my colleague mark ashdown has - ourselves through.e mark ashdown has been looking at those issues. the summer of strikes has reached felixstowe docks. these workers would normally be making sure essential goods find their way to households, but today, 1900 members of the unite union are starting an eight day walk—out. people are so angry now that a company who made £240 million profit over the last two years are unwilling to share that. well, when i say share it, in 2020, the same company paid out £99 million in dividends to its shareholders. the offer on the table is a 7% pay rise, with a £500 one—off lump sum, but inflation is at 10% and rising. a striking or threatens to disrupt britain's supply chain. it is called the port of britain for a reason. about 4 million standard size containers are moved in and out of felixstowe every year, about half the uk total, filled with everything from food and consumer goods to car parts. for the next eight days, nothing will be moving. the port of felixstowe sets the strike is disappointing and

mark ashdown, bbc news. now on bbc news, the travel show.e the sun rises in northern chile's atacama desert, people venture up and up. across bumpy terrain to where the altitude is high enough to make you light—headed. the air is thin and even in summer, the temperatures are near freezing. so, these are one of the main draws for tourists coming here to the atacama desert. an incredible place, it is the largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere. and here in the andes mountains, at over 4,000 metres, it's the highest in the world. but what i find especially incredible is that we're in the atacama desert — i'm sure you've heard of it — the driest place on earth. but i'm notjust in chile sightseeing. i've come because bubbling up in this country has been an appetite for change. sirens wail. 30 years on from the era shaped by dictator augusto pinochet, many here still want change and in 2019, millions took to the streets, angry at inequality and poor public services. but by 2020, there were celebrations. a once—in—a—generation rewrite of th

mark ashdown, bbc news. marc ashdown, bbc news.ndent for pa media, alanjones, and asked him why this strike is going ahead. all these disputes which are breaking out all over the place now, they're mainly about pay. and the main driver of these is the rate of inflation seems to be completely out of control. so the union has rejected an offer they say is worth 7%. the companies say it's worth between 8.1% and 9.5%. you know, not not that long ago, those kind of figures would have been accepted by anyone, i think. so itjust shows you how the rate of inflation really is causing these disputes now. so the strike started this morning. there's a picket line outside the two main gates at felixstowe. and i'm not aware of any talks planned today or tomorrow so it looks like this strike is going to go ahead for eight days. and those numbers you mentioned there appear to be generous when compared to other industries on face value, so why have they decided to still go ahead with this strike? i think unite in particular are really focused on tr

mark ashdown, bbc news. our political correspondent ben wrightjoins us now.y. the government acknowledges an awful situation is heading towards us, yet nothing is happening. fist towards us, yet nothing is happening-— towards us, yet nothing is happening. towards us, yet nothing is haueninu. �* ., towards us, yet nothing is ha eninu. �* ., ., happening. at the moment, there are no ministers — happening. at the moment, there are no ministers in _ happening. at the moment, there are no ministers in government _ happening. at the moment, there are no ministers in government with - happening. at the moment, there are no ministers in government with the i no ministers in government with the power to take decisions about the energy prices. judgments about who to help and had to pay for it are going to have to wait until the next prime minister is in place. this evening borisjohnson has written an article saying that whoever succeeds him in number 10, article saying that whoever succeeds him in number10, the article saying that whoever succeeds him in number 10, the

mark ashdown, bbc news.sis, the conservative leadership candidate and possible future prime minister, liz truss, has ruled out giving everyone more direct financial support to help with the increase in energy prices. last week the energy price cap, the maximum amount an average household in england, wales and scotland can be charged to more than £3,500. liz truss has been tight—lipped, publically at least, about what her approach to the energy crisis. earlier our political correspondent, ione wells, had more on what her plan might be. she's been really quite tight—lipped about what exactly she might do to help households this winter with rising energy bills other than saying she will cut national insurance contributions and scrap the green levies on energy bills. now, today, some of the sources close to her in the campaign have talked a bit more about what is still on the table and what's off the table, so in terms of what is still on the table under consideration they've used examples of things like further

mark ashdown, bbc news.essor roger seifert, professor of industrial relations and human resources management with the university of wolverhampton business school. thank you for being with us again. we seem to be in a period where one day after the next we get results of ballots. we knew the strike was coming up, it is a big one, they haven't had a strike there since the 19805. haven't had a strike there since the 1980s. is haven't had a strike there since the 19805. is it haven't had a strike there since the 1980s. is it too soon to think we may be entering a 1980s style period of industrial unrest? we may be entering a1980$ style period of industrial unrest?— of industrial unrest? we are certainly — of industrial unrest? we are certainly entering _ of industrial unrest? we are certainly entering a - of industrial unrest? we are certainly entering a period l of industrial unrest? we are| certainly entering a period of significant unrest industrially, it is nothing like the 1980s. we need to look at what is h

mark ashdown, bbc news.ts which runs the port of felixstowe. many thanks for your time. unite say the docks are owned by massively profitable firms and are fully able to pay a fair day's pay. what is your response?— to pay a fair day's pay. what is your response? to pay a fair day's pay. what is our resonse? , , ., ., your response? our response to that, and auoin your response? our response to that, and going back — your response? our response to that, and going back to — your response? our response to that, and going back to i _ your response? our response to that, and going back to i heard _ your response? our response to that, and going back to i heard unite - and going back to i heard unite saying there that the numbers they quoted for the profits are fanciful, they are not anything like the profits we make, but we do make a profit, we are a successful business, and it is because we are successful and profitable business that we well here. the average pay for the people undertaking this industrial actio

mark ashdown, bbc news.ble future prime minister, liz truss, has ruled out giving everyone more direct financial support to help with the increase in energy prices. last week the energy price cap, the maximum amount an average household in england, wales and scotland can be charged per unit of energy they use, went up 80% from £1,971 to more than £3,500. 0ur political correspondent ione wellsjoins me now. ione — what's lizz truss's team saying about her approach? in the absence of a definitive and detailed plan from liz truss com that you have been trying to piece together the clues about what her plan might be if she is chosen as the next prime minister. what can you tell us?— you tell us? that is right. she has been really _ you tell us? that is right. she has been really quite _ you tell us? that is right. she has been really quite tight-lipped - you tell us? that is right. she has l been really quite tight-lipped about been really quite tight—lipped about what exactly she might do to help households this

mark ashdown, bbc news.tated. his birth parents, anthony smith and jody simpson, were jailed for 10 years in 2018. tougher sentences for child abusers came into force injune under "tony's law" following campaigning from the youngster�*s adoptive family. dutch police say at least six people have been killed and several more injured after a truck crashed into a street party near rotterdam. it's understood the lorry veered off the road and rolled into a neighbourhood barbecuejust south of the city. the driver has been arrested. the cause of the crash is not yet known. the time is now 23 minutes past five. let's catch up with all the latest sport action. here's chettan. good afternoon. we start with a record—breaking afternoon for celtic, who've won 9—0 at dundee united to get their biggest away win in the league. it puts them back on top of the scottish premiership, two points clear of rangers. nesta mcgregor reports. two players and six of the reasons celtic and theirfans are on cloud nine. when kyogo made thi

ashdown, bbc news. let's talk about the impact of this. i'm joined now by markagnus group, a haulage firm at great blakenham, near ipswich. thank you for being with us today. normally of this period, 80 days or whatever, how many of your containers would be coming in and out of felixstowe? —— eight days. fin out of felixstowe? -- eight days. on an out of felixstowe? —— eight days. q�*i an average week, we would be out of felixstowe? —— eight days. q�*u an average week, we would be handing over 120, 130 tonnes on an average week. coming into the end of august, september, you tend to get an uplift in that because people are starting to prepare for christmas, so that coupled with a four des week next week because obviously we have bank holiday weekend, that's a bit more pressure, someone average it is 130, 150 containers a week. so pressure, someone average it is 130, 150 containers a week.— 150 containers a week. so you will not be receiving _ 150 containers a week. so you will not be receiving those _ 150 containers a week. so you will not be receiving those from

mark ashdown, bbc news.p — the maximum amount an average household in england, wales and scotland can be charged per unit of energy they use — went up 80% from £1,971 to more than £3,500. businesses are also expressing extreme concern about the impact on their costs. business leaders have warned thosands ofjobs in the hospitality industry — in hotels, pubs, restaurants, cafes — could go if businesses have to close for the winter because of higher energy prices and they can't afford to stay open. kate nicholls is the chief executive of the lobby group, uk hospitality and joins us. kate, thank you very much for joining us this evening. businesses, it is worth reminding viewers, are not protected by any price cap. i suspect if they were, like domestic users, many would be staying at their bills are simply would be unaffordable. what are any members of your organisation saying to you about their concerns?— of your organisation saying to you about their concerns? well, we have seen soaring — about their concerns?

mark ashdown, bbc news.university places. but some btec students are still waiting to see how they did in their vocational courses. the exam board, pearson, won't reveal how many are affected, but says it's a very small percentage. the association of colleges isn't impressed. pearson won't tell us the numbers but i know in some colleges there are several hundred students who haven't got the results from pearson. in any normal year there is a handful, perhaps, in a college. but hundreds is unprecedented. so we absolutely need pearson to openly investigate what went wrong, publish the findings and make sure this doesn't happen again. in a statement, pearson said: here are very sorry students are still waiting. it is a modular qualification and in order for us to award an overall result, we require each unit for them to receive qualification. another exam board, ocr, is also apologising for delays in issuing cambridge technical�*s results, a vocational qualification with an emphasis on workplace skills. it says