implement the necessary reforms. also the chief of staff to president zelensky will say kyiv will do everything it can to implement the plan. this is bbc news. the headlines. taliban officials in the afghan province worst—hit by an earthquake, thought to have killed over 1,000 people, say the search for survivors in many areas has ended. eu leaders have granted candidate status to moldova... 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 a dispute over pay. it comes as the second day of rail strikes is underway — strikes is under way — with half the network closed in england, wales and scotland. only 20% of services are believed to be running.

relatives of the young men 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. borisjohnson is in rwanda for a meeting of the commonwealth's heads of government. downing street says it is "unlikely" the uk's rwanda asylum policy will come up when he meets the prince of wales. good evening. taliban officials say the main search for survivors from wednesday's devastating earthquake in the south—east of afghanistan has ended. more than 1,000 people are thought to have been killed in the remote part of the country. doctors say many children may be among the victims. relief efforts have been hampered by heavy rain and the destruction of road and communication networks in paktika province — the worst—hit area. entire villages have been destroyed,

with survivors saying they're finding it difficult to bury their dead. 0ur afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani is there and has just sent this report. homes reduced to rubble, lives reduced to memories. "these were my son's shoes," says agha jan. his three young children were killed in the earthquake as they slept, as well as his two wives. when the roof fell down, what did you do? translation: i ran toward my family, but everything was under _ the rubble, even my shovel, so i couldn't do anything. i shouted to my cousins, but when we took my family out, they were already dead. it's a three—hour drive to the nearest big city from the worst—affected villages, along largely dirt roads. here, practically every home is destroyed, every family grieving.

the people here didn't have much to begin with, but they've seen their homes, their possessions — you can see them scattered amongst the debris — and their loved ones disappear in a single terrible moment. in this one home, 18 people were killed. habib gul raced back across the borderfrom pakistan to help bury 20 of his family members. translation: if the world looks on us like brothers and helps us, i we will stay here on our land. if they don't, we will leave this place, where we've spent so long, with tears in our eyes. the taliban have been flying in aid on helicopters. the search—and—rescue effort has now finished. the most pressing need is shelter. families forced to live in tents,

flanked by the remnants of homes they worked so hard to construct. khalid jan is now responsible for his five grandchildren. two of his sons and his daughter were killed in the earthquake. translation: all my son's i children have been left to me, and i'm all they have left. the house and everything here has been destroyed. i'll never be able to rebuild it. aid agencies are delivering supplies, but this is a major crisis. here, prayers for the nearly 50 people killed in one tiny village alone. prayers needed too for those who have survived. secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province. joining me now is dr wahid majrooh, former minister of public health of afghanistan.

thank you forjoining us. have you beenin thank you forjoining us. have you been in touch with anyone on the ground? what has been the message from there? we ground? what has been the message from there? �* , ., . from there? i've been in touch with a subtle contact _ from there? i've been in touch with a subtle contact points, _ from there? i've been in touch with a subtle contact points, including i a subtle contact points, including health officials and staff members on the ground. as well as local influential leaders, provincial members, mps, people in kabul and paktika. —— several contact points. based on the evidence received, unfortunately the evidence is much more disastrous than has been reported. the focus has been on specific spots which are hugely damaged, but on the peripheries, there are spots which are still... inaudible.

the search and rescue has been delayed. the operation in the field has been affected by many challenges.— has been affected by many challenues. . ., ., , , ., challenges. the unavailability of local or just _ challenges. the unavailability of local orjust national— challenges. the unavailability of| local orjust national institutional capacity... inaudible. as our international partners are aware, in the past there was very robust efficient operations and coordination mechanisms when it came to managing disasters, both man—made and just natural. especially in the health sector, very effective control systems, incident management mechanisms, through which we were

able to manage many casualties. now following august 15th, the change in political power, unfortunately those systems are disrupted, human capital are dismissed. 0ur systems are disrupted, human capital are dismissed. our people in particular unfortunately pay the price. the reason i am focusing on this part is based on the reports i have received, a big number of casualties are caused due to the delays, lack of knowledge and leadership in evacuating people, and the time between evacuation operation and reaching the right destination... operation and reaching the right destination. . ._ operation and reaching the right destination... what do you think needs to be _ destination... what do you think needs to be done _ destination... what do you think needs to be done now, - destination... what do you think needs to be done now, given - destination... what do you think| needs to be done now, given the severity of the situation? what more can be done to help in the immediate term? in

can be done to help in the immediate term? �* . , . can be done to help in the immediate term? ~ . , ., ., term? in afghanistan, we are facing an unprecedented _ term? in afghanistan, we are facing an unprecedented situation. - term? in afghanistan, we are facing an unprecedented situation. the - an unprecedented situation. the current administration is not politically recognised, so for short term, what i recommend is they take advantage of the assistance of institutions established during the republic, not as a material of the former government officials, but as a national asset. disruption of systems and institutions will cause life and death for the people, so i would recommend using the management authority... inaudible. at the same time in the health sector, we have a very effective command control system.

it takes leadership and drive within the national institutions to take the national institutions to take the responsibility and co—ordinate and lead the operation and interventions, taken by our international partners... i'd appreciate efforts by the who and several other international ngos, but unfortunately in the absence of a co—ordinator, documented coordination mechanisms by the local authorities, the effectiveness of those efforts are negatively affected. in the coming days, we will hear a lot of reports of marginalised, ignored populations who were badly affected. 0n the

other side, when the operations are not co—ordinated or well—planned, things like infectious diseases and so many other things in the emergency, weakly managed operation of the agency situation will emerge unfortunately. of the agency situation will emerge unfortunately-— of the agency situation will emerge unfortunatel . ., , . unfortunately. doctor, you very much for our unfortunately. doctor, you very much for your thoughts. _ let's remind you of the breaking news, ukraine and moldova have been approved as membership candidates of the european union. french president emmanuel macron said the decision sent a very strong signal to russia. the ukraine president volodymyr zelensky, whose country started the process to join after the russian invasion in february, said it was a historic decision. a short while ago, the head of the european

council, charles michel, said the move was historic.— council, charles michel, said the move was historic. they decided to rant move was historic. they decided to grant candidate _ move was historic. they decided to grant candidate status _ move was historic. they decided to grant candidate status to _ move was historic. they decided to grant candidate status to ukraine l grant candidate status to ukraine and moldova, and we are ready to grant status to georgia once priorities will be addressed. translation: t0 priorities will be addressed. translation:— priorities will be addressed. translation: ., , ., , translation: to design the contours ofthe translation: to design the contours of the eumpean _ translation: to design the contours of the european union... _ and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10.30 and 11.30 this evening in the papers. 0ur guestsjoining me tonight will be benedicte paviot, who's the uk correspondent for france 2a, and chair of the uk advisory board of reporters without borders, and emma woolf, author and journalist. hundreds of british airways workers at heathrow airport, mostly check—in staff, have voted to go on strike next month over pay. the walk—outs would fall during the summer holidays when the airport will be at its busiest since before the pandemic. so could this lead to more disruption for passengers at one of the uk's busiest airports? here's our business correspondent theo leggett, who's at heathrow.

british airways said it is willing to negotiate, that it wants to resolve the dispute with the help of its staff. but i think it is still likely these strikes will go ahead, because over the past couple of years, we have seen a lot of mistrust between ba and its employees. that dates back to the height of the pandemic, when aircraft were not complying, ba like other airlines was losing huge amounts of money so it imposed quite significant pay cuts on most off of it —— on most staff. that wasn't unusual but ba was criticised for the heavy—handed way in which it did so. some staff even accused the company trying to drive down salaries permanently using the pandemic as excuse. what we are seeing with the 700 check—in staff, their pay was reduced during the pandemic, and they are not asking for a pay increase, they are asking

for a pay increase, they are asking for it to be restored to the level it was at before the crisis. so far ba has not done that, it has offered them a 10% one—off increase before further talks, them a 10% one—off increase before furthertalks, but them a 10% one—off increase before further talks, but the unions say thatis further talks, but the unions say that is not good enough. there seems to be distance between the sides. as i understand it, employees in other parts of ba are also talking to unions about grievances they have about future pay increases, so this may be just the start. it's been another day of disruption on the railways across britain as workers walked out for the second time this week. just one in five trains is running, and around half the rail network is closed. tens of thousands of rail staff are taking action in a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions, with another walk—out planned for saturday. industry bosses says working practices need to be modernised. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin has more. striking railway workers made their voices heard on picket lines like this one in leeds, while many of britain's stations again fell silent. headingley, just down from where england's test match against new zealand began today,

was one place which had no trains at all. shrewsbury was another. about a fifth of normal services ran overall today, but major hubs, including glasgow, looked quiet, as passengers heeded the warning to avoid rail travel. many commuters switched back to working from home. that wasn't an option for kamala, who can't get to her part—time job, teaching english as a foreign language in bath. i'm on a zero—hours contract, so i'm only paid for contact hours. 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. some businesses, like this hotel near milton keynes, say they've also taken a hit. the hotel would be very busy during the week, monday, tuesday, wednesday, and it's been quiet this week. monday and tuesday were quite because of, obviously, the tuesday strike, wednesday was quite good, thursday has been quiet. we're down to 20% occupancy

on those days, but we had 100% occupancy on wednesday. so how much do think this week has cost you? possibly £10,000? because you lose all the food and liquor revenue as well. the rail industry says ways of working must be modernised, freeing up cash for a higher pay offer, and they hope compulsory redundancies can be avoided. but the rmt union wants them ruled out. the point of this is that we need a guarantee of no compulsory. redundancies, and when we get that, we can move on positively— to the other agenda items, which includes the stuff - that the company wants to pursue i about changes to working practices. meanwhile, the government has announced plans are under way to change the law so employers can use agency staff to cover staffing gaps during strikes. the business secretary insisted this would be safe. the employers will always have to maintain the highest safety standards. there's no question of them lowering standards, bringing in agency workers. all we're doing is creating

more flexibility. but opposition parties and unions have criticised the plan, arguing it would undermine pay and working conditions. a third day of strike action is planned for saturday, and while there have been further talks today between the two sides in this dispute, there's still no sign of a deal. the rmt has warned more strikes are likely if an agreement isn't reached. katy austin, bbc news. well, here to speak about both the rail and ba strikes is alanjones, industrial correspondent for pa media. thank you forjoining us. we have seen there what both the rail bosses and the rmt are after. how do you see us getting any kind of resolution? i think the screen is frozen. i thought he was listening intently, but i think the image is frozen. we will see if we can get him back in a moment. the

independent 0ffice him back in a moment. the independent office for police conduct is to re—instigate the officers who failed to spot a serial killer who murdered men in 2014 in barking. he is serving a life sentence. the iop say originally that i did know one would be... they have said there were interior material floors in their own investigation. it material floors in their own investigation.— material floors in their own investigation. it took until the fourth death _ investigation. it took until the fourth death for— investigation. it took until the fourth death for the _ investigation. it took until the fourth death for the police - investigation. it took until the fourth death for the police do| fourth death for the police do frankly realise there were mode is going on. they kept thinking they were drugs related, 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 took it seriously enough to identify that these were four murders. after the trial of steven port, it was fairly obvious there

should be an investigation into how detectives had gone about their business, but when the independent 0ffice business, but when the independent office for police conduct finish that, they decided none of the detected they had investigated should face either misconduct or gross misconduct hearings. 0f should face either misconduct or gross misconduct hearings. of the 17 officers interviewed, all except one gave no comments in the interviews to the iop see, so they wouldn't even discuss what they had done. and that did cause quite a lot of astonishment, particularly with the relatives of stephen port�*s victims. we have the inquest last year and the jury were categorical in their findings. they said there were fundamental failings from the beginning and that basic lines of inquiry were not followed. after that, the iopc said they would look again at their own investigation, and it's 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 they have decided to reopen it, much to the relief, i should say, of stephen port�*s victims' families. the prime minister has arrived in east africa ahead of the commonwealth leaders summit which begins in rwanda tomorrow. borisjohnson has been defending his controversial asylum deal with rwanda — telling critics to "keep an open mind" on it. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth sent this report from kigali. children sing. could this be a lesson in diplomacy? 0n visits in the rwandan capital today, borisjohnson was keen to talk about education, trade, sustainability — the things that bind commonwealth countries together. but it was a plan his government has drawn up to send asylum seekers from the uk here that has attracted attention. prince charles reportedly thinks that policy needs work, having, its claimed, called it "appalling". in rwanda himself, representing the queen, he is due to meet the prime minister tomorrow, who earlier seemed ready to defend his plan.

people need to keep an open mind about the policy. the critics need to keep an open mind. i think a lot of people can see its obvious merits. yeah, of course, if i'm seeing the prince tomorrow, of course i'm going to make that point. butjust hours after this visit, downing street suggested it was, in fact, unlikely to come up, though they are not backing away from the policy itself. this is one of the sites earmarked to house asylum seekers sent here — a move the government claims will deter those crossing the channel. but critics have pushed back, the courts intervened and the hotels stand empty. there's currently no plan for borisjohnson to visit here during his visit to kigali. this policy isn't the focus of the summit. but there's no getting away from the fact that the prime minister has made it to rwanda before the asylum seekers he had hoped to send. rwanda has been keen to show itself in the best light

as world leaders descend, with talk of progress on shared values. but there are concerns about its record on human rights. this opposition politician returned from europe to run for president, but she says repression is still rife. i thought from my heart, well, maybe, the uk can really help rwanda to become a democratic country. if you criticise an authority, you are you are labelled to be you are labelled to be the enemy of the state. so some relief at perhaps dodging a face—to—face row with the palace, but significant questions remain — notjust about has asylum policy, notjust about his asylum policy, but what this gathering of leaders will achieve as the world watches. alex forsyth, bbc news, kigali. we can now speak about the rail strikes with alan jones. we can now speak about the rail strikes with alanjones. thank you for trying again. we know what the

rmt wants and the rail bosses, but is there any sign of a way out of this stalemate?— is there any sign of a way out of this stalemate? there is very little si . n this stalemate? there is very little sin at this stalemate? there is very little si . n at the this stalemate? there is very little sign at the moment _ this stalemate? there is very little sign at the moment that _ this stalemate? there is very little sign at the moment that this - this stalemate? there is very little l sign at the moment that this dispute will be settled any time soon. there was a strike today, a knock—on effect tomorrow, another strike on saturday. i'm pretty sure the rmt will announce more strikes next week unless there is a breakthrough. having said that, it has been unusual this week. normally when there is a strike the two sides go into their corners and don't speak until after they are finished. the three sides have been speaking to each other more or less every day this week, so while they are still negotiating and talking, there must be a chance they will make progress. it looks like very little progress has been made but it has not been a complete breakdown in negotiations. the rmt have said action could last months if a deal is not reached, so are you hopeful, given the level of negotiations, that any further

action might be headed off? it doesn't look at the moment as though this is going to be resolved. it looks as though we are probably in four weeks, looks as though we are probably in fourweeks, months looks as though we are probably in four weeks, months more strikes to be honest. because the positions are pretty clear, we know what the rmt want, they want a pay deal, a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies, there is requirement for agreement on modernising practices before they can even talk about pay, so it is properly deadlocked. so no, there is a massive hope for agreement, but as i said, they are still meeting, that is the only glimmer of hope. you have been _ is the only glimmer of hope. you have been covering industrial relations for 30 years. in your experience, have you noticed a change in political sentiment around strikes and industrial action? do people seem a little more positive about it than in the past? the

members _ about it than in the past? the members of _ about it than in the past? tue: members of public? about it than in the past? tte: members of public? yeah. about it than in the past? t'te: members of public? yeah. to about it than in the past? tte: members of public? yeah. to be honest, a strike by railway workers, people's journeys are disrupted, so there is generally a lot of anger actually. against the strikers. but this week there has been a fair degree of support, certainly on the picket lines and in the opinion polls. a lot of people are saying the action is justified. polls. a lot of people are saying the action isjustified. i think because millions of other people are going through exactly the same thing at the moment, not getting a decent pay rise, worried about theirjobs and conditions, so i think strange as it might sound, from what i've seen, there is a fair degree of support for the rmt. d0 seen, there is a fair degree of support for the rmt.- seen, there is a fair degree of support for the rmt. do you think that can be _ support for the rmt. do you think that can be sustained _ support for the rmt. do you think that can be sustained if— support for the rmt. do you think that can be sustained if industrial| that can be sustained if industrial action continues for weeks and months more?— action continues for weeks and months more? . , , ., months more? that is the big one. an union months more? that is the big one. any union on _ months more? that is the big one. any union on strike, _ months more? that is the big one. any union on strike, they - months more? that is the big one. any union on strike, they need - any union on strike, they need support from their members obviously, but they need public support as well. that is quite important. if these strikes go on and on and on, and people are

inconvenienced, summer holidays are ruined, it's possible the mood will change and that might affect the way the rmt decide their next move. but at the moment, it looks, unless there is a breakthrough in the few days, is no more strikes will be called. they will carry on meeting, who knows, they might get to some kind of deal next week. but i think at the moment, the probability is, the public isjust at the moment, the probability is, the public is just about with them. going onto the british airways strike by some heathrow staff, of course it's not all staff, just under 50% of british airways customer facing staff at heathrow. so it's not all staff. but do you have a sense of what kind of disruption that may cause or the public when that goes ahead? yeah, it's mainly check-in _ public when that goes ahead? yeah, it's mainly check-in staff, _ public when that goes ahead? yeah, it's mainly check-in staff, so - it's mainly check—in staff, so there will be disruption. you can't fly unless you have checked in. several hundred check—in staff involved, so if there is a strike, i think ba are

saying they might be able to cover some but they won't be able to cover all of them. i think it's pretty certain there will be flight disruption, on top of all the disruption, on top of all the disruption this industry has faced in the last couple of years, it's the last thing this company and airport needs, really. but again, there is a little window now, i don't think any strikes will be called probably for a week, they will probably get together next week and once people start talking, there is always a chance it will be resolved. is always a chance it will be resolved-— is always a chance it will be resolved. ., ~ �*, ,, .,~ is always a chance it will be resolved. ., ~ �*, , , ., ~ ., resolved. thank you. let's speak to andrew, resolved. thank you. let's speak to andrew. the _ resolved. thank you. let's speak to andrew, the founder _ resolved. thank you. let's speak to andrew, the founder of _ resolved. thank you. let's speak to andrew, the founder of blackstockl andrew, the founder of blackstock consulting, formerly a spokesman for ba heathrow. thank you... you are just there, just checking you are there! tell us what you think the impact might be, what are your thoughts on what passengers can expect in terms of the impact of this industrial action? at the

moment we don't have set dates, that is expected in the coming days. what can passengers expect? t is expected in the coming days. what can passengers expect?— can passengers expect? i think they can passengers expect? i think they can exect can passengers expect? i think they can expect another _ can passengers expect? i think they can expect another miserable - can passengers expect? i think they i can expect another miserable summer of discontent. after two years of covid, countless it problems with british airways and all of the fun that we saw during the recent half term holiday. ithink that we saw during the recent half term holiday. i think it is looking like a bit of a miserable summer. anybody looking to fly, it could be good news for domestic tourism, it could be good news for eurotunnel and the ferries, if they don't strike as well. but sadly for anybody looking to fly, it's going to feel customers with a huge amount of uncertainty, right at that point in the cycle where the airlines want to be getting trust back from customers, after a grim couple of years. customers, after a grim couple of ears. ~ . , ~' , customers, after a grim couple of ears. ~ . , ~ , ., years. with what the strikes are about, years. with what the strikes are about. it's _ years. with what the strikes are about, it's industrial— years. with what the strikes are about, it's industrial action - years. with what the strikes are about, it's industrial action over years. with what the strikes are i about, it's industrial action over a about, its industrial action over a 10% pay cut that was brought in during the pandemic that isn't being reinstated in the long—term... is

that something there can be resolution found easily? tt’s that something there can be resolution found easily? it's a difficult one, _ resolution found easily? it's a difficult one, because - resolution found easily? it's a difficult one, because the - resolution found easily? it's a - difficult one, because the airlines have been between a rock and a hard place in the last couple of years. those businesses were the first to shut, the last to reopen. what the airline bosses have rightly said, and i agree, government policy has been changing at the flick of a switch, so they haven't been able to plan in the way any business needs to, particularly businesses of such scale. but equally, what we have all seen over the last couple of years is there has been a shift in the public consciousness about service providers, about what we determine as key workers, and how we think people should be paid. as an example, i had a baby recently, eight weeks old, i sawjust how hard midwives, nurses and doctors work. and again, a big difference between delivering a baby and checking in

your luggage to go to spain, but my point is there are a lot of key workers who do all sorts of things in our daily lives that are not hugely well—paid. i think there has been a shift in public sympathy towards these groups. andrew, isn't the idea that, _ towards these groups. andrew, isn't the idea that, actually, _ towards these groups. andrew, isn't the idea that, actually, no _ towards these groups. andrew, isn't the idea that, actually, no one - towards these groups. andrew, isn't the idea that, actually, no one is - the idea that, actually, no one is saying only these workers should be higher paid, no one is saying that means other public sector workers and key workers shouldn't get the pay increase, but if they have had this 10% pay cut and it's not reinstated in the long—term, when you take into account the rate of inflation, that is rather a high real terms pay cut, isn't it? tt inflation, that is rather a high real terms pay cut, isn't it? realterms pay cut, isn't it? it is, eah. realterms pay cut, isn't it? it is, yeah- and _ realterms pay cut, isn't it? it is, yeah- and i _ realterms pay cut, isn't it? it is, yeah. and i think _ realterms pay cut, isn't it? it is, yeah. and i think also _ realterms pay cut, isn't it? it is, yeah. and i think also what - realterms pay cut, isn't it? it is, yeah. and i think also what we . realterms pay cut, isn't it? it is, l yeah. and i think also what we are now going to say, as you were reporting yesterday with the teaching unions, we are going to see a domino effect of all the union

groups coming out, because there is nothing for them to lose. we have what some people considered to be a lame duck government, we have an opposition that isn't really striking through with the public. and the unions potentially have a good opportunity now to step up and reclaim some of the ground they have lost over the last few years. but the clear message from businesses, from a reputation perspective, there are three key things i would advise people right now. one, being a bit more human in how they communicate with all sorts of audiences. 0ne more human in how they communicate with all sorts of audiences. one of the thing that was cited by the union, the gmb, this afternoon, was the criticism around british airways' recent profits coverage, and how its boss is getting £4.9 million per year. this rubs salt in the wounds of the lower paid staff, so if companies can be a bit more human in how they think about their audiences, that's going to help. but they also needs to be a proper, long

term view from british airways on how the brand is going to develop and recover in the next few years. companies sometimes tend to think too much in the short—term, and less about the long—term. the third thing, really, is we are going to see more of this over the next few months, over the next year. being sympathetic towards workers, and investing in people is potentially something people will need to think a lot more carefully about.— a lot more carefully about. andrew, thank yon — a lot more carefully about. andrew, thank yon i — a lot more carefully about. andrew, thank you. i will— a lot more carefully about. andrew, thank you. i will let _ a lot more carefully about. andrew, thank you. i will let you _ a lot more carefully about. andrew, thank you. i will let you get - a lot more carefully about. andrew, thank you. i will let you get back. thank you. i will let you get back to your baby! the founder of blackstock consulting. hello. the warm spell of weather is slowly coming to an end and in fact it's already been quite a fresh day for many of us today with some heavy showers, the odd crack of thunder, and i think more of that to come tomorrow, although in eastern parts of the country still some of that one flex i think to tomorrow afternoon. there is the focus for

tonight, generally dry scoured so much showers scattered around here and there, one night, 16 degrees early morning to victory in liverpool and many other towns and cities, too, so he was the forecast for tomorrow. you can see plenty of shows at was the last year. this is actually a weather front and also cooler than to get talking behind it. it will turn quite breezy when some of these western coast, temperature is only 18 in plymouth, 18 in belfast but some 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 evening and, in fact an evening they could even become a little more widespread. that's it for me. the by. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... taliban officials and the afghan province was hit by an earthquake thought to have killed over 1000

people say the search for survivors in many areas has ended. in the last couple of hours, eu leaders have granted candidate status to moldavia on the move has been called historic. a passengerface further disruption the summer after hundreds of a ground crew voted overwhelmingly for strike action in a dispute over pay. it comes as the second day of rail strikes is under way with half the network closed in england, wales and scotland. 0nly way with half the network closed in england, wales and scotland. only 20 blend of services are believed to be running. relatives of the young men murdered by the serial killer steven port welcomed the decision by the police watched dog to begin a fresh investigation into the way police handled the inquiry. borisjohnson is in rwanda for a meeting of the commonwealth heads of government. downing street says it's unlikely that the uk's at the wonder asylum policy will come up if you meet the prince of wales. just like the uk's rwanda asylum policy will come up if he meets the prince of wales. —— unlikely that...

you leaders have approved ukraine and moldova as official candidates entry that the block. both candidates applied for the eu after russia invaded ukraine. candidate status as the first official step towards eu membership but it can take many years to join and there is no guarantee of success. a third former soviet state, georgia, has still to qualify for candidacy. he president ursula von der leyen said all three countries welcome in her words, part of a european family. t words, part of a european family. i think this is a moment of great satisfaction and i am very pleased with our leaders endorsement of our opinions. there can be no better sign of hope for the citizens of ukraine, moldova and georgia in these troubled times. of course, the country is all have to do homework before moving to the next stage of the acceptance progress, but i'm convinced that they were all

swiftly as possible and work as hard as possible to implement the necessary reforms. notjust because they have acquired to move ahead in they have acquired to move ahead in the european excess in perth, but first and foremost because these reforms are good for the countries, good for democracy, because it strengthens the competitiveness of all three countries and ultimately they are good for the citizens. let me stress that i am deeply convinced that our decision that we have taken today strengthen dissolved. it strengthens ukraine, moldova and georgia in the face of russian aggression and it strengthens the european union because it shows once again to the world that the uk atomic european union is united and strong in the face of external threats. —— that the european union is united and strong in the face of external threats.— external threats. pagett adler ex - lained external threats. pagett adler explained the _ external threats. pagett adler explained the timetable - external threats. pagett adler - explained the timetable european leaders faced in the long process of

allowing countries were members of the eve. but you leaders had a wider discussion about ewan ashman and they were talking about countries they were talking about countries the western balkans. they feel ukraine is kind ofjumping the queue at the like at the moment and the results of frustration about those countries that have spent a long time and candidacy process and that they feel that it's been stalled and there is a lot of frustration there, and there was you know, eu leaders had to sort of have a look at the wording about the conclusion due to both countries and so the hesitation was not about ukraine, in this case. the last days have seen all sorts of frantic diplomacy amongst eu leaders. they were a handful that weren't so sure whether to give the nod to ukraine today, but that had all been smoothed out before we got to today's summit, so, you know, bar over your upset, the absolute

expectation was that the eu leaders would agree unanimously to accept ukraine candidacy for membership and now they are on a vote between today which is usually to electrical in any member will probably be long and bumpy one and very tough reforms will be required from ukraine and, of course, it is a country right now and the another war as well. that was our europe editor catcher adler. back a country in the middle of the war as well, one. back a country in the middle of the waras well, one. —— katya back a country in the middle of the war as well, one. —— katya adler. two parliamentary by—elections are talking 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 vote — with the results expected in the early hours of tomorrow morning. the us supreme court has ruled that americans have the fundamental right

to carry guns in public. it's a landmark decision that will prevent states from restricting people carrying weapons. the ruling comes as the country has faced a recent surge in gun crime which has led to public protests. parents are being urged to ensure their children's polio vaccines are up to date after the virus was found circulating in london during tests on sewage. public health officials say the virus detected has the potential to spread but the current risk level is low. polio is a viral disease that affects the spinal cord, causing muscle weakness and paralysis. but the risk is only to those who are not fully vaccinated, especially children. there used to be thousands of polio cases a year here until vaccination was introduced in the mid—�*50s, and there hasn't been a case of wild polio—acquired virus since 1984. the alert�*s been raised because sewage water monitoring has shown the virus is now circulating somewhere in north—east london. now, this is what's known as vaccine—derived polio virus. it's been brought into the uk by someone immunised abroad

with oral polio vaccine drops. this contains weakened live virus which can pass through the gut and potentially infect others through contaminated food or water. no case of polio has yet been identified. the nhs now uses an injectable inactivated polio vaccine, which is highly protected. you get five polio vaccines as a child at eight, 12 and 16 weeks of age. now that's part of a jab which protects against six serious diseases, including tetanus and whooping cough. now, then, you get polio boosters at age three and 14. but figures show that in england, almost one in six children had not had their preschool booster by the age of five. now, that rises to one in four in london, and that's a concern because polio can be spread by those who are infected but may not have any symptoms.

0ur medical editor, fergus walsh. now let's get more about polio — on your questions answered. with me is paul raymond hunter is who is a professor in medicine at the university of east anglia and nicola stonehouse, who is a professor of molecular virology at the university of leeds. firstly, someone asked if they have been any reports of actual cases of polio? been any reports of actual cases of olio? ., ., . ., , , polio? no, there have certainly been no cases of— polio? no, there have certainly been no cases of paralytic _ polio? no, there have certainly been no cases of paralytic polio _ polio? no, there have certainly been no cases of paralytic polio and - polio? no, there have certainly been no cases of paralytic polio and as - no cases of paralytic polio and as far as i'm aware they have not even been any positive samples from humans at the moment. nicola, if we could 'ust humans at the moment. nicola, if we could just get — humans at the moment. nicola, if we could just get a _ humans at the moment. nicola, if we could just get a bit _ humans at the moment. nicola, if we could just get a bit of _ humans at the moment. nicola, if we could just get a bit of context, - humans at the moment. nicola, if we could just get a bit of context, and i could just get a bit of context, and it is a question which has come from vicky in a follow—up question from patricia and, what is polio and what of the realities of living with a

disease? i will make it as a viral disease? i will make it as a viral disease spread through contaminated food and water and generally the virus infects the gut and often causes no symptoms at all must occasionally the virus can target the nerves and if that happens it can result in paralysis and also it can result in paralysis and also it can be fatal. and, indeed, before vaccination, the polio infection was the primary cause of such disability worldwide, so it shows you how far we've come since vaccines. absolutely, and, indeed, the fact it hasn't been around for decades has led to one of our other questions here, which is how would i know... what i know if i had the virus? with a gp know what to check for given that the virus hasn't been around for decades? poll.— that the virus hasn't been around for decades? poll. unless you are developing _ for decades? poll. unless you are developing the — for decades? poll. unless you are developing the sort _ for decades? poll. unless you are developing the sort of— for decades? poll. unless you are developing the sort of thing, - for decades? poll. unless you are developing the sort of thing, the l developing the sort of thing, the neurological symptoms, it is highly unlikely that anybody would even bother to look for the virus. 95% of

people who are infected, even with the wild—type virus, have no symptoms whatsoever, and with the vaccine derived virus that is substantially less. so that's the issue here, but i think the people who are clearly infected because it is paving the in the waste water are unaware that they are infected. when we have had a question from jeremy who said i had my polio vaccine or role in the 1970s and a sugar lump. am i still covered?— role in the 1970s and a sugar lump. am i still covered? yes, so many of us had the — am i still covered? yes, so many of us had the oral— am i still covered? yes, so many of us had the oral polio _ am i still covered? yes, so many of us had the oral polio vaccine - am i still covered? yes, so many of us had the oral polio vaccine on - am i still covered? yes, so many of us had the oral polio vaccine on the| us had the oral polio vaccine on the sugar— us had the oral polio vaccine on the sugar lumu — us had the oral polio vaccine on the sugar lump. that was what we were using _ sugar lump. that was what we were using in_ sugar lump. that was what we were using in this — sugar lump. that was what we were using in this country for many years — using in this country for many years we _ using in this country for many years. we don't any more but, yes, you be _ years. we don't any more but, yes, you be fully— years. we don't any more but, yes, you be fully covered it's the risk really _ you be fully covered it's the risk really predominantly for people who

haven't _ really predominantly for people who haven't had the full course of vaccination or in the case of some chiidren— vaccination or in the case of some children who haven't actually been vaccinated — children who haven't actually been vaccinated at all. that children who haven't actually been vaccinated at all.— vaccinated at all. that leads onto the main point _ vaccinated at all. that leads onto the main point of _ vaccinated at all. that leads onto the main point of the _ vaccinated at all. that leads onto the main point of the news - vaccinated at all. that leads onto the main point of the news line l the main point of the news line today, which is about people being urged to check that their child has had the vaccine. paul, a question we've had is how can you do that. how can you check that they are, your child has had the jab? xtour how can you check that they are, your child has had the jab? your child has had the “ab? your gp should know — your child has had the “ab? your gp should know and _ your child has had the jab? your gp should know and within _ your child has had the jab? your gp should know and within the - your child has had the jab? your gp should know and within the uk - your child has had the jab? your gp should know and within the uk we i should know and within the uk we generally give the polio vaccine through school—based campaigns, so if you've had the school—based campaign, your child, and you didn't remove your child from that, your child has certainly had that. but part of the problem at the moment is that because of coded and because schools have been closed, some of the chilled —— because of covid—19, some of the child vaccination campaigns have actually been a bit more difficult to implement than under normal, so it is plausible that some children, at least, will

have missed out because of the problems of covid—19, an event, yeah, you do need to contact your gp to see whether or not, if you are not sure, to see whether or not your vaccines up to date. fine not sure, to see whether or not your vaccines up to date.— vaccines up to date. one thing you mention in — vaccines up to date. one thing you mention in the _ vaccines up to date. one thing you mention in the latter _ vaccines up to date. one thing you mention in the latter part - vaccines up to date. one thing you mention in the latter part of- vaccines up to date. one thing you mention in the latter part of you . mention in the latter part of you answer something that goes towards answering a question from susie. nicola, i will put this to you. she asked how has this happened because untold children vaccinated through infancy and dental babies get routinely vaccinated from polio? is it the lockdown pandemic situation that has meant some of been missed? i think that is the risk and the worry— i think that is the risk and the worry is— i think that is the risk and the worry is that some have been missed and, worry is that some have been missed and. of— worry is that some have been missed and, of course, some people elect not to— and, of course, some people elect not to have — and, of course, some people elect not to have their children vaccinated and people miss appointments. the different reasons, but the _ appointments. the different reasons, but the reason this has been detected is because this will be somebody coming into this country because _ somebody coming into this country because this will be a person or

persons — because this will be a person or persons who have had the oral polio vaccine _ persons who have had the oral polio vaccine quite probably, probably quite _ vaccine quite probably, probably quite recently, much more recently than the _ quite recently, much more recently than the 19705, going back to an eariier— than the 19705, going back to an earlier question! so this could be earlier que5tion! so this could be somebody— earlier question! so this could be somebody vi5iting, being on holiday, or indeed _ somebody vi5iting, being on holiday, or indeed someone who's moved to the uk, so _ or indeed someone who's moved to the uk, so that's— or indeed someone who's moved to the uk, so that's really what we are looking — uk, so that's really what we are looking at— uk, so that's really what we are looking at here. just uk, so that's really what we are looking at here.— looking at here. just a follow up on that, nicola. — looking at here. just a follow up on that, nicola, how— looking at here. just a follow up on that, nicola, how was _ looking at here. just a follow up on that, nicola, how was detected - looking at here. just a follow up on that, nicola, how was detected in l that, nicola, how was detected in the first place? is at the site is it that scientists are always checking for viruses? in sewage? absolutely, in sewage. yes, sewage absolutely, in sewage. ye5, 5ewage 5ite5 absolutely, in sewage. ye5, 5ewage sites are— absolutely, in sewage. ye5, 5ewage sites are monitored for polio and 5ite5 are monitored for polio and other— sites are monitored for polio and other viruses routinely. in this other viru5e5 routinely. in this country— other viruses routinely. in this country and other countries. and we have great— country and other countries. and we have great surveillance and that is one of— have great surveillance and that is one of the — have great surveillance and that is one of the reasons why we can pick these _ one of the reasons why we can pick these things up. it is very, very sensitive — these things up. it is very, very sensitive so _ these things up. it is very, very sensitive so you can pick up polio that could — sensitive so you can pick up polio that could have just come from a single _ that could have just come from a single person, so very sensitive and that's— 5ingle person, so very sensitive and

that's why— single person, so very sensitive and that's why we are able to therefore respond _ that's why we are able to therefore respond to— that's why we are able to therefore respond to this and alert people very quickly. respond to this and alert people very quickly-— respond to this and alert people ve tuickl . . _, ., ., very quickly. paul, nicola mentioned earlier about — very quickly. paul, nicola mentioned earlier about the _ very quickly. paul, nicola mentioned earlier about the fact _ very quickly. paul, nicola mentioned earlier about the fact there - very quickly. paul, nicola mentioned earlier about the fact there are - earlier about the fact there are some children whose parents may opt for the not to take the jab. can you just give us a bit of context and background in terms of what the uptake is for the jab over the uk or just specifically for england? and also when children get the jobs? yes, i mean, essentially, there are five times in your life when you would normally get polio vaccine. you get it three times in the first year or so of life. again typically around that age for as you are going to school and then again in your early teens or mid teens, and then that should be enough for most people. sometimes, as an adult, you might still be offered polio vaccine, particularly if you work with the virus, if you have gotten occupational exposure, or sometimes if you're going to a country where there is still wild polio virus

circulating, but most people, if you've had that at any time in your life, that is enough for the time being, yes. life, that is enough for the time being. yes-— life, that is enough for the time beini, es. ., ~ , . being, yes. thank you very much, both of you _ being, yes. thank you very much, both of you for — being, yes. thank you very much, both of you for answering - being, yes. thank you very much, i both of you for answering questions that have come in from our viewers. that is poll raymond hunter he was professor in medicine at the university of east anglia and nicholas stonehouse he was professor of molecular virology at the university of leeds. —— nicola stonehouse who is professor of molecular biology. —— virology. the first vaccine damage payments are being issued for people who died from the 0xford—astrazeneca covid—19 vaccine. 95 people who developed health problems or lost relatives because of rare side—effects from the vaccine say they have been let down by the "out—of—date" government payment scheme and many more are still waiting for their cases to be assessed. the bbc�*s health reporter rachel schraerjoins me now. what are the consent of the scheme? pigment people been waiting abound a

year to haven scheme, and we talk about a very small number of people and they have concerns notjust about the length of time they'd been waiting but also some feel the payment itself is too low and it hasn't kept up with inflation. some feel they haven't communicated at with the scheme and the felt in the dark about not knowing what is going on when the idea of a negative neckline. as a year in a long time to wake the source of compensation? what sort of timescales and thinking? with other medical compensation scheme is even simple cases can take as much as two years can put it in that context but given families feel a coroner has completed their loved one's death was linked to the vaccine and we have a death certificate we cannot understand why it is taking so long and also some point to other countries like norway for example which started paying out as early as last summer. you for example which started paying out as early as last summer.— as early as last summer. you are normally debunking _ as early as last summer. you are i normally debunking misinformation about people wrongly claiming the level of hand that the vaccine has caused what this different, isn't it? this is emphatically not that ——

i think it is important to say that with any medical product no matter how safe you overall the result was a chance that there will be bad reactions or side effects are some on here we're talking at a of people but it has been proven through medical texts, testing the what happened in a muslim to the vaccine and they feel that they just need support here but what we also seeing —— proved through medical testing that what happened to them is linked to the vaccine does up by mines and people are exploiting these cases to suggest the hand is much more widespread and actually some people in this group as say, you know, their cases are rare but theyjust want recognition to be listened to, they feel that those people online exploiting their cases are actually making it more difficult to be heard, more difficult for them to get help. do heard, more difficult for them to net hel. ~ ., heard, more difficult for them to i-ethel. ~ ., �*, ., , get help. do we know if there's any resolution to _ get help. do we know if there's any resolution to the _ get help. do we know if there's any resolution to the sink— get help. do we know if there's any resolution to the sink was - get help. do we know if there's any resolution to the sink was not - get help. do we know if there's any| resolution to the sink was not doing a how quickly the conversation might come in all the issues with the scheme might be resolved? irate come in all the issues with the scheme might be resolved? we had the first payment — scheme might be resolved? we had the first payment announced _ scheme might be resolved? we had the first payment announced earlier- scheme might be resolved? we had the first payment announced earlier in - first payment announced earlier in the week and immediately after that i have heard of two more cases where

they have heard from the scheme and been told they will receive payments. all of these were cases where they have been bereaved. i think they will be some more complicated cases when it comes to people who have been perhaps injured by the vaccine because there is this rule and the people concerned about where people had to prove 60%, nearly 60% disabled in order to get any money at all, it is kind of all or nothing in that case. when it comes to those cases lawyers perhaps think it's a bit at the tree is very difficult to quantify prove in the case of someone who has chronic pain orfatigue orfind it case of someone who has chronic pain or fatigue or find it difficult to work but hasn't lost the lead don't use or learn how they prove 60% disability is pretty difficult so those cases will see how long it will be when we do start to see the flood gates may be able when it comes to bereaved people. 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, having to be rescued by her coach. this was 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. earlier my colleague reeta chakrabarti spoke to andrew fuentes — and began by asking her when she realised anita may be in some difficulty. i realised, ithink, before anyone else because i know anita very well and i think when she was doing the last performance that we are with last performance that we are with the legs upside down she had the feet a little bit more pale than usually, and so i recognised that something was, like, not normal. but the moment that she finished,

because she actually was swimming super good — now she was, like, performing, better than ever, so i was like, "she's fine — she's just pushing through her limits and that's it." like, it was the final of the world championship are of course you're going to go for it. and then when she finished, instead of going and breathing because it is the first thing you want to do as an artistic when you finish is i want to read, no? so she went down and i was like, no, no, no, it's not normaland no? so she went down and i was like, no, no, no, it's not normal and then it was like, 0k, no, no, no, it's not normal and then it was like, ok, i'm going, because in my head it was... i know how it feels and a sensation, your heartbeat is at least 200 beats per minute almost and i know you really want to breathe in that moment so i just went as fast as i could to grab her and pull her up to the surface and once i pulled her up my goal was only to make her breathe and that's it, but i knew, ithink, before anyone else because i know the sport so much. i was, anyone else because i know the sport so much. iwas, i anyone else because i know the sport so much. i was, i think, close enough to go faster than anybody because i am a swimmer myself in the

bath, so ijust went because i am a swimmer myself in the bath, so i just went for because i am a swimmer myself in the bath, so ijust went for it. you because i am a swimmer myself in the bath, so i just went for it.— bath, so i 'ust went for it. you say ou are bath, so i 'ust went for it. you say you are a — bath, so i just went for it. you say you are a swimmer, _ bath, so i just went for it. you say you are a swimmer, you _ bath, so i just went for it. you say you are a swimmer, you are - bath, so i just went for it. you say you are a swimmer, you are an . you are a swimmer, you are an extraordinary swimmer. you have four 0lympic medals for anybody who doesn't know, so you are. but you also know and it is so well that you could see that her feet were paler than they should have been. i mean, that is... that's why your instincts were aroused, you knew that something was not right? yes, i know, because _ something was not right? yes, i know, because i _ something was not right? yes, i know, because i am _ something was not right? yes, i know, because i am more - something was not right? yes, i - know, because i am more hours with my son is the my kids i know everything about if they have a little bit more pale or nothing very fast. i am trained to detect how they are to make them be better than yesterday and also because i care so much now about then that i really want them to be in there best way possible. want them to be in there best way ossible. �* , ., ., , , want them to be in there best way ossible. �* , . ., , , ., possible. and this had happened to anita before. _ possible. and this had happened to anita before, had _ possible. and this had happened to anita before, had it, _ possible. and this had happened to anita before, had it, that _ possible. and this had happened to anita before, had it, that she - possible. and this had happened to anita before, had it, that she had l anita before, had it, that she had lost consciousness and the water?

yes. it happens a lot of times an artistic swimming but the world sees it sometimes and it happened sometimes in competition in 2000 and 82 japanese swimmers just before i was swimming the one before me was a japanese team and one of the swimmers also fainted so it 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. and you can see it and also other sports, marathon and cycling, sometimes the faint also of a pass out because of the effort, so our sport is the same, no? we blissfully yesterday found a limit but it doesn't mean that tomorrow she cannot progress because every day depends on how you feel, no? so it is not so strange to ask. it happens in every country and every time that we try to do a little bit better

than another day because we hold our breath in a very limited situation, no? so as it is not so different from just a normal day somebody has to pull her out of the pool. t to pull her out of the pool. i wonder how you feel about having been the first person to dive into the water? because usually in pools there were guards, there are lifeguards there, how do you feel about the safety situation, as it was? t about the safety situation, as it was? ., ., , ., ., was? i am only grateful to the committee — was? i am only grateful to the committee because _ was? i am only grateful to the committee because they - was? i am only grateful to the i committee because they helped was? i am only grateful to the - committee because they helped us a lot once i was pulling her to the pool because, you know, for me, it is impossible that i was waiting just observing. it is impossible that i do that. i will always go and solve it and not on the situation. in any situation, i had this reaction of your solve it now and in this case i know it was just mac i

was the fastest swimmer there and unfortunately i was going to be faster than the lifeguard so ijust went and whether i arrive will be true or not but i wanted to have this solved before anyone else because i knew if somebody was going to be faster it was me, so why not? it was important. it was more important than ever. i think i slammed faster than any of my 0lympics! slammed faster than any of my ol mics! �* ., slammed faster than any of my ol mics! �* . , slammed faster than any of my olmics!�* . ,,, olympics! and rea fuentes speaking to us earlier- — 20 permits are being replaced with plastic versions like the £5 notes because they more durable. there are estimated to be more than £150,000,050 bank notes are nearly twice as many 20 brown paper and it still in circulation according to the bank of england. we have until the bank of england. we have until the end of september to spend them or deposit them at a bank. the duke and duchess of cambridge have agreed the first official joint and duchess of cambridge have agreed the first officialjoint point of themselves on a visit to

cambridgenext fitzwilliam museum. the pod which is the budget shows that their standing side with kate in an emerald dress and in a black suit. it is own public display in the university city. the portrait was painted by an award—winning artist. prince william described the portrait is quite big but amazing. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. hello. the warmest weather today was in northern england and parts of wales. mid—to—high—20s in some spots tomorrow, a fresher day for many of us with sunshine and showers. also, the breeze will be picking up out towards the west as well. so, here's the satellite picture. you can see a fair amount of cloud across parts of england and wales, but here, where we've had the sunshine for yorkshire, northern wales, that's where the best of the weather has been — the highest temperatures, that is. the forecast for tonight shows partly cloudy skies, just a few showers left over from the day and we've had some heavy ones and even some cracks of thunder here and there. but i think by the end of the night, it's going to be largely dry. quite warm, too, in liverpool, for example. the early morning temperature will be around 16 degrees.

so, here's tomorrow's weather forecast, and a low pressure centred over ireland will send fresher atlantic air to western parts of the uk, and also at times, quite heavy showers, but the showers could crop up almost anywhere across england and wales. temperatures still on the high side around east anglia and along the north sea coast. mid—20s, 20 or so in aberdeen, but out towards the west, temperatures will be in the high teens. and the forecast tomorrow evening shows further showers spreading into western and northern areas, carried by that freshening atlantic breeze brought by this area of low pressure, which is actually going to anchor itself over ireland over the next two or three days, so the weather will be... no two days will be the same, but it will be more or less the same pattern with a low to the west of us, winds circling around it and bringing cloud and occasional showers. the showers will be most frequent around western areas and it will be quite breezy, too, particularly the coasts of cornwall and also wales. best temperatures and the lengthy spells of sunshine are forecast along the north seacoast and central parts of the uk as well.

you can see that low pressure's still there saturday night and into sunday. it really is a slow mover. it's just bringing these showers circling within it across the uk. probably most frequent, i think, by the end of the weekend and into next week across more northwestern areas of the uk, the closer you are to the centre of that low pressure. so, southern areas are actually pretty decent. for london, temperatures in the low 20s with predominantly dry weather. but the further north and west you are, the more frequent the showers will be, and quite cool at times — only 15, say, in belfast. bye— bye.

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