aslef have re'ected affecting our wages. aslef have rejected previous _ affecting our wages.ers per- affecting our wages. aslef have i rejected previous offers per rises. it depended on the union agreeing for changes to working practices. aslef doesn't have any actual strike days plan. but the rmt union is also involved in a dispute, and has also rejected a similar pay offer. it is free 2a hour walk—outs planned for later in the month. —— it has three 24 later in the month. —— it has three 2a hour walk—outs planned. the award—winning ukrainian writer victoria amelina has died from her injuries after a russian missile hit a pizza restaurant in the eastern city of kramatorsk on tuesday. the war crimes researcher becomes the 13th person to have died in the attack. tributes have poured in on social media after the news of her death, my colleague zari kargar takes a look. i want to start the ports by a tweet shared by herjust days before she was attacked in that restaurant. on the 24th ofjune, she wrote on twitter, at night i looked at bibles in the sky from my bike in kyiv and li

aslef leaders say they are acting to protect penions, working conditions and agreements.england and wales will begin using a new approach to rape and sexual assault investigations from this week in an attempt to increase the low number of prosecutions. official figures show that between april and december last year, less than 2% of the 50,000 reported rapes have so far resulted in a prosecution. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. he pushed me into cupboards, strangled me, and sort of came to a head with the rape and strangulation, again, to the point that i passed out. and then beyond that, he was threatening to kill me. and that's when he was finally arrested. emma, and this is a pseudonym, reported her former partner to the police last year. the man, himself an ex—officer, wasn't charged with anything. it took... well, really seven or eight months for them to come back to me specifically on the rape and say, well, it's your word against his and there's not enough to charge. it feels very much like they are... it's down to the victim to prove themselves b

the rmt and the drivers�* union aslef rejected the train company�*s latest offers back in the spring.ver a year now, and it�*s a real shame that the offer that we made to them — worth 13% in terms of an increase in pay for the lowest paid — is not being put to their membership, which would have brought this industrial dispute to an end. but the rmt�*s mick lynch says it�*s about more than pay. the government is in control of what the train operating companies say to us, and even when they speak to us, and they�*re not allowing them to come back to the table with revisions to their proposals. we�*re available to do that, but at the moment we�*ve got a situation where cuts are being imposed, 2,300 job cuts, every booking office in the country is going to close. government ministers and the industry continue to insist their proposals were fair, and have given no indication they�*ll change them. hospitality businesses say they are feeling the impact of the strikes. this cafe in leeds has seen customer numbers fall massively on strike days. the owner says it�*s very difficult for them. we�

aslef has turned down a pay rise of 4% two years in a row. on changes to ways of working which the employers and government insist are needed to modernise and cut costs, but the union says amounts to sacrificing working conditions. the newly announced a overtime ban from the 17th ofjuly follows repeated warnings from aslef its action could escalate. it will overlap with walk—outs by other rail workers in the rmt union on the 20th and 22nd. with progress in both disputes at a standstill, another summer of disruption on the railway is arriving. katy austin, bbc news. in france, a firefighter has died trying to extinguish a burning vehicle set alight by rioters outside paris. france was much calmer last night with only around 150 arrests across the country. police again deployed some 115,000 officers — for the third night running. there've been five nights of rioting after a police officer shot dead a 17—year—old boy. his family have called for an end to the rioting and violence. efforts to hold russia legally accountable for the war in ukraine

aslef has rejected an offer of a a% rise backdated to last year and a further a% this year.he union to agree to changes to working practices, to modernise the railways. the good news, aslef doesn't have any full strike day planned at this stage, but the other railway union, the rmt, they are also in dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions, and they rejected a similar pay offer. and as you can see, they are planning three further 2a—hour walk—outs on july 20th, the 22nd, and july 29th. they will involve guards and station staff. so, no further negotiations between the companies and either union are planned. i'm afraid there is a summer of rail disruption looking increasingly likely. let's get some of the day's other news here in the uk. the white house has announced that president biden will visit the uk next week as part of a european trip. he's expected to meet the king as well as the prime minister after his arrival next sunday. mr biden will then head to lithuania for a nato summit before stopping off in finland for a meeting with scandinavian leaders. the nhs in en

it's the latest action by the aslef union over pay.pondent marc ashdown reports. don't expect to see deserted stations like during strike days, but this action by train drivers could see widespread disruption. from this morning, members of the aslef union have started refusing to do any overtime. the ban will run until the end of saturday. so, six full days. 15 different rail operators are involved, which run services across england. they typically rely on drivers doing overtime to run their full schedules. many say they will be running a reduced timetable throughout this week. some are cancelling the first and last trains of the day, and there could also be short notice cancellations. so the advice is to check before travelling. these passengers in leeds summed up the mood. we've got to go to college and i've got to get two trains. and when i can't get the trains back, i can't go to college, and then that looks bad on me, because my college is, like, why? i can't come in because of the trains. and it'sjust — i don't know, i'm fed up a

the good news is aslef does not have any more. pay, jobs and working conditions and they rejected a similar pay offer and as you can see, they are planning later on this month three further 24—hour walkouts. on july 20, three further 24—hour walkouts. onjuly 20, 22nd and 29. those will involve station staff and train guards. some more disruption there for commuters in the uk. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. voice-over: bringing you different stories i from across the uk. she was possibly the most vibrant, _ she was possibly the most vibrant, lovely fun, outgoing sister— vibrant, lovely fun, outgoing sister anybody could vibrant, lovely fun, outgoing sister anybody could ever vibrant, lovely fun, outgoing sister anybody could ever meet. she was— sister anybody could ever meet. she was so_ sister anybody could ever meet. she was so much fun, best friend~ _ she was so much fun, best friend. a, , she was so much fun, best friend. , , , friend. max with his best friend. max with his best friend and _ friend. max w

aslef has rejected an offer of a 4% rise backdated to last year and a further 4% this year. the government, of course, wanted the union to agree to changes to working practices, to modernise the railways. the good news, aslef doesn't have any full strike days planned at this stage, but the other railway union, the rmt, they are also in dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions, and they rejected a similar pay offer. and as you can see, they are planning three further 24—hour walk—outs on july 20th, the 22nd, and july 29th. they will involve guards and station staff. so, no further negotiations between the companies and either union are planned. i'm afraid there is a summer of rail disruption looking increasingly likely. mark ashdown reporting there. electric cars have been promoted as one of the solutions to reducing the world's dependence on fossil fuels and its production has increased significantly around the world but a report from the university of technology in sydney says switching to electric elcteric cars could electric eleri could actually electric cars could a

the rmt and aslef rejected the train companies' latest offers back in the spring, which set out changesexchange for pay increases. government ministers and the industry continue to insist their proposals were fair and have given no indication they'll change them. clearly, we've been negotiating with the leadership of the rmt for over a year now and it's real... it's a real shame that the offer that we made to them worth i3% in terms of an increase in pay for the lowest paid, has not been put to their membership, which would have brought this industrial dispute to an end. when it comes to the disputes on the railway, it feels like we're still far from the end of the line. katy austin, bbc news. wildfires have left a trail of destruction across parts of southern europe and the mediterranean. in greece, emergency services have tried to prevent new wildfires in the central area of magnesia. fires there triggered explosions at an air force ammunition depot on thursday. authorities say the outlook is improving for firefighters on the islands of rhodes, corfu and evia. 0ur correspondent bethan

additionally, drivers in the aslef union have been banned from doing overtime.is week, the general secretary, mick lynch, is hopeful fresh talks will mirror the progress he's making with london underground . making with london underground. >> and let's get try and get a deal cooked up, but we can try and get back round the table. we're doing that with london transport right now about what's we're doing that with london transfon right now about what's we're doing that with london transfon in]ht now about what's we're doing that with london transfon in london about what's we're doing that with london transfon in london underground . going on in london underground. we've been acas, the we've been in acas, the conciliation service all week. so if we can get the same atmosphere people atmosphere where people are trying towards trying to work towards some solutions, we can do solutions, perhaps we can do that on national rail. i'm hoping that maybe london underground will come up with some proposals that are steps forward we can consider that forward and we can consid

the rmt and aslef rejected the train companies' latest offers back in the spring, which set out changesg in exchange for pay increases. government ministers and the industry continue to insist their proposals were fair and have given no indication they'll change them. there's going to be a wide variation of disruption that customers will face across the country, and there'll be in some areas no service at all. and in others only around half of the service that people would normally expect, with some trains starting later and finishing earlier than they would do normally. so i'd really encourage customers to check before they travel, before setting out tomorrow. clearly, we've been negotiating with the leadership of the rmt for over a year now and it's real... it's a real shame that the offer that we made to them worth 13% in terms of an increase in pay for the lowest paid has not been put to their membership, which would have brought this industrial dispute to an end. when it comes to the disputes on the railway, it feels like we're still far from the end of the line. katy austin, bbc n

union. 15 train drivers in the aslef union. 15 train companies based in england are being affected from it is the latest move in the long—running pay dispute. there are growing calls for nhs whistle—blowers to receive more support. sir robert francis, who led the inquiry into hundreds of patient deaths, say some people still pay a heavy price for speaking out. you're live with bbc news. nato leaders are preparing for their annual summit next week. ukraine is expected to dominate discussion — and estonia is sure to be among kyiv�*s most vocal supporters. the country has accepted about 62,000 refugees from ukraine — as a share of population, that's more than any other eu country. estonia has donated more than 0.8% of its gdp per capita to ukraine in military equipment. and estonian support for ukraine has been championed by the country's first female prime minister, kaja kallas. i spoke to estonia's first female prime minister — kaja kallas — on a wide range of topics. i started by asking her if she thought ukraine would receive clear direction to it's nato membership status at the upcomi

the drivers�* union, aslef, its work to rule, where drivers are refusing to work overtime, is havingese strikes are happening after progress in the national dispute stalled in april. the rmt says plans to close hundreds of ticket offices have now added to its members' anger. separately, strikes on the london underground, which were scheduled to begin tomorrow, have been called off. the summer getaway is traditionally a busy time on the roads, and the train strike could add to congestion as more people take to their cars instead. the travel association abta thinks over two million british holiday—makers will head overseas this weekend. the port of dover will be under scrutiny again, after long delays before easter and last summer. the port says it's made changes to ease the queues, but there could still be waits of up to two and a half hours at border controls. after last year's disruption, because of staff shortages, airports and airlines insist they've done as much as possible to ensure things go smoothly, although worries persist about congested european airspace and air traffic co

and after today's strike by rail workers in the rmt, the train drivers union aslef has two more overtimeg up at 15 operators from this monday until saturday the 5th of august, and again from monday the 7th to saturday the 12th of august. those are likely to mean disruption in some places. the rmt and aslef rejected the train compa ny�*s latest offers back in the spring, which set out changes to ways of working in exchange for pay increases. government ministers and the industry continue to insist their proposals were fair and have given no indication they'll change them. clearly, we've been negotiating with the leadership of the rmt for over a year now and it's real... it's a real shame that the offer that we made to them worth 13% in terms of an increase in pay for the lowest paid has not been put to their membership, which would have brought this industrial dispute to an end. when it comes to the disputes on the railway, it feels like we're still far from the end of the line. katy austin, bbc news. let's go to euston station and join our reporter simonjones. we can see the picket line

and after today's strike by rail workers in the rmt, the train drivers union aslef has two more overtimens coming up at 15 operators from this monday until saturday, the 5th of august, and again from monday, the 7th to saturday the 12th of august. those are likely to mean disruption in some places. the rmt and aslef rejected the train compa ny�*s latest offers back in the spring, which set out changes to ways of working in exchange for pay increases. government ministers and the industry continue to insist their proposals were fair and have given no indication they'll change them. there's going to be a wide variation of disruption that customers will face across the country, and there'll be in some areas no service at all. and another is only around half of the service that people would normally expect, with some trains starting later and finishing earlier than they would do normally. so i'd really encourage customers to check before they travel, before setting out tomorrow. clearly, we've been negotiating with the leadership of the rmt for over a year now and it's real... it's a real sh

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walkouts are possible and after today's strike by quail workers in the imt the train drivers union aslefns coming up at 15 operators from this monday until saturday the fifth of august and again from monday the seventh to saturday the 12th of august. they are likely to mean disruption in some places. the imt and aslef rejected the latest offers in spring which set up changes to rays of working in exchange for pay increases. —— rmt. government ministers and the industry insisted changes are fair and they will not change them. there will be a wide variation of disruption that customers will face across the country and there will be in some areas no service at all and in others only half of the service that people would normally expect with some trains are starting later and finishing earlier than they would do normally so i encourage customers to check before they travel, before setting out tomorrow. clearly, we have been negotiating with the leadership of the rmt for over a year now and it is a real shame that the offer that we made to them, with 13% in terms of an increase in pay for the

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the aslef union says over pay. the aslef union says its members at 15 train operating companies will refuse to work overtime from the 31st of july, up until the 5th of august. the action threatens to disrupt services at the height of the summer holidays . sir of the summer holidays. sir elton john is giving evidence at kevin spacey s sex offences trial . he was kevin spacey s sex offences trial. he was called as a defence witness alongside his husband, david furnish. both are attending via video link from monaco . four men have accused mr monaco. four men have accused mr spacey of sexual assault and indecent assault. he denies all charges as a new law to prevent extremist groups from training ai chat bots to spread terrorism would be introduced if labour wins the next election. shadow home secretary yvette cooper has outlined the party's approach to national security in a speech today, including measures to prevent online radicalisation . prevent online radicalisation. encouraging terrorism is a criminal offence un

here in the uk, the train drivers' union, aslef, has announced a third ban on working overtime, whiche railways. drivers will refuse to work overtime for six days from monday 31stjuly. it comes as the union begins its second overtime ban in three weeks, in a dispute about pay, jobs and conditions. a rare apple iphone from 2007 has fetched just over $190,000 at auction in the us. the unopened, factory—sealed first edition agb model is considered to be the "holy grail" by iphone collectors, due to the small numbers initially made. the phone attracted 28 bids in total and sold for nearly 400 times its original price. stay in touch with the @bbcbusiness team and me on social media, i'm @tadthnright. that's your world business report. see you again soon. instead they extending corporate parenting responsibilities to all government departments. but the campaign will continue at a local level. hello from the bbc sport centre. a massive moment in major league soccer — that's how lionel messi's new signing to inter miami has been described. a sold—out crowd of 20,000 fans waited through downpo

and it's not just the rmt that are striking aslef , that's the train striking aslef, that's the trainon their overtime. so that means that trains will be running a lot less as well due to the action of aslef and the passenger advice as always, with this strike action check before you travel because you train could well be cancelled . could well be cancelled. >> okay, anna riley, thank you for that update from hull on the strikes there. no strikes as part of summer this is how part of our summer this is how it feels to be french. moving on, mortgage rates have fallen for the first time since may. both two and five year fixed rate deals are down 0.02% on average, with lenders factoring in better than expected inflation data released earlier this week . inflation data released earlier this week. but inflation data released earlier this week . but those figures are this week. but those figures are still higher than their peaks dunng still higher than their peaks during last year's mini—budget. the lenders, his expert opinion is the property investors broker and managing director of grand

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aslef members at 16 train eobnee— aslef members at 16 train companies in— aslef members at 16 train companiesning me as well. does the governmego; announcement joining me as well. does the governmego far announcement joining me as well. does the governmego far enough? ncement yesterday go far enough? and lord the who lord carlile, the lord who successfully tabled an amendment to illegal to the government's illegal migration should they be migration bill should they be getting involved? the lords ? getting involved? the lords? should lords be should the house of lords be intervening government intervening in government policy? hardliner policy? and tory hardliner daniel kawczynski very much daniel kawczynski is very much in favour of the wanda plan, also joins me now. i'm hoping layla moran is with me. layla, can hear me? the lib dem mp can you hear me? the lib dem mp for lovely be for oxford west. lovely to be with lovely to speak to with you. lovely to speak to you. you're also affairs you. you're also foreign affairs spokesman. i know, layla spokesman. woman i know, layla so you of all so l

aslef members at 16 train onanrbes— week. aslef members at 16 train onanrbes n— week.ome back to gb news sunday. with me, emily carver on your tv onune with me, emily carver on your tv online and radio . now i just got online and radio. now i just got an email from a carol who's written in. she's grumpy with what i've said. she says, how dare you? emily carver. ask if the nhs is worth saving. you want to pay private crack on? well i wasn't saying that we should turn into a us style private system where nobody gets health care unless they can pay through the nose for it. i was just saying, you know, open our eyes, maybe look at other health care systems that are working more. seen so many uk more. we've seen so many uk doctors nurses move to doctors and nurses move to australia. are they doing australia. what are they doing there i there that's better. i think they've a mixed system, they've got a mixed system, a system social insurance system of social insurance topped up by government. so topped up by the government. so it's still universal. it's still universal, but

london's mayor sadiq khan has thanked the rmt and aslef and the unite unions , who worked closely withon. he said. this is what you can achieve when you work with and not against unions. when you work with and not against unions . department against unions. department stores and furniture sellers had a good month as sales were higher than expected in june. figures from the ons found that retail industry did better than expected last month . sales in expected last month. sales in supermarkets were also a driving force behind the bounce back . force behind the bounce back. growth still fell annually, but at its slowest rate since the beginning of the war in ukraine. tenants are feeling the squeeze as landlords in and outside of london increase rents by between three and £500 per year. the average asking price for rents outside of london has risen by £308, with an average price per month of 1200, while landlords in the capital have increased their asking price by £559, with their asking price by £559, with the average monthly rent at just over 2500 pounds. parents struggling with child ca

added to that today is the last day of the current overtime ban for members of the aslef union, thathe country. the advice remains to check before you travel. elsewhere in the transport network there is also disruption expected firstly on the roads. the rules are usually busy at this time of year, it is the summer getaway, it is expected there will be more congestion as usual because people will be trying to avoid the trains because of the strikes. in the airports, always expecting some disruption there as well, that is because lots of people are heading away. travel association abta are expecting as many as 2 million british holiday—makers will be heading overseas this weekend, it is the start of the summer holidays. a new photo of prince george has been released. and a rear somali wild donkey has been born in chile. the fall is the force to be born in the south american country. stay with us. you are watching bbc news. it has turned into a soggy saturday. not for everyone however. compare that with the scene in staffordshire with the rain just hammering that with the scene in staff

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members of the aslef union will not work extra hours for a week from saturday the seventh.of the train companies employs drivers claims that none of the train com is nies employs drivers claims that none of the train com is warning)loys drivers claims that none of the train com is warning of ys drivers claims that none of the train comis warning of serious drivers and is warning of serious disruption. it'll be the fifth week long ban on overtime since may. the latest ban ended on saturday, with another one due from . july 30th 1st to august from. july 30th 1st to august the 5th. more on all of our stories on our website, gbnews.com. and we'll be back with more headlines in in half an hour's time. >> direct bullion sponsors the financial report on gb news for gold and silver investment . gold and silver investment. quick look at today's markets. >> the pound buys you $1.2850 and ,1.1577 is the price of gold £1,529.82 per ounce. and the ftse 100 is at 7647 points. >> direct bullion sponsors the finance report on gb news for physical gb news radio. >> welcome back to the live

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rmt at 1a train companies, and it's the last day of the current overtime ban by train drivers in the aslefly days out and things like that, because you do need to plan ahead when you have got young children. we left manchester at nine o'clock this morning, and we have had an hour wait in york. normally it is a direct train. the level of disruption will vary around the country. many services will end for the day much earlier than usual. another strike is expected next saturday. the rmt at the moment seems to be concentrating its strikes more at weekends, so the aim is to affect leisure travel. so today's strike on a saturday and next weekend's again will have a big impact on people who are thinking of taking days out, and there'll be a real skeleton service operating. these strikes are happening after progress in the national dispute stalled in april. the rmt says plans to close hundreds of ticket offices have now added to its members' anger. separately, strikes on the london underground, which were scheduled to begin tomorrow, have been called off. the summer getaway is traditionally a bus

members of the rmt train companies and is the last day in the overtime ban by train drivers in the aslefou do need to plan ahead when you have got young children.— have got young children. we left manchester _ have got young children. we left manchester at _ have got young children. we left manchester at nine _ have got young children. we left manchester at nine o'clock - have got young children. we left manchester at nine o'clock this | manchester at nine o'clock this morning. — manchester at nine o'clock this morning, now we have had one hour wait in _ morning, now we have had one hour wait in york, — morning, now we have had one hour wait in york, normally it is a direct— wait in york, normally it is a direct train. the - direct train. the level of disruption will vary around the country. many services well and for the day earlier than usual. another striker is expected next saturday. rmt the moment seems to be concentrating its strikes more at weekends, the aim is to affect leisure travel, today's strike on a saturday, and next weekend again, will have a big impact on people taking t

are being warned of disruption for the next six days, due to an overtime ban by train drivers in the aslef england are being affected from today, with many reducing their services. it is the latest move in the union's long—running pay dispute. a group of conservative 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. there are growing calls for nhs whistle—blowers to receive more support, after a record number came forward for support after speaking out. sir robert francis, who led the inquiry into hundreds of patient deaths at stafford hospital, says some people still pay a heavy price for speaking up. nhs england admits too many staff remain afraid to raise issues. you're live with bbc news. kevin spacey�*s trial has resumed in london with his first alleged victim giving evidence. the oscar—winning actor is accused of 12 sexual offences against four men, between 2001

the aslef union part of an ongoing dispute over pay . the aslef union says its pay.he aslef union says its members at 15 train operating companies will refuse to work overtime from the 31st of july until the 5th of august. the action threatens to disrupt, to disrupt services at the height of the summer holidays . sir of the summer holidays. sir elton john has been giving evidence that kevin spacey's sex offences trial. he was called as a defence witness along with his husband david furnish, both were attending via video link from monaco . four men have accused mr monaco. four men have accused mr spacey of sexual assault and indecent assault. he denies all charges as a mass stranding of whales on the isle of lewis in scotland's biggest ever, according to an expert. marine rescuers were called to the scene to reports that dozens of the mammals were in difficulty. there at around 7:00 yesterday morning, reports initially suggested there were around 55 pilot whales consisting of both adults and calves . but it was adults and calves. but it was soon discovered that only 5

on top of that, train drivers from the aslef union are refusing to work overtime at 15 train companiesetables and last—minute cancellations. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin is at birmingham new street station for us. that's right, it's been another day of disruption. a mixed bag around the country. some places have had few or no trains moving. many services wound down for the day earlier than they normally would. with more strikes coming up, are we any closer to resolution? at the moment the answer looks like it is a no. in april the rmt rejected the latest proposals from the 1a train companies who are backed by the government. that seemed to bring the national dispute to something of an impasse, both sides saying they would be happy to carry on talking. but there's been no indication that the offer would change. ministers and the industry keep on asking the rmt to put the existing offer to their members in a vote. some in the rmt have said they have not put prepared to do that. the union says the proposals that could see hundreds of tickets offices closed across england have a

members of the rmt, aslef and unite unions had been due to stage a string of walk—outs, starting on sundayou're live with bbc news. for the first time we can take you inside the barge due to house migrants which is moored off the southwest coast of england. this is the bibby stockholm which will house 500 single adult male asylum seekers by the autumn. it follows the government's asylum reforms becoming law on thursday. the controversial legislation, is intended to prevent people from claiming asylum in the uk if they arrive through unauthorised means. the bbc�*s danjohnson has been in dorset and explained to us what he's been seeing. this is normally as close as we can get to the bibby stockholm. but this morning we were given the chance to go on board before any asylum seekers actually move on there. they are due to move on next week, but or perhaps in the coming weeks, the home office is saying. but we've seen what the conditions are actually like since it underwent refit to increase its capacity from around 220 when it was used for construction workers to more than 500. now, that it wi

aslef union members at 15 train companies in england are refusing to work extra hours from today until train companies say is fair and reasonable. banks offering unjustifiably low savings rates to their customers will face "robust action", the uk's financial watchdog has said. the financial conduct authority's has now set out a ill—point plan to make sure that providers are communicating with savers more effectively — and interest rates are passed on appropriately. threejust stop 0il protesters who threw orange powder onto the pitch during an ashes test at lord's cricket ground have denied aggravated trespass. judit murray, daniel knorr, and jacob bourne are accused of running onto the pitch during the second test match between england and australia onjune 28th. they pleaded not guilty at westminster magistrates' court. you're live with bbc news. to ukraine now — where kyiv�*s forces have been praised by president zelensky, for their advances around bakhmut — a city of huge symbolic importance in the conflict. russia captured bakhmut earlier this year, after almost 12 months of intense

the train drivers�* union, aslef, has announced a third ban on working overtime, which will see freshrefuse to work overtime for six days from mondayjuly 31. it comes as the union begins its second overtime ban in three weeks, in a dispute about pay, jobs and conditions. separately, members of the rmt union will strike on thursday and saturday this week. you�*re live with bbc news. a new drug has been called "a turning point" in the fight against alzheimer�*s, after the results of a major trial were published. the drug was found to slow cognitive decline by about a third among patients in the early stages of the disease. it still needs to be approved by regulators. let�*s go live now to hilary evans, who, as well as being the chief executive of alzheimer�*s research uk, is also the co—chair of the uk government�*s dementia mission. she has just been listening to the findings of the study in the last 60 minutes. grateful for you onjoining us on the programme. 0nly you onjoining us on the programme. only in recent times, research in this whole area was being dissuaded, was it not, becau

the train drivers�* union, aslef, has announced a third ban on working overtime, which will see freshys from monday, july 31. it comes as the union begins its second overtime ban in three weeks, in a dispute about pay, jobs and conditions. you�*re live with bbc news. sir eltonjohn sir elton john has sir eltonjohn has been giving evidence for the trial of kevin spacey who is accused of sexual offences including four man�*s appearing via video link sir elton was asked about a charity event he hosted which the actor attended. kevin spacey denies all charges against him. our special correspondent has more on a video link from monaco, sir eltonjohn and his husband david more furnish gave evidence. the singer told the court his name was elton herculesjohn and he was asked about this charity event held at his home in windsor over a number of years. the white tie and tiara ball. the significance is one of kevin spacey�*s accusers said the actor grabbed him hard in the crotch on the way to that event causing him almost to swerve off the road. and there has been some question about how many tim

on top of that, train drivers from the aslef union are refusing to work overtime at 15 train companies which runs till saturday, could mean reduced timetables and last—minute cancellations. 0ur transport correspondent, katy austin, is at birmingham new street station for us. yes, industrial action has been going on for so long now that many users have adapted or turned to other modes of transport on strike days, but it's still causing a lot of disruption put up the extent of that disruption depends where you are. some places have barely any trades today and in other places it's a case of services winding down a lot earlier than normal, so it's a case checking before you travel. the dispute, which is about pay, jobs and working conditions, still has no end in sight. another day of picket lines and limited train services. it's a bit annoying. there's been a lot of, like, disruptions and stuff, so i've opted for the bus. i completely support the train strikes, yeah. they're battling for fair wages, aren't they? i they're battling for their terms and conditions. i the dispute between the r

after today's strike by the rmt, the drivers' union aslef has two more overtime bans — one from mondayeek. so when it comes to the disputes on the railway, any resolution is likely to be far down the line. down here, it's actually got a bit busier and it is quite busy, and that's because as the day goes on, the trains become fewer. at around six o'clock, there are far fewer trains running and i have heard from some people who are worried about how they will get home so there is that rush to get away. trains are going. 0n the board there they are going. 0n the board there they are going to the big cities like manchester, birmingham and glasgow, but not running is frequently so they are running one every hour. so they are running one every hour. so the situation is likely to get worse wherever you are travelling across the uk as the evening goes on. louisa, thank you for that update. to france next where the summer getaway has led to trafficjams on a number of roads. these pictures are from a63 motorway near bayonne which connected bordeaux to spain. the final weekend ofjuly is tradition

. - today was the last day of industrial action in the diary for the rmt but the drivers�* union, aslefrtime bans in the coming weeks and the two sides in this argument still have a long way to travel before this dispute comes to an end. now a time for look all that they's sports news. the big news coming out of the oval is that the england pace—bowler stuart broad will retire from all cricket at the end of the series. the 37—year—old said he only made his decision last night and that he wanted to go out at the pinncale of the game, the ashes. he has taken 602 wickets so far in a 17—year career. 0nlyjimmy anderson has taken more test wickets for a pace bowler. broad is england's leading wicket taker in the current series with 20. at the close of play on day 3, he spoke to the bbc�*s isha guha. i have been thinking for a couple of weeks but ultimately i still did not know at 25 past eight last night but at half eight i made the call. but ultimately it came down to, this has been one of the most enjoyable and fun series i have been a part of, i have a love affair with ashes cricket in eng