katy austin, our transport correspondent, _ ahead.ransport correspondent, thank _ ahead. katy austin, our transport correspondent, thank you. - renters are likely to be the most stretched by housing and food bills as the cost of living continues to rise, according to an official survey. the report from the office for national statistics also suggests that one in 20 adults had run out of food in the previous two weeks. our business correspondent marc ashdown is here with more details. marc. the 0ns carried out this survey between february and may and they asked 15,000 people in england, scotland and wales a series of questions. could they afford a one off sudden expense of £850? have they borrowed more in loans or credit cards recently? have they been able to save at all? and have they struggled with their energy bills? if someone answered yes to three or more of those, then they re considered "financially vulnerable". 0verall about a quarter of all adults surveyed were found to be. but certain groups appear to be struggling more than

katie opts -- katy austin. — entirely disruption free. hat can see inside the body in unprecedented detail — using a transparent mouse. a chemical process used on the mouse after it has died means it is entirely see through — and has enabled the scanner to detect cancerous tumours much earlier than usual — just at the moment they are forming. the scientists say it could be revolutionary for medical research. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh has the story. meet the transparent mouse. everything inside, its nerves, tissues and organs, all made invisible by a chemical process. and then it's bathed in different chemicals to reveal the parts the german developers want to study. under the microscope, they're searching for cancer tumours shown in small pink and white dots throughout the body. compare this image to a conventional scan, which shows only two of the largest concentration of tumours. it enables to see every single cancer at single cell level. because diseases like cancer, they kill at cell level. so if we don't see them, we cann

katy austin, bbc news.ack from strenuous physical activities and enjoy retirement — but not 90—year—old joy fleetham. she's believed to be the oldest fencer in britain and is still going strong. our reporter becki thomas has been to meet her. fencing is a sport that requires speed, strength and stamina. one of the best members of this club, the bridlington blades, isjoy fleetham. and you wouldn't think she's 90 years old. just me. what? i'm not... marvellous. if i can do it, anybody can do it. i'm a living example. there is life after 70, 80 or even 90. joy only took up the sport at the age of 63, and she's not a pensioner to be messed with — still beating opponents more than a quarter of her age. how good do you think are you at fencing? excellent. ask them and they'll tell you. in fact, i beat a 17—year—old japanese boy. he couldn't believe it and i couldn't. we used to have, like, best lady fencer. and one time i'd win it and next time she'd win it. we were... she's really hard to beat, her defence is re

it was a transport correspondence, katy austin.rs walk out. the level of disruption will vary around the country. some passengers in birmingham had changed their plans. annoying. so i'm travelling up to see my friend in sheffield and there's been a lot of, like, disruptions and stuff. so i've opted for the bus, obviously, because it's just a bit easier. i completely support the train strikes, yeah. they're battling for fair wages, aren't they? i they're battling for their terms and conditions and all those i things matter, don't they? strikes have now been going on for more than a year. the rail industry is under pressure to cut costs from the government, which controls what's on the table in the dispute between the rmt and 14 train companies. the operators continue to call for members to get a vote on proposals for a backdated pay rise of 5%, followed by 4% this year, all in exchange for changes to ways of working. it's a really strong offer made in a climate where we know that there are challenges in terms of new lower passenger

here's katy austin.r holidays get going for millions of people in england and wales, in many places, the trains have come to a halt. today is the latest strike by members of the rmt at 14 train companies, and it's the last day of the current overtime ban by train drivers in the aslef union. it's not good really when family days out and things like that, because you do need to plan ahead when you have got young children. we left manchester at nine o'clock this morning, and we have had an hour wait in york. normally it is a direct train. the level of disruption will vary around the country. many services will end for the day much earlier than usual. another strike is expected next saturday. the rmt at the moment seems to be concentrating its strikes more at weekends, so the aim is to affect leisure travel. so today's strike on a saturday and next weekend's again will have a big impact on people who are thinking of taking days out, and there'll be a real skeleton service operating. these strikes are happeni

katy austin, bbc news.ve now to our political correspondent, jonathan blake, who's at westminster. this has been so controversial. what does this court ruling mean for the political debate about green policies? the expansion of ulez in london has become something of a flashpoint for that wider debate about green policy, and although sadiq khan says it is about keen —— clean and, there is broader discussion. labour blamed the loss of the uxbridge and south ruislip by—election on this policy and keir starmer urged the london mayor of london to reflect on it. i am told that it's still his position and conversations are ongoing, but sadiq khan seems adamant he will press ahead as planned so it is awkward for labour later keir starmer, who has to answer to critics in his own party who do not like this policy and do not want it replicated elsewhere. shadow chancellor rachel reeves says it is wrong that motorists are being clobbered by ulez. for conservatives, it is interesting because they oppose the policy and a

katy austin, bbc news. has warned that people traveling to continental europe are having to wait up to two hours to clear border controls. it's asking travellers to be patient and please check with their ferry operator for information on next sailings. donald trump has been setting out why he thinks he should be the republican party candidate for next year's presidential election at a fund—raising event in the us state of iowa. mr trump has already insisted he will still run for office, even if he's convicted of any of the criminal charges he currently faces. 0ur north american editor sarah smith was at the event. there are about 1,200 republican supporters in this ballroom this evening, listening to all the different republican candidates, trying to decide who they should support for the republican nomination. but of course, the night was dominated by one man. and, of course, that one man was donald trump. this is the first speech he's given since the new criminal charges were unveiled against him. he's a

katy austin, bbc news.ghter has died trying to extinguish a burning vehicle set alight by rioters outside paris. france was much calmer last night with only around 150 arrests across the country. police again deployed some 115,000 officers — for the third night running. there've been five nights of rioting after a police officer shot dead a 17—year—old boy. his family have called for an end to the rioting and violence. efforts to hold russia legally accountable for the war in ukraine take a step forward today with the opening of a special tribunal in the hague. the body — which is backed by the european union, the united states and ukraine itself — has been set up specifically to deal with the crime of aggression and will collect evidence for possible cases against russian military and political leaders responsible for the war. ukrainian troops are continuing to make slow advances and retake some villages from russia in the east of the country. but one of the problems they face with their counteroffensive a

katy austin, bbc news.g prices as clearly as they should, according to the competition and markets authority. it says, as a result, shoppers may not always be able to compare prices properly and find the best deals. with me is our business correspondent, emma simpson. so what have they actually found? this is all about unit pricing, where you can see the unit cost of a particular product. instead, per100 grams. the numbers are they to help shoppers get the right price across different sizes. the problem is there has been a lot of inconsistency, so that's what the regulator is concerned about, as well as transparency. it wants the rules clarifying so that retailers must display the unit price for promotions. that's not surprising, given how popular loyalty cards are these days, so here is what the boss of the cma told me this morning. it only works really well if people can compare prices to get the best deal. there are problems with the rules around unit pricing. there are problems with compliance with thos

katy austin, bbc news. in some of the day's other news...4—year—old boy, after a seven—year—old girl died following a crash in walsall last night. the girl, katnis selezneva, was hit by a motorcycle. police are appealing for information. final compensation for victims of the infected blood scandal could end up costing "very, very large sums of money", the chancellor has said. jeremy hunt was giving evidence to the public inquiry — as a former health secretary — into what has been labelled the worst treatment disaster in nhs history. he said no final decisions could be made before the inquiry publishes its findings later this year. the chairman of natwest, sir howard davies, insists he won't resign, despite the abrupt departure of the bank's chief executive, in the row over the accounts of nigel farage. meanwhile, the natwest group has reported pre—tax profits of 3.6 billion for the first half of the year. the general behind this week's military coup in the west african state of niger has now declared himself head of state. general abdourahma

here is katie austin. —— with services starting later.econd saturday in a row, some of the 1a affected train operators are running very limited services. after more than a year of industrial action, many people have got used to changing their plans or found other ways of travelling on strike days. but hospitality businesses say they're still feeling the impact. every time there is a strike day, we do see trade fall off a cliff in certain parts of the country, certainly towns and city centres. you know, the last week we've had sort of three strike days that affect the rail. we've had an overtime ban during the course of that week. we know that we've lost around £340 million worth of sales across the uk. right now there aren't any more full strikes in the diary, and unions have to give two weeks notice of action. but further walkouts are very possible. and after today's strike by rail workers in the rmt, the train drivers union aslef has two more overtime bans coming up at 15 operators from this monday until saturday the 5th of august, and

katy austin, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent iain watson is at westminster. do you think the political implications of that decision could be?- political implications of that decision could be? ~ ., , ., decision could be? well, there was a leral decision could be? well, there was a legal ruling. — decision could be? well, there was a legal ruling. of _ decision could be? well, there was a legal ruling, of course, _ decision could be? well, there was a legal ruling, of course, today, - legal ruling, of course, today, clive, but certainly the conservatives believe that any court of public opinion, they have the that people do oppose the expansion of this zone, but we should remind people that it was the conservatives who introduced the initial scheme. but there is undoubtedly some divisions and differences within the labour party, so the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, says she doesn't think this is a time to club at london's car drivers, she and keir starmer have called on sadiq khan to reflect on his decision and think about ways to lessen its impact. but

our transport correspondent katy austin has this report. many places, the trains have come to a halt. today is the latest strike by members of the rmt at 14 train companies, and it's the last day of the current overtime ban by train drivers in the aslef union. the level of disruption will vary around the country. many services will end for the day much earlier than usual. another strike is expected next saturday. the rmt at the moment seems to be concentrating its strikes more at weekends, so the aim is to affect leisure travel. so today's strike on a saturday and next weekend's again will have a big impact on people who are thinking of taking days out, and there'll be a real skeleton service operating. the drivers�* union, aslef, its work to rule, where drivers are refusing to work overtime, is having a longer impact. it's seeing a few services withdrawn by a lot of companies every day. these strikes are happening after progress in the national dispute stalled in april. the rmt says plans to close hundreds of ticket offices have now added

katy austin, bbc news.e war in ukraine — and does not have the resources to sustain it. speaking after a summit with nordic leaders in finland, president biden also insisted that ukraine would one dayjoin the nato military alliance, but not while the country was still at war. it's not whether about they should or shouldn't join. it's not whether about they should or shouldn'tjoin. it's about when theyjoin. if this was be something that keep putin from continuing to fight, the answer is that putin has already lost the war. how does he go from here? what does he do? the idea of there being what vehicle is going to be used? he could and the work tomorrow. he could say i am out. but what agreement is reached depends on putin and what he decides to do but there's no possibility of him winning the war in ukraine. he has already lost that war. imagine if, anyway. he has already lost that war. biden also stated he is �*serious' on a prisoner exchange to free the us reporter — jailed in russia. iam i am serious abou

here's our transport correspondent katy austin.w emissions zone arriving in just a month's time provoked some strong reactions. buying a new car — we can't afford it, it's rubbish. it's just to get more money out of the public, and it's not fair. others we spoke to agreed with the idea but had had to change their vehicle. we sold the car, didn't get much for it because the demand for diesels wasn't great. and then had to have a big outlay into purchasing a new car. inside london's ulez area, a £12.50 daily charge applies for driving vehicles which don't meet certain emissions standards. it's aimed at reducing air pollution. it currently reaches up to the north and south circular roads but is due to take in all london boroughs from the 29th of august. while clean air campaigners support this, it has proved controversial, and it was a big issue in the recent uxbridge by—election. five local councils mounted a legal challenge against the expansion plan. they argued the mayor didn't have the power to extend the zone that far, and they

katy austin, bbc news.partment for transport spokesperson said the government had met with the unit and facilitated what it called improved offers on pay and reform. let's hear from the rmt general secretary mick lynch. we don't know when it will end, we have a government that won't negotiate. we are available to negotiate. we are available to negotiate at any time. everybody knows what the issues are. but the government is in control of what the train operating companies say to us, but they are not allowing them to come back to the table with revisions to their proposals. we are available to do that but at the moment we have a situation where cuts are being imposed, 2300 job cuts, every booking office in the country will close. most stations will be completely de staff, you won't get assistance for elderly or disabled people that need assistance. they want to put everyone through an app and websites which will mean they will sell the tickets they want at the maximum profit. we need a settlement to this dis

katy austin, bbc news.yearfixed mortgage has risen above 6% today. it comes after the bank of england raised its base rate to a 15—year high of 5% last month, in an effort to tackle inflation. the news comes as the bosses of the four big high street banks have been summoned to meet the uk's financial watchdog later this week, to discuss concerns the banks are profiteering by not passing in the higher rates to savers. our economics correspondent andy verity is here. andy. thanks, jane. well, it's all about trying to tame inflation — the annual rise in the prices of all the goods and services we typically buy — from hair cuts to ham sandwiches. at the last count inflation in europe had slowed down sharply to 5.5%. in the us it was 4.0%. but in the uk, 8.7%. economists think that's because households and firms are spending too much, so you've got too much money chasing too few goods, and that pushes prices up. if you raise interest rates, you make it more expensive for everyone to borrow, so households and fir

katy austin, bbc news. earlier we heard from rosamund? mother who's 9—year—old daughter, ella, died in 2013 from a rare and severe form of asthma partly due to the effects of london's air pollution. rosamund has since campaigned for stronger action on toxic air and is now world health organisation�*s?advocate?for health and air quality. she gave her reaction to the ruling. relief because as you know it goes up relief because as you know it goes up to the south centre and it is divided into 2/2. 0ne up to the south centre and it is divided into 2/2. one has the ultra low emissions zone and one does not. and the roads that contradict my late daughter's passing was not part of the ultra low emissions zone. 0nce of the ultra low emissions zone. once the quarter set is that there were illegal levels of air pollution everywhere and if it was not for the illegal levels of air pollution, my daughter would not have got asthma nor would she have died on that fatal night. but can we please remember that 8—12 children die every yearjust in london alo

katy austin, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.ridge is one of those up old seat in uxbridge is one of those up for grabs. old seat in uxbridge is one of those upfor grabs. a old seat in uxbridge is one of those up for grabs. a vote of no confidence has been launched against tobias ellwood, he comes after he was criticised for tweeting a video praising the taliban and describing afghanistan as transformed, urging the uk to engage with the country. he has since said he got it wrong and has deleted the clip. nigel farage has praised the government following reports ministers are considering making new laws to stop banks closing customers accounts because they disagree with their political views. because they disagree with their politicalviews. it because they disagree with their political views. it comes after his bank account was closed by the private bank coutts and it seems that under new plans banks could lose their licences if they cut ties with customers with controversial views. the supreme court in india has been disturbed ab

katy austin, bbc news. live now to louisa pilbeam, who's at the euston picket line.ou are, not the usual picture of euston station on a saturday morning?— saturday morning? absolutely. definitely not _ saturday morning? absolutely. definitely not the _ saturday morning? absolutely. definitely not the usual- saturday morning? absolutely. l definitely not the usual situation down here at london euston. there are people here, but it is definitely not as busy as it would normally be, and those who are here are welcome comic waiting for the few trains that are running. there are trains going on the board here, people's eyes are fixed on that, because the trains are running to the main cities in the uk, manchester, birmingham, liverpool, glasgow, but they aren't running very frequently, and as you heard, around half the trains are cancelled. in terms of the unions and the government, they are not around the table talking, and the rmt's around the table talking, and the rmt�*s mick lynch has said that this isn'tjust rmt�*s mick lynch has said that this isn't just about pay,

katy austin, bbc news.borne, leader of harrow council, one of the four conservative—run councils who challenged decison. we saw in that report there. thank you forjoining us here on the bbc. you said in that report that it is the wrong thing at the wrong time, having these charges to reduce emissions. what is the right thing and when is the right time? we think we should do — and when is the right time? we think we should do more _ and when is the right time? we think we should do more to _ and when is the right time? we think we should do more to encourage - we should do more to encourage people to make the right choices rather than penalising those who cannot afford to change their card. this ulez is incredibly regressive, it has people who are generally on the port side of things, who do unsociable jobs the port side of things, who do unsociablejobs in the port side of things, who do unsociable jobs in unsociable the port side of things, who do unsociablejobs in unsociable hours, cannot get public transp

katy austin, bbc news.iger is grappling with the aftermath of a military coup. niger's democratically elected president mohamed bazoum was overthrown as part of the coup and detained. bazoum was first elected to office in april 2021 in niger's first peaceful democratic transfer of power. on friday, general abdourahamanay tchiani, deposed the administration of the seventh republic... on friday, general abdourahamanay tchiani, who also goes by 0mar tchiani, appeared on state television, announcing himself as the country's new ruler. he urged the population to remain calm. translation: the action | of the snsb has motivated by this old desire to conserve our beloved homeland in the face of the continuous deterioration of the security situation of our country. the foreign authorities have failed to give a real solution to the crisis and have provided poor economic and social governance. us secretary of state antony blinken spoke to niger's president bazoum in a phone call, saying the us would work to ensure the

katy austin reporting.ry staff at westminster have spoken to the bbc about inappropriate behaviour there over the last two years. among them is 25—year—old ellie varley, who has described how she was asked to sit on the lap of a male mp, who's since been suspended after separate allegations. she says she's angry about what she calls a "predatory culture" in the house of commons. newsnight�*s uk editor sima kotecha has this report. the house of commons is the heart of democracy. it's where laws are made and publicly elected officials represent their constituents, and should therefore uphold the highest standards of behaviour. but now more allegations of sexual misconduct have called into question the morals and ethics of some of them. this is a problem that transcends party politics. it transcends your position of power. it transcends your gender. this is something that everyone will have a story of. every staffer will know someone who has experienced this. ellie is one of six people we've spoken to who work

katie austin, bbc news. the time is 6.19.�*s fiona phillips reveals she has it at the age of 62. coming up in sport and when we do not bbc news, mixed fortunes of the british players on day three but kt beats australia�*s player to reach the second round. a service has been held at westminster abbey to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the national health service back in 1948, providing health services that were free for all. but on the day its creation is marked, there are also warnings that without drastic change, the nhs is unlikely to make it to its 100th birthday. so what is the solution? our health editor hugh pym is here. thanks, sophie. yes, there were events around the uk marking the 75th anniversary, including a service at westminster abbey with political and health leaders and nhs staff. but it comes at a time of intense debate about the future of the health service, with increasing strain on the frontline and mounting frustration for patients. a survey charting public opinions in england, scotland and wales showed

we are joined by katy austin, our transport correspondent. 0bviously, obviously, this is going to bethe backside for hundreds of thousands of people and i is important to emphasise i guess it is important to emphasise for a global audience that it is a huge terms of summer huge airport in terms of summer getaways. huge airport in terms of summer netawa s. . , , ., ., getaways. yeah, this is one of the uk's busiest _ getaways. yeah, this is one of the uk's busiest airports _ getaways. yeah, this is one of the uk's busiest airports and - getaways. yeah, this is one of the uk's busiest airports and this - getaways. yeah, this is one of the uk's busiest airports and this is i uk's busiest airports and this is expected to be the busiest period for aviation, this upcoming summer holiday period, since for aviation, this upcoming summer holiday pe this since for aviation, this upcoming summer holiday pe this strike action has the pandemic. this strike action has the potential, after an important ruling in a us court, it has sent the value of bitcoin and share prices in crypto exchanges like

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our transport correspondent katy austin has more details.busy summer period at one of the uk's busiest airports will be worrying news for thousands of holiday—makers hoping for a smoother time this year after the issues last year which was largely down to staff shortages. and the dates announced for this action are in two chunks of four days. friday the 28th ofjuly to tuesday the 1st of august and then friday the 11th of august to tuesday the 8th of august. now, airlines bring in specialist companies to dojobs like ground handling, baggage handling, check—in, and it's those jobs that the hundreds of workers involved in this dispute do. so, if the strikes go ahead, i do think some delays and disruption are likely. it's happening, if it goes ahead, it's happening on top of challenges the industry is already facing around air space and air traffic control challenges which have been causing some cancellations already. now, easyjet is the biggest airline at gatwick. they told us today they were extremely disappointed to hear of this proposed indu

half of the usual services are expected to run across the network. 0ur transport correspondent katy austinme of the 1a affected train operators are running very limited services.

katy austin, bbc news.trail of destruction across parts of southern europe and the mediterranean. in greece, emergency services have tried to prevent new wildfires in the central area of magnesia. fires there triggered explosions at an air force ammunition depot on thursday. authorities say the outlook is improving for firefighters on the islands of rhodes, corfu and evia. 0ur correspondent bethany bell has been giving us the latest from rhodes. we have been told that around 50 fires, new fires have broken out, and although this situation is improving in general, firefighters, quite a large crew of firefighters is still hard at work here on rhodes, and also on corfu and the peloponnese, tackling these places, some of them new fires, some of them flare—ups of old fires, because you have to imagine that the ground is still smouldering in many places in these forest areas. it doesn't take much for a spark to fly in these very windy conditions that we have been seeing over the last few days, and set off new bla

unions are opposed to the plans and have warned of further strikes. 0ur transport correspondent, katy austinn idea that's been brewing _ tell us more. this is an idea that's been brewing for _ tell us more. this is an idea that's been brewing for a _ tell us more. this is an idea that's been brewing for a while _ tell us more. this is an idea that's been brewing for a while and - been brewing for a while and tomorrow we expect confirmation of the wheels being set in motion to stop the train companies, from the government to cut costs and make modernising changes, they say passenger habits have changed and only about 12% of tickets are bought at ticket offices to dip tomorrow, they are expected to announce they will consult passengers about changes which will lead to the closure of roughly 1000 ticket offices at stations they manage across england. more than 700 stations already don't have one, and kiosks at large stations i would expect to stay open. the industry says this about bringing staff out from behind the glass and onto the station concourse to help and support passengers in more way

which could mean reduced timetables and last—minute cancellations. 0ur transport correspondent katy austins right, it's been another day of disruption. a mixed bag around the country. some places have had few or no trains moving. many services wound down for the day earlier than they normally would. with more strikes coming up, are we any closer to resolution? at the moment the answer looks like it is a no. in april the rmt rejected the latest proposals from the 1a train companies who are backed by the government. that seemed to bring the national dispute to something of an impasse, both sides saying they would be happy to carry on talking. but there's been no indication that the offer would change. ministers and the industry keep on asking the rmt to put the existing offer to their members in a vote. some in the rmt have said they have not put prepared to do that. the union says the proposals that could see hundreds of tickets offices closed across england have added to anger among its members because of the impact onjobs. disability impact on jobs. disability campaigners impact onjobs. d

katy austin, bbc news.says women should have access to specialist miscarriage care 2a hours a day, seven days a week. it's estimated there are around 500 miscarriages every day in the uk, but many women lose their babies at home, with very little support or pain relief. and a warning: there are some graphic descriptions of baby loss in?tulip mazumdar�*s report, which some viewers may find upsetting. rachel has been documenting her pregnancy journey on tiktok. she suffered four miscarriages. her second was particularly traumatic. it was, unfortunately, i believe, over a weekend period. and so, the advice i was really kind of given was, it seems like you're having another miscarriage, have plenty of bed rest, and take some pain relief if needed, and kind ofjust wait it out. at one point i went to the bathroom, and as i went and pulled down my underwear, my baby fully intact in its sac with a tiny little placenta, which was literally no bigger than a £2 coin, fell and sat into my underwear. rachel's is sadly n

our transport correspondent, katy austin, reports from reading station.mpanies have a ticket office. now, those operators are under pressure from the government to cut costs and introduce changes that are seen as modernising. the industry says the way people buy tickets has been changing, more bought on phones, online or at machines, and they say only about 12% are now purchased at those kiosks at the stations. now, today, they've announced they'll be consulting passengers and staff about changes that will see most of those ticket offices close. here's what some passengers at three bridges station in sussex thought. i do normally use the self—service ones to buy my ticket, but there's plenty of times i've had to go and get a replacement ticket or something like that. or if i've ended up having my train cancelled or i need to get an interim ticket for somewhere else or a different route like that, it's so much easier to speak to a member of staff. yeah, to be honest, don't use it. so, yeah. i do it all onlinel on a flexi ticket. we do definitely need an in

let's talk to our transport correspondent katy austin.he timing of this is unwelcome the airlines is bringing to do pretty importantjobs at the airport, ground handling, checking, baggage handling, and they have been a pay dispute with these four companies and the four chants of industrial action announced today are over the busy summer holiday period. are over the busy summer holiday eriod. , , , . ., , period. this is expected to be the busiest time _ period. this is expected to be the busiest time in _ period. this is expected to be the busiest time in aviation _ period. this is expected to be the busiest time in aviation since - busiest time in aviation since before the pandemic. what will the impact be? we don't know exactly at this point. we have a couple of weeks for the airlines and their partner to try to bring in some contingency measures, agency staff, for example, but it is likely could cause some delays and disruption if it goes ahead, partly because the situation at the moment with air traffic control around europe is pretty

the timing means the busy summer holiday season will be affected. 0ur transport correspondent katy austinne of the uk's busiest airports, during what's set to be the busiest summer since before covid, will be an unwelcome prospect for thousands of holidaymakers hoping for a smoother time after last year's issues. today, the unite union announced strikes at gatwick airport from? friday, 28th ofjuly to tuesday, 1st of august, then friday, 4th of august to tuesday the 8th. airlines bring in specialist companies to do keyjobs like baggage handling and check in. 950 workers doing those sorts ofjobs at these companies are set to walk out. the union claims that's more than half the workforce. and it says the companies have failed to make good enough pay offers. easyjet, the airline with the biggest presence at gatwick, told us it was extremely disappointed by the strike announcement. and the airport itself said it would support airlines with contingency plans, so as many flights as possible run as scheduled. busy european air space and air traffic control issues have already been causing cancell

our transport correspondent katy austin has more. busiest summer since before covid that will be an unwelcome prospect for thousands of holiday—makers hoping for a smoother time after last year's issues. today the unite union announced strike second with airport from friday the 20th ofjuly to tuesday the 1st of august and that again from friday the 4th august and that again from friday the 11th of august to tuesday the eighth. now, airlines bring in specialist companies to do keyjobs like baggage handling and check—in, 950 workers doing the sorts ofjobs, these companies are set to walk out. the union claims that's more than half the work for us and says that companies have failed to make good enough to pay offers. easyjet commitairline enough to pay offers. easyjet commit airline with the biggest presence at gatwick told us it was extremely disappointed by the strike announcement in the airport it said it would support the airlines with contingency plans, such as many fights as possible will run as scheduled. as a european airspace a

0ur transport correspondent katy austin is here.y stressful experience for many holidaymakers. these arriving back today are furious. we have had to pay to come home, so i want that money refunded and i want an explanation. i've had no texts from them, no nothing from them. where are they? there's no easyjet person here. we were just moved from our resort to another resort with no kind of organisation in terms of why we were going there, who was going to meet us there. no reps there to guide us, nothing. the only help that we have had through this whole thing has been from greek people. we've had no help from any british holiday companies or any british authorities. we've had no help whatsoever. and there's some uncertainty for people who were due to travel soon. this afternoon, easyjet announced it has now cancelled package holidays to affected resorts in rhodes up to and including saturday. tui has done similar — it won't run any more flights to rhodes up to and including friday, and it's cancelled outbound flights for customers m

much the taxpayer is prepared to spend, to keep the country moving. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin intense rainfall flooding roads. rail embankments slipping away. track buckling in the heat. it all adds up to disruption, including for train passengers. it is network rail's job to passengers. it is network rail�*sjob to monitor the thousands rail's job to monitor the thousands of miles of railway track up and down the country for any that could make it unsafe for trains to run. every s stem unsafe for trains to run. every system you — unsafe for trains to run. every system you are _ unsafe for trains to run. every system you are looking - unsafe for trains to run. every system you are looking at - unsafe for trains to run. every system you are looking at is l system you are looking at is affected in some way by the weather. you will see the signalling equipment we need to make sure we maintain the temperature so that doesn't trip out, you see the overhead powerlines and wise mistake that catch the pantograph on top of the train.— top of the train. when the rails get _ top of the tr

katy austin, bbc news.building societies refusing to carry out transactions they suspected to be fraud. figures seen by radio 4's money box programme show staff used what's called the banking protocol, which allows them to question customers and stop suspicious transfers more than 11,000 times last year. from monday, children aged ten and ii will be able to use passport e—gates at the uk border. currently, 12 is the minimum age for using e—gates. the change follows successful trials at airports in london. scientists say they're concerned by the recent run of broken climate records, saying the speed and timing of them is unprecedented. work is taking place to establish the link to climate change, but scientists already fear some worst—case scenarios are unfolding. our climate reporter georgina rannard reports. sweltering temperatures in spain and dangerous wildfires in greece. millions have struggled through powerful heatwaves around the world in recent days. now scientists are poring over a run of climate r

katy austin, bbc news.d larger than usual last night. this was last nights buck moon passing over the shard in london. july's supermoon is appearing full for up to three days and it's closer than normal in its orbit around the earth. it also appeared over cheshire. do let us know and sending some pictures. if you can beat those stunning. not the best evening to watch the moon last night that it is around for few days. it's the second day of wimbledon and carol's there yesterday it was beautiful early morning sunshine, today not so much. yesterday rain interrupted play at wimbledon and today the same. the rain will develop during the course of the day. for most of us it is a chilly start, a fair bit of cloud around. the forecast is rain. um, sunny spells and showers for others. even some drizzle in the forecast today. already showers and a lot of cloud coming in across the south of england and south wales. across scotland and northern ireland again a fair bit of ploughed around. light rain and drizzle. throu

here's our transport correspondent, katy austin.or the second saturday in a row, some of the 1a effected train operators are running limited services. after more than one year of industrial action, many people have got used to changing their plans orfinding another way of travelling on strike days, but hospitality businesses say they are still feeling the impact. every time there is a strike day we see trade fall off a cliff in certain parts of the country and towns and city centres. the last week we have had three strike days and an overtime abandoned during the course of the week. —— overtime ban. we know we have lost around £31i0 million of sales across the uk and it is getting better. we are seeing more trade coming through and being sustained, but it is down 30—a0% each time we have a strike day, and over the course of the year that is more than 5.5 billion of sales that the industry has lost. right now there are not any more, as industry and unions have to give two weeks notice of action, but further walkouts are possible, and

katy austin, bbc news.illed in a shooting in new zealand, just hours before the women's world cup opening match begins. police confirmed the gunman has died and said there's no wider threat to national security. 0ur sports reporter maz farookhi was in auckland where the shooting took place. what we do know is the shooter and two members of the public have died in this incident that began here in the downtown business district of auckland, just on the waterfront. just before 7.30 local time, we were alerted to helicopters overhead. police vehicles arriving. sirens, armed police, and the area was quickly cordoned off. we believe that the shooter entered a building on lower queen street and there were construction workers within that building who were asked to take shelter. some of them went on to the roof. when armed police eventually made their way into the building, they were up there with them. we heard reports of people barricading themselves in rooms within the building. workers on the 14th floor hiding