or into heathrow airport. passion capital — a technology venture fund based in london. she is a regular here and it is lovely to see you. so this is heathrow airport, not a specific airline, who are in conversation with unions and managers about pay causing chaos. they have been talking about this all summer so there were strikes planned for late july there were strikes planned for late july that were called off. the time to vote on this latest package which did not pass and on friday, the workers decided instead to vote. 2500 were expected to strike today and tomorrow but today was called off, tomorrow is still to be determined and it affected over 170 flights today that were initially cancelled, any of which have been reinstated but customers need to get in touch with their airlines and prospectively find out what the airline is doing. it is confusing because some cancelled flights and others decided to move their flights from heathrow to gatwick. heathrow airport and gatwick, heathrow in particular, one of

they are expecting possibly bottlenecks to form and heathrow airport is asking people to go at least a long—haul flight. heathrow has also told me they will be having welfare teams and people in purple uniforms walking around to help and support people. i asked them if they might provide refreshments and so forth. they said, well, basically we will do everything we can to support people and minimise the impact. is this what they are describing as contingency plans? because i'm sure a lot of travellers would like to get on their flight instead of having food and water provided. exactly. this is contingency planning, they say. it's a moving target. everything is on the table, it could be averted, talks at acas will continue on into tomorrow if they need to. when i asked heathrow, can you actually stop the flight cancellations, for example? they were not absolutely specific. concerns would be if the strike is called off, will airlines be able to adapt? heathrow is saying, it is up to those airlines if they can reinstate those flights. airlines have to put their own contingency planning

talks resume, aimed at averting strikes by thousands of heathrow airport workers.imed at averting strike action by thousands of workers at heathrow airport next week have been adjourned for the day with no sign of agreement. more than 150 flights scheduled for monday and tuesday have already cancelled after the members of one union rejected a pay offer. our business correspondent katy austin has been at heathrow... another day with no pavement will between in the airport in the union means when those talks restart tomorrow morning, there'll be less than 2a hour slip before a possible strike here at the biggest airport in britain during peak holiday season. in britain during peak holiday season. those walking and will be the likes of engineers, security guards and firefighters. petro has said all along it does have contingency plans which means he could continue to operate safely but it took an early call that 177 calls —— flights repair needed to be cancelled across monday and tuesday with passengers booked on to alternative services or getting refunds from their a

our correspondent katy austin is at heathrow airport for us. those discussions are ongoing.liation talks between the unite union and managers from heathrow airport, going on since friday evening. still no agreement on pay has been reached, to stop a strike by support staff, such as security guards, engineers and firefighters on monday and tuesday. no agreement has been reached to prevent that straight going ahead. as you say, heathrow has said in advance that 177 flights would need to be cancelled across monday and tuesday. passengers were confused in many cases about whether their flights we re cases about whether their flights were actually affected, because some airlines did not immediately take the decision to definitely cancel flights, or to tell customers which we re flights, or to tell customers which were affected. as heathrow has said this afternoon, more airlines are getting in touch with customers, so passengers know whether they will be moved on to another flight instead or whether they will get a refund from their airline, if there is is not going ahead. even if

a strike planned for tomorrow by members of the unite union working at heathrow airport has been suspendedy dispute set to resume in the morning. the hope is that another walkout scheduled for tuesday can be prevented. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge is at heathrow. what are the chances of that, tom? well, it's looking hopeful, mishal, i think the relief for the vast majority of people travelling from heathrow tomorrow, a small number of flights had already been cancelled oi’ flights had already been cancelled or moved to other airports, tonight, airlines are rescheduling many of those cancelled flights so it is a bit of a confusing picture. the advice is to check with your airline and basically, most flights will run as normal. the threat of thousands of workers, security staff, maintenance and firefighters, working out on tuesday, is still on the cards. but the hope is that something can be done in the talks tomorrow between the unite union and heathrow airport overpay. but really, looking forward, i think if you look at the exceptional measure taken by you look at the exception

we start the week with a sell—off let's begin with the news that the huge strike planned by heathrow airportrs for today has been called off. further talks between airport officials and the unite union — which is representing the workers — will continue throughout the day, to prevent industrial action now planned for tuesday. the airport — which is britain's busiest — was facing some 2,500 workers striking over a pay dispute. this comes after unite said its members had rejected the offer of an extra £3.75 per day offered by the airport. as a result, the airport cancelled 177 flights — roughly one in seven departures. however one of the affected airlines, british airways, now says it will now reinstate flights from heathrow on monday. other airlines including air canada, aer lingus and etihad airways say they will also be operational from the airport today. our senior reporter ramzan karmali joins us now. you have been looking at the detailed. can you tell us more about what is happening today? the strike is not happening today but talks are still ongoing between executives and the union. unl

our correspondent katy austin is at heathrow airport for us.re do we know about how the discussions are going? things have got quite late in the day, if there is to be a resolution to prevent strike action tomorrow and tuesday, and as things have gone on without an agreement, we are hearing more and more airline starting to confirm the cancellations we were expecting to happen tomorrow and tuesday. people should get in touch with the airlines directly, because dozens of different airlines are affected, it is such a big airport. we are starting to hear more about the kind of impact there will be, assuming the strike goes ahead, and passengers whose flights are running as normal. we were warned they would be long queues to get through security and a number of airlines have confirmed that to help passengers get through the queues more quickly, there will be restrictions on the amount of hand luggage people can bring, they will have to check another baggage so it can be quicker to get through security. so far, virgin atlantic and british airways ha

heathrow airport is holding last—ditch talks with unions in an attempt to avert strikes scheduled foron, but some passengers say airlines have still not told them whether their flights are affected. some 91 airlines could be affected by the strikes, involving engineers, firefighters and security staff. 0ur correspondent katy austin is at heathrow airport for us. afternoon. any sign first of all as to whether there has been any progress in these talks? there has not yet. these talks have been going on for quite a while now. they started on friday evening, and they went on quite late. the talks were involving managers from the airport and representatives of the unite union. those talks again ended yesterday without an agreement. they started again at ten o‘clock this morning and we have not heard a peep out of them yet. time is now running quite short, if a strike starting tomorrow can be averted. the strike, as you say, involves members of unite, who work in support roles such as engineering, firefighting, security work and passenger services roles as well. now, friday saw heathrow alr

our correspondent katy austin is at heathrow airport. waiting to find out more about the talks. rport? that's right. as talks have gone on and on without any agreement being reached which can prevent a strike, we have been hearing more news that airlines have now started to contact passengers about cancellations. many passengers about cancellations. many passengers we spoke to were still very passengers we spoke to were still very unsure passengers we spoke to were still very unsure at what was going on, whether they should travel as they we re whether they should travel as they were expecting too, although some, for example virgin atlantic, had already been told their flight was being moved and would go from gatwick instead. just to remind you what this potential strike is all about, there is a long—running dispute over pay between heathrow airport and members of the unite union who do jobs such as security guards, engineers and firefighters. and members of that union rejected the latest pay offer, which heathrow said would give front line staff and increase of 7.3% over 2.5 yea

the threat, the hope is that something can be done during talks tomorrow between the union and heathrow airportceptional measure taken by the airport on friday, two days ago, to cancel 90 flights per flight day gives you an example and an idea of what is at stake. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: tutankhamun‘s coffin leaves its tomb for the very first time. the question was do we want to save our people and japanese as well and win the war or whether we want to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men? the invasion began at two o'clock this morning. mr bush, like most other people was clearly caught by surprise. we call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigor, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she has achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a sp

there is a long—running dispute over pay between heathrow airport are members of the unite union who rejected the latest pay offer which heathrow said would give front line staff and increase of 7.3% over two and a half years. that wasn't accepted and therefore the strike this monday and tuesday and potentially more strike dates later in august are still very much on the cards. time is running out now and i've heard nothing to say that there will be a resolution anytime soon to prevent those going ahead. that was katie austin at heathrow. simon calder, travel editor of the independent, has been watching today's developments — hejoins us hejoins us now from greece. it looks like you managed to get your flight but the two sides have been talking, but apparently no useful progress? no, they still seem as farapart as useful progress? no, they still seem as far apart as they were when this dispute began. what is at the centre of it is heathrow is an extremely profitable airline. airport. busiest airport in europe, making many, many hundreds of millions of pounds for its shareholders. the

talks aimed at averting strikes by thousands of heathrow airport workers have resumed. t has already cancelled 177 flights scheduled for monday and tuesday after staff who are members of one union rejected a pay offer. heathrow said the flight cancellations were a pre—emptive measure. our business correspondent katy austin is at heathrow. this would suggest that negotiations have not gone well. howl this would suggest that negotiations have not gone well. how i things are looking for the next couple of days? well, just as a bit of background, the unite union represents around 4000 the unite union represents around a0 0 0 staff the unite union represents around 4000 staff that work at this airport. that is enrolled involving security, firefighting, engineering, customer services. quite a range of staff are affected and there has been and ongoing pay dispute between those union members and the airport. yesterday, members rejected the latest pay offer at heathrow had suggested. now talks between managers here and union representatives started pretty much straightaway and co

and monday's strike at heathrow is suspended, as the airport and unions try to settle a pay dispute.he us has been stunned by two mass shootings in less than 2a hours. a gun attack which left 20 people dead in the texas city of el paso, on the border with mexico, is being described as domestic terrorism by police. the 21—year—old suspect has now been charged with murder offences. in a separate shooting on sunday, nine people were killed by a gunman in dayton, ohio. the motive behind that attack remains unclear. in a moment, we will hearfrom ohio. but first, sophie long reports on the day's events in el paso. a normally busy shopping mall cordoned off. an investigation is under way as people come to terms with what happened here hours ago. oh, my god. a gunman opened fire in what was a packed walmart superstore, killing 20 people, injuring at least 26 others. people took cover wherever they could. inside the mall, armed officers moved in in search of the attacker. but one man told me the gunman wasn't stopping so he hid in a side room. there was a door that one of the employees had —

will you, just answer the question, try to close down heathrow airport with drones?out specific things because that's not up to me, that's up to the people that are engaged in it. what i can say is this is what's coming down the line. doesn't it strike you that if you are serious about trying to lobby, pressure, change policy where it matters most, you'd be working in washington, dc, beijing, maybe moscow, may be riyadh, saudi arabia. it's very easy in democracies like britain to get people out on the streets, to glue yourselves to railings. it is ultimately a democracy, but in many parts of the world that matter most in this particular debate, there is no possibility of extinction rebellion. most of the civil disobedience campaigns over the last hundreds of years have happened in poor authoritarian countries. the fact of the matter is, when people have had enough, they'll undertake sacrifice in order to bring change. that's the most effective way, according to the scholarship, of bringing about rapid change in a society — mass participation civil disobedience. when

heathrow airport holds last—minute talks with unions in an attempt to avert strikes next week, but theylines have started to contact passengers on affected flights. police are stopping whaley bridge residents from returning to their homes as more heavy rain is expected in derbyshire amid the battle to prevent the town's dam from collapsing. boris johnson announces £1.8 billion of extra funding for hospitals in england. a daredevil french inventor has succeeded in crossing the english channel on a jet—powered hoverboard injust 20 minutes. he would come to the side of my bed and just scream. we had parents separating. it is definitely getting worse. and the victoria derbyshire programme reports on what experts call a hidden public health crisis over sleep. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon. there have been two mass shootings in the united states, just hours apart, in texas and ohio. in el paso, texas, 20 people were killed when a man opened fire on shoppers in a walmart supermarket in one of the worst mass shootings in modern us history. a 21—year—old white man has

between heathrow and the unite union means that when those reconciliation talks restart tomorrow morning, there'll be less than 24 hour left before a possible strike here at britain's biggest airportthe likes of engineers, security guards and firefighters. heathrow has said all along it does have contingency plans, which means it could continue to operate safely, but it took an early call that 177 departure flights from here needed to be cancelled across monday and tuesday, with passengers being booked onto alternative services or getting refunds from their airline. for those travelling on monday and tuesday, though, if a strike goes ahead, they would see the effect because heathrow says there would be very long queues to get through security, so people would need to allow a lot of extra time for that. as things stand, there's no imminent sign of a resolution being found that will means a strike doesn't go ahead this monday and tuesday, and indeed more strikes later this month. riot police in russia have detained hundreds of protestors during disturbing scenes today in moscow. these distressing images show officers forcibly removing demonstrators, who are protesting against the ex

the unite union represents thousands of workers here at heathrow airport in roles such as security guardsand unite members on friday rejected heathrow‘s latest pay offer which the airport claimed would give front line staff a 7.3% pay rise over 2.5 years. now while talks continue without an agreement being reached, istrike talks continue without an agreement being reached, i strike tomorrow and tuesday remains very much on the cards. time is running out now if that strike is to be averted. on friday heathrow already said 177 flights across monday and tuesday would have to be cancelled, but some passengers, quite a few in fact, i still very confused about whether theirflight is still very confused about whether their flight is going ahead as planned, and that's because not all airlines have responded in the same way. some already have started rearranging flights. others have said they will update passengers over the course of today. if the strike does go ahead, even if your flight strike does go ahead, even if your flight is going as normal, you will need to allow a lot of extra time to get

heathrow and unite. it means that when those we conciliation talks restart tomorrow morning there will be less than 2a hours left before a possible strike here at britain's biggest airport holiday season. those walking out would be the likes of engineers, security guards, and firefighters. heathrow has said all along it has contingency plans, which means it could operate safely, but it took an early call, saying that 177 flights would have to be cancelled for monday. passengers would have to get different flights oi’ would have to get different flights or get refunds from their allies. 0thers or get refunds from their allies. others would still see the effect. heathrow says there will be long queues to get through security, so people would need to allow a lot of extra time for that. as things stand, no imminent sign of a resolution being found that would meana resolution being found that would mean a strike does not go ahead. and indeed more strikes later this month. thanks very much. more than 600 people have been arrested in moscow during an unauthorised rally, protesting against opposition candidates being barred from standing in local elections. it's the second week

back tomorrow, wejust don't we know it will come back tomorrow, we just don't know if he'll be heathrow airportohn lennon airport. another match postponed by the cloud which still has not provided assurances that they had the necessary funding which are called off and on saturday's game won't go ahead and the club owner says they are willing to save the clu b says they are willing to save the club and could be thrown out in ten days' time. in line to make his test debut for england tomorrow is the second test of the ashes gets under way at lords. one of the changes to the team that lost last week and one of the other men expected to come in to help with the pair can make a difference, particularly against the formidable steve smith, our sports correspondent has been with both teams at lords today. here at lords, the first question should be what has changed since the first test match. it is too simple to just say that he is inescapable. england did not name their 11th year today but they can imagine the point of this test match whenjoe is able to unleash his fastest bowler, his new dimension, h

and strike action planned at heathrow airport on tuesday has been called off after the airport groupeached a deal over pay. workers had planned to walk out on both monday and tuesday in a row over wages. would you take your children to work? sharmaden reid, founder of the tech start—up beautystack, decided she wanted to offer childcare to her employees, but on her own terms. here's her advice on running a modern company, part of our series this week focusing on young ceos. ijust thought, i just thought, what would ijust thought, what would i have wa nted ijust thought, what would i have wanted when i was a new working mother? 0ne wanted when i was a new working mother? one of the big wings about being a new working mother is that i was astounded at the lack of childcare in the workplace —— things. i love working, and i think it is super important for my son to see me at work and see what i do and know that i contribute to the household. look after the people, and they will look after your business. i really learned that when i focus on the tea m learned that when i focus on the team

the unite union and the airport have reached a deal over pay for support staff. heathrowe two—day strike later this month is scheduled to go ahead. over to hong kong, where police have arrested more than 80 people after the third consecutive day of protests. monday's demonstrations disrupted train services and led to many flight cancellations at the hong kong international airport, which has also closed a runway. hong kong's leader carrie lam has promised to restore law and. for more i'm joined by mariko oi, who's been monitoring the whole situation from the city —— law and order. tell us about the scale of disruption we saw on monday. we expect it to continue today. what's been the impact on business? well, sharanjit, as you mentioned, yesterday we saw major disruptions to train operators and airlines, but it appears things will go back to normal this tuesday. we spoke to the union that was behind the strike yesterday and they told us that some 350,000 people participated, but they are going back to work today. things are returning to normal as well at the park where tho

a strike planned by workers at heathrow airport has been called off.ther walkout on tuesday. around 2500 workers had planned to strike on both days in a i’ow planned to strike on both days in a row over pay but it will now reinstate flights from heathrow on monday. hsbc has announced chief executive john flint. monday. hsbc has announced chief executivejohn flint. down. the banking giant said it needed a change to stop the challenging global environment. the move was announced along with its results which showed first half pre—tax profit rose in june. which showed first half pre—tax profit rose injune. this week, asian central banks take centre stage after the us federal reserve cut its main interest rate for the first time in more than a decade. we start with the reserve bank of australia and interest rates at a record low of 1% after two consecutive cuts and on wednesday, the reserve bank of india's turn and that's after it cut rates three times ina that's after it cut rates three times in a row. with no signs of a let up on the trade war, we get tra

talks resume, aimed at averting strikes by thousands of heathrow airport workers. rival demonstrations are taking place in hong kong where tensions remain high after weeks of anti—government protests. and witness history hears from a survivor of cambodia's ‘killing fields', where more than a million people were killed by the khmer rouge. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon. efforts to prevent a derbyshire dam from collapsing, close to the town of whaley bridge, have entered a third day. emergency services are in a race against time to pump water out of the toddbrook reservoir and reinforce the dam. there are fears that more wet weather tomorrow could see water levels breach the dam, causing serious flooding and a danger to life in whaley bridge. this morning, some residents who'd spent a second night away from their homes were being allowed to return briefly to collect essential items. our correspondent, charlotte gallagher is in whaley bridge. here are some live pictures from just outside whaley bridge, where oui’ just outside whaley bridge, w

talks aimed at averting strikes by thousands of heathrow airport workers have been adjourned for thesume tomorrow morning. more than 170 flights scheduled for monday and tuesday have been cancelled. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. england claim early australian wickets, in their reply at edgbaston, the latest from the first test of the ashes. charley hull and bronte law fight to stay in contention at the top of the women's open leaderboard, as defending champion georgia hall falls off the pace. and dutch delight for max verstappen as he claims the first pole of his formula one career. he'll start the hungarian grand prix ahead of valtteri bottas and lewis hamilton. hello and welcome to the show. we start with the cricket from edgbaston, where bad light stopped australia in their tracks — in their attempt to claw back the advantage over england — in the first ashes test. england's first innings lead of 90 gave australia a tough task to overhaul. not helped with the loss of their opening batsmen early in their reply. our spor

heathrow pause plans to fly toy drones around the airport on september 13th. they say the drones will not pose a risk to anybody, but they know it will prompt authorities to shut down air traffic. police threaten to arrest drone flyers on terrorism charges that carry a possible life sentence. >>> federal health officials issuing a warning now against marijuana use by adolescents and pregnant women. >> this ain't your mother's mayor ahn fla. so why does this matter? the science tells us the higher the thc delivery, the higher the risk. >> that surgeon general jerome adams. he says the science shows that marijuana is harmful to the developing brains of teenagers and to the human fetus. the warning comes as more than 30 states have legalized marijuana for medical purposes or personal use. >>> it is 4:55. the video we're about to see may keep some people from heading into tinto the wat wat wat this weekend. >> he's coming right to the boat. [ bleep ]. >> oh bleep is right. >> definitely not the catch that a fisherman was hoping for on tuesday. he got up close and

talks will resume on sunday, to try to avert strike action by thousands of workers at heathrow airport today without agreement. more than 150 flights scheduled for monday and tuesday have already cancelled. here's our business correspondent, katy austin. at heathrow, it's peak holiday getaway season but a possible strike by airport staff, such as security guards and engineers, has left some people's plans up in the air. this is really stressful. it's a lot of money. things like the taxi to the airport is costing me money. and i don't — it'sjust the stress of the unknown. i don't know what's going on and no—one's giving me the answers. it's my first real holiday with my boyfriend. and what's meant to be a relaxing endeavour is becoming more and more stressful. if a strike does happen, passengers are being warned to expect long queues to get through security and are being told to allow extra time. but not everyone will be able to fly as planned. heathrow has already taken the decision to cancel dozens of flights departing here on both monday and tuesday. heathrow has said it can run the

this temperature isa heathrow airport.ll probably be a bit cooler today, whereas elsewhere will have a view degrees to the temperature because it will be another hot one. sunshine will be hazy as we look at the satellite picked, some areas of cloud are drifting in from the west, a lot of this is high cloud so this i'm still getting through. it is not a really blue sky, a bit milky out there. we are going to see a bit more cloud in western counties of wales into cornwall, a lump of cloud may move towards the coast of lancashire. the sunshine is more widespread in northern ireland and scotla nd widespread in northern ireland and scotland today compared with yesterday. it is still there across a large part of england and wales and the temperatures are higher in scotland, upper 205, 28 in glasgow. the mid to upper teens in the north and western isles. 24 in northern ireland. western parts of wales, a little cooler. low 305 towards the south—east of england. that would be a record for the uk for the lake august bank holiday. ——

airport strikes. high on the list of birthday goals. less than six hours before a strike was due to begin at heathrow, a temporary truce was reached between it's a busy time for families. would travel with the kids, it's a busy time forfamilies. would be looking for months and months to go on a holiday and how they are getting this from the workers at heathrow. we can talk now to sharron livingstone, founder of the travel magazine, who is in our london newsroom this morning. lots of people will have been in paul's position, pretty upset about it. it is the airport responsibility or the airline responsibility to let people know what is happening? it's everybody‘s responsibility. it's been a bit of a rollercoaster. everyone's been on the edge of their seat. is it my flight that's been cancelled. there's been lots of internal frustrations for people and as we watch, everybody trying to create the best of their agenda. but for holiday it'sjust create the best of their agenda. but for holiday it's just a create the best of their agenda. but for holiday it'sjust a case of, am i going to go on holiday? we have to just know that there is only one

heathrow airport is to cancel 172 flights on monday and tuesday, after members of the unite union votedike in a row over pay. around 2,500 workers — including engineers, fire—fighters and security staff — will miss their shifts if the strikes go ahead. last ditch talks will be held this weekend to avert the action, and the airport is advising passengers to check its website for updates. the home secretary, priti patel, has said she wants criminals to feel "terror" at the thought of committing an offence. in herfirst interview since being appointed last month, she said her mission was to restore public confidence in policing. ms patel also distanced herself from her past comments supporting the death penalty. let's get more on this from our political correspondent, mark lobel, who's in our london newsroom. mark, quite strong words from the new home secretary? strong words indeed. in herfirst interview since becoming home secretary, a surprise reappointment to the cabinet after she was unceremoniously sacked, theresa may showing a zero tolerance after she unofficially met senior israeli p

talks aimed at averting strikes by thousands of heathrow airport workers have resumed.he airport has already cancelled 177 flights scheduled for monday and tuesday after staff who are members of one union rejected a pay offer. rival demonstrations are taking place in hong kong where tensions remain high after weeks of anti—government protests. now on bbc news, in this episode of witness history, we hear from a survivor of the khmer rouge and the man who tried to find a cure for the common cold. hello, and welcome to witness history here at the royal academy in london. i'm tanya beckett. today we present five extraordinary moments in history as told to us by the people who were there. coming up, we meet the scientist to try to find the cure for the common cold. the diver who discovered the lost plane belonging to the author of the little prince. and the african man who ran away as a boy to live in the arctic. but first, it's a0 years since the end of the brutal regime of the khmer rogue in cambodia. around 2 million people are thought to have been killed under its extrem

talks aimed at averting strikes by thousands of heathrow airport workers have resumed.he airport has already cancelled 177 flights scheduled for monday and tuesday after staff who are members of one union rejected a pay offer. now on bbc news, click. this week, we get our teeth into future food: meat—free burgers bursting with flavour? and some rotten food for thought. i love food. who doesn't? and like everything else in our lives, food has become globalised. we have access to a multitude of cuisines. out of season, a thing of the past. but the true cost of this indulgence is becoming apparent with a spiralling public health crisis and environmental destruction. i have been to a facility in north london where our discarded food ends up. in this country, household waste makes up for at least 70% of what is thrown away. currently only half the uk's food waste is being processed. if it all came to a place like this it could power 350,000 households. this place receives about 30 lorries a day. full of waste, mostly coming from homes. this whole operation is powered by the

. >>> a strike planned for today by heathrow airport workers in london has been postponed as they continuepossibility a walkout could happen tomorrow. last week, 4,000 union members voted on the airport's revised pay deal with an overwhelming majority offering to strike. >>> facebook, the network giant, is adding from facebook to instagram and whatsapp. instagram will become instagram from facebook. the new names will also appear in the titles for both apps in the app store and google play. >>> and the box office just got some fuel injections in its first weekend in august. >> when it's the fate of the world, it becomes my business. >> "hobbs & shaw" drove its way to the top spot with an estimated $60 million debut. the dwayne johnson/jason spin-off is the latest in "the fast and the furious" spin-off. disney's live action "the lion king" came in second with $38 million, and quinton tarantino's "once upon a time in hollywood" came in third with $20 million. >> marc liverman in hollywood. thanks a lot, marc. >> sure thing. >>> still to come, a man makes history crossing the english channel

tomorrow's heathrow strike is suspended to allow for further talks between the union and airport managementng up in sportsday in half an hour, we'll have the latest from edgbaston, where smith and wade make centuries as australia lead past 350 in the ashes. good evening. two mass shootings just hours apart have killed 29 people in a weekend of violence in the united states. one, in el paso, texas, close to the mexican border, is being treated as a possible hate crime against the city's majority hispanic community. hours later, a gunman killed nine people in dayton, ohio, before being shot dead at the scene by police. more on that in a moment, but first, the el paso shooting which happened at a shopping centre. police are investigating whether the gunman posted a document referring to a hispanic "invasion" of the united states a short time before the attack. sophie long reports from el paso. a normally busy shopping mall cordoned off. an investigation is under way as people come to terms with what happened here hours ago. a gunman opened fire in what was a packed walmart superstore, killing

heathrow airport is to cancel 172 flights on monday and tuesday after members of the unite union voted row over pay. around 2,500 workers, including engineers, firefighters and security staff, will miss their shifts if the strikes go ahead. last—ditch talks will be held this weekend to avert the action and the airport is advising passengers to check its website for updates. russia's arctic north and far east are being ravaged by huge wildfires with up to 4 million hectares ablaze and vast areas engulfed by smoke. president vladimir putin has sent the army to help prevent the fires spreading to populated areas, a task made harder by strong winds and record—breaking summer temperatures. greenpeace has called the situation "an ecological catastrophe." a 55—year—old ultra—runner has become the fastest woman to travel the length of britain by foot. sharon gayter covered the 822 miles from john 0'groats down to lands end in just under 12.5 days. that is pretty incredible. that's four hours quicker than the previous record. she slept for three hours per night and forjust 90 minutes before the

a strike that had been due to start by now at london's heathrow airport for monday has been suspended union members were going to walk out after rejecting a revised pay offer. a strike is still planned for tuesday if a deal can't be agreed. the airport had cancelled 177 flights as a precaution. and congratualitions to the japanese golfer hinako shibuno. she has won the british open title at woburn at the first attempt. in fact not only was it her first major title it was also the first time she'd ever played outside of her home country. american lizette salas was second with koreanjin—young ko in third you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. we talk to a korean beauty vlogger, who's been sharing her experience of fighting cancer. also on the programme. the latest reaction from the states following the two mass shootings that killed 29 people. the question was do we want to save our people and japanese as well and win the war or whether we want to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men? the invasion began at two o'clock this

heathrow airport says plans by climate campaigners to use drones to disrupt flights are criminal and tors. people living near the river mole in surrey say they're worried that plans to change a flood prevention scheme would leave them at risk. six thousand properties were flooded when the mole burst its banks in 1968. since then, sluice gates have been installed. the environment agency says the scheme needs refurbishment, but residents in molesey are concerned. they are proposing to remove all the sluice gates. rhe river will drop to just a little trickle the river will drop to just a little trickle and they won't be able to control the flood waters. we're not going to let this go away. if ea, if they think they will win this one, they have another thing coming. the environment agency says it's listening to concerns and the plans will consider the impact on residents. police have released cctv footage to try to find those responsible for carrying out two homophobic attacks in south london. filmed at a kfc on brixton road, it shows five men the met would like to speak to after four peo

the potential chaos the paperfocusing on this is the potential chaos the paper focusing on at heathrow airporton. great timing, of course!‘ classic summer story, chaos at heathrow, i think i have read that almost every summer. and written it. telegraph front page looking light no longer having a borisjohnson column to spaff across the front page. that is his word!. he has coarsened our language, i may as well. has strike action been called off? i believe so. you see that a seamless bit of passing up the battle? it seamless bit of passing up the battle ? it has seamless bit of passing up the battle? it has been called off for now. but it could be called back on. it has only been suspended pending extra negotiation by acas. if you are on holiday anywhere, if you have relatives on holiday, your costs of your flight home will be covered and paid for. for people whose flights have been disrupted, they will perhaps be given a full refund or offered alternative flights but they won't necessarily be given any further compensation. that is the current situation. it may change perhaps by the time you re

heathrow airport is to cancel 172 flights on monday and tuesday after members of the unite union votedver pay. around 2,500 workers, including engineers, firefighters and security staff will miss their shifts if the strikes go ahead. last—ditch talks will be held this weekend to avert the action and the airport is advising passengers to check its website for updates. russia's arctic north and far east are being ravaged by huge wildfires with up to 4 million hectares ablaze and vast areas engulfed by smoke. president vladimir putin has sent the army to help prevent the fires spreading to populated areas. 0ur moscow correspondent steve rosenberg sent this report from siberia. for weeks now, siberia has been smouldering. vast swathes of forest shrouded in smoke and many ravaged by fire. wildfires are common here, but not on this scale. in siberia, an area the size of belgium is burning. the kremlin has sent in the army, military planes doing what they can to extinguish the blaze. the fires are sparked by hot weather and dry thunderstorms. they're mainly in remote areas, but could the effe

a strike that should have been underway now at london's heathrow airport for monday has been suspendedy dispute. 2,500 union members were set to walk out after rejecting a revised pay offer. a strike is still planned for tuesday if a deal can't be agreed. the airport had cancelled 177 flights as a precaution. and congratualitions to the japanese golfer hinako shibun. she has won the british open title at woburn at the first attempt. in fact not only was it her first major title it was also the first time she'd ever played outside of her home country. american lizette salas was second with koreanjin—young ko in third. let's get more now on the protests in hong kong and plans for a strike. our correspondent mariko oi is live in hong kong. what are we anticipating? what sort of day will this turned out to be? as you heard earlier, for the ninth weekend in a row, protesters took to the street last night with some violent clashes overnight but later today, we are expecting a general strike which could affect every sector from finance to art but the one we think will have the most impact is

strike action planned at london's heathrow airport for monday has been suspended to allow for more talks to walk out on monday after rejecting a revised pay offer. a strike is still planned for tuesday if a deal can not be agreed. the airport had cancelled 177 flights as a precaution. police in the uk say a six—year—old boy is in a critical condition after being thrown from a tenth—floor viewing platform at the tate modern art gallery in london. the boy landed on a fifth floor roof and was taken to hospital by air ambulance. a 17—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. a reminder of our top story. the two mass shootings in the united states in the space ofjust a few hours. in el paso in texas 20 people were killed when a white nationalist started shooting at a walmart store ina started shooting at a walmart store in a shopping mall. the second incident happened in dayton, ohio. nine people were killed when a gunman opened fire outside a bar in the city centre in the early hours of the morning. he has now been identified as 24—year—old connor betts. and that's jus

jonathan ivelaw—chapman flew in to dulles airport near washington from london's heathrow airport and waiting in a line at customs. the irony is the flight was only seven hours and it took me five hours to clear through from landing. just to depart the airport, in fact we have just managed to get out through customs right now, so i have just managed to get through. what was interesting was watching how the american cues, how the locals, the domestic passengers were dealing with this. they were clearly more clued up. there did not appear to be a backup system in place, i am not familiar with the us customs process but there was a lot of noise coming from the american side of the hall, and really we waited until there was some improvement in the technical issues, they brought the system is a very slowly, obviously not to overload very slowly, obviously not to ove rloa d a ny very slowly, obviously not to overload any of the technical infrastructure rather than have hundred, a thousand people coming through in go, they slowly rounded up, thatare through in go, they slowly rounded up, that

a planned strike by more than 4,000 workers at heathrow airport has been called off.es to cancel many flights. the unite union and the airport have now reached a deal over pay for support staff, which include firefighters and security guards. around four and half thousand tesco staff are to lose theirjobs in the latest round of redundancies at the uk's biggest supermarket firm. the retailer says the majority of jobs will go from tesco metro shops because of what it describes as a challenging environment. our business correspondent, colletta smith says today's news is the latest in a series ofjob cuts from the supermarket. this is the middle of a couple of very turbulent years just in january, we have our 9000 jobs being cut from tesco's biggest superstores. now it's the medium—sized stores, so 153 stores right up and down the uk are not the ones to be facing the acts which we are talking about big redundancies from those stores because the story behind me opened in the 90s and tesco set at the time that people used to do their weekly shopping here but the way we shop