mark ashdown has more. this industrial _ mark ashdown has more. action _ mark ashdown has more. this industrial action is _ mark ashdown has more. in 3 industrial action is short of a strike day but drivers will not work overtime from first thing tomorrow until saturday night so six full days in total. that is important because most train companies rely on drivers working that overtime in order to run their full schedules. so this action will affect 15 operators running services across england. let's have a look at of them. we have got thameslink and southern down here. great northern, of course, lner and avante west coast — they run trains all the way from london up into scotland. so what can we expect? well, many have said they will have to run at reduced timetables. for example, some may cancel the first and last trains of the day. there could also be some short notice cancellations, as well. so, as ever, passengers advised to check before you travel. now, this dispute, of course, is about pay. aslef has rejected an offer of a 4% rise backdated

mark ashdown, bbc news. newspaper — in which he wrote that the duchess of sussex should be paraded naked in the street — has had a complaint of sexism upheld by the press watchdog. a record 25—thousand people complained to the independent press standards 0rganisation, about the article. david sillito reports. jeremy clarkson�*s column from december of last year was all about how much he hated the duchess of sussex, and that he dreamt of seeing her "made to parade naked "through the streets of every town in britain, "while the crowds chant �*shame' and throw lumps of excrement at her." the article was soon deleted, with jeremy clarkson saying he was horrified to have caused so much hurt. the sun also said they regretted publishing the article, and six months on, the paper is now publishing a ruling from its regulator, ipso, that it breached the editorial code. will there be a fine for the sun? the remedy that the committee required is the publication of its upheld decision, to let not only the readers of the

mark ashdown, bbc news.rned that a "serious threat" remains at the russian—occupied zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and he believes that russia is "technically ready" to provoke a localised explosion at the facility. earlier today zelensky met with the spanish prime minister, pedro sanchez, who was in kyiv on the opening day of his country's six—month presidency of the european union. mr sanchez said the bloc would support ukraine in its war against russian invaders no matter what the price. the spanish prime minister added his visit shows the eu's unequivocal support for ukraine's membership bid. last year, ukraine was granted eu candidate status, but officials in brussels have dismissed ukrainian suggestions that it could join the bloc within two years. america's top military officer says ukraine's counteroffensive against russian forces is "going slower than people had predicted," but is making steady progress. is it happening slower than computers might have said or other people might have said? yes. wh

mark ashdown, bbc news.g and continue talks until the 12th ofjuly in an effort to prevent strike action. the unions — which includes top stars meryl streep and jennifer lawrence — want a new pay deal and safeguards around use of artificial intelligence. i've been speaking to the actor, jeff torres, about his position in all of this, as well as the issues and impact that al can have on actors. i mean, i stand up in support of all workers that are standing against companies that are making billions of dollars in profits and are refusing to kind of keep the pay for the people that are making them those profits equitable. so, the use of ai, that seems like something that is going to profit them greatly. it's going to be at the cost of ourjobs. they are no longer new media, which was how we negotiated with them to start with, which was a huge problem, because they're now billion dollar companies and we're still doing a deal where they're not paying us equitable residuals or residuals at all. so yeah, i stand that

our business correspondent, mark ashdown reports.bills have been rising and rising, and finally they seem to be stabilising, but for millions of people, it's still a struggle. carly lives with her young son in a small flat in london. it is a relief that they're sort of stabilising, but they're still really high. they're still unaffordable, particularly with the cost of everything else going on. of everything else going up. in 2019, the energy regulator ofgem introduced a maximum price suppliers can charge for a unit of gas and electricity. it's reviewed every three months to reflect changes in wholesale prices. in april, it was set at £3,280, so a typical household will pay no more than that for their energy. but, due to the government's energy price guarantee, those bills were actually capped at £2,500. now, from july, ofgem's cap has fallen to £2,074, so it means the average consumer will see their bills fall by around £426 a year. analysts predict that energy bills will stay around this level for some years yet. we think that, unf

mark ashdown, bbc news.event strike action. the unions — which includes top stars meryl streep and jennifer lawrence — want a new pay deal and safeguards around use of artificial intelligence. the actorjeff torres spoke about his position in all of this, as well as the issues and impact that al can have on actors. it has not started to take hold yet. it has not started to take hold yet. i don�*t think that the technology is up i don�*t think that the technology is up to par yet, to replace people. right now, the problem is, the way that the ai works is, it takes information and styles from artists that exist. so, it might take a picture and say, this person does a style, and it combines them, and essentially it is stealing. it is not like it as an intelligence creating its own art, it is stealing other peoples style and art and creating something new. the technology is not there to replicate actors fully yet, and that is why it is so important we strike if we need to, now, if we do not get the protections fr

our business correspondent, mark ashdown reports.ng. finally, they seem to be stabilising, but for millions of people it's still a struggle. carly lives with her young son in a small flat in london. it isa it is a relief that they are stabilising, but they are still really high. it is not affordable, particularly with the cost of everything else going up. in 2019, the energy regulator, 0fgem, introduced a price cap in england, scotland and wales to try to bring stability to the market. it is reviewed every three months to reflect changes in wholesale markets. in april, it was set at £3280, so households typically were not pay more than that for their energy. the government pass energy guarantee meant that they were capped at £2500. from july, after an�*s app has fallen to two thousand and £74. that will see the average consumer's bills for by a large amount. it is thought this will remain for several years yet. unfortunately, prices are likely to stay higher until the end of this decade. that is because the competition for energy on

mark ashdown, bbc news. in which he wrote about the duchess of sussex being paraded naked in the street — has had a complaint of sexism upheld by the press watchdog. a record 25,000 people complained to the independent press standards 0rganisation about the article. david sillito reports. jeremy clarkson�*s column from december of last year was all about how much he hated the duchess of sussex, and that he dreamt of seeing her: the article was soon deleted, with jeremy clarkson saying he was horrified to have caused so much hurt. the sun said they also regretted publishing the article, and six months on, the paper is now publishing a ruling from its regulator, ipsa, to bridge the editorial code. will there be a fine for the sun? the editorial code. will there be a fine for the sun?— for the sun? the remedy that is reuuired for the sun? the remedy that is required as _ for the sun? the remedy that is required as the _ for the sun? the remedy that is required as the publication - for the sun? the remedy that i

here's our business correspondent mark ashdown.england, let's have a look at some of them. they include thameslink, southern, northern, great northern and lner and avante west coast which runs services from london all the way to scotland. so what can we expect? many say they will have to run reduced timetable. that means that some are planning already to cancel the first and last trains of the first and last trains of the day and you could expect some short notice cancellations as well so as ever, passengers are advised to check before travelling. you don't need me to remind you the dispute is all about pay. aslav has rejected an offer of a 4% backdated pay rise last year and a further 4% for this year —— aslef. the operators and the government wanted them to change it to work in practice is to try to modernise the railway. the good news is aslef does not have any more. days planned but the other rail union the rmt are also in dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions and they rejected a similar pay offer and as you can see, th

mark ashdown, bbc news. backbenchers has warned the government it needs to take urgent action to cut immigration, or lose public trust. the group — called the new conservatives — wants to bring annual net migration down from around 600,000 tojust over 200,000. they'll outline their plans later today. former civil servant sue gray — who led the report into partygate last year — faces claims by the conservatives that she may have broken ministerial rules. it's after she was cleared to work for the labour party later this year by parliament's appointments advisory body. but the conservatives say that she failed to declare her contact with the party over a potentialjob. at least three palestinians have been killed in israeli airstrikes on a refugee camp in the west bank. israel said it was targeting what it called militant infrastructure in the area. the islamic group, hamas, called the airstrike barbaric aggression. water cremation is set to be made available for the first time in the uk. the process uses a mix

let�*s get more on this with our business correspondent marc ashdown. marksolutely. cast our mind on how art works? absolutely. cast your mind back— on how art works? absolutely. cast your mind back to _ on how art works? absolutely. cast your mind back to october - on how art works? absolutely. cast your mind back to october when i on how art works? absolutely. castl your mind back to october when this all started, the energy crisis. the government came in with financial help, one of those was a payment of £400 they pledged to every uk domestic household and anyone who pays the bills via direct debit, their supplier got £66 of the bill will automatically. their supplier got £66 of the bill willautomatically. but their supplier got £66 of the bill will automatically. but not everyone has a traditional living arrangement, people live in all sorts of ways. some of every they set up an alternative funding scheme for people with different arrangements. these are people for example he may live on a boat or in a park home or travellers who move around a lot, or te