today, the unite union announced strikes at gatwick airport from?day, 1st of august, then friday, 4th of august to tuesday the 8th. airlines bring in specialist companies to do keyjobs like baggage handling and check in. 950 workers doing those sorts ofjobs at these companies are set to walk out. the union claims that's more than half the workforce. and it says the companies have failed to make good enough pay offers. easyjet, the airline with the biggest presence at gatwick, told us it was extremely disappointed by the strike announcement. and the airport itself said it would support airlines with contingency plans, so as many flights as possible run as scheduled. busy european air space and air traffic control issues have already been causing cancellations this year. so how much disruption will these strikes cause, if they happen? they could cause further delays and potentially cancellations. but airlines haven't announced any yet, so it's too soon to know the exact impact. more talks between the union and the ground handling companies are planned

a stretch of river near gatwick airport, once popular with local anglers, full of dead fish. spill in october 2017. investigators counted more than 1,400. the realfigure is likely to have been much higher. the fish died when raw sewage was pumped out of this water treatment facility. it was a mistake but in court the environment agency listed a catalogue of errors thames water had made both before and after the spill. warning signs were ignored, infrastructure was inadequate and, in the days after the incident, britain's biggest water company deliberately misled investigators. they told us seven times nothing had happened at the sewage works. when they did accept responsibility, they submitted a formal challenge, asking us to remove the incident from our records. having been fined £35 million, thames water says it has now cleaned up its act. this incident happened six years ago. that was then, this is now. we have had a new chief executive who came in and spent three years devising a turnaround plan. that chief executive left last week as the extent of thames water's problems

almost 1,000 baggage handlers and ground staff at gatwick airport announce strikes timed to hit the peak summer holiday season. hollywood actors walk out on strike stopping the production of films and tv shows. and later tonight the first night of the proms takes place here at the royal albert hall. find the proms takes place here at the royal albert hall.— royal albert hall. and novak d'okovic royal albert hall. and novak djokovic gets _ royal albert hall. and novak djokovic gets ready - royal albert hall. and novak djokovic gets ready to - royal albert hall. and novak djokovic gets ready to play . royal albert hall. and novaki djokovic gets ready to play in royal albert hall. and novak- djokovic gets ready to play in his 11th wimbledon semifinal. good afternoon. a scathing report from mps says some people are being forced to pull out their own teeth at home because they can't get access to an nhs dentist. the commons health and social care committee says the pain and distress of people who can't see a dentist is "totally unacceptable in the 21st century". many dentists are refusing to a

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now, the first gatwick airport. now, the first flight was delayed by an hour. towards bosnia air. that's due in gatwick at 326. second flight took off just about 15 minutes ago. that's one hour and 45 minutes late. scheduled eta for that flight is 510 heading into the evening. of course , the foreign office course, the foreign office saying there's around 7 to 10,000 british tourists on the island. not all of them will be needing help. i was just chatting to a plane spotter. they all flock here to look at the latest planes . something the latest planes. something very exciting happening with ryanair , apparently. was ryanair, apparently. and he was telling his uncle's sat telling me his uncle's sat in the barin telling me his uncle's sat in the bar in his hotel on the the pool bar in his hotel on the island of rhodes and is very, very happy , although he can see very happy, although he can see some smoke and flames the some smoke and flames in the distance . government, of course, distance. government, of course, saying it's up to the tour operators to bring peo

gb news southeast reporter ray addison is at gatwick airport now. you first. >> yeah, good afternoon , nana >> yeah, good afternoon, nana around 220 british tourists arrived 30 minutes ago here at gatwick airport on that rescue flight laid on by easyjet from the island of rhodes back home safe to the united kingdom. now, that flight was delayed by an hour and ten minutes. the second flight the second of two flying today , one hour, 45 minutes today, one hour, 45 minutes late. that's still in the air. it's just entered french airspace. and there's an eta on that of about 5 to 10. this evening. that plane is carrying around 200 people. so a total from easyjet of around 420 passengers making their way safely home. tui we've heard, is also laying on extra flights . also laying on extra flights. they've cancelled all outbound flights until up to and including this friday. they . including this friday. they. pretty grim situation , jack . pretty grim situation, jack. >> well , pretty grim situation, jack. >> well, yeah, good pretty grim situation, jack. >>

a stretch of river near gatwick airport once popular with local handlers full of dead fish.aftermath of the sewage spill in october 2017. investigators counted more than 1400, the realfigure is likely to have been much higher. the fish died when raw sewage was pumped out of this water treatment facility. it was a mistake but the environmental agency with cattle walked over as they had made before and after the spell. warning signs were ignored, infrastructure inadequate. and in the days after the incident, britton�*s biggest water company deliberately misled investigators.- deliberately misled investi . ators. , . , investigators. they taught us several times _ investigators. they taught us several times nothing - investigators. they taught us - several times nothing happened, and when they did accept responsibility they then submitted a formal challenge asking us to remove the incident from our records. having been fined £35 million, thames water says it's now cleaned up its act.— cleaned up its act. this incident _ cleaned up its act. this incident happened - cleaned up it

court heard the firm pumped an estimated millions of litres of undiluted sewage into rivers near gatwick airportg the water to turn black and kill more than 1,000 fish. thames water pleaded guilty in february to four charges relating to polluting the river is, in one incident the court heard a storm pump at crawley sewage plant was unexpectedly diverting sewage to its storm tank for 21 hours and went unnoticed, meaning more than six hours of untreated sewage spilling into the river. it is understood nearly 1a00 dead fish from the rivers were recovered by environment agency officers. we will bring you more on this story when we have it. lucy is here at the top of the hour. now it time for a look at the weather. good morning. we've had a rather mixed picture so far this morning. there's been a bit of sunshine across parts of wales, through northern areas of england, but elsewhere it's been fairly cloudy. that was the scene this morning in essex. a lovely start to the day there on the beach, but we've got a bit of rain across southern areas at the moment. south wales, southern areas of england, som

jonah fisher with the story. stretch of river near gatwick airport once popular with local anglers fullwas the aftermath of the sewage spill and october 2017. investigators counted more than 1400. the realfigure is likely to have been much higher. the fish died when raw sewage was pumped out of this water treatment facility. it was a mistake, but in court, the environment agency listed a catalogue of errors tends water had made both before and after the spell. warning signs were ignored, infrastructure was inadequate, and in the days after the incident, britton's biggest water company deliberately misled investigators. —— thames river. they told us seven times that nothing had happened at the sewage works. when they did except responsibility, they suddenly took a formal challenge, asking us to remove the incident from our records. having been fined £35 million, thames river says it's now cleaned up its act.- thames river says it's now cleaned up its act. this has happened _ cleaned up its act. this has happened six _ cleaned up its act. this has happened six years - cleaned up its act.

expect disruptions as almost 1,000 workers at london's gatwick airport, including baggage handlers andaff, are to strike in a dispute over pay. members of the unite union employed by four private contractors will walk out for four days from july th 28 and again for four days from august fourth. the union said the action will "inevitably" cause disruption to flights at the height of the summer holiday season. we are joined by katy austin, our transport correspondent. 0bviously, obviously, this is going to be huge pain in the backside for hundreds of thousands of people and i is important to emphasise i guess it is important to emphasise for a global audience that it is a huge terms of summer huge airport in terms of summer getaways. huge airport in terms of summer netawa s. . , , ., ., getaways. yeah, this is one of the uk's busiest _ getaways. yeah, this is one of the uk's busiest airports _ getaways. yeah, this is one of the uk's busiest airports and - getaways. yeah, this is one of the uk's busiest airports and this - getaways. yeah, this is one of the uk's busiest airports and this

and almost a thousand workers at gatwick airport , including gatwick airport, including baggage handlers and check in staff, will stage eight days of strikes later this month. unite unions says there because of ongoing pay disputes , workers ongoing pay disputes, workers will walk out for four days from friday the 28th and again from friday, the 4th of august for another four days. airlines affected include british airways, easyjet , ryanair, tui, airways, easyjet, ryanair, tui, westjet and wizz air . and you westjet and wizz air. and you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com. now it's back over to tom and . to tom and. emily well , a very to tom and. emily well, a very good morning to you. >> this is britain's newsroom here on gb news. with me tom harwood and today, emily carver. welcome to the show. >> emily i'm very happy to be here with you. >> tom it's going to be it's going to be a great show. >> i don't believe we've ever hosted together. >> we have never this is the first time on news we've first time on gb news and we've got much to talk about

untreated siege turned rivers to turn black and kill more than a million fish in gatwick airport in 2017are live with bbc news. heading to france, president macron has met more than 200 mayers by areas affected by days of unrest following police shooting of a teenagers. clashes the last two nights have seen fewer arrests. thousands of police officers are still deployed across the country. let's go to paris. tom is there for it us. hi, tom, what's been happening today? reporter: rain is the police officer's best friend when it comes to preventing prozests -- protests. pretty symbolic that tonight the heavens have opened. tonight where we are in paris, it's back to normal. no troubles here but there are some shops continuing to board up their plate glass windows just in case. we've heard figure that is during this last week, hundreds and hus of shops and banks and 10 shopping malls have been attacked by protesters but president macron said today the peak of the trouble is past. his meeting with over 200 mares was an attempt to find solutions. did the mayers of all political per vacation --

almost a thousand workers at gatwick airport , including gatwick airport, including baggage handlersnd check in staff, will stage eight days of strikes later this month. unite union says there because of ongoing pay disputes, workers will walk out for four days from friday. the 28th, then again from friday the 4th of august for another four days. airlines affected include british airways , easyjet, ryanair, tui , westjet , easyjet, ryanair, tui, westjet and wizz air . , easyjet, ryanair, tui, westjet and wizz air. people have , easyjet, ryanair, tui, westjet and wizz air . people have been and wizz air. people have been forced to pull out their own teeth because they can't access or afford nhs care. a new report by the health and social care committee found 10% of people admitted to attempting diy dentistry . it says the evidence dentistry. it says the evidence of pain and distress is totally unacceptable in the 21st century. it's calling for urgent and fundamental reform . the nhs and fundamental reform. the nhs says it's already started making changes, including to contracts with d

in three days, he will join the strikes at gatwick airport in london, 1,700 flights will be canceled month. some other active european airports have announced the second round of strikes for the next two weeks , which will continue from 4 to 8. in england, the employees of the transport and they also announced the rail transfer in the coming days the ezzedine qassam battalions will go on strike, the military branch of the hamas movement, by publishing pictures of new drones , announced the movement's significant progress in the construction of uavs. ezzedine qassem battalions used suicide drones for the first time in the 2014 gaza war. during the battle two years ago, the holy sword was used and with these drones , the zionist regime's gas plant on the northern coast of gaza and the zionist military brigade in the cities around gaza were attacked . after the battle the sword of quds produced that did not make poetry. the lebanese gathered the spy cameras of the zionist regime. the lebanese media reported by publishing images that the lebanese youth climbed up from the mast installed

. of them from gatwick airport.strictions rather than staff shortages. with 95% of passengers affected booked onto alternative flights . that is it alternative flights. that is it for the moment. more in our later bulletins and more on our website. gbnews.com . >> you're listening to gb news radio . and welcome back radio. and welcome back to the live desk. now us president joe biden's been enjoying himself at windsor castle with a cup of tea on the second leg of his uk visit , meeting king charles for visit, meeting king charles for what was expected to be a discussion, too, on climate change and then heading, of course , to lithuanian for course, to the lithuanian for capital the nato summit. we can join gb news royal correspondent cameron walker, who is in windsor. >> cameron quite a flying visit there from president biden. what do we know about that, what these discussions entailed with king charles? because there were other people in the room weren't there, for these climate change talks ? yeah there certainly

at gatwick airport in london , 1,700 flights have been made for the next month. some other active airports in europe have started the second round of strikes for the next two weeks. they said that it will continue for 4 to 8 days. in england , the employees of the railway transportation department will also strike in the coming days, but the ezzeddin qassam battalions of the military wing of the hamas movement announced the significant progress of this movement in the construction of drones by publishing pictures of new drones. ezzeddin battalions qassam used ababil's exclusive drones for the first time in the 2014 qazvin war, and the shahab is another product of the uav unit, which was used during the battle of shamsher quds two years ago, and with these drones, they targeted the gas plant of the zionist regime in the northern coasts of gaza became mine next to the zionist forces in the settlements around gaza. hamas movement, with the aim of surprising the enemy , has not released detailed information about its new drones that it produced after the battle of the

of litres of undiluted sewage caused rivers to turn "black" and kill more than 1,000 fish near gatwick airportn calls to nationalise the firm after its boss quit last week. plans are expected to be announced on wednesday — that will eventually see the closure of most railway ticket offices in england. the industry says sales at kiosks have dropped from 85% in 1995 to an average of 12% today. passenger are buying more tickets online or at machines. you're live with bbc news. in the uk — the metropolitan police are reopening an investigation into breaches of covid regulations at a christmas party at conservative party headquarters. that's after a video emerged of a gathering, where aides were invited to "jingle and mingle". the video was published by the sunday mirror. it's also examining claims that lockdown rules may have been breached at a separate event in parliament six days earlier. but police say they will not investigate alleged gatherings at the prime minister's country home, chequers, during the premiership of borisjohnson. our politcal editor chris mason reports. are you filming this?

nearly 1000 workers are set to take eight days of strike action at gatwick airport over the summer holidayshe workers at four firms will strike in jade -- in dates in july and august. you are live with bbc news, this is the context. next, a report from mps in the u.k. that could only be described as scathing. it says, some people are being forced to pull out their own teeth at home because they cannot access to an nhs dentist in england. the comments and social health care committee says the pain of people who cannot see a dentist is unacceptable in the 21st century. many dentists are refusing to accept new adult patients, so some people are having to travel hundreds of miles to get dental treatment. let's talk to eddie crouch, chair of the british dental association who joins us now. thanks for making time to talk to us. a bbc investigation found nine in 10 in hs until practices across the u.k. were not accepting new adult patients. how did it get to this point? >> i think my colleagues have lost faith in any significant reform of the contract, they have been despised since 2006. i gave ev

vacation to blazing greece that it could be a one-way ticket for passengers departing from london gatwick airportd the pilot of easyjet airlines. as a result, as the daily mail writes, eight out of 37 people. still , they listened to the voice of reason and decided to cancel the trip. the rest did not change. discount airfare now covers all 11 regions of our far east tickets at a price of only 1,000 rubles. available on 39 destinations, two of them mikhail mishustin included in the program today, during a working trip to buryatia, the prime minister saw projects for the reconstruction of the far eastern airports, and how the latest russian helicopters are assembled. they also talked about the development of railways and new transport corridors report by alexander evgeny the scale of the far eastern federal district can be felt even by the weather buryatia compared to yesterday's foggy seaside along the steppe solnechnaya, today the first point in the schedule of the head of government is the lokomotiv car repair plant. so one of the most powerful wires, its power is almost 10,000 kw, the plant it

of litres of undiluted sewage caused rivers to turn "black" and kill more than 1,000 fish near gatwick airporthe firm after its boss quit last week. plans are expected to be announced on wednesday — that will eventually see the closure of most railway ticket offices in england. the industry says sales at kiosks have dropped from 85% in 1995 to an average of 12% today. passenger are buying more tickets online or at machines. you're live with bbc news. a prominent russian investigative journalist and a lawyer have been badly beaten by masked men who stopped their car while travelling in the russian republic of chechnya. elena milashina had fingers broken and her head shaved. she reports for novaya gazeta, an independent newspaper which was stripped of its licence by the russian authorities. the lawyer travelling with her, alexander nemov, has reportedly been stabbed. here's what elena milashina said following the attack. translation: the assailants to -ull the taxi driver out of the car, they put our heads done, they charted tying the hands behind my back and looked at that time they stabbed him

the unite union has announced that almost a thousand workers at gatwick airport, including baggage handlers for eight days this summer. the industrial action is over pay and it starts later on july 28th, potentially disrupting what could be the busiest summer holiday period since the pandemic. our transport correspondent katy austin has more details. the prospect of strike action during a busy summer period at one of the uk's busiest airports will be worrying news for thousands of holiday—makers hoping for a smoother time this year after the issues last year which was largely down to staff shortages. and the dates announced for this action are in two chunks of four days. friday the 28th ofjuly to tuesday the 1st of august and then friday the 11th of august to tuesday the 8th of august. now, airlines bring in specialist companies to dojobs like ground handling, baggage handling, check—in, and it's those jobs that the hundreds of workers involved in this dispute do. so, if the strikes go ahead, i do think some delays and disruption are likely. it's happening, if it goes ahead, it's happening

easyjet has cancelled 1,700 flights to and from gatwick airport during july, august and september.d ongoing air traffic control difficulties. it said 95% of affected passengers had been re—booked on otherflights. you're live with bbc news. let's return now to the visit by us presidentjoe biden to london. he met prime minister rishi sunak earlier and he's now on his way to meet king charles at windsor castle. let's cross live to windsor. maryam moshiri is there. what will happen this afternoon? welcome to windsor. it has hosted many american presidents and heads of state over the years. today, maybe in 30 minutes or so, we are expecting the president then�*s helicopter to fly over our heads, we are expecting them to enter the beast, his big limousine, he will then enter the entrance to windsor castle, you can see the crowd gathering they are. the quadrangle, you can see on the screen, that is with the president will then be led to, be after two, where he will get a ceremonial welcome from the welsh guards. you can see them there rehearsing. windsor castle has hosted many us presiden

nearly 1,000 workers at london's gatwick airport will go on strike towards the end of this month andnite union and four employers. the timing means the busy summer holiday season will be affected. tenants, young people and single parents are among the people being hardest hit by the rising cost of living, according to new analysis by the office for national statistics. our business correspondent marc ashdown has been looking at the details. the ons spoke to 15,000 people in england, scotland and wales between february and may. they asked questions like whether they could afford a sudden one—off expense of £850, had they been unable to save, had they upped their borrowing, and were energy bills a struggle. a quarter of adults said yes to three or more of those, so they're considered financially vulnerable. but certain groups appear to be struggling more than others. when it comes to housing costs, 43% of tenants said they had difficulty affording to pay their rent. butjust 28% of mortgage holders are struggling with their repayments. for food, there are some worrying findings. one in

of litres of undiluted sewage caused rivers to turn black and killed more than 1000 fish near gatwick airportf murdering an extra neighbour and young daughters. the court heard that he poured petrol through the letterbox and set it alight. in november last year, fatoumatta hydara and her two small daughters, fatimah and naeemah, were killed when their flat was set on fire. the bright flash of light on this cctv footage shows the moment the fire took hold. it was started deliberately by this man, jamie barrow, their next—door neighbour. this is him hours earlier in shops buying alcohol, before he went back to fairisle close and poured petrol through the family's letterbox. the court was told that screams could be heard coming from the property, but barrow did nothing and casually walked away. when he returned to the scene, he was heard asking about the fire. and he appeared relaxed when talking to officers. it was when he got home that he contacted the police to say that he was the person responsible for setting his neighbour's flat alight. right, jamie. 0bviously what you've said, when we've

nearly 1000 baggage handlers and ground staff at gatwick airport are due to walk out there in the summerunite union who work forfour companies the members of the unite union who work for four companies at the airport are set to walk out for eight days. the strikes will take place in july eight days. the strikes will take place injuly and the beginning of august. your live with bbc news. the 0scar—winning actor kevin spacey has told a jury in his sexual assault trial that he could have had sex — in his words — "all the time" but found it hard to trust people because of his fame. mr spacey is being cross—examined after giving evidence for the first time yesterday. he's denied 12 sex offences against four men between 2001 and 2013. 0ur correspondent frankie mccamley?was outside court for us, and a warning, frankie referred to some bad language that was mentioned in court. yesterday the court heard how kevin spacey was here to establish his innocence and proceed with his life and that is exactly what he came here to do. sitting in the witness box today, he was very relaxed, very calm and ver

been fined £3.3 million for releasing "millions of litres" of undiluted sewage into rivers near gatwick airportslead the environment agency after the incident. the company, which serves 15 million households, admitted four charges of illegally discharging waste. last week the pro—brexit political figure nigel farage said he believed his bank account at coutts had been closed for political reasons. coutts is a prestigious private bank for wealthy customers and the bbc has been told mr farage fell short of the required funds to hold an account there. it is understood mr farage was subsequently offered a standard account at natwest which owns coutts. that's the latest from business. you're watching bbc news. now talk about china. to china next where authorities have warned of "multiple natural disasters" in the coming month, as heavy rains lash parts of the country. there's been flooding in large areas of central and south western china with some dramatic rescues taking place. our reporter nicky schiller has been monitoring state tv and social media and is in the newsroom with more. how bad is the

easyjet has cancelled 17 hundred flights to and from gatwick airport during july, august and septemberrol difficulties. it said 95% of affected passengers had been rebooked on other flights. that's your news. you're live with bbc news. the metropolitan police say they're making further inquiries into whether a bbc presenter, alleged to have paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos, committed a criminal offence. they said they were assessing information discussed with bbc managers today but they said "there is no investigation at this time". our culture correspondent — lizo mzimba — gave us the latest on the allegations. yes, we have just yes, we havejust been yes, we have just been told that the texas from the metropolitan police's specialist crime command met with representatives from the bbc on the morning of monday the 10th ofjuly, thatis morning of monday the 10th ofjuly, that is of course today, and the meeting took place virtually and they are assessing the information discussed at the meeting and further inquiries are taking place to establish whether there is evidence of a

fined more than £3 million for dumping millions of litres of undiluted sewage into rivers near gatwick airportbelieved thames water had shown a "deliberate attempt" to mislead the environment agency about the incident. our environment correspondentjonah fisher is in cardiff. explain more about this case. yes, this was a sentencing _ explain more about this case. 1&1: this was a sentencing hearing that has just come to its end. as you said, £35 million fine for thames water connected to what the court was told was a significant and lengthy period of pollution into gatwick�*s stream in west sussex and surrey in october 2017. the court was told that the sewage most likely spilled into the riverfor six was told that the sewage most likely spilled into the river for six and a half hours. eyewitnesses who look at the river said it had turned black and grey and there were reports of more than 1000 dead fish in the water. now, thejudge, as you mentioned there, summing up today said in quite a damning comments for thames water that there had been a deliberate attempt to mislead the environment agency,

, including gatwick airport, including baggage handlers and check in staff, will stage eightite union says it's because of ongoing pay disputes. workers will walk out for four days from friday, the 28th, then again from friday, the 4th of august. airlines affected include british airways , easyjet, british airways, easyjet, ryanair, tui, westjet and wizz air . and you ryanair, tui, westjet and wizz air. and you can get more on all of those stories by visiting our website, gbnews.com . website, gbnews.com. >> direct bullion sponsors, the finance report on gb news for gold and silver investment . gold and silver investment. >> here's a quick snapshot of today's markets. the pound will buy you $1.3112 and ,1.1678. the price of gold . is £1,488.79 per price of gold. is £1,488.79 per ounce. and the ftse 100 is at 7453 points. direct bullion sponsors the finance report on gb news for gold and silver investment . investment. >> sometimes you read a story and you think this this simply can't be true. and then people who i will not name at this stage email in to me confirming that ind

in easyjet has cancelled 1700 flights from gatwick airport during july, august and september, the companyulties. you are live with bbc news without this is the daily global. nato leaders are gathering for a two—day summit. the meeting is due to begin on tuesday. the meeting in vilnius is due to begin on tuesday, and will tackle a wide range of issues, from divisions over ukraine's possible membership of the alliance, to sweden's accession — which is currently being held up by turkey. president biden arrived in vilnius to take part a short time ago. we'll be looking at what lies ahead. the sum of proper kicks off tomorrow but today it's been characterised by frankly repertory urdu are raising the stakes. one of the key issues is sweden joining. the stakes. one of the key issues is swedenjoining. —— to mom. today saying he introduced a new factor into all of this, a new request saying that if the doors open to turkeyjoining the eu then the door will be open to sweden joining nato. this is because the way nato works, every country effectively has a veto about new members journey. so turkey h

of litres of undiluted sewage caused rivers to turn "black" and kill more than 1,000 fish near gatwick airportsion of london s ultra—low emissions zone has begun at the high court. legal action was brought by five conservative—led councils who say the plans would have a big financial impact on motorists. the mayor of london insists the move is needed to improve air quality and prevent premature deaths. councillors in 0rkney have voted to explore alternate forms of governance, after a debating plans to change the status of the islands with the uk or even become a self—governing territory of norway. earlier, the prime minister's spokesperson rejected a suggestion the islands could loosen its ties with the union. councillors are debating that right now. you're live with bbc news. the bbc has found that vulnerable women in england, scotland and wales are being failed by police investigations into officers accused of sexually exploiting them. evidence has been deleted and information requests show that, after 500 allegations were made, just 2a officers were charged. the policing minister says he's

nearly a thousand workers at london's gatwick airport will go on strike towards the end of this monthur employers. the timing means the busy summer holiday season will be affected. our transport correspondent katy austin has more. strike action one of the uk's busiest separates during what set to be the busiest summer since before covid that will be an unwelcome prospect for thousands of holiday—makers hoping for a smoother time after last year's issues. today the unite union announced strike second with airport from friday the 20th ofjuly to tuesday the 1st of august and that again from friday the 4th august and that again from friday the 11th of august to tuesday the eighth. now, airlines bring in specialist companies to do keyjobs like baggage handling and check—in, 950 workers doing the sorts ofjobs, these companies are set to walk out. the union claims that's more than half the work for us and says that companies have failed to make good enough to pay offers. easyjet commitairline enough to pay offers. easyjet commit airline with the biggest presence at gatwick told us it was ext

easyjet has cancelled around 1,700 flights injuly, august and september travelling to and from gatwick airportndustrial action and the war in ukraine have created "challenging conditions" in air traffic control. a new scanning technique has been developed that can see inside the body in unprecedented detail, using a transparent mouse. a chemical process used on the mouse after it has died means it is entirely see through, and has enabled the scanner to detect cancerous tumours much earlier than usual, just at the moment they are forming. the scientists say it could be revolutionary for medical research. our science correspondent pallab ghosh has the story. meet the transparent mouse. everything inside, its nerves, tissues and organs, all made invisible. it's done by removing all the fat and pigment from its body after it's killed using a chemical process. and then it's bathed in different chemicals to reveal the parts the german developers want to study. under the microscope, they're searching for cancer tumours shown in small pink and white dots throughout the body. compare this image to a co

strike action by nearly a thousand ground staff at gatwick airport has been called off this weekend followingnd staff had originally threatened to strike from friday 28 july to tuesday 1 august. an historic royal census, known as "swan upping", has revealed a 40% drop in the number of cygnets on the river thames, compared with last year. the decline has been blamed on avian flu but also a growing problem of violence, including shootings, catapult attacks and dogs killing swa ns. only 94 cygnets were found on the five—day search. you're live with bbc news. the general in charge of the ukraine counteroffensive says his forces are struggling to overcome brushing defences and over —— move quickly. the russian minefields and defensive lines were making it difficult for military equipment including western supplied tanks and other armoured vehicles to advance. let's go live not to our defence correspondent jonathan beale. live now to our defence correspondent — jonathan beale — who speaks to us from dnipro. a really honest account from that general aboutjust how a really honest account from that ge

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if you're travelling to or from london's gatwick airport in the coming days, expect disruptions. almost 1,000 workers, including baggage handlers and check—in staff are going strike in a dispute over pay. members of the unite union employed by four private contractors will walk out for four days from july 28th and again for four days from august 4th. the union said the action will "inevitably" cause disruption to flights at the height of the summer holiday season. let's talk to our transport correspondent katy austin. the timing of this is unwelcome the airlines is bringing to do pretty importantjobs at the airport, ground handling, checking, baggage handling, and they have been a pay dispute with these four companies and the four chants of industrial action announced today are over the busy summer holiday period. are over the busy summer holiday eriod. , , , . ., , period. this is expected to be the busiest time _ period. this is expected to be the busiest time in _ period. this is expected to be the busiest time in aviation _ period. this is expected to be the busiest time in a

. >> almost 1000 workers at gatwick airport , including gatwick airport, including baggage handlers andaff, will stage eight days of strikes later this month. unite union says there because of ongoing pay dispute , ice workers ongoing pay dispute, ice workers will walk out for four days. that's from friday the 28th of july, then again from friday, the 4th of august for yet another four days. former manchester city footballer benjamin mendy has been found not guilty of rape and attempted rape at chester crown court. the france international was accused of raping a 24 year old woman at his house in cheshire in october 2020. he was also charged with the attempted rape of a 29 year old woman two years earlier. mendy has always denied the charges . hollywood actors have charges. hollywood actors have joined a strike by screenwriters for the first time in 60 years, as well as a pay rise. actors want guarantees that al versions of their likeness won't be used to replace them without permission or payment. well, actress susan sarandon says the entertainment industry needs to support their worke

and nearly 1000 workers are set to take eight days of strike action at gatwick airport. a row over pay. the workers at four firms will strike in dates injuly and august. you are alive with bbc news and this is the context. next, a report from mp5 here in the uk that can only be described as scathing. it says that some people are being forced to pull out their own teeth at home because they can't get access to an nhs dentist in england. the commons health and social care committee says the pain and distress of people who can't see and distress of people who can't see a dentist is totally unacceptable in the 215t—century. many dentists are refusing to accept new adult patients, so some people are having to travel hundreds of miles to get dental treatment. to travel hundreds of miles to get dentaltreatment. let's to travel hundreds of miles to get dental treatment. let's talk to eddie crouch, chair of the british dental association who joins us now. thanks for making time to talk to us. a bbc investigation found that nine in ten nhs dental practices across the uk weren't ac

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easyjet has cancelled 1700 flights to and from gatwick airport during july, august and september.ficulties. it said 95% of affected passengers had been re—booked on otherflights. you're live with bbc news. it has been confirmed that vladimir putin met yevgeny prigozhin five days after the attempted mutiny. the kremlin spokesperson says both sides assessed what had happened. the wanner assessed what had happened. the wagner group said they were strong supporters of president putin. here is what was said.— is what was said. according to the presidential _ is what was said. according to the presidential spokesman, - is what was said. according to the | presidential spokesman, obviously the meeting discussed the war with ukraine or the special military operation in ukraine as officials in russia insist on calling it. and the russian president voiced his views on the events of the 24th ofjune, ie the wagner mutiny and significantly, according to the presidential spokesman, the russian presidential spokesman, the russian president after hearing explanations from wagner commanders assemb

of litres of undiluted sewage caused rivers to turn "black" and kill more than 1,000 fish near gatwick airportsee the closure of most railway ticket offices in england. the industry says sales at kiosks have dropped from 85% in 1995, to an average of 12% today. changing passenger habits have seen more tickets bought you're live with bbc news. it follows the emergence of a video of a gathering where aides were invited to jingle and mingle. of a gathering where aides were invited tojingle and mingle. the video was published by the sunday mirror. let's bring our panel in on this, rebecca, it's come to you first. what do you make of this? to be honest, this is a gift that doesn't _ be honest, this is a gift that doesn't stop giving. it's something that the _ doesn't stop giving. it's something that the conservative party will be very keen. — that the conservative party will be very keen, particularly the government itself, and rishi sunak will he _ government itself, and rishi sunak will be keen to put on the back burner, — will be keen to put on the back burner, but it is something that's 'ust bu

easyjet has cancelled 1700 flights to and from gatwick airport during july, august and september.ficulties. it said 95% of affected passengers had been re—booked on otherflights. you're live with bbc news. the bbc is meeting the metropolitan police today to discuss allegations that an unnamed presenter, paid a teenager for explicit pictures. the sun newspaper has reported that the presenter called the young person involved twice after it published its story. downing street has said the government will keep a close watch on the handling of the claims. charlotte gallagher reports. another day of allegations, another day of pressure. notjust for this male presenter but for the bbc itself. today bosses from the corporation are meeting with the police. but we understand no formal allegation has been made yet. fresh claims in the sun newspaper, too. it says the presenter made a panicked phone call to the young person, saying, "what have you done?" and asking them to ring their mother to stop the investigation. the family also say they're upset with the bbc, claiming no—one rang them for

of litres of undiluted sewage caused rivers to turn "black" and kill more than 1,000 fish near gatwick airportcted by days of unrest following the police shooting of a teenager. after days of clashes, the last two nights have seen fewer arrests. but thousands of police officers are still deployed across the country. straight to paris — tom symonds is there for us now. hi tom, what's been happening today? well you know, rain is the police officer's best friend when it comes to preventing protests, and it's symbolic that tonight the heavens have opened. tonight on the champs—elysees where we are now, it's back to normal. there are no troubles here. but there are some shops that are continuing to board up shops that are continuing to board up their plate glass windows just in case something happens overnight. and we've heard some figures recently in the last hour or so that, during this last week, hundreds of hundreds of shops and banks, and ten shopping laws have been attacked by protesters. but president macron said today that the peak of the trouble is past. his meeting with the more than 200

. >> almost 1000 workers at gatwick airport , including gatwick airport, including baggage handlers and check in staff, will stage eight days of strikes later this month. unite union says there because of ongoing pay disputes, workers will walk out for four days. that's from friday, the 28th of july, then again from friday, the 4th of august for another four days. former manchester city footballer benjamin mendy has been found not guilty of rape and attempted rape at chester crown court. the france international was accused of raping a 24 year old woman at his house in cheshire in october 2020. he was also charged with the attempted rape of a 29 year old woman. two years earlier, mendy has always denied the charge as hollywood actors have joined a strike by screenwriters for the first time in 60 years, as well as pay rise. actors want guaranteed that al versions of their likeness won't be used to replace them without permission or payment . some film premieres or payment. some film premieres here in the uk will go ahead but without talent until the dispute is resolved . world number one

. >> almost 1000 workers at gatwick airport , including gatwick airport, including baggage handlers. and check in staff, will stage eight days of strikes later this month. unite union says there because of ongoing pay disputes . workers ongoing pay disputes. workers will walk out for four days. that's from friday the 28th of july. then again from friday, the 4th of august for another four days for former manchester city footballer benjamin mendy has been found not guilty of rape and attempted rape at chester crown court . the france chester crown court. the france international was accused of raping a 24 year old woman at his house in cheshire in october 2020. he was also charged with the attempted rape of a 29 year old two years earlier . mendy the attempted rape of a 29 year old two years earlier. mendy has always denied the charges . always denied the charges. hollywood actors have joined a strike by screenwriter for the first time in 60 years, as well as a pay rise. actors want guarantees that al versions of their likeness won't be used to replace them without permission or payme

. >> almost 1000 workers at gatwick airport , including gatwick airport, including baggage handlers. and check in staff, will stage eight days of strikes later this month. unite union says there because of ongoing pay disputes . workers ongoing pay disputes. workers will walk out for four days. that's from friday the 28th of july. then again from friday, the 4th of august for another four days for former manchester city footballer benjamin mendy has been found not guilty of rape and attempted rape at chester crown court . the france chester crown court. the france international was accused of raping a 24 year old woman at his house in cheshire in october 2020. he was also charged with the attempted rape of a 29 year old two years earlier . mendy the attempted rape of a 29 year old two years earlier. mendy has always denied the charges . always denied the charges. hollywood actors have joined a strike by screenwriter for the first time in 60 years, as well as a pay rise. actors want guarantees that al versions of their likeness won't be used to replace them without permission or payme

. >> almost 1000 workers at gatwick airport , including gatwick airport, including baggage handlers andcheck in staff, will stage eight days of strikes later this month. unite union says there because of ongoing pay disputes, workers will walk out for four days. that's from friday, the 28th of july, then again from friday, the 4th of august for another four days. former manchester city footballer benjamin mendy has been found not guilty of rape and attempted rape at chester crown court. the france international was accused of raping a 24 year old woman at his house in cheshire in october 2020. he was also charged with the attempted rape of a 29 year old woman. two years earlier, mendy has always denied the charge as hollywood actors have joined a strike by screenwriters for the first time in 60 years, as well as pay rise. actors want guaranteed that al versions of their likeness won't be used to replace them without permission or payment . some film premieres or payment. some film premieres here in the uk will go ahead but without talent until the dispute is resolved . world number one

around 1700 flights scheduled to take place between july and september for most of them were from gatwick airportairport over the weekend. easyjet says it's due to air traffic control restrictions rather than staff shortages . and rather than staff shortages. and 95% of passengers have been booked onto alternative flights . and more on all of our stories on our website, gbnews.com . on our website, gbnews.com. >> direct bullion sponsors the finance report on gb news for gold and silver investment . and gold and silver investment. and a quick look at the markets today. >> the pound will buy you $1.2760 and >> the pound will buy you $1.276o and ,1.1651. the >> the pound will buy you $1.2760 and ,1.1651. the price of gold . £1,500.89 per ounce. of gold. £1,500.89 per ounce. and the ftse 100 is . at 7291 and the ftse 100 is. at 7291 points. direct bullion sponsors the finance report on gb news for gold and silver investment . for gold and silver investment. >> yes, hello. now look, in a few moments time we are expecting to be going to gloucestershire for a police statement in the wake of that teacher