good afternoon. the leader of britain's biggest trade union says the labour party needs to "get a spine" and do more to stand up for working people struggling with the cost of living crisis. the unite union's general secretary sharon graham has told the bbc unions are emerging as the only people standing up for workers —

accusing labour of "moving the goalposts" in terms of what it's prepared to do to support them. labour has not backed inflation—matching pay rises, but has said if they were in power the party would join negotiations between employers and unions. our business correspondent marc ashdown has more. what do we want, 10%! could the summer of strikes turn into a winter of discontent? at felixstowe port, 900 dock workers are finishing an eight—day walk—out. impacting uk supply chains for food, clothing and essential goods. there are now calls ahead of next month's gathering of trades stack there are now calls ahead of next month's gathering of trades unions, stack at the tuc conference for future strikes to be synchronised, or staggered, to maximise the impact. and sharon graham, the general secretary of the uk's largest union, unite, has called on the labour party i think that if they came out now strongly and said, these profits that are going on, what is happening with the cost of living, i think

david very much get elected so from my point of view i think we are doing a laboura my point of view i think we are doing a labour a favour by saying, get a spine, stick up for workers, and i tell you right now, people want a strong message. the and i tell you right now, people want a strong message. the tuc said 6.5 million union _ want a strong message. the tuc said 6.5 million union members— want a strong message. the tuc said 6.5 million union members in - want a strong message. the tuc said 6.5 million union members in the - want a strong message. the tuc said 6.5 million union members in the uk| 6.5 million union members in the uk need all of the help that they can get. need all of the help that they can net. ~ ., ,., need all of the help that they can aet.~ ., , ., get. we need the labour party to stand shoulder _ get. we need the labour party to stand shoulder to _ get. we need the labour party to stand shoulder to shoulder - get. we need the labour party to stand shoulder to shoulder with l stand shoulder to shoulder with those workers looking for a fair deal, and with support from all levels of the labour party. the labour party leader has said that if elected the party would play a more active role in negotiations between unions and employers but has faced criticism for urging shadow ministers not tojoin picket lines, and more industrial strikes are learning. and more industrial strikes are learninu. ” :: :: :: and more industrial strikes are learnina. " :: :: :: ., and more industrial strikes are learnin. :::::: m , learning. 115,000 royal mail workers walked out last _ learning. 115,000 royal mail workers walked out last week _ learning. 115,000 royal mail workers walked out last week in _ learning. 115,000 royal mail workers walked out last week in the - learning. 115,000 royal mail workers walked out last week in the first - learning. 115,000 royal mail workers walked out last week in the first of i walked out last week in the first of four days of planned action. bt workers have a second strike planned and criminal barristers are out indefinitely from september five. remember the rail misery �*s drivers

of 12 train operator still have mandates for strike and nursing and school support staff, 100,000 local government workers are being balloted in the coming weeks. ministers have said the machinery of government is working flat out to find options for the incoming prime minister to help struggling households, but the industrial unrest shows no sign of easing. staying with the cost of living crisis, the conservative leadership candidate and possible future prime minister liz truss has ruled out giving everyone more direct financial support to help with the increase in energy prices. last week the energy price cap — the maximum amount an average household in england, wales and scotland can be charged per unit of energy they use — went up from £1,971 to more than £3,500. our political correspondent ione wellsjoins me now. ione, what's liz truss's team saying about her approach? so far, liz truss has been

tight—lipped about what will support you might give households to help with energy bills apart from her plans to cap insurance, but today some sources close to her have told me a bit more about what is on and off the table. in terms of what is still on the table, one of the things they are considering is further tax cuts like cuts to vat for example, and more targeted support for some of the most vulnerable households, for example, people on benefits. no final decisions have been made back those are things still on the table. in terms of what is off the table, sources close to her have told me that she isn't considering more direct support for everybody. now, everybody will still get that £100 payment this autumn to help with energy bills, but that is not an approach she wants to adopt again in future. this contrast the rishi sunak who says that the government should give no direct support to everyone, especially those on low incomes, but also kind of universal package, and today his campaign team have criticised her approach, saying

that it will not help those middle income earners. that is a group that increasingly the next prime minister is going to be under pressure to support, and say how they will help that might help there is notjust on lower incomes but on middle incomes, as well. the death toll from the flooding in pakistan has now gone over 1,000, with a fresh appeal for more international aid. it's feared food shortages could lead to more deaths as many families have had to leave agricultural areas, where they were able to support themselves, for higher ground. officials in the southern province of sindh are warning that more floods and landslides are likely there, as waters from the north flow downriver. richard galpin has the latest. the torrents of water hitting many parts of the country now have left thousands of people desperately trying to get to safety. this elderly man making a precarious attempt to reach the other side of the river, using a bed frame. encouraged by those around him, he finally makes it.

this, just one of many such rescues around the country. and there is no sign, so far, of the floods abating. it's really bad. you know, because we are still having a very high level of flood right now. you can see this river running. this situation. we are trying our very best to do something for our public, for our properties, for their health, for their children, for their food. and help is urgently needed. nearly a million homes have been damaged or destroyed, and more than 1,000 people have lost their lives so far. it's estimated half the population has been affected. we are facing unprecedented flooding. roads have been flushed away. we have more than 3,000 kilometres of roads that have been washed away. bridges, over 60—plus bridges have been destroyed as well. so it is a really, really, very,

very bad situation here. and it seems there is little hope the situation will improve, as more heavy rain is predicted for the weeks ahead. the government and aid agencies have a huge task in front of them — to save lives, as the crisis continues. richard galpin, bbc news. two men who were arrested on suspicion of the murder of nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel in liverpool last week have been released on bail. this morning merseyside police issued an online video appealing for help over her death, along with those of ashley dale and sam rimmer, who were also killed on merseyside this month. we've got parents who've lost their children. we've got a nine—year—old girl who won't celebrate her 18th birthday, she won't celebrate her wedding, she won't have children of her own.

if you've got information and you are withholding it, you are protecting the killers. we need your information. let's speak to emma vardy, who's in liverpool for us this lunchtime. emma. that video, as you heard, had some hard—hitting messages for people police clearly believe there may be those people in communities who may know more about these shootings, and that video was to get people to appeal to their conscience, and to say that silence is not an option, and people in liverpool have been very shocked and concerned by those three gun deaths that took place in seven days. this morning at liverpool's anglican cathedral, the dean has been saying prayers for a nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel, who was killed earlier this week when a gunman burst into the family home. prayers, too, for anyone impacted by that recent outbreak of gun violence in the city. meanwhile,

this morning the police investigation remained very active. there were sniffer dogs at the home of olivia in the dovecot area of the city, two menu had been questioned in that investigation were yesterday released on bail, and today police will be hoping that that fresh appeal video mayjust will be hoping that that fresh appeal video may just strike will be hoping that that fresh appeal video mayjust strike the right chord with people who could be persuaded to come forward with a key piece of information.— a man who tortured his baby has had his release from prison placed on hold under new powers to protect the public. tony hudgell, who is now seven, was so badly abused he needed to have both legs amputated. his birth parents, anthony smith and jody simpson, were jailed for 10 years in 2018. tougher sentences for child abusers came into force injune under "tony's law", following campaigning from the youngster�*s adoptive family. dutch police say at least six people have been killed and several more injured after a truck crashed into a street

party near rotterdam. it's understood the lorry veered off the road and rolled into a neighbourhood barbecue just south of the city. the driver has been arrested. the cause of the crash is not yet known. the prince of wales has guest— edited a special edition of the british african—caribbean newspaper, the voice, to mark its 40th anniversary. it carries interviews with baroness doreen lawrence, the mother of stephen lawrence, and campaigner baroness floella benjamin, in an edition focusing on the themes of community cohesion, education, and climate. the voice's executive director, paulette simpson, said the prince shared their vision for positive change. this collaboration was important, and what i deeply hope is that many other persons will see this move that he has made as an example for positive collaboration that will create a better society. after a two—year hiatus, the notting hill carnival is back.

over two million people are expected to attend europe's biggest street festival in west london over the next two days. over the past 55 years it has grown to become the second—biggest carnival in the world, after the one held in rio dejaneiro.

good afternoon. your latest sports news. in scotland... defending champions celtic are heading back to the top of the scottish premiership. they're already a—nil up away at dundee united, in the early kick—off. what a first half its been for japanese striker kyogo furuhashi! he's scored a hat trick. jota added a fourth before the break. hearts host stjohnstone later on, at 3pm. after some remarkable matches yesterday, there are three more premier league games today. two of those kick off at 2 o'clock. third—from—bottom wolves host unbeaten newcastle. and west ham — who are bottom, having lost all three

of their matches — are away at aston villa. manager david moyes knows getting points on the board is crucial. it's hugely important. we will do everything we can to get started. we want to play well, we want to win. and you know, you need good performances to get results and, at the moment, our performances haven't been good enough to get the results. so we need to up our performance level. and look, i said a few times, i am level. and look, i said a few times, iam beginning level. and look, i said a few times, i am beginning to see signs of it improving and i hope that we can continue to do that. ~ ., ., , ., ., ~ that. we want to try and make the name that. we want to try and make the game about _ that. we want to try and make the game about us. — that. we want to try and make the game about us, the _ that. we want to try and make the game about us, the preparations i game about us, the preparations being _ game about us, the preparations being about us, how we can try and winthe_ being about us, how we can try and win the game. and if we manage to do that, which_ win the game. and if we manage to do that, which i_ win the game. and if we manage to do that, which i believe we are capable of if we _ that, which i believe we are capable of if we perform to a certain level, we will— of if we perform to a certain level, we will be — of if we perform to a certain level, we will be in — of if we perform to a certain level, we will be in an ok place where we want _ we will be in an ok place where we want the _ we will be in an ok place where we want the team to be, which is above the middle _ want the team to be, which is above the middle of the league and in the next round — the middle of the league and in the next round of the cup. so it will be a strong _ next round of the cup. so it will be a strong week if we manage to get the result—

a strong week if we manage to get the result we need. in the late kick—off, tottenham will be hoping to continue their impressive start to the season away at nottingham forest. spurs have seven points out of a possible nine so far. despite that, there have been some concerns over the form of last season's joint golden boot winner son heung—min, who's failed to score so far this season. i don't see any problem with him. the short, you know very well when you are a striker you like to score, you are a striker you like to score, you like to score —— for sure. you win and you are happy. but at the same time, i think we have to put always the club, the win before, no? every interest of a single player. the belgian grand prix gets under way in less than an hour, with carlos sainz on pole, but the action at the back of the grid could be more exciting. championship leader max verstappen was more than half a second quicker than sainz in qualifying at spa, but he and his title rival charles leclerc have been demoted for using too many engine parts. they'll start from 15th and 16th.

lewis hamilton is fourth on the grid, just ahead of his mercedes team mate george russell. and england captain ben stokes says he's already looking forward to the third and deciding test against south africa, which takes place a week on thursday. england thrashed the tourists inside three days at old trafford to level the series. stokes was man of the match, after scoring a century and taking four wickets, but he reserved special praise forjames anderson, who took six wickets. whether it is with the old ball or the new ball, you know exactly what you are going to get. a man who runs in and just gives the batter everything and is just relentless with everything he does. i said before this game started that i honestly just can't see when before this game started that i honestlyjust can't see when he's going to stop. you can see him just enjoying every moment he is out there. i honestly can't say whenever he's going to stop because he is 40, but he doesn't act like a 40—year—old. he's been amazing round

the dressing room, the energy he runs in and bowls with isjust incredible. he'sjust runs in and bowls with isjust incredible. he's just a testament to himself and a great ambassador for the game, especially fast bowlers. you can followed this busy weekend of sport, everything happening in scotland and in the premier league, two matches at 3pm and the world mountain bike challenge as well. that's all the sport for now. bye for now. thank you. more on our top story now — the leader of britain's biggest trade union says the labour party need to "get a spine" and do more to stand up for working people struggling the unite union's general secretary, sharon graham, said labour should be doing more to back workers seeking pay rises from employers making big profits. earlier, i spoke with kevin rowan, who is the head of public services at the trades union congress — a federation of trade unions in england and wales.

representing about 5.5 million members. he spoke about the reasons behind the increase in number of workers striking. i absolutely agree that workers are standing up and pushing back against the terrible experiences they've been having for a very long time. and workers have tried very hard to negotiate with employers, including with the government, to try and get a fair pay deal. and unfortunately, employers and this government have failed to listen to those workers, and now we're in a position where workers are saying they'll put up with that no more and are standing together collectively to try and force employers and force the government to give them fair pay. it's absolutely right that they do that and, as a tuc, we'll be supporting all those unions and those members taking those actions. sharon graham, though, in her comments, is directing her frustration also to the labour party, saying they need to get a spine. would you agree with that analysis? well, the tuc is not affiliated to the labour party, so it's not right for us to comment

on what the labour party do or don't say, but i've heard support for striking workers from many members of the labour party, including members of the shadow cabinet. it's right that the labour party does stand shoulder to shoulder with those workers looking for a fair pay deal, and i've heard support for that come from all levels of the labour party. but i'm really here to represent the tuc and not the labour party and we're, as a tuc, supporting workers who are standing up for a fair pay deal and we'll continue to do so. how many of the unions that come together under the umbrella of the tuc are talking about strike action? because some of the key unions have spoken very publicly — the rmt, unite, unison, gmb. can you sort of give us a list and tell us what sort of proportion, as far as you understand things to be? well, yeah, certainly, we've seen an upturn in industrial action right across the economy and the private sector and in the public sector.

clearly, people are very well aware of the strikes on rail and the kind of royal mail and bt industrial actions that have taken place in the last month or so. in the kind of period ahead, we're looking at workers across the public sector really looking to take industrial action, to ballot for industrial action — and that's everything from nurses to teachers, civil servants to local government workers — because they're all suffering under a really terrible kind of state of affairs at the minute. the government, on the one hand, says how much they value public service workers, and they demonstrate that value by giving them year—on—year worse pay and conditions. and workers right across the economy, as i said earlier, are deciding that they're going to push back on that. and are they calling on you to coordinate that strike action, in orderfor it to have its biggest impact? absolutely, and we would support and encourage unions to do that. where people take the very,

very difficult decision to vote for industrial action, we want that to be effective and we don't want it to be prolonged any longer than it needs to be. so if coordinating different types of action together helps that action to be effective and to be concluded successfully, as swiftly as possible, then absolutely, we'll support unions to do that. why wouldn't we? what would that look like? well, it's got to look different in different sectors. it's for the unions to decide that and to agree what's going to be the most effective action. and in some cases, where you've got a number of unions in one workplace, then the logical step is for them to take industrial action on the same day, or at the same time. where you've got complimentary sectors, there might be different things that unions consider. but that's a discussion that we'll have with our trade unions. some unions are saying there should be a general strike. what are your thoughts on that? well, it's not up to, if you like,

general secretaries of unions to take the decision for people to take industrial action. we operate in a very restrictive legislative framework. members have to decide to take industrial action, and they have to do so across certain thresholds that the government have established for that. if those members do decide to take industrial action, we'll support them, but it's for the members to decide. kevin rowan, of the trades union congress. the us director of national intelligence has disclosed that her office is to lead a review of potential security risks from classified materials recovered during a search of donald trump's home in florida. in a letter to two congressional committees, avril haines said intelligence officials were working with thejustice department. a spokesman for mr trump accused the democrats of "weaponising" the intelligence community against the former president with what he called "selective and dishonest leaks". andrew desiderio is a congressional reporter with politico. he broke the story and explained what he found.

yeah, so, the director of national intelligence is initiating what's called a damage assessment. in other words, they're trying to find out whether donald trump's mishandling of these classified documents at his private residence in florida posed any risks or harms to us national security. now, they're going to be doing this review in tandem with thejustice department's criminal investigation, which is ongoing right now. they are looking into potential violations of the espionage act, the presidential records act, as well as claims of obstruction ofjustice on the part of the former president, and possibly his attorneys as well. so this is a big development. this is the first time the biden administration is actively sort of engaging on this issue with members of congress, who are charged with oversight of the intelligence community. administrations of both parties over the years have been very reluctant to share this type of investigative information with members of congress, mostly because their view is that it would compromise the integrity of the investigation.

but this is a very different scenario. many of the court arguments have centred on this idea that the public interest in this matter is so great, such that the public needs to see, obviously, some stuff with redactions. but members of congress also need to provide strict oversight to make sure that they are checking all the boxes when it comes to this really extraordinary matter here in the united states of a former president being under a criminal investigation by the justice department. the same former president who could be a future president, who could be a candidate again in the future, in the 2024 presidential election. so there are so many factors at play here. children across the world will recognise the grand halls and corridors of gloucester cathedral, but they'll know them by a different name — hogwarts. the cathedral�*s cloisters starred in three harry potter films and, after centuries of wear and tear, they're now being restored. and as cheryl dennis discovered,

it's a painstaking task. some of the most famous ceilings in the world — gloucester cathedral's cloister is internationally renowned and of huge architectural importance, but the use of cement by the victorians to patch up gaps has led to cracks and water damage. in 2019, a survey confirmed these fan—vaulted ceilings are at risk. they were just using things they thought at the time were useful for the building. they still had those traditional skills as well, but with what we know, we can get rid of that cement and repoint it with lime and bring it back to its original state. known to many as hogwarts, the cloister has appeared in three harry potter movies. it is a huge area and one that's really beloved of people for all kinds of reasons, not least because it's one of our most popular filming destinations, but it's also one of the few bits of the old abbey

life that still exists. the work is intricate and all done by hand, and possible thanks to a £550,000 donation aimed at preserving the area for visitors. i haven't been here for a little while, but it's reminded me of how beautiful it is here, and what a nice place it is to come to. i'm fascinated into what parts harry potter was in. it would be good to continue - with restoring everything, so it can last for generations to come. the stonemasons here are going to be training a team of apprentices, and that means that their specialist skills are going to be be passed on to the next generation, and its help they're going to need — there are 40 of these bays and there are 80 of these fans to be restored. no—one's really touched this since the 19505, and it's quite possible that no—one will touch it again for another 100, 200 years, so it's really exciting. this first small section of work

will determine how long the whole project could take — and we're talking years, if not decades. as temperatures soar in the uk, gardeners are cultivating more exotic plants than in previous years. watermelons, avocados and figs are usually found growing in the mediterranean, but this summer's warm weather has brought them closer to home. i'm joined now by markjackson, gardening manager at york gate garden, and the charity perennial, which supports individuals in the horticulture sector. welcome to my thank you very much forjoining us. so what are you seeing in terms of what people are managing to grow? —— welcome and thank you. ladle managing to grow? -- welcome and thank ou. ~ ., managing to grow? -- welcome and thank ou. ~ . . ., , , thank you. we are certainly seeing the changes. _ thank you. we are certainly seeing the changes, we _ thank you. we are certainly seeing the changes, we find _ thank you. we are certainly seeing the changes, we find we _ thank you. we are certainly seeing the changes, we find we can - thank you. we are certainly seeing the changes, we find we can growl the changes, we find we can grow plants from the overwintering point of view. plants we would try and grow under glass during the winter and bring out during the summer, we can see through winter, so there are definite changes. to a degree, at

this stage, it probably works in our advantage. it increases the diversity of plants we can grow. our concern is if the frequency and regularity of these extremes continues, it will allow us to grow such plants, but it will put pressure and threaten the plants we know and love that make up a traditional english garden that we understand at this moment in time. so are you seeing certain traditional plants being threatened? i think so. i think to some degree, it is slightly more that that is the worry. it is great, there are plants we have been growing and nurturing and attending under glass that we can now leave out and overwinter. but it is the threat to the plants we are more familiar with and more traditional. there have been some big shifts over the last few decades. there was a time when some plants would only be grown in the

inner city of london or the south west. and they are a fairly stable plant of garden centres now. so we are seeing these gradual changes. but the worry is some of the plants we love and we are familiar with are starting to come under significant pressure, particularly this year, you can see great degrees of stress in many plants, trees, the chestnuts, they always turn early, but they have turned a lot earlier this year. and that is one of the areas we are concerned as to how long and what we can do to continue to grow these plants and maintain and care for them and look after them in the extremes and pressures they are facing. d0 them in the extremes and pressures they are facing-— them in the extremes and pressures they are facing. do you see a change in what peeple _ they are facing. do you see a change in what people are _ they are facing. do you see a change in what people are asking _ they are facing. do you see a change in what people are asking for? - in what people are asking for? because obviously, no—one wants to buy a plant that is not going to thrive in their garden, so they go for things that should hopefully be low maintenance, according to the conditions. , , , ., , ., ,

conditions. yes, yes. lots of people throu~h conditions. yes, yes. lots of people through busy _ conditions. yes, yes. lots of people through busy lives _ conditions. yes, yes. lots of people through busy lives are _ conditions. yes, yes. lots of people through busy lives are looking - conditions. yes, yes. lots of people through busy lives are looking for. through busy lives are looking for things with less maintenance. very much, there is a move now, there's a lot more people looking into those more exotic and tropical plants. growing the tree ferns and the bananas and those types of exotic plants within the garden. olives and suchlike. definitely, there is a move towards that. still, there is a great love for what we would know is perhaps just call it an english, traditional english country garden. and that is what many of us have known and grown up with. so there is a balance between the new plants and the enthusiasm, but retaining or trying to retain the tradition of older plants or more established in this country. find older plants or more established in this country-— this country. and there is obvious the balance _ this country. and there is obvious the balance as _ this country. and there is obvious the balance as well _ this country. and there is obvious the balance as well in _ this country. and there is obvious the balance as well in terms - this country. and there is obvious the balance as well in terms of i this country. and there is obviousl the balance as well in terms of the predictability or unpredictability of the weather and what happens

seasonally around the year. yes. seasonally around the year. yes, es. we seasonally around the year. yes, yes- we never— seasonally around the year. yes, yes. we never know— seasonally around the year. yes, yes. we never know what - seasonally around the year. yes, yes. we never know what to - yes. we never know what to anticipate. we are coming into a winter, who knows? we might get a relatively mild one as we did last year, or it could be very severe. and if it is for the specific of what we experience, we know how to deal with. so a drought and the dry weather we're having now, we had a very hot summer in 2018. i think back to 1976 as well. as a one—off we know how to deal with it. the worry is it is more about sustainability. we can't be pumping water on all the time. there are lots of resources we need to think about as gardeners. water is an obvious one, then there is the issue of peat. the heavy use of plastics within the industry. and these are all things which could go towards supporting helpful change issues. thank you very much. markjackson, garda manager at york gate gardens in leeds.

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