this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley and these are the latest headlines at 3pm. more travel disruption on train lines across the uk as thousands of rail workers strike for the second time in three days over pay and working conditions. we are determined to get a square dealfor our people and we are determined to get a square deal for our people and that is exactly what we will achieve, and the public seem to be right behind us in that campaign. sevastopol, the home of russia's black sea fleet in crimea, appears to have come under drone attack again. michael gove backs rishi sunak to become the next conservative party leader and prime minister saying he has what the job requires. he says rival liz truss�*s tax policies will affect the poorest in society. the government and unions say they're disappointed that p&0 ferries will not face criminal action for the way it dismissed 800 workers without notice in march. environment experts blame the recent

heatwave and drought in parts of the uk for autumnal conditions, which are already being seen in england a month ahead of time. also coming up in half an hour, it's talking business. the momentum behind women's sport is at fever pitch after england win the european football cup — but is the money finally flowing in to level the playing field with men? good afternoon. train passengers are facing a further day of disruption after thousands of rail workers started another 24—hour walk—out in a dispute over pay and conditions. across the country, only around 20% of services are running. the government say the strikes could be ended if the unions put the pay deals on offer to their members. this report from our

correspondent, helena wilkinson. a now familiar sight for rail passengers across the rest of the country — half empty stations, weekend plans and services severely disrupted. we had to leave early from home due to the strike action. obviously it will take a lot of time to get to the stadium and we are worried about what time we will get back and also what time the trains are running till. i am young, without me getting back to liverpool i am kind of stranded. it's not really, like, the best for anyone trying to get back to somewhere out of london. i i think we're going to get on onei in an hour or so unless something happens between now and then. more than 16,000 rail workers are taking part in today's action. it's the sixth one—day strike this summer. reading station is normally one of the busiest rail hubs in the country. today, some services are operating, but they are limited. it's a similar picture across the rail network

with only 20% of trains running today. the unions are still in dispute with the government and rail companies. they say salaries should increase to reflect the rising cost of living. the rmt union, whose members are on strike, has accused the government on blocking train companies from offering its workers a better deal. and they insist that the majority of the public are behind them. we're seeing public support for this dispute entrenching. there are campaigns and rallies being launched right across the country in support of these type of activities. we've seen unite bus workers coming in to dispute, we've seen many groups of workers winning significant pay deals. i think the british public are fed up of being ripped off by this government. but as travellers in york struggled to get to the races,

ministers say it's the unions causing the block, adding that if the deals on offer were put to workers, they would be likely to accept them. negotiations are expected to resume early next week but the rmt has warned that more strikes are very likely. helena wilkinson, bbc news, reading. our correspondent alison freeman is at york station. alison, what is the situation there? york is of course famous for its railway museum, is it stationing much more active than that at the moment? ., , much more active than that at the moment? . , , ., much more active than that at the moment? . , ,., ., , moment? there have been some trains cominu and moment? there have been some trains coming and going _ moment? there have been some trains coming and going today, _ moment? there have been some trains coming and going today, but _ moment? there have been some trains coming and going today, but not - moment? there have been some trains coming and going today, but not the i coming and going today, but not the level you would expect on a normal saturday, that's because the operators are only running about 20% of the services they normally would. this is a mainline station. you've got to remember some of the outlying stations and towns and villages are having no services at all today

because operators like trans pennine express and northern are running a fraction of what they normally would be. the last train to london leaves in around half an hour from be. the last train to london leaves in around half an hourfrom here. the last train north to edinburgh is around four o'clock this afternoon and the station is closing at six. that is having a big festival for people who have come to the festival at the racecourse today. we spoke to people earlier who said they have had to book expensive taxis home or hotels or leave early and missed the last races. this station will be closed from six o'clock but it's not just the disruption today to worry about, it's rolling into tomorrow because the trains will not be in the right places to start resuming normal services.— the right places to start resuming normal services. thank you. alison freeman in — normal services. thank you. alison freeman in york. _ for more on this, i'm joined byjohn taylor,

former chief executive of the advisory, conciliation and arbitration service. what do you make of this? it what do you make of this? it is very reminiscent — what do you make of this? it is very reminiscent of— what do you make of this? it is very reminiscent of times _ what do you make of this? it is very reminiscent of times i _ what do you make of this? it is very reminiscent of times i can _ what do you make of this? it is very reminiscent of times i can recall - reminiscent of times i can recall certainly in the 80s and even further back to the 70s. we have got virtually the perfect storm with very high inflation and obviously the culmination of changes to work practices which have been exacerbated by covid—i9. in practices which have been exacerbated by covid-19. in terms of t in: to exacerbated by covid-19. in terms of trying to find — exacerbated by covid-19. in terms of trying to find a _ exacerbated by covid-19. in terms of trying to find a resolution _ exacerbated by covid-19. in terms of trying to find a resolution to - exacerbated by covid-19. in terms of trying to find a resolution to this, - trying to find a resolution to this, this is offset with the economy unusually because it is heavily unionised. unusually because it is heavily unionised-_ unusually because it is heavily unionised. . �*, ., �* unionised. that's true. you can't really make _ unionised. that's true. you can't really make comparisons - unionised. that's true. you can't really make comparisons with i unionised. that's true. you can't| really make comparisons with the unionised. that's true. you can't - really make comparisons with the 80s because the workforce was merrily unionised then. now trade unionism tend to be a slight minority. but

what you have got to remember is the issueis what you have got to remember is the issue is really about power and in certain industries unions have power, and that power is respected by the management, and generally unions and management work really well together. and this isjust unions and management work really well together. and this is just a really sad reflection of what has been happening over the last few years. been happening over the last few ears. ., , . ., , , years. the unions claim this is the result of what _ years. the unions claim this is the result of what they _ years. the unions claim this is the result of what they see _ years. the unions claim this is the result of what they see as - years. the unions claim this is the result of what they see as a - years. the unions claim this is the result of what they see as a lack l years. the unions claim this is the | result of what they see as a lack of goodwill by government in that the rail companies can't sign up to a deal which involves more money because they have to get the money from government, particularly at the moment given the effects of covid—i9 and the loss of many of the separate franchises because they decided they couldn't cope with them, they were too expensive or the government decided they weren't coping very

well. in that environment, is it realistic for the government to step out of this situation? is it appears at least to be doing at the moment. i think that is probably a fair comment. we do have the perfect storm because of course you have the leadership contest taking place at the moment so we have virtually got a bit of a hiatus in terms of government intervention. but governments cannot step away because there is a third party in this dispute and it's called the customers. they are the voters, the electorate. governments will have to look at how on earth we can deal with what is a temporary issue, hopefully, which is inflation, but you cannot conflate inflation with a whole series of reforms in the workplace. i think you have got to set a sensible timetable and set out

what is possible, and i don't get the sense that this being done here. but i'm obviously not in touch with all the details. but for me, it would be looking at a two to three year resolution to these problems, where hopefully inflation will have gone down, and during that period sensible changes to working practices can be agreed, and wherever possible redundancies avoided. , ., ., ., avoided. john taylor, the former chief executive _ avoided. john taylor, the former chief executive of _ avoided. john taylor, the former chief executive of acas, - avoided. john taylor, the former chief executive of acas, thanks | avoided. john taylor, the former. chief executive of acas, thanks for talking to us. the home of russia's black sea fleet in crimea appears to have come under drone attack. the russian—installed regional head said a ukrainian drone had been shot down over naval headquarters in sevastopol. it's the latest in a series of attacks on military infrastructure on the russian—occupied peninsula. our correspondent james waterhouse has the latest from kyiv. it's a continuation

of crimea being destabilised, frankly. this is a place which russia has occupied for eight years and of all of the territory it has seized in ukraine, crimea is where its grip is tightest. but in the last couple of weeks, we have seen ukraine use its new capability of longer—range attacks — apparently, although it hasn't officially accepted any responsibility. we've seen ammunition depots explode, watched on by russian holiday—makers who until that point had felt confident enough to use it as a regular holiday destination. so crimea is getting pulled into this conflict, and for moscow, it will be embarrassing as it looks to portray this conflict as a success back home. james waterhouse. somali security forces are continuing to battle an unknown number of islamist gunmen who stormed a hotel in the capital mogadishu yesterday. local people have been reporting gunfire, explosions and smoke billowing from the roof of the hayat hotel. security officials say al—shabaab

militants are holed up there with hostages. at least 12 people have been killed, while dozens more, including many children, were rescued. michael gove has said he'll back rishi sunak to be the next leader of the conservative party, saying he has what it takes to do the job. the former levelling up secretary criticised leadership candidate liz truss, saying her tax policies would disadvantage the poorest in society. earlier, our political correspondent helen catt told us more about michael gove's endorsement. so he initially backed kemi badenoch, who he had worked with in the department for levelling up. he backed her campaign. of course she was eliminated in the mp stage. and since then, he hasn't said who he's going to back. he sort of kept his counsel. he has now decided to come out now at this very late stage of the contest and say that he is going to back rishi sunak. that will be a welcome boost

for the sunak campaign. in terms of sending out a sort of signal that they still have prominent backers, because, of course, what we've seen actually over the last couple of weeks is the momentum really building behind liz truss. and we've started to see people who were publicly supporting rishi sunak publicly switching sides and moving to liz truss. so it's helpfulfor him in terms of this being a sign, a symbol that his campaign is still alive and kicking when you've got a sort of political heavyweight that comes out. is it a sort of game—changing move? i would suggest probably not. i think presumably this is some difficulty for michael gove in being, you know, kind of giving this judgment that this person is better than this person because of his track record. i mean, he once said borisjohnson was unfit to be prime minister and then changed his mind, and then at the end was saying you shouldn't still be running as prime minister, whereupon borisjohnson sacked him. yeah, he has a sort of had a bumpy time, i think it's fair to say, over the last few years in terms

of you're talking there obviously about the 2016 leadership election where he, in effect, ended borisjohnson's hopes then of becoming leader so he could launch his own bid. and there are still some some of his colleagues that haven't ever quite forgiven him for that, not least borisjohnson, it would appear, from his sacking over the summer. so you're right, it's quite an interesting sort of backstory to this. the headlines on bbc news... more travel disruption on train lines across the uk as thousands of rail workers go on strike for the second time in three days over pay and working conditions. sevastopol, the home of russia's black sea fleet in crimea, appears to have come under drone attack again. michael gove backs rishi sunak to become the next conservative party leader and prime minister saying he has what the job requires. he says rival liz truss's tax policies will affect the poorest in society. now let's get a full round—up of the sport at the bbc sport centre with

ben. good afternoon. tottenham hotspur have gone top of the premier league for a few hours at least — after a hard fought 1—0 win over wolves. son heung min had already hit the crossbar before the england captain harry kane nodded home the only goal in the game. it was his 250th goal for spurs. wolves remain winless in three games. there are four three o'clock kick offs... 0llie watkins has put villa ahead at crystal palace but wilifried zaha equalised. everton looking for their first points of the season at home to nottingham forest. brentford will go top if they win at fulham but bobby decordova reid has put the home side ahead. arsenal will be aiming to make it three wins from three in the late kick off at bournemouth. an ill disciplined rangers dropped points for the first time this season in the scottish premiership. rangers led hibs 2—1 at easter road but had john lundstrum for this late lunge, and then alfredo morelos sent off for the seventh time in his rangers career. hibs made the numerical

advantage count in the third minute of stoppage time asjosh campbell struck. andrea spendolini—sirieix and lois toulson have won their second gold medals at the european aquatics championships in rome, winning the women's ten metre platform synchronised diving title. the duo finished five points clear of ukraine, with germany taking the bronze. spendolini—sirieix also won the individual ten metre platform title, toulson the mixed syncho event. shortly, jack laugher and jordan houlden will go in the final of the men's three metre springboard. the countdown is on in saudi arabia for the heavyweight rematch between anthonyjoshua and 0leksandr usyk. joshua says he's mentally ready after being heavily beaten last year by the ukrainian. for usyk — who was helping with the war less the six months ago — he's fighting for more than just his titles. ade adedoyin is injeddah.

0nce champion, now challenger. anthonyjoshua is a man on a mission. what gives you the confidence that this time round it will be different?— confidence that this time round it will be different? because i've been in the rim will be different? because i've been in the ring with _ will be different? because i've been in the ring with him _ will be different? because i've been in the ring with him before. - will be different? because i've been in the ring with him before. i - will be different? because i've been in the ring with him before. i know. in the ring with him before. i know his tricks, i know what he's doing and i know what i want to do. standing on his way is this man, the fearsome and formidable 0leksandr usyk, a boxer who hasn't lost in 13 years. in the last few months though, he's been fighting on a different front. back in ukraine where he was part of the war effort before being given special dispensation to continue his boxing career. this bout will be shown on free to air tv in ukraine, and home

is clearly where his heart is. the cuddly toy given to him by his daughter, a poignant reminder of what he has left behind. this fight is very important _ what he has left behind. this fight is very important because - what he has left behind. this fight is very important because the - what he has left behind. this fight i is very important because the people of ukraine need to feel the pride to become happy. the of ukraine need to feel the pride to become happy-— become happy. the venue is a controversial _ become happy. the venue is a controversial choice. - become happy. the venue is a controversial choice. human l become happy. the venue is a - controversial choice. human rights organisations say it's another example of saudi arabia trying to deflect from the humans rights record. supporters say it is a vehicle for change. they will meet here tonight to settle their differences. the last time they met in the ring, by his own admission anthonyjoshua adopted the wrong strategy so what does he need to do this time round to secure the victory? this time round to secure the victo ? �* ., , this time round to secure the victo ?�* ., ., ., this time round to secure the victo 7�* ., ., ., ., victory? anthony joshua has got to start quickly- _ victory? anthony joshua has got to start quickly- if— victory? anthony joshua has got to start quickly. if he _ victory? anthony joshua has got to start quickly. if he allows - start quickly. if he allows 0leksandr usyk to get into his rhythm, dictating with his jab then it could be over. the rhythm, dictating with his 'ab then it could be went rhythm, dictating with his 'ab then it could be ovenfi it could be over. the big guy has not to it could be over. the big guy has got to fight _ it could be over. the big guy has got to fight the _ it could be over. the big guy has got to fight the big _ it could be over. the big guy has got to fight the big fight, - it could be over. the big guy has got to fight the big fight, the - got to fight the big fight, the little — got to fight the big fight, the little guy has got to fight the little — little guy has got to fight the

little fight. it little guy has got to fight the little fight-— little fight. it was a long and intense final— little fight. it was a long and intense final face-off - little fight. it was a long and intense final face-off with i little fight. it was a long and - intense final face-off with neither intense final face—off with neither man wanting to blink first. the question is wasjoshua staring defeat in the face or will he prove the odds—makers wrong? we will find out later tonight. that is about ten o'clock this evening. that's all the sport for now. the insolvency service says it won't take criminal action against p&0 ferries after the company fired nearly 800 workers in march. p&0's actions sparked outrage from politicians and the unions — as some staff found out they no longer had a job via a pre—recorded video message. they were replaced by cheaper agency staff, paid below the uk minimum wage. a civil investigation is ongoing. the widow of the basketball star kobe bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash in 2020, has told a los angeles court how she was left devastated after discovering that photos of the accident had been taken and circulated. kobe bryant, his 13—year—old daughter gianna, and six family friends died in the crash. vanessa bryant is suing

los angeles county for alleged negligence and invasion of privacy. let's bring you to another story now. rivalry can be fierce on the rugby pitch, but you'd never expect a team to become involved in mafia warfare. when a rugby club in sicily became a target for organised criminals, the players found unlikely allies — hundreds of miles away in bolton. richard askam has the story. divided by 2,000 miles, but very much united by a common cause — to keep a rugby club threatened by organised crime afloat. what they does there, it's unbelievable. unbelievable, amazing. they try to help kids they take off the street and they give them an opportunity with sport.

briganti is a rugby club from a poor district in sicily�*s second biggest city, and it has been successful in turning youngsters away from crime and out of the hands of the local mafia, who many believe have tried to shut the club down. the clubhouse was burnt down and a minibus set on fire. this was impossible like one year ago, one year and a half ago. so we know that if we work together, we can reach important goal. bolton rugby club heard about briganti's plight and as well as offering to buy a new bus, raised money to bring dozens of players and staff over from sicily to the north west. these are pictures of them being welcomed by bolton's families. we offered to buy them a minibus. we didn't know how we were going to pay for it at the time, but we knew that we could do, we had the means to do it. but then they really wanted to get the kids out of the city to give to open their eyes, really, to a different way of life.

and the rest is history. a welcome that's also been extended by sale sharks, who invited the sicilians to watch them train, with a couple of stars on hand to offer tips and an arm around the shoulder. it's a pleasure and an honour for the club and especially for me to be able to do that. and for briganti's players, many haven't been outside their own district, never mind sicily. it's been an experience they will treasure. yes, when we started, we never thought that we could be here or achieve this. so it's huge, it's huge. it's a dream come true. wearing shirts created by bolton for the occasion, the two clubs will play each other in a series of matches later today. richard askham, bbc news.

it's almost ten years since the remains of king richard iii were found in a car park in leicester, putting the city on the tourism map. archaeologists uncovered the legbone of the controversial royal in august 2012 and this weekend, leicester's richard iii visitor centre is marking the occasion with a programme of talks about the discovery. amy payne reports.

august 2012, and archaeologist matthew morris discovers human bones beneath the council car park in leicester. they turned out to be the remains of king richard iii, and ten years on, the dig site is on proud display at the city's visitors centre where matthew reflects on an incredible find. coming down exactly on top of richard iii was, i want to say a stroke of genius but it wasn't, it was pure luck. and, of course, you didn't realise it was richard iii at first, did you? absolutely, no, there was no way of knowing, looking at the knees that that was richard iii. it took another week of excavation and another five months of research after that, and analysis, to prove that it was richard iii. but for those in the richard iii society, the date of that very first dig is significant. everybody was so keen that this would happen, so i think when it finally did, it was a momentous occasion, it really meant something to, notjust to leicester, but to the world at large. the tenth anniversary of the uncovering of the remains of one of england's most

controversial kings is being marked here at the visitors' centre this weekend with talks about the discovery kicking off a programme of events. it was really important to mark the tenth anniversary of what is a significant moment for leicester. you know, we didn't know it at that time, but richard was found this week ten years ago, and the story of king richard iii visitor centre and the re—internment of richard iii started. a decade on, they will be celebration and reflection on the start of a remarkable story that put leicester well and truly on the tourism map. it's been one year since the taliban took control of afghanistan. to show solidarity, people across the uk and europe are taking up the ancient afghan tradition of kite—flying. 0rganisers want the kite festivals to remind the world of the freedoms which have been lost in afghanistan — and the help its people still need. megan paterson reports. on a hillside in bradford, naweet shows off his kite—flying skills, learnt in his homeland afghanistan, a tradition stretching back hundreds of years, a little piece ofjoy from a place he had to flee. what is it like flying the kites here today? it looks like you really enjoyed doing it. translation: i truly en'oyed it today, it took me h back to my memories, it really felt like i went back to afghanistan, to the same location, it felt as if the same kite, the same experience,

i really enjoyed it, it took me back to afghanistan, i felt i am there. the delicate art of making and then flying a traditional afghan kite is being celebrated today with events across the uk, europe, and america, a skill passed down through generations, a key part of many special occasions. and when you would make kites like this in afghanistan, would you sit around with your family and do it with your friends? with friends, of course. you should make it with friends, with partners. because we need people to help us make it. yes, it is not a one—handed job, you need a couple of pairs of hands. that looks a bit rough around the edges. is that all right? yeah, that's fine, that's fine. aljaz, my very patient teacher, moved to bradford injanuary. living in temporary hotel accommodation, leading the kite—making workshops has helped him make sense and share his own story. i myself, i enjoy teaching other people how to make kites and how to fly kites and telling them about our culture and tell them how we make kites and how we send messages to other people through kite flying. i can tell, when you talk about it, your whole face lights up, you clearly love doing this — what is it like being able to do it here in bradford and share it with other people? it is amazing because you share

parts of your culture to other people and you tell them your stories about kite flying. you share your feelings, how you feel when you fly kites, when you make kites, so that is really amazing. during the taliban's first period of control in afghanistan, kite flying was banned. the fly with me festival organisers hope the event will remind people of the freedoms lost in the last year and the help still needed. it has been a year since the taliban took over afghanistan and people were forced to flee, and there is a humanitarian crisis happening over there, the culture is under threat, music has already been banned, women are denied an education, people are dying from starvation. and nobody really talks about that any more, it was in the news in the beginning and then we kind of forgot about it. so, we just wanted to remind our government and the world to remember afghans and to remember afghanistan. my kite made, it is safe to say i will not be much competition for the professionals. how challenging is the wind here, compared to in afghanistan?

it is very challenging here because the wind is very strong here. it needs a bit more skill to control it. a skill i don't think i have! there we go, a bit close to the trees! the first flight didn't go too well, we have a kite casualty here, there was a lot of spin in the air, a bit of height and then a crash. so, my first kite has not survived very long so we will give it another try. the kite—flying festival is raising money for afghan aid, supporting women in rural afghanistan, everyone welcome to take part, share their stories and experiences, helping those without such simple freedoms. megan paterson, bbc news, bradford. it sounds like something out of a children's book — a seal taking up residence in a family's home — but that's what happened in new zealand. this is the moment the creature was discovered exploring the house, which is about 150 metres from the sea, after squeezing through the cat flap. after posing for some photos, the seal — who's been named 0scar — was collected by conservation

officers and returned to the ocean. he waddled out and was eventually returned. i would call a shaggy dog story but it involved a seal and are photographs. now the time to look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker. hello. quite a fresh afternoon for many of us today. a few of these clouds billowing on the horizon and one or two blustery downpours around as well, and particularly gusty around the northwest of the uk, certainly around the coasts of northern ireland and western scotland, a good atlantic breeze blowing in, gusting to around 45 miles an hour. now, notice a weather front is crossing the country. so some rain in the forecast for northern parts of england this evening. but then eventually that weather front fizzles out and we're left with clear spells overnight.

slightly lighter winds, but still a few showers there in scotland. morning temperatures around 1a, ten to 1a degrees. so here's tomorrow's weather map. the showers will continue in scotland, but the winds will be lighter and generally i think a more pleasant day. but clouds are expected to thicken across parts of england and wales and even some rain there getting into northern wales and merseyside through the afternoon. hello. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley and these are the headlines.

more travel disruption on train lines across the uk as thousands of rail workers go on strike for the second time in three days over pay and working conditions. sevastapol, the home of russia's black sea fleet in crimea, appears to have come under drone attack again. michael gove backs rishi sunak to become the next conservative party leader and prime minister saying he has what thejob requires. he says rival liz truss's tax the government and unions say they're disappointed that p&0 ferries will not face criminal action for the way it dismissed 800 workers without notice in march. now on bbc news, talking business with aaron heslehurst. the momentum behind women's sport is at fever pitch after england win the european football cup — but are the dollars finally flowing in to level the playing field with the men? well come to talking business. 0verpower, overtake,, the