sensation. he already has a huge bungin sensation. he already has a huge bung in his back garden but was this a stunt too far? i bung in his back garden but was this a stunt too far?— fill a stunt too far? i didn't want to fill it in, you — a stunt too far? i didn't want to fill it in, you can't _ a stunt too far? i didn't want to fill it in, you can't get - a stunt too far? i didn't want to fill it in, you can't get rid i a stunt too far? i didn't want to fill it in, you can't get rid of i a stunt too far? i didn't want to fill it in, you can't get rid of it, | fill it in, you can't get rid of it, if anyone has seen the videos, its steel and concrete, taking it out would cause more carnage than building it. would cause more carnage than building it—

would cause more carnage than buildin: it. , ., ., building it. luckily for colin, the district council _ building it. luckily for colin, the district council have _ building it. luckily for colin, the district council have granted i building it. luckily for colin, the district council have granted hisj district council have granted his tunnel retrospective planning permission so for now he is free to burrow away for his hearts content which is lucky because he has got big ambitions. i’m which is lucky because he has got big ambitions.— big ambitions. i'm thinking big, i would like the _ big ambitions. i'm thinking big, i would like the car _ big ambitions. i'm thinking big, i would like the car to _ big ambitions. i'm thinking big, i would like the car to come i big ambitions. i'm thinking big, i would like the car to come up i big ambitions. i'm thinking big, i | would like the car to come up out big ambitions. i'm thinking big, i i would like the car to come up out of the driver. so you can basically come up to the house, go down, get out of the car, go through the tunnels and go through the house, bunker and everything, all underground. i don't care if it is raining any more, i would be sorted. wow! i know you are completely amused by what was going on there. that is a lot of work. that amused by what was going on there. that is a lot of work.— that is a lot of work. that is not his only stunt, _ that is a lot of work. that is not his only stunt, not _ that is a lot of work. that is not his only stunt, notjust - that is a lot of work. that is not his only stunt, notjust the i his only stunt, not just the tunnel... his only stunt, not 'ust the tunnel. . .fi his only stunt, not 'ust the tunnel... �* , ., ., ., tunnel... don't try that at home? what are you _ tunnel... don't try that at home? what are you doing? _ tunnel... don't try that at home? what are you doing? digging i tunnel... don't try that at home? what are you doing? digging a i what are you doing? digging a tunnel! you have taken our breath away, colin, amazing. it is tunnel! you have taken our breath away, colin, amazing.— away, colin, amazing. it is a beautiful— away, colin, amazing. it is a beautiful morning _ away, colin, amazing. it is a beautiful morning here, i away, colin, amazing. it is a beautiful morning here, we| away, colin, amazing. it is a - beautiful morning here, we thought we would show you the view outside the window here in the studio. as you can see, looking like it is

going to be a lovely day here in the northwest. the going to be a lovely day here in the northwest. , . ., northwest. the solstice in salford, we showed you _ northwest. the solstice in salford, we showed you some _ northwest. the solstice in salford, we showed you some pictures i northwest. the solstice in salford, we showed you some pictures on i we showed you some pictures on stonehenge earlier, the crowds are out for the sunrise. is the sun going to keep shining? carroll is on the roof today and you have got sunshine in london? absolutely, good morning everybody. it is midsummer, the summer solstice where the sun is at the highest point in the sky in the northern hemisphere and it makes a difference to the amount of daylight that we get. if we take a look at the sunrise and sunset times, you will see, almost 19 hours of lerwick sunshine, in six months' time in midwinter, 14 hours left. that there will be 14 hours less sunshine. today there is a weather front slipping across northern ireland, it

is still with us but it will weaken through the rest of the day. a ridge of high pressure keeping things settled across england and wales means a lot of sunshine but northern england could see a little bit of cloud and the odd spot of rain before it melts away. for scotland and northern ireland, some brightness and temperature today ranging from 13 in lerwick to 25 as we come across england and wales. this evening and overnight, we will see some low cloud, mist and murk across the far north—west of the country. clearer skies for the rest of us, it will not be a cold night for most, overnight lows between nine and 12 degrees. tomorrow, we hang on to the low cloud, mixed and matched across the north—west of scotland, ranging across the far north of northern ireland. —— we hang onto low cloud, mist and murk. it is going to be one tomorrow, warm

tomorrow, could get up to 28 degrees. into thursday, we have cloud across the north and west, many of us seeing some sunshine, the best in england and wales in the morning because through the day we will import some showers from the new continent, coming up from the south and pushing north towards the midlands. some could be heavy and thundery, top temperatures up to 27 degrees. friday and into the weekend it breaks down. low pressure in the atlantic takes over meaning it becomes more unsettled with the rain or showers and it will turn a bit windy as well. there are loads of events on over the next few days that people will be out and about four, so that is not great. but it doesn't look like glastonbury is going to be a mud bath we have seen at some point? you is going to be a mud bath we have seen at some point?— is going to be a mud bath we have seen at some point? you say that, jon! is seen at some point? you say that, jon! is there _ seen at some point? you say that, jon! is there a _ seen at some point? you say that, jon! is there a risk— seen at some point? you say that, jon! is there a risk of— seen at some point? you say that, jon! is there a risk of it? _ seen at some point? you say that, jon! is there a risk of it? on i jon! is there a risk of it? on thursday — jon! is there a risk of it? on thursday first _

jon! is there a risk of it? on thursday first of _ jon! is there a risk of it? on thursday first of all - jon! is there a risk of it? on thursday first of all we i jon! is there a risk of it? on thursday first of all we have jon! is there a risk of it? on i thursday first of all we have got some showers coming up from the south which could get into glastonbury, and then with low pressure in charge over the weekend, we will have some showers or longer spells of rain. showers are hit and miss, rain, you are more likely to get them. it could be pretty wet but don't people love that at glastonbury?— don't people love that at glastonbury? trio! you just expect it glastonbury? no! you 'ust expect it if ou glastonbury? no! you just expect it if you go to glastonbury in your wellies! i if you go to glastonbury in your wellies! ~' , ., , wellies! i think the people there don't love it _ wellies! i think the people there don't love it but _ wellies! i think the people there don't love it but the _ wellies! i think the people there don't love it but the people i wellies! i think the people there i don't love it but the people sitting at home are glad they didn't bother! my at home are glad they didn't bother! my experience of covering the glastonbury, the worst day for the rain is that they because that is when everyone is arriving, and it churns it all up. if you get through thursday and it is dry, it's all right. , , ., thursday and it is dry, it's all right. , ., thursday and it is dry, it's all right. , y., ., y., right. did you go in your wellies? and i fell over _ right. did you go in your wellies? and i fell over up _ right. did you go in your wellies? and i fell over up to _ right. did you go in your wellies? and i fell over up to my - right. did you go in your wellies? and i fell over up to my neck... l right. did you go in your wellies? i and i fell over up to my neck... on tv? no, and i fell over up to my neck. .. on tv? no, on— and i fell over up to my neck... on tv? no, on friday _ and i fell over up to my neck... on tv? no, on friday night _ and i fell over up to my neck... on tv? no, on friday night but i and i fell over up to my neck... on tv? no, on friday night but then i and i fell over up to my neck... on i tv? no, on friday night but then two more da s tv? no, on friday night but then two more days working, _ tv? no, on friday night but then two more days working, no _ tv? no, on friday night but then two more days working, no shower, i more days working, no shower, horrible. �*

more days working, no shower, horrible.- no! - he's a world—renowned dj, best known for performing for thousands of fans at festivals around the world, but in recent days fatboy slim has been staging a home—town gig with a difference. as part of a nhs project to help people with severe mental health problems, the dj has been hosting a music workshop in hove. annabel rackham has been finding out more. one, two, three, four. is music the key to helping your mental health? at this workshop in brighton, norman cook, better known as fatboy slim, is teaching dj first timers about the difference music can make. that's it, bang on. music has helped me tremendously during my own mental health journey. as a dj, what i try and do is help people escape and sometimes it's good to escape your life or your stress for a couple of hours. and i've always done that for a living but then at times

in my life when things have been falling apart, ifind that i'm doing it to myself as much as everybody. i need two hours where ijust lose myself to music and dance and flashing lights. it's a very powerful therapy for me. everyone here is recovering from severe mental health problems and has spent a lot of time in hospital. i'm jess, i'm a drummer, and from brighton. i'm amber, i'm 26, i'm from from eastbourne,| and i love to sing. i've been in dark places, pre and post—covid. i think there is a lot of stigma attached to mental health, it needs to not be there so much. i've been in psychiatric hospitals at parts of my life, but i don't think it's something to be ashamed of any more. 0h, right, that was bang on. i was already on there and he came over. i how you doing? i'm good, thank you. at first i wasjust doing the fading in and out, i then he got me on the reverb

and changing the pitch. - doing something like this, i itjust proves to me i can step outside of my everyday routine, even though before i even got i to the door i stopped, amber, can you actually do this? i anxiety just overtook. the feeling i feel now will mean. that i will push myself next time. it wasjoyous being involved in this workshop because the people hadn't ever seen or touched decks before. i kind of take it for granted because they are the tools of my trade, but seeing someone go, oh, you can do that, it's a beautiful thing. there's a lot to it, isn't there? i know, yeah! the organisers hope other mental health services in the uk can find funding for more music workshops like this. you hear that too? brilliant. and what about the chance to work with one of the world's best djs? it'sjust incredible, it's like a dream come true. it's now pushed me to get myself a dj deck. annabel rackham, bbc news, brighton.

music definitely helps everything, doesn't it? find music definitely helps everything, doesn't it? �* , music definitely helps everything, doesn't it? . , ,., music definitely helps everything, doesn't it? ., , doesn't it? and he is so honest about how _ doesn't it? and he is so honest about how he _ doesn't it? and he is so honest about how he has _ doesn't it? and he is so honest about how he has been - doesn't it? and he is so honest about how he has been helped| doesn't it? and he is so honest i about how he has been helped not just professionally but personally. coming up later in the show. we'll be joined by the sign langauage interpreter praised online for making one deaf fan's night at a harry styles concert over the weekend. some really special stories. you don't need _ some really special stories. you don't need glad _ some really special stories. you don't need glad to _ some really special stories. gm, don't need glad to be, just to be here, that being a festival! time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm asad ahmad. 0ne main story affecting just about every part of london and beyond today. notjust the rail strike, but a tube strike too — the biggest for a generation, which is why people are being advised not to travel. 0n the underground, it's the second walkout within a month overjobs cuts and changes to pensions. the rmt union says their campaign

will continue until it gets 0ur campaign will get run for as long as it needs to run, until we get a settlement that is acceptable to our people. whenever we get an offer that is tenable, we will put that to our members in a referendum. but what's on the table now, given the mandate that we have got, where 89% of our people voted in favour of going on strike. there is a significantly disrupted its service on the tube. very little service running. and where it is, it will be on the outer reaches of the network. london 0verground and the elizabeth line have disrupted services. so our message to customers is, very much only travel if your journey is essential. with a lot of people not being able to get to work, working from home has become an option for many — but not all. mostjobs in the hospitality and retail industries can't be done at home, and so the impact of the strike in those areas is significant. you find workarounds, we will become far more resilient. but the problem with that

resilience, it doesn't help you with hospitality and the general buzz and the economy and essential activity. so we are still trying to find a long—term solution and a long term approach to these new ways of working. we only get a long—term approach to new ways of working if we have periods of stability where the railways just don't go on strike. a look at the travel now. i'll tell you what is running. 0nto the weather now with kate. good morning. it is of course the summer solstice, the longest day of the year for the northern hemisphere. some sunrise pictures from weather watcher me on the hill in redhill, just as the light starts to come up. also over in wanstead a little earlier on from weather watcher bailey. for this summer solstice, there is plenty of sunshine, high pressure is in charge, it's dry, it's sunny, the wind is light and temperatures

just getting a little warmer. we are looking at a maximum of 25 celsius, could see one or two spots locally at 26. so, warm and pleasant evening in the sunshine then overnight, it's dry and it's clear. the minimum temperature between seven and 12 celsius. so away from central london, could have quite a cool feel first thing tomorrow morning, very similar to this morning. high pressure extends through wednesday, blocking these fronts to the south, it is going to be another dry day through tomorrow. plenty of sunshine, again, the wind light and temperatures sneaking up a little higher. 26, 27 celsius through the course of wednesday. again locally, maybe one or two spots at 28. for thursday, it's going to be another warm day but a bit more cloud and the chance of a shower. then low pressure takes overfrom friday. cooler temperatures and turning unsettled for the weekend. i'll have the latest on the strike in half an hour.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. 0ur headlines today. as the largest rail strike in 30 years begins, the prime minister calls for a sensible compromise — the unions accuse the government of blocking negotiations.

last minute talks between the rail companies and the unions broke down last night — which means passengers arriving here and at stations across the uk will face cancellations or severe disruption. this is the rail network in central london on the first of three days of strikes this week. this morning we'll ask the rail unions and the government what can be done to end the dispute. a warning that the price cap on energy bills could rise by an extra £1,000 in the autumn. five months out from the world cup, ryan giggs resigns as wales manager. he's been on leave following his arrest for using controlling behaviour and assaulting his ex—girlfriend — something he denies. good morning. iamon i am on the roof of broadcasting housein i am on the roof of broadcasting house in london, where the sun is beating down already. for much of england and wales it will be sunny, dry and warm today. for scotland,

northern ireland and northern england, the odd spot of rain but sunny intervals developing. details later in the programme. good morning. it's tuesday, the 21st ofjune. our main story. the biggest rail strike in a generation is underway, with about half the network closed. up to 40,000 members of the rmt union, working for 13 train companies and network rail have walked out in a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. it comes after last—ditch talks to avoid the strikes failed, as katy austin reports. people heading home last night were catching some of the last trains to run, before the biggest national rail strike in three decades began. portsmouth is one of the places where there won't be any trains today, thursday or saturday. a few people willjust have to work from home. honestly, we figured that out during covid, so it's not the biggest impact in the world. it's not ideal for anyone. it can be a little bit inconvenient,

but at the same time, if it's got to be done, it's got to be done. they have a good deal already. and i think about all the people that have lost theirjobs during the covid lockdowns, people who are struggling, their bills are going up. we've all got more electricity to pay for, food and so on. ijust think, why are they a special case? my daughter's doing her gcses, so i've got to try and get - her to and from school. so it's a right painj in the neck, yeah. only about half of the network will be open on strike days. where trains are running, it's between about 7:30 in the morning, and 6:30 in the evening. 0verall, about 20% of normal services are due to operate. and the knock—on impact means disruption on the days after strike days too, with around 60% of services running. the rail industry is under pressure to save money. bosses argue change is needed because passengers' habits have altered during the pandemic, and outdated ways of working need to be modernised.

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 for our colleagues and staff. but the rmt says reforms mean job cuts, and workers need a pay rise that reflects the increased cost of living. it has rejected a pay off for worth 3%. pay is falling year on year. we have full employment and falling pay. we've got working people doing full time jobs, claiming state benefits and going to foodbanks. that is intolerable, and we have to address that through people's pay packets. train companies said they were very disappointed, and called on the rmt to carry on talking. the union said it was still open to discussions that could settle the dispute. for now, rail passengers across britain face a week of disruption. katy austin, bbc news.

we promised to keep you right up to date with what is happening on the roads. there are some trains running this morning. we have sent our a helicopter up this morning to give you a clear picture.— you a clear picture. name that borou:h! you a clear picture. name that borough! lt — you a clear picture. name that borough! it looks _ you a clear picture. name that borough! it looks like - you a clear picture. name that borough! it looks like we i you a clear picture. name that borough! it looks like we are l borough! it looks like we are approaching _ borough! it looks like we are approaching the _ borough! it looks like we are approaching the city, - borough! it looks like we are approaching the city, i - borough! it looks like we are} approaching the city, i would borough! it looks like we are - approaching the city, i would say. it is interesting, looking down on the roads, they are very quiet. there is a suggestion people have got used to working from home, doing stuff on the internet, might go back after lockdown. but it is not everyone, is it? a lot of people can't work from home. the x—ray shoe at london this morning is there is also a tube strike, notjust the main railway networks. euston station was acquired earlier. nina has moved outside london euston for us. good morning. how is it looking?

good morning. you can probably see 'ust good morning. you can probably see just behind _ good morning. you can probably see just behind me a small picket line is forming — just behind me a small picket line is forming. rmt workers who decided not to— is forming. rmt workers who decided not to go— is forming. rmt workers who decided not to go into work today. the pay deal on _ not to go into work today. the pay deal on the — not to go into work today. the pay deal on the table for them when they say, is _ deal on the table for them when they say, is not _ deal on the table for them when they say, is not fair. it is thought to be around _ say, is not fair. it is thought to be around 3%. that is roughly where the dealers — be around 3%. that is roughly where the dealers for nurses, teachers and prison— the dealers for nurses, teachers and prison officers. they say that is not going — prison officers. they say that is not going enough when inflation is at 9%~ _ not going enough when inflation is at 9%. borisjohnson is expected to call for— at 9%. borisjohnson is expected to call for "a— at 9%. borisjohnson is expected to call for "a sensible compromise", drawing _ call for "a sensible compromise", drawing attention to the fact that these _ drawing attention to the fact that these public—sector workers, people on low— these public—sector workers, people on low pay, — these public—sector workers, people on low pay, nurses and teachers, who use public— on low pay, nurses and teachers, who use public transport a lot. they cannot— use public transport a lot. they cannot afford to not get to work. society— cannot afford to not get to work. society cannot afford for them not to get _ society cannot afford for them not to get to _ society cannot afford for them not to get to work. also, small businesses have told me they are 'ust businesses have told me they are just getting themselves back their feet. every day counts when it comes to losing _ feet. every day counts when it comes to losing revenue because of reduced footfatt _ to losing revenue because of reduced footfall. borisjohnson expected to losing revenue because of reduced footfall. boris johnson expected to make _ footfall. boris johnson expected to make another really important point today~ _ make another really important point today. yes. — make another really important point today. yes, inflation is high. but

if we _ today. yes, inflation is high. but if we were — today. yes, inflation is high. but if we were to give 6 million workers in the _ if we were to give 6 million workers in the uk _ if we were to give 6 million workers in the uk employed by the public sector— in the uk employed by the public sector a — in the uk employed by the public sector a pay rise, it would give them — sector a pay rise, it would give them more _ sector a pay rise, it would give them more money to spend, which would _ them more money to spend, which would feed — them more money to spend, which would feed into inflation and push it higher~ — would feed into inflation and push it higher. in the past gordon brown was one _ it higher. in the past gordon brown was one of— it higher. in the past gordon brown was one of the chancellors who decided — was one of the chancellors who decided to keep public sector pay rises _ decided to keep public sector pay rises tow— decided to keep public sector pay rises low to curb inflation, but mick_ rises low to curb inflation, but mick lynch, who we are hoping to speak— mick lynch, who we are hoping to speak to — mick lynch, who we are hoping to speak to shortly, says it doesn't matter~ — speak to shortly, says it doesn't matter~ it — speak to shortly, says it doesn't matter. it could contribute to inflation _ matter. it could contribute to inflation by the by. we have workers who cannot — inflation by the by. we have workers who cannot afford to live in the salaries, — who cannot afford to live in the salaries, who can afford to put food on the _ salaries, who can afford to put food on the table without being reliant on the table without being reliant on food _ on the table without being reliant on food banks, he says. that is not good _ on food banks, he says. that is not good enough. if this has to drag on through— good enough. if this has to drag on through the summer, then it will. nina, _ through the summer, then it will. nina, for— through the summer, then it will. nina, for now, on cue. we will be back to you shortly. you are going to speak to mick lynch from the rmt. with only around 20% of rail services operating today, major motorways are expecting to see a significant increase in traffic volumes. our midlands correspondent navteonhal is in birmingham for us this morning at national highways' operation centre where thousands of miles of roads

across england are monitored. how is it looking there? it is looking _ how is it looking there? it is looking busy. but at the moment maybe _ looking busy. but at the moment maybe not quite as busy as some may have feared _ maybe not quite as busy as some may have feared. you can maybe see on the big _ have feared. you can maybe see on the big screen behind me, the top left at _ the big screen behind me, the top left at the — the big screen behind me, the top left at the m25, the m6 and spaghetti junction in birmingham. at the moment traffic appears to be flowing _ the moment traffic appears to be flowing 0k. a little bit of traffic on spaghetti junction as things slow down _ on spaghetti junction as things slow down there. that is expected at this time of— down there. that is expected at this time of the — down there. that is expected at this time of the day. this place is the central— time of the day. this place is the central hub. it is where all the information from regional centres comes— information from regional centres comes in — information from regional centres comes in. so they know what to do on these _ comes in. so they know what to do on these roads — comes in. so they know what to do on these roads. one of the most important thing is these guys behind me do— important thing is these guys behind me do is, _ important thing is these guys behind me do is, that text you see on motorways, they provide the text tetting _ motorways, they provide the text telling you, for example, to slow down, _ telling you, for example, to slow down, that — telling you, for example, to slow down, that kind of thing. they are expecting — down, that kind of thing. they are expecting a — down, that kind of thing. they are expecting a busy day today. extra staff have — expecting a busy day today. extra staff have been brought in. let's find out a little bit more from frank— find out a little bit more from frank bird, the senior network planner— frank bird, the senior network planner here. what are you expecting

today— planner here. what are you expecting today on _ planner here. what are you expecting today on the roads?— today on the roads? we've planned and prepared _ today on the roads? we've planned and prepared to — today on the roads? we've planned and prepared to expect _ today on the roads? we've planned and prepared to expect something | and prepared to expect something slightly— and prepared to expect something slightly busier _ and prepared to expect something slightly busier than _ and prepared to expect something slightly busier than a _ and prepared to expect something slightly busier than a normal - slightly busier than a normal tuesday— slightly busier than a normal tuesday trut— slightly busier than a normal tuesday but not _ slightly busier than a normal tuesday but not quite - slightly busier than a normal tuesday but not quite as - slightly busier than a normall tuesday but not quite as busy slightly busier than a normal - tuesday but not quite as busy as a bank— tuesday but not quite as busy as a bank holiday _ tuesday but not quite as busy as a bank holiday. we _ tuesday but not quite as busy as a bank holiday. we are _ tuesday but not quite as busy as a bank holiday. we are putting - tuesday but not quite as busy as a bank holiday. we are putting it - bank holiday. we are putting it somewhere _ bank holiday. we are putting it somewhere in _ bank holiday. we are putting it somewhere in between- bank holiday. we are putting it somewhere in between those i bank holiday. we are putting it i somewhere in between those two levels _ somewhere in between those two levels of — somewhere in between those two levels of traffic. _ somewhere in between those two levels of traffic. find _ somewhere in between those two levels of traffic.— levels of traffic. and why is that? i understand _ levels of traffic. and why is that? i understand a _ levels of traffic. and why is that? i understand a lot _ levels of traffic. and why is that? i understand a lot of _ levels of traffic. and why is that? i understand a lot of people - i understand a lot of people expecting to work from home today? yeah. _ expecting to work from home today? yeah, absolutely. the good weather has kind _ yeah, absolutely. the good weather has kind of— yeah, absolutely. the good weather has kind of encouraged _ yeah, absolutely. the good weather has kind of encouraged people - yeah, absolutely. the good weather has kind of encouraged people to i has kind of encouraged people to stay at _ has kind of encouraged people to stay at home _ has kind of encouraged people to stay at home. and _ has kind of encouraged people to stay at home. and on— has kind of encouraged people to stay at home. and on top - has kind of encouraged people to stay at home. and on top of- has kind of encouraged people to| stay at home. and on top of that, two years— stay at home. and on top of that, two years ago. _ stay at home. and on top of that, two years ago, pre—covid, - stay at home. and on top of that, two years ago, pre—covid, we - stay at home. and on top of that, i two years ago, pre—covid, we were stay at home. and on top of that, - two years ago, pre—covid, we were in a very— two years ago, pre—covid, we were in a very different — two years ago, pre—covid, we were in a very different world. _ two years ago, pre—covid, we were in a very different world. people - two years ago, pre—covid, we were in a very different world. people now. a very different world. people now have got _ a very different world. people now have got used _ a very different world. people now have got used to _ a very different world. people now have got used to working - a very different world. people now have got used to working from - a very different world. people now. have got used to working from home. they witt— have got used to working from home. they will probably _ have got used to working from home. they will probably take _ have got used to working from home. they will probably take that _ they will probably take that opportunity _ they will probably take that opportunity for _ they will probably take that opportunity for the - they will probably take that opportunity for the next - they will probably take that j opportunity for the next few they will probably take that - opportunity for the next few days. there _ opportunity for the next few days. there will — opportunity for the next few days. there will he _ opportunity for the next few days. there will be motorists _ opportunity for the next few days. there will be motorists stuck - opportunity for the next few days. there will be motorists stuck on l opportunity for the next few days. l there will be motorists stuck on the roads— there will be motorists stuck on the roads getting frustrated. what is the advice before they set off? as we the advice before they set off? we always the advice before they set off? as we always say, plan and prepare. leave _ we always say, plan and prepare. leave plenty— we always say, plan and prepare. leave plenty of— we always say, plan and prepare. leave plenty of extra _ we always say, plan and prepare. leave plenty of extra travel- we always say, plan and prepare. j leave plenty of extra travel time, pa rticuta rtv — leave plenty of extra travel time, particularly if _ leave plenty of extra travel time, particularly if you _ leave plenty of extra travel time, particularly if you are _ leave plenty of extra travel time, particularly if you are going - leave plenty of extra travel time, particularly if you are going into l particularly if you are going into the towns — particularly if you are going into the towns and _ particularly if you are going into the towns and cities. _ particularly if you are going into the towns and cities. we - particularly if you are going intoj the towns and cities. we expect particularly if you are going into - the towns and cities. we expect them to be the towns and cities. we expect them to he a _ the towns and cities. we expect them to he a little _ the towns and cities. we expect them to be a little bit— the towns and cities. we expect them to be a little bit busier. _ the towns and cities. we expect them to be a little bit busier. maybe - to be a little bit busier. maybe check — to be a little bit busier. maybe check out _ to be a little bit busier. maybe check out car _ to be a little bit busier. maybe check out car parking, - to be a little bit busier. maybe check out car parking, the - check out car parking, the availability _ check out car parking, the availability for— check out car parking, the j availability for multi—story check out car parking, the - availability for multi—story car parks —

parks. l frankly, parks. - frankly, thank parks. — frankly, thank you. today is also summer— frankly, thank you. today is also summer solstice, the longest day of the vear~ _ summer solstice, the longest day of the year. for some motorists, it will the year. for some motorists, it wittfeet— the year. for some motorists, it will feel like a very long day if they— will feel like a very long day if they are — will feel like a very long day if they are stuck in their car. they— they are stuck in their car. they witt— they are stuck in their car. they will thank —— they will. thank you. i was wondered whether sainz came from. now we know. it comes from there. let's have a look at the situation above london euston right now. as you can see, very, very quiet indeed. the situation we are reporting, we are bringing to you this morning is about the rail strike which is ongoing throughout today. tens of thousands of members of the rmt union and network rail, 13 train operators, striking today, thursday and saturday. it is the biggest outbreak of industrial action on the railways for our generation.- railways for our generation. yeah. normally that _ railways for our generation. yeah. normally that station _ railways for our generation. yeah. normally that station would - railways for our generation. yeah. normally that station would be i railways for our generation. yeah. l normally that station would be one of the busiest places in the capital. it would be trains coming

in and out of those platforms every minute. we know that 20% of trains across the country will, in theory, be running today. but look at that. it is utterly deserted. a ghost town, really, euston. nina was there on the kind —— concourse first thing this morning. those signs you see constantly changing with the details of the parties, basically nothing on there, nobody turning up. just avoiding the railways altogether. longest day of the year today. to that, hundreds of people have gathered at stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice. this was just before ten minutes to five this morning. one of the few times in the year when you are allowed to get close to the ancient monument. it is monitored carefully. they restrict numbers. there are

lots of rules in place. what a spectacular place. bicelli. look at the s . spectacular place. bicelli. look at the sky- -- _ spectacular place. bicelli. look at the sky- -- it _ spectacular place. bicelli. look at the sky- -- it is — spectacular place. bicelli. look at the sky. -- it is a _ spectacular place. bicelli. look at the sky. -- it is a bit _ spectacular place. bicelli. look at the sky. -- it is a bit chilly. - spectacular place. bicelli. look at the sky. -- it is a bit chilly. it - the sky. —— it is a bit chilly. it was lovely here when we were coming in as well. taste was lovely here when we were coming in as well. ~ �* ., ., , in as well. we didn't have any ancient stones. _ in as well. we didn't have any ancient stones. not _ in as well. we didn't have any ancient stones. not quite - in as well. we didn't have any ancient stones. not quite as l ancient stones. not quite as mystical or mythical. i have had a message from ryan on twitter. you are not terribly optimistic, my friend. he says, longest day of the year, then the knights will start drawing income the clocks go back, strictly is on the telly, then it's christmas, and another new year. let's not fast forward too much! shall we stay in the moment? in the spirit of stonehenge and the solstice, i am going to stay in the moment and bring in our carol. good morning. iamjust moment and bring in our carol. good morning. i am just thinking christmas, yippee! good morning. i am 'ust thinking christmas, yippee!_ good morning. i am 'ust thinking christmas, yippee! many shopping da s? far christmas, yippee! many shopping days? far too _ christmas, yippee! many shopping days? far too many. _ christmas, yippee! many shopping days? far too many. i _ christmas, yippee! many shopping days? far too many. i am - christmas, yippee! many shopping days? far too many. i am in - christmas, yippee! many shopping | days? far too many. i am in london on the roof— days? far too many. i am in london on the roof of— days? far too many. i am in london on the roof of the _ days? far too many. i am in london on the roof of the bbc. _ days? far too many. i am in london on the roof of the bbc. the -

days? far too many. i am in london on the roof of the bbc. the sun - days? far too many. i am in london on the roof of the bbc. the sun is l on the roof of the bbc. the sun is beating down. it is pleasantly warm. and the forecast for the next few daysis and the forecast for the next few days is turning warmer. it starts to break down on friday and into the weekend. before that, some of us will see some sunshine. this morning we have a weak weather front moving across scotland and northern ireland into northern england. it is bringing cloud and the odd spot of rain. it will fade. it will brighten up rain. it will fade. it will brighten up behind sunny intervals. ahead of it, for the rest of england and all of wales we are looking at a lot of sunshine today. fairweather cloud is developing. highs of up to 25 degrees. as we head into this evening and overnight there would be some low cloud, mr michael and mark across the north—west of scotland and into northern ireland. —— missed two and mark. it is not going to be a cold start to the day tomorrow. across the west it will be...

further east, we are back into the sunshine, another dry and warm day. if anything warmer than today with highs of 227 or 28 degrees. it is not until friday and into the weekend we see low pressure taking over the weather and things will weather and things will turn weather and things will turn more weather and things will turn more unsettled. u nsettled. i have unsettled. i have some good news for you. it is only 116 —— 68 days to christmas. that is good news. i can't wait. —— 168 days. i think the rest of us can. �* . 168 days. i think the rest of us can. 3 ., i think the rest of us can. let's go strai . ht i think the rest of us can. let's go straight back _ i think the rest of us can. let's go straight back to _ i think the rest of us can. let's go straight back to nina _ i think the rest of us can. let's go straight back to nina who - i think the rest of us can. let's go straight back to nina who is - i think the rest of us can. let's go| straight back to nina who is joined straight back to nina who isjoined by mick lynch from the rmt union. good morning from the picket line at london euston. a few beeps as vans and cars pass by. on that line is to lynch, general secretary of the rmt. what is a good deal look like in

pay? b. what is a good deal look like in -a ? �* what is a good deal look like in .a ? �* ., what is a good deal look like in pay? a good deal looks like a guarantee — pay? a good deal looks like a guarantee of _ pay? a good deal looks like a guarantee of no _ pay? a good deal looks like a guarantee of no compulsory l guarantee of no compulsory redundancies. last night when we negotiated with network rail, instead of issuing a fresh offer, theyissued instead of issuing a fresh offer, they issued formal notice of redundancies. at the moment that means 2900 people losing theirjob. they have given us a statutory letter. we can't get past first base. when we have done that, we can move on to working practices and pgy- move on to working practices and pay. the rail companies have offered to reduce pay and extend working hours. , . to reduce pay and extend working hours. , , ., , ., , hours. they will be lots of people in the private _ hours. they will be lots of people in the private sector— hours. they will be lots of people in the private sector looking - hours. they will be lots of people in the private sector looking and l in the private sector looking and saying, we haemorrhaged cash during the pandemic, we know that rail uses down by a third. there aren't as many people using your service, it makes sense that some will have to go? makes sense that some will have to a o? . makes sense that some will have to i o? . ., ., , , makes sense that some will have to .o"). ., ., " go? well, we always work in modernisation. _ go? well, we always work in modernisation. we - go? well, we always work in modernisation. we talk - go? well, we always work in modernisation. we talk to i go? well, we always work in. modernisation. we talk to the company about change. it has got to be evolutionary change inside an agreement. they are refusing to do that. they have refused to shut every booking office. [30 that. they have refused to shut

every booking office.— that. they have refused to shut every booking office. do you accept if fewer peeple _ every booking office. do you accept if fewer people are _ every booking office. do you accept if fewer people are using _ every booking office. do you accept if fewer people are using the - if fewer people are using the service, they will be fewer jobs? the railways coming back. the week before last we had 90% tree cover travel. we need to get rid of congestion. we need to get rid of carbon emission. the railway and public transport is essential to that. if we can get an agreement on this issue going forward, with negotiated change, we can ensure we can run the system without the disruption we are seeing now, which is being created by the government. so, no compulsory redundancies. let's talk about pay increases for nurses, teachers, most public sector workers, the offer is about 3%. lots of people say, why should rail workers get paid incrementally more than those key workers due that offer is outrageous. the than those key workers due that offer is outrageous.— offer is outrageous. the nurses unions and _ offer is outrageous. the nurses unions and the _ offer is outrageous. the nurses unions and the teachers - offer is outrageous. the nurses unions and the teachers unionsj offer is outrageous. the nurses - unions and the teachers unions will say they are not going to accept that. we need a square deal for everyone. there is a lie put about by government ministers that in some way rail work —— railway workers get poorer, they are going to transfer

that money to nurses and other health workers. that is a nonsense. if there were eggs get poorer, the people of all railway companies will get richer and won't donate any of that profit to low—paid workers. let's get a deal for everyone that profit to low—paid workers. let's get a dealfor everyone in this country. let's get a deal for everyone in this country-— let's get a deal for everyone in this country. let's get a deal for everyone in thiscount .~ ., ., ., this country. what would you say to somebody hoping — this country. what would you say to somebody hoping to _ this country. what would you say to somebody hoping to reach - this country. what would you say to somebody hoping to reach a - this country. what would you say to | somebody hoping to reach a hospital appointment today that they waited for two years for, that they can't get there? j for two years for, that they can't get there?— for two years for, that they can't aet there? . , ,., , ., get there? i am very sorry for the disruption- _ get there? i am very sorry for the disruption. we _ get there? i am very sorry for the disruption. we have _ get there? i am very sorry for the disruption. we have given - get there? i am very sorry for the disruption. we have given two - get there? i am very sorry for the . disruption. we have given two weeks notice. we have waited four weeks to get the sun. the government could have settled this dispute. instead they are escalating. the lies they are telling about railway workers and the industry are outrageous. they can't resist it. this is a government that is a stranger to the truth. every time they talk, they bend the facts and situation to their needs. they need to sort out this dispute. come to the table or allow the people at the table to negotiate freely and with a license to settle the dispute. the government _ to settle the dispute. the government would - to settle the dispute. the government would argue it is not up to them to settle your pay dispute.

the prime minister is expected to say we need everybody in the public sector subsidised by the government... that would contribute to inflation and that is what you are fighting against? thea;r to inflation and that is what you are fighting against?— are fighting against? they have riven the are fighting against? they have given the right _ are fighting against? they have given the right mandates - are fighting against? they have given the right mandates to - are fighting against? they have i given the right mandates to these train operating companies. network rail. every the room they phone, and officials. the problem with low pay in this country is it goes back to cameron and osborne 12 or more years ago. everybody has been suffering from low pay. they need to get their finger out and fund the public services properly, so that everyone working on them can get a decent pay deal. but working on them can get a decent pay deal. �* ., , ., working on them can get a decent pay deal. �* ., , working on them can get a decent pay deal. �* ., i. ., .. , ., ., working on them can get a decent pay deal. �* ., , ., ., , deal. but do you accept inflation is hirh deal. but do you accept inflation is high because _ deal. but do you accept inflation is high because of— deal. but do you accept inflation is high because of scarcity _ deal. but do you accept inflation is high because of scarcity of - high because of scarcity of resource, so if you give more public sector workers more money, it will contribute to inflation? h0. sector workers more money, it will contribute to inflation?— contribute to inflation? no, i don't accet contribute to inflation? no, i don't accept that— contribute to inflation? no, i don't accept that at _ contribute to inflation? no, i don't accept that at all. _ contribute to inflation? no, i don't accept that at all. one _ contribute to inflation? no, i don't accept that at all. one of- contribute to inflation? no, i don't accept that at all. one of the - accept that at all. one of the things causing inflation is rampant profit—taking. profits are on the increase in this country while pay is falling. we have full employment and falling pay. that is a remarkable situation to be sitting over as a government. they have to

make sure every british worker gets a square deal. they also need to make sure they haven't got precarious work and have gotjob security and decent conditions. that will make a better society for all of us. brute that will make a better society for all of us. l , l that will make a better society for all of us. l , . ., ~ ., all of us. we expect a week of disruptions. _ all of us. we expect a week of disruptions. will _ all of us. we expect a week of disruptions. will sunday - all of us. we expect a week of disruptions. will sunday be i all of us. we expect a week of| disruptions. will sunday be the all of us. we expect a week of- disruptions. will sunday be the end disruptions. will sunday he the end of it? j disruptions. will sunday be the end of it? ., �* ~' disruptions. will sunday be the end of it? ., �* ~ disruptions. will sunday be the end of it? l, �* ~ l, l, of it? i don't think so from what i can see. of it? i don't think so from what i can see- if _ of it? i don't think so from what i can see- if we — of it? i don't think so from what i can see. if we can _ of it? i don't think so from what i can see. if we can negotiate - of it? i don't think so from what i can see. if we can negotiate a - of it? i don't think so from what i l can see. if we can negotiate a deal this week, it can be, otherwise we have to look at what campaigns we are going to put on going forward. also my? brute are going to put on going forward. also m ? l l, �* are going to put on going forward. alsom?l ~ l, are going to put on going forward. alsom?l ~l, ,, , l, also my? we don't know. depends how the negotiations _ also my? we don't know. depends how the negotiations go? _ also my? we don't know. depends how the negotiations go? -- _ also my? we don't know. depends how the negotiations go? -- all— also my? we don't know. depends how the negotiations go? -- all summer? i the negotiations go? -- all summer? thank you- — the negotiations go? -- all summer? thank you. there _ the negotiations go? -- all summer? thank you. there is _ the negotiations go? -- all summer? thank you. there is where _ the negotiations go? -- all summer? thank you. there is where we - the negotiations go? -- all summer? thank you. there is where we are. i thank you. there is where we are. maclean's and those on the picket line saying a 3% deal is not good enough. the fact the government doesn't seem to be budging on other elements of the public sector, they say it is not their problem. the unions say they won't stop until they get a deal. we are going to speak to transport secretary grant shapps in about ten minutes. thank you. the price cap on energy bills

is predicted to increase by an extra £1,000 from the beginning of october, as the rising cost of living continues to hit households. customers have already faced energy bill hikes this year, with the cap increasing by almost £700 in april. it currently stands at £1,971. the price had been as low as £1,042 in the summer of 2020 — the cheapest since the price cap was introduced injanuary 2019. now it is expected to rise to around £2,980 for the next period, which runs between october and december. that prediction has been made by the energy research specialists cornwall insights, and their senior consultant, dr craig lowrey, joins us now. morning to you. just tell me how you have got to this figure and how significant this number is? what

have got to this figure and how significant this number is? what we are seeinr significant this number is? what we are seeing in _ significant this number is? what we are seeing in terms _ significant this number is? what we are seeing in terms of— significant this number is? what we are seeing in terms of the - significant this number is? what we j are seeing in terms of the increases is that— are seeing in terms of the increases is that these are being largely driven— is that these are being largely driven by— is that these are being largely driven by the increase in the price of wholesale energy, particularly natural _ of wholesale energy, particularly natural gas, they will be ongoing ability— natural gas, they will be ongoing ability of— natural gas, they will be ongoing ability of gas supplies from russia into the _ ability of gas supplies from russia into the european union. we have already— into the european union. we have already started to see reductions in .as already started to see reductions in gas flows _ already started to see reductions in gas flows from russia to countries including _ gas flows from russia to countries including germany, italy, austria among _ including germany, italy, austria among others. there are concerns this will— among others. there are concerns this will continue as we go further into the _ this will continue as we go further into the year. and fears over the supply— into the year. and fears over the supply and — into the year. and fears over the supply and availability issues, that is what _ supply and availability issues, that is what is — supply and availability issues, that is what is dragging a lot of the increases _ is what is dragging a lot of the increases we are seeing. it is worth beanna increases we are seeing. it is worth bearina in increases we are seeing. it is worth bearing in mind _ increases we are seeing. it is worth bearing in mind this _ increases we are seeing. it is worth bearing in mind this number- increases we are seeing. it is worth | bearing in mind this number doesn't include the government's support package that will be coming in. how much of a difference will that make? we have had the initial raft of financial— we have had the initial raft of financial support to households in april _ financial support to households in april the — financial support to households in april. the expectation of a further £400 _ april. the expectation of a further £400 payment coming later in the

yearl _ £400 payment coming later in the year. those measures will make a dent— year. those measures will make a dent on— year. those measures will make a dent on the — year. those measures will make a dent on the increases we are focusing _ dent on the increases we are focusing. but obviously it won't offset _ focusing. but obviously it won't offset this. there is clearly the potential— offset this. there is clearly the potential for further support to be sought— potential for further support to be sought from government. for as long as these _ sought from government. for as long as these high prices continue. we can't _ as these high prices continue. we can't rule — as these high prices continue. we can't rule additional measures out. in the _ can't rule additional measures out. in the past— can't rule additional measures out. in the past the way to get around this was to shop around, to look around and find a better deal. that is not really an option at the moment. is not really an option at the moment-— is not really an option at the moment. l, , l l, is not really an option at the moment. l, , l, , l l, l, moment. can people do? what we are really looking — moment. can people do? what we are really looking at _ moment. can people do? what we are really looking at in _ moment. can people do? what we are really looking at in terms _ moment. can people do? what we are really looking at in terms of— really looking at in terms of consumer demand perspective is really— consumer demand perspective is really looking at fresh measures to improve _ really looking at fresh measures to improve energy efficiency so they can manage consumption. we have seen examples _ can manage consumption. we have seen examples of— can manage consumption. we have seen examples of this, quite high—profile examples _ examples of this, quite high—profile examples of this, quite high—profile examples of this, quite high—profile examples of this, in germany and australia — examples of this, in germany and australia i— examples of this, in germany and australia. i think that demand and consumption side of things is very

much _ consumption side of things is very much important. it is also important to note _ much important. it is also important to note there is still the potential out there — to note there is still the potential out there for different deals, cheap deals. _ out there for different deals, cheap deals. but— out there for different deals, cheap deals, but certainly they are have been _ deals, but certainly they are have been historically. thank you very much indeed. 23 thank you very much indeed. 275? minutes past thank you very much indeed. 275 minutes past seven. thank you very much indeed. 25 minutes past seven. we thank you very much indeed. 2:5 minutes past seven. we have thank you very much indeed. 25 minutes past seven. we have been showing uw pictures from stonehenge this morning as hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the summer solstice. that is not all, is it? today marks a big birthday for the duke of cambridge — he turns a0 years old. remember that? no! me neither! it comes at a time of increasing responsibility for prince william, as our royal correspondent, daniela relph, reports. for a0 years, the major landmarks in his life have happened in front of the cameras. from holidays with his parents and younger brother. to photo opportunities for the first day at school. through the heartbreaking sadness

and courage he showed at his mother's funeral. in contrast to the happiness a few years later, of university graduation at st andrews, alongside his wife to be. all defining moments, all played out in public. they have allowed us to see how, at 40, a once cautious, contained prince has become a more open, confident future king. and his work here will have helped that. as william wales, he was a helicopter pilot at the east anglian air ambulance. what the prince got here was a clear slice of normality. he would make a brew, i have had many of his cups of tea. and he would take his turn and he would get involved in washing the aircraft, cleaning the aircraft, everything that a pilot does. to mark the duke of cambridge's 40th birthday, these

photos have been released, rather than formal, official portraits. previously unseen images taken a couple of weeks ago when william went out to sell the big issue. homelessness will now be a priority for him. a cause officials say is close to his heart, as it was to his mother's. back in 2009, william slept out on the streets of london for a night, with the centrepoint chief executive seyi obakin, to help understand the experience of homelessness. 13 years on, he's actively involved. he is definitely part of the story for us. but i think more importantly, we are part of the story for him. he has been a patron since 2005, that's 17 years. i don't see that he will then suddenly say, "actually, i'm not interested in this any more". not for any other reason other than he's invested in the problem, and he's invested in trying to find the solution for those who are affected by the problem.

and long may it continue, is what i say. alongside homelessness, expect to see a greater focus on mental health. the former arsenal and england footballer tony adams, who has had his own struggles with addiction, has worked with william in this area. he wasn'tjust kind of going through the motions and saying, "i'm turning up, this is a piece of work for me, i need to do this, president of the fa, i'mjust here," blah, blah, blah. he really cared, and you can't really fake that. on a personal level, william has seemed more settled. his marriage to kate has more stability and support. fatherhood has also suited him. their three children were some of the stars of the show over the platinum jubilee weekend, although future public appearances will be carefully timed and managed. and his focus on his family and their happiness and privacy will see a big move for them

this summer when they leave london to set up home in windsor. the move here has been driven by personal reasons. behind the castle walls, there is greater freedom for the family than they currently have in london. the children will go to school nearby. but it also puts william closer to his grandmother, at a time when he is stepping up his official duties. as he reaches 40, the one area of discontent is the ongoing fallout with his brother harry. the breakdown of that relationship remains unresolved. i do know from sources very close to william that he is still very hurt about some of the things that his brother and his sister—in—law have said and done. the days of not even talking to each other are a thing of the past, but that said, there's not the closeness there once was and i think there's probably quite a few bridges to be rebuilt before they gets to that stage. but there is every hope that there will be a point when these once unbreakable bond of brothers, when they were

so close, will be close once again. william knows that the years ahead will be filled with significant change. but for now, at 40, he is settled in both his public role in his private life. daniela relph, bbc news. lovely picture. gorgeous. what do you get prince william for his 40th? tricky one. you get prince william for his 40th? tric one. l, l, �* ~ l. tricky one. yeah. i don't know. i don't think— tricky one. yeah. i don't know. i don't think he _ tricky one. yeah. i don't know. i don't think he is _ tricky one. yeah. i don't know. i don't think he is coming - tricky one. yeah. i don't know. i don't think he is coming over, i tricky one. yeah. i don't know. i| don't think he is coming over, so tricky one. yeah. i don't know. i- don't think he is coming over, so we don't think he is coming over, so we don't have to worry about it. but happy birthday, prince william. i feel very old thinking a his 40. i remember when he was a little kid on the blanket. �* l, remember when he was a little kid on the blanket-— the blanket. don't. you are only 27! we are going _ the blanket. don't. you are only 27! we are going to _ the blanket. don't. you are only 27! we are going to talk— the blanket. don't. you are only 27! we are going to talk to _ the blanket. don't. you are only 27! we are going to talk to the - we are going to talk to the government about the rail strikes. what, if anything, government about the rail strikes. what, ifanything, can government about the rail strikes. what, if anything, can ministers do? we talk to grant schapps in a minute. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

good morning, i'm asad ahmad. so strikes affecting just about every part of london and beyond today. notjust the rail strike but a tube strike too. the biggest for a generation, and the fourth this year. people are being advised not to travel unless absolutely necessary as about 10,000 london underground staff walk out. the rmt union says their action won't end here. our campaign will get run for as long as it needs to run, until we get a settlement that is acceptable to our people. whenever we get an offer that is tenable, we will put that to our members in a referendum. but what's on the table now, given the mandate that we have got, where 89% of our people voted in favour of going on strike. there is a significantly disrupted its service on the tube. very little service running. and where it is, it will be on the outer reaches of the network. london 0verground and the elizabeth line have disrupted services. so our message to customers is, very much only travel if your

journey is essential. with a lot of people not being able to get to work, working from home has become an option for many but not all. mostjobs in the hospitality and retail industries can't be done at home and so the impact of the strike in those areas is significant. you find workarounds, we've all become far more resilient. but the problem with that resilience, it doesn't help you with hospitality and the general buzz and the economy and essential activity. so we are still trying to find a long—term solution and a long term approach to these new ways of working. we only get a long—term approach to new ways of working if we have periods of stability where the railways just don't go on strike. a look at the travel now. i'll tell you what is running. the northern line — between east finchley and high barnet / mill hill east and between golders green and edgware. and the dlr is running — except for between shadwell and bank.

onto the weather now with kate. good morning. it is of course the summer solstice, the longest day of the year for the northern hemisphere. some sunrise pictures from weather watcher me on the hill in redhill, just as the light starts to come up. also over in wanstead a little earlier on from weather watcher bailey. for this summer solstice, there is plenty of sunshine, high pressure is in charge, it's dry, it's sunny, the wind is light and temperatures just getting a little warmer. we are looking at a maximum of 25 celsius, could see one or two spots locally at 26. so, warm and pleasant evening in the sunshine then overnight, it's dry and it's clear. the minimum temperature between seven and 12 celsius. so away from central london, could have quite a cool feel first thing tomorrow morning, very similar to this morning. high pressure extends through wednesday, blocking these fronts to the south, it is going to be another dry day through tomorrow. plenty of sunshine, again, the wind light and temperatures sneaking up a little higher. 26, 27 celsius through the course of wednesday. again locally, maybe

one or two spots at 28. for thursday, it's going to be another warm day but a bit more cloud and the chance of a shower. then low pressure takes overfrom friday. cooler temperatures and turning unsettled for the weekend. there's more on bbc radio london and on twitter @bbctravelalert. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. borisjohnson is expected to call for a "sensible compromise" on pay when the cabinet meets later to discuss the rail strikes. it comes as the government faces criticism from labour for staying out of talks with the unions. we can speak now to the transport secretary, grant shapps, who's in westminster this morning. secretary, grant shapps, good secretary, grant shapps, morning. good secreta , grant sha s, morninu. m situation good morning. morning. what is the situation this — good morning. morning. what is the situation this morning, _ good morning. morning. what is the situation this morning, what - good morning. morning. what is the situation this morning, what is - good morning. morning. what is the situation this morning, what is it - situation this morning, what is it looking like in terms of disruption

across the country? fasten; looking like in terms of disruption across the country?— across the country? very much as re orted across the country? very much as reported on _ across the country? very much as reported on your _ across the country? very much as reported on your programme, - reported on your programme, relatively few trains running, i think it's going to end up being less than 20% of trains. we have also got disruption in london in an unrelated but till nonetheless strike by the rmt again on the london underground. it is very congested and people are trying to take at the roots and doing what they did a lot during coronavirus which is where they can, people are working from home. the which is where they can, people are working from home.— working from home. the people at home watching _ working from home. the people at home watching the _ working from home. the people at home watching the tv _ working from home. the people at home watching the tv this - working from home. the people at| home watching the tv this morning you can't get to work or exams or hospital appointments, they are going to be wondering why you, as transport secretary, are not sitting down at the table, while you are not more involved in this, trying to get some kind of resolution. the simple answer is unions _ some kind of resolution. the simple answer is unions have _ some kind of resolution. the simple answer is unions have walked - some kind of resolution. the simple answer is unions have walked out i some kind of resolution. the simple answer is unions have walked out ofj answer is unions have walked out of talks. there are talks going on. it is always the case that the employer, network rail and the rail company, and the union should sit down and discuss the details of

this. the strikes are over allegedly pay because the unions told their members there would not be a pay rise which was never true, because the pay freeze of coronavirus was to coming to an end, and compulsoryjob cuts. where in fact people have been coming forward through a voluntary redundancy scheme. so again, a scare by the unions. i think they have cold these strikes and are full potential. it is is the employers who have to negotiate a settlement with the unions. is that —— i think they have called these strikes under. pretences. section 5.2 of the contract between the department for transport and south west trains, saying the operators handling of industrial action will always be subject to the secretary of state direction and thatis secretary of state direction and that is you, so people don't understand why you cannot get more

involved and try and sort this out. i'm extremely involved, i am spending huge amounts of time, not just now but over the last few years, working with the unions on this huge reform package which is an needed. we need to have a modern railway. you could say the same about the government in charge of the nhs orfirefighters or about the government in charge of the nhs or firefighters or postal workers, i notice although labour are calling for ministers to walk into the room and somehow i think undermine and disrupt those discussions, when blair and brown were in power, they didn't go into the room even though the unions were calling for it, with the firefighters or the postal workers on strike. it's not the way it works. it used to back in the 19705, harold wilson would invite them into downing street for beer and sandwiches, but it wasn't productive and then and it would not be now. the unions know this and last month, mick lynch their leader last month

was saying he would not been seen dead as he described it negotiating with a tory government. they know they need to sit down with the rmt again. lslate they need to sit down with the rmt aaain. l l. they need to sit down with the rmt aaain. l l, , l, l, again. we have 'ust heard from him and he says— again. we have 'ust heard from him and he says he — again. we havejust heard from him and he says he wanted _ again. we havejust heard from him and he says he wanted to _ again. we havejust heard from him and he says he wanted to be - again. we have just heard from him i and he says he wanted to be involved around the table. you are the transport secretary, we have a transport crisis, surely there is a responsibility on you, even though if they are going to be respected or if they are going to be respected or if you think it's going to work, it's worth a try, surely? it is if you think it's going to work, it's worth a try, surely?- it's worth a try, surely? it is a stunt, it's worth a try, surely? it is a stunt. they — it's worth a try, surely? it is a stunt, they are _ it's worth a try, surely? it is a stunt, they are doing - it's worth a try, surely? it is a stunt, they are doing it - it's worth a try, surely? it is a stunt, they are doing it for. it's worth a try, surely? it is a - stunt, they are doing it for effect. they have walked out of the talks yesterday afternoon whilst they were still ongoing and went and called a press conference and said it was over. it's quite clearly the rmt and labour who have got nothing to say on this, they will not even condemn the strikes with millions of hard—working people unable to get the jobs. hard—working people unable to get thejobs. the irony of hard—working people unable to get the jobs. the irony of the strike is the jobs. the irony of the strike is the rmt say they are doing it to help the people who are less well—paid, actually people who are generally in the white collarjobs are able to sit down at their computer and use teams and zoom today to contact and stay at work,

but the people that are hurting other cleaners, people who have to physically turn up and sometimes people who are less well—paid. let's not forget, the public put £16 billion into running this railway during coronavirus, the equivalent of £600 per family. during coronavirus, the equivalent of £600 perfamily. the during coronavirus, the equivalent of £600 per family. the way we are thanked for that is this militant extreme union taking their workers out on strike on the false pretence and pretext that there is not going to be a pay increase and there will bejob to be a pay increase and there will be job cuts which is both fundamentally untrue. be job cuts which is both fundamentall untrue. l , l, fundamentally untrue. when did you learn to speak _ fundamentally untrue. when did you learn to speak to _ fundamentally untrue. when did you learn to speak to the _ fundamentally untrue. when did you learn to speak to the rmt? - fundamentally untrue. when did you learn to speak to the rmt? might i learn to speak to the rmt? might rail ministers _ learn to speak to the rmt? might rail ministers talk _ learn to speak to the rmt? might rail ministers talk to _ learn to speak to the rmt? might rail ministers talk to the - learn to speak to the rmt? might rail ministers talk to the rmt, - learn to speak to the rmt? m grit rail ministers talk to the rmt, my actual discussions come through the employers who have had over 605 meetings with them. they have had ample opportunity... .— meetings with them. they have had ample opportunity... . when did you personally. — ample opportunity... . when did you personally. the _ ample opportunity... . when did you personally, the transport _ ample opportunity... . when did you personally, the transport secretary, | personally, the transport secretary, speak to the union who called the strike was my to the union... i don't want to know about letters. i

don't want to know about letters. i don't want to know about letters. i don't mean to them because it is a red herring. ifi don't mean to them because it is a red herring. if i thought there was a chance it would make a difference, i would do it at the drop of hat but they are using it as a camouflage for the fact fact they have walked out of of the talks that they should be in with their employers who have the capacity to make a settlement but they are refusing to do so. this whole strike is about outdated working practices which go back to the 19505. in some cases for example, not having an ordinary working day on a sunday goes back to a 1919 agreement which is when sundays we are not a day when people were not going up or leisure. if you are meeting _ were not going up or leisure. if you are meeting with _ were not going up or leisure. if you are meeting with them _ were not going up or leisure. if you are meeting with them you - were not going up or leisure. if you are meeting with them you could i were not going up or leisure. if you are meeting with them you could say these things to them rather than just appearing on television and talking about it. i'm genuinely interested in when you last met them? i interested in when you last met them? l, �* , , them? i don't meet with them because that is the job — them? i don't meet with them because that is the job of _ them? i don't meet with them because that is the job of the _ them? i don't meet with them because that is the job of the employers, - that is the job of the employers, they do meet with them. this is an

excuse, a stunt, actually, by the trade unions, somehow saying that if we could only meet face—to—face it would make a difference. i hear labour are also saying i should make a meeting with them but blair under the government they did not meet with the firefighters, under the brown government they did not meet with the postal workers, all of a sudden they say it will make a difference, but it will not make a difference, but it will not make a difference apart from dividing a bit of theatre which is what they are after. they need to come back into the negotiation today with network rail and the train operating companies to get this fixed. the rest of it is a distraction which we are falling for. i rest of it is a distraction which we are falling for.— are falling for. i am not falling for it, i think— are falling for. i am not falling for it, i think a _ are falling for. i am not falling for it, i think a lot _ are falling for. i am not falling for it, i think a lot of- are falling for. i am not falling for it, i think a lot of people i for it, i think a lot of people sitting at home this morning who cannot get on a train will be wondering, the transport secretary, what are you doing during this crisis? if you are not going to meet and talk to them, what about a cobra meeting, an emergency cabinet meeting? that is something that some of your political opponents want. will you be holding a cobra meeting?

there are meetings this week and we meet every day... to there are meetings this week and we meet every day- - -_ meet every day... to deal with this crisis? yes- — meet every day... to deal with this crisis? yes. and _ meet every day... to deal with this crisis? yes. and will _ meet every day... to deal with this crisis? yes. and will that _ meet every day... to deal with this crisis? yes. and will that be - crisis? yes. and will that be ongoing? — crisis? yes. and will that be ongoing? three _ crisis? ia: and will that be ongoing? three strikes this week, and may be more to follow.- and may be more to follow. there will be no — and may be more to follow. there will be no shortage _ and may be more to follow. there will be no shortage of— and may be more to follow. there will be no shortage of discussions| will be no shortage of discussions about this and we have been working on it for months and years. the kind of cash that you and i and every single person watching this has put into supporting the railways, £160,000 per employee, the —— of the railway during coronavirus, i don't think that is a way of thanking the public for that investment. railway workers are not badly paid, a train driver get a median, average pay of £55,000, a third of them are over 70,000. , , l, , 70,000. drivers are different, we are not talking — 70,000. drivers are different, we are not talking about _ 70,000. drivers are different, we are not talking about drivers - 70,000. drivers are different, we. are not talking about drivers today. the whole of the railways, £44,000 in the median salary. that the whole of the railways, £44,000 in the median salary.— in the median salary. that does not include the — in the median salary. that does not include the cleaners _ in the median salary. that does not include the cleaners you _ in the median salary. that does not include the cleaners you are - in the median salary. that does not include the cleaners you are talking about. i

include the cleaners you are talking about. .. include the cleaners you are talking about. ~' l, , l about. i think it does include them. the unions — about. i think it does include them. the unions dispute _ about. i think it does include them. the unions dispute those _ about. i think it does include them. the unions dispute those figures. i the unions dispute those figures. 44,000 is the median salary for a radio —— railway worker. compare that with a net on 31,000. what we have got here is an extreme militant union with a leader who says that all he wants is a bit of socialism, he is nostalgic over the power of unions from the 19705. he is demonstrating that by walking out of the talks, by making unreasonable asks, by telling his members there will be no pro rise when there will be, —— pay rise, by telling lies about compulsory redundancy, we have had more people coming forward voluntarily for redundancy than we can accept. and the need for modernisation, network rails, the time sheet is still on pieces of paper in many cases because the unions will not allow it to go didn't —— digital. this is a nonsense in the modern world. you

have been in _ nonsense in the modern world. you have been in government for 13 years. have been in government for 13 ears. .l, have been in government for 13 ears, . l, l. have been in government for 13 ears. l, l, , , years. the power of the unions is alwa s years. the power of the unions is always very _ years. the power of the unions is always very strong, _ years. the power of the unions is always very strong, it's _ years. the power of the unions is always very strong, it's one - years. the power of the unions is always very strong, it's one of i years. the power of the unions is | always very strong, it's one of the last areas where the many reforms in the 805 and 905 did not reach because every time it got close, the unions would do what they are doing now which is people out on strike. they have judged this wrong on this occasion, previously people had no choice but to get to work and now millions of people are able to work from home. sadly the people who will be hurt will be the people that the union claims they want to represent, who are the worst paid. i think it's deplorable, they need to get back round the negotiating table with the employer, the right person to negotiate with, and get this thing fixed. b. negotiate with, and get this thing fixed. �* l , l l, , fixed. a cynic might wonder if this is uuite a fixed. a cynic might wonder if this is quite a handy — fixed. a cynic might wonder if this is quite a handy dispute _ fixed. a cynic might wonder if this is quite a handy dispute for i fixed. a cynic might wonder if this is quite a handy dispute for the i is quite a handy dispute for the government that you can drive a political wedge, you can talk about labour and the unions, this is a battle that after months of pa rtygate battle that after months of partygate and battle that after months of pa rtygate and cost of battle that after months of partygate and cost of living crisis, it might save you quite well. i completely disagree, the idea that

anybody would want the country to grind to a halt is completely ridiculous of course. the reality is, people watching this will get this, i have already mentioned the salaries, the retirement age of 62 for most people working on the railways, and clearly, employers will need to put that up, they are offering 65. you have good working practices including in many cases on many train companies are four—day working week, flexibility which means that people —— in flexibilities mean that if people work in a terminal, if they move to the terminal next to them they cannot, the union say. we are living in a modern world with antiquated railways and we have to get them updated otherwise we cannot run the railway in favour of the passenger and keep ticket prices down. there are a lot of good reasons why we have to have this reform. there is a pay offer on the table, the door is

open, the negotiations, but i'm afraid what we have got this grandstanding at a very extreme union who have taken their workers out on strike under a full pretence. grant shapps, a lot of people are concerned about this issue of ticket offices, that people might not be able to buy a physical ticket when they get to their local station because they will be closed, how realistic is that correct? when we talk about modernisation, i realistic is that correct? when we talk about modernisation, it is i realistic is that correct? when we i talk about modernisation, it is true that we have the same number of ticket offices as we had in the 19905 but compared with then, i think only one in eight tickets are purchased at a ticket office. we do have ticket offices where over a three—month period, 17 tickets were sold, that is the lowest on. we need to update that. i would prefer people not to be to update that. i would prefer people not to he sat behind the glass in the ticket office put out on the station and platform helping passengers. there were always be people who would need additional assistance and we will make sure it

is there. but we need to modernise the railway. we had this on london underground, when boris was mayor, when they took out the ticket offices and replace them with contactless and everyone said it would be terrible but in fact, it has created one of the most modern ticketing systems in the world. lithfheh ticketing systems in the world. when eo - le ticketing systems in the world. when --eole are ticketing systems in the world. when people are worried, _ ticketing systems in the world. when people are worried, we _ ticketing systems in the world. when people are worried, we have to be quick, we have to let you go, when people worry that all ticket offices are going to be closed down that's another thing that you need to put out there which is completely untrue. l, , out there which is completely untrue. l, l , l, , l, l, untrue. no decisions over the detail had been taken. _ untrue. no decisions over the detail had been taken. to _ untrue. no decisions over the detail had been taken. to be _ untrue. no decisions over the detail had been taken. to be up _ untrue. no decisions over the detail had been taken. to be up front i untrue. no decisions over the detail had been taken. to be up front we i had been taken. to be up front we think that there are too many offices because only 12% of tickets are purchased at the offices. we are going to massively increase the number of contactless stations with another 900 coming onto the wider network outside of tfl, out of london to's system. it makes sense to modernise it. everything we are doing, including the entire reform of our railways to great british railways is to make this a better

experience for passengers. the fact that we are getting scare stories from the union is about trying to make it easierfor from the union is about trying to make it easier for passengers makes you everything you need to know about the strike. irate you everything you need to know about the strike.— you everything you need to know about the strike. we have to leave it there, grant _ about the strike. we have to leave it there, grant shapps, _ about the strike. we have to leave it there, grant shapps, thank- about the strike. we have to leave it there, grant shapps, thank you | it there, grant shapps, thank you forjoining us. it there, grant shapps, thank you forjoining us— we are going to be keeping you all “p we are going to be keeping you all up to date with what is happening on the rails and the roads out there today. let's get the sport, focus on ryan giggs. yes, he stepped back temporarily from the wales management, he has decided now is the time to put the position permanently to avoid it becoming a distraction with his trial in the offing. ryan giggs resigning as wales manager with immediate effect having stepped away from his role almost 18 months ago. he was later charged with using controlling behaviour and assaulting his ex—girlfriend, something he denies. in a statement, he said he didn't want the country's preparations for the world cup to be affected by the trial which begins in august.

rob page took over as interim wales manager, leading them to their first world cup since 1958. prepare yourself for a buzz of excitement on the south coast today as serena williams makes her return to tennis. after almost a year away, having retired from her opening round match at wimbledon last year, plays in the doubles this evening at eastbourne, alongside 0ns jabieur. she admitted it's been hard to keep their planned partnership a secret. hard for serena to keep anything secret wherever she goes. she certainly got the attention of staff at an indian restaurant down in eastbourne where she enjoyed a nice seafood dish, as she geared up for the tournament. trying to eat, drink and do all the right things to keep herfitness up is emma raducanu, it's still unclear whether the british number one will play at wimbledon, where her break—out came last year. she could only manage seven games at the nottingham open last week before retiring with a side problem. britain'sjodie burrage

enjoyed the biggest win of her career at eastbourne. the 23—year—old wild card came from behind to beat a top 100 player and plays the top seed paula badosa next. there was also a victory for british number two harriet dart. while jack draper beat americanjenson brooksby, which means he'll face diego schwartzman for a place in the quarter—finals. draper suffered second—round defeats at surbiton and queen's recently but was in form at eastbourne. yesterday we heard how swimming had taken the step to ban trangender athletes if they've been through any stage of male puberty. now rugby league has banned transgender players from women's international matches. the governing body said it wanted to "balance an individual�*s right to participate against the perceived risk to other pa rticipa nts". in a first for sport, fina, swimming's world governing body said they'll create a new open category. world athletics president lord coe said his sport could be next as sport continues to battle

with trans inclusion. 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. this essentially i think it's one of the great challenges facing sport at the great challenges facing sport at the moment. how do you preserve fairness in sport which is what sport is all about, of course, but also making it accessible and inclusive for all? this is something that each sport is wrestling with at the moment and is constantly changing which is why we are seeing each individual sport updating their

respective policies. ibshd each individual sport updating their respective policies.— each individual sport updating their respective policies. and fina making the oint respective policies. and fina making the point yesterday _ respective policies. and fina making the point yesterday that _ respective policies. and fina making the point yesterday that every i the point yesterday that every athlete is welcome but the categories are very specific. yes, that is what _ categories are very specific. yes, that is what they _ categories are very specific. yes, that is what they are _ categories are very specific. yes, that is what they are trying i categories are very specific. yes, that is what they are trying to address hence creating the open category. we were going to go to carol on the roof but there was an alarm going off? i think it has stopped? irate roof but there was an alarm going off? i think it has stopped? we will rive her off? i think it has stopped? we will give her five _ off? i think it has stopped? we will give her five minutes _ off? i think it has stopped? we will give her five minutes to _ off? i think it has stopped? we will give her five minutes to check i off? i think it has stopped? we will give her five minutes to check it i give her five minutes to check it out. don't worry, she is going to be fine, john! out. don't worry, she is going to be fine. john!— out. don't worry, she is going to be fine, john! l, , l, fine, john! someone is looking after her. in fact. — fine, john! someone is looking after her. in fact, everybody, _ fine, john! someone is looking after her. in fact, everybody, let's i fine, john! someone is looking after her. in fact, everybody, let's go - her. infact, everybody, let's go straight to carol! to reassure the nation! are you 0k? yes, myself and errol on the camera we are perfectly fine, it was an alarm going off but it seems to have stopped! nice and warm here in london, iii degrees, edinburgh and belfast is 13, but london, 1a degrees, edinburgh and belfast is 13, but if you have an

allergy to grass or a little pollen, the levels are high or very high across the board away from the north of scotland where they are moderate and low. summer solstice today, it is midsummer, when the sun is at its highest point in the sky in the northern hemisphere. so we have more daylight hours than any other point in the year. if you look at the sun rise and set times, 19 hours of sun in lerwick. in midwinter there are 14 in lerwick. in midwinter there are 1a hours less daylight. weak weather front is thinking through the country today, it should brighten up bind it with some sunshine but at times the cloud will be thick enough to produce the odd spot of drizzle. for the rest of england and wales it will be dry, sunny and warm, 12 in the far north to 25 in the far south today. this evening and overnight,

we see the return to some low cloud, murky conditions across the north and west. some clear skies around as well, and it is not going to be cold. temperatures falling away between nine and 13 degrees. that's how we start tomorrow, not on a particularly cold note. any patch mist that has formed around north—west england will quickly disperse, and we are looking at a fair bit of sunshine for england, wales and eastern scotland. for the rest of scotland and northern ireland, there will be more cloud around. close to the coast the murk will see low cloud and misty conditions with temperatures up to rant about 28 degrees at best. a little bit warmer than today. into thursday, we still have got the low cloud, mist and met in the north—west, more cloud and generally all the eastern scotland should some sunshine. england and wales starting with sunshine but we start to import showers from the south, pushing north in the direction of the new ——

milan's. —— the midlands. into friday and the weekend, low pressure takes over the weather so it is more unsettled with showers and longer spells of rain. unsettled with showers and longer spells of rain-— spells of rain. well done, carol, handfina spells of rain. well done, carol, handling all _ spells of rain. well done, carol, handling all of _ spells of rain. well done, carol, handling all of that _ spells of rain. well done, carol, handling all of that noise! - spells of rain. well done, carol, handling all of that noise! we i spells of rain. well done, carol, i handling all of that noise! we have been reassured it is not a fire alarm, it is ok!— been reassured it is not a fire alarm, it is ok! she didn't even flicker. what _ alarm, it is ok! she didn't even flicker. what a _ alarm, it is ok! she didn't even flicker. what a pro. _ alarm, it is ok! she didn't even flicker. what a pro. doesn't - alarm, it is ok! she didn't even i flicker. what a pro. doesn't react, 'ust kee flicker. what a pro. doesn't react, just keep going- — flicker. what a pro. doesn't react, just keep going- i— flicker. what a pro. doesn't react, just keep going. i am _ flicker. what a pro. doesn't react, just keep going. i am too - flicker. what a pro. doesn't react, just keep going. i am too busy i just keep going. i am too busy thinkina just keep going. i am too busy thinking about _ just keep going. i am too busy thinking about what _ just keep going. i am too busy thinking about what i - just keep going. i am too busy thinking about what i need - just keep going. i am too busy thinking about what i need to l just keep going. i am too busy i thinking about what i need to say next! _ thinking about what i need to say next! �* ., , , ., , next! alarm bells of the different kind! now to what's being described as a landmark change to aviation rules in the uk. for the first time, pilots with hiv will be able to fly without restrictions. under the old rules, pilots who disclosed they had the virus had to undergo a complex and expensive testing process to assess their mental abilities. pilotjames bushe led the campaign for the change and joins us now. good

for the change and joins us now. morning. good for the chance and 'oins us now. morninu. , dressed good morning. good morning. fully dressed in uniform _ good morning. good morning. fully dressed in uniform ready _ good morning. good morning. fully dressed in uniform ready to - good morning. good morning. fully dressed in uniform ready to go. - good morning. good morning. fully dressed in uniform ready to go. did| dressed in uniform ready to go. did you land dressed in uniform ready to go. did you [and here? i dressed in uniform ready to go. did you land here?— you land here? i didn't, i drove down! lsut— you land here? i didn't, i drove down! but i _ you land here? i didn't, i drove down! but i have _ you land here? i didn't, i drove down! but i have done - you land here? i didn't, i drove i down! but i have done manchester many times. 50 down! but i have done manchester many times— many times. so this has been a really personal— many times. so this has been a really personal fight _ many times. so this has been a really personal fight for - many times. so this has been a really personal fight for you. i many times. so this has been a. really personal fight for you. just explain your own situation and how you ended up in this fight. i was diagnosed _ you ended up in this fight. i was diagnosed with _ you ended up in this fight. i was diagnosed with hiv _ you ended up in this fight. i was diagnosed with hiv back- you ended up in this fight. i was diagnosed with hiv back in - you ended up in this fight. i —" diagnosed with hiv back in 2014. when i then went to get my pilot medical in 2017, i was initially told, no. the reason i was told no because of my hiv status. the rules at the time stated that if you were at the time stated that if you were a pilot that was already hiv positive you could continue to fly but if you are somebody like me, recently diagnosed or living with hiv, you could not. in the year that followed, i campaigned to change that. in 2018, we won and we had the support of many hiv charities across the uk. then i started my pilot training. moving forward from that, when i got my firstjob in 2019, i

thought, i need to tell the rest of this story. but i want to do so as me, because up until that point it was all anonymous because i still had that fear and stigma that still surrounds people living with hiv. we came to 2020 and i came out, for want of a better word to say, this is me and if you are person living with hiv, you can become a pilot. however, there were still restrictions. there was still complex testing i had to go through every year to maintain that medical. on the medical there were certain types of language i couldn't do, and what that potentially meant was with the elway i fly for, it could limit my career —— the airway i've delightful. so for 12 months with the support of hiv charities and the support of the caa of the regulator themselves, we have worked on a new framework which completely removes those restrictions. what is amazing about the change yesterday is that

we are now the most progressive regulator and progressive country in the world. this is a world first, where if you are a person living with hiv, and you want to become a pilot or an with hiv, and you want to become a pilot oran air with hiv, and you want to become a pilot or an air traffic controller, you can and you can get that medical with no restrictions. i you can and you can get that medical with no restrictions.— with no restrictions. i was really interested _ with no restrictions. i was really interested to _ with no restrictions. i was really interested to read _ with no restrictions. i was really interested to read in _ with no restrictions. ! was really interested to read in your- with no restrictions. i was really interested to read in your story | interested to read in your story that when you first fill in your medicalform, there that when you first fill in your medical form, there was a box you had to tick about whether you had been tested or not? and you chose just to be really honest and straightforward at that point and open and go, yes. why were you so able to do that? even that must have taken some courage all those years ago. taken some courage all those years auo. ., ~' taken some courage all those years auo. ., ~ h, taken some courage all those years aio, ., ~' , ., �* taken some courage all those years auo. ., ~ �* ., ago. yeah, i think so. but for me it was about — ago. yeah, i think so. but for me it was about getting _ ago. yeah, i think so. but for me it was about getting to _ ago. yeah, i think so. but for me it was about getting to the _ ago. yeah, i think so. but for me it was about getting to the stage - ago. yeah, i think so. but for me it was about getting to the stage of l was about getting to the stage of feeling comfortable with that diagnosis myself and thinking, ok, i knew that this is going to be an issue, but equally, unless somebody comes forward to challenge it, it's never going to change. unless they say, i am a person living with hiv,

there was never going to be an opportunity to challenge what was that it commentary position and get the rule changed. —— discriminatory position. if you are comfortable with your status and you do want to share it, to talk about the virus normalises it. it share it, to talk about the virus normalises it.— share it, to talk about the virus normalises it. it has changed so much over— normalises it. it has changed so much over the _ normalises it. it has changed so much over the last _ normalises it. it has changed so much over the last couple - normalises it. it has changed so much over the last couple of i normalises it. it has changed so - much over the last couple of decades in particular, treatments, science, you are living a completely —— normal life so your argument is, why can i not fly like any other pilot? with modern treatments and medication, it is 40 years this year to the day that terry higgins, the first person in the uk died of an age related illness and we have come from that point and are somebody like me who is on accessible treatment, cannot pass the virus on to others, we call that undetectable equals and transmissible. i am no different to anyone else, any other pilot in the world. —— undetectable

equals not transmissible. so pilot in the world. -- undetectable equals not transmissible.— equals not transmissible. so what does this mean _ equals not transmissible. so what does this mean to _ equals not transmissible. so what does this mean to you _ equals not transmissible. so what does this mean to you personally| does this mean to you personally now? it does this mean to you personally now? , .. , , does this mean to you personally now? , .. ,q , now? it feels like the sky is the limit, it sounds _ now? it feels like the sky is the limit, it sounds cheesy! - now? it feels like the sky is the limit, it sounds cheesy! i- now? it feels like the sky is the limit, it sounds cheesy! i had i now? it feels like the sky is the | limit, it sounds cheesy! i had to get it in there! there is nojob within this industry that i or any other pilot cannot do. and what i hope now is that this inspires other individuals living in other countries living with hiv to go to their regulator and ask for this. i hope that you have had a lot of people in touch about this? so many, all over the — people in touch about this? so many, all over the world _ people in touch about this? so many, all over the world who _ people in touch about this? so many, all over the world who are _ people in touch about this? so many, all over the world who are at - all over the world who are at different stages in theirjourney and they now have a blueprint and in the uk are very supportive regulator to help them get through it. i’m to help them get through it. i'm interested _ to help them get through it. i'm interested in _ to help them get through it. i'm interested in that moment when you decided not to be an anonymous redacted name in the case but actually to go public and put yourself on sofa and put yourself out there, it was there a moment when you thought, i am going to own this? do when you thought, i am going to own this? , ., when you thought, i am going to own this? i. ~ ., ., ~ this? do you know what, it felt like i had a huge _ this? do you know what, it felt like i had a huge sense _ this? do you know what, it felt like i had a huge sense of— this? do you know what, it felt like j i had a huge sense of responsibility because so many people have helped me along myjourney. i thought,

because so many people have helped me along myjourney. ithought, i'm so comfortable with my status, i know it should not make a difference in my life, i have a real opportunity here and a platform to try and make a change and make it better to make sure nobody else has to go through what i went through. because honestly, living with hiv today, i'm the fittest and healthiest and happiest i have ever been. ijust want healthiest and happiest i have ever been. i just want everybody to note that it doesn't matter, hiv has changed. that it doesn't matter, hiv has chanced. . .. that it doesn't matter, hiv has chanced. ., ~ i. that it doesn't matter, hiv has chanced. . ~' . ., changed. thank you so much for cominu changed. thank you so much for coming in. _ changed. thank you so much for coming in, james. _ changed. thank you so much for coming in, james. thank- changed. thank you so much for coming in, james. thank you. i changed. thank you so much for coming in, james. thank you. ll changed. thank you so much for- coming in, james. thank you. i think it will make — coming in, james. thank you. i think it will make a — coming in, james. thank you. i think it will make a lot _ coming in, james. thank you. i think it will make a lot of— coming in, james. thank you. i think it will make a lot of difference - coming in, james. thank you. i think it will make a lot of difference to - it will make a lot of difference to a lot of people, not many people will end up being pilots but the overall message about possibilities will be very striking. are you working today?— will be very striking. are you working today? will be very striking. are you workin: toda ? , , ., , working today? yes, straight up the road and i have _ working today? yes, straight up the road and i have a _ working today? yes, straight up the road and i have a little _ working today? yes, straight up the road and i have a little trip - working today? yes, straight up the road and i have a little trip up - working today? yes, straight up the road and i have a little trip up to i road and i have a little trip up to stornoway in the outer hebrides and down to southampton.— down to southampton. beautiful, fly safe. down to southampton. beautiful, fly safe- thank — down to southampton. beautiful, fly safe- thank you _ down to southampton. beautiful, fly safe. thank you having _ down to southampton. beautiful, fly safe. thank you having me. - down to southampton. beautiful, fly safe. thank you having me. i - down to southampton. beautiful, fly safe. thank you having me. i feel. safe. thank you having me. i feel really boring _ safe. thank you having me. i feel really boring when _ safe. thank you having me. i feel really boring when we _ safe. thank you having me. i feel really boring when we talk- safe. thank you having me. i feel really boring when we talk to - really boring when we talk to pilots. wejust really boring when we talk to pilots. we just sit here and bring you some news!

stay with us, headlines coming up. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and jon kay. our headlines today. deserted stations and cancelled trains — the largest rail strike in 30 years begins.

tthe prime minister calls for a sensible compromise — the unions accuse the government of blocking negotiations. last minute talks between the rail companies and the unions broke down last night — which means passengers arriving here and at stations across the uk will face cancellations or severe disruption. this is the rail network in central london on the first of three days of strikes. both sides are warning this moring the dispute could go on beyond the end of this week. actor ben stiller in ukraine — he told this programme he's worried the world will forget the victims of the war as you get closer and closer to kyiv, and to the east of the country, you start to see the roadblocks and see the destruction. i'm an actor, so the first thing i go is, "oh, it looks like a movie." but the scale of it is even bigger, and it's real. five months out from the world cup, ryan giggs resigns as wales manager. he's been on leave following his

arrest for using controlling behaviour and assaulting his ex—girlfriend — something he denies new photos are released of prince william selling the big issue to mark his 40th birthday — we look back at his four decades in the spotlight. good morning. it is pleasantly warm in london already. for much of england and wales today it is going to be dry, sunny and warm. for northern ireland, scotland and northern england, more cloud with the odd spot of rain. details later in the programme. good morning. it's tuesday, the 21st ofjune. the biggest rail strike in a generation is under way, with about half the network closed. up to 40,000 members of the rmt union working for 13 train companies and network rail have walked out in a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. it comes after last—ditch talks to avoid the strikes failed,

as vincent mcaviney reports. britain's usually bustling train stations have fallen silent this morning, apart from the union picket lines outside. while many have simply decided to work from home once again this week, others don't have that luxury. they are making their way in by any other means possible. only about half of the network will be open today, thursday and saturday. where trains are running, it is between about half past seven in the morning and have passed six in the evening. overall, about 20% of normal services are due to operate. the knock—on impact means disruption only days after the strikes too, with about 60% of services running. the rail industry is under pressure to save money. buses argue change is needed. passengers's habits have altered during the pandemic and outdated ways of working need to be modernised. something the government agrees with. it is

modernised. something the government aarees with. , ., , , ., agrees with. it is a stunt. they are doinu agrees with. it is a stunt. they are doin: it agrees with. it is a stunt. they are doing it for — agrees with. it is a stunt. they are doing it for effect. _ agrees with. it is a stunt. they are doing it for effect. they _ agrees with. it is a stunt. they are doing it for effect. they walked i agrees with. it is a stunt. they are | doing it for effect. they walked out of the talks yesterday afternoon whilst they were still ongoing and went to a press conference and said it was over. it's quite clearly they are empty, and labour, who have got nothing to say on this, they won't even condemn the strikes, with millions of hard—working people unable to get to theirjobs. but the rmt says the reforms mean job cuts and workers need a pay rise to reflect the increased cost of living. it has rejected a 3% pay offer. i living. it has re'ected a 3% pay offer. ., �* ~' living. it has re'ected a 396 pay offer. ., �* 4' ,, .y living. it has re'ected a 396 pay offer. ., �* ~ ,, , offer. i don't think sunday will be the end of— offer. i don't think sunday will be the end of it _ offer. i don't think sunday will be the end of it from _ offer. i don't think sunday will be the end of it from what _ offer. i don't think sunday will be the end of it from what i - offer. i don't think sunday will be the end of it from what i can - offer. i don't think sunday will be j the end of it from what i can see. if we _ the end of it from what i can see. if we can — the end of it from what i can see. if we can negotiate a deal, it will be. otherwise we have to look at what _ be. otherwise we have to look at what campaigns we can but i'm going forward, _ what campaigns we can but i'm going forward, and we think unions will 'oin forward, and we think unions will join this— forward, and we think unions will join this dispute on the railways and more — join this dispute on the railways and more broadly in society. train companies — and more broadly in society. train companies said _ and more broadly in society. train companies said they _ and more broadly in society. train companies said they were - companies said they were disappointed and called on the rmt to carry on talking. the union said it was still open to discussions that could settle the dispute. for now, rail passengers across britain face a week of disruption.

we are out and about this morning. nina is at london euston station for us this morning. let's ta ke let's take you live to our shot from the helicopter to give you an indication of what the situation is indication of what the situation is in london. asjohn was saying earlier, it is notjust at the rail strike. the underground strike is happening. lots of people choosing to stay at home. and this is the queue for the buses. you can see buses are expected to be much busier today than they are usually. extra demand. today than they are usually. extra demand- we _ today than they are usually. extra demand. we heard _ today than they are usually. extra demand. we heard from - today than they are usually. extra demand. we heard from highways england area as they monitored the roads across the country. they were talking about the fact that so far the boats have been busier than normal. people are driving. not as busy as the bank holiday yet. i guess different situations in different parts of the country. places like london, where you have also got an underground strike today, added pressures on people getting to work. we keep across that through the morning. if

getting to work. we keep across that through the morning.— through the morning. if you are used to travelling — through the morning. if you are used to travelling through _ through the morning. if you are used to travelling through london - through the morning. if you are used to travelling through london euston, j to travelling through london euston, you will know it is a busy and stressful place to be. it does not look like that this morning. nina is inside used in on the concourse. good morning. a very different image of that station this morning? yes, good morning. incredibly quiet this morning. a slow trickle of intrepid travellers deciding to come to the station because there are still some services running, just about a fifth. have a look behind me. you can see 20,30 about a fifth. have a look behind me. you can see 20, 30 passengers waiting for about ten services every hour. nowhere near the normal volume. the blame game continues. speaking to mick lynch of rmt earlier, he said the government had to come up with a deal. the government provided —— pointed to rail providers. rail providers say to the unions, we have your deal, you just don't want it. maclean said compulsory redundancies were put on a piece of paper last night during

the meeting. he said it is not acceptable. —— make lens. later today we expect the prime minister today we expect the prime minister to call for what he calls a sensible compromise. we think he will draw attention to public sector workers and their reliance on public transport and say to make lynch and the rmt union, they can't get to work as long as this strike is happening. he is also expected to say if we give everybody in the public sector a pay rise, inflation will go higher. that is part of the reason these demands for higher wages are happening because of higher rates of inflation. curbing public sector pay has historically been used as a way to keep inflation down. but the rmt union said earlier, you're missing the point, everybody is entitled to a fair pay deal. it is notjust rmt workers. it is nurses, it is teachers. everybody is nurses, it is teachers. everybody is entitled to pay which reflects the rate of inflation. what i did say though is that we know about the week of disruptions, passengers are forewarned, they are by and large

quite forgiving. what happens beyond sunday? will they return to normal? he said, now they will not, not if we don't get the right deal. thank you. we don't get the right deal. thank you-— we don't get the right deal. thank you. we don't get the right deal. thank ou. ., �* , , ., thank you. -- no. let's see what the situation is — thank you. -- no. let's see what the situation is in — thank you. -- no. let's see what the situation is in different _ thank you. -- no. let's see what the situation is in different parts - thank you. -- no. let's see what the situation is in different parts of- situation is in different parts of the country. in wales, only a handful of services are operating today. mark hutchings is at cardiff central station this morning, and can tell us more. it looks pretty similar to euston in london, dead quiet?— it looks pretty similar to euston in london, dead quiet? yes. although i brina ou london, dead quiet? yes. although i bring you exciting — london, dead quiet? yes. although i bring you exciting news _ london, dead quiet? yes. although i bring you exciting news because - london, dead quiet? yes. although i bring you exciting news because the| bring you exciting news because the rail service — bring you exciting news because the rail service here is now up and running — rail service here is now up and running after a fashion. it is a very— running after a fashion. it is a very curtailed service from cardiff. if you _ very curtailed service from cardiff. if you look — very curtailed service from cardiff. if you look at the rest of wales, there _ if you look at the rest of wales, there are — if you look at the rest of wales, there are no trains running at all pretty— there are no trains running at all pretty much. nothing in north wales, nothing _ pretty much. nothing in north wales, nothing in _ pretty much. nothing in north wales, nothing in mid wales, nothing west of cardiff _ nothing in mid wales, nothing west of cardiff. there are a few services running _ of cardiff. there are a few services running between cardiff and the valleys — running between cardiff and the valleys lines because they are on track— valleys lines because they are on track that— valleys lines because they are on track that is managed by transport

for wales, — track that is managed by transport for wales, who are not directly involved — for wales, who are not directly involved in— for wales, who are not directly involved in this strike action. the rest of— involved in this strike action. the rest of wales runs on network rail track, _ rest of wales runs on network rail track, which is caught up in all of this _ track, which is caught up in all of this but — track, which is caught up in all of this. but exciting developments. at 7:49am _ this. but exciting developments. at 7:49am the first train left cardiff on its _ 7z49am the first train left cardiff on its way— 7:49am the first train left cardiff on its way to london. i did speak to one rather— on its way to london. i did speak to one rather annoyed nhs worker getting — one rather annoyed nhs worker getting off at cardiff. there is a very— getting off at cardiff. there is a very threadbare service running here from cardiff. it is much better than the rest _ from cardiff. it is much better than the rest of— from cardiff. it is much better than the rest of wales. how— the rest of wales. how many people using that service? well, looking at the train that left at 7:49am, it was by no means full. we spoke _ at 7:49am, it was by no means full. we spoke to— at 7:49am, it was by no means full. we spoke to once french passenger travelling _ we spoke to once french passenger travelling around, or trying to travel— travelling around, or trying to travel around wales, heading to london. — travel around wales, heading to london, he is hoping to see the harry— london, he is hoping to see the harry potter experience. as if by magic, _ harry potter experience. as if by magic, a — harry potter experience. as if by magic, a train arrived. we hear about— magic, a train arrived. we hear about big — magic, a train arrived. we hear about big festivals like glastonbury being _ about big festivals like glastonbury being affected. i have been told about— being affected. i have been told about the international vampire

festival— about the international vampire festival being held in cardiff this week _ festival being held in cardiff this week. some key talkers have pulled out, i'm _ week. some key talkers have pulled out, i'm told. they might normally travel— out, i'm told. they might normally travel at _ out, i'm told. they might normally travel at night anyway. a pain in the neck— travel at night anyway. a pain in the neck for the organisers. it showed — the neck for the organisers. it showed that around wales all sorts of people _ showed that around wales all sorts of people and all sorts of events are being — of people and all sorts of events are being affected by this dispute. are you _ are being affected by this dispute. are you going to that?! it's not a denial. marketing is with the vampire update. marketing is with the vampire u date. , ., ., ~' marketing is with the vampire u date. , ., ., ~ ,., update. very good. i like the pain in the neck- _ update. very good. i like the pain in the neck. very _ update. very good. i like the pain in the neck. very good. _ in scotland, around 90% of trains will not run today because of the strikes, leaving a severely limited service on the few routes still operating between edinburgh and glasgow. some of those trains have started running in the last hour. alexandra mackenzie is at glasgow central station for us this morning. what is the situation there? well,

you just _ what is the situation there? well, you just missed a sudden flurry of activity _ you just missed a sudden flurry of activity. we saw the first arrival of this — activity. we saw the first arrival of this morning. but other than that, _ of this morning. but other than that, as — of this morning. but other than that, as you can see behind me, it is very— that, as you can see behind me, it is very quiet _ that, as you can see behind me, it is very quiet. this is rush—hour in scotland's — is very quiet. this is rush—hour in scotland's busiest station. we would normally— scotland's busiest station. we would normally see thousands of people coming _ normally see thousands of people coming through here every day. it not this— coming through here every day. it not this morning. the seats behind me are _ not this morning. the seats behind me are empty. when i arrived at the departure _ me are empty. when i arrived at the departure board was completely empty — departure board was completely empty. now you can see that there are several— empty. now you can see that there are several trains on there. normally— are several trains on there. normally trains would start leaving here at _ normally trains would start leaving here at about half past four in the morning — here at about half past four in the morning. of the first train today didn't— morning. of the first train today didn't leave until 7:30am. there has been _ didn't leave until 7:30am. there has been one _ didn't leave until 7:30am. there has been one trend that has left that has gone — been one trend that has left that has gone to london euston. but on the board _ has gone to london euston. but on the board now we can see lanark, we can see _ the board now we can see lanark, we can see a _ the board now we can see lanark, we can see a train— the board now we can see lanark, we can see a train to edinburgh waverley. scotrail operate almost all the _ waverley. scotrail operate almost all the trains in scotland. they are not actually — all the trains in scotland. they are not actually striking today. they are only — not actually striking today. they are only able to run 10% of their trains— are only able to run 10% of their trains because they rely very

heavily— trains because they rely very heavily on staff from network rail. so, services will be very limited. they— so, services will be very limited. they are — so, services will be very limited. they are running about five services _ they are running about five services. they are all going to be in the _ services. they are all going to be in the central belt area, including between — in the central belt area, including between edinburgh and glasgow. but as i said. _ between edinburgh and glasgow. but as i said, services day to start later— as i said, services day to start later this _ as i said, services day to start later this morning. don't be caught out. services will end quite early this evening as well. and if you are in the _ this evening as well. and if you are in the rest — this evening as well. and if you are in the rest of— this evening as well. and if you are in the rest of the country, dundee, lnverness, — in the rest of the country, dundee, inverness, aberdeen, also anywhere south _ inverness, aberdeen, also anywhere south of— inverness, aberdeen, also anywhere south of the — inverness, aberdeen, also anywhere south of the central belt, there will be — south of the central belt, there will be no — south of the central belt, there will be no train services at all today — today. alexander mackenzie today. — alexander mackenzie giving us the latest from scotland. we alexander mackenzie giving us the latest from scotland.— latest from scotland. we have deserted stations, _ latest from scotland. we have deserted stations, empty - latest from scotland. we have i deserted stations, empty tracks. what is the knock—on effect on the roads this morning? with only around 20% of rail services operating today, major motorways are expecting to see a significant increase in traffic volumes. our midlands correspondent navtejjohal is at national highways' operation centre in birmingham, where thousands of miles of roads across england are monitored.

how is it looking on the roads? well, as you would expect, it is starting — well, as you would expect, it is starting to— well, as you would expect, it is starting to get busier as we are now into the _ starting to get busier as we are now into the morning rush hour. you can .et into the morning rush hour. you can get a _ into the morning rush hour. you can get a picture — into the morning rush hour. you can get a picture of how things are looking — get a picture of how things are looking on the screen is behind me. on the _ looking on the screen is behind me. on the left — looking on the screen is behind me. on the left we have the m25. in the middle _ on the left we have the m25. in the middle is _ on the left we have the m25. in the middle is the 61 into manchester, very slow — middle is the 61 into manchester, very slow. on the right is spaghetti junction— very slow. on the right is spaghetti junction in— very slow. on the right is spaghetti junction in birmingham, currently busier— junction in birmingham, currently busier it — junction in birmingham, currently busier it would be. this is the national— busier it would be. this is the national hub. it is the nerve centre into which— national hub. it is the nerve centre into which all of the regional teams feed in _ into which all of the regional teams feed in information about what is going _ feed in information about what is going on— feed in information about what is going on when england's motorways and a_ going on when england's motorways and a roads. these guys write the text you _ and a roads. these guys write the text you see, most of that text, and the electronic messaging boards on motorways. they are here 24 seven, 365 days _ motorways. they are here 24 seven, 365 days a _ motorways. they are here 24 seven, 365 days a year. extra staff have been _ 365 days a year. extra staff have been brought on board today to help with what _ been brought on board today to help with what they expect to be a very busy day — with what they expect to be a very busy day. let's find out more about how things — busy day. let's find out more about how things are looking about speaking to frank bird, the senior network— speaking to frank bird, the senior network planner for the national highways. overthe network planner for the national highways. over the last hour or so,

how are _ highways. over the last hour or so, how are things looking? earl}r highways. over the last hour or so, how are things looking?— how are things looking? early on it was really quiet, _ how are things looking? early on it was really quiet, actually. - how are things looking? early on it was really quiet, actually. slightly| was really quiet, actually. slightly less than— was really quiet, actually. slightly less than what _ was really quiet, actually. slightly less than what we _ was really quiet, actually. slightly less than what we had _ was really quiet, actually. slightly less than what we had profile. - was really quiet, actually. slightly less than what we had profile. for this time — less than what we had profile. for this time on— less than what we had profile. for this time on a _ less than what we had profile. for this time on a tuesday, _ less than what we had profile. for this time on a tuesday, the - less than what we had profile. for this time on a tuesday, the last. this time on a tuesday, the last hour— this time on a tuesday, the last hour it — this time on a tuesday, the last hour it has _ this time on a tuesday, the last hour it has picked _ this time on a tuesday, the last hour it has picked up _ this time on a tuesday, the last. hour it has picked up significantly. we are _ hour it has picked up significantly. we are seeing— hour it has picked up significantly. we are seeing lots— hour it has picked up significantly. we are seeing lots of— hour it has picked up significantly. we are seeing lots of people - hour it has picked up significantly. i we are seeing lots of people exiting motorways — we are seeing lots of people exiting motorways going _ we are seeing lots of people exiting motorways going into _ we are seeing lots of people exiting motorways going into towns - we are seeing lots of people exiting motorways going into towns and - motorways going into towns and cities _ motorways going into towns and cities that _ motorways going into towns and cities. that is _ motorways going into towns and cities. that is really— motorways going into towns and cities. that is really going - motorways going into towns and cities. that is really going to - motorways going into towns and cities. that is really going to bel cities. that is really going to be the busy— cities. that is really going to be the busy picture, _ cities. that is really going to be the busy picture, which - cities. that is really going to be the busy picture, which is - cities. that is really going to be the busy picture, which is what| cities. that is really going to be i the busy picture, which is what we were _ the busy picture, which is what we were expecting _ the busy picture, which is what we were expecting. lots— the busy picture, which is what we were expecting. lots of— the busy picture, which is what we were expecting. lots of people - were expecting. lots of people instead — were expecting. lots of people instead of— were expecting. lots of people instead of getting _ were expecting. lots of people instead of getting on _ were expecting. lots of people instead of getting on the - were expecting. lots of people instead of getting on the train, having — instead of getting on the train, having to — instead of getting on the train, having to go _ instead of getting on the train, having to go and _ instead of getting on the train, having to go and find _ instead of getting on the train, having to go and find parking l instead of getting on the train, - having to go and find parking spaces in the _ having to go and find parking spaces in the towns — having to go and find parking spaces in the towns and _ having to go and find parking spaces in the towns and cities. _ having to go and find parking spaces in the towns and cities. they - having to go and find parking spaces in the towns and cities. they are - in the towns and cities. they are probably— in the towns and cities. they are probably not _ in the towns and cities. they are probably not used _ in the towns and cities. they are probably not used to _ in the towns and cities. they are probably not used to that. - in the towns and cities. they are probably not used to that. so i in the towns and cities. they are| probably not used to that. so we hope _ probably not used to that. so we hope they— probably not used to that. so we hope they have _ probably not used to that. so we hope they have done _ probably not used to that. so we hope they have done some - probably not used to that. so we i hope they have done some planning before _ hope they have done some planning before they— hope they have done some planning before they set _ hope they have done some planning before they set out _ hope they have done some planning before they set out this _ hope they have done some planning before they set out this morning. i before they set out this morning. and what— before they set out this morning. and what part _ before they set out this morning. and what part of _ before they set out this morning. and what part of the _ before they set out this morning. and what part of the country - before they set out this morning. and what part of the country arel before they set out this morning. i and what part of the country are the busiest? _ and what part of the country are the busiest? where are the pinch points? the cities _ busiest? where are the pinch points? the cities are obviously going to be quite _ the cities are obviously going to be quite busy — the cities are obviously going to be quite busy. probably— the cities are obviously going to be quite busy. probably the _ the cities are obviously going to be quite busy. probably the busiest. quite busy. probably the busiest area for— quite busy. probably the busiest area for us— quite busy. probably the busiest area for us is— quite busy. probably the busiest area for us is going _ quite busy. probably the busiest area for us is going to— quite busy. probably the busiest area for us is going to be - quite busy. probably the busiest area for us is going to be the - quite busy. probably the busiest. area for us is going to be the south side of— area for us is going to be the south side of the — area for us is going to be the south side of the m25. — area for us is going to be the south side of the m25. anything - area for us is going to be the south side of the m25. anything in - area for us is going to be the southl side of the m25. anything in surrey, sussex— side of the m25. anything in surrey, sussex and — side of the m25. anything in surrey, sussex and kent, _ side of the m25. anything in surrey, sussex and kent, especially. - side of the m25. anything in surrey, sussex and kent, especially. they. sussex and kent, especially. they have _ sussex and kent, especially. they have a _ sussex and kent, especially. they have a huge — sussex and kent, especially. they have a huge train— sussex and kent, especially. they have a huge train network, - sussex and kent, especially. they. have a huge train network, obviously because _ have a huge train network, obviously because that — have a huge train network, obviously because that is — have a huge train network, obviously because that is not _ have a huge train network, obviously because that is not working, - have a huge train network, obviously because that is not working, peoplel because that is not working, people will switch _ because that is not working, people will switch to — because that is not working, people will switch to their—

because that is not working, people will switch to their car— because that is not working, people will switch to their car two - because that is not working, people will switch to their car two thank - will switch to their car two thank you _ you. the i you. - the advice to you. — the advice to motorists is to you. the advice to motorists is to make sure you _ the advice to motorists is to make sure you prepare before you set up. take some — sure you prepare before you set up. take some water. it is _ take some water. it is likely to be a very hot day. thank— it is likely to be a very hot day. thank you _ it is likely to be a very hot day. thank you. nearly quarter past eight on this busy tuesday morning. carol has got the weather. the alarm bells ringing earlier have stopped. all is calm and safe. carol has got lovely weather. yes, for most of us that is certainly true. it is lovely and warm already here in london on the roof of the bbc. it is warm and many other parts of the country. the temperature picking up quite nicely. the forecast for the next few days is that it forecast for the next few days is thatitis forecast for the next few days is that it is going to turn that bit warmer. we could have highs in the south—east up to 28 degrees. widely, the high teens into the low 20s. what we have today is a weather front moving across northern ireland and scotland, taking its cloud and some rain with it. that will eventually get into northern england, where it will fade. it will brighten behind with some sunny intervals developing. just the odd

shower. i had a bid for the rest of england and wales, dry, sunny and warm, with very whether cloud is developing as we go through the afternoon. temperatures ranging from 12 in lerwick to about 25 as we come into southern england. through this evening and overnight, we will see a return to some low cloud, mist and murk across the north—west of the country. into northern and western scotland, northern ireland. away from that clear skies, patchy missed two in the north of england. —— patchy mist in the north of ingot. for many of us again tomorrow it is going to be dry, it is going to be sunny and it is going to be one. but still in the north—west we are prone to more cloud. temperatures could get up as high as 27 or 28 tomorrow. in old money that is 82 fahrenheit. if you are wondering, is this whether going to last into the weekend? the answer is no. low pressure takes charge of our weather and returns more unsettled.

0h, oh, well. all change. thank you. i love it when carol has got her shades on and on the telly. you know it is going to be a nice day. for a few hours _ it is going to be a nice day. for a few hours at _ it is going to be a nice day. for a few hours at least. _ it is going to be a nice day. for a few hours at least. 16 _ it is going to be a nice day. for a few hours at least. 16 minutes i it is going to be a nice day. for a i few hours at least. 16 minutes past eight. the hollywood actor and campaigner, ben stiller, has told breakfast he worries that the world will forget about the victims of ukraine's war. he made the comments on a visit to the city of irpin, as part of his role as an ambassador for the un's refugee agency. whilst in the capital, kyiv, he also met with president zelensky, calling him his hero, and complimented him on his previous acting career. two actors in the same room. the zoolander star has been working as a goodwill ambassador since 2016, and described to me the impact the visit has had on him. the thing that gets me is these are just people like you and i, who have been caught in a circumstance totally beyond their control. nobody wants to flee from their home. nobody wants to have to go out into the world and have to start fresh, or even just trying to find a way to survive.

and that's what i'm taking with me — these are people who are just living their lives, mothers, fathers, families, friends. the stories we heard today were from mothers who, when this the shelling and these rocket attacks started at the beginning of the war, were having to grab their kids in the middle of the night. one mother of two twins, who had to grab her kids and run for shelter, not even knowing where to go for shelter. they went to the basement, then had to wait until the sound of the rockets had gone away and take a chance to come back up and grab their clothes. and then, not know where to even go for safety. i mean, these kinds of stories, where you just try to place yourself in that situation and think, what would happen if somebody — you know, if a rocket came screaming by my apartment? we met a lady today who is living in her house that was almost completely destroyed by a rocket, where half of the house is just collapsed. and she's still living there with her husband,

because they have no place else to go. that's the physical wreckage, the physical destruction. but there's the hidden damage — the mental scars must be all too obvious when you talk to people up close as well? yeah. i mean, that's actually really what's more disturbing when you talk to people, and more affecting. we talked to a group of people that all go to a community centre in irpin that was hit by three missiles. we saw the community centre, which was basically destroyed in terms of them being able to use it at all. and so we sat with them and talked about their stories. and there was one young man who just described what the night was for him, february 24th or february 25th, when he said it was like a horror movie, not knowing where to go, running out into the streets, not knowing if where he was running was a safe place, because they didn't know where the rockets were coming from, and just hoping he'd see his girlfriend's face again, his parents' face again,

just this fear that he was never going to even be able to connect or see people that he loved again. and you could see the trauma in his eyes, you know, as he's talking about it. then the further atrocities he saw from the soldiers that came in that, you know, deeply affected him and will, he said, for basically the rest of his life. so, these people all have so many issues that they're going to have to deal with, just, as you said, psychologically, let alone trying to put a roof over their head. so there's a lot to be, eh... ..to pay attention to here and to try to in some way help. you know, the biggest thing is for the war to stop. you know, it's a senseless war. and wars everywhere are having these effects on people all over the world. and there was that that massive expression of of generosity and goodwill when the war first started. how concerned are you that as time goes on and the seasons pass, and maybe we start to think

about the economy in our own individual countries, and the cost of living and that kind of thing, that ukraine disappears from the headlines, and maybe we start to forget? how much does that worry you? well, it's a real thing. i mean, and it's very valid, too, because we all have to deal with our own problems in life, what's right in front of us. and all of these things that you're talking about — domestic issues, pocketbook issues, things that affect us on a day to day basis — are very important and top of mind. but i think the reality is that our news cycle goes so quickly, that it's really hard to keep attention on these issues that maybe don't direct us, don't affect us directly, but they do have an effect on us overall. i mean, wars do. they do. they have trickle down effects economically and in all other ways, butjust morally, our responsibility that we have to each other as people, i think,

is something that everybody feels and wants to do something about. so, yeah, as time goes by, it only gets tougher for people who are displaced, people who are affected by this war. besides the fact that attention goes away, as i say, winter is coming and they have to figure out how to survive, how to find jobs, how to take care of their families as the news cycle has moved on, and also the attention of other other organisations, too, because there are so many different things going on all over the world in terms of conflict. so, the tough thing is that for these refugees, that their situation doesn't get any easier, it only gets harder. so the more attention we can can shine on this, the more that we can talk about it, you know, if you're willing to listen and talk about it, i think is an important thing. and i'm gratefulfor that, because these people are just trying to make their way in life, and have a life like you and i, and go forward. and it's a really tough road for a lot of them. have you felt in danger there? have you felt at risk?

um, no. i mean, you know, it's my first time coming to an area that's in conflict. but it's really kind of strange, because when you drive into the country, really in the west of the country, you don't feel the conflict. lviv, except for the curfew at night, where it gets very quiet and a little bit eerie, lviv, people seem to be going back to life as normal, or trying to as much as possible. and then as you get closer and closer to kyiv and to the into the east of the country, you start to see the roadblocks and see the destruction, which is really shocking, when you haven't seen anything like that up close. i mean, i'm an actor, so the first thing i go to is like, "oh, it looks like a movie", but the scale of it is even bigger and it's real. and so that's really distressing. and then in terms of safety, inside the city, in kyiv, people are doing their thing. they're living, they're

going out to dinner. we went out to dinner tonight. and it feels like people are trying to get back to normal here. and, you know, the reality is the war is right now focused in a different part of the country. that doesn't mean it can't come back here, but it's a very different reality in the east right now, or in some cities in the south, for sure. ben stiller, thank you so much forjoining us on bbc breakfast. all right. thanks for having me. interesting. he was talking about the normality in places like lviv. even in key efforts itself, he went to a bar, he went for a meal. —— even in key efforts itself, he went to a bar, he went fora meal. —— in kyiv. in some places it feels and looks like normal. then you walk around the corner and it is complete disruption and terror. find around the corner and it is complete disruption and terror.— disruption and terror. and what he wants is disruption and terror. and what he wants is to — disruption and terror. and what he wants is to make _ disruption and terror. and what he wants is to make sure _ disruption and terror. and what he wants is to make sure people - disruption and terror. and what he wants is to make sure people still| wants is to make sure people still continue to focus on the situation there. representing the united nations. working on behalf of the people who are still there and have

to leave. he people who are still there and have to leave. ~' ., , to leave. he knows he will guide criticism. what _ to leave. he knows he will guide criticism. what differences - to leave. he knows he will guide criticism. what differences are l criticism. what differences are going to make? i guess by talking to us, getting his message out, that is his way of helping, something he passionately about. it is notjust ukraine. passionately about. it is not 'ust ukraine. , , , ukraine. interesting guy. it is 25 ast ukraine. interesting guy. it is 25 past eight- _ morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. gethin and sam can tell us what they have in store. good morning. enjoying the sun. some more _ good morning. enjoying the sun. some more than _ good morning. enjoying the sun. some more than others. look at orly, loving _ more than others. look at orly, loving the — more than others. look at orly, loving the sun on his face. coming up on morning live... it's in your morning cuppa, bars of chocolate and even painkillers. we're talking about caffeine, which can cause headaches, nausea and increase your heart rate. as wales considers banning the sale of it in energy- drinks to under 16's, dr xand takes a look at how harmful it can be. millions of us rely on it to get through the day, but it is a drug, and can take ten hours to leave your bloodstream. i'll tell you how much is too much, and when caffeine can actually be good for you.

that is his third cup at this morning _ and you might be reaching for your morning brew if you're not sleeping well. more than 37 million people don't get enough kip. we meet the sleep expert helping lancashire police officers manage their ever changing shift pattern. from cat naps to dog grooming, we're in grass seed season, - which could cause serious problems for your pets — drjames greenwood explains why a good brush can avoid _ a costly visit to the vet. grass seeds are small but if left in a dogs fur can grow into serious problems, and can even require surgery. i'll show you how a good groom can save you money and help keep your pets happy. plus, he's spent his career spreading joy — sir lenny henry tells us why he's happy to make the headlines for being outspoken. and hitting the dance floor, janette and aljaz are back for strictly fitness. all week we're celebrating glastonbury greats. - today it's the turn of the legendary diana ross, with sara _ and aljaz's cha cha cha. see you at 9:15.

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king's cross station is very quiet this morning and just behind me you can see the board, only eight trains in total departing this station to go up north between eight o'clock and nine o'clock this morning. most people i spoke to here tell me they have left plenty of extra time for theirjourneys, but the station is so much quieter than it normally would be with the majority of services from here, as in the other terminals in london, not running. with a lot of people not being able to get to work, working from home has become an option for many but not all. mostjobs in the hospitality and retail industries can't be done at home and so the impact of the strike in those areas is significant. not least of all because of customer numbers will fall in many areas as people stay at home. you find workarounds, we've all become far more resilient. but the problem with that resilience, it doesn't help you with hospitality and the general buzz and the economy and essential activity.

so we are still trying to find a long—term solution and a long term approach to these new ways of working. we only get a long—term approach to new ways of working if we have periods of stability where the railways just don't go on strike. a look at the travel now. i'll tell you what is running. the northern line — between east finchley and high barnet / mill hill east and between golders green and edgware. and the elizabeth line running only along some sections with minor delays. between reading and liverpool —— reading and heathrow airport, and liverpool street. and shinfield. good morning. it is of course the summer solstice, the longest day of the year for the northern hemisphere. some sunrise pictures from weather watcher me on the hill in redhill, just as the light starts to come up.

also over in wanstead a little earlier on from weather watcher bailey. for this summer solstice, there is plenty of sunshine, high pressure is in charge, it's dry, it's sunny, the wind is light and temperatures just getting a little warmer. we are looking at a maximum of 25 celsius, could see one or two spots locally at 26. so, warm and pleasant evening in the sunshine then overnight, it's dry and it's clear. the minimum temperature between seven and 12 celsius. so away from central london, could have quite a cool feel first thing tomorrow morning, very similar to this morning. high pressure extends through wednesday, blocking these fronts to the south, it is going to be another dry day through tomorrow. plenty of sunshine, again, the wind light and temperatures sneaking up a little higher. 26, 27 celsius through the course of wednesday. again locally, maybe one or two spots at 28. for thursday, it's going to be another warm day but a bit more cloud and the chance of a shower. then low pressure takes overfrom friday. cooler temperatures and turning unsettled for the weekend. i'll have the latest on the strike in half an hour. and there's more on bbc radio london and on twitter @bbctravelalert.

as we've been hearing, today is the first day of the largest and most disruptive rail strike in a generation. most rail operators are advising passengers not to travel at all between today and saturday. strike action is taking place today, thursday and saturday. it means trains will only be running between 7.30am and 6.30pm but disruption is also expected across the uk on other days because of fewer staff working. services are mostly limited to the main lines running between the largest cities with rural and district services the most affected. in england, there will be no services at all in many places, including parts of the south west and north west. in scotland, main routes to edinburgh and glasgow will run

but there'll be no services north of the central belt. and in wales, only a few services will operate. those are around cardiff and towards the english border. a strike will also take place across the london underground today, transport for london says all services will either be severely disrupted or completely halted on the tube, london 0verground, the elizabeth line and london trams. so what's behind the dispute? union demands are for a better pay deal for staff, it says some members have not had a pay rise in two years and thatjobs are at risk. network rail says modernisation is needed to improve efficiency. it says new technology could pave the way to making £2 billion of savings. as we've been reporting, today is the first day of the largest and most disruptive rail strike in a generation. nina can bring us the latest from london euston station this morning.

a london euston station this morning. little busier ti optimistic a little busier than earlier, some optimistic travellers there? yes. a little busier than earlier, some optimistic travellers there? yes, it certainly is. _ optimistic travellers there? yes, it certainly is, have _ optimistic travellers there? yes, it certainly is, have a _ optimistic travellers there? yes, it certainly is, have a look— optimistic travellers there? yes, it certainly is, have a look behind i optimistic travellers there? yes, it | certainly is, have a look behind me, a couple of hundred travellers looking up on the board, about ten treys on the departure board leaving every hour, —— ten trains. probably about a fifth of the number of trains that would be heading in and out of euston on a day like today. we are not allowed to speak to passengers inside the station but the people travelling have told us that these are essentialjourneys, a lady over there needs to get back to her kids in manchester, and a gentleman is going on his holidays from manchester airport and says, they seem to be running 0k. one network they seem to be running ok. one network rail operator here said that all of the trains actually running bang on, trains work better when there are fewer of them. very smooth for the trains that are departing from euston but that does mean lots of plans have been disrupted. sue

was really hoping for a big birthday celebration. we was really hoping for a big birthday celebration. ~ . ., ., , was really hoping for a big birthday celebration-— celebration. we are a group of wonderful— celebration. we are a group of wonderful theatre _ celebration. we are a group of wonderful theatre ladies, - celebration. we are a group of wonderful theatre ladies, let'si celebration. we are a group of - wonderfultheatre ladies, let's say, wonderful theatre ladies, let's say, our passion — wonderful theatre ladies, let's say, our passion is to go and watch the theatre _ our passion is to go and watch the theatre as — our passion is to go and watch the theatre as often as we can. a couple of years— theatre as often as we can. a couple of years ago. — theatre as often as we can. a couple of years ago, we booked to see dream .irls of years ago, we booked to see dream girls in_ of years ago, we booked to see dream girls in leeds. the matinees on thursday. — girls in leeds. the matinees on thursday, which happens to be a big birthdav _ thursday, which happens to be a big birthday. we always go by train, it's far— birthday. we always go by train, it's far easier to go into bradford or leeds — it's far easier to go into bradford or leeds so _ it's far easier to go into bradford or leeds so we would go by train every— or leeds so we would go by train every time _ or leeds so we would go by train every time. plan b is taxis, and adding — every time. plan b is taxis, and adding on— every time. plan b is taxis, and adding on extra expense, really. i would _ adding on extra expense, really. i would get — adding on extra expense, really. i would get a return train, i think it is only— would get a return train, i think it is only six— would get a return train, i think it is only six or _ would get a return train, i think it is only six or £8 for me, i have a local— is only six or £8 for me, i have a local station _ is only six or £8 for me, i have a local station just is only six or £8 for me, i have a local stationjust up the is only six or £8 for me, i have a local station just up the road. is only six or £8 for me, i have a local stationjust up the road. the return— local stationjust up the road. the return taxi — local stationjust up the road. the return taxi i— local stationjust up the road. the return taxi i have been given an estimate — return taxi i have been given an estimate of £22 each way. so maybe with a _ estimate of £22 each way. so maybe with a tip _ estimate of £22 each way. so maybe with a tip you are looking at £50. i do feel— with a tip you are looking at £50. i do feel sympathy for them, i think some _ do feel sympathy for them, i think some of— do feel sympathy for them, i think some of them don't want to do this. and i_ some of them don't want to do this. and i think— some of them don't want to do this. and i think it's really sad that people — and i think it's really sad that people that are in a hard—working,

lon- people that are in a hard—working, long our— people that are in a hard—working, long ourjobs, they are having to fight _ long ourjobs, they are having to fight the — long ourjobs, they are having to fight the money. just to make ends meet _ fight the money. just to make ends meet we _ fight the money. just to make ends meet. we will go on thursday, we will get _ meet. we will go on thursday, we will get there, we will have a great day and _ will get there, we will have a great day and we — will get there, we will have a great day and we will get home at the end of the _ day and we will get home at the end of the day~ _ day and we will get home at the end of the day. we day and we will get home at the end of the da . ~ ., , day and we will get home at the end oftheda .~ ., , day and we will get home at the end oftheda. ._ ., of the day. we really hope you do, sue, of the day. we really hope you do, sue. hepe — of the day. we really hope you do, sue. hepe you _ of the day. we really hope you do, sue, hope you have _ of the day. we really hope you do, sue, hope you have a _ of the day. we really hope you do, sue, hope you have a lovely - sue, hope you have a lovely birthday. herstory sue, hope you have a lovely birthday. her story might sound very familiar, not necessarily getting to work or an important appointment, its seeing friends or loved ones after what has been a very disruptive time. speaking to people outside last night in london, many of them said, i am just going to work from home and there is some speculation that the work from home option will take the sting out of the tail of this strike for the minute. as things stand, things are smooth here and people are very understanding because they have been forewarned. as this continues, it may begin to bite. mick lynch earlier told me put it explicitly, if we don't get a better deal, we have not written of extending the strikes, more going throughout the summer, and that is the point at which parties are cancelled, profit

margins are revised and people start to lose control of the summer, that's when patients are this will run ten. —— that's when people's patients will run thin. there will be plenty more during the day on the bbc news channel. let's get the sport now. a decision for ryan giggs about the wales job? yes, with trial looming following his arrest, he has temporarily stepped back from the role as wales manager, but now with them qualified for the world cup he feels it is the time to permanently resign. ryan giggs resigning as wales manager with immediate effect having stepped away from his role almost 18 months ago. he was later charged with using controlling behaviour and assaulting his ex—girlfriend, something he denies. in a statement, he said he didn't want the country's preparations for the world cup to be affected by the trial which begins in august. rob page took over as interim wales manager, leading them to their first world cup since 1958.

there's a buzz of excitement on the south coast today as serena williams returns to tennis. she hasn't played since retiring from her opening round match at wimbledon last year, she plays in the doubles at eastbourne this evening, alongside ons jabieur, who says it's been hard keeping their link—up under wraps. it's still unclear whether the british number one emma raducanu will play at wimbledon this year, where she announced her arrival on the big stage making the fourth round. we all know what followed, but she could only manage seven games at the nottingham open last week before retiring with a side problem. britain'sjodie burrage enjoyed the biggest win andy murray is in a race to be fit in the tournament, he suffered a stomach injury in stuttgart which ruled him out of queens, he said he was healing and not perfect but there have been positives and

negatives during perth —— practice. wrap nadal intends to play after having treatment on a foot problem, he won the 14th french open title in may but needed multiple injections. he is due to take part in an exhibition match today. britain'sjodie burrage enjoyed the biggest win of her career at eastbourne. the 23—year—old wild card came from behind to beat a top 100 player and plays the top seed paula badosa next. there was also a victory for british number two harriet dart. while jack draper beat americanjenson brooksby, which means he'll face diego schwartzman for a place in the quarter—finals. draper suffered second—round defeats at surbiton and queen's recently but was in form at eastbourne. yesterday we heard how swimming had taken the step to ban trangender athletes if they've been through any stage of male puberty. now rugby league has banned transgender players from women's international matches. the governing body said it wanted to "balance an individual�*s

right to participate against the perceived risk to other pa rticipa nts". in a first for sport, fina, swimming's world governing body said they'll create a new open category. world athletics president lord coe said his sport could be next as sport continues to battle with trans inclusion. 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. and another player making a comeback, england scrum half danny care. after a couple of years in the international wilderness,

he's been selected in england's touring party for the three test series in australia next month. he's named alongside billy vunipola and eight uncapped players. in, out come in, out! he looks ha - . in, out come in, out! he looks happy- he _ in, out come in, out! he looks happy- he does. _ in, out come in, out! he looks happy. he does, it's— in, out come in, out! he looks happy. he does, it'sjust - in, out come in, out! he looks. happy. he does, it'sjust whether happy. he does, it's 'ust whether eddie jones h happy. he does, it's 'ust whether eddie jones knows _ happy. he does, it'sjust whether eddie jones knows which - happy. he does, it'sjust whether| eddie jones knows which direction eddiejones knows which direction the england team is going on. it’s the england team is going on. it's reall the england team is going on. it�*s really important that he works it out quite soon, it's crunch time for him. ~ . ., , him. with the world cup in the offin: him. with the world cup in the offing and _ him. with the world cup in the offing and against _ him. with the world cup in the offing and against australia, i him. with the world cup in the i offing and against australia, one him. with the world cup in the - offing and against australia, one of the world's best, this is a chance to test yourself after what has been a disappointing couple of tournaments and the six nations, they will want a big performance. one of the big teams are building towards the world cup. it’s one of the big teams are building towards the world cup.— one of the big teams are building towards the world cup. it's hard to work out what _ towards the world cup. it's hard to work out what he _ towards the world cup. it's hard to work out what he is _ towards the world cup. it's hard to work out what he is thinking. - towards the world cup. it's hard to work out what he is thinking. he i towards the world cup. it's hard to work out what he is thinking. he is j work out what he is thinking. he is a hard man — work out what he is thinking. he is a hard man to _ work out what he is thinking. he is a hard man to read, _ work out what he is thinking. he is a hard man to read, keeps - work out what he is thinking. he is a hard man to read, keeps his- work out what he is thinking. he is a hard man to read, keeps his cards close to the chest, good at dealing with the media. that close to the chest, good at dealing with the media.—

close to the chest, good at dealing with the media. that makes him good at his 'ob. with the media. that makes him good at his iob- and — with the media. that makes him good at his job. and also _ with the media. that makes him good at his job. and also quite _ with the media. that makes him good at his job. and also quite scary - with the media. that makes him good at his job. and also quite scary at - at his job. and also quite scary at times. ., ~' , ., , . times. thank you very much indeed, john. a mischievous meerkat has had a lucky escape after he was plucked from the sea in cornwall by the captain of a cargo ship. he was swimming! the animal, named boris, was one of two meerkats who made a bid for freedom while being transported to a zoo in devon. this is like a disney movie! johnny rutherford has the story. this is the gry maritha. it's a cargo boat that travels between the isles of scilly and penzance. they were transporting a menagerie of animals that were en route to be rehoused in a zoo in devon, including four mischievous meerkats. two of them managed to escape while we were on the way across. so we waited till we got back into penzance to try and catch them, because we didn't want to scare them. i think they're known for being escape artists. he was in a cat box and they'd managed to push the lid up enough —

well, push the top of it up enough to get the gate out — and broke out that way. and they were sort of down here, just down on the main deck. and, yeah, they werejust running around hiding under everything, really. and we managed to catch one, and then the other one, off he went along the side of the ship here. got over the side. quite a drop then? yeah, quite a drop. it's a good 15 foot. he was in the air for a little while! i didn't think they could swim, but we watched him go down and he was swimming away. got into my swimming shorts and jumped in after him, really. i was quite worried that it would drown, because i think they're not known for their swimming. and, yeah, we had we were all wearing big gloves. we've got quite a lot of welding gloves on board. so we were wearing those to try and catch it, because they're quite savage. so when ijumped in, yeah, i had welding gloves on. simples, really — meerkat overboard. well, the traditional man overboard drill, you don't go jumping in yourself. it was...! yeah, it was a rescue drill, yeah. meerkats dodging doris

and bathing boris are nice safely in their new home. johnny rutherford, bbc news. all safe, all on dry land. i think that is a really _ all safe, all on dry land. i think that is a really good _ all safe, all on dry land. i think that is a really good idea - all safe, all on dry land. i think that is a really good idea for i all safe, all on dry land. i think that is a really good idea for a l that is a really good idea for a disney movie, making a breakfor it of cornwall. ihla disney movie, making a break for it of cornwall-— disney movie, making a break for it of cornwall. no one would believe it was true. of cornwall. no one would believe it was true- it — of cornwall. no one would believe it was true. it was _ of cornwall. no one would believe it was true. it was boris _ of cornwall. no one would believe it was true. it was boris and _ of cornwall. no one would believe it was true. it was boris and i - of cornwall. no one would believe it was true. it was boris and i think . was true. it was boris and i think his girlfriend _ was true. it was boris and i think his girlfriend is _ was true. it was boris and i think his girlfriend is called _ was true. it was boris and i think his girlfriend is called doris. - was true. it was boris and i think his girlfriend is called doris. 0h, | his girlfriend is called doris. oh, dear! the meerkats are safe, relax! hundreds of people have gathered at stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice. we were up at sunrise, ten to five. it didn't quite look like this! sunrise at the ancient stones was just before ten to five this morning. it's one of the few times in the year when people are allowed to get close to the ancient monument. it's not just it's notjust stonehenge, there are stone circles all over the british isles that people go to and watch

the sunrise. isles that people go to and watch the sunrise-— the sunrise. look how peaceful, nobody is _ the sunrise. look how peaceful, nobody is moving, _ the sunrise. look how peaceful, nobody is moving, they - the sunrise. look how peaceful, nobody is moving, they are - the sunrise. look how peaceful, nobody is moving, they are just| nobody is moving, they are just standing there in silence, soaking it all up for that moment. theyjust all go, the sun comes up and everyone goes home. for those few silent moments, what a treat. titer? silent moments, what a treat. very calm, silent moments, what a treat. very calm. isn't — silent moments, what a treat. very calm. isn't it? _ silent moments, what a treat. very calm, isn't it? very _ silent moments, what a treat. very calm, isn't it? very peaceful. not l calm, isn't it? very peaceful. not like the roof— calm, isn't it? very peaceful. not like the roof of _ calm, isn't it? very peaceful. iifrit like the roof of broadcasting has a few minutes ago where there were bells going off. but luckily carol is safe and sound and it is a normal sunny day. it is safe and sound and it is a normal sunny day-— sunny day. it is beautiful, quite warm already — sunny day. it is beautiful, quite warm already here _ sunny day. it is beautiful, quite warm already here in _ sunny day. it is beautiful, quite warm already here in london. | it is midsummer, summer solstice, the point where the sun is at its highest point in the northern hemisphere in this sky. daylight hours are that bit longer and if we take a look at the sunrise and sunset times, you will see what i am talking about. in lerwick today there is almost 19 hours of daylight. fast forward six months,

we will be looking at a lot less than that, probably iii hours less than that, probably iii hours less than that. today we have a weather front moving south, it has had some rain in it which will weaken through the course of the day, and high pressure is firmly in charge for most of the country which means the weather is fairly quiet today as well. for england and wales first thing this morning, a lot of dry weather and sunshine, a bit of wispy cloud here and ireland —— northern ireland and scotland, have a weak weather front with the odd splash of rain. sunny intervals developing with the odd chance isolated shower. temperature 12 in the law to 25 further south. this evening and overnight we see a return to low cloud and murky conditions across the north—west of scotland and into northern ireland, but there will be a lot of clear skies around tonight, and some patchy mystical form around the north west of england. a cold

night, double figures —— not a cold night, double figures —— not a cold night, double figures for most. for england, wales and eastern scotland, another dry, sunny and warm day. in the north and west of scotland and northern ireland, a bit more cloud but it should brighten up, especially in the east of northern ireland with belfast seeing highs of 18 or 19 degrees. top temperature tomorrow likely to be in the south, 27 or 28. as we head into thursday, still a lot of dry weather in eastern scotland, england and wales, with some sunshine, but there is day showers in the channel islands are going to migrate north. some of those could be heavy and thundery. temperatures down a notch, looking at 27 degrees, then low pressure takes over for friday and the weekend. things turn more unsettled and it will turn windier, showers and it will turn windier, showers and rain at times. and it will be

cooler as well. 50 and rain at times. and it will be cooler as well.— and rain at times. and it will be cooler as well. so you will be back inside? l'm _ cooler as well. so you will be back inside? i'm a _ cooler as well. so you will be back inside? i'm a chilly _ cooler as well. so you will be back inside? i'm a chilly off, _ cooler as well. so you will be back inside? i'm a chilly off, it's - cooler as well. so you will be back inside? i'm a chilly off, it's the - inside? i'm a chilly off, it's the weekend! _ inside? i'm a chilly off, it's the weekend! just _ inside? i'm a chilly off, it's the weekend! just in _ inside? i'm a chilly off, it's the weekend! just in time - inside? i'm a chilly off, it's the weekend! just in time for- inside? i'm a chilly off, it's the weekend! just in time for the l inside? i'm a chilly off, it's the i weekend! just in time for the we inside? i'm a chilly off, it's the - weekend! just in time for the we -- the rain! he's a world—renowned dj, best known for performing for tens of thousands of fans at festivals around the world but in recent days fatboy slim has been staging a home—town gig with a difference. as part of an nhs project to help people with severe mental health problems, the dj has been hosting a music workshop in hove. annabel rackham has been finding out more. one, two, three, four. is music the key to helping your mental health? at this workshop in brighton, norman cook, better known as fatboy slim, is teaching dj first timers about the difference music can make. that's it, bang on. music has helped me tremendously during my own mental health journey. as a dj, what i try and do is help

people escape and sometimes it's good to escape your life or your stress for a couple of hours. and i've always done that for a living but then at times in my life when things have been falling apart, ifind that i'm doing it to myself as much as everybody. i need two hours where ijust lose myself to music and dance and flashing lights. it's a very powerful therapy for me. everyone here is recovering from severe mental health problems and has spent a lot of time in hospital. i'm jess, i'm a drummer, and from brighton. i'm amber, i'm 26, i'm _ from eastbourne, and i love to sing. i've been in dark places, pre and post—covid. i think there is a lot of stigma attached to mental health, it needs to not be there so much. i've been in psychiatric hospitals at parts of my life, but i don't think it's something to be ashamed of any more. oh, right, that was bang on.

i was already on there and he came over. - how you doing? i'm good, thank you. at first i wasjust doing the fading in and out, i then he got me on the reverb and changing the pitch. - doing something like this, . itjust proves to me i can step outside of my everyday routine, even though before i even got i to the door i stopped, amber, can you actually do this? - anxiety just overtook. the feeling i feel now will mean. that i will push myself next time. it wasjoyous being involved in this workshop because the people hadn't ever seen or touched decks before. i kind of take it for granted because they are the tools of my trade, but seeing someone go, oh, you can do that, it's a beautiful thing. there's a lot to it, isn't there? i know, yeah! the organisers hope other mental health services in the uk can find funding for more music workshops like this. you hear that too? brilliant. and what about the chance to work with one of the world's best djs? it'sjust incredible, it's like a dream come true. it's now pushed me to

get myself a dj deck. annabel rackham, bbc news, brighton. let's stay with the healing power of music. the singer harry styles has been entertaining fans across the country in recent days as part of his latest tour, but he's not the only one at the concert creating headline moments. there has been a trail of a feather boa is all over the place! over the weekend, a video of a british sign language interpreter at wembley stadium was widely shared on social media after he was praised by fans for making the night more inclusive for deaf people. let's take a look. music

in a moment we'll speak to the british sign language interpreter, jack flavell, who we saw in that clip. and here in the studio we also have interpreter russell andrews. but first, concert—goer darcey hicks, who is deaf, has been telling us what the moment meant to her. ididn't i didn't know it was going to happen, like, it wasjust, i actually walked into wembley stadium, and i sat in, like, in a barrier, and the interpreter was standing in front of me. and i thought, oh, my god, what is he doing there? he was like, i'm here to interpret the concert. and i

can't explain to you how relieved i was. this was amazing. like, i can't, i'm speechless, so, it's really good. can't, i'm speechless, so, it's really good-— can't, i'm speechless, so, it's really good. can't, i'm speechless, so, it's reall aood. ., . ., really good. thank you so much for shafinu really good. thank you so much for sharing your _ really good. thank you so much for sharing your story _ really good. thank you so much for sharing your story with _ really good. thank you so much for sharing your story with us. - really good. thank you so much for sharing your story with us. you - really good. thank you so much for sharing your story with us. you join sharing your story with us. you 'oin us from bath i sharing your story with us. you 'oin us from bath now, i sharing your story with us. you 'oin us from bath now, jacki sharing your story with us. you 'oin us from bath now, jack flavell,]- us from bath now, jack flavell, shaking your head, you can't believe what a difference you have made? hat what a difference you have made? not 'ust me, what a difference you have made? iifrit just me, there's a whole collaboration are people who work towards making something like that happen. the company that i work for, performance interpreting, they are really good at putting deaf people at the centre of the whole process. what performance interpreting do, they provide training for interpreters to go on to become performance interpreters, that training is done by a macro performer. we are also supply with deaf mentors and coordinated, and

macro duke coordinators and consultants —— deaf coordinators who visit the view venues. throughout the whole community, deaf people are in the centre of it. hope the whole community, deaf people are in the centre of it.— in the centre of it. how aware of it ofthe in the centre of it. how aware of it of the reaction _ in the centre of it. how aware of it of the reaction of _ in the centre of it. how aware of it of the reaction of the _ in the centre of it. how aware of it of the reaction of the audience - in the centre of it. how aware of it| of the reaction of the audience you are getting when you are doing your job? are getting when you are doing your 'ob? ., ., ., �*, ., , ., job? so, again, what's great is what ha--ened job? so, again, what's great is what happened for _ job? so, again, what's great is what happened for darcey, _ job? so, again, what's great is what happened for darcey, the _ job? so, again, what's great is what happened for darcey, the best - job? so, again, what's great is what happened for darcey, the best part l happened for darcey, the best part of myjob is knowing that the deaf customer has gone home and had the same experience as hearing customers. same experience as hearing customers-— same experience as hearing customers. ., , ., ., customers. how did you get involved in this, what — customers. how did you get involved in this, what is _ customers. how did you get involved in this, what is your _ customers. how did you get involved in this, what is your background? - customers. how did you get involved in this, what is your background? in | in this, what is your background? in the late 90s, there was a tv programme, i think late 90s, on cbbc that had a deaf character, that sparked my interest in british sign language. from that, when i finished school, i went to college, and i did

levels one, two and three, and i had a deaf tutor. again, it's so important to learn sign language from the deaf native user of sign language. i moved to the south—west and i started work at a lovely school in writtle, which is as life would have it, is where i met my adopted son aaron. after becoming a dad, i went on to progress further in my career having deaf tutors, to go in my career having deaf tutors, to 9° up in my career having deaf tutors, to go up to sign language language six and having deaf tutors to progress into a interpreter. ear; and having deaf tutors to progress into a interpreter.— into a interpreter. say hello to aaron, i into a interpreter. say hello to aaron. i bet — into a interpreter. say hello to aaron, i bet he _ into a interpreter. say hello to aaron, i bet he is— into a interpreter. say hello to aaron, i bet he is watching! i into a interpreter. say hello to - aaron, i bet he is watching! hello, aaron! he's— aaron, i bet he is watching! hello, aaron! he's gorgeous! _ aaron, i bet he is watching! hello, aaron! he's gorgeous! how- aaron, i bet he is watching! hello, i aaron! he's gorgeous! how important is it, jack, aaron! he's gorgeous! how important is it. jack. we — aaron! he's gorgeous! how important is it. jack. we can — aaron! he's gorgeous! how important is it, jack, we can see _ aaron! he's gorgeous! how important is it, jack, we can see from _ aaron! he's gorgeous! how important is it, jack, we can see from the - is it, jack, we can see from the clip there, that you get into the performance? how important is it

that you engage in that way? qm. performance? how important is it that you engage in that way? ok, so, in any setting — that you engage in that way? ok, so, in any setting all— that you engage in that way? ok, so, in any setting all -- _ that you engage in that way? ok, so, in any setting all -- domain - that you engage in that way? ok, so, in any setting all -- domain that - that you engage in that way? ok, so, in any setting all -- domain that a . in any setting all —— domain that a sign language interpreter works, we arejust showing what sign language interpreter works, we are just showing what is happening. if you have in a lecture hall, a charismatic and very enthusiastic lecturer who is full of energy, you would reflect that in your interpreting. obviously, when you have a performer such as harry styles, who is just full have a performer such as harry styles, who isjust full on have a performer such as harry styles, who is just full on energy for the whole 90 minutes or two hours of his entire set, it's important that that energy is reflected within the interpretation of the performance of. do reflected within the interpretation of the performance of.— reflected within the interpretation of the performance of. do you have to familiarise _ of the performance of. do you have to familiarise yourself— of the performance of. do you have to familiarise yourself with - of the performance of. do you have to familiarise yourself with the - to familiarise yourself with the songs that are going to be performed, do you have to study the lyrics and that kind of thing beforehand?— lyrics and that kind of thing beforehand? ., ., ., ., beforehand? so, again, we have had all the training _ beforehand? so, again, we have had all the training from _ beforehand? so, again, we have had all the training from performance - all the training from performance interpreting from the deaf performer that i spoke about earlier, we had

feedback from mentors, in terms of my personal preparation, what any interpreter would do for a performancejob and we interpreter would do for a performance job and we would spend about a performance job and we would spend abouta minimum performance job and we would spend about a minimum of 50 hours working on that set list. we receive the set list, personally i would then make a playlist and i spend a couple of days listening to it, just to let everything flow over me that i am listening to, i then like to look at videos of the performer to see what kind of energy they have, what is reflected in them in their music videos and try to get a sense of the meaning of it. so you look at the musicality and all the different layers of that go into the interpretation of the performance. so essentially, you are interpreting the performance but it becomes a performance in itself. there's lots of things that go on before you actually arrive at any venue. and again, it's great, now that venues such as wembley, what they do for

the deaf community is amazing to provide access. and to go back to what i said before, the fact that deaf people are at the centre of it is important. obviously, interpreters are the face of it but it's really important that deaf people are the central part of that whole entire process. it’s people are the central part of that whole entire process.— whole entire process. it's been fascinating _ whole entire process. it's been fascinating and _ whole entire process. it's been fascinating and eliminating - whole entire process. it's been fascinating and eliminating to i fascinating and eliminating to listen to you, thank you forjoining us this morning and thank you to russell as well. for signing his every word. i russell as well. for signing his every word-— russell as well. for signing his every word. | russell as well. for signing his every word. i have got one little thin to every word. i have got one little thing to say. — every word. i have got one little thing to say, which _ every word. i have got one little thing to say, which is _ every word. i have got one little thing to say, which is this. - every word. i have got one little thing to say, which is this. do i every word. i have got one little i thing to say, which is this. do you know what that means? i will tell you later. it means i love harry styles! you later. it means i love harry s les! ,, ., styles! shall we get some feedback on that, russell? _ styles! shall we get some feedback on that, russell? did _ styles! shall we get some feedback on that, russell? did i— styles! shall we get some feedback on that, russell? did i do - styles! shall we get some feedback on that, russell? did i do 0k, - styles! shall we get some feedback| on that, russell? did i do 0k, jack? on that, russell? did i do ok, jack? i didn't see you! you would have to ask a deaf person! in

i didn't see you! you would have to ask a deaf person!— i didn't see you! you would have to ask a deaf person! in that case, she was treat! now to the story of a youtuber from lincolnshire who almost dug himself into a hole with his latest stunt, which involved digging an actual tunnel underneath his garden. colin furze spent the last three years keeping his 12 million followers up to date with his progress on social media, but failed to inform the council about his plans. jake zuckerman has been finding out more. shhhh! don't tell anyone, but colin furze is building a secret tunnel. for the last three years, the plumber turned youtube celebrity has been burrowing from his house in stanford to his garden shed, and only you, me, and nearly 12 million online followers, know anything about it. in fact, amongst the last to find out were planning officers from the local council. the council were actually really good. i don't think it was until video five that somebody at the council saw it on facebook and rang me up. they sent a guy out, really nice bloke, he came round and had a look at it, he was quite impressed with it.

i always think it's a bit easier to ask forforgiveness than what it is for permission. colin's crazy inventions have made him an internet sensation. he already has a huge bunker in his back garden but was this a stunt too far? i didn't want to fill it in, you can't really get rid of it, if anyone has seen the videos online, it's steel and concrete, taking it out would cause more carnage than building it. luckily for colin, the district council have granted his tunnel retrospective planning permission so for now he is free to burrow away to his heart's content which is lucky because he has got big ambitions. i'm thinking big, i would like the car to come up out of the drive. so you can basically come up to the house, go down, get out of the car, go through the tunnels and then go through the house, the bunker and everything, all underground. i don't care if it's raining any more, i'lljust be sorted. jake zuckerman, bbc news.

this is bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at 9am... the biggest rail strike in three decades is under way — the first of three affecting england, scotland and wales. fewer than 20% of trains are expected to run today. with last ditch negotations failing, the prime minister accuses the unions of harming the very people they claim to be helping. the unions say the government blocked negotiations. the government could have made a move to settle this dispute but instead they are escalating. the lies they are telling about railway workers and the railway industry are outrageous. 90% of trains cancelled here in scotland, with no services outside the central belt.

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