this is bbc news with the latest headlines. members of the uk's biggest rail union begin a 48—hour walk—out. just one in five trains are expected to run today and tomorrow, hitting services throughout england, scotland and wales the nurses�* union is planning a fresh wave of strikes in the new year unless the uk government agrees to reopen pay talks. how are the strikes affecting you — let me know on @martinebbc. four people are critically injured in what's being described as a crowd crush at a gig in south london last night. a fire at an apartment building near lyon in france kills ten people including five children. twitter bans the accounts of several prominentjournalists who've been critical of elon musk�*s takeover. we'll speak to one of them shortly.

you continue to call me mr speaker, and i've given it a long rein. australia's leader of the opposition is pulled up by the deputy speaker for repeatedly called her "mr speaker". it's another day of disruption as strikes hit transport networks across the country. members of the uk's biggest rail union, the rmt, began their latest walk—out at midnight. just one in five trains are expected to run across england, scotland and wales today and tomorrow. the rmt is involved in two disputes representing 20,000 staff

at network rail and another 20,000 across the rail delivery group. it's over pay, job security and working conditions. yesterday though, members of the tssa union voted overwhelmingly to accept a pay offer from network rail, including a minimum 9% pay rise. elsewhere, some national highways traffic officers who work on the motorways are on strike. that involves pcs union members across large parts of northern england. and some bus drivers in south and west london are walking out for 48 hours over pay. meanwhile there could be a fresh wave of nursing strikes in the new year. where nurses took action yesterday, around half of routine operations were cancelled. the royal college of nursing has warned strikes will escalate, unless the government negotiate on pay. this calendar gives you an idea of the number of strikes planned before christmas, with more to come in the following weeks.

0ur transport correspondent katy austin has this report. another day, another rail strike. that means more quiet stations, empty platforms and picket lines today and tomorrow. some areas have no trains at all, and where they are running, they'll finish much earlier than usual. for this business, which organises trips to blackpool, the walkouts are coming at a really bad time. we've projected our finances for christmas based on sort of everything being full and planned on people coming down, which hopefully we can recreate and hopefully we can replenish some of that. but you're never going to get the same level of income that was booked in because then you're into the realm of sort of potentially having to discount rooms and things the closer you get to the period. so it's had a massive impact on it. you're into sort of tens of thousands of pounds�* impact on our business, i'd say with the rail strikes. it's the second 48—hour strike within a week. the retail data company springboard said footfall on uk high streets this week had been 15% down on the week before, hitting the amount people were spending in shops and hospitality businesses in the run—up to christmas, and there's more industrial action on the way. an overtime ban at 1a train

companies from sunday is expected to cause some cancellations. a strike at network rail will see services finish even earlier than usual on christmas eve and start late on the 27th. and more national walkouts are currently planned injanuary. the rail industry says changes to working practices are needed to fund higher pay. the rmt says its dispute is over pay, protectingjobs and working conditions. it has rejected offers from the industry so far and disagrees with some of the conditions attached. members of another rail union, the tssa, yesterday accepted an offer from network rail. the government said the rmt should also back the deal. after a meeting yesterday afternoon with the rail minister, network rail and the rail delivery group, the union's general secretary, mick lynch, said he would agree to further talks to try and find resolutions. but, for now, strikes are due to continue into the new year. katie austin, bbc news. joining me now is our business correspondent marc ashdown who's at paddington station

in london for us this morning. easier probably to talk about what is running rather than what isn't, marc? , ., �* , _ ., is running rather than what isn't, marc? , , _ ., marc? yes, don't be full by what you can see here. _ marc? yes, don't be full by what you can see here, this _ marc? yes, don't be full by what you can see here, this is _ marc? yes, don't be full by what you can see here, this is one _ marc? yes, don't be full by what you can see here, this is one of- marc? yes, don't be full by what you can see here, this is one of the - can see here, this is one of the busiest transport hubs in the capital, the tube is still open, so it looks fairly busy, but it has been a bit of a ghost town all morning. there are a few services running out of here, you can get to places like swansea, cardiff, 0xford, but trains starting much later in the morning and they will be finishing very early, you won't get many trains out of the capital beyond about six o'clock. a lot of people have still come down here, you can see a couple of volunteers from network rail, they are backroom staff who are giving out advice to people. there are a few weary travellers, glued to their phones, looking to see what services are running. i saw a desperately sad situation earlier with a family with big suitcases, children, they were

told clearly the train was not running and they were absolutely distraught. but that the moment not much running out of here, even though as i say it looks fairly busy. though as i say it looks fairly bus . ., ., ., ~ , busy. for the moment, thank you very much, busy. for the moment, thank you very much. marc— busy. for the moment, thank you very much, marc ashdown, _ busy. for the moment, thank you very much, marc ashdown, we _ busy. for the moment, thank you very much, marc ashdown, we will - busy. for the moment, thank you very much, marc ashdown, we will have . much, marc ashdown, we will have more from marc during the day. i'm joined now by chris rylah from the transport salaried staffs' association, who have many of their members working in network rail. thank you forjoining us, and you have managed to find an agreement, tell us what has happened? weill. have managed to find an agreement, tell us what has happened?— tell us what has happened? well, we have come to — tell us what has happened? well, we have come to a _ tell us what has happened? well, we have come to a deal _ tell us what has happened? well, we have come to a deal with _ tell us what has happened? well, we have come to a deal with network. have come to a deal with network rail but it has taken months and months of very hard and long negotiation and included having to take strike action as well, but what we have got is a deal that is worth between 9% to ii% for our members, with much of that backdated to the start of the year, and for our lowest—paid members, railway workers, that is equivalent to at least 7% backdated to the start of the year, plus a no compulsory

redundancy agreement until the start of 2025. and that is why we felt, and our elected reps felt, that they could put that offer to our members and recommend acceptance and they voted overwhelmingly to accept the deal. ~ ., ., voted overwhelmingly to accept the deal. ~ . ., , ., voted overwhelmingly to accept the deal. ~ . . y., . voted overwhelmingly to accept the deal. . ., ., deal. what had you asked for in the first place? — deal. what had you asked for in the first place? what _ deal. what had you asked for in the first place? what did _ deal. what had you asked for in the first place? what did we _ deal. what had you asked for in the first place? what did we ask- deal. what had you asked for in the first place? what did we ask for? i first place? what did we ask for? yes, first place? what did we ask for? yes. what _ first place? what did we ask for? yes, what did — first place? what did we ask for? yes, what did you _ first place? what did we ask for? yes, what did you want, - first place? what did we ask for? i yes, what did you want, compared with what you got?— with what you got? well, that is a ve aood with what you got? well, that is a very good question _ with what you got? well, that is a very good question because - with what you got? well, that is a very good question because we i with what you got? well, that is a l very good question because we put our pay claim in literally i2 very good question because we put our pay claim in literally 12 months ago and what we asked for was a decent pay rise, we didn't put a figure on it, we wanted a decent pay rise to reflect the cost of living, and a job security package as well to give our members piece of mind that they will know they will actually have a job in the new year. and i think we have achieved that, it is not a perfect deal but it is a fair deal that gives a reasonable pay rise, backdated to 12 months and then an extra 4% in only two weeks' time, plusjob security, which

really will give peace of mind to our members who are suffering under this cost—of—living crisis. 50. our members who are suffering under this cost-of-living crisis.— this cost-of-living crisis. so, what credit would _ this cost-of-living crisis. so, what credit would you _ this cost-of-living crisis. so, what credit would you give _ this cost-of-living crisis. so, what credit would you give them, - this cost-of-living crisis. so, what credit would you give them, for i credit would you give them, for network rail having come forward with this offer to allow you to move on? it with this offer to allow you to move on? ., , with this offer to allow you to move on? . , , ., ., with this offer to allow you to move on? ., , ., ., ., ., ., on? it has been a tough negotiation, network rail's _ on? it has been a tough negotiation, network rail's original— on? it has been a tough negotiation, network rail's original offer- on? it has been a tough negotiation, network rail's original offer was - network rail's original offer was very, very low and it is only through our negotiations, plus industrial action, that has got to this point. so we are glad that network rail has come to this deal and made an improved offer but it would not have happened without the collective action of our members, willing to lose pay and go on strike to get there. but network rail is a little bit more autonomous in this respect in coming to a deal and that is how we have been able to do it, it's the government who is holding back our members who work in the train companies, who are holding back on doing a decent deal, the present offer is nowhere near what network rail have offered, and that is where the government is getting in the way of actually sorting this dispute across the whole of the rail

industry fast what was the nub of your argument, that you think finally brought this matter to a close? the nub of the argument would be thejob close? the nub of the argument would be the job security, that is one of the crucial things that anyone, our members, any workers up and down the country want to know, is, will they have a job next year, the year after? and will they be able to provide the level of service they want to the public as well, which is very crucial. but also the fact that the pay is going to be backdated and we have looked after as much as we can the lowest—paid members, some of our members are barely above minimum wage, and for them to get a 7% pay rise or mall, which is equivalent for some to nearly £2000 backdated, that kind of clinched the fact that our reps thought, through negotiation and strike action, this was a reasonable enough offer that it was fair for our members to have a say, and they voted overwhelmingly by 85% to accept. ifilirirz�*v

a say, and they voted overwhelmingly by 85% to accept-— by 85% to accept. chris rylah, from the transport _ by 85% to accept. chris rylah, from the transport salaried _ by 85% to accept. chris rylah, from the transport salaried staffs' - the transport salaried staffs' association, thank you very much. i'm joined now by dan panes, spokesperson for the rail delivery group which represents train companies. thank you very much forjoining us. a rather quiet railway station that you arejoining us from a rather quiet railway station that you are joining us from this morning, of course. you may have heard chris rylah from the tssa there saying that in his view, your organisation, the rail delivery group, your hands are tied to somewhat compared with network rail, how would you respond to that? network rail is actually a public company, owned by government. we are private companies that are providing a service to government, so there is certainly a difference there. what i would say is that ministers have been really clear that the right people to talk about what this deal looks like, what an offer might look like, are the employers and the trade unions, and that is the basis on which we are proceeding. haifa trade unions, and that is the basis

on which we are proceeding. how much autonom , on which we are proceeding. how much autonomy. do — on which we are proceeding. how much autonomy. do you _ on which we are proceeding. how much autonomy, do you really _ on which we are proceeding. how much autonomy, do you really have, - autonomy, do you really have, who, in the background, in ministerial terms, is whispering in your ear, telling you what you can and can't do? ., telling you what you can and can't do? . , do? there are three things, i suppose. _ do? there are three things, i suppose. that _ do? there are three things, i suppose, that need - do? there are three things, i suppose, that need to - do? there are three things, i suppose, that need to come| do? there are three things, i - suppose, that need to come together to get a deal that is acceptable to everybody. the first is making sure that we have got a fair, sensible pay rise that we can offer to colleagues, and the rmt and our colleagues, and the rmt and our colleagues in the unions have to be happy with that. from a railway perspective, we need to make sure that we've got some reforms that will help pay for those pay increases while making sure that the industry is adapting to the new ways that people are using the railways. and then third, and this is the key point to your question, we need to make sure that the industry is not taking any more from the taxpayer than we actually need. so, there is a role for government and that role is making sure that they are happy with the budgets that we set, from a train operator perspective, but that comes a slightly later in the day.

but what sort of compromise are your members prepared to make non—profit to get this dealt with, to stop these strikes, which are causing disruption?— these strikes, which are causing disrution? , , �* disruption? this isn't about profit, the way that _ disruption? this isn't about profit, the way that the _ disruption? this isn't about profit, the way that the railways - disruption? this isn't about profit, the way that the railways operate l disruption? this isn't about profit, l the way that the railways operate is very different today than it was two years ago. lots of your viewers will be familiar with the sort of profit share proposals of the old franchisor system, that went with the pandemic, and actually, train operators are paid a small fixed fee for running the railways. so, the impact on profits is not part of the equation. what is part of the equation. what is part of the equation is whether, through the revenue that the railway gets, through the taxpayer support it gets, we need to make sure that the reforms will pay for the pay rise that we give our colleagues, and that we give our colleagues, and thatis that we give our colleagues, and that is the nub of the conversations that is the nub of the conversations that we're having at the moment. we 'ust that we're having at the moment. we just heard from the tssa that they came at it in a different way, instead of stating what they wanted,

they said, we just want a reasonable pay rise for our members, how much more helpful would that be? well. more helpful would that be? well, nobody has — more helpful would that be? well, nobody has actually _ more helpful would that be? well, nobody has actually given - more helpful would that be? well, nobody has actually given a - more helpful would that be? -ii nobody has actually given a figure, the rmt have used similar language in their conversations with us so far, in some ways that is helpful, in some ways it is quite tricky because you've got to work out, well, 0k, how much do we need to change things, in the reforms, to hit the figure that is in the head of the unions? so that is slightly challenging. but the conversations that we have been having all the way through, i have to say, with all the union representatives, have been very constructive, they've been challenging conversations but i think most people recognise that the way that people use the railway has changed, i think most people recognise that in a situation where the industry's passenger numbers and revenue are still significantly below where we were in 2019, that there is a customer and a colleague benefit for those reforms to take place. wejust benefit for those reforms to take place. we just need to get to a

point where we agree what those reforms are and how to implement them. ., reforms are and how to implement them. , ., �* , reforms are and how to implement them. �* , ,. , them. the way you've 'ust described them. the way you've 'ust described the tone of those _ them. the way you've just described the tone of those negotiations - them. the way you've just described the tone of those negotiations is - the tone of those negotiations is quite interesting, because some of the reporting that we here would imply that that is not the case at all. so, how hopefulare imply that that is not the case at all. so, how hopeful are you that there will be further movement and that you will be able to come to some kind of resolution fairly soon? well, around three or four weeks ago we entered a period of intense discussions with the rmt and other unions. now, that was the first time that the unions had agreed to call off strikes and take part in that way. those two weeks, while they did not end up in a position where we were able to give an offer, did move things forward quite considerably, and while i think lots of people will recognise that this is a painstaking process, that movement, when you are stuck in a room bashing it out, is actually where these deals are going to be done, it is where we are going to resolve this dispute and make sure that

colleagues across the industry get a fair pay rise, it is balanced by a sensible set of reforms that make sure that the railway is safeguarded for the future.— sure that the railway is safeguarded for the future. thank you very much for the future. thank you very much for talkin: for the future. thank you very much for talking to _ for the future. thank you very much for talking to us. _ the royal college of nursing has warned more strikes could be announced for the new year if the government does not negotiate on pay. tens of thousands of nurses across england, wales and northern ireland took part in yesterday's industrial action, the largest in nhs history. another strike is planned for next tuesday. 0ur health correspondent naomi grimley reports. the 12—hour strike by the royal college of nursing is over but the dispute concerning pay is still continuing, as experts try to quantify the effect on patients. heather smith knows the impact in very personal terms. her breast cancer surgery in the west midlands was cancelled, then re—fixed, then cancelled again due to the industrial action. itjust seems a bit unfair really.

if they're putting people's lives at risk, then it's a no—no. they're meant to be a caring profession. i don't think it's caring to go on strike. what do we want? rear pay. — when do we want it? now. the government argues 70,000 appointments and surgeries were lost in england alone due to the strike, that's not including wales and northern ireland. at addenbrooke's in cambridgeshire, 2,000 appointments have been cancelled because of either yesterday's action or the next nurses�* strike on tuesday. we tried doing it without striking, we wanted to not strike — that is important to us. the government says they cannot afford to give us the money and we�*re saying, "you can�*t afford not to." patients are too important. if we don't have appropriate wages and good remuneration, we will never retain staff in the profession, so then, even more things could get cancelled in the future. we need safe care for patients. it's not personal, it's

not for the nursing, i but it's for our patients. so, the more nurses we have, the better care we can give. . a former conservative health minister, a doctor by training, is appealing to ministers to offer more than the current 4.75% already on the table. so, in terms of retention and recruitment, itjust makes sense for the government to focus on paying a little bit more in terms of the pay that�*s available and give a bit of a better pay rise because it�*s more likely that more nurses will stay working for the nhs. but the department of health remains adamant that the rise nurses want is unaffordable and unfair to others in the public sector. meanwhile, the rcn is warning a fresh round of strikes will be announced next week if ministers don�*t give ground — meaning longer industrial action perhaps occurring in mid—january. naomi grimley, bbc news.

let�*s speak to our political correspondent ione wells in westminster. so, the challenges are being put in front of the government, ione, from the royal college of nursing, it is a question of how they respond? that�*s right. and at the moment, the government are sticking pretty clearly to their line that they don�*t feel like the pay rises that unions are asking for are affordable, but the pressure is continuing to build on the government partially because people are now starting to have their lives affected by strikes in so many different ways, whether it�*s the post, their travel, healthcare as well. and i think the pressure is building on two fronts, one is from unions, who are pretty clear that they think these strikes will continue if the government doesn�*t agree to return to talks with them about pay. for example if you take nursing, the government has said it will talk to unions about things like how to make the nhs a better place to work but are currently

refusing to engage in talks about pat’- refusing to engage in talks about pay. unless that changes, bluntly, we will be seeing more nurses strikes, both in december but also potentially into the new year, ones that are longer as well, which means more routine care, more appointments being impacted. there is also some political pressure growing on the government from some of its own mps. we have had a number of senior conservative mps including two former health ministers saying that the government should look again at the government should look again at the pay offer it has made to nurses and this ties in a thing to a couple of things, one of which is that i think some mps are conscious that they, it are pretty empathetic to they, it are pretty empathetic to the cause of nurses at the moment, particularly with the cost of living being so high, which we know is being so high, which we know is being driven by things like energy, fuel, food, mortgages coming up, and with nurses asking to be paid 5% more, then the rate at which those things are rising by at the moment, i think there is a feeling amongst some mps that the government�*s current offer isn�*t going far enough so i think for as long as the cost

of living is so high and as long as these strikes continue, the government will be under pressure to say what more it will do but at the moment they are sticking firmly to their line that they think if they were to heed the calls from the union to increase pay as much as the unions are calling for, that could push inflation up and could make things more expensive for people. ione wells in westminster, thank you very much. weekly figures show flu admissions in hospitals in england have overtaken those for covid—19 for the first time since the pandemic began. hospitalisations for both are on the rise but the figure for flu has jumped sharply and is now at a higher rate than in any week during the previous four winters. the nhs says it�*s not too late to get the flu jab. four people are in a critical condition in hospital after a crush at a concert in london last night. police were called to the 02 academy in brixton during a gig by afro—pop in brixton during a gig by afropop singer asake after reports of people trying to force their

way into the venue. police said a number of people were found with injuries believed to have been caused by crushing. an investigation has been launched and cordons remain in place. let�*s speak to our reporter mark lobel, who�*s in south london. mark, tell us more about what happened last night.— mark, tell us more about what happened last night. well, martine, as ou happened last night. well, martine, as you say. — happened last night. well, martine, as you say. eight — happened last night. well, martine, as you say, eight people _ happened last night. well, martine, as you say, eight people were - happened last night. well, martine,j as you say, eight people were taken to hospital, four remain in a critical condition, police were called at 9.35 last night, people were apparently trying to force their way into the academy during their way into the academy during the gig, which was already under way, by the afropop singer asake and several people were found to be injured as a result of brushing, according to the police. i spoke to somebody whose partner had a ticket and was entering behind me and was in the foyer when suddenly she felt people pushing herfrom behind and she was pushed to the floor, she lost all her belongings and had to go to hospital herself. she has now

come out of hospital and is talking to the police about trying to retrieve some of her belongings, but was very shocked even now as she was returning to the scene about what had happened to her. as you say detectives have launched an investigation into what actually happened. a fire at a multistorey residential building on the outskirts of the french city of lyon has killed ten people. five of those who died were children. let�*s speak to our correspondent in france, hugh schofield. 0bviously now an investigation into the cause, hugh? obviously now an investigation into the cause. hugh?— obviously now an investigation into the cause, hugh? yes, this terrible blaze broke — the cause, hugh? yes, this terrible blaze broke out _ the cause, hugh? yes, this terrible blaze broke out at _ the cause, hugh? yes, this terrible blaze broke out at three _ the cause, hugh? yes, this terrible blaze broke out at three o'clock- the cause, hugh? yes, this terrible blaze broke out at three o'clock in i blaze broke out at three o�*clock in the morning in this seven story block of flats in the suburb of vaulx—en—velin in lyon and it spread very quickly, from the ground floor, it seems, up to the third floor. the alarm was called very, very quickly, so the fire services were there within minutes, but not quickly

enough to stop the deaths of ten people, the youngest of them three, and there are some harrowing accounts from onlookers of how they saw children thrown out of windows to try to save them, and then their parentsjumping out as to try to save them, and then their parents jumping out as well. and to try to save them, and then their parentsjumping out as well. and now the question, is, the fire is out, the question, is, the fire is out, the final question is to work out what happened.— what happened. how far did it s - read, what happened. how far did it spread. what _ what happened. how far did it spread, what state _ what happened. how far did it spread, what state is - what happened. how far did it spread, what state is the - what happened. how far did it spread, what state is the rest| what happened. how far did it i spread, what state is the rest of the building in?— the building in? looking in the ictures the building in? looking in the pictures on — the building in? looking in the pictures on the _ the building in? looking in the pictures on the local _ the building in? looking in the pictures on the local press, i the building in? looking in the| pictures on the local press, the local paper�*s website, not too bad. as so often is the case, it wasn�*t flames that killed people, it was an smoke inhalation. it looks like it started on the ground floor and then spread up the stairwell, and reached the third floor, but they will have been a lot of families affected on those three floors. what you are hearing and reading on local websites and the local newspaper is

that local people are angry because they say buildings like this one, in a not particularly reputable neighbourhood, had become places for drug dealing, and it was well—known that at the bottom of the stairwell in this building, it was a place where drug dealer is hung out overnight. so, without being able to point the finger of blame, it is clear that local people are saying this down there and saying that they are angry that there wasn�*t earlier police intervention to keep places like that safe. but this is local gossip, it is not at all establish that that was the cause of the fire. hugh schofield, in france, thank you very much. russia has launched another series of air strikes targeting cities across ukraine. in the capital, kyiv, explosions hit the city�*s left bank. officials have described it as a massive attack. the authorities say the whole of ukraine�*s second largest city, kharkiv, is without power. attacks have also been reported in 0desa and zaporizhzhia. ukraine has accused russia of weaponising winter by striking

essential facilities as temperatures plummet. 0ur ukraine correspondent, hugo bachega is sheltering in a basement in the capital kyiv, he�*s been giving us the latest. multiple cities have been hit this morning across ukraine. let me start with what is happening here in kyiv, because explosions have been heard on the left bank of the city come up our has been cut, also heating and water. now, there have been explosions also in the city of kharkiv, the second—largest in the country, the entire city now is without power, civilian infrastructure being hit in the city of kharkiv. reports of explosions also in the city of 0desa, zaporizhzhia, and in another city, two people have been killed after a residential building was hit, five

people have been injured including two children. so, again, dozens of missiles have been fired by russia, and multiple cities have been hit, and multiple cities have been hit, and again, the ukrainians have been accusing russia of weaponising winter with these attacks, we have seen that in the last few weeks russia has been attacking not only with missiles but also with drones mother was iranian made drones, essential facilities, leaving millions of people without electricity, without heating, without power, officials earlier this week said that all energy facilities across the country have been damaged, and they have been warning people that winter is going to be incredibly difficult, this is a country where temperatures can drop to —15, —20, celsius, and it seems this morning against that essential facilities, seems this morning against that essentialfacilities, critical infrastructure, was the main target of these russian attacks.

when tesla boss elon musk took control of twitter he vowed the site would champion free speech within the law. but it increasingly appears mr musk believes some speech is more free than others. it comes after the platform suspended the accounts of several journalists working for high—profile outlets, some of whom had written critically about the takeover of twitter by the billionaire. let�*s cross to new york and speak to mashable reporter matt binder who is one of the journalists banned from twitter. hejoins us from new he joins us from new york. welcome. why have you been suspended, matt, tell us what you have been writing about that might have caused offence? ,, ., ., ~ , offence? sure, i mean, frankly i don't know— offence? sure, i mean, frankly i don't know exactly _ offence? sure, i mean, frankly i don't know exactly what - offence? sure, i mean, frankly i don't know exactly what it - offence? sure, i mean, frankly i don't know exactly what it is - offence? sure, i mean, frankly i i don't know exactly what it is that, don�*t know exactly what it is that, you know, broker twitter�*s policy. elon muskjust recently updated the policy yesterday, because he has long been feuding with this account called elon�*sjet long been feuding with this account called elon�*s jet that basically uses the public airwaves, where

planes are going, this is all public information, and shares whenever his private jet takes off and lands. he previously said that in order to respect free speech, he would allow that account to stay, and then all of a sudden yesterday he banned that account, and the 20—year—old college student who made that account and rewrote twitter�*s rules, to say you can no longer link to this sort of information, this public flight record information. isimply information, this public flight record information. i simply wrote about it for mashable, and i tweeted about it for mashable, and i tweeted about it for mashable, and i tweeted about it numerous times on twitter, without linking to this account on any other platform, which is now also banned, you cannot link to off — twitter webpages that have this information, either. so, frankly, i don�*t know exactly what it is that i tweeted that ran foul of twitter�*s

policies but that is basically where we are right now. it policies but that is basically where we are right now.— policies but that is basically where we are right now. it may be publicly available data, _ we are right now. it may be publicly available data, but _ we are right now. it may be publicly available data, but to _ we are right now. it may be publicly available data, but to endlessly - available data, but to endlessly track one man�*s privatejet, you can understand why he might feel uncomfortable with that, can�*t you? sure, of course i could. but this is also someone who came into twitter with the idea that all sorts of information should be freely available to post on twitter. this is someone who has literally no mac suspended people who previously docked other individuals, neo—nazis, white supremacists, he recentlyjust unsuspended a user who runs the famous white supremacist website the daily stoma. the infamous, i should say, website. numerous people who stormed the capital building on the 6th of january. and stormed the capital building on the 6th ofjanuary. and he stormed the capital building on the 6th of january. and he said that twitter would be basically a place where as long as it was legal, it would be allowed, and he is going back on that, which is certainly within his right to do, but he needs

to make that policy so people know that he has changed his mind. just exlained that he has changed his mind. just explained the word docs, what does it mean? it explained the word docs, what does it mean? , , explained the word docs, what does it mean? ., , it mean? it basically means when someone posts — it mean? it basically means when someone posts private _ it mean? it basically means when i someone posts private information it mean? it basically means when - someone posts private information of an individual, like their address, online. this is information that is posted by you know, public resources.— posted by you know, public resources. �* ~ ., ., ., resources. but i think a lot of --eole resources. but i think a lot of people would _ resources. but i think a lot of people would feel _ resources. but i think a lot of people would feel it - resources. but i think a lot of people would feel it was - resources. but i think a lot of people would feel it was a . resources. but i think a lot of people would feel it was a bit resources. but i think a lot of. people would feel it was a bit of resources. but i think a lot of- people would feel it was a bit of an invasion of privacy and may be a security risk, but what difference has it made to you as a journalist not being able to access your twitter account? i not being able to access your twitter account?— twitter account? i mean, it certainly — twitter account? i mean, it certainly affects _ twitter account? i mean, it certainly affects anyone - twitter account? i mean, it| certainly affects anyone who twitter account? i mean, it. certainly affects anyone who is twitter account? i mean, it - certainly affects anyone who is a journalist, because twitter seems to be, they�*ve created this platform over the years that seems to be the place for news media and political media, and so, yes, not being able to post links and content on the day�*s events certainly is detrimental to a reporter i also agree that as someone who owns the platform, elon musk is able to make whatever rules he would like to make

and if he wants to ban these users, he can, all i�*m saying is that he should live up to his promises to be more transparent and then also let people know exactly what it is they can and cannot do. it is very early in the morning for him to bejoining us. jolly decent of him. now let�*s look at the weather forecast. of him. now let�*s look at the weatherforecast. tell of him. now let�*s look at the weather forecast. tell me who it is, janet? matt taylor! good morning, thank you, janet, as well. it is cold, temperatures down to —13 overnight while for many sunshine overhead, it in central scotland, a met office amber warning in place through until lunchtime, already been some travel disruption, snow likely in the areas north and east of glasgow, turning back to sleep in lower levels, but could see 30 centimetres of snow in and around the trossachs, some rain and snow around northern

ireland, and one or two rain and sleet showers in wales, but most as you well, blue skies, morning mist and fog in the south—east clear, some places stay below freezing. tonight, more of a south—westerly breeze, bringing more cloud in western areas, rain around the coast, sleet and snow in land, could be icy, clearest conditions to the east where we could see east anglia and the south—east temperatures down to —8 but on saturday the sunniest weather will be here. more cloud in the west than today and some wintry weather. rain around the coasts, hail, sleet and snow inland and temperatures may be not quite as chilly. bye for now.

hello this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines: members of the uk�*s biggest rail union begin a 48—hour walk—out. just one in five trains are expected to run today and tomorrow, hitting services throughout england, scotland and wales. four people are critically injured in what�*s being described as a �*crowd crush�* at a gig in south london last night. at least ten people are killed, including five children, following a fire at an apartment building near lyon in france. twitter bans the accounts of several prominentjournalists who�*ve been critical of elon musk�*s takeover. we�*ll speak to one of them shortly meanwhile, the nurses�* union is planning a fresh wave of strikes in the new year unless the uk government agrees to re—open pay talks.

sport and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre with gavin. good morning, it is rather early for my body clock, gavin! i completely hear you, i understand the feeling! thank you. the world cup comes to a close this weekend. and whenever we talk about a football world cup or major sporting event the legacy of that tournament is often debated. that ranges from inspiring the next generation of athletes or, away from the action, the event�*s cultural and environmental impact. qatar 2022 came with big promises, including being the first carbon neutral world cup. but critics say there are major doubts over those claims. nesta mcgregor reports. commentator: messi scores. qatar 2022, has delivered some memorable moments. morocco lead! and as well as the sporting legacy, fifa also set itself some ambitious environmental goals. 0urjoint pledge to make this next major tournament fully— carbon neutral. in short, a balance between the greenhouse gases emitted

versus those removed from the atmosphere. yet critics say with seven new stadiums constructed and an entire transport system, fifa�*s target is unrealistic. the carbon neutrality claim is ludicrous and inflated, and you can�*t cheat the atmosphere. qatar ended up not having enough accommodation to house all the fans. so many fans are actually staying in neighbouring countries and they�*re being shuttled in by plane. this really sort of like blows out of the water this hope that building so many stadiums close together would reduce the amount of flying. another pledge from fifa was to ensure 100% of stadium waste didn�*t go to a landfill, while one of the match venues provided a first. stadium 974 is unique to qatar 2022. made of shipping containers, it can be deconstructed and rebuilt anywhere in the world. the carbon footprint of the tournament won�*t be known

until it�*s finished. yet environmentalists say even the estimated figure is three times higher than fifa�*s own projections. we contacted fifa, who responded via a statement saying: "sustainability has defined all our planning and operations," before adding, "a one—city world cup meant internal flights will not be required." fifa also said their stadiums met sustainability standards and they had planted more than 650,000 shrubs and 16,000 trees in order to offset emissions. during the tournament, with hotel rooms at a premium temporary accommodation, including cruise ships were used. fan parks with thousands of plastic tents were also built to house visiting supporters. if qatar�*s environmental defence was a one—city world cup, then the next tournament will provide fifa with extra challenges. 2026 will feature more teams and span the usa, canada and mexico. nesta mcgregor, bbc news.

the scottish premiership season resumed last night with a nerve—jangling first game in charge, for new rangers boss, michael beale. he could hardly watch as his team came from behind twice to finally beat hibs 3—2, with alfredo morelos scoring the winning goal in the second half at ibrox. so rangers are second in the table, six points behind celtic, but having played a game more. concern last night for arsenal forward vivianne miedema, who was carried off on a stretcher as the gunners lost 1—0 at home to holders lyon, in the women�*s champions league. on a bad old night, for the gunners, they�*d fallen behind, to a frida maanum own goal. but despite defeat, they still make the quarter—finals. and their main worry, was miedema, who appeared to twist a knee. and despite treatment, she was carried off the pitch, and now must await a scan

to determine how long she might be out for. leg—spinner rehan ahmed will become the youngest man to play test cricket for england after being handed a debut in the third test against pakistan, which starts tomorrow. the 18—year—old breaks the record of legendary yorkshire batter brian close, which has stood since 1919. ahmed and wicketkeeper ben foakes come into the side in karachi in place of pace bowler james anderson and all—rounder willjacks. that�*s all the sport for now. the prime minister is in belfast this morning. rishi sunak has been meeting party leaders there to talk about the political crisis. bu he�*s also been speaking to journalists so let�*s listen to what he�*s had to say. great to be here in belfast seeing the energy going into bringing shipbuilding back to northern ireland, this place and its future are at the heart of our ambitions, £1.6 billion and lots ofjobs. if you think about it belfast used to be home to the world�*s largest shipyard so there is no better place for us to be building our

next—generation navy support ships that will increase our security at sea, and also fantastic to meet a range of young apprentices, the next generation, and that�*s what our ambition and vision for northern ireland has come a place where we can provide opportunity for everyone and build a betterfuture. can provide opportunity for everyone and build a better future.— and build a better future. despite all of that, _ and build a better future. despite all of that, prime _ and build a better future. despite all of that, prime minister, - and build a better future. despite all of that, prime minister, we i and build a better future. despite | all of that, prime minister, we are locked in the middle of a political crisis at stormont, tied to the protocol negotiations. clear something up for us. will the dup have a veto over whatever the outcome is from those negotiations as suggested this week by a minister steve baker?— steve baker? what i want to see is the executive _ steve baker? what i want to see is the executive up _ steve baker? what i want to see is the executive up and _ steve baker? what i want to see is the executive up and running - steve baker? what i want to see is the executive up and running in - the executive up and running in northern ireland, that�*s what the people of northern ireland need, it is what they deserve, and it is what i have set about delivering. making sure we can resolve some of the issues with the protocol is key to achieving that. the way that the protocol is being implemented is threatening northern ireland�*s place in the union, i want to fix that and that�*s what i�*m going to engage constructively with our european partners on and hopeful i can find a

resolution. to partners on and hopeful i can find a resolution. ., , . ., ., partners on and hopeful i can find a resolution-— resolution. to be clear, are you tellin: resolution. to be clear, are you telling us _ resolution. to be clear, are you telling us of _ resolution. to be clear, are you telling us of the _ resolution. to be clear, are you telling us of the dup _ resolution. to be clear, are you telling us of the dup don't - resolution. to be clear, are you telling us of the dup don't like | telling us of the dup don�*t like what�*s on the table there will be no deal? what's on the table there will be no deal? ., ., �* , . ., deal? you wouldn't expect me to give a runnina deal? you wouldn't expect me to give a running commentary _ deal? you wouldn't expect me to give a running commentary on _ a running commentary on negotiations.— a running commentary on negotiations. a running commentary on neuotiations. ., , ., , ., a running commentary on neuotiations. ., , ., , , negotiations. can you give us a yes or no? the — negotiations. can you give us a yes or no? the key _ negotiations. can you give us a yes or no? the key question _ negotiations. can you give us a yes or no? the key question is - negotiations. can you give us a yes or no? the key question is i - negotiations. can you give us a yes or no? the key question is i want i negotiations. can you give us a yes| or no? the key question is i want to rotect or no? the key question is i want to protect northern _ or no? the key question is i want to protect northern ireland's _ or no? the key question is i want to protect northern ireland's place - or no? the key question is i want to protect northern ireland's place in i protect northern ireland�*s place in the union in the united kingdom, thatis the union in the united kingdom, that is what is important to me and i want to make sure we sit down with our european partners and allies, find a way through this and make the reforms we need to make and then get the executive back up and running. with the dup�*s support throughout all of that? i with the dup's support throughout all of that? ., ., ., all of that? i want to have everybody's _ all of that? i want to have everybody's support - all of that? i want to have i everybody's support because all of that? i want to have - everybody's support because what all of that? i want to have _ everybody's support because what is everybody�*s support because what is important is to resolve the issues with the protocol but crucially to ensure northern ireland�*s place in the union, that�*s what i�*m working towards. the union, that's what i'm working towards. ~ , ., the union, that's what i'm working towards. , ., towards. why are people in northern ireland still being _ towards. why are people in northern ireland still being denied _ towards. why are people in northern ireland still being denied their- ireland still being denied their £600 energy support payment, like others in the uk are obviously receiving it? are they paying the price for the lack of an executive and devon executive was in place would they already have the money by now as the secretary of state just told us? now as the secretary of state 'ust told us? , ., ~ ., , told us? the first thing to know is eve bod told us? the first thing to know is everybody in _ told us? the first thing to know is everybody in northern _ told us? the first thing to know is everybody in northern ireland - told us? the first thing to know is everybody in northern ireland is i everybody in northern ireland is benefiting from the government�*s energy price guarantee, worth around

£900 over the winter, that equivalent support is being delivered in northern ireland, and on top of that everyone in northern ireland will receive £600, that�*s more than everyone else in great britain because we have recognised that many people in northern ireland are reliant on heating oil. that money be delivered this winter. i think it will actually end up being delivered quicker than many places in great britain and an announcement will be made very shortly about it because we do want to deliver that support. what i would say is this is one of the things why we need to have an executive back up and running to deliver on these types of challenges for people. but we are committed to doing it and it will be done this winter. can committed to doing it and it will be done this winter.— done this winter. can i ask about the nurses _ done this winter. can i ask about the nurses strike _ done this winter. can i ask about the nurses strike and _ done this winter. can i ask about the nurses strike and why - done this winter. can i ask about the nurses strike and why you i the nurses strike and why you continue to ignore the pleas of nurses on the picket line who want you to get involved in the pay dispute because we can see what has happened in scotland, there is political intervention there and the strikes have been suspended? the health strikes have been suspended? tue: health secretary strikes have been suspended? tte: health secretary has strikes have been suspended? "tte: health secretary has always strikes have been suspended? t'te: health secretary has always made clear repeatedly and consistently that his door is always open for talks. we want to be reasonable and we want to be constructive, that�*s the way the government has gone

about this. we have enormous gratitude for all our public sector workers for thejob gratitude for all our public sector workers for the job they do. i know things are difficult right now and that�*s why the government is providing lots of support for people, particularly with energy bills, and it is why the government accepted in full the recommendations of an independent pay review body about what appropriate and fair pay levels were, but we will always have our door open and always be willing to sit down and be reasonable and constructive. to sit down and be reasonable and constructive-— constructive. you are not getting involved in _ constructive. you are not getting involved in those _ constructive. you are not getting involved in those discussions? i constructive. you are not getting i involved in those discussions? the health involved in those discussions? tte: health secretary has been cleared of the door is always open and vessels in the case and we want to be fair, reasonable and constructive and that�*s why we accepted the recommendations of an independent pay body about what fair pay would be. thank you very much. the prime minister speaking _ be. thank you very much. the prime minister speaking to _ be. thank you very much. the prime minister speaking to journalists - be. thank you very much. the prime minister speaking to journalists in i minister speaking to journalists in belfast this morning. a woman and two children have died after they were found with serious injuries at a home in northamptonshire. police were called to flats in kettering on thursday morning morning where a boy and a girl, believed to be aged six and four, were found. a 52—year—old man is in custody

after being arrested on suspicion of murder. police say they�*re not looking for anyone else in connection to the incident. labour have held their seat in stretford and urmston as andrew western becomes the country�*s newest mp. mr western, who previously led trafford council, secured nearly 70% of the vote. he succeeds kate green, who resigned last month after being nominated as deputy mayor of greater manchester. the share of the vote saw a 10.5% swing from the conservatives to labour since the 2019 election. iam i am absolutely delighted, this is the constituency that i call home and where i have been the council leader for and where i have been the council leaderfor the and where i have been the council leader for the last five years. it is an absolute privilege to be elected as member of parliament. i know the hard work starts now, i�*m incredibly grateful to each and every person who went out to vote for me today, and i know that my focus will be on supporting my constituents in what will be difficult times ahead. andrew western, mp. _ the families of the young boys who died after falling into a frozen lake in the west midlands have been paying tribute to them, and thanking

the community for their support. eight—year old finlay butler, his six—year old brother samuel, their 11—year old cousin thomas stewart, along with 10—year old jackjohnson fell into the lake at babbs mill park near solihull on sunday. phil mackie reports. the mountain of tributes has continued to grow throughout the week. often people describe places where these tragedies happen as close—knit communities. sometimes it�*s a cliche, but in this case, it�*s more than a platitude. the effect it�*s had even on people who were expected to be hardened to dealing with this kind of terrible situation is plain to see. very nasty, yes. i�*ve lived in kingshurst 50 years now, and this is the worst it�*s ever been. yeah, this is the worst one ever. just hoping everyone pulls together and supports all the families that are involved. at one of the boys�* schools,

they held a mass yesterday, attended by parents and the firefighters who tried to save him. we can now put names and faces to the boys. the youngest was samuel butler, who was six, here on the right with his brother, finley. theirfamily said... "we would like to thank the emergency services for all they did in rescuing the boys and to the community for their support. it�*s been overwhelming." their elder cousin, thomas stewart, also lost his life. his school said we will miss him, brightening every day with his great sense of humour. he radiated a love for learning with his infectious smile and enthusiastic manner." the other boy was jackjohnson, who reportedly died trying to save the others. jack�*s school described him as "a ray of sunshine, who never failed to make us all smile". on sunday, this was a place of bravery, fear and ultimately despair, as everyone did their very best to rescue the boys. the lake at babbs mill park will forever be thought of with sadness. phil mackie, bbc news, kingshurst.

it�*s nearly 60 years since presidentjohn f kennedy was shot dead in dallas, texas, and throughout that time, the circumstances surrounding his assassination have been the subject of massive speculation — and numerous conspiracy theories. now, though, thousands of documents relating tojfk�*s death have been released to the public for the first time. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. from dallas, texas, the flash, apparently official. president kennedy died at 1pm, central standard time. 59 years ago, presidentjohn f kennedy was shot as he rode in a motorcade through dallas. his accused killer was lee harvey oswald, a former us marine who never stood trial because he too was shot and killed when in police custody. he�*s been shot, he�*s been shot. an investigation concluded that 0swald had acted alone. but the circumstances surrounding this pivotal moment in us history

have never been fully explained to the satisfaction of millions of americans. president biden believes all information relating to president kennedy�*s assassination should be released to the greatest extent possible, consistent with, again, national security. the documents reveal new details about the investigation, including what the authorities knew about the movements of lee harvey oswald in the weeks before the assassination. there are bits and pieces that are fascinating. we've just come across one just a few minutes ago that shows us something we've never seen before. lee harvey oswald went to mexico cityjust a few weeks before he assassinated president kennedy, and it wasn't a travel visit. he was seeing the cuban embassy and the russian embassy. he was trying to get a visa to cuba and/or russia. historians are poring over the details, but there are no

bombshells, no smoking guns to support the many conspiracy theories that, for decades, have swirled around the case. and some of the documents are still being withheld from the public. the cia says it�*s to protect intelligence sources and methods. the president of the united states is dead. they include records from as late as the 1990s, suggesting the agency was still pursuing the case decades later. polls suggest most americans don�*t believe official accounts of the president�*s assassination, and the release of these documents will do nothing to change the public scepticism about how john f kennedy died. peter bowes, bbc news. people in shetland are waking up from their fourth people in shetland are waking up from theirfourth night people in shetland are waking up from their fourth night without electricity after snow and ice brought down power lines. the power

company sen says it could now be the end of the weekend before all power is restored. 0ur scotland correspondent reports. they have been at it again since first light. just gently! she is almost up. teams of --eole, just gently! she is almost up. teams of people. many _ just gently! she is almost up. teams of people. many up _ just gently! she is almost up. teams of people, many up from _ just gently! she is almost up. teams of people, many up from aberdeen, | of people, many up from aberdeen, inverness and beyond, working long hours to restore power in all weathers. how long do you think you will be here, and your team? t weathers. how long do you think you will be here, and your team?- will be here, and your team? i think well into next _ will be here, and your team? i think well into next week, _ will be here, and your team? i think well into next week, maybe - will be here, and your team? i think i well into next week, maybe wednesday or thursday next week, hopefully at home in time for christmas. itrailyiiie home in time for christmas. while the teams might _ home in time for christmas. while the teams might be _ home in time for christmas. while the teams might be here - home in time for christmas. while the teams might be here for i home in time for christmas. while the teams might be here for the i home in time for christmas. while the teams might be here for the long haul, they still hope to have all power restored by sunday. this power line runs from lerwick all the way up line runs from lerwick all the way up to the village and when these guys get it reconnected in a short while it will bring 190 customers back online. customers like danny and annie, born prematurely and now just eight weeks old. their power on the island hasjust been restored but it�*s been a difficult few days.

my but it�*s been a difficult few days. my main worry was feeding the twins, they are breast—fed twins and there is no electricity and danny couldn�*t get his expressed milk because i used a hospital pump that is run by mains power. but we did lots of hand pumping and he�*s managed to get milk. tt�*s pumping and he's managed to get milk. �* , ~ , pumping and he's managed to get milk. 2 . , ., ., ., milk. it's the west mainland of shetland which _ milk. it's the west mainland of shetland which has _ milk. it's the west mainland of shetland which has had - milk. it's the west mainland of shetland which has had it i milk. it's the west mainland of shetland which has had it the i milk. it's the west mainland of- shetland which has had it the worst. with blocked roads, the local postie is onlyjust been able to leave home for the first time and there is still no sign of power. we for the first time and there is still no sign of power. we have had no support — still no sign of power. we have had no support at _ still no sign of power. we have had no support at with _ still no sign of power. we have had no support at with of _ still no sign of power. we have had no support at with of the _ still no sign of power. we have had l no support at with of the community, really. no support at with of the community, reall . ., ., i. ., ,., no support at with of the community, reall . ., ., ., ., really. how do you feel about that? i know we choose _ really. how do you feel about that? i know we choose to _ really. how do you feel about that? i know we choose to live _ really. how do you feel about that? | i know we choose to live somewhere remote and that�*s obviously the appeal of it when you can drive and move about, but it does feel like we have been hung out to dry a little bit. ~ ., ,, ., , bit. where the north sea meets the atlantic, shetland _ bit. where the north sea meets the atlantic, shetland is _ bit. where the north sea meets the atlantic, shetland is used - bit. where the north sea meets the atlantic, shetland is used to - bit. where the north sea meets the atlantic, shetland is used to rough| atlantic, shetland is used to rough conditions, but even here this level of disruption is unprecedented. kevin keane, bbc news, shetland. let�*s return to the strike action

taking place. members of the uk�*s biggest rail union have begun a 48 hour walk—out, just one in five trains are expected to run today and tomorrow. let�*s speak to mick lynch, general secretary of the rail maritime and transport workers union. he is speaking to us from rmt headquarters. thank you very much forjoining us on this frosty morning. we have spoken to the tssa who say they have settled their dispute with network rail, they have been offered between 9% and 11%, but the rmt refuses to accept a similar deal. why is that? the the rmt refuses to accept a similar deal. why is that?— deal. why is that? the tssa is a union that _ deal. why is that? the tssa is a union that is _ deal. why is that? the tssa is a union that is about _ deal. why is that? the tssa is a union that is about eight - deal. why is that? the tssa is a union that is about eight or i deal. why is that? the tssa is a union that is about eight or nine | union that is about eight or nine times smaller than the rmt and network rail, they are professional and technical grades. they are supervisors and managers. so they are not affected by the issues that network rail have put in front of

our members that changes their working lives and contracts of employment very dramatically. whether they settle or not will not affect the course of the dispute for rmt members. affect the course of the dispute for rmt members-— affect the course of the dispute for rmt members. ., ~ ., ._ , rmt members. network rail says the rmt members. network rail says the rmt refuses — rmt members. network rail says the rmt refuses to _ rmt members. network rail says the rmt refuses to recognise _ rmt members. network rail says the rmt refuses to recognise the - rmt members. network rail says the rmt refuses to recognise the need i rmt refuses to recognise the need for reform, that the rail industry is changing and it needs to modernise. how do you respond? that is sim -l modernise. how do you respond? that is simply not — modernise. how do you respond? “tngt is simply not true. we are talking to them constantly on their programme of change that they want to bring in. the railway always changes, it has changed all my time on it, it has changed for nearly 150 years. we are not riding around on steam trains, we have modern technology deployed in network rail and all the other companies. what we need is a situation where we get an agreement on that change of the modernisation as they are calling it, and we have concerns that the safety regime is being diluted, that our members are partially worklife balance, and conditions of employment are being adversely affected. so they can have change,

and we accept they want change, and maybe there is a need for it but it needs to be done on a negotiated and agreed basis rather than in position which is where we are at the moment. they are going to impose their changes without our agreement. network rail say that safety will not be compromised. where is the compromise on safety in your view? what we have at the moment is planned preventative maintenance which ensures we keep a safe regime. they are going to move to what is known as risk—based maintenance, meaning 50% of the current level of inspections and maintenance work will be cut. there will be half the work getting done compared to previously, and we believe that compromises safety. plus, the measures they want to bring in about our members abreast of skills, the way they are deployed, the constant level of night work that we do will be unhealthy for our members and will have a detrimental effect on their well —— about our members�*

skills. their well -- about our members' skills. ~ ., ., , ., skills. what about the meeting you had, what progress _ skills. what about the meeting you had, what progress are _ skills. what about the meeting you had, what progress are you - skills. what about the meeting you had, what progress are you see i skills. what about the meeting you | had, what progress are you see on? we met last night at talks convene with the rail minister in the house of commons. i was there with my team along with network rail and the rail delivery group for the train operators. we had an exchange of views about what we might do to progress the talks, how we might work up some solutions. and having heard that, the rail minister requested that all the parties get together in talks and try and work up together in talks and try and work up some solutions. the aim of that would be to get some compromises and agreement, and if we can do that what we would like to do is put some improved proposals to our members and see if they can accept those, and see if they can accept those, and maybe resolve the dispute and get this industrial action lifted. but that means that we need to work quickly and we need a bit of goodwill from all parties, including the employers and the government, and from ourselves of course. iloathed and from ourselves of course. what are the sticking _ and from ourselves of course. what are the sticking points? _ and from ourselves of course. what are the sticking points? can you just summed them up? there are a number of sticking points. this t

just summed them up? there are a number of sticking points.- number of sticking points. as i said the want number of sticking points. as i said they want to _ number of sticking points. as i said they want to change _ number of sticking points. as i said they want to change our _ number of sticking points. as i said they want to change our members'| they want to change our members�* working lives dramatically. the train companies want to close every booking office in britain, nearly 900 booking offices. they want to bring in driver only operations which we believe affects accessibility and safety on the railway and our members�* jobs. they want to change the safety regime in track inspections and the rest of it and we have a set of pay proposals that are way below the rate of inflation and impact on the cost of living crisis. we would like to get improvements on all of those, get some serious dialogue and some revisions to the current positions and then we can put that to our members. and then we can put that to our members-— and then we can put that to our members. ., . ., , ., , members. how much money would be enou~h? members. how much money would be enough? what — members. how much money would be enough? what sort _ members. how much money would be enough? what sort of _ members. how much money would be enough? what sort of percentage i enough? what sort of percentage increase would you settle for? i don�*t negotiate with the bbc no matter how imminent they are. we will discuss that behind closed doors with the employers. we have asked for a substantial increase in

pet’- we don�*t put a figure publicly order the employers and our claims but of course it is dependent on what they want us to do. the government is insistent that all of this money is self generated from our own members�* working practices. so it depends on what those working practices are what those working practices are what can be generated through the savings and efficiencies that they are demanding where the final pay settlement will settle. it isn�*t as conflict is me saying i would like this amount of money and them saying we will see what we can do. it doesn�*t work like that, unfortunately it is very complex and it is generated through other devices rather than somebodyjust putting a load of money on the table and others dividing it up between our people. and others dividing it up between our people-— and others dividing it up between our --eole. ., .,�* ., and others dividing it up between our neale, ., ., �* ., ., our people. union baba's don't go on strike lightly. — our people. union baba's don't go on strike lightly. it _ our people. union baba's don't go on strike lightly, it comes _ our people. union baba's don't go on strike lightly, it comes at _ our people. union baba's don't go on strike lightly, it comes at the - our people. union baba's don't go on strike lightly, it comes at the end i strike lightly, it comes at the end of a hugely long and complicated process until you get to that point, and when you do go on strike you are losing money. network rail say that the strike is breaking down, that fewer people are actually striking. what is your understanding of the

position? the what is your understanding of the osition? ,, ,, �* what is your understanding of the osition? ,, ,, ~ , , what is your understanding of the osition? ,, ,,~ , , ., ., position? the tssa members are not strikinu. position? the tssa members are not striking- 0ur— position? the tssa members are not striking. our understanding - position? the tssa members are not striking. our understanding from i striking. our understanding from around the picket lines this morning is that our picket lines are firm, that our members are holding firm, we have 43,000 people on strike today and there is no sign that that is being compromised. we get feedback from our people all of the time, and we are certain that they are heeding the call. now, rather than take this stance, it would be better if network rail came to the table and we could work up some solutions together. and then of course we could get everybody back to work and run the railway the way it is meant to be run, rather than in the crisis that it is currently facing where there is disruption every day, whether there are strikes or not. . ~ , . every day, whether there are strikes or not. w , . ., every day, whether there are strikes ornot. , . ., ~ or not. nick lynch from the rmt, thank you — or not. nick lynch from the rmt, thank you very — or not. nick lynch from the rmt, thank you very much _ or not. nick lynch from the rmt, thank you very much for - or not. nick lynch from the rmt, thank you very much for your i or not. nick lynch from the rmt, | thank you very much for your time this morning. —— mick lynch. time to look at the weather with matt taylor. thank you very much. a snowy scene across central scotland, a good

covering on the roads, causing travel disruption. there is a met office amber warning in force until 12 o�*clock, travel disruption will continue. and we could see as much as 30 centimetres of snow on some of the hills across parts of central scotland particularly around the trossachs. around the central region between glasgow and edinburgh it will turn a bit more like sleet, bit of rain mixed in, but even at low levels 5— centimetres of snow before that happens. away from that rain and sleet to the north and west of northern ireland, a few isolated wintry showers, north—west england, western parts of wales, but most as you work of the fog in the east anglia and the south—east clears, good sunny spells but a cold day, -13 good sunny spells but a cold day, —13 for some overnight, some of you today won�*t get above freezing again. and then as we go into tonight, slight change in that we will see winds coming in from a more south—westerly direction meaning we will see more of showers in the west. rain, sleet and snow in land and it could turn icy but further east with clearer skies temperatures could get down to —83 parts of east

anglia and the south—east. wintry showers more evident across western areas tomorrow, a big change in the winter sunday. more details later. —— could get down to —8 in parts of east anglia.

this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. russia launches airstrikes against civilian targets across ukraine including what officials describe as a massive attack on the capital, kyiv. eight people taken to hospital with four in a critical condition after a suspected crush during a concert in south london by nigerian afrobeat artist asake. it was many, many more people than i had ever seen, and obviously emergency vehicles. a fire at a residential building on the outskirts of the french city of lyon has killed ten people. five of those who died were children. members of the uk�*s biggest rail union begin a 48—hour walk—out. just one in five trains are expected to run today and tomorrow in england,

scotland and wales.