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 — as unions warn they could coordinate strike action into the winter. we'll be looking at the challenge for labour posed by the spiralling cost of living — and at the latest plans of the two conservative contenders to be prime minister. also on the programme...

we've got a nine—year—old girl who won't celebrate her 18th birthday. "do not protect the killers." an online video appeal from merseyside police after three fatal shootings within a week, including that of nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel. as the death toll from floods in pakistan exceeds 1,000 — a call for more international aid. and ready for lift—off — a return to the moon for america for the first time in 50 years. this is our generation, we get to say that we did it, if we do this successfully on monday, we have sent a human rated spacecraft to the moon. 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 leadership hasn't backed industrial action in support of pay rises, 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, 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 that, 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 tojoin 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. we asked labourfor an interview

today but they didn't make anyone available. 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 is here. this is stinging criticism of labour.

it is, quite a strong line from unite and still have not had a response from labour. 0nly strikes they have given verbal support to they have given verbal support to the workers but we have not seen bodies on the picket line and i think that is the point of workers to promote their interests and secondly, keir starmer has an important date in the diary at that tuc conference, he is due to appear in person for the first time because of the pandemic and he will address the conference. it is possible at being in the room with some angry and frustrated workers, it may start to focus labour minds. but the big issue driving this is the rising relentless cost of living. energy bills going up 80% in october and on that, labour has been clear, they would freeze the energy cap now before it rises, saving households £1600 a year, and that would cost billions but they say they would pay for that in part by more windfall

taxes on gas and oil companies. people at home reallyjust want to see more help with those bills, and quickly. see more help with those bills, and cuickl . ~ see more help with those bills, and cuickl. ~ a ., ., , see more help with those bills, and cuickl. ., ., , ., well, labour, of course, is not in power — and a week tomorrow, either liz truss or rishi sunak will be the new prime minister. whoever wins, the cost of living crisis — driven by soaring energy costs and spiralling inflation — will be a top priority. 0ur political correspondent ben wright is at westminster. both contenders are keeping their cards very close to their chests, but we learned something more about liz truss' plans today. we did. of both candidates, liz truss has been the most tight—lipped about her plans for tackling spiralling energy bills. tax cuts have been the mantra of her campaign and we know a number of measures are being considered, perhaps a cut to vat or a change to income tax thresholds as well as reducing the rise to national insurance that she has promised. i am told nothing has been ruled in or out and she will

also target help at those who need it most. a campaign source and her team also said that another universal hand—out like the £400 every household is going to get this autumn would not be a priority if she wins the contest. that is in stark contrast to rishi sunak, who says everybody should get some direct support as well as help for low income households and pensioners. he thinks that cutting taxes now would be a massive mistake. the contours of two very different approaches are clear, even if the details are missing. and whoever wins, there will be an emergency budget and they will have to get billions of pounds to help people terrified by soaring energy bills this winter.— prayers have been said in liverpool for nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel, who was shot dead in her own home — an innocent young victim of gun crime in the area that has also seen two other young people shot dead within the space of a week. today, merseyside police launched an online video appealfor information.

two men arrested on suspicion of 0livia's murder were released on bail yesterday. emma vardy reports. 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. emma vardy, bbc news. more than 1,000 people have now died after extensive flooding in pakistan —

and the country has issued 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. there are fears that the multiple tributaries that feed down from the mountains into the indus river — as you can see here — will continue to overwhelm it, causing more flooding and landslides in sindh province, which is already the worst—affected region. 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 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. 0ur 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. now let's take a look at some other stories making the news today. 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, jody simpson and anthony smith, were both jailed for 10 years in 2018. tougher sentences for child abusers came into force injune under tony's law, following campaigning from the boy'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 barbecuejust south of the city. the driver has been arrested. the cause of the crash is not yet known. the chinese military says it's on high alert as two us warships, including uss antietam, seen here, pass through the taiwan strait. the us navy said the passage demonstrates the states' commitment to a free and open indo—pacific,

but beijing views the actions as provocative. nasa is preparing to launch its new rocket for its first mission to the moon in 50 years. it's due to lift off tomorrow afternoon from the kennedy space center. it's the first of the artemis mission — and this flight will be uncrewed to test if the technology works. if successful, it will pave the way for human beings to return to the moon. 0ur science editor rebecca morelle reports from cape canaveral in florida. it's almost time. standing on launch pad 39b — the same one used by the apollo missions — the most powerful rockets nasa has ever built is ready for liftoff. the rocket is simply enormous, and it's only when you're standing here that you realise get a sense its size. and this is the last chance we'll see it up close. the launch pad is closing

and fuelling is about to begin. because in just a few hours' time, this will be blasting off. the first step in our return to the moon for 50 years. we talk about moonshots chance as things that humans can do when we put our differences aside and we focus on the mission and do well, now we are going to have our own moonshot, right? this is our generation. we get to now say we did it. if we do this successfully monday, we have sent something like that, a human—rated spacecraft to the moon. for its maiden lunch, the rockets will push a capsule called 0rion into deep space, where it will go into orbit around the moon before it returns to earth. no astronauts will be on board this time — this is a test flight. with such new technology, there are a lot of things that could go wrong. we have done so much testing on this rocket. we've been through integrated testing, we've tested everything from the smallest material to every system. we have done everything we can do

on the ground to eliminate the risk. from here, it'sjust a matter of testing it in—flight, and that's what we are excited about doing monday. so much is riding on this. the next step is to get astronauts on board. nasa's ultimate plan is to land the first woman and the first person of colour on the lunar surface. along the causeways around cape canaveral, people are getting ready to watch the launch, setting up early to bag the best spot. hundreds of thousands are expected in the area. i'm really excited because it's one of the biggest rocket launches in 50 years. i will be out there. it's the largest so far that's going to be going up, and it will be extremely loud. i've been watching this stuff ever since, well, i watched this space landing in �*69. we live pretty close to where it's going to be launching, _ so we are probablyjust - going to climb up on our roof and watch it from there! the weather might have other ideas, though. above the launch pad, the storms keep on coming. nasa will need a break in the clouds to get this rocket off the ground.

rebecca morelle, bbc news, at the kennedy space center, florida. with all the sport now, here's 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. good evening. football highlights follow the news, but if you'd like the results and a few of the goals, then stay right there. after liverpool's 9—0 win yesterday, celtic won by the same margin at dundee united — that's also a record for an away win in the scottish premiership. nesta macgregor reports. 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 look simple. his second, on 40 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. third—placed hearts were also winners in scotland today. tottenham are third in the premier league. harry kane had a penalty saved but scored both goals in their 2—0 win at nottingham forest. west ham won at aston villa. wolves drew at home to newcastle. there was a formula one masterclass from world champion max verstappen at the belgian grand prix. the red bull driver had to overtake most of the field before taking the chequered flag. nick parrott reports.

it doesn't matter whether max verstappen starts at the front or towards the back, this season, no one can stop him winning. engine penalties put him 14th on the grid but his rivals ahead were helpfully clearing a path. lewis hamilton finished every race this season but could not complete the opening lap. his mercedes left too damaged to continue. i his mercedes left too damaged to continue. ., ., ., continue. i thought i had enough room and i _ continue. i thought i had enough room and i didn't. _ continue. i thought i had enough room and i didn't. and _ continue. i thought i had enough room and i didn't. and i - continue. i thought i had enough room and i didn't. and i paid - continue. i thought i had enough room and i didn't. and i paid thej room and i didn't. and i paid the price. it is my fault. i'm just really sorry to my team. price. it is my fault. i'm 'ust really sorry to my team. valtteri bottas did _ really sorry to my team. valtteri bottas did not _ really sorry to my team. valtteri bottas did not in _ really sorry to my team. valtteri bottas did not in the _ really sorry to my team. valtteri bottas did not in the way - really sorry to my team. valtteri bottas did not in the way he - really sorry to my team. valtteri l bottas did not in the way he would have liked. 0n bottas did not in the way he would have liked. on his birthday, too. the gifts kept coming for verstappen, after pole—sitter sainz stopped early for tyres, perez handed the lead to his red bull team—mate. the dutchman dropped to second place after his first stop but was back in front before halfway and stayed there. taking the chequered flag, verstappen became the first driver since 1960 to win consecutive races from tenth place or lower on the grid. with his

late—night 93 points, it is only a matter of when he retains his title, not if. the final round of the tour championship is underway and two—time winner rory mcilroy has a share of the lead. this tournament is the finale of the pga tour season in the us, with only the top 30 players taking part. there's over £15 million for the winner. the olympic and european mountain bike champion tom pidcock couldn't complete the set with a world title today. he tangled with a tree and also had a puncture during the race in switzerland, and he finished just out of the medals in fourth. there's more on the bbc sport website, including highlights of a very good day for the manchester 0riginals in the hundred. many thanks. the unmistakable sounds and sights of the notting hill carnival have returned to the streets of west london for the first time in three years following the pandemic. it's europe's largest carnival and it could have up to two million

people attending over the bank holiday weekend, which kicked off today with children's day. after two years of missing it, just to come out and see the people, the food, the smells, the sound, it's all fantastic. i love to look around and find out where myjamaican roots are from. so, i'm from america. it's my first time. it's exciting. it looks exciting. are we going to see you whining later? of course! a sunny day at the carnival. here's ben rich. mostly dry tomorrow and mostly dry over the next few days. good news if you have plans to get out and about but we do need some rain and this chart shows where we are expecting it over the next five days. this scale is in the top right, you can see these pale blue colours indicating that much rain this week, some places are unlikely to see any at all. that takes us through august

and into the start of september. tomorrow, first of all, some weather contrasts. the warmest and sunniest weather across the south on the west of the uk, where you have shelter from this brisk north—easterly breeze, which will be making it rather cool and cloudy for some in northern and eastern parts. 0vernight we will have a little rain around the irish sea coasts and south—west scotland and north—west england and north wales, and northern ireland. dry elsewhere. tomorrow, the breeze brings cloud into northern and eastern areas, the better sunshine further south and west and a few showers, most places staying dry and heavy showers across parts of northern scotland. evidence of that fairly brisk breeze if you are exposed to it along the north sea coast, aberdeen will have 15 degrees, compared with 23 for cardiff and north devon and cornwall, perhaps 25 degrees tomorrow. with some shelter from the breeze. the day answered mainly fine note but we are bringing a lot of

cloud into northern and eastern parts. as we go through the week, high pressure is the main weather feature and what we are watching is one weather system to the south and another swinging in from the west and these may well combine to bring rain for some but probably not for all of us by the end of the week. as we get into the first few days of september. we can sun it up, it will be mostly dry, a little warmerfor the middle of the week and just the chance of rain for some of us later. good news if you are getting out and about what we could do with some rain. many thanks. that's all from us at bbc news at ten. the news continues on bbc one, as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodnight. 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 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 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. more now on the first mission to the moon in nearly 50 years — with nasa due to launch its new rocket tomorrow afternoon. the artemis mission will launch a major test flight from the kennedy space centre 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. professor katherinejoy, a planetary scientist from the university of manchester, explained to me the difference between the artemis and apollo missions. so it's similar in a sense that there is a very large rocket, which is what is being tested tomorrow, which will be launched to the moon, but it's different in that this time around we hope we can stay for longer. so apollo was a flag—planting mission, there was some great science that was achieved by the six missions that successfully visited the moon, but with artemis we kind of want to go beyond this. we want to go to the moon, learn how to live there and sustain a presence where we can have a research presence with people on the moon for a long period of time. so landing a base, delivering logistic supplies and learning how to do this in the longer term so that we can learn, developing a technology to then hopefully go elsewhere in the solar system in the future, such as mars

and beyond mars as well. how likely is it that tourists will get to visit? because that always seems to be one of the aspirations. maybe you have to be an extremely wealthy person to do it but nonetheless it's on some people's bucket lists. so i think the next step for space tourism is going to be low earth orbit, so it will be a taste of moving beyond the types of flights we see now, where people get a few minutes of weightlessness, to actually be able to stay into orbit for a few days and then maybe in the future i think maybe ten years, 20 years away, orbiting the moon and then eventually touching down on the surface. i don't see why that isn't a vision for the future, however with the artemis missions, which is an international space agency effort led by nasa but with collaborations from the canadian space agency and the european space agency, the goal is to focus on the near term with getting astronauts and trained scientists back onto the moon and also operating around the moon in a space

station called gateway. so i think this is a case of let's get humans back there with the space agencies and then 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 the surface as well. what needs to be found or established on the moon to enable those next steps, to enable there to be a presence there for a prolonged period? it's a little bit like the effort to send people to antarctica. the first few times we sent people there to explore, find out what was present and then to learn how to live there and it's exactly the same with the moon. we need to be able to prove we can, not fly habitats around the moon but actually land them successfully on the surface, be able to operate crew in and out. to recognise challenges for things such as dust — it will be a really big problem on the lunar surface — so ensuring that seals between doors can open and shut correctly

and aren't clogged up with the dust but also to understand what the resources are on the moon surface, the rocks that are present and also we think ice in the south polar regions of the moon that could be accessed to turn into oxygen, to be used in habitation habitat and also maybe be turned into building material, so to build soil—like structures that can provide protection from the harsh radiation environment at the south polar moon. there's a lot of testing to be done which will be done notjust by humans but by working with robotic vehicles and logistical supplies as well. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be

bringing us tomorrow.