this is bbc news, i'm annita mcveigh, the latest headlines. the second day of rail strikes begins with half the network closed in england, wales and scotland and only 20% of services expected to run. they don't want their jobs they don't want theirjobs cut, they want a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies, they want to defend their positions whilst dealing with modernisation and of course we need a pay rise. many of our people have not had a pay rise for two or three years. not had a pay rise for two or three ears. ., , ~ , ., ., years. the more the strikes go on, the more money — years. the more the strikes go on, the more money across _ years. the more the strikes go on, the more money across the - years. the more the strikes go on, | the more money across the industry and it_ the more money across the industry and it makes it harder to get a deal — let us know how you're coping on the second day of rail strikes. do you support the industrial action? you can get in touch with me

on twitter @annitabbc. a decision is expected today over whether hundreds of gmb union members working as check—in and ground staff at heathrow airport will take strike action. the taliban appeals for international help in afghanistan after a powerful earthquake kills more than 1,000 people. we are desperately trying to work with local partners to get through that rubble and see if there are any survivors that we can administer first aid to get to local hospitals. borisjohnson arrives in rwanda for a meeting of the commonwealth's heads of government with food security, climate change and the government's migrants policy expected to be on the agenda. polls have opened in two parliamentary by—elections which are taking place today in wakefield, and tiverton and honiton. eight medical staff who treated the football legend diego maradona in the days before he died are to stand trial for alleged criminal negligence.

dat two of glastonbury gets underway. more than 200 thousand festival—goers will be at worthy farm this weekend to see headliners billie eilish, hello, welcome to bbc news. more than 40,000 rail, maritime and transport union members from network rail and 13 train operators are walking out for the second of three planned strikes today. half the rail network is closed in england, wales and scotland. only 20% of services are expected to be running and some areas will have no trains at all. the latest talks between the unions and rail employers were held on wednesday in a bid to resolve

the dispute overjobs, pay and conditions, but they broke down. the rmt is calling for a pay rise of 7% while employers have offered a maximum of 3%. the government says it is up to the railway companies to negotiate, but mick lynch, general secretary of the rmt, has described the government as a "silent partner" at the negotiating table. the rmt accused ministers of wrecking talks by refusing to allow network rail to withdraw redundancy threats, a claim denied by the government. transport secretary grant shapps says reforms are desperately needed and the union has chosen strikes over further talks. prime minister borisjohnson has warned that commuters must be ready to "stay the course", insisting reforms of the rail sector are in the interests of the travelling public. another strike is planned for saturday 25th june unless agreement is reached beforehand. however, at this late stage, even if action is called off, it will probably be too late

to prevent much of the disruption. it comes alongside news that hundreds of gmb members working at heathrow will ballot over whether to walk out during the summer holiday period at midday today. we'll have more news on heathrow a little later. but the government is preparing to publish its proposed change to the law, which would let businesses bring in skilled agency workers to stand in for striking staff. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin has the details. large parts of britain's railway have come to a halt again. 0verall, only about 20% of services will run, although in some places it's less. northern will operate fewer than 10%. where trains are running services will start late and finish early. kamala lives in cheltenham, where there are no trains at all today. she can't get to her part—time job near bath teaching english as a foreign language. if i can't get to work, i won't have the income to face all the extra energy bills etc.

so i do need to get to work. five minutes up the road, this co—working space has seen a big increase in bookings this week. a lot of its customers who would normally travel to london for meetings are having to stay local instead, and do those meetings remotely, including gwen. we are not able to see our clients face to face so therefore we have to continue seeing our clients digitally. it's far from ideal, but we still have ways and means of doing business. so we have to be agile, we have to adapt, we had to adapt to a lockdown, we now have to adapt to strikes. that's just the way we work now. the disruption comes in a week when a number of big events are taking place, including glastonbury and a test match at headingley which starts today. this second day of strike action is going ahead after further talks between rail bosses and the rmt failed to reach a settlement. the union said the stumbling block was network rail would not withdraw a letter saying it would start a formal consultation

into modernisation plans involving redundancies. the rmt blamed the government. when grant shapps talks about modernisation, what he means is cutting people's wages, and sacking people out of the industry. i've got a different idea of what is modern, and that's you go to work and you get paid a wage you can live on. and i've got another idea about modernisation, i think we should modernise the dft and get ourselves a minister that knows what he's talking about. the transport secretary said he had nothing to do with the issuing of the letter or a request to withdraw it. the rail industry is under pressure to save money and has said reforms to working practices could make savings that made a higher pay offer possible. rail bosses said last night they were disappointed at the lack of a deal and remained available for talks. well, we are absolutely going to stay here for as long as we need to in order to try and find a way through this. the more the strikes go on, the more money that costs the industry, the more disruption it causes. that means we have less money

available to make a pay award. it makes it harder to get a deal. so the quicker we get a deal, the better. today, passengers are being told only to take the train if necessary and check before they travel. and another strike day is due on saturday. katie austin, bbc news. mick lynch, the general secretary of the rmt, says his members don't want to cause disruption. we apologise to the public and the travellers. we don't want this kind of disruption in our communities and on our railway. men and women of our union are standing on picket lines because they need a square deal from the employer. they are going to sacrifice their pay for up to three days this week, they don't want to do that, but they are determined to get a settlement to the issues. they don't want theirjobs cut, they get a settlement to the issues. they don't want their jobs cut, they were a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies, they want to defend their conditions with a modernisation issue and we need a pay rise, many have not had a pay

rise in two or three years. that is true of the general public as well. many people in the private and public sector have also had their pay suppressed. we are part of a movement that is trying to rebalance that and get a square deal for everyone. that and get a square steve montgomery, chair of the rail delivery group, says modernisation in the rail industry is necessary to plug the current funding gap. how do we get reform within the industry— how do we get reform within the industry so we can start to modernise it and meet the funding -ap modernise it and meet the funding gap we _ modernise it and meet the funding gap we have spoken about over the last number of weeks? there is a huge _ last number of weeks? there is a huge funding gap and then the cost of the _ huge funding gap and then the cost of the industry is now far in excess of the industry is now far in excess of the _ of the industry is now far in excess of the actual revenue that the industry— of the actual revenue that the industry is taking in. what we are trying _ industry is taking in. what we are trying to— industry is taking in. what we are trying to do— industry is taking in. what we are trying to do is, working with the trade _ trying to do is, working with the trade unions, look at how we modernise and reduce our overall costs_ modernise and reduce our overall costs that — modernise and reduce our overall costs that can then allow us in various— costs that can then allow us in various ways to increase staff wages. — various ways to increase staff wages, but also ultimately stop the taxpayer— wages, but also ultimately stop the taxpayer paying more into the rail industry— taxpayer paying more into the rail industry than is necessary. steve montgomery _ industry than is necessary. steve montgomery of _

industry than is necessary. steve montgomery of the _ industry than is necessary. steve montgomery of the rail- industry than is necessary. steve montgomery of the rail delivery | montgomery of the rail delivery group. in a moment we will talk to lorna gordon in glasgow. in a moment we will talk to lorna gordon in glasgow. our business correspondent ben boulos is at paddington. bring us up to date with how things are looking there.— bring us up to date with how things are looking there. well, what better wa than are looking there. well, what better way than to — are looking there. well, what better way than to take _ are looking there. well, what better way than to take a _ are looking there. well, what better way than to take a look _ are looking there. well, what better way than to take a look at _ are looking there. well, what better way than to take a look at one - are looking there. well, what better way than to take a look at one of. way than to take a look at one of the departure boards. if you look down the list, all the ones that say please inquire our services that are not running. in fact, just one in five of the normal train services that operate out of the station will be operating today. much like the rest of england, scotland and wales, this being des two of the national rmt union workers' strike. it is reflected in the number of passengers on the concourse. it has got busier as the morning has worn on. you can see quite a few people few people here, people who have to

travel, they have been advised not to make the journey unless it is necessary, these people having to make those journeys. 0n necessary, these people having to make those journeys. on a typical weekday there would be about 150,000 passengers passing through paddington station, it is a major railway hub. 0n the last strike late on tuesday just railway hub. 0n the last strike late on tuesdayjust 26,000 people travel through, so about one sixth of the normal number. have another look at the departure boards appear because further along there, castle cary, an important destination for anyone trying to get to the glastonbury festival. we have seen people with tents and sleeping bags and backpacks here in the station this morning. there are a couple of trains that are going. the number is going to glastonbury did not seem to be too large. it seems a lot of people have planned ahead, may be planned a day earlier or made alternative arrangements. there are other events people will try to get to this week. there is the test

match at headingley, the rolling stones concert in hyde park and glastonbury, of course. so, a lot of disruption in people being advised not to travel unless absolutely necessary. the key point to make is if you are travelling today, remember that, as with tuesday, the services will be ending earlier than normal. assume the network will have shot down by 6:30pm, so aim to complete yourjourney by then. remember that, complete yourjourney by then. rememberthat, i complete yourjourney by then. remember that, i would complete yourjourney by then. remember that, iwould not complete yourjourney by then. remember that, i would not want you to get stuck. remember that, i would not want you to get stuck-— to get stuck. nobody wants to get stuck. to get stuck. nobody wants to get stuck- good _ to get stuck. nobody wants to get stuck. good advice. _ to get stuck. nobody wants to get stuck. good advice. as _ to get stuck. nobody wants to get stuck. good advice. as bent - to get stuck. nobody wants to get stuck. good advice. as bent was l stuck. good advice. as bent was saying, pretty much what we have been expecting, only about 20% of services running there. how have services running there. how have services been affected in scotland? the impact here in scotland is even bigger. it is only about 10% of services running in scotland today. it is very limited geographically. there is just one route operating from queen street station, where i

am now, that is the service between edinburgh and glasgow and points in between, the service between scotland's two biggest cities. there are only five routes running within scotland today and they coverjust a small part of what is known as the central belt. there is a limited cross—border service down into england, but no trains north of the central belt, no trains to the highlands or cities including aberdeen and inverness, no trains at south into the borders. i think today i am getting a sense it is even quieter than it was on tuesday. the message that services here in scotland are extremely restricted because of the network rail strike seems to be getting through. there have been a few commuters here, but many people are opting to work from home. there have been a few tourists coming through as well. i spoke to a couple who come on holiday from kansas city in the united states and they say they have faced delays of

four days getting here in the first place because of cancellations and delays on their flights. they were sanguine about what was happening and they were supportive of the strike and said they have had so many cancellations, why not a train strike as well?— strike as well? lorna gordon in glasgow _ strike as well? lorna gordon in glasgow our _ strike as well? lorna gordon in glasgow. our business - strike as well? lorna gordon in - glasgow. our business correspondence was at paddington before. let me read you a couple of tweets you have been sending in. darrelle wallace says, i support the rmt100%. merseyside rail have settled with the unions at 7%. this was possible because the government was not involved. the government has picked this fight. philip nichols, i was in two minds about the strike until i listen to grant shapps per�* reasoning. the reason many rail workers have a decent wage is because they had to fight for it, if they did not, they would suffer the same as the front line public sector workers. this track involves members on the lower pay scales in the

industry. keep your comments or any other stories we are talking about coming into me. let's get more now on other industries which may see strikes this summer. gmb union members working as heathrow check—in and ground staff will vote today over whether to take strike action, which could result in a walkout during the summer holidays. joining us now from heathrow is our correspondent greg mckenzie. good morning. tell us what this action is about.— action is about. good morning. ultimately _ action is about. good morning. ultimately this _ action is about. good morning. ultimately this action - action is about. good morning. ultimately this action is - action is about. good morning. ultimately this action is about | action is about. good morning. | ultimately this action is about a 10% pay cut which ba staff took two years ago. the airline said it was losing money and the staff members accepted a 10% pay cut. fast forward to this year and that pay cut has been reinstated so some people have got that 10% back, mainly bosses and senior members at british airways.

but that 10% reinstatement has not filtered down to ground staff, so thatis filtered down to ground staff, so that is the check—in and baggage handlers, and the union are now going to ballot today, at 12 o'clock that ballot will close, and we should get the result at about 2pm. 700 members of ba staff with the union will vote today and we will get that decision at 2pm. should they decide to strike, that action will take place injuly, mid—july, when heathrow is at its most busiest. we will find out at two o'clock this afternoon.- busiest. we will find out at two o'clock this afternoon. thank you very much- _ thank you very much. with me now is gmb national officer nadine houghton. thank you very much forjoining us this morning on bbc news. what have the bass are said to you about why they have reinstated that 10% cut during the pandemic for senior managers, but not for ground staff, check—in staff? what is the justification for that? check-in staff? what is the justification for that?- check-in staff? what is the justification for that? well, i su ose justification for that? well, i

soppose they _ justification for that? well, i suppose they want - justification for that? well, i suppose they want to - justification for that? well, i l suppose they want to suggest justification for that? well, i - suppose they want to suggest they can't afford it, but the reality is if you can pay it back to the bosses and if you can see wage increases like we are seeing for the ceo of iag, british airways' parent company, when the ceo expects to pocket a nice hefty pay rise of £4.9 million this year, we don't think it is unreasonable for our primarily women, part—time, low—paid workers to be demanding back the 10% they had cut from their pay as a result of fire and rehired during the pandemic. of fire and rehired during the pandemic— of fire and rehired during the pandemic. of fire and rehired during the andemic. ~ . , , ., , ., pandemic. what is the status of discussions _ pandemic. what is the status of discussions at _ pandemic. what is the status of discussions at the _ pandemic. what is the status of discussions at the moment? - pandemic. what is the status of l discussions at the moment? have pandemic. what is the status of - discussions at the moment? have your members been offered any of that 10% back? ~ ., , members been offered any of that 10% back? ~ . , ., ,_ members been offered any of that 10% back? ~ . , ., _ , members been offered any of that 10% back? ~ . , ., , , back? what they are saying is they have offered _ back? what they are saying is they have offered a _ back? what they are saying is they have offered a 10% _ back? what they are saying is they have offered a 10% one-off - back? what they are saying is they have offered a 10% one-off bonus| have offered a 10% one—off bonus payment to our members. now, that 10% one—off bonus payment is exactly that, it is a one—off payment, it is not part of consolidated pay, so it

does not go into pensions, it does not grow as the years go by, it is there and then it is gone. 0ur there and then it is gone. our members have said, actually, we don't want a one—off payment, we want our consolidated payback, that you robbed from us during the pandemic when we did not have any ability to fight back against fire and rehired. ba said, ok, but you want to fight for that 10% back, then we will not give you the 10% bonus that we have given to other groups. so they have been doubly impacted by ba's actions. i5 groups. so they have been doubly impacted by ba's actions. is there any suggestion — impacted by ba's actions. is there any suggestion that _ impacted by ba's actions. is there any suggestion that the _ impacted by ba's actions. is there any suggestion that the airline, i impacted by ba's actions. is there any suggestion that the airline, or the airport, is going to hire in agency staff to cover these jobs? good luck to them is what i would say. the industry is on its knees because of staff shortages. it has staff shortages because employers, like british airways, used the pandemic as an opportunity to unethically cut our members' pay and

conditions. loyal members of staff that have been with the business for years, that know the job, are that have been with the business for years, that know thejob, are no longer with the company and now they can't recruit the staff to get back in and do the job that needs to be done. that is why we are seeing the chaos in the airport is that we are currently seeing. even iag's chief executive acknowledges this and says the prices we are seeing in aviation is caused by staff shortages. there is caused by staff shortages. there is only one answer to that and there is only one answer to that and there is only one way that ba can get its operation back to where it was, back to pre—pandemic levels, and that is it needs to pay its staff properly, it needs to pay its staff properly, it needs to pay its staff properly, it needs to pay back the rummy —— money it robbed from them during the pandemic, and it needs to rebuild the trust and confidence that it has absolutely decimated as a result of its actions. i absolutely decimated as a result of its actions. ., absolutely decimated as a result of its actions. . , , absolutely decimated as a result of its actions. . ,, �* ~ absolutely decimated as a result of its actions. ., , , �* ~ ., its actions. i am guessing, ba are not here at _ its actions. i am guessing, ba are not here at the _ its actions. i am guessing, ba are not here at the moment, - its actions. i am guessing, ba are not here at the moment, but - its actions. i am guessing, ba are not here at the moment, but they would say this was not robbed, they

would say this was not robbed, they would say this was not robbed, they would say they had to make business decisions based on the collapse of the industry during the pandemic. but i want to ask you this. the last few years have thrown an awful lot at us, covid of course, the cost of living crisis. if people have managed to book a holiday, they will be desperate to get away, may be the one bright spot on the horizon for them in the midst of everything else, if you want public support is this not the wrong time to threaten strike action? we this not the wrong time to threaten strike action?— strike action? we are genuinely sor if strike action? we are genuinely sorry if hard-working _ strike action? we are genuinely sorry if hard-working families l strike action? we are genuinely i sorry if hard-working families face sorry if hard—working families face any disruption as a result of the strike action, but the blame for this lies squarely at the door of british airways. this is a dispute that has been years and years in the making, as a result of the actions they took during the pandemic. 0ur they took during the pandemic. our members, and these are low—paid, primarily women, many part—time workers, they have families to take care of themselves, notjust workers, they have families to take care of themselves, not just to workers, they have families to take care of themselves, notjust to take on holiday, but to feed, and to live a decent standard of living. actually, i think most of the public

would understand and appreciate that at a time when bosses permit pay and british airways has been restored to pre—pandemic levels, when the ceo, the male ceo, who pays himself £4.9 million this year, i think actually the public will have sympathy with our members, so what we are asking for is for the 10% to be reinstated into their pay. for is for the 10% to be reinstated into their pay-— into their pay. nadine how to and from the gmb, _ into their pay. nadine how to and from the gmb, thank— into their pay. nadine how to and from the gmb, thank you - into their pay. nadine how to and from the gmb, thank you for - into their pay. nadine how to and i from the gmb, thank you forjoining us today. afghanistan's taliban rulers have urged aid agencies and other countries to intensify relief efforts after an earthquake that's believed to have killed a thousand people. un agencies are rushing to get emergency shelter, food and medicine to the worst—hit province, paktika, but access to remote areas has been hindered by heavy rain and flooding. frances read reports. cracks in the walls of what used to be a home. whole villages in this part of the country now gone. this, a major disaster.

of those who survive, many are now homeless. searches continue in the rubble, but overnight, heavy rain and hail has hampered the rescue. the air ambulance arrives in a remote area, but the response is limited. it's one of only a handful of helicopters left in the country since the taliban returned to power. the hospital beds in paktika's capital, sharan, were full of both the very youngest and the older. this woman survived but she lost 19 family members, and fears she is now completely alone. "seven in one room, five in another, four in another, then three in another, have all been killed in my family. i can't talk any more, my heart is getting weak," she said.

here, the injured are treated. doctors say they're worried about food and supplies in the coming days as well as waterborne diseases. the un secretary—general antonio guterres says it's fully mobilised with teams on the ground to provide initial support. but it's not yet clear what form that will take long term. the country, one of the poorest in the world, was already facing a humanitarian crisis with millions vulnerable to famine. the ruling taliban still international pariahs, and afghanistan's economy crushed by sanctions. translation: we call- on the international community to help because our country alone cannot handle this incident. we want the international community to start working with us at this time, and to continue their cooperation. as emergency food and medical supplies leave for remote areas,

aid agencies fear this disaster may be worse than already seen. a lack of communication means it's hard to know the extent of help needed or the damage caused. they can only hope that help comes fast enough. frances read, bbc news. i'm joined now by asuntha charles, national director in afghanistan for world vision, an international organisation focused on helping the children. she is in london today. thank you very much forjoining us today. what have you been able to assess about the scale of the disaster following this earthquake? this the scale of the disaster following this earthquake?— this earthquake? this is a frustrating _ this earthquake? this is a frustrating moment - this earthquake? this is a frustrating moment for i this earthquake? this is aj frustrating moment for us this earthquake? this is a - frustrating moment for us because the country is already suffering food insecurity, malnutrition, lack of health care services, andy earthquake has added to this. this is the second earthquake after one

in january, is the second earthquake after one injanuary, so the numbers of people who have died are increasing and we don't know when the numbers will end. this is a disaster situation for afghanistan, for i must say this is alarming news for the world to say that afghanistan still needs you. say that afghanistan still needs ou. ., ~' say that afghanistan still needs ou. . ~ ., say that afghanistan still needs ou. ., " ., , say that afghanistan still needs ou. . ~ ., say that afghanistan still needs ou. m ., , say that afghanistan still needs ou. ., " ., ,., y., you. talk to us about the ability of afghanistan _ you. talk to us about the ability of afghanistan under _ you. talk to us about the ability of afghanistan under the _ you. talk to us about the ability of afghanistan under the taliban - you. talk to us about the ability of afghanistan under the taliban to l afghanistan under the taliban to respond to a disaster like this. yes, the present de facto authorities have been requesting the international community to intervene because that is where the capacity lies. basically on the finance side and the technical side, it is the international community that can intervene. that is where i would say the capacity to respond excess. 0bviously the capacity to respond excess. obviously the taliban have said they want that help from aid agencies and they have reached out and they have made an appeal to international governments as well, do you think this will make the taliban realise the limitations of what they can do

themselves?— the limitations of what they can do themselves? ~ , , , , , themselves? absolutely, because this is the ri . ht themselves? absolutely, because this is the right moment _ themselves? absolutely, because this is the right moment for _ themselves? absolutely, because this is the right moment for them - themselves? absolutely, because this is the right moment for them to - is the right moment for them to realise this will not be possible with them and they have to really relax on their restrictions and open up relax on their restrictions and open up more to foreign international community to operate freely so that more people can be reached out. this is the right moment for that realisation.— is the right moment for that realisation. ., ' . realisation. how difficult will it be to net realisation. how difficult will it be to get to — realisation. how difficult will it be to get to those _ realisation. how difficult will it be to get to those outlying - realisation. how difficult will it - be to get to those outlying areas? we talked a lot about paktika province, but more remote communities to assess what has happened there, to help people and to find out what the true death toll is because of this earthquake? this is because of this earthquake? this is auoin to is because of this earthquake? this is going to be _ is because of this earthquake? this is going to be a _ is because of this earthquake? try 3 is going to be a very big challenge because of lack of ambulances to reach those areas and their is no road access to these places, so this will be a great challenge, and there is not sufficient aid companies to reach these places. we need to see

how many people we are going to rescue, said this is a really challenging question for all of us to see, the lack of the facilities that the death toll will increase. how many of you are there in afghanistan at the moment? we work with local staff — afghanistan at the moment? we work with local staff and _ afghanistan at the moment? we work with local staff and we _ afghanistan at the moment? we work with local staff and we are _ with local staff and we are concentrating on the western reason, but we have 700 staff. haste concentrating on the western reason, but we have 700 staff.— but we have 700 staff. have some of them been affected _ but we have 700 staff. have some of them been affected by _ but we have 700 staff. have some of them been affected by the _ but we have 700 staff. have some of. them been affected by the earthquake as well? yeah, no, because most of them live in the western region and none of us have been affected. what have they been saying to you? how many have managed to get into the affected region right now? i many have managed to get into the affected region right now?- affected region right now? i have been closely _ affected region right now? i have been closely following _ affected region right now? i have been closely following it - affected region right now? i have been closely following it up - affected region right now? i have i been closely following it up because help has largely been given to the wounded patients, but as you know this is not sufficient because we have very limited support going in there, but there are interventions

happening already and ultimately people are being supported, but the need is huge. people are being supported, but the need is huge-— foreign ministers from across the commonwealth's 5a countries are meeting in rwanda in a long—awaited summit that was delayed due to the pandemic. borisjohnson boris johnson arrived borisjohnson arrived earlier today ahead of the meeting. it brings together representatives of almost a third of the global population. rwanda joined the commonwealth in 2009, but there's been criticism over the host country's human rights record. let's hearfrom our deputy africa editor anne soy, who is in the capital of rwanda for the commonwealth heads of government meeting. good to see you. give us a sense of what we are expecting, what is on the agenda?— the agenda? well, a lot actually, everything- _ the agenda? well, a lot actually, everything. some _ the agenda? well, a lot actually, everything. some meetings - the agenda? well, a lot actually, everything. some meetings havej the agenda? well, a lot actually, - everything. some meetings have been going on since sunday. they have

been meeting across year from the 5a member countries of the commonwealth, there have been women's�* forums and they have been discussing a range of issues from cervical cancer and access and climate change and the threat to small island nations and the different forms have taken positions on various issues and they are handing those over to the ministers meeting today who will consider that range. the summit happens tomorrow. we know prince charles is attending the meeting and this is boris johnson's first visit to rwanda since the announcement of the policy of sending asylum seekers there

while their claims are assessed. we understand prince charles has privately expressed concerns about that policy. do we know if the two men are going to be meeting or seen in public together today? well. men are going to be meeting or seen in public together today?— in public together today? well, we do not know _ in public together today? well, we do not know about _ in public together today? well, we do not know about today. - in public together today? well, we do not know about today. we - in public together today? well, we do not know about today. we havej do not know about today. we have looked at the itinerary of both leaders, but we have not seen anywhere where they will be meeting today. they will be meeting tomorrow at the official opening of the heads of the meeting, which prince charles is representing the queen, who is head of the commonwealth. this is an issue that has been controversial, particularly in the uk, but here the discussion has been muted. it is not controversial here in rwanda. both the british and the rwandan government have said they are determined to carry on with this partnership and once they have the legal hurdles out of the way, the

rwandan government says it is ready to accept asylum seekers, so we do not expect this will be any point of contention in the meeting between the rwandan and the british prime minister and president. the rwandan and the british prime ministerand president. however, the rwandan and the british prime minister and president. however, we will be asking these questions to some of the commonwealth heads of government to hear what they have to say about it. government to hear what they have to sa about it. ., ~ government to hear what they have to say about it— say about it. thank you very much. our say about it. thank you very much. 0ur deputy — say about it. thank you very much. 0ur deputy africa _ say about it. thank you very much. our deputy africa editor _ say about it. thank you very much. our deputy africa editor in - say about it. thank you very much. our deputy africa editor in kigali. l there are just 100 days left to spend the last of the bank of england's paper banknotes, before they lose their legal tender status. they're being replaced with plastic versions, which are more durable. the bank says more than 300 million individual £20 notes and 160 million £50 notes are still in circulation. so, get to checking to see if you've got those notes anywhere. you need to bring them to a bank. the media tycoon rupert murdoch and actressjerry hall

are getting a divorce, according to reports in the us media. representatives for mr murdoch and ms hall, who wed at a mansion in central london in 2016, are yet to comment. their split comes as a surprise to those close to the family, according to the new york times. that newspaper and the washington post cited anonymous sources with knowledge of the separation. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. lots of things taking place over the next few days. we have been talking about glastonbury of course. as the weather looking? mixed is a good way of describing it. good morning everybody. we are looking at sunshine and showers today. some of them will be heavy and thundery. we have already got them in the south—east, pushing northwards through the course of the day. but because they are showers, not all of us will see them. a bit more cloud at times across the northern west of scotland and northern ireland. two should see some brightness. up to

28, possibly 29 degrees but widely, we are looking at 13 to 26. through this evening and overnight, the showers continue to migrate northwards. they will be heavy and thundery in places. some patchy mist and fog as well, but that should not be problematic. 0ne and fog as well, but that should not be problematic. one thing you'll notice is it is going to be a humid night. patchy mist and fog will lift readily tomorrow. a lot of dry weather to start with, i wish i was continuing to push northwards. further showers developed through the course of the day, almost anywhere, and later, we will have a band of persistent rain coming in from the west, accompanied by strengthening winds with top temperatures of 26 degrees. hello this is bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines... the second day of rail strikes begins — with half the network closed in england, wales and scotland —

and only 20% of services expected to run. a decision is expected today over whether hundreds of gmb union members, working as check—in and ground staff at heathrow airport — will take strike action. the taliban appeals for international help in afghanistan — after a powerful earthquake kills more than one thousand people. boris johnson arrives in rwanda — for a meeting of the commonwealth's heads of government — with food security, climate change and the government's migrants policy expected to be on the agenda. polls have opened in two parliamentary by—elections which are taking place today in wakefield, and tiverton and honiton. eight medical staff who treated the football legend, diego maradona, in the days before he died are to stand trial for alleged criminal negligence. and day two of glastonbury gets under way. more than 200,000 festival—goers will see headliners billie eilish, sir paul mccartney and kendrick lamar this weekend. sport and for a full

round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike. good morning. it's another big day ahead for the british tennis players involved at eastbourne. the grass court season, has offered plenty of hope so far this season, for those hoping to be this year's surprise at wimbledon, which starts on monday. cameron norrie gets things under way this morning, in his quarterfinal against maxime cressy. that's followed on court number 1, by harriet dart. she's been given a wild card for wimbledon and her superb grass—court season continued at eastbourne. yesterday, she won two matches in one day to become the first british woman in five years, to make the last eight in eastbourne, and today, it's a quarterfinal against two—time wimbledon champion, petra kvit—ova. wimbledon champion, petra kvitova. now after the incredible swash buckling, end to the second test, england have already won their series, against

new zealand going into the final test, that starts this morning in leeds. it's being staged at headingley, which originally had it's international status revoked over yorkshire's involvement, in the azeem rafiq, racism case, which rocked the sport last year. 0n the pitch, england have been transformed, under the new coach and captain team, playing an attacking, high risk, exciting brand of cricket and that's set to continue. ijust said i just said let's think about this week that we are entertainment business not the sport business. it's the only way i could put it to everyone. what we managed to do over the last two weeks is pretty special, i think. the last two weeks is pretty special, ithink. there's the last two weeks is pretty special, i think. there's a reason we had a full house at day five, because i think people want to come and watch this brand of cricket that we are playing. my challenge to the lads this week is, let's go out and do this again. the latest pga tour event in the usa will get under way later brooks koepka is the latest to join the saudi backed liv golf. safe to stay rory mcilroy isn't impressed with the former world number one. they say one thing, and then, they do another and i don't understand

that and i don't know if it's for legal reasons. i have no idea but it's pretty duplicitous on their part to say one thing and do another. �* , ., ., ~ ., ., another. are you talking about two weeks a . o another. are you talking about two weeks ago or— another. are you talking about two weeks ago or another— another. are you talking about two weeks ago or another time? - another. are you talking about two weeks ago or another time? the i another. are you talking about two - weeks ago or another time? the whole way through- — gareth bale is one of wales' greatest ever players, but where will he be playing next season? well, he will have plenty of offers and one will be close to home his representatives have held talks, with championship club, cardiff, the city where he was born. they wouldn't have to pay a penny for him, as he's left real madrid now,

but we suspect he may have to take a pay cut, from the £600,000 a week he was said to be taking home at real — that's more than cardiff's entire squad. there was a really scary moment at the world aquatics championships in budapest when one of the american synchronised swimmers fainted and sank to the bottom of the pool, having to be rescued by her coach. this was the american anita alvarez during the solo free final, when she passed out under water. her coach andrea fuentes was the quickest to react and dived in and dragged her out of the pool, averting a much more serious incident. the coach has released a statement saying "anita is ok. we sometimes forget that this happens in other high—endurance sports. marathon, cycling, cross—country. we all have seen images where some athletes don't make it to the finish line and others help them to get there. 0ur sport is no different than others, just in a pool. we push through limits and sometimes we find them." lucky to say that the athlete was ok. that's good news. that's all the sport for now. now, back to the rail strikes as services have ground to a halt across much of britain, as thousands of workers walk out for the second time this week. staff from 13 train companies and network rail,

including signallers, are taking part in the action. the rmt union is locked in a dispute aboutjobs, pay and conditions, but industry bosses say they must also agree to modernise working practices to attract passengers back to the railway. the government is preparing to publish its proposed change to the law, which would let businesses bring in skilled agency workers to stand in for staff who are on strike. joining me now is steve smart from rmt union. steve, hello to you. once the mood on the picket line this morning? good morning. as it was on tuesday. we are getting good support from members of the public. a very peaceful picket and there have been no problems at all.— peaceful picket and there have been no problems at all. what's your take on the position _ no problems at all. what's your take on the position now, _ no problems at all. what's your take on the position now, the _ no problems at all. what's your take on the position now, the union, - on the position now, the union, these are the bosses and to any prospect for movement, for compromise?— prospect for movement, for compromise? prospect for movement, for comromise? ~ . ., , compromise? well, we have always been a union _ compromise? well, we have always been a union that _ compromise? well, we have always been a union that has _ compromise? well, we have always been a union that has been - compromise? well, we have always| been a union that has been prepared to enter negotiations, and

particularly meaningful negotiations, so that you can actually sit across the table, deal with the bosses and come out at the end of the day with a handshake and agree a position, where you're going to move forward.— agree a position, where you're going to move forward. there seems to be a lack of trust, — to move forward. there seems to be a lack of trust. bit _ to move forward. there seems to be a lack of trust, bit of _ to move forward. there seems to be a lack of trust, bit of bad _ to move forward. there seems to be a lack of trust, bit of bad well _ to move forward. there seems to be a lack of trust, bit of bad well at -- - lack of trust, bit of bad well at —— around at the moment though, doesn't there? the rmt has wrecked negotiations by not allowing network rail to withdraw stop mr sharps says this is a lie, so it's not a great basis for moving forward, is it? him sa in: that basis for moving forward, is it? him saying that it's _ basis for moving forward, is it? him saying that it's a _ basis for moving forward, is it? h “n saying that it's a lie, why is it that the negotiations are every evening, we have the same that there has been no movement. if i'm not involved in those discussions

nationally, obviously, buti involved in those discussions nationally, obviously, but i believe my general secretary and the assistant general secretary, who are involved in these negotiations concerning the train operating companies and network rail and if they are saying that the modernisation of mac don't forget, we are partly modernised for years. i have been on the railway or associated with the railway since 1973. through privatisation and the lot and don't tell me that the working conditions that we had back in the 70s and 80s have not changed. we have been involved in those negotiations all the way through, even back when i was with network rail in the late 2000, or naughties, as you might say. i was involved in all of the national negotiations that eventually came out. i left in

2010, but since then, i have been involved in numerous negotiations about changes to working practices. do you think more modernisation is needed though, steve, given the changes that have been brought about because of the pandemic? passenger numbers obviously not what they were pre—pandemic, so do you think more modernisation is needed? pre—pandemic and throughout the pandemic, we have kept the railways running. 0ur pandemic, we have kept the railways running. our members have been there. they were not furloughed. they have been there working every day. all of the heroes, who are wanting to get into london or whatever, there has been a service provided and that has been provided by our conductor members, our driver members, ourstation by our conductor members, our driver members, our station staff... by our conductor members, our driver members, our station staff. . .- members, our station staff... steve, can ou members, our station staff. .. steve, can you hear— members, our station staff... steve, can you hear me? — members, our station staff... steve, can you hear me? we've _ members, our station staff... steve, can you hear me? we've got - members, our station staff... steve, can you hear me? we've got you - members, our station staff... steve, i can you hear me? we've got you back. and, yes, absolutely, your members

worked through the pandemic, you didn't have the option not to do that, really, but post pandemic and we're still the pandemic of course, do you think a further modernisation is needed? ~ , is needed? when we see modernisation, - is needed? when we see modernisation, we - is needed? when we see modernisation, we will. is needed? when we see - modernisation, we will enter those negotiations. i am modernisation, we will enter those negotiations. iam not modernisation, we will enter those negotiations. i am not involved in them and i can't help you with that. that is being dealt with nationally, and as i said, we have faced modernisation every day of the year, any time that they have come forward with proposals, and if we have got concerns, we will fight for our members. our concern with modernisation is going to be in relation to the safety of the track. i remember back in the late 90s, when a train fell off the track as well in green and there was a whole week because of the safety implications that had come from privatisation, so that it is one of

the major concerns, and when we're talking about doing away with operatives on the scale that network rail are talking about, where are we going to get them? when you are working with a team, you need to be assured that the competencies and you need to understand how each member of that team works because you have got thousands of people travelling on these trains. if you are going over points and everything and you need to understand fully that everything has been put in place and i'm concerned when they start talking about agency bringing in, it's all right to say that we will bring in agency, but you need to have a full understanding of the area that you are going to be working in. they used to be people travelling from portsmouth up into cambridge, people going the other way, we have had battle before, so that would worry me.— that would worry me. steve, could ou turn

that would worry me. steve, could you turn your _ that would worry me. steve, could you turn your phone _ that would worry me. steve, could you turn your phone around - that would worry me. steve, could you turn your phone around for. that would worry me. steve, could| you turn your phone around for us, so we can see the picket line. are you able to do that?— so we can see the picket line. arel you able to do that?_ as you able to do that? yes, i can. as ou do you able to do that? yes, i can. as you do that. _ you able to do that? yes, i can. as you do that, tell— you able to do that? yes, i can. as you do that, tell us _ you able to do that? yes, i can. as you do that, tell us how _ you able to do that? yes, i can. as you do that, tell us how people - you able to do that? yes, i can. as| you do that, tell us how people you have got on the picket line this morning. have got on the picket line this morninu. ~ have got on the picket line this morning-- if— have got on the picket line this morning.- if you - have got on the picket line this morning.- if you just i have got on the picket line this | morning.- if you just turn morning. rmt... if you “ust turn that aound * morning. rmt... if you “ust turn that around forfi morning. rmt... if you “ust turn that around for us, _ morning. rmt... if you “ust turn that around for us, so _ morning. rmt... if youjust turn that around for us, so that - morning. rmt... if youjust turn that around for us, so that we i morning. rmt. .. if you just turn i that around for us, so that we can see. h, y that around for us, so that we can see. u, , we that around for us, so that we can see-_ we can _ that around for us, so that we can see._ we can see - that around for us, so that we can see._ we can see some| see. oh, sorry. we can see some --eole see. oh, sorry. we can see some people behind — see. oh, sorry. we can see some people behind you _ see. oh, sorry. we can see some people behind you now, - see. oh, sorry. we can see some people behind you now, yes. - see. oh, sorry. we can see some people behind you now, yes. 0k, thank you very much for giving us a glimpse of what is happening there. steve is an rmt regional organiser there in cambridgeshire for us. eight medical staff are to stand trial in argentina, accused of criminal negligence in the death of the legendary footballer, diego maradona, including his family

doctor, a psychologist and two nurses. maradona died of a heart attack in 2020 while recovering from brain surgery for a blood clot. no date has been set for the trial. wendy urquhart reports. prosecutors claim that those who were meant to be taking care of diego maradona, when he was to recovering from surgery from a blood clot were woefully inadequate. an investigation was launched after the footballer�*s death, and last year, a panel of 20 experts found that his medical team acted in an inappropriate, and reckless manner, adding that he would have had a better chance of survival, if he had been treated in a appropriate medical facility. been treated in a appropriate medicalfacility. diego maradona been treated in a appropriate medical facility. diego maradona was widely considered to be one of the greatest footballers of all time and was as large as life off the pitch as to when he was. —— when he was on it. he struggled with alcohol abuse for a long time and in the years before he died, he was back and forth to hospital with medical problems. medicalstaff forth to hospital with medical problems. medical staff facing charges include his family doctor. they all deny responsibility but it

found guilty, they could be jailed for between eight and 25 years. consumer expert martin lewis has revealed that he was recently turned down, after applying to become a member of the house of lords. the founder of the money saving expert website has told the bbc that he believes his bid for a cross—bench peerage was rejected because he was "honest" about the limited time he could commit to the role. he's been speaking to nick robinson on the political thinking podcast. now, you did want a peerage at one stage? yeah, ijust got turned down again a couple of weeks ago, actually. turned down? yes, for crossbench. by who? by the house of lords appointments commission. do you know why? yes, i do. and i was much more annoyed last time because i did this really silly thing and i was honest in the interview. so, i had an interview and they talked about timings and i said, because i would want to be open and transparent, gosh, you got this out of me,

i haven't spoken about this before, we talked about most of the time that the lord sits is about three until ten on a monday, tuesday wednesday and i said to them, look, i need to be straight with you in terms of the hours i can give, and very busy with myjob but most importantly, i have a nine—year—old daughter, and until she is 13, my most importantjob from 6:30pm until 8pm is to be with her and put her to bed. maybe until she is 12, whatever, i don't know. she has not got to that age. and so, i would see my role as being learning for three to five years with limited input, and then, gradually over the next five to ten years, committing more and more time to the house of lords if i became crossbench peer and less time to everything else. that's what you told the house? yes, and the interview, i think, went very well. i got very good feedback but i think that was a stumbling block, although they have invited me to apply again in future. they have turned you down? lord lewis, you could be. yes, it's not about the title but... they have turned you down, despite your expertise, despite the fact that

you have a kind of unique place... because i don't think i was willing to give them the time that they felt was necessary to be in the lords. you have been very reasonable about this, martin lewis, but is there a bit of you that thinks they are as idiotic as the bbc, who looked at you as a young producer and held you back? no, for a couple of reasons. 0ne, because i will be honest, when i got the letter, i breathed a sigh of relief because there is a lot of pressure at the moment and i thought maybe a couple of years is maybe, probably more sensible, and two, because i don't know who they will appointment, my hope is they will have some good people, who are willing to give more time than i can give at the moment. and you can hear the full interview with martin lewis on bbc sounds and the political thinking website. two parliamentary by—elections take place today, in wakefield in west yorkshire and tiverton and honiton in devon. both seats were won by the conservatives at the last general election. people in each area will have until 10pm to cast their votes with the results expected in the early hours

of tomorrow morning. the islands of saint kilda lie way out in the north atlantic, at the westernmost point of the outer hebrides. they're home to nearly 1 million seabirds. now conservationists are warning that the avian—flu outbreak could lead to the extinction of one particular species — the great skua. iain macinnes has been to take a look. it's often said to be on the edge of the world, but even here in saint kilda, over100 the world, but even here in saint kilda, over 100 miles from the scottish mainland, the effect of the avian flu outbreak has been felt. it is more than 90 years now since the last saint kilda people were evacuated from these homes but for centuries before that, the seabirds that surrounded this archipelago were integral to their way of life. now with avian flu in these islands, there is real concern about the impact it could have on various species round the island. 0n the hill above the village bay, the seabird ranger keeping a close eye

on a great bird, who have been badly affected as chris described as the most challenging season yet. that affected as chris described as the most challenging season yet. at the end of last season, _ most challenging season yet. at the end of last season, was _ most challenging season yet. at the end of last season, was already - end of last season, was already worried about at the 60 beds that had died, how many more had i missed? knew the population was going to be impacted but it wasn't until i got back, i think it was a man's the 28th of april, when i found the first dead bird. since then, the number of dead birds has been increasing every day. that number is _ been increasing every day. that number is now _ been increasing every day. that number is now at _ been increasing every day. that number is now at 120 _ been increasing every day. that number is now at 120 this year and counting. it is thought across many colonies a including here, that two thirds of great skewers have been lost. the avian flu continues to have an impact and the specie's very existence is under threat. it is heartbreaking and really worrying that this bird that i have been

working with form many years now on multiple islands is on the verge of extinction. they are doing what they can to avert any spread to other species. when people do arrive, whether it is on a cruise boat already booked, we need to have an introductory discussion with people, so they are aware... also, our bio—security measures to make sure that there is fully in place and it may be that we have to restrict areas of the island in the future, so asking people only to explore certain areas, for their safety. the outbreak continues to be monitored nationally and internationally with risk to human health being described as very low. people are reminded not to touch dead or dying bird. he is concerned about the future. the most wor in: concerned about the future. the most worrying thing — concerned about the future. the most worrying thing about _ concerned about the future. the most worrying thing about this _ concerned about the future. the most worrying thing about this is _ concerned about the future. the most worrying thing about this is that - concerned about the future. the most worrying thing about this is that we i worrying thing about this is that we don't know how much further it is going to go and how many more species it will affect. to see this happening to the birds that i am

monitoring is heartbreaking. i came here to monitor life birds and i take great pride in work that i do but it is rapidly becoming a major part of myjob to record dead birds. it is worrying times. the glastonbury festival is under way — after a three year break due to covid. the five—day event in somerset, in the south west of england, will host around 200,000 visitors, entertained by headline artists including, sir paul mccartney, billie eilish and kendrick lamar. 0ur entertainment correspondent, colin paterson is at glastonbury for us now. no murder yet and the crowds are growing, and they? == no murder yet and the crowds are growing, and they?— no murder yet and the crowds are growing, and they? -- no mud yet. a full sized recreation _ growing, and they? -- no mud yet. a full sized recreation of— growing, and they? -- no mud yet. a full sized recreation of a _ growing, and they? -- no mud yet. a full sized recreation of a seaside - full sized recreation of a seaside pier right in the middle of the countryside. there is a hall of mirrors, a penny arcade. look, there

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tense! just before we go to the weather, let me bring you some breaking news. this is from our wales correspondent, who is reporting that the waiting list for hospital treatment in wales has grown to a new record for the 24th month in a row. the latest data shows in april 2022, there were more than 707 thousand patients waiting for patients and that is the equivalent for more than one in five of the world population. it includes more than 60,000 patients, who have been waiting for treatment for two years. the target is for... the welsh government in response to saying services are still recovering of the pandemic with more people coming forward with health concerns. now, the time is almost 10am, just before the headlines, we will have a look at the weather forecast. carol is there with a beautiful image behind her. good morning everybody. some of us

will have a day like this with blue skies but others will have some showers, some of which will be heavy and thundery. from tomorrow, it will turn cooler than it has been, more unsettled and also rather windy at times. we have got this area of cloud in the near continent. through the course of this morning, it has been pushing across the channel, across south—eastern england and it is bringing in some showers. we could catch one for example at glastonbury. you can see them quite nicely here and continuing to move northwards through the morning. not all of us will catch one. if you don't have one, you will have bright skies or indeed some sunshine and there is a lot of dry weather around. now north and western scotland and northern ireland at times, there will be a wee bit more cloud but nonetheless, you still direction season breaks in it and sunny spells coming your way. temperatures between 15 26 degrees fuller. now, temperatures between 15 26 degrees now, heading through the evening and overnight, the showers continue to

migrate northwards with the chance of it being heavy inventory. some patchy mist and fog forming locally and it should be lifting quite regularly first thing tomorrow morning. it is going to be a humid night. 0vernight lows of nine to 16 degrees. into tomorrow, still a lot of dry weather to start the day. heavy, potentially thundery showers moving north across scotland. then, you start to see more showers developed almost anywhere through the dave column for this next band of more persistent rain arrives through the rest and this will be accompanied by strengthening wind. just tomorrow — 1a to 26 degrees. the highest temperatures in the east, where we will see the fewest showers. 0ver east, where we will see the fewest showers. over the weekend, east, where we will see the fewest showers. 0verthe weekend, no pressure settles in. northern ireland, we have got rain and showers rotating around it. the rain also strengthening, it is going to be windier than it has of late. 0n be windier than it has of late. on saturday, a lot of dry weather to start with, but we have got the rain and showers in western areas, again,

glastonbury could catch one. we have also got the chance of some rain just clipping east kent and east anglia. temperatures have been going down to about 21 or 22 degrees. through saturday night and into sunday, this low pressure still with us. if you look at the isobars, it is telling you that it's going to be another windy day the board. eastern areas, largely dry, and towards the west, we have got the rain and some showers and temperatures, again, we are looking at highs of 21.

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