this is bbc news, the headlines at 6pm: "get a spine" — the message from britain's biggest trade union to the labour party over standing up for working people struggling with the cost of living crisis. merseyside police have issued an online video appealing for help catching the person who shot dead nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel inside her home last week. she won't celebrate her wedding. she won't have children of her own. if you've got information and you're withholding it, you are protecting the killers. pakistan warns millions more people are likely to be caught up in unprecedented flooding that's already claimed more than 1,000 lives. efforts are under way to get aid to some of those worst—hit areas. why record—breaking hot and dry weather this summer has seen more

exotic plants growing in the uk. and the notting hill carnival is back — returning to the streets of west london for the first time since 2019. hello and welcome to bbc news. 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%! when do we want it? now! could the summer of strikes turn into a winter of discontent? at felixstowe port, 1,900 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 unions 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, has called on the labour party to make a stronger stand. "look, hang on a second — these abhorrent profits that are going on, what's happening in the cost of living? this is what we think should happen," and then i think

they would very much get elected. so from my point of view i think we're doing a labour a favour, actually, by saying, "look, get a spine — stick up for workers". and i tell you right now, i think people want a strong message. the tuc said the 6.5 million union members in the uk need all of the help they can get. 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 that support for that comes from all levels of the labour party. good morning. how are you? the labour leader has said, if elected, the party would play a more active role in negotiations between unions and employers, but he's faced criticism for urging shadow ministers not tojoin picket lines, and more industrial strife is looming. 115,000 royal mail workers 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 the 5th. remember the rail misery? well, drivers at 12 train operators still have mandates for strikes, and nurses, 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 with struggling households, but the industrial unrest shows no sign of easing. mark ashdown, bbc news. 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 80% from £1,971 to more than £3,500. businesses are also expressing extreme concern about the impact on their costs. business leaders have warned thosands ofjobs in the hospitality industry — in hotels, pubs, restaurants, cafes — could go if businesses have to close for the winter because of higher energy prices and they can't afford to stay open. kate nicholls is the chief executive of the lobby group, uk hospitality and joins us.

kate, thank you very much for joining us this evening. businesses, it is worth reminding viewers, are not protected by any price cap. i suspect if they were, like domestic users, many would be staying at their bills are simply would be unaffordable. what are any members of your organisation saying to you about their concerns?— of your organisation saying to you about their concerns? well, we have seen soaring — about their concerns? well, we have seen soaring energy _ about their concerns? well, we have seen soaring energy bills _ about their concerns? well, we have seen soaring energy bills since - about their concerns? well, we have seen soaring energy bills since the i seen soaring energy bills since the start of the year, but over the past couple of months, those bills have really escalated and they are now becoming a tipping point where businesses simply can't afford them and they become unviable overnight. you mentioned the increase in domestic energy charges of 80%. our members are reporting 300% to 500% increase in energy bills and one member contacted me today who said the energy bill was going up by 1000%, meaning the business stopped being profitable, stopped being bible. 0thers being profitable, stopped being bible. others are talking about hibernating before the winter in

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reduction in days and hours, —— temporary closure. how many businesses do you fear will go out of business are permanently? fiur of business are permanently? our members are _ of business are permanently? oi" members are telling me of business are permanently? qij' members are telling me a quarter are already reducing hours or days of the week or times of trading in order to be able to take account of the challenges they have in terms of costs. 0ver the challenges they have in terms of costs. over the course of the covid crisis, the 18 month that was really acute, below is a 10,000 businesses, is a 10% of hospitality already gone. we fear there could be as many businesses again unlikely to succeed for the next 12 months unless you can get that support coming through. and potentially hundreds of thousands ofjobs at risk in the supply chain and hospitality itself. what should that support looks like? what should that support looks like? what are you asking the next by minister, rishi sunak or liz truss, to do? we need action on energy first and foremost, is an immediate measure, cutting vat, for the hospitality sector, but also general headline rate cuts would help. a fall in business rates and

reinstating the business rate holidays in full to give the business is the breathing space to manage the cost, staying in businesses, being a forward —— affording to pay the bills, affording to pay the bills, affording to pay the bills, affording to retain their staff throughout this whole process. those other big areas we would like to see action, but particularly in in regards to energy, we need an insurance scheme to allow the supply and governments are stepping —— are step into provide... to many are failing to do so at the moment. i5 failing to do so at the moment. is it acceptable, as far as you're concerned, that there is not already planned, detailed plan about what the will be? businesses are sailing down the barrel of failure. at the will be? businesses are sailing down the barrel of failure.- down the barrel of failure. at the moment, down the barrel of failure. at the moment. we _ down the barrel of failure. at the moment, we have _ down the barrel of failure. at the moment, we have been - down the barrel of failure. at the moment, we have been talking l down the barrel of failure. at the | moment, we have been talking to down the barrel of failure. at the - moment, we have been talking to the government about energy and also problems with cost inflation going into the businesses since january this year. they say she was already built into the system, exacerbated by ukraine. it is frustrating for businesses do not know what is

happening with their future and causes a lot of anxiety to those who own businesses, but also employ people across the sector, so we need an urgent, detailed plan from day one of a new government, immediate support and cash to both consumers and businesses, and then a medium and businesses, and then a medium and longer term support measures to make sure businesses can come through that and we do not have that economic scarring if businesses fail onjobs are economic scarring if businesses fail on jobs are lost.— onjobs are lost. you're basically warnin: onjobs are lost. you're basically warning if— onjobs are lost. you're basically warning if there _ onjobs are lost. you're basically warning if there is _ onjobs are lost. you're basically warning if there is not _ onjobs are lost. you're basically warning if there is not that - warning if there is not that immediate plan and support immediately as well, it will simply create a whole host of other problems?— create a whole host of other roblems? ~ , , ~ ., ., create a whole host of other roblems? ~ , ~ ., ., ., problems? absolutely. we do not have that su ort problems? absolutely. we do not have that sunport that _ problems? absolutely. we do not have that support that goes _ problems? absolutely. we do not have that support that goes through, - problems? absolutely. we do not have that support that goes through, we - that support that goes through, we are not going to be able to address the cost of living crisis, businesses will have to pass on costs at a bass or fail at worst, and that will see jobs are lost across the uk which will result in a further harm to the economy and also mean inflation lasts longer as price pressures mount across the businesses. it really is important that we have urgent priority action

from day one of the beginning of next month. from day one of the beginning of next month-— next month. kate nichols, chief executive of _ next month. kate nichols, chief executive of uk _ next month. kate nichols, chief executive of uk hospitality, - next month. kate nichols, chief. executive of uk hospitality, thank you very much. two men who were arrested on suspicion of the murder of nine—year—old 0livia 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're withholding it, you are protecting the killers. we need your information. this morning prayers were said for olivia and herfamily at liverpool's anglican cathedral. the sunday service included messages

for hope and healing for the city. the dean of liverpool says they're praying for peace and calm, and remembering all victims of gun violence around the world. she's also urged anyone with any information, no matter how small it might be, to speak to the police. it's in the little acts, it's the little things that we see and have seen that will be important to the police. and it's important that we come forward and say what we've seen or what we've experienced so that the police can build the bigger picture. you may think, "oh, i only saw whatever, a small act," but the police will build that into a bigger picture and be able then to bring justice to the parent of olivia and all those who've been killed through gun crime. we sometimes think, "oh, you know, i'm not going to say anything, it was only a little thing, it doesn't matter". whatever it is, my advice would be to stand up and to come forward and to go to the police,

because we want love to win, not hate. earlier i spoke to our correspondent phil bodmer, who's at the scene in liverpool, about the latest police appeals. there were three shootings in the space ofjust seven days that that's clearly shocked this city. and as you mentioned there, it's almost a week since 0livia was fatally shot at the house just beyond the police cordon here on kings heath avenue last monday. as you mentioned there, the police ramping up really this kind of warfare on the criminals who are responsible for these awful events and that video that you played there clearly highlighting and appealing to people's best conscience to come forward and help how however small they may think the piece of information will be. you heard in the voiceover there, this is a young lady, when referring to 0livia, that she won't see her 18th birthday, she won't go

to university, she won't get married or have her own children. a very, very powerful and sombre message, really appealing to people to come forward and perhaps help out and give the police the information they need. we've seen lots of police activity here today that doesn't abate. there's relentless activity. this morning we saw a number of police vans in the street. there was a scene with police dogs, sniffer dogs going in and out of a number of properties, just a little bit down the street further on from where i'm standing now, so that police presence is really still very high, and people here need that. yesterday we saw police officers leafleting doors in the neighborhood, so they were trying to reassure people who are living here, who are seeking answers to these very, very challenging questions about why this has happened in their community. and as you say, also the dean of liverpool today, the reverend canon suejones, speaking also very powerfully about hope and reconciliation,

and people coming together to the cathedral. this morning, she said the numbers were up and she thinks that people at times like this need the church. they need some hope, they need some focus, and they need some time to reflect as well. but tonight, that message still very strong, anitta — if you know something, do not protect the killer, come forward and help with this investigation. phil bodmer reporting. 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. the headlines on bbc news... the time is 1a minutes past six. "get a spine" — the message from britain's biggest trade union to the labour party over standing up for working people struggling

with the cost of living crisis. merseyside police have issued an online video appealing for help catching the person who shot dead nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel inside her home last week. pakistan warns millions more people are likely to be caught up in unprecedented flooding that's already claimed more than 1,000 lives. efforts are under way to get aid to some of those worst—hit areas. staying with that story. the number of people killed in floods in pakistan is now more than 1,000, and there's a warning that millions more are likely to be caught up in the unprecedented disaster. the country is making a fresh appeal for international aid, as it's warned that food shortages could lead to more deaths. many families have had to leave agricultural areas — where they were able to support themselves — for higher ground. more than 30 million people have been displaced, livelihoods have been destroyed leaving communities across the country at risk of hunger.

in one of the worst affected provinces, sindh, relief efforts are being affected by a lack of resources. 0ur pakistan correspondent pumza fihlani reports. the people are hungry and desperate. local aid agencies in pakistan say they are doing what they can, but there simply aren't enough resources for everyone. as seen here — within minutes, the food runs out and the team is forced to leave quickly. the picture is the same around the country. translation: we left our homes in a hurry and couldn't gather- all our supplies to cook. some days, we are able to eat. other days, we have nothing. i have eight children. all of us are sitting on the road. weeks later, in the still—heavy flooding across sindh province, where thousands of mud homes have sunk under water, roads and bridges have been destroyed.

it's left remote communities isolated, making it difficult for aid workers to reach them. it's forcing ordinary people to make means to save those in need. this is not a river. these are flooded waters that have come in from weeks and weeks of rains. the boat that we're on at the moment usually works as a fishing boat, but it's become a lifeline for people in these sorts of remote villages. fishermen every day spend their time not fishing but coming out to look for people who may still be trapped in these isolated communities. we come across a family surrounded by water. they tell us they will not move. "we've suffered great loss, but we cannot leave," she tells me. "everything we are left with is here. "we cannot leave it behind". the full scale of the devastation will be felt for months, authorities have said.

for now, with rivers continuing to overflow and flash floods in some parts of the country, officials are worried the worst is still coming. pumza fihlani, bbc news, sindh. earlier i discussed relief efforts with yasrab shah, from the nottingham—based aid charity, muslim hands. pakistan is one of those countries that we have extensive project staff and volunteers around the country, so when these monsoon rains began overa month ago, ourteams were already actively on the ground distributing emergency aid in the form of food, water, tents, setting up medical camps and, of course, we hope to help with reconstructing homes. but sadly, what we thought were the seasonal monsoon rains, they have just continued to... the rain hasjust continue, sadly. and now we're already hearing that over 33 million people in pakistan have been affected by the floods and that makes up 15% of the population, so it's incredibly desperate news, and our teams are reporting even

on the ground now that the rains continue to fall. so we're in areas like kpk, khyber—pakhtunkhwa in southern punjab and the area that you just showed there in sindh in southern pakistan. so is this the worst that most of your volunteers have seen in the time they've worked for the charity? i mean, i have to... yeah, i have to be honest, even myself. i've been working at muslim hands for over 16 years now and i remember the floods back in 2010 and 2011, and already the pakistani government are comparing what was the worst flood of pakistan's history of 2010, 2011, as in terms of the level of damage as being as bad as that. i mean, when you hear that 220,000 homes have been destroyed with another further half a million which have been damaged, you get the scale of the level of the catastrophic disaster. and this is why we completely appreciate that the government of pakistan has declared a state of emergency and is directly this

weekend, has been appealing for international help. so we've been already on the ground for over a month now, but we definitely feel the incredible, urgent need to accelerate our aid efforts. and we desperately appeal to our donors and well—wishers to come forward and support our brothers, sisters in humanity in pakistan. but in some of the areas where you are distributing food, local people are telling you that your workers are the first people to arrive to help. and we heard that from another charity yesterday in the areas where they are, again, another organisation with well—established networks in the country, they are the first to arrive in many areas. why isn't the government in these areas as well? obviously the authorities can't be absolutely everywhere. but why does it seem that the government isn't able to help in the way charities, ngos are? yeah, so i think what's happened here is just the scale of the disaster and the fact that the rain has continued to fall and more and more areas are being affected within pakistan, so i think this is an honest response from the pakistani government to ask for international aid, clearly showing that they are unable to deal with the scale of the disaster.

and, yes, you're quite right the teams where we have been operating for over a month now providing this emergency aid, they have absolutely been reporting something very, very similar, saying our children are getting ill from the waterborne diseases. the floodwaters carry with them many dangers and they've covered their natural water sources. and, of course, many of these people, i mean, in the millions have been left homeless. their mud houses have literally been swept away, so i think for any government to try to deal with 33 million people of its citizens, i think would absolutely be struggling so, you know, we're trying our best to double down on our efforts, but we're completely reliant, like all the charities, on the generosity of our donors. yasrab shah from the muslim charity muslim hands. there have been angry protests across india following the government's decision to cut short the sentences of 11 men who were convicted of brutally gang raping a muslim woman. men and women held placards and shouted slogans, urging the government to reverse the controversial decision. wendy urquhart reports.

chanting this is one of many protests on the streets of india on saturday. there's utter disbelief that these convicted rapists have been set free. calling for the freedom of muslim women, they waved banners blazing with slogans like "justice for bilkis bano" and demanded that the government reverse its decision. bilkis bano is the woman who was raped by the 11 men who walked out ofjail on the 75th anniversary of india's independence. she and her two children were the only survivors when 17 muslims were attacked by hindus during the religious riots of 2002. in a statement, she said...

some activists are calling for an official apology for bilkis bano. others are afraid that rape is being normalised in india. translation: if the convicts did all this l and are able to get away with their crimes so easily, that means rape culture is being normalised very badly. the gujarat government said various points were considered in connection with the release of the men, including their behaviour in prison and the fact that they'd already served 15 years behind bars. dozens of retired civil servants have written to the chiefjustice of india, warning that the early release of these men sends the wrong message and puts the safety of women at risk. wendy urquhart, bbc news. 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 barbecuejust south of the city. the driver has been arrested. the cause of the crash is not yet known. in ukraine, the ukrainian army continues its fight—back in the south of the country. ukraine's forces have shelled a factory in the russian—occupied town of nova kakhovka. a lawmaker for the region said the russians had set up a military command centre in the factory producing naval equipment. a moscow—appointed official said missiles had hit the factory, the town itself and the local hydro—electric dam. the fighting comes as ukraine's forces gear up for an expected push to re—take the city of kherson — currently under russian control. the taliban are urging pakistan not to allow us drones to use its airspace to access afghan territory. last month, a missile fired from an american drone killed the al qaeda leader, ayman al—zawahiri, in kabul. afghanistan insists intelligence

shows it entered from pakistan, but officials in islamabad have denied any involvement. white storks with their long red legs and pointed beaks are one of the most distinctive birds in europe and western asia. but they're facing an increasing number of hazards. climate change is impacting their migration routes between europe and africa. and now there's been a sudden spike in stork deaths in hungary. 0ur correspondent nick thorpe has been investigating. the famous white storks, a protected species, are dying on the great hungarian plain. activists found dozens of dead birds in recent weeks. some electrocuted, others poisoned. probably, the stork was resting on the pool when he or she started to fly and opened the wings. 0ne edge of the wing touched the line and one of the legs was still on the iron part of the pylon and electricity went through the body.

this is how they die. 150,000 birds are electrocuted each year in hungary. the hazard to birds of these electric poles has long been recognised and there are easy solutions — you can install plastic insulating caps on the wires, even perches where the birds can stand. but they're expensive to install. 0nly10% of pylons are insulated. in recent weeks, drought has made the problem worse. storks are attracted to a waste dump next to the pylons. this is a trap. because of the drought, there are not enough food around. in the countryside. in the countryside and here in this area, they can find food. and if they want to rest on those

poles, they can die really easily. afterfeeding, the birds drink from these poisoned waters. the lake is drying out. birds and fish decompose in the warm, shallow water, causing bacteria to release a lethal toxin. what's going to happen to those sick storks we just saw? because it's a nerve toxin, first, they will be not able to walk, then not able to use their wings. they will suffocate under the water because they will be not able to lift up their heads. this summer's heat has made life extremely difficult for the storks, forcing them to migrate early. this former marshland is now a fire risk. but the activists have brought one ray of hope. they're using local duckweed and natural microorganisms to help clear the polluted water, and continue to lobby electricity companies to better protect the birds. nick thorpe, bbc news, eastern hungary.

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. earlier, markjackson, gardening manager at york gate garden told us more about this trend. 0bviously, we're finding that temperatures are warmer, we're tending to get milder winters, as well, and warmer temperatures in the summer. and at the moment, to some degree, we can perhaps take advantage of the interim change, and find that we can grow plant species that we wouldn't normally be growing in this country. we've been very fortunate that, as a country, we can grow a great diversity of plants from all over the world, but there have been, on the tender side, certain plants that we've only been able to grow, sort of under glass indoors, and now we're finding there is an opportunity to grow more of these plants outdoors and get them through winters,

which works in our favour but, you know, we're very conscious that there's a question of going beyond that, and we are looking to the future of what those issues and how we can address them, and maintain particularly gardens, traditional gardens that we know, our english garden that we know and love. the world's second—biggest carnival is back this weekend on the streets of west london. millions have gathered to celebrate the notting hill carnival for the first time in two years. greg mckenzie tells us more. we are well under way here at the carnival in west london and many more people will have taken to the carnival rate experience of the sound systems. 1 million people by the end of today. today is traditionally known as the children's day, where many are competing for the title of best costume. in terms of carnival, it

has been happening in london every year since the 1960s. it was cancelled last year and the year before because of the pandemic, but the notting hill carnival 2022 is well under way. greg mckenzie re ”ortin. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. good afternoon. with drought and hosepipe bans across parts of the uk, we could do with some rain in this forecast. not many of us are seeing it out there today. down to a big slow—moving area of high pressure, a frequent feature of our weather in this forecast and bringing a little more clouding from the north sea with that north—easterly breeze around. through monday, one or two showers drifting around here and there. northern parts of england and northern ireland as well, and just the odd one further south moving east to west on that breeze across

england and wales and for western scotland too, but the vast majority avoiding any showers. spells of shunt and the sign, but will be... temperatures between 15 and 23 celsius. things do not change any hurry, high pressure still with us out towards the north—east of the uk. we have a squeeze on the isobars, a bit more of a breeze developing. just bring the odd shower around here. there could be one or two splashes of rain for western scotland, but the vast majority having another dry day. a bit more cloud towards these, best of the sunshine and probably for the likes of wales and northern ireland as well and temperatures about 15 to 24 as well and temperatures about 15 to 2a celsius. into the middle part of the week, only very su btle subtle changes, little more cloud drifting in there are some northern and eastern parts and a breeze through the english channel as well. temperature was on wednesday, very similar to the next couple of days, perhaps a degree are so warm and he says, up to 2a celsius. further north, a touchdown on that where you have the breeze coming in from the

north sea, 16 in aberdeen for instance. towards thursday, we have low pressure developing down towards the south—west. sitting toward the bay of biscay, but still very much our weather driven by high pressure out towards the north—east. we have that easterly breeze once again, but with a subtle change in wind direction, more easterly than north—easterly, some slightly warmer air importing from the continent, temperatures morale across england and wales in a low mid 20s. for cardiff and london, further north for... a lot of dry weather holds on towards the end of the week as well, but what we will start to see are these fronts out towards the west and pressure to the south—west. high pressure still holding on for now. a lot of weather that some welcoming volvo may then from the south—west late on friday. we do need this rain

vomiting surveyed into the weekend and it should start to push its way further north. quite a warm day on saturday sale. we had this kink in thejet saturday sale. we had this kink in the jet stream which is forming areas of low pressure out towards the west. it is about a 6—10 days ahead and does look like it has got its way in. bringing itself a little colour. for the next 6—10 days,... things a little warmer, things in the mid 20s, and a chance of some rain. that we could do with later in the period. more can be found on the bt weather website. goodbye.

and give more support to workers seeking pay rises as the cost of living spirals a strong message backing workers is needed from labour, says unite — labour says the government should do more to resolve industrial disputes. with the increase in living costs set to continue for months, we'll be looking at the challenge for labour. also on the programme... we've got a nine—year—old girl who won't celebrate her 18th birthday. do not protect the killers — a online video appeal from merseyside police after three fatal shootings, including that of nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel. as the death toll from floods in pakistan exceeds 1,000, a call for more international aid.

and carnival returns with a bang for the first time in three years as party—goers throng to notting hill. good evening. the leader of britain's biggest trade union, unite, says the labour party needs to get a spine and do more to stand up for working people struggling with the cost of living. sharon graham told the bbc that there is currently no strong voice for workers in parliament and she said people wanted a strong message from labour. the party has not supported calls for pay rises backed by industrial action, but says if it were in power it would join talks between employers and unions. our business correspondent marc ashdown has more. what do we want?

10%! when do we want it? now! could the summer of strikes turn into a winter of discontent? at felixstowe port, 1,900 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 unions 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, has called on the labour party to make a stronger stand. i think that if they came out now strongly and said, "look, hang on a second — these abhorrent profits that are going on, what's happening in the cost of living? this is what we think should happen," and then i think they would very much get elected. so from my point of view i think we're doing a labour a favour, actually, by saying, "look, get a spine — stick up for workers." and i tell you right now, people want a strong message. the tuc said the 6.5 million union members in the uk need all the help they can get.

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. good morning. how are you doing? keir starmer has said, if elected, the party would play a more active role in negotiations between unions and employers, but he's faced criticism for urging front benchers not to join picket lines. and former shadow transport minister sam tarry was sacked from his role, accused of making up policy on the hoof, while supporting striking real workers. ——striking rail workers. a series of large—scale rail strikes have already happened this summer, causing disruption for millions. drivers at 12 train operators still have mandates for further walk—outs, and more industrial strife is looming. 115,000 royal mail workers walked out last week, in the first of four days of planned action. bt workers have a second strike planned, and nurses, school support staff and 100,000 local government workers are being balloted in the coming weeks.

criminal barristers are starting indefinite strike action from september the 5th in a dispute over pay and legal aid funding. rising energy bills are fuelling this cost of living crisis. the government has said it's working flat out to find options for the incoming prime minister to help struggling households. but this industrial unrest shows no sign of easing. and marc ashdownjoins me now. some really stinging criticism here for labour? a, some really stinging criticism here for labour?— for labour? a pretty strong line from unite. _ for labour? a pretty strong line from unite, we _ for labour? a pretty strong line from unite, we have _ for labour? a pretty strong line from unite, we have been - for labour? a pretty strong line. from unite, we have been calling labour hq all day looking for a response and so far they have not put anybody up to talk to us. when it comes to the strike, they have given verbal support of the workers, but not bodies on the picket line, if you like, and i think that is sharon graham pulled back a point here. will that have to change? it is a bit awkward, labour was a party formed by working people to support their interests, keir starmer has a date of the tuc conference in november, and he is due to appear in

person for the first time because of the pandemic. will standing in the room with angry workers focus minds? the big issue driving this is the relentless rising cost of living. energy bills, going up by 80% in october. labour has been clear they 0ctober. labour has been clear they would freeze energy bills below £2000, saving the average household £1600 per year. that would need paying for, it would cost billions, they say they would do that through another windfall tax on oil and gas profits. at that decision is down to the next prime minister. we are told there are lots of things being looked at. people watching them want decisive action and quickly. maw; decisive action and quickly. many thanks. prayers have been said in liverpool for 9—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel who was shot dead in her own home — an innocent victim in a week of gun crime on merseyside that's also seen two other young people shot dead. today merseyside police turned to social media in their search for information to bring justice for theirfamilies. they've launched a video appeal for information. 0ur correspondent emma vardy is in

liverpool and can tell us more. well, police clearly believe there are still people out there who know more about the shootings. today, we saw a fresh attempt to persuade people to come forward. now, in the case of nine—year—old 0livia's death, two men who were being questioned have now been released on bail. 0ne questioned have now been released on bail. one of them was recalled to prison for breaching the terms of his licence. the investigation goes on. we've got parents who've lost their children. we've got a nine—year—old girl who won't celebrate her 18th birthday. after three gun deaths in seven days, an appeal to peoples' conscience. if you've got information, and you're withholding it, you're protecting the killers. the recent spate of gun crime has had devastating consequences. sam rimmer was gunned down in the street. a few days later, ashley dale,

shot in her garden. police say she was not the intended target of the attack. and nine—year—old 0livia, shot when a gunman burst into herfamily home in pursuit of someone else. it's led to a huge police response, and a crackdown on organised crime. there was fresh activity on 0livia's street this morning. arrests have been made in all three murder investigations, and officers believe they're making progress. but they still need more information, and hope that message to people not to protect the killers will strike a chord. at liverpool's anglican cathedral today, prayers were said for 0livia, and all those affected by the city's recent spate of violence. itjust seems as if we're living in a world where it's easy to get hold of weapons, and then to use those weapons on other human beings. it's in the little acts, is the little things that we see and have seen that will be important

to the police. and it's important that we come forward. after a difficult week, a moment of reflection for liverpool and hope there will be no more tragedies. police are still trying to build up a clear evidential picture of what happened here. they are still particularly asking for information about a black audi, that was here on the scene of 0livia's street the night that she was killed. 0livia, of course, should have been starting school again soon after the summer holidays, but instead, the efforts to catch and convict the person who cut her life short will continue. emma, thank you. more than 1,000 people have now died after extensive flooding in pakistan as the country issues a fresh appeal for more international aid. it's feared that food shortages could lead to more deaths, as many families have had to leave for higher ground, abandoning agricultural areas where they were able to support themselves. officials in the southern province

of sindh are warning that more floods and landslides are likely there, as waters from the north flow downriver. our correspondent pumza fihlani has the latest. local aid agencies in pakistan say they are doing what they can, but there simply aren't enough resources for everyone, as seen here. within minutes, the food runs out... ..and the team is forced to leave quickly. the picture is the same around the country. translation: we left our homes in a hurry, and couldn't gather- all our supplies to go. some days, we are able to eat, other days we have nothing. there is heavy flooding across sindh province, where thousands of mud homes have sunk underwater. roads have been flushed away. we have more than 3,000 kilometres of roads that have been washed away. bridges, 160 plus bridges have been destroyed as well.

so, it is really, really, a very, very bad situation here. remote communities have been left isolated, making it difficult for aid workers to reach them. this is not a river. these are floodwaters that have come in from weeks and weeks of rain. the boat that we're on at the moment usually works as a fishing boat, but it's become a lifeline for people in these sorts of remote villages. fishermen every day spend their time not fishing, but coming out to look for people. we come across a family surrounded by water. they tell us they will not move. "we've suffered great loss, but we cannot leave," she tells me. "everything we have left is here, and we cannot leave it behind." charities in the uk are doing their best to try and make up for that, including nottingham—based muslim hands. our teams are across the area. but we are being overwhelmed. i wouldn't want to pretend.

like many people have been reporting, when we have gone out to distribute the aid, the cooked food, emergency food packs, tents, people are saying, you're the first people we've seen come. and thatjust gives you a flavour of the scale of the disaster, that many aid agencies are operating, but it's overwhelming. rivers are continuing to overflow, with flash floods in some parts of the country. officials say it's becoming clear the worst is not over. pumza fihlan, bbc news, sindh. 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 barbecuejust south of the city. the driver has been arrested. the cause of the crash is not yet known. 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 both jailed for ten years in 2018. tougher sentences for child abusers came into force injune under tony's law, following campaigning from the boy's adoptive family. football and celtic have a set a new record in the scottish premiership after a 9—0 victory at dundee united, sealing the biggest away win in the league. it puts the champions back on top of the table, two points clear of rangers. nesta mcgregor was watching. two players and six of the reasons celtic and theirfans are on cloud nine. yet to record a win this season, dundee united went behind when kyogo furuhashi made this tight finish looks simple. his second, on 1a minutes, was anything but routine. and in first—half stoppage time, the japanese international secured his hat—trick. the celebration for anyone not keeping count.

4—0 up, going into the second half, it didn't take long before it was five. liel abada getting in on the action. the chance of seeing one hat—trick is rare. so, when abada scored a second nine minutes later, those inside tannadice were on the brink of an even rarer sight, a double hat—trick. and on 77 minutes, with this dink, the israeli international delivered. celtic made it nine, nine minutes from time — their biggest ever away league win. the bhoys, buoyant. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. the notting hill carnival has returned to the streets of west london for the first time in three years following the pandemic. europe's largest carnival could have up to 2 million people attending the two day festival. greg mckenzie has the story. welcome to notting hill carnival! the world's second biggest carnival is back, after being cancelled last year and of the year before due to the pandemic.

the festivities began this morning, with a 72—second silence observed to remember those who died in the grenfell tower tragedy five years ago. the remains of the building are close by and visible here on the carnival route. carnival means a lot to us. and grenfell, this is something that is really close to our hearts. grenfell was a tragedy that should never have happened. and... ..we will never forget. the notting hill carnival has been taking place in west london since the 1960s, created to celebrate the lives of those who left the caribbean to come to britain to help rebuild the country following two world wars, many arriving on the ship the windrush. today is traditionally known as children's day, as many of them are competing for the title of best costume. on offer, plenty of caribbean food, drinks, colourful costumes and,

of course, live music, with the sounds from the caribbean. have not been on children's day before, but this is the year. and we want to... i think after two years - of missing it, just to come out and see the people, the food, the smells, i the sound, it's all fantastic. i'll have to look around and find out where my jamaican roots are from. so, i'm from america, and it's my first time. it sounds exciting, it looks exciting. so, are we going to see you whining later? of course! what started as a few hundred people gathering on the august bank holiday, decades ago, this event has now manifested into europe's biggest street festival, with over 2 million people expected over two days. there is a visible police presence. and as the festivities come to a close, the focus and attention will turn to tomorrow for the main event, adult day. greg mckenzie, bbc news.

that's it for now, we're back with the late news at 10:00. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are.

hello. this is bbc news. the white house says the passage of two us warships through the taiwan strait today is "very consistent" with its policy of seeking a free and open indo—pacific. the chinese military says it's on high alert as it views such actions as provocative. the warships are the first american vessels to transit the strait since china began military exercises in the waters around taiwan, in response to a recent visit by nancy pelosi. samir puri — a seniorfellow

at the international institute for strategic studies explained the significance of the move and how it could impact relations going forward. well, china is powerless prevent the voyage of these two us guided missile cruisers, unless it attacks them which it is not going to do. china's reaction in the recent past has tended to be sending aerial armadas of its fighterjets and bombers over taiwan's aerial defence identification zone. so, to be clear, that means sending chinese planes in the waters around taiwan, not across taiwan necessarily. it's possible we might see that sort of reaction in the coming days in response, certainly the chinese have done this when the americans have sent their own ships and spy planes to provide that kind of support to taiwan in the past. what i don't think we will see, the sorts of fireworks of the firing of the chinese ballistic missiles that came shortly after the pelosi visit. i don't think we will necessarily see that in response to the transit of the two us vessels at the moment.

generations of 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 — 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 is 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 it's help they're going to need — there are a0 of these bays and there are 80 of these fans to be restored. no—one's really touched this since the 1950s, 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. time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas. hello. we've seen a largely dry, settled day on sunday. just a few splashes of light rain around here and there, but actually many of us keeping the dry and settled spell over the next few days too. this was the scene in paris — beautiful blue sky and some fair—weather cloud around there. so mainly dry with sunny spells is the headline over the next few days, but there will be a few showers developing and a bit

more of a breeze coming in from the north sea too. high pressure sits to the north and that's just importing a bit more cloud around for eastern coasts of england, parts of scotland as well. so as we head through the course of tonight, then, a little bit of rain developing for parts of north—west england, the isle of man, northern ireland, perhaps pushing into dumfries and galloway as well, but most other places looking dry. clear spells overnight, clearer skies, in fact, up towards the northern isles. it will be here that we'll see the lowest temperatures, eight degrees there overnight in lerwick, but most of us around 11 to 15 to start off monday morning. monday, of course, the bank holiday across many parts of the uk, not everywhere, but it's going to be a largely dry day once again. there'll be a few rogue showers just coming in on that breeze across parts of eastern england. probably the best of the sunshine will be for parts of wales and south—west england, perhaps western scotland, but the odd light shower around through central scotland too. temperatures by monday afternoon for most of us in the low to perhaps mid—20s, but always a little bit cooler across northern and eastern scotland where you've got that breeze coming in off the north sea, and 13 degrees there for the northern isles. now, high pressure holds on,

sits towards the north of the uk as we head on into tuesday, so not much change in our weather. weather fronts kept out at bay for the moment. into tuesday, again the odd light shower moving in for east anglia and the south—east on that breeze, and there could be a few showers for, say, western parts of scotland, but most of us having another dry day with some long spells of sunshine, especially for parts of northern ireland, wales, the south—west of england too. cardiff, 2a degrees. aberdeen, only 15 on tuesday. so the middle of the week dominated by that high pressure to the north of the uk. we've got low pressure starting to develop out towards the south—west, possiblyjust moving into the bay of biscay, for instance, through wednesday into thursday as well. not really reaching our shores by this stage, though. with that high pressure still in charge, it does look like we've got lots of dry weather towards the end of the week. perhaps a hint that we could start to see something a little bit more unsettled — we certainly need the rain — for friday and on into the coming weekend. bye for now.

this is bbc news, the headlines at 7pm: "get a spine" — the message from britain's biggest trade union to the labour party over standing up for working people struggling with the cost of living crisis. merseyside police have issued an online video appealing for help catching the person who shot dead nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel inside her home last week. she won't celebrate her wedding. she won't have children of her own. if you've got information and you're withholding it, you are protecting the killers. pakistan warns millions more people are likely to be caught up in unprecedented flooding that's already claimed more than 1,000 lives. countdown to blast—off as the launch of nasa's artemis i moon mission approaches.

and celtic match liverpool in hitting the net nine times —