this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines: the unite union begins eight days of strike action by staff at the uk's largest container port, felixstowe, in a dispute over pay. the boxer tyson fury has called for an end to knife crime, after his cousin rico burton was stabbed to death in cheshire. a 17—year—old was also injured in the same incident. this is without doubt a senseless attack and both victims should have returned home this morning after enjoying a night out with friends. the met police say they had contact with student nurse owami davies on the day she was reported missing by her family. darya dugina, the daughter of one of president putin's close allies, dies after her car exploded

as she was driving home. the exam board pearson has apologised after some btec students did not receive their results as expected last thursday, throwing university places into doubt. and if you havejustjoined us, a warm welcome to bbc news. we begin at this hour with the strike at felixstowe port. dockers at britain's largest container port, felixstowe, have gone on strike for the first time in three decades. almost 2,000 workers are taking part in the eight—day action, after rejecting a 7% pay offer. there are warnings that the strike will cause disruption to supply

chains for shops and other retailers — half of britain's container trade goes through the port in suffolk. the government says supply chains are resilient. here's our business correspondent mark ashdown. the summer of strikes has reached felixstowe docks. these workers would normally be making sure essential goods find their way to households, but today, 1,900 members of the unite union are starting an eight day walk—out. people are so angry now that a company who made £240 million profit over the last two years are unwilling to share that. well, when i say share it, unwilling to share it, in 2020, the same company paid out £99 million in dividends to its shareholders. the offer on the table is a 7% pay rise, with a £500 one—off lump sum, but inflation is at 10% and rising. a strike here threatens to disrupt britain's supply chain. it is called the port of britain for a reason. about 4 million standard size containers are moved in and out of felixstowe every year,

about half the uk total, filled with everything from food and consumer goods to car parts. but for the next eight days, nothing will be moving. the port of felixstowe says the strike is disappointing and believes the pay offer is reasonable. the numbers they quoted are fanciful, they aren't anything like the profit we make, but we do make a profit. we are a successful business, and it is because we are a successful and profitable business that we pay well here. this follows disputes at royal mail, bt, british airways and the rail operators, pressure on the incoming prime minister, then, to set out a plan to tackle the rising cost of living. 7%, 8%, 9% pay rises, a few years ago, anyone would have bitten your hand off. this soaring rate of inflation is fuelling most of these disputes. the department for transport said felixstowe is well set to mitigate disruption and supply chains

are resilient, but unless there is movement in this dispute, nothing here will move for at least a week. marc ashdown, bbc news. let's talk about the impact of this. i'm joined now by mark 0akley, from magnus group, a haulage firm at great blakenham, near ipswich. thank you for being with us today. normally of this period, 80 days or whatever, how many of your containers would be coming in and out of felixstowe? —— eight days. fin out of felixstowe? -- eight days. on an out of felixstowe? —— eight days. q�*i an average week, we would be out of felixstowe? —— eight days. q�*u an average week, we would be handing over 120, 130 tonnes on an average week. coming into the end of august, september, you tend to get an uplift in that because people are starting to prepare for christmas, so that coupled with a four des week next week because obviously we have bank

holiday weekend, that's a bit more pressure, someone average it is 130, 150 containers a week. so pressure, someone average it is 130, 150 containers a week.— 150 containers a week. so you will not be receiving _ 150 containers a week. so you will not be receiving those _ 150 containers a week. so you will not be receiving those from - not be receiving those from felixstowe. do you do the other way, as it were, and otherjourneys you can continue to do but you just have to do them to other ports? yes. can continue to do but you 'ust have to do them to other ports?_ to do them to other ports? yes, so we, to do them to other ports? yes, so we. along — to do them to other ports? yes, so we. along with _ to do them to other ports? yes, so we. along with a — to do them to other ports? yes, so we, along with a lot _ to do them to other ports? yes, so we, along with a lot of— to do them to other ports? yes, so we, along with a lot of other - we, along with a lot of other companies in the industry, look to pulling containers in earlier, so last week was a busy week for us and we were trying to get containers off of the port in readiness for the strike. i think they confirmed the strike. i think they confirmed the strike this thursday, so it did not leave as much time, but we did what we could, but what this will do as it displays the goods across the uk really, so we have handled as many containers as we could, and once the

port reopens that we will have to go in all guns blazing and work as hard and fast as we can to try and catch up. and fast as we can to try and catch u, �* , , ., and fast as we can to try and catch u -. �* , , ., , ., and fast as we can to try and catch up. absent of felixstowe, but you have to take _ up. absent of felixstowe, but you have to take stuff _ up. absent of felixstowe, but you have to take stuff to? _ up. absent of felixstowe, but you have to take stuff to? so, - up. absent of felixstowe, but you have to take stuff to? so, london j have to take stuff to? so, london gatwick, which — have to take stuff to? so, london gatwick, which is _ have to take stuff to? so, london gatwick, which is not _ have to take stuff to? so, london gatwick, which is not a _ have to take stuff to? so, london gatwick, which is not a short - have to take stuff to? so, london gatwick, which is not a short run l gatwick, which is not a short run for us, that is about two and a half to three hour round trip. to put that in context, we cannot pick a container up from felixstowe and actually bring it back to our hq in ipswich and around about 35, a0 minutes. —— can pick up a container. it is adding a lot of cost as well, fuel is already astronomically high, so it's taking an extra 150 miles on a trip to go is costly to ourselves and our customers. we could go up as far as the north—east, we could go down as far as southampton, it depends on where the vessels go and where they end up. yes. depends on where the vessels go and where they end up.— where they end up. yes, of course, because it — where they end up. yes, of course, because it presumably _ where they end up. yes, of course, because it presumably the - where they end up. yes, of course, because it presumably the ships . where they end up. yes, of course, | because it presumably the ships will not be docking at felixstowe if

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hope they can get round the table because the uk will get hit harder than at... we havejust because the uk will get hit harder than at... we have just come out the back of a global pandemic, that has hit our industry hard, we did not stop throughout covid and we kept the uk moving and we need to keep moving, we need to keep the wheels turning. i moving, we need to keep the wheels turninr. ., ~ moving, we need to keep the wheels turninr. . ~ ., ., turning. i did make that point to cut unite, _ turning. i did make that point to cut unite, the _ turning. i did make that point to cut unite, the trade _ turning. i did make that point to cut unite, the trade union, - turning. i did make that point to cut unite, the trade union, a - cut unite, the trade union, a representative from unite said it is fair enough to be concerned about the industrial action and we hope it will lead to negotiations, but he said, to take hauliers example, lorry drivers have been given a pay rise because of covid and because there is a shortage of lorry drivers and they are guessing feel they are seeking some sort of parity? yes. seeking some sort of parity? yes, certainly from _ seeking some sort of parity? yes, certainly from my _ seeking some sort of parity? 1a: certainly from my perspective, we have given all of our staff a pay

rise because we thought it was the right thing to do. it was not 7%, but each industry has their own and the unions will have their own ideas as to what they feel is fair and just and as i say, ijust hope that they get round the table very quickly and resolve it, because it has just come at a wrong time with everything else that is going on, so the quicker they can resolve it the better. a ~ the quicker they can resolve it the better. ~ ., ~ , the quicker they can resolve it the better. ~ .~ , ., ~ the quicker they can resolve it the better. ~' . ~' , . ~' i” , better. mark oakley, thank you very much for talking _ better. mark oakley, thank you very much for talking to _ better. mark oakley, thank you very much for talking to us _ better. mark oakley, thank you very much for talking to us this _ better. mark oakley, thank you very much for talking to us this evening. | much for talking to us this evening. thank you. the metropolitan police has confirmed that officers spoke to the missing student nurse 0wami davies on the same day that her family reported her disappearance. the 2a—year—old went missing from her home in essex on the fourth ofjuly. sanchia berg has more. you have my number... 0wami davies, as herfriends, family, and colleagues know her — a lively, bubbly student nurse with a promising future. she's just secured a permanentjob at one of london's most prestigious hospital trusts.

and this is the last confirmed sighting of her, more than six weeks ago, outside the african food centre in croydon, 30 miles from her home, looking dishevelled and disorientated. it was the ath ofjuly when 0wami left her home in essex. a8 hours later, her mother contacted the police. the next day, she was seen on cctv at derby road near west croydon station around midnight, with an unidentified man. 12 hours later, the last sighting. and earlier this month, five men were arrested, two on suspicion of murder. they've all been released on bail. we now know that on the 6th ofjuly, the same day her family reported 0wami missing, metropolitan officers had seen and spoken to her at an address in croydon. they'd been called because someone raised concerns about the welfare of a woman there.

the officers called an ambulance, but 0wami said she didn't want help and they left. they didn't know at that time that she'd been reported missing. the information had not yet been shared by essex police across the national systems. the matter has now been referred to the independent 0ffice of police conduct, and they'll decide over the next few days whether to investigate. meanwhile, 0wami's family are increasingly worried about her. we miss her. i'm so... i'm broken, i'm empty. and so are her brothers. police are expected to launch a new public appeal for information next week. sancha berg, bbc news. a murder investigation has been launched after a woman was shot dead in liverpool last night. officers were called to a house in the old swan area of the city just after midnight, where they found the woman in the back garden of the house with gunshot wounds.

she was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead. no arrests have been made yet. boxer tyson fury has called on the government to introduce tougher punishments for knife crime after his cousin, 31—year—old rico burton, was stabbed to death. posting on social media, fury compared knife crime to a "pandemic", adding... "you don't know how bad it is until it's one of your own". in the last hour, greater manchester police gave an update on the investigation. at around 3am this morning, sunday the 21st of august, emergency services received multiple calls about a disturbance at goose green in altrincham. on arrival, we found a 17—year—old male and a 31—year—old man with stab wounds, receiving first aid from members of the public before officers and paramedics took over. both males were taken to manchester royal infirmary where sadly the 31—year—old man succumbed to his injuries and died. and i can confirm that

male is rico burton. the 17—year—old male remains in hospital with serious injuries. can i take this opportunity first, please, to pass on my sincere condolences to rico's family and friends? and can i also praise the members of the public who stepped in and provided first aid? greater manchester police has launched a murder investigation and specialist officers are supporting both families. a 21—year—old man was arrested at the scene and a short while later, a 20—year—old male was further arrested in connection with this incident and both remain in custody. specialist officers are supporting both families. this is without doubt a senseless attack and both victims should have returned home this morning after enjoying a night out with friends.

the daughter of one of president putin's close allies, aleksandr dugin, has been killed in a bomb attack. russian media says darya dugina died after her car exploded near moscow. she was driving back from an event. there's been no comment from the authorities. it's thought that her father, a prominent ultra—nationalist philosopher and strategist, sometimes described as putin's brain, was the target. the pair were reportedly set to travel back from an event in the same vehicle, but mr dugin had switched cars at the last moment. earlier we heard from bbc russian's anastasia golubeva, who explained the events leading up to the incident. just outside moscow, there was a cultural event there, they were leaving this late evening yesterday. they arrived in two cars. aleksandr dugin, it was reported he was supposed to get into the car with his daughter.

then he switched cars at the very last moment and went home with somebody else. an improvised explosive device detonated under the bottom of her car. is it fair to say something like this pretty unusual in russia? it is. if you know the history of russia, accidents of this sort happened in the �*90s but now to witness such an explosion just outside moscow is quite unusual and shocking to many. law enforcement do not have any official version on who might be behind this death. but they said this murder, darya dugina, is of a contract nature. i noticed the foreign ministry spokeswoman, who is sometimes quite outspoken, suggested it was in connection with ukraine. the reason for that is presumably because mr dugin is known

as a proponent of this idea of reuniting all the russian—speaking lands. it is true. there is no wonder why there is the belief this death and attempted assassination is linked to the war in ukraine. not darya dugina herself but... the authorities of the self proclaimed republic of donestk have already blamed the ukrainian regime on the explosions. we know the ukrainian authorities had already denied any involvement in this explosion. the prime minister of singapore has announced the country would end its ban on men having sex with other men. lee hsien loong said singaporean society was becoming more accepting

of gay people and the british colonial—era law was out of date. the legal ban on sex between men, while not enforced, has long been criticised by lgbt activists, although many more conservative citizens still support it. some students are still waiting for their vocational exam results this morning, three days after they were due to get them. the exam boards pearson and 0cr have apologised to pupils who have been affected. it's left some unable to confirm their university places. simonjones reports. hundreds of thousands of students received their exam results on thursday, allowing them to sort out their university places. but some btec students are still waiting to see how they did in their vocational courses. the exam board pearson won't reveal how many are affected, but says it's a very small percentage. the association of colleges isn't impressed. pearson won't tell us the numbers, but i know in some colleges there are several hundred students who haven't got their results from pearson.

in any normal year there is a handful, perhaps, in a college. but hundreds is unprecedented. so we absolutely need pearson to openly investigate what went wrong, publish the findings and make sure this doesn't happen again. in a statement, pearson said... another exam board, 0cr, is also apologising for delays in issuing cambridge technical�*s results, a vocational qualification with an emphasis on workplace skills. it says it has delivered more than 1,000 results in the last 2a hours. among those waiting is breanna butterworth, who studied health and social care. my anxiety has been absolutely through the roof, because, you know — it's not like the university is going to hold my place for ever.

it's going to need to be taken up some time. the education secretary on twitter wrote... it's long been known that the popularity of our coastal towns and resorts with holiday and second home owners has led to a decrease in the numbers of young people living there. but perhaps less known is the impact that is having on the ability for the rnli to recruit and train new lifeboat crews. 0ur reporter phil chapman has been to yorkshire to find out more. nearly 200 years after the rnli was formed, the skills needed to bravely carry out rescues at sea are being passed on to a new generation, and some volunteers among the team

here at the staithes and runswick lifeboat station are proudly sharing their knowledge with their sons and daughters. my name's lee jackson, helmsman at staithes lifeboat. hi, i'm elena and i'm his daughter. it's something i've always wanted to do since i was little. i've always looked up to my dad as a role model figure, and i've just always had a big passion for the lifeboat. and hopefully, if i stay in the village, i'd like to carry it on with my family. we've got to try and keep it going in the village. obviously the village is quite a touristy place now, with the holiday cottages and the holiday homes, so we need the local people that are here to come along and train and be crew. i'm colin harrison - and these are my twins. it has kind of brought us together as a family in a different way as well. it's nice just to see them, especially at the station that there are multiple families consistently involved. i think it's importantj to help save people, because quite a lot of people - underestimate the tides or weather

conditions and get trapped. if no one's there to save them, - then who knows what could happen? generations that have gone from here — as i was, going to sea before we could walk — but so many of the crew around the country now are not, and the minority have got a maritime experience, and with all the new technology, it's important we do training, as we saw lee doing with the chart work, and apply that to electronic stuff as well. and as the rnli approaches its 200th anniversary in 202a, there are plenty of volunteering and fundraising opportunities to get involved with around the country. and here on the north yorkshire coast it's clear that the future of this life—saving charity is in good hands. phil chapman, bbc news, staithes. the post—pandemic cost of living crisis is creating a "perfect storm" for pubs — that's the warning from hospitality experts who say something needs

to be done to help landlords. the latest figures show 200 pubs in england and wales closed in the first six months of this year, with the west midlands the worst affected region. from there, laura may mcmullan reports. meet andrew smith. he's been the licensee of the plough inn in stourbridge for 16 years. like many pubs, he says the pandemic has hit them hard, and they've been haemorrhaging money. we're probably trading around about £75,000 a year we're down than we were pre—pandemic. utility bills and everything have gone up, but yet trade has gone down, and that can only lead to one way, really. here in the west midlands, almost 100 pubs have shut in the last two years. in the first six months of this year, 28 establishments have called time. it means the region has the highest number of pub closures in the country. andrew believes the breweries need to be more flexible with their

tenancy and lease agreements. it needs to change, because it needs to reflect how trade is at that present time. there needs to be something that gives you a chance to survive. the reality is just 37% of uk hospitality businesses are making a profit. that's according to the latest research. over in staffordshire, though, this destination pub is drawing in customers. the holly bush inn at salt has newly reopened, and their focus is on bringing in the midweek trade. we just try and get as many people in as possible, and for some reason is thatjust seems to be the kind of demographic for people that come here. obviously some pensioners and older people that come that love, because we do smaller appetite meals, and that is our selling point. we've got some good events coming along. j here at the auctioneers arms in caverswall, they, too,

have their own unique selling point. following the threat of demolition in 2016, the local community rallied round and raised £360,000 to buy the pub. it's now owned and run by 220 shareholders who want to see it thrive. because of the support of the staff, the customers, shareholders' committee, we've managed to remain profitable. so, yes, success. i don't know how you measure it, but financially, yeah, we've put the money back in the business. we're still employing people, we've still got volunteers and we've still got customers. so important for the village, because they do lots of events, charity events, and you do get that feeling of coming together. we've lost too many pubs, really, and it is nice - to come out to meet people, you know, to see friends. - and to people coming out to use his pub, it's obviously what andrew smith relies on. over the next year, he says, he's

got a difficult decision to make. with the current cost of living crisis, he's considering whether or not to call it a day. laura may mcmullan, bbc news. a three—day state of alert is continuing in portugal which is seeing devastating wildfires and drought this summer. the measure grants authorities special, temporary powers such as barring people from woodlands. it's a response to forecasts of temperatures above a0 degrees celsius in what could be the country's third heatwave this summer. alison roberts is in the portuguese capital lisbon and has more. here in lisbon the temperatures are in the low 30s, but we've seen considerably higher temperatures in the interior. that itself is not so unusual

in august, but it does come again as the third heatwave this summer on top of a severe or extreme drought in the whole of mainland portugal. that means particularly in the interior there was an extreme risk of wildfires in the country's forests and that is expected to continue at least until tuesday. i was reading about the fires in serra de estrela, the national park, big fires lasting several days there and they have been brought under control now, haven't they? but there are concerns they could flare up again. yes, there always are. they had been thought to be put under control somewhat earlier, but there were several reignitions in different places. it's never quite clear what causes those, there are always allegations of arson. there is very little needed in these drought conditions to start fires and that is why the government has declared a state of alert and under that measure has restricted public access to forested areas and the use of machinery even by farmers which has been severely limited because any spark can set off a fire very easily.

alison roberts reporting from lisbon. for more than a decade, greece has faced economic turmoil at some points, even prompting questions over whether it should be forced out of the european union. the financial crisis, which began in 2009, caused wages to crash, unemployment to rise, and young professionals to leave the country. now things may be looking up, as stephanie prentice reports. greece wakes up today flying the flag of fiscal freedom, at least formally. 12 years of scrutiny from the eu, the imf and the european central bank has now ended along with it the salary cuts, tax hikes, privatisations and pension reforms that led to civil unrest. when the country was bailed out after the 2008 financial crisis. the economy shrank by a quarter during the bailouts, and public anger spilt out into politics,

bringing the far left syriza party to power in 2015. now prime minister kyriakos mitsotakis has used a tv address to spread a message of hope. translation: a 12-year cycle that l brought pain to citizens brought l the economy to a standstill, and heightened social conflicts now ends. and a new, clear horizon is within view — with development, unity and prosperity for all. his party line is the greece of today is a different greece, but it's a greece still under the shadow of its past, as the debts accrued will take until 2070 to be paid off in full. stephanie prentice, bbc news. it's the aircraft that confronted the soviet union during the cold war and took part in the mission to defend the falklands, but now, more than 60 years after the famous

aircraft first took to the skies, the uk's last airworthy vulcan is looking for a new home. for the last ten years it's been housed at doncaster sheffield airport, but the site's future is now uncertain, as david rhodes reports. fanfare. archive: the avro vulcan, - britain's revolutionary v-bomber, goes into service with the royal air force. for many it was once the technological pinnacle of british aeroengineering, but the yorkshire trust that preserves this piece of living history has been told it must now find a new home. whilst it's a difficult day for us to tell the world this, i do believe this aircraft has got an important role in the future, and potentially a very successful role in the future of education and history. the vulcan has been grounded since 2015 but it remained on display at doncaster sheffield, an airport which its owners say may no longer be commercially viable. there are two potential sites

where the vulcan could be rehomed. one of those sites is understood to be in yorkshire, and with that comes hope that one of the region's most recognisable aviation attractions may still inspire new generations to come. our first thoughts were, "this is a major blow to us," but as options have developed then we're more confident that we can secure a permanent home for the aircraft and the story she has to tell in the future. i think, in many ways, to have a permanent home and a landlord in one case who actually wants us and can commit as soon as we want to commit, will protect this airframe and the message of inspiring the next generation for the next 60 years. in the 20th century, this bomber confronted the soviet threat and took part in the falklands war. in the 21st century, it overcame the odds to return to the air, but its latest challenge is to simply find a new home. david rhodes, bbc news.

in a couple minutes, we will be joining viewers on bbc one. that's it for me this afternoon. thanks for being with us. now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there. rather unsettled as we head into the start of next week, low pressure dominates, and it is a rather messy picture of weather for most of us with a bit of everything in the forecast. there will be some outbreaks of rain at times, also some sunny spells, and it's ser to feel rather humid, particularly towards southern areas, and it's set to feel rather humid, particularly towards southern areas, that humidity swept away with some fresh air replacing it by the time we get to the end of the working week. 0vernight, our riverfront that we have seen so far today set to push northwards and eastwards, introducing plenty of cloud, it is rather muggy underneath all that cloud, some coastal until fog down to western areas in particular.

towards north—east scotland and north—east england the temps could drop into high single figures, so it will feel cooler here. on monday, this is a position of a weather front, as we had throughout the day most of the rain will be light and patchy, but there will be a heavy downpour in time, and that's certainly true as we head through the midlands and east anglia, some heavier downpours here and maybe towards the scottish borders, too. as our weather front clears, they could be some sunny spells, but watch out for some heavy thundery downpours. the best of the sunshine in the north—east of scotland, as we had throughout the day, the temperatures will be in the high teens or the low 20s. on tuesday, most of us are between weather fronts, but there will be showery outbreaks of rain moving eastwards. plenty of low cloud, some showers moving to western wales and the south—west of england, but for central and southern england

it was famously dry, and we could see highs of 26 or 27 celsius. on wednesday, this is where the position of the rain is most likely to be, some heavier downpours at times, a weather front moves southwards and eastwards, not too much rain for central areas, that muggy air hands—on in the south and east, with highs of 28 or 29 celsius. that weather front continues, but it could pep up on thursday night with some heavy downpours.

to a halt as they strike over pay. there are warnings it could disrupt supplies of many goods. the workers say rising prices leave them little choice. all our money is basically bills, food and just getting by. so we need all the extra bit we can to keep going. it's the latest in a wave of industrial action as inflation bites. also tonight. a car bomb in moscow kills the daughter of putin ally alexsander dugin, a vocal supporter of the war in ukraine. the metropolitan police confirm they spoke to student nurse 0wami davies on the day her family reported her missing.

and ukraine's world heavyweight boxing champion 0leksandr usyk defeats anthonyjoshua to retain his title. good evening. dock workers at felixstowe, britain's largest container port, have gone on strike, bringing operations to a halt. there are warnings it may cause serious cause disruption to supply chains providing everything from fresh food to household goods, clothing and parts for industry. almost 2,000 workers are taking part in eight days of action. their union, unite, has rejected a 7% pay offer, saying it is "significantly below inflation". the port authority insists it's a fair deal. almost half of britain's container goods pass through the port in suffolk. here's our business

correspondent marc ashdown. the summer of strikes has reached felixstowe docks. these workers would normally be making sure essential goods find their way to households but today, 1,900 members of the unite union are starting an eight—day walk—out. we've spent nine months negotiating with the company and unfortunately we haven't managed to reach a settlement. therefore we felt we had no alternative but to take industrial action. i think a lot of people are behind us because they can relate. this is a time when everyone has been in a pinch with fuel, energy prices. keeps going up and not enough is being done to help families that are struggling. they're being offered a 7% pay rise with a £500 one—off lump—sum. they're asking for 10% in line with inflation. a strike here threatens to disrupt supply chains across the uk. it's called the port of britain for a reason. about a million standard—size containers are moved in and out

of felixstowe every year, about half the uk total, filled with everything from food and consumer goods to car parts. but for the next eight days, nothing will be moving. the union claims the port of felixstowe made £2a0 million in profit over the last two years and could be more generous. the average wage here... but the company insists the current offer is fair and reasonable. it's because we're a successful company that we pay well and we pay a0% above the national average. it's because we are successful, because we are profitable, we've managed to make an offer to our workers that we're really pleased with. the strike here follows a summer of walk—outs at rail operators across the uk and disputes at royal mail, british airways and bt. pressure is mounting on the incoming prime minister to set out a plan to tackle the rising cost of living. one of the features of all of these strikes is that there is no help from government. the government isn't helping people. it's not dealing with inflation.

it hasn't come forward with a plan. and when people feel that government isn't helping us, the employers aren't helping us, nobody else is coming to our aid. the only thing left is to do it for themselves, to take industrial action. the department for transport said felixstowe is well set to mitigate disruption and supply chains are resilient, but unless there is movement in this dispute, nothing here will move for at least a week. marc ashdown, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley is here. the latest in a series of strike over pay. another headache for the incoming prime minister. yes, the tray for whoever the next prime minister is is increasingly daunting, notjust the cost of living but some of the most significant industrial action we've seenin significant industrial action we've seen in decades. the debate is linked and it essentially comes down to whether pay should go up significantly because inflation is so high? that's what unions would argue. 0rshould so high? that's what unions would argue. or should they be limited to try and limit the impact of

inflation? that's the view of others including some in the bank of england. labourthinks including some in the bank of england. labour thinks that more strikes are inevitable because of cost of living pressures. i don't think there's any doubt that this will be another big challenge for either rishi sunak or liz truss. mr sunak�*s team say he will consider all options to limit disruption. liz truss has said that within weeks of taking office she would change the law so that the minimum service had to be provided even when workers were on strike. that's popular with the conservative party but the bigger challenge, the economy and bringing down inflation is going to be tough. the answers aren't simple. thank you. the daughter of a prominent russian ultra—nationalist has been killed by a car bomb on the outskirts of moscow. darya dugina was a journalist and vocal supporter of the invasion of ukraine. there is speculation the target may have been her father, alexander dugin, whose calls for a new russian empire, challenging the west, are said to have influenced president putin.

will vernon reports from moscow. a fireball on the streets of moscow. 30—year—old darya dugina, a political commentator, was killed when a bomb exploded in the car she was driving. at the scene, her father, alexsandr dugin, an ultra nationalist philosopher. russian media said mr dugin was meant to travel in the car with his daughter, but changed his mind at the last minute, and there is speculation he was the intended target. darya dugina, like herfather, was a vocal supporter of russia's invasion of ukraine. she was a regular guest on russian television, calling the war a clash of civilisations. both she and her father have been sanctioned by the west. some analysts say president putin is close to alexsandr dugin, although the nature of their relationship is unclear.

but mr dugin's radical nationalism has helped shape the kremlin's foreign policy, including on ukraine. his political movement, eurasianism, sees russia as the centre of a new empire that will challenge the west. back in 2016, mr dugin spoke to the bbc�*s gabriel gatehouse about his views. so we have our special russian truth that you need to accept as something that maybe is not your truth. even if it's not true? but if the truth is relative, that doesn't mean that truth doesn't exist. the authorities have not yet said who was behind the attack. but russia's foreign ministry said if a link to ukraine were found, the attack would be state terror by the kyiv regime. an adviser to the ukrainian president denied his country was involved. car bombs and assassinations are rare in moscow.

but as the war in ukraine grinds on, instability at home will be a cause for concern in the kremlin. will vernon, bbc news, moscow. the boxer, tyson fury, has called on the the government to introduce tougher punishments for knife crime, after his cousin was stabbed to death in manchester last night. rico burton, who was 31, was attacked outside a bar in the city. a second man was taken to hospital with serious injuries. in the past hour, the police have been speaking about the incident. a 21—year—old man was arrested at the scene and a short while later, a 20—year—old male was further arrested in connection with this incident and both remain in custody. specialist officers are supporting both families. this is without doubt a senseless attack and both victims should have returned home this morning after enjoying a night out with friends. 0ur correspondent alison freeman is in altrincham.

yes, police have now confirmed that the person who died after being stabbed outside a bar behind me in the early hours of this morning was in fact tyson fury�*s cousin, rica burton. police say this area would have been incredibly busy when the 31—year—old was attacked at about 3am and they are appealing for anyone who would in the area who took photos or videos to get in touch. tyson fury has taken to social media calling on the government to introduce stronger punishments for knife crime, comparing it to a pandemic. we've heard from steve egan, tyson fury�*s first coach, paying tribute to mr burton, calling him a fantastic boxer, a lovely lad who was always smiling. theory ended the tribute to his cousin saying that life is very precious and it can be taken away very quickly, enjoy every moment. thank you.

at least 21 people have been killed in a siege at a hotel in somalia, after it was stormed by an extremist group linked to al-qaeda. security forces retook the hayat hotel in mogadishu, after the attack by al—shabaab fighters on friday night. government officials say all the gunmen have been killed. the metropolitan police have confirmed officers spoke to the missing student nurse 0wami davies six weeks ago, on the same day her family reported her disappearance. the 2a—year—old went missing from her home in essex on july fourth. the met spoke to her in south london two days later, after concerns were raised about a woman's welfare. the force says it was not aware at the time that she was a missing person. sanchia berg reports. you have my number... 0wami davies, as herfriends, family and colleagues know her — a lively, bubbly student nurse with a promising future at one of the country's leading nhs trusts. and this is the last confirmed sighting of her —

more than six weeks ago, 30 miles from her home, looking dishevelled and disorientated. it was the ath ofjuly when 0wami left her home in essex. a8 hours later, her mother contacted the police. the next day, she was seen on cctv near west croydon station around midnight with an unidentified man. 12 hours later, the last sighting. essex police formally handed the case over to the metropolitan police, and earlier this month, five men were arrested, two on suspicion of murder. they've all been released on bail. we now know that on the 6th ofjuly, officers from the metropolitan police saw and spoke to 0wami davies at an address here on clarendon road, croydon. someone had raised concerns about a woman's welfare. but she told them she didn't need assistance, so they left. they had no idea that very day she had been reported by herfamily back in essex as a missing person. the matter has now been referred to the independent 0ffice for police conduct.

they will decide over the next few days whether to investigate. meanwhile, 0wami's family are increasingly anxious about her. we miss her. i'm so... i'm broken, i'm empty. and so are her brothers. back on the road where she was last seen, local people are worried, too. this is a young woman in the community who has gone missing, and it doesn't really matter where she lived or what she was doing in croydon. the fact that she has just gone missing, that is the concern for me. that she has just gone missing without a trace. and nobody can track her? police are expected to launch a new public appeal for information next week. sancha berg, bbc news. now with news of that world heavyweight boxing clash injeddah and all the rest of the day's sport, here's 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. anthonyjoshua says he wants

to carry on boxing, despite failing to win back his heavweight world titles. he lost his rematch against the ukrainian 0leksandr usyk on points in saudi arabia. 0ur reporter ade adedoyin was at the fight. a night of high emotions. and still the unified heavyweight champion. tears ofjoy for 0leksandr usyk, anger and frustration for anthonyjoshua. he threw the champion's belt out of the ring before storming out, only to return to vent with a rambling rant, a strange and surreal end to a brilliant bout. it was a cat and mouse affair which came to life in the ninth round. usyk was hurt. joshua piled on the pressure, but the ukrainian weathered the storm and rallied in the next round. great work from the ukrainian. from the brink of victory to the edge of defeat, it was now joshua on the receiving end. a great moment for usyk,

who dedicated the victory to his country. ukrainians never give up. they always go to the end. they always win. emotions were still raw whenjoshua attended the press conference. well, i'm upset, really, like — deep down in my heart. oh, man. sighs. applause. a disappointing night for anthony joshua in a bout that fell into a similar pattern to the first one but 0leksandr usyk showed courage and a champion's heart to prevail. ade adedoyin, bbc news, jeddah. it's been quite an afternoon in the premier league. champions manchester city could have moved to the top of the table but drew 3—3 at newcastle united. a thrilling match. city trailed at half—time, and this stunning free kick from kieran tripper put newcastle 3—1 ahead with 35 minutes left to play.

but city fought back for a point — bernardo silva with the equaliser. they are second in the table, two points behind arsenal. leeds united are level on points with city after beating chelsea 3—0 at elland road. rodrigo is the premier league's top scorer, with four from three matches so far this season. brighton also won today, 2—0 at west ham. celtic have moved back to the top of the scottish premiership. they maintained their 100% record with a 2—0 win at home to hearts. hearts had two men sent off very late in the game. the european championships are drawing to a close. the last athletics session is just getting under way but the british team have already had plenty of success on the final day in munich. there were five more medals in the gymnastics, joe fraser leaves germany with three golds. he's already won the all—around and team titles and this afternoon he also triumphed on the parrallel bars. and there were six british

medals on the water. emma wiggs won her second para—canoe gold in two days, this one coming in the 200 metres kayak in a european best time. she now has eight european titles, as well as two paralympic and 10 world crowns. today's hundred double—header is at headingley. the women's game has just finished, with the northern superchargers beating manchester 0riginals by seven wickets with a ball to spare. an unbeaten 90 from laura woolvardt helped them chase down the 161 runs required. you can find highlights of that match on the cricket pages of the bbc sport website. from me, that's all. thank you. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are.

you're watching the bbc news channel. record heat in the last few months hasn'tjust been confined to the uk and parts of europe. other parts of the world are also having to deal with soaring temperatures. in southeastern china, an ongoing drought has caused dozens of rivers to dry up, and the parched bed has led to some surprising discoveries, as tim allman explains. the yangtze river is the lifeblood of china, but now it seems to be disappearing before our eyes. the water levels drop away, and as they do so, they reveal a hidden past. on this small rocky island, three buddhist statues that date back hundreds of years. sightseers come to have a look, a chance to witness a history that

has gone unseen for generations. translation: i saw in the newspaper that it's from 600 years ago _ and i think this is very precious. i don't think we'll see it again when the water level comes back. this is a culture that our ancestors have left us. it's believed the statues may date back as far as the ming dynasty, which ruled much of china between the 1ath and 17th century. why were they built here, you may ask. no one really knows the answer, but they can hazard a guess. translation: i think the reason why our ancestors built this - was because they wanted to pray for a peaceful world, a beautiful country. i hope what they wish for can be passed on forever.

soon enough, the rains will fall, the water will rise and the statues will disappear. their mystery and their wonder hidden away once more. tim ullman, bbc news. tim allman, bbc news. but we got a glimpse of them. hello there. let's take a look at the weather for the week ahead. now, in general, it's going to be quite a messy picture as we head through into next week. it's rather unsettled, low pressure dominates and there's a bit of everything in the forecast. so, some outbreaks of rain, most of it light and patchy, but the odd heavier downpour here and there, but also some sunshine. and towards the south in particular, it will be feeling rather warm and humid, but that humidity gets swept away by the end of the working week. here's the satellite picture from earlier on today. so, you can see where that swathe of cloud has been across much of england and wales. the best of the sunshine has been further north, and here, we'll still see some clear spells overnight tonight,

the best of those across north—eastern scotland and north—east england. elsewhere, our weather front continues northwards and eastwards, introducing quite a lot of cloud, some outbreaks of patchy rain and some coastal hill fog with the humidity levels rising towards the south. it's quite mild and muggy underneath all of that cloud. temperatures where we see the clearer skies will drop back into high single figures. then, on monday, this is where our weather front will be. it's going to be moving its way eastwards throughout the day, introducing mostly light and patchy rain, but there will be the odd heavier downpour, particularly as we head through the afternoon across the midlands and east anglia, perhaps towards the scottish borders as well. some breaks in the cloud forming across northern ireland, western wales and towards the south—west of england through the afternoon, but if we do see any sunshine, watch out for some heavy, thundery downpours as well. sunny skies again for north—eastern scotland — here, temperatures 17—19 celsius. elsewhere, generally the low 20s, but maybe 25 celsius still in norwich. on tuesday, most of us will be between weather systems, but an occlusion approaches

the far west of scotland, so some showery outbreaks of rain pushing eastwards here, also lots of low cloud still out towards the west. some patchy outbreaks of rain, but toward central, southern england, dry with sunny spells, and temperatures could rise as high as perhaps 27 celsius in that warm, muggy—feeling air. this is the position of the rain on wednesday. now, that weather front is set to be pushing southwards and eastwards. towards the north and west, we've always got fresher—feeling conditions, but that warm, humid—feeling air sticks with us towards southern and eastern areas of the uk. 0ur weather front fizzles out and temperatures in the best of any sunny spells could get as high as 28 or 29 celsius in parts of east anglia on wednesday. but our weather front, although it's fizzling out, could start to pep up again as we head throughout thursday, especially on thursday night, bringing some much—needed heavy, thundery downpours maybe towards parts of east anglia and the south—east of england. so, there could be some high rainfall totals here on thursday night,

but eventually, it clears away into the north sea, leaving us behind some fresher—feeling airjust about everywhere, as you can see from our temperature charts across our capital cities. so, friday, then — mostly dry, still some showery outbreaks of rain across northern areas of scotland, and that's because we've got low pressure centred there. further south, as we head through saturday, although it's mostly dry, we could possibly see some frontal rain move into the far south coast of england, perhaps pushing northwards, but still lots of uncertainty. high pressure is out towards the west, and it's this that's going to help drag down more of a northerly wind as we head into next weekend — of course, a bank holiday for some. so, in general for next weekend, it is looking mostly dry. some showers towards the north of scotland, of course, maybe some rain towards the south, but it will be patchy and feeling cooler.

this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. the headlines: eight days of strike action by staff at the uk's largest container port, felixstowe. the unite union is in a dispute over pay. there are warnings it could disrupt supplies of many goods — the workers say rising prices leave them little choice. all our money is basically bills, food and just getting by, so we need all the extra bit we can to keep going. the boxer tyson fury has called for an end to knife crime, after his cousin, rico burton, was stabbed to death in cheshire. a 17—year—old was also injured in the same incident. this is without doubt a senseless attack and both victims should have returned home this morning after enjoying a night

out with friends.