this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley and these are the latest headlines... 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 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. 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. 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 policies will affect the poorest in society.

mexico's former attorney—general is arrested in connection with the disapppearance of 43 students eight years ago. 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. and museums in glasgow agree to return looted artefacts back to india which were taken from temples and shrines during british rule in the 19th century. also coming up in half an hour, it's the media show which looks at the end of some soap operas and what others can do to survive. 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 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're worried about what time we will get back and also what time the trains are running till. i am only young as well, so 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 of 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 struggle 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. a short time ago i spoke to our correspondent alison freeman who's at york station, where some trains have been running.

there have been some trains 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 in 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 just under around half an hour from here at 3.30. 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 impact 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 miss 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. alison freeman in york. 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. locals 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 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 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 authorities in mexico have arrested the man who was serving as attorney—general when one of the country's worst human rights atrocities took place. jesus murillo is accused of forced disappearance, torture, and obstruction ofjustice in relation to the case of 43 student teachers who went missing eight years ago. tim allman has this report. even in a country steeped in violence, this was a crime that shocked the nation. dozens of young men heading to a demonstration in mexico city simply vanished. all that was ever found was a few bone fragments from three of the student teachers. now the man who was, at one point, ultimately responsible for the investigation into their disappearance has himself been arrested. jesus murillo, attorney general under the former president, enrique pena nieto, had already faced criticism for errors in an earlier inquiry.

he had blamed police and the drugs cartel, but not the armed forces. now he faces charges including torture and obstruction ofjustice. this comes only a day after a new truth commission set up to investigate the disappearance pointed the finger of blame at military personnel. the disappearance of the 43 students "constituted a state crime," said alejandro encinas, the head of the commission. "a crime which agents from various state institutions participated in." when the current president, andres manuel lopez obrador, took office four years ago, he promised to uncover the truth about what happened. now more than ever he still wants justice to be done. translation: punishment of those responsible helps to ensure that it l does not happen again. that such regrettable acts do not

happen again in our country. for the families of the missing, the pain of the last eight years has been unimaginable. they will hope the truth is now closer than ever before. tim allman, bbc news. the actor stephen tompkinson is due to appear in court charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm. the crown prosecution service says the 56—year—old, known for starring in drop the dead donkey, ballykissangel and more recently dci banks, appeared before magistrates in newcastle earlier this month. he pleaded not guilty to the charge and will next appear at newcastle crown court on the seventh of september. it is now 12 minutes past four. 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. further industrial action is expected. 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 thejob requires. he says rival liz truss's tax policies will affect the poorest in society. sport and for a full round—up, and at the bbc sport centre, ben croucher. plenty centre, ben croucher. going on this afternoon. harry kane's 250th tottenham hotspur goal has propelled them to the top of the premier league — for a couple of hours at least. his header earned spurs a hard fought 1—0 win over wolves, watched by matt graveling.

antonio conte was back in more familiar surroundings have been shaken off the stamford bridge scuffle. today he welcomed wolves, with seven portuguese players in their starting side. 0ne with seven portuguese players in their starting side. one goal with seven portuguese players in their starting side. 0ne goalfor hurricane would make him the premier league record scorer at a single club. the wait continued. the first half finished goalless, missed chances watched by a man who may have taken a view. but second—half spurs came out swinging, harry kane still searching a goal but finding the bar. the record 184 was held by aguero for manchester city, now it is tottenham's harry kane's 185 aguero for manchester city, now it is tottenham's harry kane's185 and counting. wolves continued to prowl but today belonged to tottenham. high—profile handshakes are now history, tomorrow's headlines belong to harry.

two wins and a draw to start the season. so far so good for antonio conte... in the first half, they brought some problems to us. not big chances to score but i think they were more dangerous than us. in the second half, ithink dangerous than us. in the second half, i think we had chances to score many goals and booked to play against wolves is not easy. —— got to play against wolves is not easy. there are four three o'clock kick offs, all into the second half. 0llie watkins put aston villa ahead early at selhurst park before wilfried zaha equalised for crystal palace. brentford were staring at a first

defeat of the season away at fulham, christian norgard pulled one back just before half time. ivan toney thought he had the equaliser but var ruled it out. everton forest... leicester have just gone ahead thanks to james maddison against southampton. later arsenal are bidding for three wins from three when they face 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. elsewhere, curtis main�*s double put st mirren ahead at dundee united. stjohnstone aberdeen a late kick off. joe fraser has led from the front for the great britain team in the men's gymnastics team final at the european championships in munich. confidence is high with three commonwealth golds

in birmingham and he produced an outstanding routine on the parallel bars to give the british team gold. jake the british team gold. jarman finishing off the job for jake jarman finishing off the job for the british team. it's ten years since gb won this team event. these guys deliver every single day in the gym, and it showcased today, and i couldn't be the gymnast i am without them so i share this moment without them so i share this moment with everyone. without them so i share this moment with everyone-— with everyone. let's talk about the atmosrihere _ with everyone. let's talk about the atmosphere here. _ with everyone. let's talk about the atmosphere here. everyone - with everyone. let's talk about the atmosphere here. everyone in - with everyone. let's talk about the atmosphere here. everyone in the| atmosphere here. everyone in the crowd not atmosphere here. everyone in the crowd got behind _ atmosphere here. everyone in the crowd got behind us _ atmosphere here. everyone in the crowd got behind us every - atmosphere here. everyone in the crowd got behind us every single l crowd got behind us every single apparatus and routine. we couldn't ask for a better crowd so thank you, everyone. louis toulson and andrea spendolini—sirieix have picked up their second gold medals at the european aquatics championships in rome. the duo took top spot in the women's synchronised ten metre platform final ahead of ukraine and germany. spendolini—sirieix also won the individual ten metre platform title, toulson the mixed syncho event.

jack laugher is currently in action in the final of the mens three metre springboard. he won the one—metre event and is fourth at the moment after three rounds. fellow britonjordan houlden is leading. it's a must win fight for anthonyjoshua as he faces heavyweight champion 0leksandr usyk in saudi arabia later. joshua will need to drastically improve on the previous fight against the ukrainian that he lost 11 months ago. a victory for usyk will retain his unbeaten professional record and could see him eventually becoming the undisputed champion. crystal palace have now taken the lead against aston villa. wilfried zaha with his second at the game. you're up—to—date. more at around 5:15. there are fears that the cost of living crisis will make it easier for criminals to recruit children into drug dealing and violence. youth workers are concerned that as families fall into poverty, more young people could be exploited

by so—called county lines gangs. zoe 0'brien has the story. do you know what? it's the money. it is easy money. money, money, money. it starts with the promise of family, of quick cash and fast cars. to some young people, the draw is irresistible. but the reality of being in a county lines gang is very different. i've been attacked. i've attacked people. i have been stabbed twice. i was carrying crack cocaine. about five grand's worth. you have to be cold when you're out on the streets because that's how the streets are. i wasn't going to do it for the rest of my life. let's just say that. and i wanted out. ijust didn't want to end up dead. jordan — not his real name — sold drugs across essex and cambridge. he was recruited by his friends. he saw it as helping them. six months ago, he left the gang, but he still sees others being drawn in. everyone gets involved in it. it can be like family matters at home. you know what i mean, someone could even...you could even be walking down the road. and if you haven't got a lot of money at the time,

someone could criticise you, like, cuss you about "look at the shoes he's wearing". "he needs a haircut, he needs this, he needs that." that's real talk. and i wasn't going to be, i wasn't going to be pinpointed like that. refocus, a crime and gangs intervention charity, say that's directly linked to family finances. it's got easier for county line gangs. it's kind of like the best time to be doing the crimes that they're doing because people are more willing to consider earning money illegally. police are now changing tactics. they're targeting areas where vulnerable children gather, closing in on recruiters. it's very difficult to sometimes identify the exploiters, but what we're doing is working a lot with partner agencies. every service is stretched. 0fficers agree as family finances decline, drugs gangs' chances of recruiting rise. some of these children come from nothing. so obviously when they get a lot of money in their pocket, they think they're brilliant.

they think they're, you know, friends. and due to the cost of living, young people are getting more involved in criminal activity to get that quick money. this team, which the force hopes to expand, say bringing down adults is their best chance of saving vulnerable youths. developing intelligence and understanding the methods that these exploiters may use. and once we get an understanding of that, we can utilise some good police tactics to identify and disrupt and hopefully prosecute them people. nowjordan is working with refocus. he says he's seen the county lines image is a lie, that it's never worth the risk. county lines, i'll be honest with you, is probably the worst thing you could get yourself involved in. offices and charities are dedicated every day to pulling children out of county lines and preventing new recruitment in east anglia. but now they fear the draw of drug gangs as the cost of living crisis deepens.

zoe 0'brien, bbc news. 0ne one of the worst things about the end of summer season is the supermarkets will soon be putting out christmas decorations, and you begin to wonder if they know what seasonit begin to wonder if they know what season it is. even mother nature this year appears to be confused. from the early leaf fall and auburn colours, you might be thinking autumn has already arrived, sooner than expected. but according to experts, this hint of a change in the seasons isn't natural, but a result of the heatwave and drought. let's speak now with john parker, ceo at the arboricultural association. i don't know if i have said that correctly actually. it’s i don't know if i have said that correctly actually.— i don't know if i have said that correctly actually. it's not a bad effort. it correctly actually. it's not a bad effort- itjust — correctly actually. it's not a bad effort. itjust means _ correctly actually. it's not a bad effort. it just means tree - correctly actually. it's not a bad effort. itjust means tree care. | correctly actually. it's not a bad i effort. itjust means tree care. the effort. it 'ust means tree care. the tree effort. itjust means tree care. the tree care association! john parker,

thank you for talking to us this evening and straying away from your garden and a beautiful part of gloucestershire. what changes have you seen? the gloucestershire. what changes have ou seen? ., ., gloucestershire. what changes have ou seen? . ., , gloucestershire. what changes have ou seen? . . , ., ., you seen? the heatwave is having a hue you seen? the heatwave is having a huge impact- _ you seen? the heatwave is having a huge impact- we — you seen? the heatwave is having a huge impact. we have _ you seen? the heatwave is having a huge impact. we have seen - huge impact. we have seen blackberries ready to pick months early and trees are responding very differently to how they normally do as well. , , , ., differently to how they normally do as well. , ,, ., differently to how they normally do as well. , , , ., ., as well. the expression i saw in a re ort as well. the expression i saw in a report earlier _ as well. the expression i saw in a report earlier was _ as well. the expression i saw in a report earlier was false _ as well. the expression i saw in a report earlier was false all- as well. the expression i saw in a report earlier was false all time, | report earlier was false all time, what do we mean by that? i guess that it looks _ what do we mean by that? i guess that it looks like _ what do we mean by that? i guess that it looks like autumn - what do we mean by that? i guess that it looks like autumn but - what do we mean by that? i guess that it looks like autumn but it's . that it looks like autumn but it's not. it is a survival mechanism. 0n not. it is a survival mechanism. on a simple level you can consider a tree being like a straw that draws water through the roots, up through the stems. but when there isn't enough moisture in the soil, that process is disrupted and we see the leaves wilting. in an ordinary

summer, that is something we would expect to see from newly planted trees, which is why we say they have to be watered, probably 50 litres per week after planting, but more mature trees are ok. they have established root systems and can normally find the water they need. but when there is a drought and no moisture, those mature specimens also start to struggle. they can't access water, their leaves wilt and they are at risk of dying. so one survival mechanism they use is to start shedding leaves and that's why what we are seeing now looks a bit like autumn but it is a different process and it is far earlier than we would normally see. {line process and it is far earlier than we would normally see. one reporter sa in: the we would normally see. one reporter saying they might _ we would normally see. one reporter saying they might even _ we would normally see. one reporter saying they might even produce - we would normally see. one reporter| saying they might even produce seeds earlier than normal as a kind of survival mechanism. when the tree itself is stressed, it produces seeds to at least hope the seeds will survive even if it doesn't. that's right. you often see maybe

apple trees towards the end of their life might produce more fruit than normal. you hear people say they were worried about their tree, they thought it might die, but then they have more apples than ever! that is sometimes the tree using its last reserves of energy to focus all of that into reproduction and hope they can continue their genetic line. i5 can continue their genetic line. is it fair to say that directly this isn't a consequence of climate change? there are other years it happens, but it could be seen as one of the further effects down the line of the further effects down the line of climate change because of the longer, drier conditions. yes. of climate change because of the longer, drier conditions. yes, we have obviously _ longer, drier conditions. yes, we have obviously had _ longer, drier conditions. yes, we have obviously had hot _ longer, drier conditions. yes, we have obviously had hot summers| have obviously had hot summers before, this isn't the first time this has ever happened, that it does seem to be happening frequently and we are being told by people who know far more than i do about the climate that we will see it happening far more regularly in the future. this

is one of the problems that arboriculturalists have to face. trees mitigate some of the worst effects of the climate crisis in terms of shading and flooding, but in order to get the trees to do all of the wonderful things trees do for us, we need to make sure they get to that mature stage and that means watering them and caring for them, notjust watering them and caring for them, not just throwing watering them and caring for them, notjust throwing millions in the ground and walking away but taking care of them afterwards. {line ground and walking away but taking care of them afterwards. one aspect we should briefly _ care of them afterwards. one aspect we should briefly mention _ care of them afterwards. one aspect we should briefly mention is - care of them afterwards. one aspect we should briefly mention is the - we should briefly mention is the impact on animal life, insect life and the rest of it. presumably this is a real problem for them if they can't get never mind grass to eat but all of the other things associated with shrubs and trees they would normally rely on? absolutely. i am an arboriculturalist, not a wildlife expert so i'm not really the person

for that but of course these things are connected. if trees are producing fruit at different times and animals have evolved to merge at the time they are expecting to find that fruit, that will throw up their line cycles and have a big effect on them too. ., ~ line cycles and have a big effect on them too. ., ,, i. ., ,. ., ., them too. thank you, fascinating to talk to yom — them too. thank you, fascinating to talk to you. fingers _ them too. thank you, fascinating to talk to you. fingers crossed - talk to you. fingers crossed conditions will change soon enough to save some of those trees. thank ou. glasgow life museums will become the first museum service in the uk to return objects stolen from india centuries ago. following an agreement signed with the high commission of india, the relics will be returned to the indian government later this year, as gail maclellan reports. singing a song to celebrate stolen artefacts going home. some of the items like this sword date back to the 14th century and were looted from northern india almost 200 years ago during britain's colonial rule.

we are sending seven artefacts back home, the seven artefacts will be restituted and will occupy their rightful place in our cultural heritage. so, i am really on top of the world, cloud nine. many artefacts in museums and collections have been looted from sacred places such as temples and shrines and it's not often that they're returned. a highly significant process, the first repatriation to india from a uk museum. by no means the first repatriation in glasgow's situation. our first repatriation from the collection was in 1998. the glasgow museums also aim to repatriate stolen artworks from nigeria and the sioux tribes of south dakota. it is, they say, part of the city's commitment to addressing past wrongs. and in the process, build relationships with those countries whose art was stolen so long ago. gail maclellan, bbc news. now it's time for a

look at the weather. here is tomasz schafernaker. hello. quite a fresh afternoon today, some of these clouds billowing on the horizon and some blustery downpours around as well. particularly gusty around as well. particularly gusty around the north—west of the certainly around the coasts of northern ireland. winds reaching 45 mph. a weather front is crossing the country so some rain for northern parts of england this evening but eventually that weather front fizzles out and we are left with clear spells overnight. slightly lighter winds but still some showers in scotland. morning temperatures around ten to 14 degrees. here is tomorrow's weather map. the showers will continue in scotland but the winds will be lighter and a more pleasant day, but clouds are expected to thicken across england and wales and even some rain getting

into northern wales and merseyside through the afternoon. 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. 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 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.

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