this is bbc news. the headlines. air passengers face further disruption this summer after hundreds of ba ground crew and check—in staff at heathrow voted overwhelmingly for strike action in the dispute over pgy- strike action in the dispute over pay. it comes as the second day of rail strikes is under way without the network closed in england, wales and scotland. only 20% of services are believed to be running. relatives of the young man murdered by the serial killer stephen port welcome a decision by the police watchdog to begin a fresh investigation into the way detectives handled the inquiry.

taliban officials in the afghan province was hit by an earthquake, thought to have killed over 1000 people, said the search for survivors in many areas has ended. borisjohnson is in rwanda for a meeting of the commonwealth heads of government. downing street said it is unlikely the uk's policy will come when he meets the prince of wales. the american artistic swimmer has been rescued from the bottom of the pool by her coach after fainting following her routine at the world aquatics championships. hello. good afternoon. british airways staff at london's heathrow airport have voted to strike in a dispute about pay. members of the

gmb union employed as ground staff and check—in workers voted overwhelmingly for the industrial action. the move threatens to disrupt britain's busiest airport in the well, we can cross straight to heathrow and to our correspondent who is therefore eyes. first of all, what is this strike about? be enou~h, what is this strike about? ee: enough, it is not about people demanding an increase in their pay. you're hearing a lot of that with inflation rising very rapidly. a lot of workers are many companies demanding pay increases. what these workers want as their pay put back to levels was before the pandemics are a couple of years ago when the aviation industry was in crisis british airways demanded they accept pay cuts. this was so it could keep on operating at a time and it could not fly aircraft. at the time, it was accused of a certain heavy

handedness and many staff suspected it was trying to drive down their wages for good. there was a bit of a breach of trust at the time. now two years on these workers saying they want their pay restored to an original level. what ba is offering is one of increase and they say that is one of increase and they say that is not good enough. british airways, and the other hand, satyrs lost £4 billion over the past few years and has made the 10% offer which many employees elsewhere in the business have accepted as a failure to many full pay talks but at the moment there is a gulf between these 700 check—in and ground staff who say what they should be paid more because their customer facing and face a lot of abuse over the last few months because of problems with it systems baking downs and staff shortages and they think they deserve better. they want to talk to them they say and they want to work with them but at the same time the two sides seem pretty far apart. isn't yet clear what sort of impact this is likely to have on travellers

this is likely to have on travellers this summer? e10 this is likely to have on travellers this summer?— this is likely to have on travellers this summer? no strike dates have been set as — this summer? no strike dates have been set as yet. _ this summer? no strike dates have been set as yet. expect _ this summer? no strike dates have been set as yet. expect to - this summer? no strike dates have been set as yet. expect to hear - this summer? no strike dates have| been set as yet. expect to hear that within the next few days but those strike dates will be targeted within the peak summer months they were talking about the southern half of july and august. if check—in staff are not available particularly at terminal five that will cause problems and the department for transport say they expect ba to have contingency plans in place. it is likely we will see cancellations. if there are cancellations, what airlines tend to do is cancel services on the busiest routes so the ideas they can then rearrange passenger so they are on the next available flight however, it is likely that we're going to see disruption and may not end here. other workers in different parts of british airways are currently being consulted on whether they need to

vote for strike action as well and potentially thousands of engineers and call centre staff and the like could be involved in that does look like it is going to be a difficult summerfor british like it is going to be a difficult summer for british airways and this bejust the beginning. summer for british airways and this be just the beginning.— be just the beginning. thank you very much- _ be just the beginning. thank you very much- the _ be just the beginning. thank you very much. the gmb _ be just the beginning. thank you very much. the gmb national. be just the beginning. thank you - very much. the gmb national officer say the dispute has been many years in the making. the blame for this needs to be laid squarely at the door of british airways. my members and i are genuinely, genuinely sorry for any disruption this may cause to hard—working families who are, of course, so desperate to get away after the pandemic but the problem is that this dispute has been many, many years in the making and our members, primarily low—paid part—time women workers have been asking nicely for over a year now to have this money paid back. this is money that was robbed from them

during the pandemic. they are not asking for a pay increase, they are just asking for the 10% that was taken from them in april of last year. following on from the news, the british airways staff at heathrow airport have voted to strike in the dispute about pay. it comes on another day of disruption on the airways in england, scotland and wales as workers walk out for the second time this week. just one in five trains running on half the rail network is closed. leaving some areas with no services at all. tens of thousands of workers are taking part in a strike over pay, and conditions. our business correspondent reports. here we go again. half of britain's railway network brought to a halt. in cardiff, only 10% of services

are expected to run. it is really disrupted my weekend and week. it is the same in scotland, with just five routes in action in the central belt. i feel like they are always on strike! yeah, it is annoying. annoying too if you had been planning to go by train to the test match at headingley in leeds. at london's paddington it was better news for travellers heading to the glastonbury music festival — a few trains are leaving for somerset. these things happen, it is part of life, - logistics are never easy, so the whole theme of. glastonbury is positive vibes. it is clear many have avoided all the picket lines and disruption by working from home. at this small financial services firm in cheltenham, they are back to meeting clients on zoom. it is far from ideal, but we had to adapt to a lockdown, now it is strikes, that is the way

we work now. but kamala has to travel by train for her teaching job in bath. i am on a zero—hour contract, so i'm only paid for contact hours. so if i don't work, i don't teach, i don't get any pay. like everyone else, she wants to know how long this is all going to last. this has become an increasingly fractious and bitter dispute, with both sides blaming each other. but negotiations between the rmt union and the rail companies are back on again today. there are some ideas being put forward by both parties- but the essential point of this - is that we need a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies and when we get that, i we can move on positivelyl to the other agenda items, which include the stuff— that the company want to pursue about changes to working practices. rail bosses hope compulsory redundancy can be avoided, but there has to be reformed. but we are trying to do is work with the trade unions on how we modernise and reduced the overall

costs that can then allow us in various ways to increase wages, but also ultimately stop the taxpayer are paying more into the industry than is necessary. how to bridge the gap and avoid potentially months of disruption coming down the tracks. emma simpson, bbc news. to get a picture of what is going on in the moment we will speak to our correspondence in wales and london but first, let's go to alexandra mckenzie who is in glasgow four hours and it looks very quiet there. it is very, very quiet. it should be rush—hour here at glasgow queen street but take a look behind me. it is pretty much an empty station here and a very empty looking departure board as well. just one train to go. the 5:30pm through to edinburgh

waverley but from more on what is happening i'm joined by scotrail�*s david. saying that we've only been able to operate a very limited service. just five routes in the central belt area which is mainly between glasgow and edinburgh so anything yarns we have not been able to run anything. it is frustrating and i accept that for customers. unfortunately, that is the position in as a result of the network rail strike. . , in as a result of the network rail strike. ., , ., , , ':: , ., strike. that is only been 1096 of train so hardly _ strike. that is only been 1096 of train so hardly any _ strike. that is only been 1096 of train so hardly any trains - strike. that is only been 1096 of train so hardly any trains going| strike. that is only been 1096 of i train so hardly any trains going in scotland today, is that right? is scotland today, is that right? is significantly reduced service just focused between the glasgow and edinburgh area and that is because this is the only area of a network rail is able to provide signallers. scott wale relies on them to operate services so there is nothing beyond the central belt today and again on saturday so our to customers for saturday so our to customers for saturday in particular, check your service before you travel if you are

in the area with the favourites. if you are beyond that there will be no service on saturday. scott you are beyond that there will be no service on saturday.— service on saturday. scott will not actually involved _ service on saturday. scott will not actually involved so _ service on saturday. scott will not actually involved so how - service on saturday. scott will not. actually involved so how frustrating is that and why are you impacted so badly when it is not scotrail that are on strike? you make your bike there are no scotrail staff on strike. this does not involve scott bell. his most frustrating, i think of our customers and we understand that. the reality is network rail will only be able to provide a service for signallers in the central belt area. between glasgow and edinburgh. that means we can only operate in the favourites in that area and nothing beyond that. what happens tomorrow? will there be any running a full service tomorrow of what is your advice to customers want to travel? our advice is to check the website and use the scotrail up to know exactly what is running. services will start later than normal tomorrow and that is because the network rail signallers shift system means that the further north you go, the later in the day

services will start so if you take, for example, the aberdeen— dundee service normally the first service of the day tomorrow it will be 11:18am so please check before you read the house tomorrow to know exactly when the services running. that is great. david ross from scotrail explained the situation is a much quieter station today. delays tomorrow and then another strike due again on saturday. thank you to you. i will correspond on thomas morgan is in cardiff for hours and it looks similarly quiet behind you and i see a series of screens behind you saying special imagine that means there are no trains there? that saying special imagine that means there are no trains there?- there are no trains there? that is exactly right- _ there are no trains there? that is exactly right. and _ there are no trains there? that is exactly right. and within - there are no trains there? that is exactly right. and within the - there are no trains there? that isi exactly right. and within the next hour and a half, exactly right. and within the next hourand a half, by exactly right. and within the next hour and a half, by 6:30pm there will be no trains coming into our leading cardiff central. usually, this time of the day, as you expected rush—hour, it would be high that the activity in the central

train station but there is hardly anybody coming in today as there are very few trains left running. similar to scotland, less than 10% of services have been running today. just five services running on the mainline between cardiff and london is normally to an hour which has been cut to one an hour a curtailed timetable. the last train has already left london to cardiff so we will be expecting that in within the next hour. also similarly to scotland, transport for wales, which is actually owned by the welsh government which none to advance a number of services, they are not striking because they are actually, talks are progressing with the union so they are not progressing but services are disrupted because of union members who work for national rail who union members who work for national railwho maintain mines union members who work for national rail who maintain mines across the uk are striking so that is having an impact on the services. we have been told is what to expect some

disruption to services tomorrow and those workers who would normally work overnight will carry on their strike until they should start so there could be some sort of delay or disruption to services tomorrow again and of course, unless things change, on saturday as well. thank ou. let's change, on saturday as well. thank yom let's go _ change, on saturday as well. thank yom let's go now— change, on saturday as well. thank you. let's go now to _ change, on saturday as well. thank you. let's go now to our _ you. let's go now to our correspondent who is in london. i know that you had been there all day. has it got busier now as we approach rush—hour? day. has it got busier now as we approach rush-hour?— day. has it got busier now as we approach rush-hour? well, this is one of britain's _ approach rush-hour? well, this is one of britain's busiest _ approach rush-hour? well, this is one of britain's busiest stations . one of britain's busiest stations and just take a look at it at the moment. now, on a normal day, you would probably struggle to get a seat on one of those seats over there, but not today, of course. because from mid—afternoon, services have been winding down and the last

service that will be from here will be the 610 train to heathrow airport and after that, that is revered for the station today. now, we expect, of course, more disruption on saturday. as the strike continues on the third day. saturday. as the strike continues on the third day-— the third day. thank you very much for that update. _ the third day. thank you very much for that update. the _ the third day. thank you very much for that update. the independent l for that update. the independent office for police conduct is to reinvestigate the officers who failed to spot that a serial killer, stephen port, was operating in north—east london. he murdered four young men in 2014 and 2015 in barking and is serving a life sentence. the a0 originally decided that no officers would be disciplined despite feeling stiff fines are suspect until after the fourth man was murdered. now the ao pc say there was material flows in

its own investigation. here's more from a home affairs correspondent. it took until the fourth death for the frankly, to even realise that there were murders going on. they kept thinking they were drugs—related deaths and it was only after quite a lot of persuasion from the relatives of the fourth man to die, jack taylor, that the police actually did take it seriously enough to identify that these were four murders. after the trial of steven port, it was fairly obvious that there should be an investigation into how detectives are gone about their business but when the independent office for police conduct finish that they decided that none of the detectives that they had investigated should face either misconduct or gross misconduct hearings. of the 17 officers that they interviewed, all except one of them gave no comment in the interviews so they were not even discuss with the iopc what they had done. and that did cause, frankly, quite a lot of astonishment, particularly, obviously, with the relatives of stephen port's victims and then we had the inquest

last year and the inquestjury were quite categorical in theirfindings. they said there were fundamental failings in these investigations from the beginning and that basic lines of inquiry were not followed and after that the iopc see said they would look again at their own investigation and it has taken until today for them to decide, actually, looking at what came out of the inquest, there were material flaws in their own investigation, and decided to reopen it. much to the relief, i should say, of stephen port�*s victims families. we also heard from the former chief superintendent of the metropolitan police and here is what he said. these men were very close to each other. the suspect, in fact, was in the debate arrested on one occasion. they failed to carry out basic investigations into laptops recovered by the individual.

that suicide note was subsequently discovered to have been bitten by stephen port, the murderer said the failures were multiple. the family liaison was incredibly poor and the victims families had to carry out investigations themselves in order to draw to the attention of the police the obvious fact that these were connected unrelated. the taliban have _ were connected unrelated. the taliban have appealed for international support after an earthquake in afghanistan caused devastation, killing at least 1000 people and injuring another 1500. doctors there have told the bbc that many children have been killed. aid agencies are rushing to get shelter, food and medicine to the worst hit areas but the rescue efforts have been hampered by heavy rain and a lack of resources foot of the

country's health system is near collapse before the international community now faces questions about how far it will help the government run by hardline islamist. imagine living here when the earthquake struck. much of the mudbrick housing in paktika province has been flattened. and the fear is that many more people could be buried under the rubble. this man shows where he was lying when he felt the tremor. nothing is left here. our belongings are still under the rubble. we have only pulled out human beings, he says. everything is devastated, there are no blankets, tents, there is no shelter, there is literally nothing to eat. afghanistan's health care system is fragile at the best of times and is struggling to cope. this woman says 19 members

of herfamily were killed. she can't talk any more, she says, her heart is getting weak. in this remote corner of afghanistan, even reaching some of the worst affected areas is challenging. with thousands of houses destroyed, many simply have nowhere to go. and this, in an impoverished country which the un says it was already facing the world's worst humanitarian crisis. people in the uk have been extraordinarily generous, we urge the rest of the world, we urge them not to forget afghanistan, to remember the people here. they are resilient, yes, they have been through a lot, but they are hungry and they really do need all of our help and all of her support. the taliban is trying to coordinate an aid effort with the red crescent but since the islamist movement took

power last year, it has been crippled by sanctions and asset freezes, with direct foreign assistance drying out. one of the things that can be looked at is whether or not some of afghanistan's frozen assets can be released immediately into these agencies to help that relief effort because money, getting money to buy the things that are needed are going to be really difficult. and this earthquake, the worst in afghanistan for 20 years, has brought into focus a challenge, how to help a country desperately in need when you don't like the people who run it. that question now, how to help people when you don't like the

country's government, what sort of international aid is expected? weill. international aid is expected? well, so far, international aid is expected? well, so far. what — international aid is expected? well, so far. what we _ international aid is expected? well, so far, what we have _ international aid is expected? well, so far, what we have seen - international aid is expected? well, so far, what we have seen since - international aid is expected? .11 so far, what we have seen since the 15th of august here, since afghanistan stopped having government that is internationally recognised, is that humanitarian agencies had been the main veg for delivering any aid relief in this country. as we know, it has already been reeling under an economic crisis. what we had seen, normally come on the ground, if a disaster struck any country is foreign rescue teams coming in, foreign militaries coming in to help those relief and vascular operations. that is not possible here because the taliban is not recognised by the rest of the world. as far as giving financial assistance to the tail bone that is assistance to the tail bone that is a difficult situation because of the sanctions against the group. then there are a lot of afghan assets overseas which are also frozen so

there is not access to those funds are you there. it is foreign funds which run this country prior to the 15th of august and the public health care system is almost entirely funded by money which came from overseas and with all that stopping what happened in this country is people have been pushed into poverty, the health care system in many areas is collapsing and those hospitals are having to deal with have been injured in the earthquake as well and well humanitarian agencies are on the ground, how much can they stretch? they have already been stretched trying to provide to millions of people in this country and now they are having to tackle, in the face of the release efforts is though as well because of the terrain therein and now they're being stretched to try to provide to people who have been, you know, people who have been, you know, people who have been, you know, people who did not have food to eat prior this and now don't have homes to stay and so it is about shelter as well. ,

as well. our correspondent reporting from kabul- — as well. our correspondent reporting from kabul. joining _ as well. our correspondent reporting from kabul. joining me now is- as well. our correspondent reporting from kabul. joining me now is the i from kabul. joining me now is the country director of a humanitarian organisation providing medical assistance to victims of natural disaster and armed conflicts. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. just hours about the role here. do you have people able to get to this remote region to deliver aid? i’m remote region to deliver aid? i'm sor , remote region to deliver aid? i'm sorry. you _ remote region to deliver aid? i“n sorry, you are cutting out. hello? can you hear me?— sorry, you are cutting out. hello? can you hear me?- i - sorry, you are cutting out. hello? can you hear me?- i think. sorry, you are cutting out. hello? - can you hear me?- i think were can you hear me? hello? i think were auoin to can you hear me? hello? i think were going to have — can you hear me? hello? i think were going to have to _ can you hear me? hello? i think were going to have to move _ can you hear me? hello? i think were going to have to move on _ can you hear me? hello? i think were going to have to move on and - can you hear me? hello? i think were going to have to move on and we - can you hear me? hello? i think were going to have to move on and we will try again to re—establish that line shortly. we will go back when we can. the us supreme court has ruled that americans have the fundamental right to carry guns in public. it is a landmark decision that will

prevent states from restricting people carrying guns. the ruling comes as the country faces a recent surge in gun crime. our washington correspondent. if surge in gun crime. our washington correspondent-— correspondent. if you want to carry a concealed — correspondent. if you want to carry a concealed weapon _ correspondent. if you want to carry a concealed weapon you _ correspondent. if you want to carry a concealed weapon you need - correspondent. if you want to carry a concealed weapon you need to i correspondent. if you want to carry l a concealed weapon you need to get correspondent. if you want to carry i a concealed weapon you need to get a license and you need to justify why you want the gun so you have to have special cause for it and that was challenged by two men who say that violated the second amendment rights and they said the supreme court backed them in a conservative majority willing of 6—3 saying that there is constitutional law in new york went too far and so they have struck it down which means that you will be able to obtain a license, still, in new york, to carry a concealed weapon but you don't mean a special reason to it so that sets a special reason to it so that sets a precedent for other states. that have similar laws in the states which say that you need a special

reason to carry a gun and it remains to be seen exactly how much this incentivises other states but what it does do, think the case opens up this new chapter in constitutional challenges in this country when it comes to gun safety laws. let’s challenges in this country when it comes to gun safety laws. let's go back to kabul. _ comes to gun safety laws. let's go back to kabul. he _ comes to gun safety laws. let's go back to kabul. he is _ comes to gun safety laws. let's go back to kabul. he is the _ comes to gun safety laws. let's go back to kabul. he is the country i back to kabul. he is the country director of a humanitarian organisation and i do hope you can hear me properly now. i organisation and i do hope you can hear me properly now.— organisation and i do hope you can hear me properly now. i can. thank ou. m hear me properly now. i can. thank you- my question — hear me properly now. i can. thank you. my question had _ hear me properly now. i can. thank you. my question had been - hear me properly now. i can. thank you. my question had been how- hear me properly now. i can. thank l you. my question had been how close are ou to you. my question had been how close are you to getting _ you. my question had been how close are you to getting people _ you. my question had been how close are you to getting people to - you. my question had been how close are you to getting people to the - are you to getting people to the affected area? we are you to getting people to the affected area?— are you to getting people to the affected area? ~ ., , . . affected area? we are very close. we have a team — affected area? we are very close. we have a team on _ affected area? we are very close. we have a team on standby, _ affected area? we are very close. we have a team on standby, medical - affected area? we are very close. we l have a team on standby, medical team on standby. there are further organisations were already there. each coordinate the response so that we don't duplicate the effort because we don't have money to waste in afghanistan so we are waiting just for the coordination process to

take place and then we'll move our teams into take place and then we'll move our teams int. ., ,., take place and then we'll move our teams int. ., ., ., , teams into what sort of aid will be brinuain teams into what sort of aid will be bringing them? — teams into what sort of aid will be bringing them? you _ teams into what sort of aid will be bringing them? you say _ teams into what sort of aid will be bringing them? you say medical l teams into what sort of aid will be i bringing them? you say medical aid? for us, in afghanistan, we are concentrating on medical assistance, so we will have surgeons, nurses, anaesthetists,, medicines, and we also do protection. that is what we will be taking to the province. other organisations, of course, taking shelter and an fia is. and is actually at the moment... shelter. and advise are?— and advise are? sorry. they are non-food _ and advise are? sorry. they are non-food items. _ and advise are? sorry. they are non-food items. so _ and advise are? sorry. they are non-food items. so anything i and advise are? sorry. they are. non-food items. so anything that and advise are? sorry. they are i non-food items. so anything that is, non—food items. so anything that is, you know, hygiene kits etc, etc. anything that is not food. that is in an fa cup. messy hygiene kits and other usable items, cutlery etc etc.

tense. you are waiting, then, to get your teams to the area. it is quite remote terrain, isn't it? are you anticipating difficulty getting them there? if it is quite remote in what is making it worse the actual weather. it is heavy rain which is actually increasing the probability of more houses collapsing, unfortunately. because that is what we can the structures. the heavy rain in the earthquake, that actually didn't help the people of afghanistan at the moment. so, yes, we are trying to coordinate through the ministries. bud we are trying to coordinate through the ministries.— the ministries. and all this on top of what was _ the ministries. and all this on top of what was a _ the ministries. and all this on top of what was a humanitarian i the ministries. and all this on top of what was a humanitarian crisis | of what was a humanitarian crisis before the earthquake struck. share before the earthquake struck. are continuin: before the earthquake struck. sire: continuing humanitarian crisis. unfortunately, much needed assistance is being taken away from other areas to respond to another

crisis for afghanistan. already we have more than 20 million people needing assistance and 7 million on the of starvation. so it is a crisis within a crisis.— the of starvation. so it is a crisis within a crisis. thank you very much for that. within a crisis. thank you very much for that- the — within a crisis. thank you very much for that. the country _ within a crisis. thank you very much for that. the country director i for that. the country director speaking to us from kabul. thank you. you make your welcome. ok. time now for an update on the weather. let's join thomas. the warm spell of weather are slowly coming to an end and in fact it has already been quite a fresh day for many of us. some heavy showers, the odd crack of thunder. more of that to come tomorrow although, in eastern parts of the country, still one flap through tomorrow afternoon. here is the forecast for tonight. generally dry but shower scattered around here and there. a one night. 16 degrees will be the early morning temperature in liverpool and many other towns and cities. here is the forecast for tomorrow. plenty of showers out towards the west here.

this is actually a weather front and also cool atlantic air behind it. it will turn breezy around western coast. temperatures 18 in plymouth, 18 in belfast but some of that sunshine and warmth left for lincolnshire and east anglia but showers are possible almost anywhere across the country tomorrow both in the afternoon and during the afternoon they could become more widespread. that is it for me. goodbye. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. after an excellent day, rain is frustrating england's cricketers on the opening day of the final test against new zealand. england lost the toss and had to bowl — but that wasn't an issue for stuart broad — removing tom laytham in the first over. wickets fell at regular intervals — including a moment to rememberforjamie overton — his first test wicket as he removed devon conway.

new zealand were struggling on 123—5 when henry nicholls was caught in bizarre circumstances off the bowling of jack leach — his second wicket of the day. but daryl mitchell dug in late on as he reached his half century. new zealand were 187—5 before rain stopped play. they before rain stopped play. are set to resume shortly well, the chair of yorkshire county cricket club, lord patel admits he was worried international cricket wouldn't return to headingly after seeing evidence of racism levelled against the club. the test match between england and new zealand is the first international at yorkshire since the england and wales cricket board lifted a ban on sanctions imposed — following the racism scandal around azeem rafiq. if test match didn't come back, or international matches, then... we were going to go bankrupt. we literally were. because what we are

going to do? lay off all the stuff all the players, and then try and come back in a couple of years? with the opening round of wimbledon just around the corner, it's been a day of disappointment for two of britain's top tennis players at eastbourne. harriet dart is out. the british number two lost her quarter final in straight sets against petra kvitova. the two—time wimbledon champion winning 6—3, 6—4. and disappointment in the men's draw too — as british number one and top seed cameron norrie has also been knocked out in the quarter finals. he lost in straight sets to the american maxime cressy — a player ranked 48 places below norrie in the world rankings. and cressy will now play another british player in the semi finals — jack draper awaits. he beat compatriot ryan peniston in straight sets. it's the first time draper has reached a semi final on the main atp tour. so shortly, all eyes will be turning to wimbledon —

as the third grand slam of the season gets under way on monday. it's the first time in three years that the championship will be at full capacity and players given much more freedom around the sw19 grounds. wimbledon's ceo sally bolton says this year feels more exciting than ever. it is really incredible to be back, and it is incredible to be back as a full championship this year, the players are able to stay in the accommodation they want to stay in, they are no longer in a minimise risk environment, you can see them walking around the grounds, will have full spectators from the beginning of the championships this year, the weather looks like it might be set fair, so i think reasons to be hugely excited about the forthcoming couple of weeks. rory mcilroy has called players who join the saudi—funded liv golf "pretty duplicitous" as former world number one brooks koepka becomes the latest to move to the controverisal, new series. having stuck with the pga tour, mcilroy is in action today — at the travelers championship in connecticut — he's on course

for a very good opening round. mcilroy is currently the joint leader on 7 under par — after 17 holes — and he'sjoined at the top by american xander schauffele. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport all the details of those stories are there. back to you in the studio. the waiting list for hospital treatment in wales has hit a new record high for the 24th month in a row. latest figures show there were over 700,000 patients waiting for treatment in a short —— april, which is approximately —— proximally one in five of the welsh population. over 68,000 of them have been waiting over two years. the government says that services are still recovering following the pandemic. our correspondence reports. afterfour

pandemic. our correspondence reports. after four years of waiting, patricia is finally having preparation. she needs a joint replacement in her thumb, so she can do simple things like cooking and gardening again. it do simple things like cooking and gardening again-— gardening again. it was very difficult, but _ gardening again. it was very difficult, but covid-19 i gardening again. it was very difficult, but covid-19 came| gardening again. it was very i difficult, but covid-19 came in the difficult, but covid—19 came in the middle, and there wasn't anything you could do. ijust accepted it. there is nothing you can do about it, just have to get on with it, don't you?— it, just have to get on with it, don't ou? ., ., , ., don't you? long waits are something atients in don't you? long waits are something patients in wales _ don't you? long waits are something patients in wales have _ don't you? long waits are something patients in wales have had _ don't you? long waits are something patients in wales have had to i patients in wales have had to accept. pre—pandemic, around 5% of patients were already waiting at more than nine months of treatment. now, more than a third wait that long. seeing their health deteriorates as they wait, it is difficult for surgeons like dougie russell. it difficult for surgeons like dougie russell. . , . , difficult for surgeons like dougie russell. ., , , ., russell. it was really frustrating before covid-19 _ russell. it was really frustrating before covid-19 are _ russell. it was really frustrating before covid-19 are particularlyl before covid—19 are particularly well, we had long waiting lists, and since the pandemic has stopped, much of our operating, particularly in

orthopaedics, our lists have been going up and up which is extremely frustrating. the going up and up which is extremely frustratina . , , going up and up which is extremely frustratina. , , , ., , , frustrating. the biggest problem is a lack of capacity. _ frustrating. the biggest problem is a lack of capacity, new _ frustrating. the biggest problem is a lack of capacity, new theatres i a lack of capacity, new theatres like this one in swansea are being built, but they also need to be staffed before they can beat the backlog. the welsh government says a corner is being turned, but the number of patients waiting over two years is falling for the first time. we are seeing the first chinks of light— we are seeing the first chinks of light because we are actually seeing the numbers for the first time since the numbers for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic for those _ the beginning of the pandemic for those waiting more than two years coming _ those waiting more than two years coming down by more than 3%, so there is— coming down by more than 3%, so there is a — coming down by more than 3%, so there is a little chink of light here, — there is a little chink of light here, and _ there is a little chink of light here, and am very pleased to see that, _ here, and am very pleased to see that, and — here, and am very pleased to see that, and that really is testament to the _ that, and that really is testament to the incredible hard work of those people _ to the incredible hard work of those people who are on the front line, at a time, _ people who are on the front line, at a time, let's— people who are on the front line, at a time, let's not forget, when covid-i9 _ a time, let's not forget, when covid—19 was at its peak. the a time, let's not forget, when covid-19 was at its peak. the royal colleae of covid-19 was at its peak. the royal college of surgeons _ covid-19 was at its peak. the royal college of surgeons said _ covid-19 was at its peak. the royal college of surgeons said ending i covid-19 was at its peak. the royal college of surgeons said ending to | college of surgeons said ending to your waits in wales will be a mammoth task, made impossible without the right reforms and investment to bring more patients

through. a british man sentenced to death by a russian proxy court in ukraine, has been told the execution will be carried out. aiden aslin was captured alongside fellow uk national shaun pinner while serving with the ukrainian army, and the pair are accused of being mercenaries. aiden's family in nottinghamshire have called for more to be done to help release them. our correspondent emma vardy reports. it's been an agonising wait for aiden aslin and shaun pinner since being told they face the death penalty. the sentence was handed down a fortnight ago to the two men, and a moroccan national, in an unrecognised court in an area controlled by russian backed separatists. your son rings to say that he is going to be, he's going to be killed. in a phone call to his mother, aiden said his captors have informed him the execution will go ahead.

he was given a month, and time is running out. and aiden was told that he was going to be executed. the uk's foreign minister has called it a sham judgment with no legitimacy. but hopes for a pardon or an appeal to his family appear to be fading. aiden and shaun have lived in ukraine since 2018, appearing here in a documentary made after they became marines in ukraine's armed forces. in a sense, like, it is like my war, because, like, even though i'm not ukrainian, this is on my doorstep. after the russian invasion, they spent weeks defending the besieged city of mariupol, before having to surrender. these are two men who came here a few years ago, - before this invasion started. speaking from ukraine, another member of the marines who served in their unit, said the death sentence showed russia's disregard for international law.

it's absolutely dire, - and at this point i really hope that the uk government, _ as well as the ukrainian government, is going to step up and figure out i some way to negotiate their release. how is this being seen in ukraine? it actually rallies more people behind them, i and i guess the ukrainians, they look up to aiden i and shaun as heroes. meanwhile, on state sanctioned russian television, they've been shown little mercy, being publicly mocked and accused of terrorism. the uk government says it's deeply concerned by the sentences and it's continuing to work with ukraine to try to secure the men's release. there is believed to be a reluctance to get involved in direct negotiations with russia, those who are holding the men in donetsk. president putin, i do believe, has got the power to stop this. i plead, please, let these guys go. for now, their fate appears to remain in the hands of russian backed separatists.

aiden's family still hope he may be saved by a prisoner exchange, but fear the situation is becoming more desperate. emma vardy, bbc news. borisjohnson is in rwanda for a meeting of the commonwealth's heads of government. mrjohnson again defended the uk's policy to send asylum seekers there, and accused critics of having a condesending attitude towards the african country. —— condescending. rwanda joined the commonwealth in 2009, but there's been criticism over the country's human rights record. our deputy africa editor anne soy reports. this is a coming together of 54 countries, representing nearly one third of the wilds population. many of them —— country's population. you still have some other brands that have joined the organisation along

the way. one member will be admitted during this meeting, that is from the central western part of africa. another country that is likely to raise eyebrows, because of their records on a democracy, quite a chequered record, and some of the issues that have been discussed here, it is a wide range of issues. earlier, the duchess of cornwall attended a meeting on sexual and gender violence, attended a meeting on sexual and genderviolence, in attended a meeting on sexual and gender violence, in which he spoke about the need for everybody to work together towards dealing with that violence. people here have been meeting their use, women, business leaders, as well as civil society, they have been holding various forms, discussing issues like climate change, cervical cancer and the need to have the vaccine are rightly available. they have come up with resolutions that have been handed over to foreign ministers or have been meeting today. they are

considering those resolutions and draft on the agenda that will be handed over to the heads of government, he will be meeting tomorrow. prince charles will officially open that meeting. he is presenting the queen, who is the head of the commonwealth, and it is tomorrow that the official opening will be happening here in kigali. the heads of government will be discussing a wide range of issues. an investigation into the sinking of a fishing boat off the north wales coast has concluded it was unstable, after being heavily loaded and significantly modified. all three crew members died when the nicola faith sank lastjanuary. investigators say the boat was regularly operated in an unsafe manner. liam evans reports. the search for the nicola faith covered an area of 500 square miles

off the north wales coast. battling the cold days of january, crews from several rnli stations looked for a sign of the boat and the three crew members. it would be another six weeks of agony for the families of skipper carl mcgrath, ross ballantyne and alan maynard before their bodies were recovered after the boat sunk another two weeks until the boat was finally found 2.2 miles, 177 metres from its last known position. it's now been concluded the boat was unfit to sail. the report says it's almost certain that the reason it capsized was because it was overloaded with catch and fishing pots. over a series of years, many modifications were made to the nicola faith and that meant it was unstable. a 30—foot boat carrying the weight

of the family—sized cars. this is what was recovered next the nicola faith. from the time it was built, it underwent several modifications and recently at those have had a negative effect on the vessel's margin of safe stability and when coupled with how it was operated on the day of the accident in loading a large quantity of whelks and retrieving 240 pots of whelks, the vessel was in a position of instability. the report says the nicola faith was habitually operated in an unsafe manner and the size of the catch was often prioritised over crew safety. the three crew members were not wearing life jackets and nor was the vessel fitted with a system to automatically alert the coastguard to it capsizing. a series of recommendations have been made to the fishing industry and they hope the tragedy here will highlight the importance of following the guidance. liam evans reporting there.

people of the uk are being urged to make sure that their children are vaccinated against polio. the design has not been around since 2003, but has not been around since 2003, but has been round pandemic found in sewage samples in london. the uk health security agency says the risk is low. a little later today, we'll be answering all of your questions on the polio virus, and you can send them to us by tweeting using the hashtag... or by e—mailing them to... eight medical staff are to stand trial in argentina, accused of criminal negligence in the death of legendary footballer diego maradona. it includes 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. our correspondence reports. prosecutors claim that those who are meant to be taking care of diego maradona when he was recovering from surgery for a

blood clot were woefully inadequate. an investigation was launched after the football's death, and last year, a panel of 20 experts found that his medical team acted in an inappropriate, deficientand inappropriate, deficient and reckless inappropriate, deficientand reckless manner. they added that he would have had a better chance of survival if he had been treated in an appropriate medical facility. diego maradona was widely considered to be one of the greatest footballers of all time. he was as large as life off the pitch as when he was on it. he had his demons too. he struggled with drug and alcohol abuse for a long time and in the years before he died, he was back and forward to hospital with health problems. the medical staff are facing charges include his family doctor, and they all deny responsibility, but, if found guilty, they could be jailed for between eight and 25 years. now they're just 100 days to spend the

traditional paper £20 and £50 notes. these are being replaced with plastic versions like the £5 and £10 notes, because they are more durable. they are estimated at more than 160 million pounds banknotes and nearly twice as many £20 paper notes still in circulation. this is according to the bank of england. we have until the end of september to spend them or deposit them at a bank. the glastonbury festival is under way — after a three year break due to covid. the five—day event in somerset will host around 200,000 visitors — entertained by headline artists including sir paul mccartney, billie eilish and kendrick lamar. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson has been out with festival—goers to savour the mood: first is a it left the room and the music starts, not on the main stages, but on the small stages. there are some big names today, mel

c is doing a dj set, and michael e this will take to the stage to do a set of songs of his favourite artist. there is the pyramid stage. michael evers, i remember him adjoining that wants to sing a version of my way. let's just say it lives long in the memory. i have been out and about this morning, walking around the festival site, and it is a much busier than it normally is at that time. in is for two reasons, firstly, the festival's not been on for three years, so people wanted to get here as early as possible and secondly, because of the much talked about rail strikes. trains have actually been running to glastonbury today, the first one out of london had fewer than 50 people on it, and a summerfestivalgoers have been saying they have had all the carriages themselves. let's also talk about the weather because i know people at home, watching at glastonbury on the sofas, wants

nothing more than for it to pour down on us here. and there has been a yellow thunderstorm warning. the hope is it will pass, but hey, you never know, diana ross might get a very, very mucky. colin paterson reporting there. i think he has a very low opinion of his colleagues! the islands of saint kilda in the north atlantic are home to nearly one 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 st kilda, over 100 miles from the scottish mainland, the effect of the avian flu outbreak is being felt. it's more than 90 years now since the last st kildans were evacuated from these homes, but for centuries before that, the sea birds 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 on the islands. on the hill above village bay, kilda's seabird ranger is keeping a close eye on great skua territory. they have been badly affected. craig describes this as his most challenging season yet. at the end of last season, i was already worried about the 60 birds that had died, how many more i had missed. i knew that the population was going to be impacted. but it wasn't until i got back, i think was around about the 28th of april, that i found the first dead bird. since then, the number of dead birds has just been increasing every day. that number is now at 120 this year and counting. it's thought across many colonies, including here in st kilda, that between two thirds and three quarters of great skuas have been lost. and with only between 15,000 and 20,000 breeding pairs worldwide,

if avian flu continues to have such an impact, the species�* very existence could be under threat. that's alarming and heartbreaking to witness. really, really worrying that this bird that i grew up with for many ——i've been working with now for many years with now for many years on multiple islands is on the verge of extinction. those on the island are doing what they can to limit any spread, especially to other species. when people do arrive, whether it's on cruise boat or on a day boat, we can have that introductory talk with people to make sure they can are both aware of the situation that we have, the developments that will be ongoing with that, and our biosecurity measures to make sure those are fully in place. and it may be that we have to restrict areas of the island in the future, so asking people to only explore certain areas for their safety and safety of the birds. the outbreak continues to be monitored nationally and internationally, with the risk to human health described as very low. but people are being reminded not to touch dead or dying birds.

craig, though, is concerned about the future. the most worrying thing about this is that we don't know how much further it's going to go, how many more species it's going to affect. to see this happening to the birds that i'm monitoring is heartbreaking. i came here to monitor live birds, i take great pride in the work that i do, but it's rapidly becoming a major part of myjob to record dead birds. it's worrying times. there was a really shocking moment at the world aquatics championships in budapest earlier, when one of the american synchronised swimmers fainted and sank to the bottom of the pool. she was then rescued by her coach. this was annita alvarez during the solo free final, she passed out underwater. her coach was the quickest to react and she dived in and dragged her out of the pool, averting a much more serious

incident. i'm happy to say that we're now by the head coach of the usa artistic swimming team. thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news. what a moment! at what moment did you realise that she was having trouble? i did you realise that she was having trouble? . , ., did you realise that she was having trouble? ., , ,, , ., trouble? i realised i think before an one trouble? i realised i think before anyone else _ trouble? i realised i think before anyone else because _ trouble? i realised i think before anyone else because i _ trouble? i realised i think before anyone else because i know i trouble? i realised i think before i anyone else because i know annita very well. i think with the legs, when they were upside down, her feet were a little bit more pale than usual, so i recognised that something was not normal. but the moment that she finished because she actually was it something super well, she was performing better than ever. so i thought she was fine, that she was just pushing through her limits, and that was it, but as a world champion, they are of course going to go for it, and instead of when she finished, when you go in brive —— when you want to breed,

when you finish, that is the first thing you want to do, so she went down, and i was like, no, no, this is not normal. then i was like ok, i'm going because, in my head, i know how it feels in this, i know you really want to breathe in that moment. so ijust went you really want to breathe in that moment. so i just went as fast as i could, to grab her and to pull her out to the surface. and once i pulled her out, my goal was only to make a breeze, and that was it. i think i knew before anyone else because i know that the sport so much, i was i think it close enough to go faster than anybody, because i'm a summer myself. —— i must permit myself from the past. —— i'm a summerfilm but permit myself from the past. —— i'm a summer film but you permit myself from the past. —— i'm a summerfilm but you are permit myself from the past. —— i'm a summer film but you are a permit myself from the past. —— i'm a summerfilm but you are a swimmer, also know her so well, that you can

see how defeats were paler than they should have been! that see how defeats were paler than they should have been!— should have been! that is! that is wh our should have been! that is! that is why your instincts _ should have been! that is! that is why your instincts were _ should have been! that is! that is why your instincts were there, i why your instincts were there, that you knew something was not right. yes, i'm more in tune with my swimmers than it with my kids! i noticed it very quickly. i'm trained to detect how they are, to make them be better, and also because i care so much, not because i really want them to be in their best way possible. them to be in their best way possible-— them to be in their best way ossible. �* , ., ., , , ., them to be in their best way ossible. �* , ., ., ,, ., ., possible. and this had happened to a before? i think? _ possible. and this had happened to a before? i think? that— possible. and this had happened to a before? i think? that she _ possible. and this had happened to a before? i think? that she had i possible. and this had happened to a before? i think? that she had lost i before? i think? that she had lost consciousness in the water? yes. before? i think? that she had lost consciousness in the water? yes, it ha--ens consciousness in the water? yes, it happens in — consciousness in the water? yes, it happens in a _ consciousness in the water? yes, it happens in a lot _ consciousness in the water? yes, it happens in a lot of— consciousness in the water? yes, it happens in a lot of times, - happens in a lot of times, in artistic swimming, but the world seesit artistic swimming, but the world sees it sometimes, it happens also in competitions, in 2008, to a japanese summer, just before i was

swimming, the one before me was the japanese team, and one of the somme also fainted. —— swimmer. that was a pretty big moment, so we are used to this, even if it looks weird to the world, oursport this, even if it looks weird to the world, our sport is very tough. you can see it also in other sports, in marathons, and sometimes they faint, or they pass out because of the effort, so our sport is the same. we push through limits and she found a limit, but that does not mean that tomorrow she cannot progress because every date depends on how you feel. so it is not so strange to us, it happens in every country, every time that we try to do a little bit better than the other day, because we hold our breath in a very limited situation. so for us, it is not so different than just situation. so for us, it is not so different thanjust a situation. so for us, it is not so different than just a normal day, when you have to pull her out of the pool when you have to pull her out of the ool. ., ., , .,

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was more important than ever, and i think i swam faster than any of my olympics! think i swam faster than any of my ol mics! �* ., ~ think i swam faster than any of my olmics!�* ., ,, ,, ., olympics! and thank goodness that ou did! it olympics! and thank goodness that you did! it is— olympics! and thank goodness that you did! it is very _ olympics! and thank goodness that you did! it is very good _ olympics! and thank goodness that you did! it is very good to _ olympics! and thank goodness that you did! it is very good to talk- olympics! and thank goodness that you did! it is very good to talk to. i you did! it is very good to talk to. thank you so much. that is andrea fuentes. �* , , ., , fuentes. and it is fine, she wants to swim tomorrow _ fuentes. and it is fine, she wants to swim tomorrow in _ fuentes. and it is fine, she wants to swim tomorrow in the - fuentes. and it is fine, she wants to swim tomorrow in the finals, i fuentes. and it is fine, she wants i to swim tomorrow in the finals, and if the doctor said she is fine, she is a good woman, and that he once had to swim also, so we are going on tomorrow. . , , had to swim also, so we are going on tomorrow. ., , , ., ., ., had to swim also, so we are going on tomorrow. ., , , ., ., tomorrow. that is very good to hear, thank you- — tomorrow. that is very good to hear, thank you- time _ tomorrow. that is very good to hear, thank you. time for _ tomorrow. that is very good to hear, thank you. time for a _ tomorrow. that is very good to hear, thank you. time for a look _ tomorrow. that is very good to hear, thank you. time for a look at - tomorrow. that is very good to hear, thank you. time for a look at the i thank you. time for a look at the weather now. retre, thank you. hello there, the eat has eased a little, and around the cheshire region, we have had 28 degrees, but up in aberdeenshire, scotland's warmest date for the third time this week. we have some

fun showers making their way northwards. —— rita. they will progress through northern england, southern and eastern parts of scotland and in the west as well we can see more rain and living for the day tomorrow. many central and eastern areas are having a fine and eastern areas are having a fine and eastern areas are having a finance price tag, but showers will tend to materialise. they could be some heavy and crumbly sender. parts of west wales as well may be. 25, 26, across eastern areas, but generally speaking, the breeze will pick up, it will feel fresher for many tomorrow. notably tomorrow for parts of scotland and northern england. tonight, the rain —— tomorrow night the rain pushes its way eastwards, but it should be easier sleeping, but it should be easier sleeping, but there will be some sunny spells and scattered showers. breezy and pressure for most.

at six, the main search for survivors after the deadly earthquake in aghanistan is called off. more than 1,000 people are thought to have died in a remote part of the country which was already grappling with a humanitarian crisis. the people here didn't have much to begin with, but they've seen their homes, their positions, you can see them scattered amongst the debris, and their loved ones disappear in a single terrible moment. also on the programme, more travel disruption across britain on the second day of train strikes. now summer holidays are under threat as hundreds of ba staff at heathrow airport vote to strike next month. borisjohnson arrives in rwanda ahead of the commonwealth leaders