live to katy austin, our transport correspondent, at gloucester station. e state of this dispute?— state of this dispute? well, the disute state of this dispute? well, the dispute goes — state of this dispute? well, the dispute goes on _ state of this dispute? well, the dispute goes on and _ state of this dispute? well, the i dispute goes on and tomorrow it is shaping up to look a lot like tuesday, with some stations including gloucester behind me having no services at all and overall, about a fifth of britain's usual train services running. that will be more in some places and less in others. the rmt claims that the reason talks stalled today was to do with a letter that network rail gave it on monday which said that they would press ahead with formal consultation over what it describes as modernisations to working practices, which would involvejob losses. the rmt accused the transport secretary grant shapps of not allowing that letter to be withdrawn. he has hit back at that claim, saying it is not true, he had nothing to do with the letter being issued o

katie austin looks out what shaping up to transport correspondent katie austin looks out what shapingtransport correspondent katie austin looks out what shaping up to be a week of chaos for many people. the clock is ticking down to the biggest rail strike in decades. among the affected will be 300 children who take this train to the school in bradford. some have gcs and a level exams next week. to bradford. some have gcs and a level exams next week.— exams next week. to be honest, i'm not sure how — exams next week. to be honest, i'm not sure how i'll— exams next week. to be honest, i'm not sure how i'll get _ exams next week. to be honest, i'm not sure how i'll get to _ exams next week. to be honest, i'm not sure how i'll get to school. - exams next week. to be honest, i'm not sure how i'll get to school. for i not sure how i'll get to school. for the past four years i've taken the train every single day for that i'm not sure my parents to give me a lift to school if my mum had to pick me up at will be much later in all of us time to do so. in me up at will be much later in all of us

katy austin, bbc news.s, katy watson reports from the falklands, as argentina accuses the uk of colonial ambitions in maintaining its ownership of these small islands off the coast of south america. it was a conflict fought a0 years ago but a cause that argentina still believes worth fighting for. a war started by a dictator, an unpopular nationalist, fighting against colonialism. it's extraordinary to talk about colonialism when you have a population that has chosen its own future. elsewhere on the islands, argentine... the british won the war but argentina still dreams of change. 0n the 14th ofjune, the argentines surrendered. but it was a conflict that scarred argentina for ever. rejoice at that news and congratulate our forces and the marines. i'm a british reporter living in south america as the bbc�*s correspondent here. growing up in the uk, we learned about the falklands as a war that was won on the other side of the world. but living here, i've come to learn of a very different version of history —

here's our transport correspondent katy austin.ff since covid rules eased, but there's already been disruption amid aviation staff shortages. now hundreds of british airways workers at heathrow airport, most of them check—in staff, have voted to walk out on dates yet to be confirmed. the unite and gmb unions said the action was over a 10% pay cut imposed during the pandemic which hadn't yet been reinstated. our members are primarily low—paid, part—time women workers, who have been asking nicely for over a year now to have this money paid back. this is money that was robbed from them during the pandemic. british airways said it was disappointed and that despite heavy financial losses, it had offered a one off 10% payment to other workers, most of whom had accepted. the airline added it was fully committed to working together to find a solution. cheering. also today, thousands of railway workers around britain walked out for the second time this week. the main thing that we are looking for is no attack on our terms and conditions. we

katy austin, bbc news.ollowing the fallout from lockdown parties in downing street, but insisted that staying on as prime minister was the responsible approach. in an interview with the parenting website mumsnet, he said he was taken aback to be fined and described the partygate affair as a "totally miserable experience" for those in government. damian grammaticas reports. 0n mumsnet today, punchy questions summing up the mood among the website's users. why should we believe anything you say when it has been proven you're a habitual liar? well, i... mrjohnson didn't agree with that, or that he should quit over the partygate affair. i have thought about all these questions a lot, as you can imagine. ijust cannot see how, actually, it would be responsible right now, given everything that is going on, simply to abandon, a, the project on which i embarked to... i get that, but a lot of our users would say you've lost the trust of the people and your government has lost the trust, and you can't possibly be an ef

katy austin, bbc news. 0ur north of england correspondent fiona trott is in newcastle for us.sohie, what's the situation there? well, sephie. there _ what's the situation there? well, sophie, there are _ what's the situation there? well, sophie, there are real— what's the situation there? -ii sophie, there are real problems here this afternoon, and it's notjust the strike. there are a couple of hundred passengers behind me waiting for a bus or a taxi because there has been a lorry accident between here and edinburgh. as for the strike itself, there have been no northern services running from newcastle today, and there are three types of workers affected, the person who can work from home anyway, they did it during lockdown and their bosses flexible, as you saw in the report, someone who has to add an extra two or three hours onto their working day because they are getting a bus instead, and then the worker who was just losing money. i spoke to one pleaser who says he is losing £95 a week during the strike because he can't get to work. —— cleaner. he says if the dispute continu

katy austin, bbc news.trike will affect services in your area, there are updates, news and analysis on bbc news 0nline. that's bbc.co.uk/news and by using the bbc news app. it's been confirmed that 444 migrants tried to cross the english channel in small boats yesterday — the highest daily number for two months. and today around 150 people were brought ashore in dover. uk government says it remains committed to its highly controversial plan of taking some migrants to rwanda. the first plane was grounded last night and the home secretary has rejected labour's claim that the scheme is a political gimmick. 0ur deputy political editor, vicki young, reports. rescue missions in the channel. calm weather means more boats arriving. 11 came yesterday, carrying more than 440 people — the highest numberfor two months. the government wants to discourage those taking this dangerous journey but its policy to send them to rwanda to claim asylum there is being buffeted from all sides. statement, home i secretary priti pate

katy austin, bbc news.ely disruptive for businesses here in the uk, not least city—centre restaurants, pubs and cafes which saw a slump in trade on tuesday as people stayed at home. kate nicholls speaks for the uk hospitality industry. thank you forjoining me. please tell me how the bars and restaurants have been affected that you represent, normally this wouldn't be your busiest time, could we? no, not normally our busy time. currently our busy time really starts around wednesday. obviously, these strike starting on tuesday and leading into the rest of the week has had a knock—on event across all days of the week, so it is sitting into busy trading times as well. what we're seeing over tuesdayis as well. what we're seeing over tuesday is that businesses saw a significant drop in revenue across the uk as a whole. the industry was 25 and 30% of normal values but in city centre locations which were more dependent on commuter travel, the drop more substantial, football down 80%, revenue is down 80%. it also ha

here's our transport correspondent katy austin.he biggest rail strike the country has seenin biggest rail strike the country has seen in decades. these passengers at london's king's cross station today had just heard the news. disgraceful. people need transport and need to be able to get to work. prounion, pro—strikes, pro—people needing _ prounion, pro—strikes, pro—people needing to — prounion, pro—strikes, pro—people needing to do what they need to do to get— needing to do what they need to do to get their wages up.| needing to do what they need to do to get their wages up. | igrill needing to do what they need to do to get their wages up.— to get their wages up. i will have to get their wages up. i will have to work from _ to get their wages up. i will have to work from home, _ to get their wages up. i will have to work from home, i _ to get their wages up. i will have to work from home, i won't - to get their wages up. i will have to work from home, i won't be . to get their wages up. i will have i to work from home, i won't be

here's our transport correspondent katy austin.ce covid rules ease but there has already been disruption amid aviation staff shortages. now hundreds to show weight makers at heathrow airport, most of them chicken stuff, have voted to write out. —— check—in staff. it is over a 10% pay cut not yet reinstated. our members, primarily low—paid part—time women workers have been asking nicely for over a year now to have this money paid back. this is money that was robbed from them during the pandemic. we was robbed from them during the andemic. ~ was robbed from them during the andemic. 3 ., was robbed from them during the andemic. 3 3, ., , pandemic. we did and was disappointed. _ pandemic. we did and was disappointed. it _ pandemic. we did and was disappointed. it had - pandemic. we did and was. disappointed. it had offered pandemic. we did and was i disappointed. it had offered a i—off disappointed. it had offered a i-off10% disappointed. it had offered a i—off10% payment most had accepted. the airline committed to finding thousands of

thank you, katie austin.tes of adding fuel to the fire by providing ukraine with advanced rocket systems. the weapons, which have been described as game—changers, have a longer range than russia's. germany also says it has promised to send a state—of—the—art air defence system to ukraine, capable of defending an entire city against russian air strikes. russia has called the move a provocation. russian forces are now said to be in control of around 70% of the strategically important city of severodonetsk. james waterhouse has the latest from kyiv. faces of anxiety. wives and mothers of ukrainian soldiers on the front line. brought together by frustration of their lack of support. translation: i support. translation: ., , support. translation: . , ., translation: i am very worried. i know he is— translation: i am very worried. i know he is sitting _ translation: i am very worried. i know he is sitting in _ translation: i am very worried. i know he is sitting in the _ translation: i am very worried. i know he is

here's our transport correspondent katy austin.f since covid rules eased but there's already been disruption amid aviation staff shortages. now hundreds of british airways workers at heathrow airport, most of them check—in staff, have voted to walk out on dates yet to be confirmed. the unite and gmb unions said the action was over a 10% pay cut imposed during the pandemic which hadn't yet been reinstated. our members are primarily low—paid, part—time women workers, who have been asking nicely for over a year now to have this money paid back. this is money that was robbed from them during the pandemic. british airways said it was disappointed and that despite heavy financial losses, it had offered a one off 10% payment to other workers, most of whom had accepted. the airline added it was fully committed to working together to find a solution. cheering. also today, thousands of railway workers around britain walked out for the second time this week. the main thing we are looking for is no attack on our terms and conditions. we need a

ben king, bbc news. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin is at waterloo in central london for us.os on the railways next week with these strikes, but could there be further disruption later on as well? well, potentially. the strikes next week if they did go ahead will be the biggest in three decades and, as you heard, leaving some areas with no services at all on strike days and spilling out into a week of disruption. this affects freight as well as passengers. the rmt has previously warned there could be months of disruption ahead if new proposals were not brought forward. we know talks have been continuing, they will continue today, but the mood music we are getting is very much that not enough progress has been made at the moment to avert the strike. 0bviously, who knows what would happen after that if the strikes go ahead but i could there be more? big gaps remain in some areas. network rail is accusing the rmt of standing in the way of modernisation in an area like maintenance, for example. the rmt union has said today that the government, in particularly the treasury, it say

our transport correspondent, katy austin, reports.ing home last night were catching some of the last trains before much of the network grinds to a halt there won't be any trans today in portsmouth, author today. we fiuured in portsmouth, author today. - figured out in covid so it's not the biggest impact already of anyone. it can be a bit inconvenient but at the same time it's gotta be done.- time it's gotta be done. they have a good _ time it's gotta be done. they have a good deal— time it's gotta be done. they have a good deal already. . time it's gotta be done. they have a good deal already. i l have a good deal already. i think— have a good deal already. i think about all the people that have _ think about all the people that have lost theirjobs during covid _ have lost theirjobs during covid lockdowns, people who us struggling, their bills are going _ struggling, their bills are going up. we will got more out of city— going up. we will got more out of city to— going up. we will got more out of city to pay for, food and so on, _ o

katy austin, our transport correspondent, thank you.gue. scotla nd scotland recovered from a rocky start to beat armenia 4—1. and it was a pretty bad one for england who lost 4—0 who lost to hungary, the biggest margin of defeat since 1928. 12 months ago, england's memorable journey to the final of the euros was well under way. they needed a fast start against hungary, and they didn't get it. the visitors ahead with their first attack. more questions for him to ponder. but his team barely answered any of them. they struggled to create chances of their own, and hungary made them pat’- their own, and hungary made them pay. this was as close as england got to their first goal from open play in four matches. harry kane, so often the saviour, not this time. but still it would get first. this rocket of a finish, and then finally a fourth for hungary. southgate's england embarrassed at home, and with just two more matches before the world cup, he will know things need to change quick. to the cricket. a big—hitting century from jonny bairstow s

thank you, katy austin live in bournemouth.f the uk, except for northern ireland, large areas have been without rail services for the entire day. most of scotland and wales had no services running. in london, underground workers have also been on strike in a separate dispute over pensions and job losses, and key stations such as london euston and kings cross have been nearly deserted. any moment we will speak to hywel griffith in cardiff at but first we will speak the lawn garden in glasgow. will speak the lawn garden in glas~ow. , will speak the lawn garden in glasuow. , ., , , glasgow. yes, stations deserted toda , glasgow. yes, stations deserted today. which _ glasgow. yes, stations deserted today, which includes _ glasgow. yes, stations deserted today, which includes central. today, which includes central station. _ today, which includes central station, on a normal day scotland's business _ station, on a normal day scotland's business —— we will speak to lorna gordon_ business —— we will speak to lorna gordon in— business

our travel correspondent katy austin has more. prices at the pumps are up again. it is £2 a litre.big surprise. i is £2 a litre. it was a big surprise-— is £2 a litre. it was a big surrise. ., , surprise. i do deliveries part-time and it is not _ surprise. i do deliveries part-time and it is not worth _ surprise. i do deliveries part-time and it is not worth it _ surprise. i do deliveries part-time and it is not worth it any - surprise. i do deliveries part-time and it is not worth it any more. i surprise. i do deliveries part-timel and it is not worth it any more. we have gone — and it is not worth it any more. we have gone electric and that is the reason, _ have gone electric and that is the reason, because _ have gone electric and that is the reason, because the _ have gone electric and that is the reason, because the price, - have gone electric and that is the reason, because the price, as- have gone electric and that is thel reason, because the price, as you can see, — reason, because the price, as you can see, £2 — reason, because the price, as you can see, £2 for— reason, be

our transport correspondent, katy austin, is here. what reasons did they give?t a big underlying reason is the staff shortages. the aviation sector cut back thousands of jobs shortages. the aviation sector cut back thousands ofjobs during the pandemic had many businesses have struggled to recruit quickly enough to cope with the returning passenger demand we have seen. this is not just cabin crew, there are lots of otherjobs involved in getting people through an airport and safely taking off, whether baggage handlers, people refuelling planes or many more. easyjet and british airways have been among the airlines which have cancelled flights, as has to operator tui, very unusual for them, who proactively cancelled 43 flights a week during june due to problems at manchester airport. a seniorfigure problems at manchester airport. a senior figure today told mps that was meant to act as a firebreak. swissport, our provider, struggled to cope _ swissport, our provider, struggled to cope i— swissport, our provider, struggled to cope. i think after that we had to cope. i

katy austin, bbc news.les in store and online fell for the second month in a row in may. total retail sales in may declined by 1.1% compared to may 2021. the number of fines issued to parents in england for poor school attendance has started to rise again, after being barely used in the pandemic. a bbc investigation found fines totalling £3.7 million have been given out to parents in the current academic year to easter. they're issued if attempts to improve a child's attendance fail, and the gradual increase in penalties reflects a growing concern about children missing from education. 0ur education editor branwen jeffreys, reports. you may go a little bit further. i'm going to steal your idea. when we talked about the gradient... getting pupils into school every day isn't an exact science but this school has seen a massive turnaround. once the attendance was among the worst in england. kane and olivia rarely miss school now, but over the last couple of years they hadn't always turned up, as the pandemic cr

katy austin, bbc news. was planning on travelling from newcastle to glastonbury by train on one of the days of the planned strike. she is with us now. you are planning, and let'sjust talk she is with us now. you are planning, and let's just talk us through. journey from newcastle, not to glastonbury itself. it gets as close as it can. but it's most of thejourney, isn't it? close as it can. but it's most of the journey, isn't it?— the journey, isn't it? yeah, so train from _ the journey, isn't it? yeah, so train from new— the journey, isn't it? yeah, so train from new patent -- - the journey, isn't it? yeah, so - train from new patent -- newcastle train from new patent —— newcastle from london and then onto the festival site. 50 from london and then onto the festival site.— from london and then onto the festival site. ., ., , ., , ., festival site. so at that stage, you could still be _ festival site. so at that stage, you could still be able _ festival site. so at that stage, you could still be able to, _ f

katy austin, bbc news. let's turn to berlin.s driven into a crowd of shoppers. the incident took place at 10:30 local time on one of the busiest shopping streets in western berlin, close to the site of the christmas market terror attack in 2016. we have these pictures from the scene. reports say the vehicle veered off the street and mounted the pavement, hitting several pedestrians, before crashing into a comestics shop. here's the police. the driver has been arrested by a police officer. and right now, we're going to question. we don't know if it's an accident or it's a crime. that's the question. the main question we are clearing up right now. well, according to a local politician, placards relating to turkey were discovered in the car. actorjohn barrowman was at the scene and posted this video on twitter. it is pretty bad, guys. there are all of the emergency services that are trying to help victims and people, there are a lot of people walking with lamps and injuries, the car came down onto the pavement, we had dinner in tha

here's more from our transport correspondent, katy austin.and much of scotland and wales were among the places which turned into train deserts as thousands of workers walked out in the biggest rail strike in three decades. this is one of the stations where some trains are running today, but across the country only about 20% of the usual services are operating. and they finished much earlier. the last train from glasgow to crewe departed just after 2:30pm. major stations like cardiff looked empty, as passengers heeded the warning to avoid the railway and many commuters switched back into working—from—home mode. that's not an option for ruth, who relies on taking the train from southampton to herjob in portsmouth, but there were no services to portsmouth today. well, i won't be able to work today. i have a work phone, so i can log in that way, but i won't be able to do my fulljob today. but my colleagues have been really understanding. 0bviously i've made the effort to try and get there, but today it's just not going to happen. lack of rail ser

here's our transport correspondent, katy austin. catching some of the last trains before much of the network grinds to a halt in the biggest national rail strike in three decades. last—ditch talks between rail bosses on the rmt union this afternoon ended without a settlement. the rmt has rejected a pay offer worth 3%. faced with such an aggressive agenda of cuts to jobs, conditions, pay and pensions, the rmt has no choice but to defend our members industrially and to stop this race to the bottom. the rail industry is under pressure to save money after the pandemic hit passenger numbers and revenue and billions of tax—payers' money kept services running. rail bosses and the government want the rmt to agree to reforms and more modern ways of working. if we are able to bring modern practices into the way we run the railway, that could save hundreds of millions of pounds, and that could be transferred into savings and a better pay offer we could put on the table. up to 40,000 members of the rmt are due to walk out on three days this wee

let's go live now to our correspondent, katy austin, who's in manchester. n clear since before easter that some airports including manchester were struggling to cope with the volume of passengers returning after travel restrictions were lifted. a major issue is staffing. the industry were so many people during the pandemic. and now they say things are improving in some areas like security. they have tried our best to recruit, but we have seen a number of airlines making advance cancellations. the point of that they say is to make the system more resilient and reduce the system more resilient and reduce the chances of last—minute disruption, but that is scant consolation if your plans have been affected or cancelled by that. tui was putting its cancellations down specifically really to a shortage in baggage handling, which it contracts out to another company, and i have been speaking to expert recruiters in the aviation industry and they say that baggage handling is one of the problem areas now, along with other roles like cleaning, even. they say that it is

katy austin, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there.at band of rain will continue northwards into southern scotland, eastwards into eastern parts of england later on in the night. could be quite a warm night as well. perhaps temperatures no lower than 14—15. chillier in northern scotland ahead of that rain, and here it may stay dry during tomorrow because this rain really slows up as it heads into the central belt, keeping it cooler. following the rain, sunshine and showers for england and wales, a few heavy ones into the afternoon for eastern areas as the showers ease in wales and the south west. we've got some patchy rain pushing back into northern ireland later in the day, over the irish sea as well. blustery winds across southern parts of england, with a top temperature like today of 21 celsius. now, if we look away from the uk out into the atlantic, this area of cloud is an ex—tropical storm called alex. that brought flooding rains to florida and the bahamas over the weekend. the centre of that ex—tropical storm is heading to the n

katy austin, bbc news.facing mps at prime minister's questions for the first time since winning the vote of confidence. his supporter are urging him to cut taxes in a bid to unify his party and help with the cost of living. annita mcveigh is at westminster. yes, welcome to college green at westminster, we are looking ahead to prime minister's questions at lunchtime, and it is slap bang in the middle of the political week year at westminster, often produces moments of high political drama, a time when the performances of political leaders are front and centre, absolutely exposed for all to see. tony blair, in his memoirs, talked about it being one of the most nerve—wracking, nail—biting moments in political life, so what will it be like for borisjohnson today? he said, after surviving monday's confidence vote, that that drew a line under the past and that he wanted to move forward, but remember 41% of his mps said they didn't have confidence in him to be leader of the party, some of them are still calling fo

speaking to our transport correspondent katy austin, shapps said outdated practices "had to end" for. it isa it is a red herring and one put up it is a red herring and one put up by the unions and backed up by labour even though the labour mayor in london isn't doing exactly what they are saying. the point of this is that employers are the only people who can settle this strike. myjob is to set an overall mandate, which is what i have done, and then as for the employers in the unions to discuss the very detailed implementation of that. i am afraid it is a stunt by the unions and one thing they can do with get out of the tv studios and get back into the negotiating rooms and settle this dispute, which can easily be settled because there were so many modernisations from antiquated work practices, for example, two vans have to be sent to a maintenance job when only one van is required. why? no good reason. that was the transport secretary. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, no fuel, medical supplies and heavily in debt: we take a look at how sri lanka economic crisis is getting wo

our first report this evening is from our transport correspondent katy austin.me this evening were catching some of the last trains before much of the network grinds to a halt in the biggest national rail strike in three decades. last—ditch talks between rail bosses on the rmt union this afternoon ended without a settlement. the rmt has rejected a pay offer worth 3%. faced with such an aggressive agenda of cuts to jobs, conditions, pay and pensions, the rmt has no choice but to defend our members industrially and to stop this race to the bottom. the rail industry is under pressure to save money after the pandemic hit passenger numbers and revenue and billions of tax—payers�* money kept services running. rail bosses and the government want the rmt to agree to reforms and more modern ways of working. if we are able to bring modern practices into the way we run the railway, that could save hundreds of millions of pounds, and that could be transferred into savings and a better pay offer we could put on the table. up to 40,000 members of the rmt are due to walk out o

katy austin, bbc news.l correspondent for pa media. thank you forjoining us. we have seen there what both the rail bosses and the rmt are after. how do you see us getting any kind of resolution? i think the screen is frozen. i thought he was listening intently, but i think the image is frozen. we will see if we can get him back in a moment. the independent 0ffice him back in a moment. the independent office for police conduct is to re—instigate the officers who failed to spot a serial killer who murdered men in 2014 in barking. he is serving a life sentence. the iop say originally that i did know one would be... they have said there were interior material floors in their own investigation. it material floors in their own investigation.— material floors in their own investigation. it took until the fourth death _ investigation. it took until the fourth death for— investigation. it took until the fourth death for the _ investigation. it took until the fourth death for the police - investigation. it took until

our transport correspondent, katy austin, is in portsmouth.o until the biggest national rail strike in three decades arrives. among those affected will be pupils at this couegein affected will be pupils at this college in hereford, 600 of them take the train and some have a—levels this week. we take the train and some have a-levels this week.— take the train and some have a-levels this week. we have spent two years trying — a-levels this week. we have spent two years trying to prepare - a-levels this week. we have spent l two years trying to prepare students and give them the confidence, and to have this slap in the face at this point makes it very difficult. lip have this slap in the face at this point makes it very difficult. up to 40,000 members _ point makes it very difficult. up to 40,000 members of _ point makes it very difficult. up to 40,000 members of the - point makes it very difficult. up to 40,000 members of the rmt - point makes it very difficult. up to 40,000 members of the rmt are due to walk out on three days this week. they wo

we'll be reporting from across the uk, but we start in bournemouth and our transport correspondent katy austinand much of scotland and wales were among the places which turned into trained deserts as thousands of workers walked out in the biggest rail strike in three decades. this is one of the stations were some trains are running today, but across the country, only about 20% of the usual services are operating. and they are finishing much earlier. the last train from glasgow to crewe today departed just after 2.30. train from glasgow to crewe today departedjust after2.30. major stations like cardiff looked empty, as passengers heeded the warning to avoid the railway. and many commuters switched back into working from home mode. that is not an option for ruth, who relies on taking the train from southampton to her job taking the train from southampton to herjob in portsmouth, but there are no services to portsmouth today. i won't be able to work today. i no services to portsmouth today. i won't be able to work today. i have a work phone, so i can log in that way, but i won't be able to do my

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katie austin, bbc news.he general secretary of the rmt, says his members don't want to cause disruption. we apologise to the public and the travellers. we don't want this kind of disruption in our communities and on our railway. men and women of our union are standing on picket lines because they need a square deal from the employer. they are going to sacrifice their pay for up to three days this week, they don't want to do that, but they are determined to get a settlement to the issues. they don't want theirjobs cut, they get a settlement to the issues. they don't want their jobs cut, they were a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies, they want to defend their conditions with a modernisation issue and we need a pay rise, many have not had a pay rise in two or three years. that is true of the general public as well. many people in the private and public sector have also had their pay suppressed. we are part of a movement that is trying to rebalance that and get a square deal for everyone. that and get a sq

here's the latest from our transport correspondent, katy austin. motion for the biggest rail strike the country has seen in decades. it's a shame because, obviously, the rail fares are quite expensive as they are, and obviously want to encourage people to use public transport as much as possible. and that's just more of a distraction and more likely for people to jump in the car. people are struggling with what they're currently being paid, cos bills are getting higher and higher, and so you can understand why people are upset if they don't think they're getting decent pay deals or good working conditions. the rmt union says the dispute is over pay, and it's accused network rail of planning to cut thousands ofjobs. the rail industry and the transport secretary have branded the strike announcement as premature — which the rmt has rejected. we're notjumping the gun and talks haven't onlyjust begun — they began two years ago at the start of covid. they are intent on cutting thousands ofjobs from the railway. we think that threatens safety because they

leading to thousands of flight cancellations and long queues at airports. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin easter, and heard about flight cancellations. so far injune, more than 900 flights leaving the uk have been cancelled, most in advance. easyjet has had the highest number. there have been various reasons for disruption, and problems are happening elsewhere in europe too, nut aviation staff shortages are a big underlying factor. the industry shed manyjobs during the pandemic, including 30,000 at airlines. some have now struggled to hire enough new recruits in time for rising demand. it�*s not all about cabin crew, ground workers like baggage handlers are in short supply. that was given as a reason for the tour operator tui cancelling dozens of flights from manchester this month. here�*s what they said today: we needed to be confident we could operate and that the baggage system in particular at manchester was one of the primary causes for the delay because the bags couldn't be loaded before the crew went out _ of hours because there was such a delay in loading the bags. we learned our

katy austin, bbc news.uston station for us this morning. it is looking very, very quiet. what is the situation?— it is looking very, very quiet. what is the situation? yeah, summer -- sor , is the situation? yeah, summer -- sorry. i'm — is the situation? yeah, summer -- sorry. i'm sure _ is the situation? yeah, summer -- sorry. i'm sure you _ is the situation? yeah, summer -- sorry, i'm sure you have _ is the situation? yeah, summer -- sorry, i'm sure you have used - is the situation? yeah, summer -- i sorry, i'm sure you have used euston station _ sorry, i'm sure you have used euston station many— sorry, i'm sure you have used euston station many times. have you ever seen _ station many times. have you ever seen it— station many times. have you ever seen it like — station many times. have you ever seen it like that? 40,000 rail workers — seen it like that? 40,000 rail workers have downed tools, haven't gone _ workers have downed tools, haven't gone to _ workers have downed tools, haven't gone to work. abou

katie austin, bbc news.ppens and this morning we will get a sense of what it means to commuters. ben is at the station in manchester to hear from is at the station in manchester to hearfrom people is at the station in manchester to hear from people who use a network and we'll also hear from the unions. that isjust and we'll also hear from the unions. that is just after and we'll also hear from the unions. that isjust after 7am. three weeks after a school shooting in texas, which left 19 children and two teachers dead, the actor matthew mcconaughey has spoken out at the white house. the hollywood star — who was born in uvalde, where the attack happened — said the us had a window of opportunity for real change. david willis has the story. i would like to bring up matthew. to the white house came an oscar winner, whose hometown fell victim to one of the worst acts of gun violence this country has ever seen. uvalde, texas is where i was born. matthew mcconaughey�*s mother taught kindergarten classes less than a

involved in the negotiations — saying it is down to unions and employers. 0ur transport correspondent, katy austin go until the biggest national rail strike in three decades arrives. among those affected will be pupils at this college in hereford, 600 of them take the train and some have a—levels this week. we have spent two years trying to prepare students and give them the confidence, and to have this slap in the face at this point, it makes it very difficult. up to 40,000 members of the rmt are due to walk out on three days this week. they work for 13 train companies, for example guards and cleaners, and at network rail — which maintains and operates the railway across england, scotland and wales. its staff include signallers. signalling staff are crucial to be able to run any trains at all on the tracks, and even with contingency measures in place, about half of britain's rail network will be completely closed tomorrow, thursday and saturday. where trains can run, there will be a very limited service and only between about 7.30 in the morning and 6.30 in the evening. portsmouth will have no tr

our transport correspondent, katy austin, is there.cing and staff. airports say that actually, things are improving. security, we have seen very long queues. they say they have recruited more people and there will still be some incidents where you are queuing for a long time, but it doesn�*t appear to have gotten worse, and it�*s not a problem universally. some passengers will find they get away with no problems whatsoever. on the airlines kherson side of things, aviation is a complicated system. if you are an airline like tui and they have staff shortages, that has an upper impact. that�*s what they say it has happened, meaning they�*ve chosen to cancel six flights every day over the next month. all that is a small proportion, that has an impact for thousands of customers and they�*re the latest airlines to make cancellations. basically to try and remove the chances of on the day disruption. hats and remove the chances of on the day disru tion. ., , , and remove the chances of on the day disru tion. . , , ., and remove the chances of

our first report is from bournemouth and our transport correspondent, katy austin.ournemouth and much of scotland and wales were among the places which turned into train deserts as thousands of workers walked out in the biggest rail strike in three decades. this is one of the stations where some trains are running today, but across the country, only about 20% of the usual services are operating, and they're finishing much earlier. the last train from glasgow to crewe today departed just after 2.30. major stations, like cardiff, looked empty, as passengers heeded the warning to avoid the railway, and many commuters switched back into working from home mode. that's not an option for ruth, who relies on taking the train from southampton to herjob in portsmouth, but there are no services to portsmouth today. i won't be able to work today. i have a work phone, so i can log in that way, but i won't be able to do my full job today. but my colleagues have been really understanding. i've made the effort to try and get there, but today it's not going to happen. commuters queu

most of wales — and many coastal areas will be unreachable by train. 0ur transport correspondent katy austinshaping up to be a week of travel chaos for many. the clock is ticking down to the biggest rail strike in decades. among those affected will be 300 children who take the train to the school in bradford. some have gcse and a—level exams next week. to be honest, i'm not even sure how i will get to school. for the past four years, i have got the train every single day. i'm not sure my parents can give me a lift to school. if my mum has to pick me up, it would be much later, so i have less time to do stuff. in the mornings, i will have to set off earlier, which means being punctual and getting up earlier, which adds on everything else. 0n the three walk—out days, a fraction of normal services will operate on main routes and some areas will get no trains at all. but the knock—on impact means disruption for the whole week. what makes this strike unusual is the involvement of crucial signalling staff working for network rail. their replacements will only be able to cover a limited part of the

katie austin, bbc news. at paddington station in london for us this morning, where it's a lot quieter than normal. good morning. many commuters would wish for the scene you are in this morning but it's not great news for them. it morning but it's not great news for them. . , , �* , morning but it's not great news for them. . , ,�* , them. it really isn't, but you can tell that from _ them. it really isn't, but you can tell that from looking _ them. it really isn't, but you can tell that from looking at - them. it really isn't, but you can tell that from looking at these . tell that from looking at these departures. all of these departures that say please inquire our services not running today, that is the majority. notjust here in paddington but right across england, scotland and wales. take a look around. paddington station at this time a week they would heaving, lots of passengers, those seats would be for the people looking up at the departure boards, they are empty. it's very unusual. 0n departure boards

let's speak to our transport correspondent, katy austin. things are moving, some people saying the queues are long, others are saying they are getting through fine and they are getting through fine and the airports and airlines are keen to stress the majority of people are getting away on holiday all right but we have seen over at this half term period that there have been cancellations by airlines including easyjet, british airways and tui as well. they have also tried to make the cancellations in advance as much as possible to avoid on the day disruption as much as possible so people are not turning up, milling around and finding there is not a flight for them but that's not a lot of consolation for some passengers his long holidays have not been able to go ahead. tui as we reported earlier this week made the decision to cancel six flights every day for the next month or so. it says that is meant to improve stability, as i say, so disruption does not spread further but the reason this is happening, we are told, is there are a cocktail of

katy austin's been looking into this one for us. katy? now, while most people have been able to travel without problems recently, thousands have not. i'm sure you'll have seen these sorts of pictures. this was luggage piling up at manchester this week. and we're sometimes still seeing long queues like this at heathrow. now, 876 flights from the uk have been cancelled in the past two weeks. 549 flights to the uk didn't make if off the ground either. airlines say most of the cancellations they've made are made well in advance. that's not always the case though. zoe made it to tenerife for the first family holiday since the pandemic. but cancelled wizz air flights left them stranded abroad. they kept changing their minds. we have been stranded here. when we eventually booked the flight, four days later, the hotel actually managed to lay on a vast room for us which we are grateful for, otherwise we would be stranded. we received an e—mail from wizz air saying they try to because accommodation but had been unsuccessful because everywhere was f

katy austin is with us., isn't it, for people trying to get away on holiday. haifa weekend, isn't it, for people trying to get away on holiday.— to get away on holiday. how is it lookin: ? to get away on holiday. how is it looking? there _ to get away on holiday. how is it looking? there are _ to get away on holiday. how is it looking? there are some - to get away on holiday. how is it| looking? there are some queues to get away on holiday. how is it i looking? there are some queues at airports. a lot of people saying they can get through fine. it looks like a very busy few days ahead. more than 10,000 flights are scheduled to leave the uk in the coming days. passenger numbers are really going up now as passenger restrictions have eased. there has been disappointment over the half term holiday already. we have seen quite a few airlines cancelling flights, hundreds of them they are saying they are giving people advance noticed where possible. that is scant consolation for those who may have been looking forwa

katy austin, bbc news. issued to parents in england for poor school attendance has started to rise again. a bbc investigation found fines totalling 3.7 million pounds have been given out to parents in the current academic year to easter. they're issued in attempts to improve a child's attendance. the gradual increase in penalties reflects a growing concern about children missing from education. our education editor branwen jeffreys reports you may go a little bit further. i'm going to steal your idea. when we talked about the gradient... getting pupils into school every day isn't an exact science but this school has seen a massive turnaround. once the attendance was among the worst in england. kane and olivia rarely miss school now, but over the last couple of years, they hadn't always turned up, as the pandemic created pressures at home. ijust wanted time to myself, just time away from things that cause stress or that could cause stress. it feels better being back rather thanjust on the street with my mate