that was the boss of network rail speaking to me - of network rail speaking to me earlier.cted moscow would escalate attacks ahead of an eu summit later this week. our correspondent in kyiv — joe inwood — has been giving us the latest. so what we understand they�*re trying to do is to push through ukrainian lines in the city of severodonetsk and then try and encircle, coming in specifically from the north through a town called slavyansk, although in that situation, they have been repelled. but in severodonetsk, which has been the realfocus of russia�*s invasion for the last few weeks, we understand they are really pushing ukrainian forces back and back. they have taken most of the city now and the ukrainians have been pushed just into one factory. it�*s called the azot chemical plant and that�*s where the last ukrainian defenders are holding out, along with a number of civilians who are sheltering there. now, sergei haidai, the governor of the region that you mentioned before, has said that this fight is getting increasingly difficult and that the russians are shelling heav

which is made up of train operating companies, the rail supply group and infrastructure owners network railtrikes were a failure of both sides to reach an agreement. we can only apologise that customers are going to get inconvenienced as they have been but we have to be clear here, we have been talking to the trade unions over a year since the pandemic started and then the industry started to see a significant drop—off of customers and we try to look at how we work together with the trade unions and carry out modernisation and reform of the industry so we can then take less money from the taxpayer and ultimately we do want to give our people a pay increase, of course we understand the difficulties people are experiencing at that moment of time. that helps us deliver the next phase of giving people a pay rise. what the rmt would say to that, we heard from the general secretary, they have not had a pay offer or pay rises, faced with thousands ofjob cuts and they want to rip up our terms and conditions in a form of hire and re—hire. first of all, we have been in a lot of formal talks with trad

network rail says reform is needed to bring benefits in future.f we are able to bring those 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. services across england, scotland and wales are already running on a much—reduced timetable tonight. also on the programme... an apology from oldham council and greater manchester police after a report concludes they failed to protect some children from sexual exploitation. the mountain gorillas of central africa are thriving again, having once faced extinction. we look at this triumph of conservation. and the story behind the 27—year—old golferfrom sheffield who became the us open champion. and coming up on the bbc news channel... serena williams makes her return to tennis tomorrow at eastbourne as she steps up her preparations for wimbledon after a year out. welcome to bbc news at ten. the biggest train strike in 30 years will go ahead this week, following the breakdo

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but the position with a network rail is that there needs to — with a network rail is that there needsf the network and the way the _ modernisation of the network and the way the rail_ modernisation of the network and the way the rail industry operates. their— way the rail industry operates. their suggestion, the anger of the rmt, _ their suggestion, the anger of the rmt, 2900 members of the union have been given— rmt, 2900 members of the union have been given potential redundancy letters — been given potential redundancy letters. it says network rail darted a former— letters. it says network rail darted a former process from the 1st of july, _ a former process from the 1st of july, hihe — a former process from the 1st of july, nine days away. imminent changes— july, nine days away. imminent changes to terms and conditions. that is_ changes to terms and conditions. that is the — changes to terms and conditions. that is the backdrop to what i think is likely— that is the backdrop to what i think is likely to — that is the backdrop to what i think is likely to be an ongoing dispute for s

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and i really fear for the future of the rail network, notjust for the future of the rail network, notrees across southern parts of england and wales and maybe it in areas of scotland. very high pollen levels today. we end with sunshine this evening but overnight, this cloud from the north—west west for heading to scotland and northern ireland and for a while it will bring some rain. we keep clearer skies for england and wales, light winds, temperatures would it away to seven or 8 degrees, milder underneath the cloud for and northern ireland. not too much rain here during tomorrow, just a few showers but equally some glimpses of sunshine. more cloud in the far north of england but we keep the light winds and sunny skies across the rest of england and wales, and temperatures likely —— continuing to climb on tuesday, 25 degrees across the midlands and i7 climb on tuesday, 25 degrees across the midlands and 17 or 18 in scotland and northern ireland. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown and these are the latest headlines. the biggest railway strikes in 30 years will go ahead starting tomorrow a

which is made up of train operating companies, the rail supply group and infrastructure owners network rail it isa it is a failure of both sides, isn't it, unions and management? we can only apologise _ it, unions and management? we can only apologise that _ it, unions and management? we can only apologise that customers - it, unions and management? we can only apologise that customers are i only apologise that customers are going to be is inconvenienced as they have been that we have to be clear here that we have been talking to the trade unions a year since the pandemic started and then we started to see a significant drop—off in customers and we are trying to look at how we work together with the trade unions and caveat modernisation and reform of the industry so that we can then try to take less money from the taxpayer and, ultimately, we do want to give our people pay increase, of course, because we understand the difficulties that people are experiencing at this moment in time but we have to get on with reform and that helps us deliver the next phase of giving people a pay rise. what

network rail say they — can settle this dispute.oday's strike has gone ahead and they remain ready to talk, they say, adding that the strikes this week i likely to have cost the rail industry up to £150 million. the long—time presenter of the bbc�*s look north programme, harry gration, has died suddenly aged 71. harry gration was considered a huge figure in yorkshire, with his career spanning more than a0 years. he fronted many programmes, including the saturday sports show, grandstand. the bbc�*s director—general tim davie said harry gration was "loved everywhere, but especially in yorkshire". i'm joined by peter levy, presenter for bbc look north in east yorkshire and lincolnshire. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. first off, your reaction to the sad announcement. welcome absolutes shock _ the sad announcement. welcome absolutes shock last _ the sad announcement. welcome absolutes shock last night. - the sad announcement. welcome i absolutes shock last night. absolute shock. you mentioned yorkshire and he was known nationa

network rail says passengers should only travel by train if absolutely necessary. lines on this map shows where limited services will operate, but whole swathes of the country — where there are no lines — have no services at all. the dispute is between the rail, maritime and transport workers union and the companies which run britain's railways. it's centred on pay, job losses and changes to workers' terms and conditions. tonight, a senior industry source has told the bbc that rail bosses and union leaders will hold fresh talks tomorrow to try to resolve the dispute. our business correspondent colletta smith has this report. it's been the quietest of starts at stations across britain with services starting late, if at all. from tiny commuter platforms to the biggest station concourses, puzzled passengers faced a skeleton timetable in some areas, while north of edinburgh, much of wales and many coastal towns have no service at all. i should have been on a train, but i've had to get a national express now. so i'm on trains every day of the week for myjob, so i don't

network rail says no firm job losses have been proposed and rail bosses are hoping for talks with the that in order to run the rail more efficiently, we need fewer people. we are using technology that was not possible ten years ago, but we want to do that in agreement with the rmt and with the people who volunteer to leave. what makes the planned strike unusual is the involvement of network rail who staff include crucial signallers. network rail who staff include crucialsignallers. freight as network rail who staff include crucial signallers. freight as well as passengers would be severely affected. plans are now being worked on to keep vital goods moving as much as possible. for example, fuel for power stations and products travelling to supermarkets in scotland. freight could take priority over passengers at times. meanwhile, disruption at the airport and flight cancellations continue amid staff shortages, including of baggage handlers. this footage of powered up luggage was taken at manchester airport today. the boss of heathrow has warned it could take up of heathrow has warned it

network rail says passengers should only travel by train if absolutely necessary. on this map shows where limited services will operate, but whole swathes of the country — where there are no lines — have no services at all. the dispute is between the rail, maritime and transport workers union and the companies which run britain's railways. it's centred on pay, job losses and changes to workers' terms and conditions. our business correspondent colletta smith has this report. it's been the quietest of starts at stations across britain with services starting late, if at all. from tiny commuter platforms to the biggest station concourses, puzzled passengers faced a skeleton timetable in some areas, while north of edinburgh, much of wales and many coastal towns have no service at all. i should have been on a train but i've had to get a national express now. so i'm on trains every day of the week for myjob, so i don't support it at all, no. while stations may be quiet inside, there's plenty happening outside. the rail union rmt are striking over pay and redundancies, and

people working for 13 train companies are planning to take action and workers at network rail, whichntry have also voted to strike. the impact would be felt everywhere, really, certainly across england, scotland and wales and you would probably know the dates they are from june the 21st onwards so they coincide with some very big events, including test cricket, glastonbury and much more besides. let's talk to the managing director of network rail is north—west and central region and he is the chief negotiator in this current dispute. a very good afternoon to you. how much optimism do you have about talks which we know are planned? what prospect of getting some change here of not putting the british public through this? ., , ., ., , , this? that is our absolute number one priority- _ this? that is our absolute number one priority. the _ this? that is our absolute number one priority. the last _ this? that is our absolute number one priority. the last thing - this? that is our absolute number one priority. the last thing our . one priority. the last thing our industry needs now after t

half the rail network is closed in england, wales and scotland. f services are expected to be running and some areas will have no trains at all. the latest talks between the unions and rail employers were held on wednesday in a bid to resolve the dispute overjobs, pay and conditions, but they broke down. the rmt is calling for a pay rise of 7% while employers have offered a maximum of 3%. the government says it is up to the railway companies to negotiate, but mick lynch, general secretary of the rmt, has described the government as a "silent partner" at the negotiating table. the rmt accused ministers of wrecking talks by refusing to allow network rail to withdraw redundancy threats, a claim denied by the government. transport secretary grant shapps says reforms are desperately needed and the union has chosen strikes over further talks. prime minister borisjohnson has warned that commuters must be ready to "stay the course", insisting reforms of the rail sector are in the interests of the travelling public. another strike is planned for saturday 25

with network railing, that's survey specialistjob with network railing, that's survey specialist jobad and as i was saying earlier, services can only run from limited time because it's contingency plans can't work for as long and they cannot cover all of the times of the day. some are in place but they cannot disrupt the disruption by any means in the future, we know the government is looking at changing the loss of agency workers could be brought in to try to on some of the places but we need a bit more detail to see exactly how that would work. we heard from several ministers but the need for the rail network to modernise and adapt for the 2020 europe. and what with that modernisation might entail for this era? t5 modernisation might entail for this era? , ~ , modernisation might entail for this era? , ~' , ., ., era? is quite key to the whole disute era? is quite key to the whole dispute because _ era? is quite key to the whole dispute because the _ era? is quite key to the whole dispute because the industry. era? is quite key to the whole i dispute because the industry has said,

network rail say it's "serious" about trying to find a solution which gave people a "decent pay rise"but was also affordable for taxpayers and farepayers. the strikes, on three days, will cause disruption across england, scotland and wales. our business correspondent, vishala sri—pathma, reports. it's set to be a chaotic time if you're travelling by rail at all next week. three 24—hour strikes planned across the week on tuesday, thursday, and saturday, with strikes on the london underground to go ahead on tuesday as well. for those who have plans to go on holiday by rail, or indeed go to work, the strikes are notjust disruptive — they're costly. they can hold the country to ransom. no, i don't back it at all. my sister is having cancer treatment, and in london, and that's affecting her treatment next week due to the strikes, so she's having to stay over there in a hotel. you know, everyone deserves fair terms and conditions, _ but it will impact so many people, especially post—covid _ and with the petrol prices going up, that daily commute's going to be i just that bit harder for ever

ministers refuse tojoin last—ditch efforts to halt the rail strikes — ahead of a week of cancelled trains with more warnings of potential action to come. "networkled" — the metro also carries the rail and underground strikes this week, they're calling it "the biggest rail shutdown in 30 years". the financial times reports on city bosses warning that the uk is ill—equipped to deal with severe economic shock caused by inflation and stagnation. and the i newspaper also leads on rail strikes, saying that the strikes could "carry on until the autumn", as the general secretary of the rmt warns of a "long fight" between unions and network rail. the central image on the front page of the independent is macron outside polling stations yesterday as latest projections suggest the french president is set to lose his grip on power, by winning seats just short of a majority in france's national assembly. the times reports on the possibility of further walkouts — with teachers and doctors unions threatening to join the strikes. the mail also leads on "summer strikes" reporting that teachers, nhs staff, barristers and postmen are all considering possible indus

well, network rail has issued a statement this evening.ant general secretary of the rmt union. thanks very much for being with us. you heard that statement, they say you walked away from these negotiations.— you walked away from these negotiations. you walked away from these neuotiations. . ., ., ., negotiations. thanks to having a son. it's negotiations. thanks to having a son- it's a _ negotiations. thanks to having a son. it's a shame _ negotiations. thanks to having a son. it's a shame the _ negotiations. thanks to having a son. it's a shame the talks - negotiations. thanks to having a son. it's a shame the talks fell l son. it's a shame the talks fell down today. you have to appreciate, we went to a meeting at network rail on monday, we were expecting an improved offer to settle a dispute but we were instead handed a letter giving us notice of statutory redundancy consultation for our people. one of the cornerstones of our dispute is trying to protect our work is' jobs but there was a slap in the —— so that was a slap in the face but

so today network rail has set out a plan for the limited number of trains it can run next week when muchwill be brought to a standstill. i'm afraid we will not be able to open all of the routes so we have prioritised the routes on a couple of things. firstly, well one person can control the maximum number of trains. which tend to be the busiest routes like into waterloo. but also for critical freight routes so we can make sure those supermarket products, the power station supplies, those things will be prioritised. around 20% of rail services will be running on strike days. trains will start later and finish earlier. customers are told to plan ahead and expect disruption and only travel where necessary. here is a map of which lines will be running, shown in purple. there will be chains between most major cities but service will be much reduced. for the travelling public trying to figure out what to do next week, should they assume that the strikes are going to go ahead? we are in negotiations today and yesterday. we will go into the small hours of tonight if needs be. we are working very

badges put you at the rail network is a lot - you at the rail network is a lot about you.dwagon. positive talk stays they have been in full swing with a payoff of two and half percent on the table so this news that you're balancing is premature and deeply disappointing. absolutely, that's what they said, premature. we had been talking with them aboutjob security and about pay for basically sense 2019. and they say it's premature. it's just not true. they say it's premature. it's 'ust not true. ~ , ., they say it's premature. it's 'ust nottrue. ~ , ., ., ., not true. why are you not “oining next week — not true. why are you not “oining next week strike �* not true. why are you not “oining next week strike then? h not true. why are you not joining next week strike then? just - not true. why are you not joining i next week strike then? just explain that. because that's the rmt leaving that. because that's the rmt leaving that side but you could bejoining matt. that side but you could be “oining matt. , ., , ., matt. yes. so we are “umping on the rmt matt. yes. so we are “umpi

network rail says that's possible if staff accept new working practices. but the union says that will mean $3000.00 job losses and jeopardize safety. they want to rip up our terms and conditions that we've negotiated with the companies. they're even threatening to lower pay an extend work hours in the train operating companies. and the majority of our members have not had a pay increase for 2 to 3 years. so we've got a lot of problems. we will continue to do all we can to find that sweet spot to compromise, but it's affordable for, for the employers, implausible, for the taxpayer. affordable for the fire fire. and the are empty and our employees can live with at his regular meeting of cabinets, prime minister boris johnson, branded the strikes is unnecessary and wrong. he called on the british public to stay the course during what's expected to be a lengthy disruption. u. k. economy is experiencing the combined effects of rex it to war and ukraine and its effect on energy costs, as well as the inflationary pressure of the post pandemic recovery. and railwa

we are looking here at the fact that the rail network has l the fact that the rail network has been severelye pandemic. during the pandemic the government pumped in billions of pounds to keep the rail network running, all taxpayer money since the pandemic is ended, passenger numbers have not returned to the level they were, only 70—80%, but the cost of running the network remains the same as it was before the network rail have said that is a £10 billion shortfall and they need to find efficiencies in the system of this is where the crunch point comes, the rmt union believes it will be at the cost ofjobs, net have said to us this afternoon that sorting out and creating efficiencies, they have got too many people working on the railways, and that needs to change, and this is where this discussion about modernisation of the network comes in, but it is how that happens in the rmt union are worried about their work as�* rights, their pensions and obviously their salaries as well, lots of people affected by the cost of living crisis and the rmt want to their workers get a pay rise as well, but net

so they are going to be taxed between the government, an organisation called network rail, and that ispanies because you have to bear in mind that it is around 30 years since the rail companies in the united kingdom were privatised rather than public ownership. so the government is not the employer. they are standing on that point and they are standing on that point and they are saying that we are not the employer, the negotiations must be between the unions and the employer. at network rail who operate lots of train stations are significant because although scott rail, the train company for scotland and transport for wales aren't involved in this dispute. many of the knock on effects are going to impact countries across at least three of the four nations of the united kingdom. we the four nations of the united kinudom. ~ the four nations of the united kin . dom. ~ ., kingdom. we will leave it there. thank you _ kingdom. we will leave it there. thank you very _ kingdom. we will leave it there. thank you very much _ kingdom. we will leave it there. thank you very much for - kingdom. we

there's been widespread disruption across the uk's rail network in the biggest strike in 30 years. the next stoppage is planned for thursday. moscow has threatened lithuania that it will face serious consequences over a ban on the transport of goods through it, to the russian territory of kaliningrad. lithuania says it's enforcing sanctions imposed by the european union. officials in texas say a classroom door at the uvalde school was not locked while police waited for a key, as a gunman shot children dead inside the room. images have emerged showing armed police inside the school much hello and a warm welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are natasha clark, who's a political and environment correspondent at the sun, and joe twyman, director of the polling organisation deltapoll. just to remind you of the front pages. the rail strikes dominate tomorrow's front pages for the second day running. the financial times says the dispute now boils down to an offer of a 3% pay rise in exchange for 2000 job cuts. the i questions government plans t

but network rail claimed the union had walked away from talks. sengers to travel only if necessary. live to katy austin, our transport correspondent, at gloucester station. katy, what do we make now of the 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 al

network rail says that is possible if they accept new working practices. that will mean 3000 job losses and jeopardize safety. quite there was a rep of the terms of conditions we have negotiated with the countries. they are even threatening to lower pay. >> we will continue to do all we can to find that sweet spot of compromise that is affordable for the employers, affordable for the fair pair and something our employees can live with. >> prime minister boris johnson granted this race as unnecessary and wrong. he called on the british public to stay the course during what is expected to be a disruption. as well as the inflationary pressure of the post-pandemic recovery. rail workers are not the only ones complaining. the rnc is one of britain's strongest unions. with their ability to paralyze the rail network during an industrial dispute. the concerns that they have raised about the difference between people's pay packets and the cost of living at the moment are shared across many different industries and other professions. teachers, doctors, nurses, local

they've told our maintenance staff on network rail that 3,000 jobs will go. they've told us that every single booking office in britain will close. labour, meanwhile, is trying to maintain a tricky balancing act. sir keir starmer doesn't want the strike to go ahead, but does he support the unions? he says the government wants a conflict. conservatives see political benefits. the strike should not go ahead — but here's the truth. borisjohnson and grant shapps want the strikes to go ahead. they want the country to grind to a halt so they can feed off the division. instead of spending their time around the negotiating table, they�* re designing attackers. instead of grown—up conversations to take the heat out of the situation, they're pouring petrol on the fire. and labour says the government hasn't engaged in talks since march. if no agreement is reached this week, it's possible the strikes won't be the last. damian grammaticas, bbc news. scotrail say 90% of trains will need to be cancelled during the three days of action by the rmt union. the dispute does not

network rail says passengers should only travel by train if necessary. likely disruption is shown by this official map. the red line shows where limited services will operate but many areas, as you can see, will have no services at all. the dispute — between the rail, maritime and transport workers�* union and the companies which run britain's railway — centres on pay, job losses and changes to workers�* terms and conditions. the rmt says it is prepared to take industrial action "for as long as it takes", warning there could be industrial action for the next six months. the rail companies argue that any improvement on pay could only come with unions agreeing to greater efficiency and mordernisation. our transport correspondent, katy austin, is in portsmouth. there are just hours to go 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 t

the biggest rail strike in 30 years is under way, with an almost total shutdown of the network in englandtland and wales. members of the rail, maritime and transport workers union are staging the first of this week's three 24—hour walk—outs due to an ongoing dispute over pay, pensions and working conditions. the strike action today will continue on thursday and saturday. passengers are being advised not to travel. most major lines will be impacted by the strikes. many areas will be left with no services. while operators hope to work to a special timetable, distruption is expected on non—strike days too. in a cabinet meeting, borisjohnson is expected to call for a "sensible compromise" on pay, saying "too high demands" on wages will make it hard to halt rising inflation. in a moment we'll be live in london, cardiff and glasgow but first, with the latest, vincent mcaviney reports. britain's usually bustling train stations have fallen silent this morning, apart from the union picket lines outside. while many have simply decided to work from home once again this week, others don't have that l

which is the union saying that the proposals for efficiency savings that the network operates and network rail are proposing would jeopardize safety network rel, saying that some of the practices that have been allowed to continue on the railways are simply out of date. antiquated from the arc is one quotes from network rail. and look, there is merits on both sides. at least a little strike is going on. talked all continuing and we spoke with network rail about the experts. ation that those talks will at least continue and try to find some, some compromise in the coming days of ellison. we will continue to do all we can to find that sweet spot of compromise, sir. is affordable food for the employers affordable for the taxpayer? affordable for the fair po. and we are empty and our employees can live with. they do once decent payrolls, we want to give them one. we just need some compromise, a bit of given tell you couldn't negotiating table to find that to that sweet spot . and pull, as i say, credit households in britain and in many countries if facing the toughest economic conditions in decade

network rail has this map of where services will and will not run.urban centres are prioritised but that leaves huge swathes of scotland without any trade services on those days. similarly, areas in birmingham in including wales and coastal areas may be unreachable by train. 0ur transport correspondent katie austin looks out transport correspondent katie austin looks out what transport correspondent katie austin looks out what shaping transport correspondent katie austin looks out what shaping up transport correspondent katie austin looks out what shaping up to transport correspondent katie austin looks out what shaping up to be transport 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 ho

now we spoken with network rail, they said that the door is still open for talks to continue throughout the strike period. let's hear from network round. now, we will continue to do, or we can to find that sweet spot of compromise that is affordable food for the employers affordable for the taxpayer. affordable for the fair payer. and the warranty and our employees can live with they, they want a decent pay wise. we want to give them one, we just need some compromise, a bit of given, taken negotiating table to find that. so that's sweet spot. and paul, how likely is it that this train strike could lead to broader industrial action? well, it's certainly being watched with keen interest by other unions. let me say that, i mean in the u. k, we've got a period where inflation is you said in the instruction, is it 9 percent and expected to go above 10 percent in the very near future. and yet wages have been suppressed for a very long time. indeed. now, public sector workers in particular, we're talking nurses, we're talking doctors, we're talking local governments staff. they have all been o

the dispute does not involve scotrail staff, but it relies on network rail workers to operate signal latest from glasgow queen street station there's going to be a lot of disruption here across scotland. there are some passengers here today, but it is looking quite quiet already, and, yes, ithink you just got it right there — lots of frustration here, and i am joined by someone from scotrail. phil campbell, you're head of customer operations. you're not out on strike, but it is going to affect scotrail. just how much, how many of your services will you be cutting? so the uk—wide strike will have a significant impact on scotrail and on the days of the strike, which is the 21st, 23rd and 25th, we'll only be able to operate a very limited service in the central belt, and that will be across five routes. so our advice to customers is to plan ahead, only travel if it's really necessary, and nothing further out operating than the central belt. so, when you talk about the central belt, you're talking about that area around edinburgh and glasgow, so what areas will be covered and how many se

the network rail - strike, not a scotrail strike is it? ers for tomorrow's please check and visit the website to make sure you know exactly when your train is running. it has been quite quiet. there are a few people now because there is likely to be a train to edinburgh fairly somebody think people havejust train to edinburgh fairly somebody think people have just taken your message not to travel and stayed away? ii message not to travel and stayed awa ? , ., message not to travel and stayed awa ? i. message not to travel and stayed awa ? ., ., ,, away? if you look around queen street this _ away? if you look around queen street this afternoon _ away? if you look around queen street this afternoon it - away? if you look around queen street this afternoon it is - away? if you look around queen street this afternoon it is clear i street this afternoon it is clear people have to the message, they are aware the strike is having a significant impact on our services. it's unfortunate, it is really frustrating for customers but we will have anothe

the network rail but they could go back s stem. ,, ., , network rail but they could go back s stem. ,_ system. the sunday telegraph says there will be payments _ system. the sunday telegraph says there will be payments for - system. the sunday telegraph says there will be payments for workers | there will be payments for workers that do go on strike because they say there has been a huge amount of money built up in the coffers of some unions. unison assesses a straight reserve of {34.2 million since december and unite £35 million and kwasi kwarteng says that will encourage workers to go on strike. rachel, do you think we are potentially and for a prolonged period of strikes?— potentially and for a prolonged period of strikes? kwasi kwarteng and the telegraph _ period of strikes? kwasi kwarteng and the telegraph are _ period of strikes? kwasi kwarteng and the telegraph are both - period of strikes? kwasi kwarteng and the telegraph are both being | and the telegraph are both being completely idiotic. that is literally what unions do. the train strike is going ahead because union members

rmt union says the dispute is i the rmt union says the dispute is over pay and it has accused network raild the transport secretary have branded the strike as premature, which the rmt has rejected. we strike as premature, which the rmt has rejected-— strike as premature, which the rmt has re'ected. ~ ., ., , has re'ected. we are not “umping the nun has rejected. we are not “umping the nun and has rejected. we are not “umping the gun and talks — has rejected. we are not “umping the gun and talks have _ has rejected. we are not “umping the gun and talks have just _ has rejected. we are notjumping the gun and talks have just begun, - gun and talks havejust begun, we began two years ago at the start of covid. there are intent on cutting thousands ofjobs in the railway and we think that threatens it safe safety because they're cutting the safety because they're cutting the safety regime to do that, they are threatening our members' conditions and will not give a pay rise. most of our members have not had a pay dealfor two or three of our members have not had a pay deal for two or three years an

half the rail network is closed in england, wales and scotland. ted to be running, and some areas will have no trains at all. the latest talks between the unions and rail employers were held on wednesday in a bid to resolve the dispute overjobs, pay and conditions but they broke down. the rmt is calling for a pay rise of 7%, while employers have offered a maximum of 3%. the government says it is up to the railway companies to negotiate, but mick lynch, general secretary of the rmt has described the government as a "silent partner" at the negotiating table. the rmt accused ministers of wrecking talks by refusing to allow network rail to withdraw redundancy threats, a claim denied by the government. another strike is planned for saturday unless agreement is reached beforehand. however, at this late stage, even if action is called off, it will probably be too late to prevent much of the disruption. it comes alongside news that hundreds of gmb members working at heathrow will be balloted over whether to walk out during the summer holiday period. that's

network rail say it's "serious" about trying to find a solution which gave people a "decent pay rise"but was also affordable for taxpayers and farepayers. the strikes — on three days — will cause disruption across england, scotland and wales. our business correspondent vishala sri—pathma reports. it's set to be a chaotic time if you're travelling by rail at all next week. three 24—hour strikes planned across the week on tuesday, thursday, and saturday, with strikes on the london underground to go ahead on tuesday, as well. for those who have plans to go on holiday by rail, or indeed go to work, the strikes are notjust everyone deserves their terms and conditions but especially with prices going up, the it is going to be harderfor everyone. the? prices going up, the it is going to be harder for everyone.— be harder for everyone. they can hold the country _ be harder for everyone. they can hold the country for— be harder for everyone. they can hold the country for ransom, - be harder for everyone. they can | hold the country for ransom, then back_ hold the country for ransom, then back

network rail is advising passengers to only travel by train if absoultely necessary.hat he won't be getting involved in the negotiation is down to unions and employers. let's cross to westminster and helen catt: what the government and ministers should be doing. they have said that these strikes will go ahead and they confirmed that they will go ahead but a lot of this, administers will be doing more, she said, if the government has been very keen to say that this is an issue that is between the rail unions and their employers as the train operating companies in network, is of the transport secretary had to say in the comments. my transport secretary had to say in the comments.— transport secretary had to say in the comments. my message to the workforce is _ the comments. my message to the workforce is straightforward. - the comments. my message to the workforce is straightforward. your| workforce is straightforward. your union bosses have got you striking under false pretences. union bosses have got you striking underfalse pretences. and rather than protecting yourjo

and network rail also urging that and network rail also urging that and we have a couple of weeksave a couple of weeks to try and sort it out but he if we don't, it will be disappointing and disruptive for tens of millions of commuters and we should also know we have the glastonbury festival this week than the southwest and that would disrupt travel plans for many people heading down there. a, lot would disrupt travel plans for many people heading down there. a lot of russia peeple _ people heading down there. a lot of russia peeple if _ people heading down there. a lot of russia people if the _ people heading down there. a lot of russia people if the strikes - people heading down there. a lot of russia people if the strikes to - russia people if the strikes to go ahead. thank you so much and i know you will keep us updated on any developments there. the transport secretary has said he's "incredibly disapointed" with the rmt�*s planned strike action, something that's been echoed by the chairman of the rail delivery group, steve montgomery. obviously we're extremely disappointed wi

network rail has produced this map, showing where services will and won't run. be prioritised. but that leaves extensive areas of scotland without any train services. similarly, areas west of birmingham and much of wales. and also many coastal areas will not be reachable by train. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin reports now on what is shaping up to be a week of major travel problems for millions of people. of major travel problems the clock is ticking down to the biggest rail strike in decades. among those affected will be 300 children who take the train to this school in bradford. some have gcse and a—level exams next week. well, to be honest, i'm not even sure how i'll get to school. like, for the past four years, i've got the train every single day. and i'm not sure my parents can give me a lift to school. if my mum has to pick me up, it'll be much later, so i'll have less time to do stuff. in the mornings, i'll probably have to set off earlier, which means, like, being more punctual, getting up earlier, whichjust adds onto everything else. 0n the thr

we had a statement from network rail saying the sides got close to an agreement yesterday.compulsory redundancies remains one of the sides can't find agreement on. yesterday of course, the whole railway network ground to a halt and it hasn't got back to normal today because the trains were not in the right places and we will face another day tomorrow and presumably another day tomorrow and presumably another knock—on day on friday. tomorrow's disruption was baked in already because even if they had found an agreement today it wouldn't be possible to put everything back in order for trains to be possible to put everything back in orderfor trains to run be possible to put everything back in order for trains to run as be possible to put everything back in orderfor trains to run as normal tomorrow. and then there will be another day on friday were to be much like today, around six out of ten trains running, and considerable disruption but lots of people have been able to make it into work. and then presumably, hopefully the two sides will be able to reconvene again and continue

the network rail strike. ., , ., , , ':: , ., strike.n so hardly _ strike. that is only been 1096 of train so hardly any _ strike. that is only been 1096 of train so hardly any trains - strike. that is only been 1096 of train so hardly any trains going| strike. that is only been 1096 of i train so hardly any trains going in scotland today, is that right? is scotland today, is that right? is significantly reduced service just focused between the glasgow and edinburgh area and that is because this is the only area of a network rail is able to provide signallers. scott wale relies on them to operate services so there is nothing beyond the central belt today and again on saturday so our to customers for saturday so our to customers for saturday in particular, check your service before you travel if you are in the area with the favourites. if you are beyond that there will be no service on saturday. scott you are beyond that there will be no service on saturday.— service on saturday. scott will not actually involved _ service on saturday. sco

so there are 13 train companies proposing to strike as well as network rail. rail have told union reps that they are planning to cut 3000 maintenance jobs out of 11000 and he said that could be a safety risk. network rail claim that no such proposals have been put on the table. they are looking to modernise maintenance potentially, but they are doing all they can to avoid compulsory redundancies. so i think over the next few weeks we are going to hit a lot of this back—and—forth. sajid javid, the health secretary, said the unions need to, start acting like adults. meanwhile passengers hope a sensible solution can be brought about. lloathed passengers hope a sensible solution can be brought about.— can be brought about. what options are there for _ can be brought about. what options are there for passengers _ can be brought about. what options are there for passengers to - can be brought about. what options are there for passengers to get i are there for passengers to get refunds on pre—booked tickets that they might have got the trains that week? ., ., ., ., w