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 — see all the goals in sportsday at 7:30pm. good evening. welcome to the bbc news channel. 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 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 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 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 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. to help struggling households, but this industrial unrest shows no sign of easing. a source close to liz truss has said she would priortise tax cuts over universal support if she becomes prime minister. with me now is our political correspondent ben wright. what more do we know about this idea? ~ ., ., .., ., , idea? well, of the two candidates, liz truss has _ idea? well, of the two candidates, liz truss has been _ idea? well, of the two candidates, liz truss has been particularly - liz truss has been particularly tight—lipped about what she would precisely do during this campaign come ——... also under ——. .. also under consideration, ——... also under consideration, i think is a vat cut, perhaps the income tax thresholds. it is all in the mix. but one of the policy is rishi sunak brought him when he was

chancellor was to have a universal £400 payment that everybody will receive the policy is rishi sunak brought him when he was chancellor was to have a universal £400 payment that everybody will receive this autumn, which some sort of benefit as they try to pay their bills. about liz truss's team are saying that would not be an approach that she would prioritise at all. she does not think it is an efficient way of using money, she would rather target help through a welfare system, probably, the poorest, then focus on tax cuts. we are a week away, just over a week away from knowing who the next by ministers going to be. there is still a massive amount of what we don't know about what they would bolster —— a week away from knowing who the next prime minister is going to be. 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 chief executive of lobby group, uk hospitality of lobby group, uk hospitality.

we've 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 cannot afford them and they become unviable overnight. you mentioned the increase in domestic energy charges of 80%. our members are reporting 300% — 500% increases in their energy bills. one member contacting me today had an energy bill that was going up by 1000%, and thatjust means, simply, that the business stops being profitable, stops being viable, and many businesses will hand back the keys and close for good. others are talking about hibernating for the winter in those seasonal coastal and rural communities, but that means they are losing money hand over fist while they are doing that. and let's not forget, these are businesses that were closed for the best part of two years due to covid, so they are in a very fragile state. kate nichols of uk hospitality. 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 has been in liverpool for us. police clearly believe there are still people out there who know more about the shootings and today we saw about the shootings and today we saw a fresh attempt to persuade people to come forward. in the case of nine—year—olds 0livia's death, two men are now on bail, one was recalled to prison for breaching the terms of his licence. and 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, 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. after a difficult week, a moment of reflection for liverpool and hope there will be no more tragedies. these 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 she was killed. 0livia 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 bardhi reporting from liverpool. —— emma vardy.

austria says it's backing an eu—wide cap on electricity prices, as they continue to rise in line with soaring gas prices. russia is reportedly burning off natural gas as it sharply cut deliveries to the european union. chancellor karl nehammer said it was time to finally stop the "madness" taking place in energy markets. austria is heavily dependent on russian gas, and mr nehammer said the eu must not allow president putin to determine its energy price every day. 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. 0ur 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 cook. 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 flooded waters 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.

joining us from the pakistan capital, islamabad, is ali tauqeer sheikh, an independent adviser on climate change. mrsheikh, mr sheikh, thank you very much for joining us here on the bbc news channel. what are your observations about the floods are devastating parts of pakistan this year? the last 75 years. — parts of pakistan this year? the last 75 years, we _ parts of pakistan this year? tue: last 75 years, we have parts of pakistan this year? tte: last 75 years, we have been trained to deal with the floods over the river indus. this is the first time we have had floods of this magnitude from different sources. the first source was about the rains in sindh and central baluchistan. they

usually come to northern punjab and the rain causes floods and after this they go to sindh in baluchistan, which are not strongholds in the area. but estate from rajasthan and gujarat, they went to sindh, causing torrential rain in sindh and baluchistan. our records are from 1918, and in dozens of districts, these are the record breaking scale on which the rain is happening, so we call them local. and if this is not enough, months and patterns are changing. because of heavy rain in pakistan, we had flash floods of unknown magnitude in baluchistan, sindh, causing additionalfloods. because of torrential rains, we also have urban rain in many of the cities. if this

wasn't enough, we have also had a potentially command told, cloud outbursts upstream, the river basin thatis outbursts upstream, the river basin that is flooding in the monson. please remember that our rivers are damned, still filling up, there is no river base flooding yet, except in two areas. this is the first floods in pakistan's history that the meteorologist tell us that indicates a change of patterns in any monson cycle for the first time ever. it is like fighting a war in five theatres. no country has the capacity to deal with so many sectors and our ability is stretched, resources are stressed. and many that we have in the northern area, balochistan and sindh, have a century of infrastructure has simply been

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pandemics, malaria, dengue and other waterborne diseases hitting us. i'm personally very, very concerned that one disaster in one's life does not mean a child can never go back to school. hundreds of schools have been washed away and i think we need to have a global emergency on education to ensure girls and boys can go back to schools and their teachers need to be found and recruited if they have gone, to resume their life. and the next crisis is monetarily. i do not want to use very harsh terms, but i do feel that with commodity pricing hitting the roof, and so many crops destroyed and it is not a very clear when the new crops will be ready, i think food supplies will be an urgent need to, at least in some areas of balochistan and sindh. mi areas of balochistan and sindh. ali tauqeer sheikh, independent adviser

on climate change in us are bad, thank you very much for your perspective. it's taken half a century, but nasa is one step closer to putting humans back on the moon. tomorrow afternoon, it will launch a major test flight from the kennedy space center in florida, currently scheduled for 13:33 bst. if this is delayed because of issues with the weather, there are other back up windows for launch early in september. this debut outing is a test with no crew aboard, but future missions will send astronauts back to the lunar surface. i'm joined now by professor katherine joy who's a planetary scientist from the university of manchester. professorjoy, thank you very much forjoining us. how will artemis differfrom the apollo forjoining us. how will artemis differ from the apollo missions? forjoining us. how will artemis differfrom the apollo missions? so differ from the apollo missions? so it differ from the apollo missions? if it is differ from the apollo missions? 5r it is similarany differ from the apollo missions? 5r it is similar any sense that there a very large rocket, which is being tested tomorrow, which will be launched to the moon, but it is different in this time around, we around, we hope we will stay for longer. apollo was a flag planting mission, there were great science

achieved by the six mission successfully visiting the moon, but with artemus, we want to go beyond this. we want to go to the moon, learn how to live there and sustaining presence where we can have a research presence with people on the moon for a long period of time, so landing a basic, delivering logistic supplies, and are really learning how to kind of do this any longer term so that we can learn developing the technology to then hopefully go elsewhere in the solar system in any future, such as mars and beyond as well. how system in any future, such as mars and beyond as well.— system in any future, such as mars and beyond as well. how likely is it that tourists _ and beyond as well. how likely is it that tourists will _ and beyond as well. how likely is it that tourists will get _ and beyond as well. how likely is it that tourists will get to _ and beyond as well. how likely is it that tourists will get to visit? - that tourists will get to visit? because that always seems to be one of the aspirations. maybe you have to be an extreme wealthy person to do it, but nonetheless, it is on some people's bucket lists. t do it, but nonetheless, it is on some people's bucket lists. i think the next step _ some people's bucket lists. i think the next step for _ some people's bucket lists. i think the next step for space _ some people's bucket lists. i think the next step for space tourism i some people's bucket lists. i think| the next step for space tourism will be lower —— low earth orbit, so it will be moving on the type of light people to know where they get a few minutes of weightlessness, to

actually sustained orbit for a few days. and maybe in the future, maybe 10-20 days. and maybe in the future, maybe 10—20 years away, orbiting the moon and eventually touching down on the surface, so i do not see why that is not a vision for the future. however, with the artemis missions, which is an international space agency effort led by nasa but with collaboration with a canadian space agency and european space agency, the goal is to focus on the near term with getting astronauts and train scientists back onto the moon and operating around the moon in a space station called gateway. this is a case of getting humans back there with space agencies and in a few years time, the commercial sector may come through to allow regular people the opportunity to visit orbit around the moon and go down to the surface as well. what down to the surface as well. what needs to be _ down to the surface as well. what needs to be found _ down to the surface as well. what needs to be found or _ down to the surface as well. what needs to be found or established on the moon to enable those in next steps, to enable them to be a presence there for a prolonged eriod? , ., , ~

period? so it is a little bit like the efforts — period? so it is a little bit like the efforts to _ period? so it is a little bit like the efforts to send _ period? so it is a little bit like the efforts to send people - period? so it is a little bit like the efforts to send people to l the efforts to send people to antarctica. the first few times we send people there to explore, find out what was present, and to learn how to live there. and it is exactly the same with the moon. we need to be able to prove we can not fly habitats around the men, but land them successfully on the surface, be able to operate crew in and out, to recognise challenges of things such as dust. it will be a really big problem on the lunar surface, so ensuring sales between doors can open and shut correctly and are not clogged up with dust —— ensuring sales between doors can open and shut correctly. but also what is on the lunar surface, rocks that are present, possibly ice on the polar regions of the moon which could be turned into oxygen to be used for habitats or possibly for building materials to build a soil —like structures that can provide protection from the harsh radiation environment at the south pole on any moon. there is a lot of testing to be done, notjust by humans, but

working with robotic vehicles and logistical supplies as well. professor katherinejoy, it has clearly captured a lot of people's imagination, notjust astronomers and planetary scientist, but we really appreciate you talking to us tonight. we look forward to the lunch tomorrow. professor katherine j°y lunch tomorrow. professor katherine joy from at the university of manchester. 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. our correspondent nick thorpe has been investigating. the famous white storks, a protected species, are dying on the great hungarian plain. some electrocuted, others poisoned.

probably, the stork was resting on the pool. when he or she started to fly and opened the wings, one 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. only 10% 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. 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 not be able to walk, then not able to use their wings. they will suffocate under the water because they will not be 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. obviously, 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. mark jackson from york gate gardens. 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 two 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 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 have never 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 —

sounds from the caribbean. i've not been on children's day before, but this is the year! and we want to... blows horn. i think after two years - of missing it, just to come out and see the people, the food, the smells, i the sounds, 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 two million people expected over two days. there is a visible police presence, and as the festivities come to a close at around 8pm, the focus and attention will turn to tomorrow for the main event, adult�*s day. greg mckenzie, bbc news. now it's time for a look at

the weather with sarah keith lucas. good evening. sunday brought us another fine saturday across much of the uk. we've not had much rain recently. of course we've got drought and hosepipe bans still holding on overnight. tonight, a bit of wet weather across parts of north west england. the isle of man, northern ireland could push into south—west scotland, but most of us again largely dry, with temperatures between about 11 to 15 degrees. first thing tomorrow, a reasonably mild, if somewhat cloudy start to your monday morning. but monday promises a bit more of the same — a lot of dry weather, some sunny spells developing, always a little bit cloudier for northern and eastern scotland, parts of eastern england as well. probably the best of the sunshine for parts of wales and the south—west. a few rogue showers just moving from east to west on that breeze. and temperatures will range between around 15 in aberdeen to around 23 in cardiff, a little bit cooler for the northern isles. and then with high pressure not moving anywhere in a hurry through the middle of the week, things predominantly dry once again,

and those temperatures are going to be on the rise in the mid twenties for many in the south through the middle of the week. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. 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

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