i have any sympathy for the dockers at felixstowe? ~ ., felixstowe?iving in a very. very _ felixstowe? i think we are living in a very. very strange _ felixstowe? i think we are living in a very, very strange at _ felixstowe? i think we are living in a very, very strange at times. - a very, very strange at times. certainly in my career, we have had never had a situation like this. inflation, fuel prices of the back of that, everyone is struggling and we have staff, we have given them what we hoped and felt was a just a pay rise earlier in the year. people have to live, people have to survive. for me personally, ijust hope they can get round the table because the uk will get hit harder than at... we havejust because the uk will get hit harder than at... we have just come out the back of a global pandemic, that has hit our industry hard, we did not stop throughout covid and we kept the uk moving and we need to keep moving, we need to keep the wheels turning. i moving, we need to keep the wheels turninr. ., ~ moving, we need to keep the wheels turninr. .

so the company that runs the port of felixstowe, you might say, of felixstowe, unite say, are hugelythey're involved with and other unions are involved with — royal mail, bt, post office — the unions say they can afford pay rises to keep up with the rate of inflation. and but as you say, seven, eight, 9% pay rises a few years ago, anybody would have been bitten your hand off, i think, if you'd been offered that. so it is now this soaring rate of inflation which is fuelling most of these disputes. alanjones alan jones talking alanjones talking to me a little earlier. next to somalia, where security forces say they're searching a hotel in the capital mogadishu for explosives — this after ending a 30—hour siege by islamist militants. at least 13 people died at the hayat hotel during the attack but officials warn that number could rise further. al shabaab militants stormed the building on friday, as emily brown reports. gunfire. the crackle of gunshots penetrating the mogadishu air. a crumbling hayat hotel in the somali capital under attack after it was stormed by an islamist militant gr

in the case of the docks at felixstowe, the case of the docks at felixstowe, the company has made hugeus multinational, billions of billions of profits, registered in the cayman islands, suggests that mark the company can play more —— the company can pay more. can senior executives take more profit, give more dividends, pay higher wages to themselves, the head of network rail earns more than 12 times the average wage of the people who run the railways. they can't decide to give workers more of the share of the wealth being produced and take less for themselves. wealth being produced and take less forthemselves. it wealth being produced and take less for themselves. it is not an economic fact five, it is a political decision at high levels in companies. there is no pressure coming from anywhere for people to behave differently. that coming from anywhere for people to behave differently.— behave differently. that is in a really interesting _ behave differently. that is in a really interesting argument. behave differently. that is in a - really interesting argument because what you seem t

the summer of strikes has reached felixstowe docks. making sure essential goods find their way to households, but today, 1900 members of the unite union are starting an eight day walk—out. people are so angry now that a company who made £240 million profit over the last two years are unwilling to share that. well, when i say share it, in 2020, the same company paid out £99 million in dividends to its shareholders. the offer on the table is a 7% pay rise, with a £500 one—off lump sum, but inflation is at 10% and rising. a striking or threatens to disrupt britain's supply chain. it is called the port of britain for a reason. about 4 million standard size containers are moved in and out of felixstowe every year, about half the uk total, filled with everything from food and consumer goods to car parts. for the next eight days, nothing will be moving. the port of felixstowe sets the strike is disappointing and believes the pay offer is reasonable. the numbers they quoted for profit are fanciful, they aren't anything like the profit we make,

felixstowe�*s owners say they have offered their staff a 7% pay rise and a lump sum of £500.c ashdown. from the food in your fridge to the clothes you're wearing, most household essentials probably arrived through felixstowe. but this vital link in the uk supply chain is grinding to a halt — and we could all feel the impact. it's called the port of britain for a reason. about four million standard size containers are moved in and out of felixstowe every year — about half the uk total, filled with everything from food and consumer goods to car parts. but for the next eight days, nothing will be moving. around 1,900 members of the union unite are striking over pay. they say the 7% rise and £500 lump sum on offer is way below what the port owner can afford. people are so angry now that a company who made £2110 million profit over the last two years are unwilling to share that. well, when i say share it, unwilling to share it with them. in 2020, the same company paid out £99 million in dividends to its shareholders, so people are very, very angry. that's been reflected in the vot

_ felixstowe later. so that is already happening? yes- — felixstowe later.e later. so that is already happening? yes. that suggests - felixstowe later. so that is already l happening? yes. that suggests that the --eole happening? jazz that suggests that the people in receipt happening? 123 that suggests that the people in receipt of those goods, the supply chain businesses, yourselves that logistics uk, are nervous about any possible disruption to the supply chain and we have seen through the pandemic it is ongoing because of the war in ukraine, how is it important to those supply chains are and how sensitive so many parts of organisations can be to any disruptions to those supply chains. you're absolutely right. a lot of disruption will be felt by the logistics companies who are having to react and make changes to their operations to perhaps pick up in different ports. there is a lot of activity going on to minimise disruption to the supply chain and the consumer. share disruption to the supply chain and the consumer.— disruption to the supply chain and the

the summer of strikes has reached felixstowe docks.hese workers would normally be making sure essential goods find their way to households, but today, 1900 members of the unite union are starting an eight day walk—out. of the unite union are starting an eight day walk-out.— of the unite union are starting an eight day walk-out. people are so an: now eight day walk-out. people are so angry now that — eight day walk-out. people are so angry now that a _ eight day walk-out. people are so angry now that a company - eight day walk-out. people are so angry now that a company who . eight day walk-out. people are so i angry now that a company who made £240 angry now that a company who made £2110 million profit over the last two years are unwilling to share that. well, when i say share it, in 2020, the same company paid out £99 million in dividends to its shareholders.— million in dividends to its shareholders. ., ' ., million in dividends to its shareholders. y ., ., , shareholders. the offer on the table is a 7% pay — shareholders. the offer

the summer of strikes has reached felixstowe docks. workers would normally be making sure essential goods find their way to households but today, 1,900 members of the unite union are starting an eight—day walk—out. we've spent nine months negotiating with the company and unfortunately we haven't managed to reach a settlement. therefore we felt we had no alternative but to take industrial action. i think a lot of people are behind us because they can relate. this is a time when everyone has been in a pinch with fuel, energy prices. keeps going up and not enough is being done to help families that are struggling. they're being offered a 7% pay rise with a £500 one—off lump—sum. they're asking for 10% in line with inflation. a strike here threatens to disrupt supply chains across the uk. it's called the port of britain for a reason. about 4 million standard—size containers are moved in and out of felixstowe every year, about half the uk total, filled with everything from food and consumer goods to car parts. but for the next eight days, n

harry fawcett, al jazeera, felixstowe.: nationwide strikes have brought parts of britain's rail network to a standstill and caused days of disruptions. only one in five trains were running on thursday and saturday. london's underground transport has been hit by four 24-hour walkouts this year. that's had a knock-on effect on other services where there weren't any strikes, including the eurostar. criminal lawyers and rubbish collectors also stopped working. it's not just the public sector. private companies are also being affected. staff at telecoms giant bt stopped work for four days at the end of july for the first time in 35 years. amazon warehouse staff have also staged walkouts. and some proposed strikes have been halted after pay deals were agreed. these include some by british airways ground staff and plane refuellers at london's heathrow airport. but other workers are holding firm. postal staff plan action later this month, and teachers and health workers have hinted at possible walkouts if they don't get pay deals

unite union has announced eight days of strike action by staff at the uk's largest container port, felixstowe, in a dispute over pay. daria dugin, the daughter of one of president putin's close allies, dies after her car exploded as she was driving home. ukraine's heavyweight boxer, oleksandr usyk, retains his unified world titles against britain's anthonyjoshua — then dedicates his win to the ukrainian armed forces. and more than 60 years after its first flight, the uk's last airworthy vulcan is looking for a new home. hello and welcome to bbc news. we'll start in somalia, where security forces say they're searching a hotel in the capital mogadishu for explosives after ending a 30—hour siege by islamist militants. but there has been no independent confirmation. al shabaab militants stormed the hayat hotel on friday. the group said some of its fighters managed to escape. emily brown reports. gunfire. the crackle of gunshots penetrating the mogadishu air. the crumbling hayat hotel in the somali capital under attack after it was stormed by an islamist militant group on friday night. al shabaab

it is busy down here at the port of felixstowe. there's lots of| port of felixstowe.heir point across. nearly 2000 workers are on strike, and to tell me more about this i have phil pemberton from the port of felixstowe and myles hubbard from unite. why are so many workers on strike? indie from unite. why are so many workers on strike? ~ ., , , from unite. why are so many workers on strike? ~ ., ,, , on strike? we approached the company last december — on strike? we approached the company last december for _ on strike? we approached the company last december for a _ on strike? we approached the company last december for a pay _ on strike? we approached the company last december for a pay increase - last december for a pay increase after _ last december for a pay increase after two — last december for a pay increase after two years of the pandemic and only accepting a 1.38% last year. we spent _ only accepting a 1.38% last year. we spent nine _ only accepting a 1.38% last year. we spent nine months negotiating with the company and unfortunately we haven't _ the company

, we really ought _ strikers at felixstowe, we really ought to— strikers at felixstowe, we really oughtat can be done to nrake. not— happening and what can be done to make, not necessarily to give them what they— make, not necessarily to give them what they want but to make them happier— what they want but to make them happier with what they get. just on that, geri, happier with what they get. just on that, geri. it— happier with what they get. just on that, geri, it is— happier with what they get. just on that, geri, it is extraordinary, - that, geri, it is extraordinary, shows where we are that 7%, which in any point over the last few years, anyone would have taken as a pay rise but given the rate of inflation, it is not enough according to them.- inflation, it is not enough according to them. no, it's not matching _ according to them. no, it's not matching inflation _ according to them. no, it's not matching inflation and - according to them. no, it's not matching inflation and when i according to them. no, it's notl matching inflation and when the according to them. no, it's not - m

the port of felixstowe _ arrive in shops. the port of felixstowe says _ arrive in shops.these - arrive in shops. the port of. felixstowe says these strikers disappointing, and believes the payoff is reasonable. irate disappointing, and believes the payoff is reasonable.— disappointing, and believes the payoff is reasonable. we have made a ve fair payoff is reasonable. we have made a very fair offer— payoff is reasonable. we have made a very fair offer to _ payoff is reasonable. we have made a very fair offer to the _ payoff is reasonable. we have made a very fair offer to the workers - payoff is reasonable. we have made a very fair offer to the workers here. . very fair offer to the workers here. we offered — very fair offer to the workers here. we offered them 7% plus £500. that equates— we offered them 7% plus £500. that equates visio to an increase in earnings — equates visio to an increase in earnings of between 8.1 and 9.6%, depending — earnings of between 8.1 and 9.6%, depending on the job. earnings of between 8.1 and 9.696, depending on the job.— earnings of betwee

the summer of strikes has reached felixstowe docks. these workers would

felixstowe handles _ things and also the quantities? chance it came from felixstowe, so what we might be thinking about his clothing, food, pretty much most of the screen sure viewers will be watching the broadcast on, as well as goods for british industry too. so the globals shippers forums say consumers could be hit with shortages and price risesjust consumers could be hit with shortages and price rises just as a result of this eight day stoppage. would you agree with that? i am less essimistic would you agree with that? i am less pessimistic than _ would you agree with that? i am less pessimistic than the _ would you agree with that? i am less pessimistic than the global— would you agree with that? i am less pessimistic than the global shippers l pessimistic than the global shippers forum. the strike is very unwelcome, obviously on the latest in a conveyor belt of disruption to global supply chains that have happened over the last two years. covid, brexit, border preparations, etc, but it has meant that global supply chains have got

unite union has announced eight days of strike action by staff at the uk's largest container port, felixstowe, in a dispute over pay. the met police say they had contact with owami davies on the day she was reported missing by herfamily. daria dugina, the daughter of one of president putin's close allies, dies after her car exploded as she was driving home. now on bbc news, duncan kennedy reports on the story of historical forced adoptions and the mothers�* search for a justice and an official government apology. this is the story about loss. of lives changed, love fractured. it happened not long ago and the pain has followed those involved down through history. i lost the only thing in my life that i ever wanted. i loved her so much. i still love her. i'm her mum! it was to be a secret. it was...it was not to be discussed. l he was actually taken from my arms without telling me what was happening. i canjust remember lying there, thinking it'd be better to die. a historical injustice - is what happened to us. other countries have recognised it - and it's high time ours did. bells toll 60 year

they employ a thousand people and normally have 500 trucks working out of felixstowe.d they're normally on the port every day picking up containers. but compared to last week, theirjob count has more than halved. i didn't really think it was going to go ahead, in all fairness. i thought it was going to come to the last hour, an agreement would be made, but it hasn't. it's crippling. we've had drivers stood. we've got trucks stood. and that's not just us if affects. it's affecting our customers, recruitment agencies as well. they literally — their staff haven't got anywhere to go. they're now having to take them out of the trucks and put them into warehousing. erm, yeah, it's crazy. derek hailstone says 80 to 90% of everything for sale at mick's cycles in bury st edmunds, comes in through felixstowe. it will cause chaos, not necessarily in the short term, in the next week or two, but going forward in the following months, potentially up to christmas, i think we will have supply issues again. in a normal week, 50 ships would come into the port of felixstowe loaded with c

unite union has announced eight days of strike action by staff at the uk's largest container port, felixstowe dispute over pay. the met police say they had contact with owami davies on the day she was reported missing by her family. daria dugina, the daughter of one of president putin's close allies, dies after her car exploded as she was driving home. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. and this is riga, the capital of the small baltic state of latvia, which was liberated from moscow's rule some three decades ago, and which is now braced for a new era of confrontation with russia. vladimir putin's invasion of ukraine reminded latvians of the russian threat. it also stoked internal tensions — because a quarter of latvia's population is ethnic russian, and this country relies heavily on russian gas supplies. well, my guest today is latvia's prime minister, kristjanis karins. just how vulnerable is latvia? prime minister kristjanis karins, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. vladimir putin's invasion of ukraine happened six months ago. right now, here in latvia, has

unite union has announced eight days of strike action by staff at the uk's largest container port, felixstowe, in a dispute over pay. the met police say they had contact with owami davies on the day she was reported missing by herfamily daria dugina, the daughter of one of president putin's close allies, dies after her car exploded as she was driving home. ukraine's heavyweight boxer, oleksandr usyk, retains his unified world titles against britain's anthonyjoshua — then dedicates his win to the ukrainian armed forces. more on those stories from 2 o'clock. but, now on bbc news, the travel show�*s lucy hedges heads for the big outdoors as the us celebrates the 150th birthday of yellowstone national park. this week, i'm taking a journey across yellowstone national park as it celebrates its 150th anniversary. oh, my god, just spectacular. i will meet the people using this milestone to address the park's complex history by returning america's largest land mammal back to native american tribes in an historic partnership. the ecological importance of restoring animals to the landscape heals the lan

unite union has announced eight days of strike action by staff at the uk's largest container port, felixstowe, in a dispute over pay. the met police say they had contact with owami davies on the day she was reported missing by her family. daria dugina, the daughter of one of president putin's close allies, dies after her car exploded as she was driving home. now on bbc news, click is all about sustainable travel. we are in the netherlands to look at a solar—powered car and in sweden to hop aboard an amazing electric boat. this week, more clean, green fun in the sun with battery robots, solar cars and electric boats. in an unassuming garage in the netherlands, there's an electric car with a secret. no, it's not its ultra—light, ultra—strong carbon—fibre frame, although that is important to the story, and it's not the aerodynamic design that makes it look like a future car from the 19505, although that is important too. no. look closer at that shiny finish, and you'll see that it's not paint. the entire thing is covered in solar panels — solar panels on the bonnet, solar panels on the roof, sol

unite union has announced eight days of strike action by staff at the uk's largest container port, felixstowe, in a dispute over pay. security forces say they've ended a siege carried out by islamist gunmen at an hotel in the somali capital, mogadishu. now on bbc news, dateline london with shaun ley. hello, and welcome to the programme where british journalists debate the week's news with the correspondents who write, blog, podcast and broadcast from the dateline: london. living with double—digit inflation is an unwelcome, if familiar, experience in many countries. turkey, argentina, zimbabwe and iran started 2022 under that yoke. for the british, it had been a distant memory, but not any more. in the united states, presidentjoe biden signed into law the optimistically—titled inflation reduction act. would it were that simple. another bad memory from the 1980s, the threat to kill the author sir salman rushdie, came close to being fulfilled. liberals are relieved he survived, but have they helped to fuel intolerance? to discuss all that, in the studio are maria margaronis, a documentary—maker

we are live from felixstowe next where workers are protesting. bloomberg. ♪ tom: welcome back to the open. also is at zero point 9% across european stocks. let's get out to felixstowe. what is the hit to trade in the supply chain? >> to give you a sense of the trade that passes through this port, four million of those containers pass it every year which is the equivalent to rotterdam. the russell group estimates you will get $800 million worth of trade affected by the strike. we are on day two and it is set to last for eight days. you have almost 2000 workers striking over a dispute regarding pay. in terms of the disruption does supply chains, maersk has already had to reroute three ships and they are looking at another 11 vessels which will add delays and cost but the question is how much that will get passed on to consumers. mainly affecting furniture, electronics, clothing. this is not a time when retailers are gearing up for christmas, dare i mentioned that in august but it is true. speaking to port bosses they say they are able to weather th

unite union has announced eight days of strike action by staff at the uk's largest container port, felixstowe, in a dispute over pay. darya dugina, the daughter of one of president putin's close allies, dies after her car exploded as she was driving home. now on bbc news, the media show looks at whether soaps have had their day. hello. in march this year, the bbc gave one of its biggest soaps, holby city, a do not resuscitate order after 23 years. injuly, channel 5 decided we no longer needed good neighbours and the sun went down on ramsay street after 37 years. but cast your minds back to christmas day, 1986. anyone remember this? this, my sweet, is a letter from my solicitor telling you that your husband has filed a petition for divorce. happy christmas, ange. that was dirty den handing angie watts divorce papers after she'd lied to him about having six months left to live. 30 million people tuned in to watch that episode of eastenders, more than half the population. today, the show averages between 4 and 6 million per episode, much of it through iplayer. so do soaps matter any more? what's

unite union has announced eight days of strike action by staff at the uk's largest container port, felixstowe, in a dispute over pay. darya dugina, the daughter of one of president putin's close allies, dies after her car exploded as she was driving home. some students are still waiting for their vocational exam results this morning — three days after they were due to get them. the exam boards pearson and ocr have apologised to pupils who have been affected. it's left some unable to confirm their university places. simon jones reports. hundreds of thousands of students received their exam results on thursday, allowing them to sort out their university places. but some btec students are still waiting to see how they did in vocational courses. exam board pearson won't reveal how many are affected but says it's a small percentage. the association of colleges isn't impressed. pearson won't tell us the numbers, but i know in some colleges there are several hundred students who haven't got their results from pearson. in any normal year there is a handful, perhaps, in a college. but hundreds is unpr

the headlines at 8pm: eight days of strike action by staff at the uk's largest container port, felixstowe. what do we want? better pay! when do we want it? now! there are warnings it could disrupt supplies of many goods — the workers say rising prices leave them little choice. all our money is basically bills, food and just getting by, so we need all the extra bit we can to keep going. the boxer, tyson fury, has called for an end to knife crime after his cousin, rico burton, was stabbed to death in cheshire. a 17—year—old was also injured in the same incident. this is without doubt a senseless attack and both victims should have returned home this morning after enjoying a night out with friends.

emma simpson, bbc news, felixstowe. now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini.good afternoon. all change weatherwise into the start of next week. it will be unsettled with thundery showers and also feeling cooler. but one more day of that extreme heat and the met office weather warning which extends all the way up to northern england and into eastern areas of wales. it is valid until midnight tonight, the heat uncomfortable for many, of course. some thunderstorms around today but wet weather out towards northern ireland and scotland, some flashes of lightning already, but for most, the heat and sunshine continues, high cloud in the south, temperatures for some could get as high as 34—35. 0vernight tonight, still warm and uncomfortable for sleeping. some showery rain in western wales and the south—west of england, otherwise dry, temperatures dipping to the mid— to high teens for many. so, a warm start again tomorrow morning. but more showers around on monday, the thunderstorms particularly across england and wales will be hit and miss, some places are staying dry

dock workers bring the uk's biggest container port at felixstowe to a halt as they strike over pay.uld disrupt supplies of many goods. the workers say rising prices leave them little choice... all our money is basically bills, food and just getting by, so we need all the extra we can to keep going. it's the latest in a wave of industrial action as inflation bites. also tonight... a car bomb in moscow kills the daughter of putin ally alexsandr dugin, a vocal supporter of the war in ukraine. tyson fury calls for tougher punishments for knife crime after his cousin is stabbed to death in manchester.

emma simpson, bbc news, felixstowe.head into the start of next week. low pressure will move in from the south, it's going to be very unsettled, with the chance of some heavy, thundery showers for many, welcome rain, of course, and it will also be turning cooler, too. but one more day of that extreme heat, the weather warning is in place until the end of the day today, at midnight, and that covers much of england and eastern wales as well, as far north as the pennines, down into parts of devon and cornwall, too. for the rest of the day today, there are already some thundery showers out there across scotland and northern ireland, moving eastwards, quite a few lightning strikes already. eastern scotland should stay mostly dry, we do have some cloud out towards north sea—facing coasts. elsewhere, dry, lots of blue sky, some high cloud towards southern england, temperatures rising readily into the low 30s in celsius, maybe 34, perhaps 35, once again, uncomfortable for many. 0vernight tonight, it is still going to be very dif

at felixstowe port, 1,900 dock workers are finishing an eight—day walk—out, impacting uk supply chainsand essential goods. there are now calls ahead of next month's gathering of trades unions at the tuc conference for future strikes to be synchronised or staggered to maximise the impact. and sharon graham, the general secretary of the uk's largest union, has called on the labour party to make a stronger stand. "look, hang on a second — these abhorrent profits that are going on, what's happening in the cost of living? this is what we think should happen," and then i think they would very much get elected. so from my point of view i think we're doing a labour a favour, actually, by saying, "look, get a spine — stick up for workers". and i tell you right now, i think people want a strong message. the tuc said the 6.5 million union members in the uk need all of the help they can get. it's right that the labour party does stand shoulder—to—shoulder with those workers looking for a fair pay deal, and i've heard that support for that comes from all levels of the labour party. good morning. ho

emma simpson, bbc news, felixstowe.dorset in the south of england and forced the evacuation of a beach was most likely caused by a disposable barbecue. the hot weather and drought conditions have led the met office to issue its highest alert forfire severity over the weekend, warning there is an exceptional risk of blazes spreading. will batchelor reports. the true cost of a disposable barbecue. firefighters say this huge blaze which tore across studland heath in dorset was almost certainly caused by picnickers trying to cook food on the tinder dry beauty spot. after battling the flames all night, they found a disposable barbecue among the ashes. we really are appealing to members of the public to consider what you're doing. if it's going to potentially start a fire, try to avoid it if you possibly can. this field fire was one of 75 in essex. it covered 91 acres, and containing it required the help of local farmers. if you were downwind, you wouldn't have kept up with it running. luckily, the wind direction was away fro

the headlines: eight days of strike action by staff at the uk's largest container port, felixstowe. union is in a dispute over pay. the boxer tyson fury has called for an end to knife crime after his cousin rico burton was stabbed to death in cheshire. a 17—year—old was also injured in the same incident. the met police say they had contact with student nurse owami davies on the day she was reported missing by her family. a car bomb in moscow kills the daughter of putin ally alexsandr dugin, a vocal supporter of the war in ukraine. the exam board pearson has apologised after some btec students didn't get their results on time, putting their university places in doubt. now on bbc news, the travel show�*s lucy hedges heads for the big this week i'm taking a journey across yellowstone national park as it celebrates its 150th anniversary. oh, my god, just spectacular. i will meet the people using this milestone to address the park's complex history by returning america's largest land mammal back to native american tribes in an historic partnership. the ecological importance of restoring

the felixstowe strikers have been out on strike for the first time in three or four decades, nearly 2000ay, and they are pretty much the world's biggest suppliers of containers and have already turned away three containers to other ports and will probably continue. i don't know what it will mean in terms of supply chains, as and when the strike continues because of course we are highly dependent on ships for most of the things that we buy. i do remember that we had the fuel shortage, if you remember, because that was coming in on ships and ship got stuck in the suez canal. our attention turned a lot to see freight and this is on the minds of many of us, asking for a fair pay rise, but their strike will cause problems. rise, but their strike will cause problem-— rise, but their strike will cause problems. rise, but their strike will cause roblems. , problems. indeed it well. geri, i want to get _ problems. indeed it well. geri, i want to get your _ problems. indeed it well. geri, i want to get your thoughts - problems. indeed it well. geri, i want to get your thoughts on - problems. indee

almost 2000 workers at britain's largest container port — felixstowe — have gone on strike for the first pay rise to match inflation. but bosses insist their current offer is fair. the strike is due to last eight days. scotland's first minister has said the uk should consider renationalising energy suppliers to tackle the rising cost of living. nicola sturgeon said the option should be "on the table" — as she called for the westminster government to step up its financial support for households struggling to pay energy bills. for the first time in four years, the us and south korea will revive their live—action military drills, sharpening their preparedness as the north korean nuclear threat worsens and china steps up its presence around taiwan. the 11—dayjoint drills start monday in south korea. but there is concern that north korea could use the drills as a chance to retaliate. 0ur seoul correspondent jean mackenzie was given rare access to the countries' joint operation centre from where the war games are run. deep underground, an american and a south korean colonel watch north korea.

emma simpson, bbc news, felixstowe. now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini.

emma simpson, bbc news, felixstowe. now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth.ling cooler. but one more day of that extreme heat and the met office weather warning which extends all the way up to northern england and into eastern areas of wales. it is valid until midnight tonight, the heat uncomfortable for many, of course. some thunderstorms around today but wet weather out towards northern ireland and scotland, some flashes of lightning already, but, for most, the heat and sunshine continues, high cloud in the south, temperatures for some could get as high as 34—35. 0vernight tonight, still warm and uncomfortable for sleeping. some showery rain in western wales and the south—west of england, otherwise dry, temperatures dipping to the mid to high teens for many. so a warm start again tomorrow morning. but more showers around on monday, the thunderstorms particularly across england and wales will be hit and miss, some places are staying dry. quite high rainfall totals could lead to some localised surface water flooding. hello, this is bbc news with ben brown. th

meanwhile, workers at felixstowe — the uk's biggest container port — are on strike for a second day.0 members of the unite union began an eight—day walk—out yesterday, in a dispute over pay. the union described a 7% pay offer from the port operator as "significantly below" the rate of inflation. and rubbish is continuing to pile up on the streets of edinburgh as a strike by the city's bin collectors enters its second week. the industrial action — which is set to last 12 days and coincides with the edinburgh fringe festival — comes after unions rejected a pay offer equivalent to a 3.5% rise. let's go to our scotland correspondentjames shaw, who is in edinburgh. the rubbish piling highjust at a time when it's full of visitors. that's exactly right. it's only really been going on for a few days but already the evidence of the impact is very visible on the streets. there is a proposalfrom the council employers for an improved pay offer of 5%. we may hear later today what the union's attitude towards that is. but one of the thing is really striking here is when you see people, tourists an

emma simpson, bbc news, felixstowe. now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini.fternoon. all change weatherwise into the start of next week. it will be unsettled with thundery showers and also feeling cooler. but one more day of that extreme heat and the met office weather warning which extends all the way up to northern england and into eastern areas of wales. it is valid until midnight tonight, the heat uncomfortable for many, of course. some thunderstorms around today but wet weather out towards northern ireland and scotland, some flashes of lightning already, but for most, the heat and sunshine continues, high cloud in the south, temperatures for some could get as high as 34—35. 0vernight tonight, still warm and uncomfortable for sleeping. some showery rain in western wales and the south—west of england, otherwise dry, temperatures dipping to the mid— to high teens for many. so, a warm start again tomorrow morning. but more showers around on monday, the thunderstorms particularly across england and wales will be hit and miss, some places are staying dry. quit

emma simpson, bbc news, felixstowe.en dropped after the crown prosecution service said the "legal test" for prosecution had not been met. the six were accused of breaking covid lockdown rules by attending the vigil in march last year following the abduction, rape and murder of sarah everard by police officer wayne couzens. there were clashes with police after several hundred people attended the unofficial gathering. several european countries have seen a wave of deadly wildfires, triggered by record temperatures and drought across the continent. here you can see there are currently major fires in much of western europe. officials are concerned that windy conditions could make the situation worse.. in france, officials in the south—western gironde region have said a major fire there has been brought under control and 8,000 people can return to their homes. but another wildfire in south—central france has reignited, forcing more than 1,000 people from their homes. our correspondent bethany bell is in the gironde region. f

emma simpson, bbc news, felixstowe.after a good morning at the european championships in munich, with the british rowers winning a gold and a silver. let'sjoin our sports correspondent nesta mcgregor, who is at the olympic park for us. yes, des four but the gb team must be on cloud nine. we remember yesterday, super saturday, four gold medals and sunday has not started badly either. more success on the water, this time in the pr three mixed coxed four and what a story to go with it, erin kennedy's last race with the team, basically, back in may, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and herjob is to control the stroke rate and make sure the boat is straight. as i mentioned, back in may, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and what is more remarkable is that she has already had two doses of chemotherapy and she will now take some time away to complete her treatment. as you can imagine, emotional scenes after the race, she was close to tears. but she has vowed to return to the sport and who would bet against her? back her

at felixstowe port, 900 dock workers are finishing an eight—day walk—out.ng uk supply chains for food, clothing and essential goods. there are now calls ahead of next month's gathering of trades stack there are now calls ahead of next month's gathering of trades unions, stack at the tuc conference for future strikes to be synchronised, or staggered, to maximise the impact. and sharon graham, the general secretary of the uk's largest union, unite, has called on the labour party i think that if they came out now strongly and said, these profits that are going on, what is happening with the cost of living, i think david very much get elected so from my point of view i think we are doing a laboura my point of view i think we are doing a labour a favour by saying, get a spine, stick up for workers, and i tell you right now, people want a strong message. the and i tell you right now, people want a strong message. the tuc said 6.5 million union _ want a strong message. the tuc said 6.5 million union members— want a strong message. the tuc said 6.5 million union me