an 87—year—old grandfather stabbed to death in broad daylight in greenford, west london.sy aao. emergency services were called just after a:00. despite the best efforts of paramedics, the man died at the scene. yesterday an 87—year—old grandfather on a mobility scooter had his life needlessly snatched away in a shocking act of unprovoked violence right here in greenford. people living nearby have described their shock and sadness. how can this type of thing happen in ourarea? i've been here, i've been living in this area for 20 years, and we've never seen such, you know, something like this. so it's really, you know, it's scary. a large police cordon remains in place. police are keen to speak to anyone who either saw the victim who'd been riding a mobility scooter or anyone acting suspiciously in the area. in particular they are after dash cam or helmet cam footage of anyone that was using the busy aao eastbound into london between 3:15 and a:15 yesterday. there's still no motive for the attack and no arrests made. officers have stepped up patrols in the area to try and r

tim, in greenford. _ for this atrocious event. tim, in greenford, thank— for this atrocious event.are being told not to travel by train unless absolutely necessary today, as tens of thousands of railway workers around britain are on strike as part of ongoing disputes over pay, jobs and conditions. 0nly around 20% of the usual rail services will run, with none at all in some places. hannah's at euston station in central london this morning with the details. good morning. assumption once again? —— disruption once again? yes. good morning. assumption once again? -- disruption once again?— -- disruption once again? yes, good mornin: , -- disruption once again? yes, good morning. it — -- disruption once again? yes, good morning. it is _ -- disruption once again? yes, good morning, it is pretty _ -- disruption once again? yes, good morning, it is pretty eerie _ -- disruption once again? yes, good morning, it is pretty eerie here - -- disruption once again? yes, good morning, it is pretty eerie here at i morning, it is pretty eerie here at euston station this morning. we have got seven tr

thomas 0'halloran, who was 87, was stabbed near a busy road in greenford on tuesday.s in court. within three frantic days in west london, an alleged murder, an arrest by armed officers and a man charged. thomas 0'halloran made it less than 100 yards in his mobility scooter after being stabbed in the chest alongside the busy aao in greenford. police later circulated cctv images of a man running from the scene with a knife. early yesterday morning, the man was arrested at this house, just over a mile from where mr 0'halloran died. this morning 44—year—old lee byer appeared at willesden magistrates' court after being charged overnight. in a hearing ofjust a couple of minutes, lee byer, wearing grey clothes, said that he had no fixed address. he was told he faced a charge of murder and another of the possession of a knife. his case will next be heard at the old bailey on the 23rd of august. but the investigation will continue and last night the met was under pressure in a public meeting to put more police on the beat in this part of london following a killing which has ho

by daylight in greenford, west london. community there. originally from ireland, a keen musician and bosca. today at the old bailey, 44—year—old lee byer appeared by video link from belmarsh jail. lee byer appeared by video link from belmarshjail. he spoke lee byer appeared by video link from belmarsh jail. he spoke only briefly to confirm his name. he was wearing grey prison tracksuit and he is charged with the murder of thomas o'halloran as well as possession of a knife. the court was told today that tommy o'halloran died from multiple stab wounds to his neck, chest and stomach. paramedics attended at the scene but were not able to save him. this hearing today was to decide whether mr lee byer was to decide whether mr lee byer was to decide whether mr lee byer was to be given bail but bail was refused and he will be remanded in custody until a plea hearing at the old bailey on november the 8th. a date for a trial has been provisionally fixed for may next year. provisionally fixed for may next ear. , ., ,., ., ~ provision

our home affairs correspondent tom symonds is in greenford for us now.olice say a man ran from the scene carrying a knife and later yesterday, they released cctv images of a man they wanted to trace. they said he was dangerous. early this morning, people in this street were woken by crashing sounds and one of them spotted police carrying an item to get into the house behind me. there was shouting, there were armed police here and someone inside was told to put down what they were holding in the hands. a man was brought out in handcuffs. scotland yard has said that this man remains in custody and that the arrest followed the release of the cctv images they put out yesterday. this shocking murder of a grandfather in a wheelchair has led to a lot of concern in this area, and police are arranging fora concern in this area, and police are arranging for a public meeting to be held later this evening to reassure people. held later this evening to reassure --eole. ., ~' ,, held later this evening to reassure --eole. ., ~ ,, ., ., held later this evening to reass

right here in greenford.me command, with the assistance of my officers, have been working tirelessly over the last 20 hours to understand what has happened and to identify who is responsible for this horrific crime. there have been following up a number of inquiries, including the reviewing of the cctv and a forensic examination full of the area. however we need your help, we are appealing to anybody with dash cam or cycle helmet footage which might have captured this incident to get into contact with us. we believe that mr o'halloran was stabbed in western avenue shortly after 4pm yesterday. before managing to travel 75 yards or so on his mobility scooter to runnymede gardens where he flagged down a member of public for help. so please, if you saw anything, we do need to hear from you. as of now, the public will see extra officers patrolling the area over the coming days. they are there to protect you and to help you. if you have any concerns, or information that you wanted to share, please approach those of

metro's lead story about the hunt for the killer of 87—year—old grandfather thomas o'halloran in greenfordr claims it has a "hypocrisy special". its headline is "work harder says wannabe pm" while pointing out that mps are entitled to 13 weeks�* holiday. and that borisjohnson is still on holiday. so let's begin. lovely to see you both, a nice mix of stories, we will concentrate on the main one, the cost of living crisis. it is everywhere. lots of different angles that various papers have picked up on. martin, starting with you, the front page of the daily telegraph. their headline is britain has the worst inflation in the g7, the group of leading industrialised nations. the daily tele . ra - h industrialised nations. the daily telegraph are — industrialised nations. the daily telegraph are going _ industrialised nations. the daily telegraph are going straight - industrialised nations. the dailyl telegraph are going straight with the 10.1% figure and comparing it with figures in other countries in europe and the us, which obviously as the headline suggests are lower than ours. which certain

our correspondent, tim muffett, reports from greenford.tly before 7am _ on this investigation? we heard this news shortly before 7am this - news shortly before 7am this morning. aaa—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of 87—year—old thomas o'halloran. we understand that the arrest took place at an address in southall in west london in the early hours of this morning. detective chief inspectorjim eastwood who is leading this investigation, said he would like to thank the public for their overwhelming support following this horrific incident. following the release of a cctv image yesterday, the investigation is now progressing at pace. mr o'halloran's family have been updated with the development and continues to be supported by specially trained officers. there have been many tributes to the 87—year—old grandfather. residents at neighbours that we have been speaking to have said what a kind and gentle and friendly man he was —— and neighbours. he was familiar, often seen on his mobility scooter, often seen on his mobil

greg mckenzie is in greenford.s random attack. we don't know the circumstances as of yet behind the incident. but ultimately, there has been a heavy police presence overnight here in west london. to really reassure the community that the police are here and hoping to help those here locally. we do know the police are holding a local gathering of this evening where they will be speaking to local members of the community to really reassure them in terms of their safety. but in terms of this arrest, it is a significant arrest and that the police have told us this investigation is fast moving. police officials in the afghan capital kabul have said that 21 people have been killed and another 33 wounded in a blast at a mosque on wednesday night. the blast happened during evening prayers — police officials said security forces are now searching for those responsible for the attack. the head of the ngo running kabul�*s main hospital said many children were among those brought in to receive emergency treatment. this eyewitn

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it happened at around apm on cayton road in greenford.nurse 0wami davie5 was last seen. police today are calling again on the public to get in touch with any possible sighting5. the met says officers are working through 50,000 of hours of cctv footage. the 2a—year—old was last seen in croydon on the 7th ofjuly. guy's and st thomas' hospital have a released a statement to say next — hundreds of residents evacuated after a fatal gas explosion in south london will be allowed to return home today. around 500 people had to leave their homes in thornton heath while the leak was fixed. four—year—old sahara salman died and three others were seriously injured when some of the buildings collapsed last week. hot on the heels of the start of the women's hundred cricket tournament at the 0val, children have been taking part in sessions with cricket profe55ionals. the hope is to inspire them to get involved in the sport. 0rganisers say they want more young women and girls to get involved as a result. to see the kind of demographic of different people c

the metropolitan police say the man — who's believed to be in his 80s — died at the scene in greenford. no arrests have been made. antonio guterres, the head of the united nations, will visit ukraine on thursday to meet president zelensky and president erdogan of turkey. mr guterres last visited ukraine in april when he witnessed some of the destruction in towns previously occupied by russian forces. campaigning is under way in brazil. in a race that will see the right—wing incumbent, jair bolsonaro, take on the left—wing former leader, luiz inacio lula da silva. the incumbent president addressed supporters in a location where he had previously been stabbed in the election beforehand. in portugal, over a thousand firefighters are battling a wildfire in the centre of the country, which has forced the evacuation of several villages. the blaze, which has been burning for ten days, was brought under control on sunday, before reigniting again. smoke from the fire has travelled 400 kilometres to madrid, blanketing the skies of the spanish capital. the cuban government has announced it will a

lee byer is accused of stabbing thomas o'halloran to death, while he rode his mobility scooter in greenford water or reservoirs to normal levels but there's enough water for essential business and household needs. meanwhile europe appears to be on course for its worst drought in at least 500 years, according to a european commision led report. it says two thirds of the continent is under some form of alert, and the conditions are reducing crop yields, drying up rivers and sparking wildfires. bin strikes across 13 more scottish local authorities are to start tomorrow, despite a 5% pay rise offer being made. rubbish has been piling up in edinburgh where hundreds of union members in the city's waste and recycling service walked out last week. the number of migrants crossing the english channel in small boats in a single day has reached a new record high. the ministry of defence says 1,295 people arrived in the uk in this way on monday — the highest daily total since records began four years ago. so far this year, more than 22,500 people have made the crossing. at the equivalent point last year

let�*s talk to our correspondent tim muffett, who is in greenford this morning.n with stab wounds. despite the efforts of paramedics he sadly died on the scene. police say they are urgently appealing for anyone with any information who might have seen anything to get in touch, and they are also asking motorists or cyclists who might have been driving or riding along this road, or others nearby, perhaps with a dashboard mounted camera, or a bicycle helmet mounted camera, or a bicycle helmet mounted camera, or a bicycle helmet mounted camera to get in touch and see whether they have any information within that footage which could be useful, they are asking people to think whether they were round this area between 3.15 and 4.15 yesterday afternoon because thatis and 4.15 yesterday afternoon because that is the time in which this incident is thought to have taken place. now, round here, as you imagine there is a complete sense of shock, i have been speaking to some neighbour, one gentleman who lives very close to where it took place said this is generally in his view

our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, is at the scene in greenford. tom. 0ver over to you.o you. clive, it is deeply troubling that a long life has ended in murder and doubly so because it happened at four o'clock in the afternoon in front of people on one of london's busiest roads. police are frankly appalled by this crime and have been investigating and streets all around this area to find the killer. they say their investigation is fast moving. thomas 0'halloran, busker, charity collector, well known and much loved in this neighbourhood. his killer left him dying in his mobility scooter as people surrounded him, trying to help. taking the most direct route home would have taken him along this path alongside the busy a40 where drivers would have been able to see him. police are looking to see if they had any dash cam footage but from here it's likely he would have passed down this alleyway, underneath a railway bridge out of sight of the road. we believe that mr 0'halloran was stabbed in western avenue before managing to travel 75 yards or so on his mobility scooter, to r

thomas o'halloran died at the scene in greenford after being attacked on tuesday. 44—year—old lee byerhalloran�*s nephew, also named thomas, spoke of the family's loss. complete numbness with the loss of our uncle. it's been horrendous, absolutely terrifying that something like this could happen to such a gentle, kind person. always caring, always giving. great musical talents, just an all around good person that always did his best to give back to everybody around him. with his family, he's the type of guy that would give the shirt off his back. there are fears that the cost of living crisis will make it easier for criminals to recruit children into drug dealing and violence. youth workers are concerned that as families fall into poverty, more young people could be exploited by so—called county lines gangs. zoe o'brien has the story. do you know what? it's the money. like, it is easy money. money, money, money. it starts with the promise of family, of quick cash and fast cars. to some young people, the draw is irresistible. but the reality of being in a county lines gang is very diffe

thomas o'halloran, who was 87, was stabbed near a busy road in greenford on tuesday. the tech giant apple has urged owners of its devices to install a new update which will fix a security flaw new update which will fix a security flaw which — new update which will fix a security flaw which the company says hackers were expressing. the flaw which the company says hackers were expressing.— were expressing. the vulnerability will affect iphones, _ were expressing. the vulnerability will affect iphones, ipads, - were expressing. the vulnerability will affect iphones, ipads, apple l will affect iphones, ipads, apple watchers and computers. experts say the bug could allow hackers to take control of the devices. writers gathered in new york today in solidarity with the author sir salman rushdie, who was stabbed a week ago. the 75—year—old suffered serious injuries when he was attacked on stage at a literary event. he's faced death threats for several years over his book, the satanic verses. our north america correspondent, nada tawfik has that story. new york has been sir sal

thomas 0'halloran, who was 87, died at the scene in greenford after being attacked on tuesday afternooning for evidence. in the distance, a blue crime scene tent, which marks the exact spot where 87—year—old thomas 0'halloran succumbed to his stab injuries. locals say he was a well—known and friendly face in the community. i’zre well-known and friendly face in the community-— community. i've seen him going throu~h community. i've seen him going through here. — community. i've seen him going through here, you _ community. i've seen him going through here, you know, - community. i've seen him going through here, you know, lots i community. i've seen him going through here, you know, lots ofj through here, you know, lots of times. this is a great tragedy for the family and for us, also. very, very sad- — the family and for us, also. very, very sad- he _ the family and for us, also. very, very sad. he was _ the family and for us, also. very, very sad. he was a _ the family and for us, also. very, very sad. he was a really - the family and for us, also. very, very sad. he was a really nice,

metro's lead story about the hunt for the killer of 87—year old grandfather thomas o'halloran in greenforddon. let's start with inflation, because the cost of living we are all experiencing rising rapidly dominates a lot of the front pages, understandably. starting with the daily telegraph, their headline, britain has worst inflation in the g7. the g7 of course is the group of industrial nations. it’s g7. the g7 of course is the group of industrial nations.— industrial nations. it's the first time inflation _ industrial nations. it's the first time inflation has _ industrial nations. it's the first time inflation has been - industrial nations. it's the first time inflation has been in - time inflation has been in double digits for a0 years, and we have got to that point quicker than anyone had anticipated. inaudible. inflation is stronger in the uk than other g7 countries, and most european nations. it is interesting to compare the telegraph coverage with the ft coverage. the telegraph don't mention brexit, they mention how the uk is exposed... inaudible. the ft says it is due to the growt

a 44—year—old man has been charged with the murder of 87—year—old thomas o'halloran in greenford.owers in the forecast, most for scotland and northern ireland, fewer for forecast, most for scotland and northern ireland, fewerfor england and wales, and temperature is typicalfor and wales, and temperature is typical for the and wales, and temperature is typicalfor the time of and wales, and temperature is typical for the time of year. more details later. it's friday 19th august. our main story. wales' first hose pipe bans for more than 30 years come into force today across pembrokeshire and parts of carmarthenshire. the bans begin as the wider south—west wales area will also be declared as being in drought, as the effects of the driest year since 1976 continue in england and wales. take a look at the extent of the drought conditions nationally. you can see this area in wales joins a number of other regions in england, stretching as far north as yorkshire. despite many areas experiencing some welcome rainfall, there are still water shortages and low water levels in reservoirs and riv

lee byer is accused of stabbing thomas o'halloran to death, while he rode his mobility scooter in greenfordormal levels. ukraine is bracing itself for a possible wave of heightened russian aggression, after us officials warned russia is likely to step up attacks on civilian infrastructure and government buildings. tomorrow is ukraine's independence day — which also marks six months since russia's full invasion of the country. our defence correspondent, jonathan beale, is here with more details. jonathan. six months ago today russia was within hours of launching its full scale invasion of ukraine. it started in the early hours of february the 24th. this map is a reminder of what ukraine looked like before the invasion. russia already occupied crimea — and separatists controlled parts of the east. russian forces then attacked from multiple directions. from the north — the east — and the south. western intelligence said russia expected to surround the capital kiev within a matter of days. but its advance soon stalled with fierce ukrainian resistance. by by april russia was retreating from the

thomas 0'halloran, who was 87, died at the scene in greenford after being attacked on tuesday afternoon exact spot where 87—year—old thomas 0'halloran succumbed to his stab injuries. locals say he was a well—known and friendly face in the community. i've seen him going through here, you know, lots of times. this is a great tragedy for the family and for us, also. very, very sad. he was a really nice, friendly guy. ijust don't know who could ever do something like this. it's absolutely horrendous, and sickening. police say they arrested a 44—year—old man this morning, following an appeal yesterday and the release of cctv images. he was detained in southall, not too far from this location, in the early hours of this morning. the family of the 87—year—old, who was originally from county clare in the west of ireland, is being supported by specially trained officers. it is heartbreaking, and it is a shock. that an 87—year—old grandfather, mr 0'halloran, has been killed the way that he was yesterday. here was an elderly man in a mobility scooter, stabbed to death in daylight. a public meeting

an 87—year—old grandfather stabbed to death in broad daylight in greenford, west london. just after 4 o'clock. despite the best efforts of paramedics, the man died at the scene. yesterday, an 87—year—old grandfather on a mobility scooter had his life needlessly snatched away in a shocking act of unprovoked violence right here in greenford. people living nearby have described their shock and sadness. how can this type of thing happen in ourarea? i've been here, i've been living in this area for 20 years, and we've never seen such, you know, something like this. so it's really, you know, it's scary. a large police cordon remains in place. police are keen to speak to anyone who either saw the victim who'd been riding a mobility scooter or anyone acting suspiciously in the area. in particular, they are after dash cam or helmet cam footage of anyone that was using the busy a40 eastbound into london between 3:15 and 4:15 yesterday. there's still no motive for the attack and no arrests made. officers have stepped up patrols in the area to try and reassure the community. katharin

well, it's exactly one week since thomas o'halloran was killed in broad daylight in greenford, west londonailey, as you say a 44 year old appeared by video link from belmarshjail. he spoke only briefly to confirm his name. he was wearing grey prison tracksuit and he's charged with the murder of thomas o'halloran as well as possession of a knife. now, the court was told today that tommy o'halloran died from multiple stab wounds to his neck, chest and stomach. paramedics attended at the scene but were unable to save him. this hearing today was to decide whether the defendant was to be given bail. bail was refused, and he will remain in custody until a plea hearing at the old bailey on november the eighth. a date for a trial has been provisionally fixed for may next year. detectives searching for a missing student nurse say she could be sleeping rough. owami davies was last seen in south london in earlyjuly. it has since emerged officers spoke to her on the day she was reported missing. five people have been arrested and bailed in connection with her disappearance but the met has said there w

police have charged a man with the murder of 87—year—old thomas 0'halloran in greenford, west london.gistrates' court later this morning. the man responsible for the bali bombing in 2002 has had his sentence reduced for good behaviour and could soon be eligible for parole. umar patek was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for his role in the bombings that killed more than 200 people. 88 australians were killed in the blast and the prime minister anthony albanese has described the news as distressing. can i say that this will have a devastating impact on the families. they are going through trauma in memory of their lost loved ones. we lost 88 australians in that terrorist attack, and it was a barbaric attack. more than 200 people lost their lives. 88 australians. those 88 australians were all sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, fathers, mothers. young people lost their lives. so many people lost their lives. so it's notjust the 88, there are thousands of people who have been impacted by this. and certainly the australian government will be conveying, diplomatically, very

mr o'halloran, who was 87, was stabbed as he rode his mobility scooter in greenford, in west london, jones has the latest. the highest levels that we have seen so far, since the crossings began in earnest maybe four or five years ago. a hugely busy day yesterday for the border force, for the coastguard, for the lifeboat and also the mod. you can see some of the boats that have been used in crossings in recent days. yesterday, with the 27 boats that came across, there was an average of 48 people packed onto each boat. you get the sense ofjust how dangerously overloaded they were. the government had been hoping that its plan to start sending some asylum seekers to rwanda would be acting as a deterrent, even though the first flight was grounded, the policy is facing a legal challenge, but certainly, the numbers have continued to grow. ministers were expecting a summer surge but i think they were hoping it would stay under the 1000 people a day figure. there was also a international operation which saw five countries including the uk working together to target suspected people smugglers.

lee byer is accused of stabbing thomas o'halloran to death while he rode his mobility scooter in greenfordutting those who use the drug for recreation at serious risk. a government—commissioned review is currently assessing whether tougher laws are needed. our reporter kashjones has met one woman whose been left with grave consequences. smaller silver canisters holding around eight grams of nitrous oxide are being swapped to a super—sized version, which holds around 80 times the size. super—sized versions are riskier, experts say, because they can lead to people using higher quantities. with the larger canisters, people don't know how much gas is in there, so it could be that we see an increase in the number of these more serious cases. kerry—anne knows the risk of nitrous oxide all too well. she used the larger canisters, but only sparingly. i did try them, but they wasn't for me because it was just that i want to know how much i'm doing. i want to see how much i'm doing. for her, it was prolonged use of the smaller canisters that had life—changing effects. maybe in a week i would, like,

let's go to our correspondent, katharine da costa in greenford. attack happened yesterday afternoon. a desperate story. bring us up—to—date with the police, the investigation, what they are saying right now.— are saying right now. detectives have been _ are saying right now. detectives have been working _ are saying right now. detectives have been working flat - are saying right now. detectives have been working flat out - are saying right now. detectives have been working flat out over| are saying right now. detectives . have been working flat out over the last 2a hours, trying to understand what happened and who was responsible for stabbing an elderly man on a mobility scooter to death in broad daylight. as you mentioned, the police have released a cctv image of a man they urgently want to speak to who was seen running away with a knife. he is described as dangerous and you should not approach him. instead you should call 999 if you have got any information. this afternoon, a man fitting the description of the suspect was seen by my bbc colleagu

a 44—year—old man on suspicion of the murder of an elderly man who was on a mobility scooter in greenfordo was 87, died from stab wounds on tuesday. leeds university has expressed deep concern for one of its phd students who has been jailed for 3h years in saudi arabia over social media tweets. salma al shehab, a saudi citizen and mother of two, was arrested in 2021 while on holiday in the kingdom. before the trip, she had called for reforms and the release of activists. noura aljizawi took part in the syrian uprising as part of the arab spring in 2011. she was detained and tortured by the authorities there but eventually got out of syria. she works as a senior researcher at the citizen lab at the university of toronto, and is also on the board of the centre for victims of torture. thank you for being with us on bbc news. ~ ., ., ,, thank you for being with us on bbc news. ~ ., ., i. ., ~ ., , news. what do you make of this particular case — news. what do you make of this particular case and _ news. what do you make of this particular case and how - news. what do you make of this particul

. - police have charged a man with the murder of 87—year—old thomas 0'halloran in greenford, west londoncooter on tuesday afternoon. 44—year—old lee byer will appear at willesden magistrates�* court later this morning. there's more disruption to public transport in london today with strike action affecting the underground and 0verground across the city. some bus services in west and south west london and parts of surrey will also be affected. passengers are being warned that rail services nationally will be slow to recover following yesterday's 24 hour strike by staff, over changes to pay and conditions. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies has the details. the last servings of the working week at this thai restaurant. it won't open on friday because of the london underground strike. a lot of our staff are not be able to come in, like six, six people of us, we're not coming in tomorrow. we will be losing our customers, so that, you know, it's affecting our income. this was the last tube strike injune. today's strike by the rmt union means that there'll be little to no service thro

thomas o'halloran, who was 87, died at the scene in greenford after being attacked on tuesday. 44—year—oldlloran's nephew, also named thomas, spoke of the family's loss. com plete complete numbness with the loss of our uncle. it has been terrified that something like this could happen to such a gentle, kind person. always caring, always giving. a grey musical talent. just an all—round good person that always did this best to get to everyone around him, with this family the kind of guy who would give you the shirt off this back. a former british member of an islamic state terror cell is beginning a life sentence in the united states for his role in the murder of western hostages in syria. el shafee elsheikh was part of a group of is members nicknamed the beatles involved in torturing, beating and executing prisoners. his actions are said to have resulted in the deaths of four us hostages. the widow of the basketball legend kobe bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash, has told a los angeles court how she was left devastated after discovering that photos of the accident had been ta ken

he faces two charges, one of the murder of 87—year—old thomas o�*halloran on tuesday in greenford mosto a funding deal with the government that leads to job cuts and changes to their contracts. we need an unequivocal guarantee there will be no changes to people�*s pensions, negative changes to people�*s pensions. we also demand that there will be no job cuts, and we also demand there will be no changes to people�*s terms and condition, their contracts, their agreements, without the union�*s consent and approval. we don�*t know the details of the deal the government have put to tfl and nor do the rmt, but the mayor of london says striking is not the way to react. tfl are ready and willing to talk, and tfl want to engage with the rmt in relation to notjust this issue, but other issues as well, and i�*m quite clear, you know, i have been standing up for the trade unions when it comes to the government, but, you know, today doesn�*t help. the london underground strike is just for today, but there will be another national rail strike tomorrow, affecting rail services across the country. thi