this is bbc news, i'm lewis vaughanjones. the headlines at 8pm: eight days of strike action by staff at the uk's largest container port, felixstowe. the unite union is in a dispute over pay. what do we want? better pay! when do we want it? now! 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.

the met police say they had contact with student nurse owami davies on the day she was reported missing by her family. siren blares. a car bomb in moscow kills the daughter of putin ally alexsandr dugin, a vocal supporter of the war in ukraine. the exam board, pearson, has apologised after some btec students didn't get their results on time, putting their university places in doubt. good evening. welcome to the programme. 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 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. what do we want? 10%! when what do we want? 1096! when do we want it? now! _ 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 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 union claims the port of felixstowe made £2110 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 40% above national average. it's because we are successful, because we are profitable, we've managed to make an offer to our work is that we're 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, has more

on the political reaction to the latest in a series of strikes. it's notjust the cost of living crisis, notjust the big economic pressures, but potentially the most significant industrial unrest in decades as well. and the debate is linked and it essentially comes down to this, with inflation going up so significantly, should pay go up significantly too? that is the argument of the unions. or should pay rises be limited to stop inflation getting worse? that is the arguments you hear from the conservative party and some in the bank of england as well. what you have from the labour party is more strikes are inevitable because the cost of living crisis is really starting to bite, and it is clear that this will be a massive challenge for the next prime minister. rishi sunak and liz truss have both said they will crack down on strikes. mr sunak�*s team said he is ruling nothing out when it comes to limiting disruption, liz truss has said within weeks of taking office she would change the law to mandate a minimum service, even on strike days. that sort of thing is popular with conservative party members,

the ones choosing the next prime minister, but i think solving those big economic challenges, inflation, the cost of living, getting the economy growing again, is absolutely crucial. the answers to that are considerably more complicated and the solutions will not come overnight. can you just remind us when this will all happen? two weeks tomorrow we will get the announcement of the new prime minister who will become conservative leader, i think it will be the day after, the 6th of september, when we see the handover of power. boris johnson will leave downing street and liz truss or rishi sunak taking over. thank you. we will find out how this story and many others are covered tomorrow's front pages. that's at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers —

our guestsjoining me tonight are geri scott, political reporter at the times and shyama perera, journalist and author. the boxer, tyson fury, has called on 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 couple of hours, greater manchester police have been speaking about the incident. at around 3am this morning, sunday 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. 0ur correspondent, alison freeman, gave this update from altrincham. police have now confirmed that the person who died after being stabbed outside a bar behind me here in the early hours

of this morning was in fact tyson fury�*s cousin, rico burton. officers say that this area would have been incredibly busy when the 31—year—old was attacked at about three o'clock this morning and they are appealing for anyone who might have been in the area who took photos or videos to get in touch. now, fury himself 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. now, he was tyson fury�*s first coach. he paid tribute to mr burton, describing him as a fantastic boxer, a lovely lad, someone who was always smiling. now, fury ended the tribute to his cousin, saying that life is very precious and it can be taken away very quickly, enjoy every moment. that was alison freeman with that update. 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 ocr have apologised to pupils who have been affected. it's left some unable to confirm their university places. simon jones 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, ocr, 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... students affected are advised to contact the university they are hoping to go to directly, and ask them to hold their place.

simon jones, bbc news. with me now is dylan mistry, who's one of those students still waiting to hear back about their btec results. hello, any news yet? know, and i have had no _ hello, any news yet? know, and i have had no news _ hello, any news yet? know, and i have had no news at _ hello, any news yet? know, and i have had no news at the - hello, any news yet? know, and i| have had no news at the moment. hello, any news yet? know, and i- have had no news at the moment. so still no results, how are you feeling about that? it still no results, how are you feeling about that?- still no results, how are you feeling about that? it has been uuite feeling about that? it has been quite tense _ feeling about that? it has been quite tense for _ feeling about that? it has been quite tense for the _ feeling about that? it has been quite tense for the last - feeling about that? it has been quite tense for the last few - feeling about that? it has been l quite tense for the last few days because i have not known what is going on, i have had to delay my university application to 2023, as i have no results from my school and haven't gotten any ucas points because i have no btec results of the moment. because i have no btec results of the moment-— because i have no btec results of the moment. ., , ., ., the moment. that is so tough, i am really sorry — the moment. that is so tough, i am really sorry to _ the moment. that is so tough, i am really sorry to hear _ the moment. that is so tough, i am really sorry to hear that. _ the moment. that is so tough, i am really sorry to hear that. can - the moment. that is so tough, i am really sorry to hear that. can you i really sorry to hear that. can you take us back to thursday, results day, what happened? i take us back to thursday, results day, what happened?— take us back to thursday, results day, what happened? i went to go and collect my a-level _ day, what happened? i went to go and collect my a-level results, _ day, what happened? i went to go and collect my a-level results, got - day, what happened? i went to go and collect my a-level results, got my - collect my a—level results, got my actual a—levels first and then went to go and collect my btecs and they asked for my name and went looking for it and apparently they didn't haveit

for it and apparently they didn't have it and then i was informed if i didn't get it was probably because i failed, but i knew that was not the case, as had ifailed i would have been informed much earlier in the course. then i had a few e—mails later and nothing. find course. then i had a few e-mails later and nothing.— course. then i had a few e-mails later and nothing. and pearson say the have later and nothing. and pearson say they have apologised. _ later and nothing. and pearson say they have apologised. what - later and nothing. and pearson say they have apologised. what does l later and nothing. and pearson say i they have apologised. what does that mean to you?— mean to you? well, they have apologised. — mean to you? well, they have apologised, but _ mean to you? well, they have apologised, but this _ mean to you? well, they have apologised, but this shouldn't| mean to you? well, they have i apologised, but this shouldn't be the case. 0n results day we should be getting everything on the same day, we shouldn't be having to wait. we have been waiting for two years for this and it is just carrying on, it is like a saga that is never going to end. it is like a saga that is never going to end-— it is like a saga that is never going to end. it is like a saga that is never auoin to end. �* ., .., ., ., going to end. and no indication at the moment _ going to end. and no indication at the moment of— going to end. and no indication at the moment of when _ going to end. and no indication at the moment of when you - going to end. and no indication at the moment of when you are i going to end. and no indication at| the moment of when you are going going to end. and no indication at i the moment of when you are going to get your results? lilo. the moment of when you are going to get your results?— get your results? no, i have had no indication from _ get your results? no, i have had no indication from my _ get your results? no, i have had no indication from my college - get your results? no, i have had no indication from my college or- get your results? no, i have had no indication from my college or from | indication from my college or from pearson. ijust don't know when it was going to end, at this point. i}!(. was going to end, at this point. 0k. and that is — was going to end, at this point. 0k. and that is frustrating. what about now, your plans going forward? did mention earlier on, will what is your big plan?—

mention earlier on, will what is your big plan? mention earlier on, will what is ourbi: ian? , ., ., ., your big plan? luckily, i am doing a 'ob at the your big plan? luckily, i am doing a job at the moment, _ your big plan? luckily, i am doing a job at the moment, so _ your big plan? luckily, i am doing a job at the moment, so i _ your big plan? luckily, i am doing a job at the moment, so i have i your big plan? luckily, i am doing a job at the moment, so i have some | job at the moment, so i have some form of stability, but as soon as i get my btec i will be applying for university for 2023. but i think now i am just going to take a year out and get some more stability in my life. ~ , , ., and get some more stability in my life. ~ , i. , ., life. well, listen, en'oy your year out and good h life. well, listen, en'oy your year out and good luck_ life. well, listen, enjoy your year out and good luck with _ life. well, listen, enjoy your year out and good luck with the i out and good luck with the applications for 2023 and do get in touch and let us know if and when you do get those results through. thank you. you do get those results through. thank you-— 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. the prime minister of singapore has announced the country will 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 some conservative citizens still support it. you are watching bbc news. i am lewis vaughanjones. the headlines on bbc news... eight days of strike action by staff at the uk's largest container port, felixstowe. the unite union is 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. the met police say they had contact with student nurse 0wami davies on the day she was reported missing by her family. 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, alexsandr dugin, whose calls for a new russian empire, challenging the west, are said to have influenced president putin. will vernon reports from moscow. siren blares. 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 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 24—year—old went missing from her home in essex onjuly 4th. 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 11th ofjuly when 0wami left her home in essex. 48 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. it does not really matter where she lived or what she was doing in croydon, the fact she has just gone missing is the concern for me, the fact she has gone missing without a trace and nobody can track her. police are expected to launch a new public appeal for information next week. sanchia berg, bbc news. a three—day state of alert is underway in portugal, which is seeing devastating

wildfires and drought this summer. the measure, which grants authorities special, temporary powers such as barring people from woodlands, is a response to forecasts of temperatures above a0 degrees celsius in what could be the country's third heatwave this summer. earlier, i spoke to our correspondent, alison roberts, who gave us the latest from lisbon. a0 degrees yesterday in the interior of the country and that is where the main problem is. today we have seen a number of major fires, eight burning at the moment, three of them of greatest concern because they have been burning for several hours. we have already seen in fact the rail line between lisbon and porto, the second city, with services suspended because of a fire in the centre of the country around fatima, which is where there is a major catholic shrine, many visitors at this time of the year, and also in the northern interior of the country, at least one highway has been closed to traffic along one stretch,

so these are developing situations, but it is precisely why the government has imposed this state of alert which among other things, as you mentioned, is to bar people from entering forest areas and also to prevent even farmers from using machinery, except in a very specific circumstances. i just want to keep asking you about that state of alert, how unusual is it to be introduced there and what other restrictions does it entail? yes, so we had a state of alert back in july, if you remember there was a major heatwave at that time and we had temperatures up to 47 degrees, which was a record forjuly, and there were heatwaves in other european countries, of course, particularly in southern europe, and essentially it is to enable the government to release funds for more firefighters, for example, faster, that is the most important thing, but it has also introduced these restrictions i mentioned,

which are above all to prevent fires being started by sparks for example from machinery or by carelessness of the public which is very often how these fires that do start. any sign that things will come down? any sign that things will calm down? for now, based on the weather forecast we have, the government has declared a state of alert until midnight on tuesday. however, it will review that situation late on monday, so it could potentially be shortened, but it could also be lengthened and that is something we did see injuly with the state of alert lengthened repeatedly because of the high temperatures remained and underlying all this is not just the temperatures, it is the extreme drought that the whole of mainland portugal is suffering, which has made its forests really very prone to any kind of fire and the fires spreading once they do start. thanks to alison for that. 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, i 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 2024, 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 that just 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. i 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. now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth. hello there. rather unsettled as we head into the start of next week. low pressure dominates and it is a messy picture weather—wise, with a bit of everything in the forecast. some sunny spells, but also some showery outbreaks of rain at times. it will feel rather humid, especially in the south. that humidity is swept away by fresh

feeling air by the time we get to the end of the working week. this is overnight tonight, our weather front moves northwards and eastwards. it is muggy and mild underneath all that cloud. some hill and coastalfog towards the south—west. towards the north—east of scotland, north—east england, clear spells and temperatures here will drop back into high single figures. this is the position of our weather front on monday, it is set to continue eastwards throughout the day, introducing outbreaks of mostly light, patchy rain, but there will be the odd heavier downpour at times, especially towards east anglia and maybe the scottish borders by the end of the afternoon. a keen south—westerly wind, maybe some breaks in the cloud, some sunny spells towards western areas by the end of the day. more sunshine in north—east scotland.