that is according to network rail.of the disruption here, there are many cancellations, many services cancelled altogether. there are no trains running between here and london, manchester, nottingham or health. there are no trains between here and pontefract and halifax and barnsley and harrogate. as you can see behind me, there are plenty northern trains because there are trains coming and going that even the services that are running are affected by disruption because the last train is earlier than usual. services are winding down earlier than usual. by 6:30pm, for in fact. the birmingham new street train from leeds to parts, the last departs in just over an hour. passengers who turned their peer today, some of them told me they had expected this deception, they haven't realised it with affect their trains. this is is as a result of the strikes that were due to happen today, monday and wednesday being called off. according to network rail, not early enough of them to put on a timetable as normal. we will expect to se

network rail says... so there's no offer and no progress. 0k.says, "no—one can deny the precarious financial hole "the railways are in. "striking makes that hole bigger and the task of finding a resolution "ever more difficult. "we're not giving up hope, and we hope that the rmt will return "to the table with a more realistic appreciation of the situation." are you not being realistic? we're being entirely realistic and we're at the table with network rail all of the time. they know what is needed to get a settlement, and i don't believe they're being allowed to put a settlement forward because of the department of transport�*s intransigence. they have chosen to pick a fight with railway workers, and now they're picking fights all over the economy, with nurses, with doctors, with teachers, with workers in every section of our society, because they want to suppress wages while profits are up. and there is plenty of money in this economy to have a fair distribution of wealth. and that's what this is all about. at the end of the day, they want to m

network rail has made a pay offer of 8% over two years. rators, saying progress is being made. the new rail minister huw merriman said he wants to work positively and constructively with all the unions and he is ruling nothing out in the search for a solution. the mood music might be changing but for passengers the cancellation of further strikes on monday and wednesday is too late to avoid further disruption. marc ashdown, bbc news. sinn fein�*s michelle o'neill, speaking at her party's annual conference, has accused the democratic unionist party of blocking the formation of a government to prevent a nationalist from becoming first minister. sinn fein became the largest party at stormont for the first time, after an election in may. it meant ms o'neill was entitled to become northern ireland's first minister. the dup says it is refusing to enter into power—sharing until its complaints about post—brexit trade rules are addressed. candlelight vigils have taken place in south korea to remember the victims of last week's deadly crush — that ki

network rail has made a pay offer of 8% over two years. rators, saying progress is being made. the new rail minister huw merriman said he wants to work positively and constructively with all the unions and he is ruling nothing out in the search for a solution. the mood music might be changing but for passengers the cancellation of further strikes on monday and wednesday is too late to avoid further disruption. marc ashdown, bbc news. 0ur correspondent, luxmy gopal, has been at leeds station this afternoon. strike action was called off, but network rail say it was too late for full timetable to be reinstated in that time. and so here in leeds, like many other places, there are many cancellations and today there were no services at all running from here in leeds to london, manchester, nottingham, hull and other more local stations as well. there are some, as you can probably see behind me, there are still some trains around and there are some passengers heading to board their trains because there are trains coming and going, but services are

union leaders and network rail bosses have agreed to resume talks.the day. as your correspondentjust said then, it is too late to affect the massive disruption that there will be tomorrow and on monday. but to be honest there has been a few straws in the wind, if you like, this week. two of the other unions who are meant to be taking strikes against network rail, the tssa and unite, they both called off their strikes earlier this week, and there appears to have been progress made literally in the last couple of days in the talks which have been carrying on literally for months and months without any progress. something has definitely changed in the last couple of days. as you have just heard, the rmt are adamant that network rail have now offered unconditional talks rather than imposing changes to maintenance times and crews and jobs again. i am not sure that network rail are agreeing entirely with that, and train operators, according to the union, will now make a pay offer. and we have all been waiting for that to happen literally for months. we don

as you mentioned, the strike action was called off but network rail say it was too late for full—timeme. here in these, like many other places, there are many cancellations. there were no services at all the running from here in leeds to london, manchester, nottingham, hole and other local stations as well. as you can see behind me, there are some trains around and there are some passengers heading to board their trains because there are trains coming and going but services are severely limited. the last trains for various destinations are departing within the next couple of hours. by about 6:30pm, there will be little movement here because the last train in and out of the station will be by 6:30pm at the latest. the passengers i spoke to here today, some of them were not aware of the impact on their services and turned up expecting to board the train. the passengers i spoke to who were aware of the strike action that had been scheduled for today, many were sympathetic with the cause and as we know, this is part of a long—running dispute overjobs and pay and conditions at the rmt. the

network rail say they hope to have a timetable running as normal by wednesday.eport, this is due to the fact that because the strike action was stood down, called off quite late in the day, network rail said it was too short notice to put services back on as usual but the positive note perhaps is that this is of course the first time that strikes have been called off during the rmt�*s long—running dispute over pay and conditions and that is because they want to enter a period of intensive negotiations, they say, with network rail and train operators. it is the first time that strike action has been called off in his long—running dispute to have further talks. his long-running dispute to have further talks.— his long-running dispute to have further talks. ., ~ , ., , . further talks. thank you very much. if ou further talks. thank you very much. if you want — further talks. thank you very much. if you want to _ further talks. thank you very much. if you want to get _ further talks. thank you very much. if you want to get in _ further talks. thank you very much. i

but network rail says it's been, it was stood down too late for any timetables to be reinstated.eeds station, there are some services that have been cancelled completely, including trains to and from london, manchester, hull and nottingham. and more locally, there are no services between here and barnsley, halifax, harrogate and pontefract. now, there are some services, so there is this train here behind me. there have been a few trains that have been coming and going because there are some services running, but they too are severely disrupted because they are being wound down earlier than they normally would be. so actually the last trains to places such as sheffield, york, birmingham new street will be by 6.30 this evening at the latest. some of the passengers i spoke to today hadn't been aware of it, and some of them had turned up and were a bit confused by the fact that train services weren't on and weren't running. but many of them were sympathetic to the cause of the strike action that had been planned, which, as we know, is the long running dispute involving the rmt over p

network rail welcomed the decision but said that services which had been cancelled can't be reinstatedced strike timetable means just 20% of services will run across england, scotland and wales. those which do will start much later and finish by the early evening. thousands of members of the rmt union at 1a rail companies, and network rail, are involved in the long—running dispute about pay, jobs and terms and conditions. we are at a late venue tonight and then we are coming back tomorrow morning, so it will affect us. we are at definitely affected by that, i am going to london now and i have to take taxi back which costs us £200. the problem i find is the information's not conveyed very well, so i know there's some trains running but i don't from what stations or what times, at the moment. the union said that previous strikes had made the rail companies see sense, and it looks forward to intensive negotiations to try and reach a settlement. the rail delivery group said it's glad the union stepped back from the brink, and it too is committed to negotiating, but it warned passengers wil

the rail network and the rail system is really at the heart of our transport system.ivery of services now. that is also why we need to plan for growth. notjust in terms of faster trains bet more trains. if we are going to connect the likes of newcastle to sheffield, hull to liverpool. we need an additional capacity. if we're going to unlock the potential of bradford, we need to cede their investment in that city. if we are going to improve connections across the entire country, leeds the source of —— the third source of delays in the entire network. investing in the north isn'tjust about the entire network. investing in the north isn't just about their north's economic potential, it actually benefits the entire country. the headlines on bbc news. the albanian gangs recruiting migrants — to get some of them to work in the illegal uk drugs trade. keeping the lights on this winter — a new scheme launches which will see customers offered discounts on their energy bills if they agree to use less electricity at peak times . plans to build the northern powerhouse rail link a

they also say that network rail has now committed to talks without conditions attached. ng to people in the rail industry, they say their position has not actually changed, but still the rmt wants to enter a period of intense negotiations, those are their words. to try and make progress. i should emphasise that the strikes tomorrow, monday and wednesday have been called off, the late notice of this means there will still be assistance of —— extensive disruptions because it's too late to change the timetables now. on monday and wednesday, we are not quite sure how many more services they might be able to have. they will be working on that over the next few days. network rail and the world delivery group the two rail industry groups on the other side of rmt are welcoming the announcement today. the rail delivery group said they were committed to intensive negotiations to agree reforms that they say are needed to make things more reliable and to deliver a pay rise. and network rail also say they look forward to getting back around the table with all the trade unions involved

network rail's previous offer of an 8% pay rise over two years remains on the table.are drawn up a week in advance so there will be more disruption. the new transport secretary mark harper said the strike been called off has given negotiations a better chance of success even if misery for passengers look set to continue. mark is here. do we know the state of negotiations? this is the first time the rmt has called off a strike and the day before a walk—out is pretty unprecedented. so what is behind this? strikes have been going on sincejune and christmas is around the corner which could be a factor. and with inflation if that starts to come down in the year it is difficult for negotiators to push for higher wage demands when the cost of living in theory is getting cheaper. across the table the mood music is also changing. the rail companies say that they feel they're making progress and the new minister said he could not rule anything out could the government find a bit more money to try to resolve this. there are no strikes on monday to wednesday but do expect widespr

the union says it will now enter into a period of intense negotiations with the employers, network raillved in this dispute. but crucially the announcement has come too late to prevent severe disruption still going ahead across the rail network tomorrow. basically it is too late tomorrow. basically it is too late to change those timetables now. the same is probably true of monday. hopefully things will be back to normal on wednesday but people are being told to check before they travel over the coming days. talks resume, travel over the coming days. talks resume. how _ travel over the coming days. talks resume, how likely _ travel over the coming days. talks resume, how likely is _ travel over the coming days. talks resume, how likely is it _ travel over the coming days. talks resume, how likely is it they - travel over the coming days. talks resume, how likely is it they can resolve this dispute? i resume, how likely is it they can resolve this dispute?— resolve this dispute? i think what we have had _ resolve this dispute? i think what we have had announced - resolve this dispute? i t

on the 5th and 7th and 9th of november would have brought the rail network to a virtual halt. il bosses have agreed to resume talks. katie reports from london's station. katie: the latest in a month-long series of strikes to affect britain's rail network was meant to be starting tomorrow when members of the r.m.t. union who work for network rail and 14 train companies were due to take part on strikes saturday, sunday and monday. they have been called off this afternoon. the r.m.t. said they'll enter a period of intense conversations with employers, network rail and the trail companies. crucially, though, the announcement was made late today that it's too late to change the timetables for saturday. there will a lot of disruption tomorrow. there will also be a disruption on monday. hopefully the sfshts should be back to normal on wednesday. passengers are asked to check before they travel over the coming days. why have the strikes been called off? well, the r.m.t. union said they secured a commitment from the train companies that they will make them a pay offer. they haven't done

if you speak to network rail _ blockage, what would you say?d _ blockage, what would you say? if gm. speak to network rail and the rail delivery group they insist real progress was made in the talks over the past couple of weeks, and the rmt said, though, new proposals it hoped for and expected did not materialise, and only last week it announced that its members had voted in favour of further strike action, potentially for another six months, and if you listen to mick lynch, it was not the tone of a man who believed a deal was imminent. the government is largely in control of the rail network and its finances but ministers have deliberately kept their distance from the negotiations in this dispute, saying it is not their place to intervene directly, in those talks, and it is on thursday that we are set to see the meeting between the rmt�*s mick lynch at the transport secretary mark harper which was set up as an introductory meeting. mark harper was only appointed last month, but given these developments, they will clearly have a lot to discuss

but now, union leaders and network rail bosses have agreed to resume talks.tin, reports from london's euston station. the latest in a long series of strikes to affect britain's rail network was meant to be starting tomorrow. members of the rmt union were due to take part in strikes on saturday, monday and on wednesday. now they have been called off this afternoon. the rmt says it will enter a period of intense negotiations with the employers, network rail and the train companies, crucially, though, the announcement was made so late today, that it announcement was made so late today, thatitis announcement was made so late today, that it is too late now to change the timetables back for saturday. there will still be a lot of disruption tomorrow and also on monday. services should be back to normal on wednesday, but passengers are still being told to track that might check over the coming dames. why have the strikes been called off? because it has secured a commitment from the train companies that they are going to be made a pay offer, but that has not happened

clearly there's a lot of taxpayers' money that goes into the rail network.ittle bit different from some of the other ones you mentioned. and these talks have been going on for some time. a long time. so what we need to try to fix here is, we are trying to modernise how the workforce operates and the detail of how those rail companies operate. now, if we can get that agreement between the trade unions and the companies, the detailed negotiations hammered out, what that does is it frees up financial savings, and then that money can be shared between the taxpayer and the workers. and obviously there will be a discussion to be had about the balance of that. but it's getting those reforms agreed, that frees up some resources and that will enable network rail and the train operating companies to make a pay offer to the people who work in the industry. and that's your ambition for what should happen. but there is a big question about how that could happen. now, we've just heard from frances o'grady, and also the rmt union have been saying that, too. they feel the t

but now union leaders and network rail bosses have agreed to intensify talks.ndon's euston station. good news for passengers? well, strikes have _ good news for passengers? well, strikes have been _ good news for passengers? well, strikes have been called - good news for passengers? well, strikes have been called off, - good news for passengers? -ii strikes have been called off, but too late to make it possible to restore the timetable tomorrow, so that means that tomorrow and likely on monday there will still be severely limited train services running a stop on wednesday, some train companies will try and put on more, but people are being told to check before they travel. the rmt union says it will now enter a period of intensive negotiations with network rail and with the train companies, the tssa also says it's been invited for intensive talks. and today's development is a significant one because the rmt dispute in particular had felt pretty stuck recently, so at least this seems to be progress. the rmt says it secured unconditional talks with network rail a

and it has network rail has agreed to have talks that are unconditional. the rail industry sources i have spoken to say actually, their position has not really changed to welcome the rmt�*s announcement this afternoon and have that they are committed to with those negotiations in the hope that a settlement can be reached. now on bbc news, talking movies, and a special edition marking the 20th anniversary of bend it like beckham. i come here mainly to walk the dog in the morning and in the afternoon and then also, it's a great place to just clear your thoughts. great place to “ust clear your thoughts.— great place to “ust clear your thou~hts. �* ., ., ., thoughts. i've come to london to meet gurinder_ thoughts. i've come to london to meet gurinder chadha, - thoughts. i've come to london to meet gurinder chadha, a i to meet gurinder chadha, a pioneering in the film industry, the first british asian woman to direct mainstream features in the uk. films that have won major awards and become international hits. in her movies, some eight feature films in all, but

is the network rail _ sector of our economy. is the network rail deal _ sector of our economy.four offer over two years, —— although there are some wording changes. it is the same deal in a different bundle and it's still not acceptable and it be acceptable even if they redress it half a dozen times. inaudible no, not at all. : , �* no, not at all. inaudible then it would _ no, not at all. inaudible then it would be - no, not at all. inaudible then it would be cheaper| no, not at all. inaudible | then it would be cheaper to no, not at all. inaudible - then it would be cheaper to settle rather than hold out. what is going on and the daily mail want to pay attention to this, is it every day where you have a strike at the government writes a cheque for the train operating company for £30 million, eight days already, so work that out, and there will be eight days more, and every time we do that, they will transfer taxpayers money from the government coffers to the private sector... irate money from the government coffers to the private sector. . .— the private sector... we do seem

ok, network rail sa s, "no and no progress. ok, network rail says. "no one _ and no progress.the table . realistic? we're being entirely i realistic. we are at the table with network rail all the time, they know what is needed to get a settlement and i don't believe they are being allowed to a settlement forward because of the department for transport. they've chosen to pick a fight with railway workers, and now they are picking fights all over the economy with nurses, doctors, teachers, workers in every section of our society because they want to suppress wages while profits are up, and there's plenty of money in this economy to have a fair distribution of wealth. that's what this is all about, they want to make working people pay for a crisis not of their creation. our members have not had a pay raise in three years, so they've got a very direct understanding of the realistic nature of railway finances. in that time, the train operators and others have posted profits of £500 million. they did not lose a pandemic democrat penny during the pandemic and every time i go on strik

what we must network rail but.hat we must not forget is that six men were convicted of a crime they didn't commit. and then when they were released in 1991, the westminster police did . i mean, westminster police did. i mean, how did the get this so . and how did the get this so. and ever since have been fighting to try and get truth and justice and accountability for our loved ones and. now we are faced with this government's rancid idea of trying to push through the northern ireland troubles like a legacy reconciliation bill which under another guise is amnesty bill. yes so that legislation is the house of lords a moment it's going into committee stage. it's already been in the house of commons and. the idea behind it, i mean , there's various i mean, there's various different parts it including reconciliation. but you're how to do reconciliation and a real meaningful way on the ground victims working to rebuild with a community which as you rightly said was cast together the time of that terrible . but but but o

network rail has made a pay offer of 8% over two years. perators, saying progress is being made. the new rail minister huw merriman said he wants to work positively and constructively with all the unions and he is ruling nothing out in the search for a solution. the mood music might be changing but for passengers the cancellation of further strikes on monday and wednesday is too late to avoid further disruption. let's get more on the firebombing atan immigration processing centre that police say meets the threshold for a terror incident. earlier, i spoke to nick aldworth, former uk coordinator for counter terrorism, about the issues surrounding the attack. i think the actions have been right so far within counterterrorism policing. i think of sensibly, this looked like a relatively simple offence of hate crime to start with, albeit one that has manifested itself in the most awful of ways. within days, counterterrorism policing were looking further. it does take time to analyse digital data and a lot of people have very complex data lives th

turnout was about 70% on average, that is across network rail and the 1a train companies.it thinks this is a strong mandate essentially for action that could continue over six months. that is of course unless an agreement is reached in talks to end the dispute between the unions and the train companies and network rail. so, the general secretary of the rmt said negotiations would continue, but he said the union was determined to continue with its campaign until employers understood the need to respond to members' demand. in response, the train companies said it recognises the strength of feeling among its people, among its staff, but it has called on the union to keep talking and try to agree on the reforms which the industry says are needed to afford a pay rise. industry says are needed to afford a -a rise. , , ., ., pay rise. give us an idea, travellers _ pay rise. give us an idea, travellers will _ pay rise. give us an idea, travellers will be - pay rise. give us an idea, travellers will be worried | pay rise. give us an idea, - travellers will be worried about the pros

network rail has made a pay offer of 8% over two years. rail minister, huw merriman, said he wants to work positively and constructively with all the unions and he is ruling nothing out in the search for a solution. the mood music might be changing, but for passengers the cancellation of further strikes on monday and wednesday is too late to avoid further disruption. marc ashdown, bbc news. the us singer and rapper aaron carter has died aged 34. a representative said he was found dead at his home in california, and the cause of death is yet to be determined. he was the brother of backstreet boys member, nick carter, and rose to fame in the 1990s. our reporter tom brada joins me now. what more do we know? well, his death was first _ what more do we know? well, his death was first reported _ what more do we know? well, his death was first reported by - what more do we know? well, his death was first reported by the - death was first reported by the entertainment website tmz, we said that the former pop star was found dead in the bath at his

the rail network in the north_ delayed. the rail network in the north is— delayed. il network in the north is a mess. what is interesting is that_ north is a mess. what is interesting is that the _ north is a mess. what is interesting is that the government has slightly changed _ is that the government has slightly changed its approach and it gives me -reat changed its approach and it gives me great hope _ changed its approach and it gives me great hope for a settlement. grant shapps— great hope for a settlement. grant shapps had a sort of not me, gov approach — shapps had a sort of not me, gov approach. he refused to get involved directly— approach. he refused to get involved directly in _ approach. he refused to get involved directly in the negotiations. i think— directly in the negotiations. i think that was a mistake and i'm pleased — think that was a mistake and i'm pleased that our new transport secretary — pleased that our new transport secretary mark harper is taking a more _ secretary mark harper is taking a more active role. he has volunteered for the _ mor

network rail has made a pay offer of 8% over two years. nister huw merriman said he wants to work positively and constructively with all the unions and he is ruling nothing out in the search for a solution. the mood music might be changing but for passengers the cancellation of further strikes on monday and wednesday is too late to avoid further disruption. marc ashdown, bbc news. frustrating day today for a lot of people. we speak now with a visiting member of manchester metropolitan police. it did come a bit out of the blue, what a lot of passengers have had to deal with today, what prompted it?— had to deal with today, what prompted it? essentially a few thin . s prompted it? essentially a few things have — prompted it? essentially a few things have happened, - prompted it? essentially a few things have happened, a - prompted it? essentially a few i things have happened, a change prompted it? essentially a few - things have happened, a change of minister in the department for transport, with that the opportunity to press the reset button

this is a long—running dispute between network rail and their employers.y are being manipulated by what they called the dead hand of the uk government. both sides are really, really entrenched. the real risk is with all this disruption, how long will any sort of sympathy for pushing for this pay rise go? it's a pretty delicate balance and it's a real risk, moving to do something this disruptive over christmas. there's a lot of areas of strike as well. scottish teachers are going on strike on thursday, so schools will be closed. itjust goes to show there's a lot of unhappiness across there's a lot of unhappiness across the public sector with government north and south of the border. before i bring jonathan in, there have been strikes in scotland there. does the scottish government take us in the view to the english department for transport, it's nothing to do with us, it's for the management to resolve? the scottish government has _ management to resolve? the scottish government has taken _ management to resolve? the scottish government has taken a _ manage

network rail has made a pay offer of 8% over two years. n said he wants to work positively and constructively with all the unions and he is ruling nothing out in the search for a solution. the mood music might be changing but for passengers the cancellation of further strikes on monday and wednesday is too late to avoid further disruption. marc ashdown, bbc news. let's go back to those live pictures now from pennsylvania, where former president donald trump is holding a rally — shortly — we'll bring you some of that as and when it starts. we're waiting to see the former president leave the plane and head towards the rally. donald trump has endorsed the republican candidate who is called doctor oz. he's a famously slick tv doctor who is running for the republicans. we're keeping a close eye on that door to see when donald trump emerges to head to that rally. just in the past couple of hours president biden and barack obama have campaigned ahead of tuesday's midterm elections. obviously, endorsing the democrat candidates mr biden urge the che

network rail says its signal workers have been working again since saturday so the track is open to runompanies it is a challenge to get drivers and again because their rosters had been drawn up for these strike days. for tomorrow morning, again some services will start later than normal in many areas but we are told things will improve as the day goes on. it should be getting back to normal. and for wednesday, most places will be back to normal again. one more thing to remember on thursday, the planned strike on the london underground and overground is still due to go ahead. fiur london underground and overground is still due to go ahead.— still due to go ahead. our transport correspondent _ still due to go ahead. our transport correspondent at _ still due to go ahead. our transport correspondent at london's - still due to go ahead. our transport| correspondent at london's waterloo station, katy austin, thank you. five years after the fire at grenfell tower in west london, in which 72 people lost their lives, the official public inquiry is drawing to a close this week. today lawyers for

there will be no trains according to network rail wells running after the match.small boats. our reporter simon jones is in dover. simon, what more do we know about this meeting? we know that this morning the prime minister has said he is determined to tackle the issue of channel crossings and you get a sense of just how big a priority this is for the government by the fact that the immigration minister has been in kent three times over the last few days. he was at manston last sunday seeing the immigration centre in the headlines in the past week because of overcrowding and fears of disease. then yesterday he was evened over for a second time this week meeting local residents to hear their concerns and he is also in the coming days going to be hearing the concerns of council leaders in kent to feel that the system here simply being overwhelmed dealing with the number of arrivals and they also point out that they have the largest number of ukrainian refugees compared to anywhere else in the country so they say the system is at breaking point. now in terms of cross

yes, network rail _ disruption, what is going on?trains are expected to leave from this station in the next hour. having said that, i have spoken to some passengers this morning who are really quite frustrated with the delay that they have experienced. one student nurse said that he is waiting, he is going to be waiting for a train, waiting, he is going to be waiting fora train, going waiting, he is going to be waiting for a train, going to be an hour late toa for a train, going to be an hour late to a work placement, he was very upset. but other passengers, there have been a few saying that their service has not been impacted at all. so why is this happening? we know that a number of rail unions, including the rmt, are in dispute with network rail over pay and working conditions. we know the rmt say they are negotiating with network rail, and the rmt say they are holding a new ballot which could mean more strikes in the next couple of months, we will have to wait and see. but for today, the advice is to check before you travel.— see

we'll be talking to network rail in the morning and as soon as rail delivery group invite us oven railus over, we'll be getting on with that. so that's we are at that. so that's where we are at the moment . up that. so that's where we are at the moment. up him now the moment. it's up to him now to us some documents about to give us some documents about how we're carry this how we're going to carry this forward. you suspend the forward. will you suspend the strike? five strike? let's to about five news. sounds that was quite a news. it sounds that was quite a political speech about just before the start for well we called the strikes off two weeks ago we gave a two week period. it's gone past that now any two and a half weeks where were told we would get a tangible outcome would get commitments and proposal so got none of that. proposal so we got none of that. so you know, once bitten, twice shy in that sense, we've also not any strikes since the beginning of october so has been ample this lot to get ample time for this lot to get their act together along their industry partners . they

the festive period in a long running dispute with network rail over . with network rail over.hile in scotland members have accepted a new pay offer by scotrail . you're up to date on scotrail. you're up to date on tv online dab+ radio. this is tv news now. let's go back to . news now. let's go back to. mark yes, yes, i it's the highest inflation since the seventies and the biggest drop in disposable incomes since 1950s. and most onerous taxpayer on the british people's the second world war. but that's no reason for our depraved political class not to party on and crack open another magnum of bubbly . so another magnum of bubbly. so they were there. they were all last night at the rosewood hotel for the spectator's parliamentarian of the year award. yeah, there they are. all lined up. there is kim and jeremy in the middle , there's jeremy in the middle, there's rishi and theresa over on the left, if you're wondering what rosewood hotel is. well, it's the last hotel in the united kingdom, not full albanian, quote, asylum seekers. so unlike that wedding , you booked to the that w

the festive period in a long running dispute with network rail over . with network rail over.hile in scotland members have accepted a new pay offer by scotrail . you're up to date on scotrail. you're up to date on tv online dab+ radio. this is tv news now. let's go back to . news now. let's go back to. mark yes, yes, i it's the highest inflation since the seventies and the biggest drop in disposable incomes since 1950s. and most onerous taxpayer on the british people's the second world war. but that's no reason for our depraved political class not to party on and crack open another magnum of bubbly . so another magnum of bubbly. so they were there. they were all last night at the rosewood hotel for the spectator's parliamentarian of the year award. yeah, there they are. all lined up. there is kim and jeremy in the middle , there's jeremy in the middle, there's rishi and theresa over on the left, if you're wondering what rosewood hotel is. well, it's the last hotel in the united kingdom, not full albanian, quote, asylum seekers. so unlike that wedding , you booked to the that w

well, we've been in intensive talks with network rail and they're still on no new offer. alled rail delivery group called the rail delivery group on of train operators on behalf of the train operators yesterday. pulled plug on yesterday. they pulled plug on those talks with hours notice. those talks with 1 hours notice. phoned and said, we cannot phoned me and said, we cannot meet with you. we not meet with you. we are not allowed to make you any offers this so we've got after this dispute. so we've got after six no offers from the six months no offers from the train operating companies an old offer from network rail that's been so have to keep been rejected so we have to keep this alive members of it this dispute alive members of it very heavily in favour of a new mandate to take strike action . mandate to take strike action. and we're putting that on now. we're going to avoid strike action over the christmas festive period . so there's two festive period. so there's two blocks of 48 hour strikes in early mid—december and then in early mid—december and then in early janua

staff at network rail and 1a train companies are due to stage a series of 48—hour strikes.in on the 3rd and 11th and the 6th and 7th of january. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin has the latest. christmas is coming. but so are more train strikes. this latest round of strikes will show how important our members are to the running of the country and will send a clear message that we want a good deal onjob security, pay and conditions for our people. we have been reasonable, but it is impossible to find a negotiated settlement when the dead hand of the government is presiding over and blocking a resolution in these talks. two and a half weeks ago, the rmt called off three strike dates and unions and rail employees went into intensive negotiations. today, instead of a breakthrough, the dispute has intensified. the strike days announced will come at a crucial time of year for retailers and hospitality venues and disrupt the festive plans of millions of passengers. the government does have final sign—off on what's agreed, but says it is not holding up negotiations and is fo

they cannot agree on the job losses which network rail wants. mly believes not just the rmt, all the rail unions, they all believe that the government is preventing a dealfrom being made. he's saying it's a dead hand of government. most say it's the no hand of government. they're not involved at all and they plainly should be. isaid involved at all and they plainly should be. i said this to you before, there's no question the government should be in these talks to get this resolved. there will be office parties called off, hotels will be full. those of the stories will be full. those of the stories will be reporting on. meanwhile, this disputejust comes will be reporting on. meanwhile, this dispute just comes on and on stuff like how is the this dispute just comes on and on stuff like how i— stuff like how is the secretary of state... stuff like how is the secretary of state- -- ls _ stuff like how is the secretary of state... is this _ stuff like how is the secretary of state... is this approach - stuff like how is the secretary of state... is t

staff at network rail and 1a train companies have agreed to continue industrial action for a further would be dismayed by this outcome. the oscar—winning actor kevin spacey is to be charged with seven further sexual offences. the crown prosecution service says the new charges follow a review of evidence. they include three counts of indecent assault and three of sexual assault. the offences are alleged to have taken place between 2001 and 200a. supermarkets asda and lidl have started to ration the number of boxes of eggs customers can buy due to supply issues. uk poultry farmers are facing rising costs and an outbreak of avian flu. it's started to affect the supply of eggs and has led to concerns of a shortage of christmas turkeys. nasa's artemis rocket is finally on its way to the moon, marking the start of a new era which will eventually see humans return to the moon. technical hitches and two hurricanes prevented two previous launch attempts in recent weeks. but the rocket finally blasted off on its debut flight from florida's kennedy space center just before seven o'clock this mor

we will be looking to do that immediately, we'll be talking to network rail in the morning. ere we are at the moment. it is up to him now to give us some documentation about how we will this forward. it give us some documentation about how we will this forward.— we will this forward. it sounds like that was quite _ we will this forward. it sounds like that was quite a _ we will this forward. it sounds like that was quite a positive _ we will this forward. it sounds like that was quite a positive meeting. j that was quite a positive meeting. will you _ that was quite a positive meeting. will you call off the strikes before christmas? we will you call off the strikes before christmas? ~ .., will you call off the strikes before christmas?— will you call off the strikes before christmas? , ~ christmas? we called the strikes of two weeks ago- _ christmas? we called the strikes of two weeks ago. we _ christmas? we called the strikes of two weeks ago. we gave _ christmas? we called the strikes of two weeks ago. we gave a - christmas? we called the strikes of i two weeks ago. we gave

of complex and complicated fertilizer markets, and and and we move the fertilizer through the rail networkand fertilizer move along the rail network and into the spring planting season it is critical that we have all those fertilizer products out of the farmer. and we are looking at catastrophic global food security issues. cheryl: weatherworn ukraine, the production of fertilizer there, has that he used at all? >> and we are thinking about russian and -- and they combined with russia is 40% of the total potash supply. now the issue turn to natural gas. with much of europe being supplied by russian natural gas, we see huge curtailment of nitrogen management, 70% of nitrogen was curtailed when natural gas prices spike. $100 at one point. this is not used up, this is continuing to be a situation. it just further complicates the situation, >> to make this potentially, for farmers and rail workers, it is unfortunate. thank you very much for your time, appreciate it. >> it is our pleasure. cheryl: a lot more coming up. fresh data signaling more problems for the housing market. mansion global's

train operating companies and network rail will have the ability to reach a deal, but we have to be ablep the savings. i do not have a bottomless pit of taxpayers' money to throw at this problem. the rmt union's general secretary, mick lynch, met with mr harper earlier this week in what is being seen as a more conciliatory approach from the government, in tone at least. but unions still want assurances that ministers aren't pulling the strings. they don't know whether the companies have authority, have been empowered to genuinely, in good faith negotiate a deal, so what we are hoping four from faith negotiate a deal, so what we are hoping fourfrom mark harper is are hoping fourfrom mark harper is a letter to the unions setting that out and being cleared are notjust about facilitating the deal but what the government's role in settling it is. labour has said it wants to see people paid fairly, but it's not said it would commit to inflation—matching pay increases if it was in government. you're asking me to commit to a specific number without having been invited into the negotiations and s

the union has accused train operators and network rail of refusing to make an offer to end the long—runningtions. train companies have urged the union to stay at the negotiating table. the number of people known to have been killed in yesterday's earthquake in indonesia has risen sharply, to nearly 270. it comes as rescue workers on the island of java spent the night searching through rubble for survivors. the quake struck the west of the island near the town of cianjur, a densely populated area prone to landslides, with many poorly—built houses. valdya baraputri sent us this report. rescue workers remind people not to get too close to a ruined house. they are trying to evacuate a body of a 28—year—old man trapped in concrete after a three floor house collapsed to the ground. there were five people at the time, but the others survived. translation: the other people were on the highest floor. - they managed to be rescued. my brother—in—law was on the first floor. the ruins fell on him. the government estimated that most victims are children, because of the number of boarding schools in the a

meanwhile network rail over pay. meanwhile in scotland rmt have accepted a new pay offer by scotrail . new pay offer by scotrail. you're up to date on tv online and db plus radio. this is gb news. now it's time for headliners . headliners. good evening and welcome headliners. i'm josh hawley and i'm to be taking you through friday's top stories with pastor leo kearse and, the funds to ben norris . it looks fun, doesn't he norris. it looks fun, doesn't he 7 norris. it looks fun, doesn't he ? but norris. it looks fun, doesn't he .7 but first, let's plough through friday's front pages and we're going to start with the daily mail. the daily mail leads with gp's vote to close at just 5 pm. the telegraph freed's, johnson and truss in rebellion to challenge sunak's authority. the eye leads with student visa crackdown set to spark major row. the guardian leads with mps urge investigation ppe contracts after mon or money revelations . after mon or money revelations. the times with foreign students banned from universities , t

meanwhile network rail over pay. meanwhile in scotland rmt have accepted a new pay offer by scotrail . new pay offer by scotrail. you're up to date on tv online and db plus radio. this is gb news. now it's time for headliners . headliners. good evening and welcome headliners. i'm josh hawley and i'm to be taking you through friday's top stories with pastor leo kearse and, the funds to ben norris . it looks fun, doesn't he norris. it looks fun, doesn't he 7 norris. it looks fun, doesn't he ? but norris. it looks fun, doesn't he .7 but first, let's plough through friday's front pages and we're going to start with the daily mail. the daily mail leads with gp's vote to close at just 5 pm. the telegraph freed's, johnson and truss in rebellion to challenge sunak's authority. the eye leads with student visa crackdown set to spark major row. the guardian leads with mps urge investigation ppe contracts after mon or money revelations . after mon or money revelations. the times with foreign students banned from universities , t

train operating companies and network rail will have the ability to reach a deal but we have to be ablem. the rmt union general secretary mick lynch met with mr harper early this week in what has been seen as a more conciliatory approach from the government, in turn at least. unions want assurances ministers are not pulling the strings.— want assurances ministers are not pulling the strings. what the unions need to know _ pulling the strings. what the unions need to know is _ pulling the strings. what the unions need to know is whether _ pulling the strings. what the unions need to know is whether the - need to know is whether the companies have authority to do a deal because we know that every train _ deal because we know that every train operating company has a clause in its _ train operating company has a clause in its contract written by the government on dispute handling, but the unions _ government on dispute handling, but the unions do not know what is in it. . ., , the unions do not know what is in it. labour has said it wants to see --eole it. labour has said it wants to see pe

train operating companies and network rail will have the ability to reach a deal, but we have to be able the savings. i do not have a bottomless pit of taxpayers' money to throw at the problem. the rmt union general secretary mick lynch met with mr harper early this week in what has been seen as a more conciliatory approach from the government, in tone at least. unions still want assurances ministers are not pulling the strings. what the unions need to know is whether the companies have authority to do a deal because we know that every train operating company has a clause in its contract written by the government on dispute handling, but the unions do not know what is in it. labour has said it wants to see people paid fairly, but it has not said it would commit to inflation—matching pay increases if in government. you're asking me to commmit - to a specific number without having been invited into the negotiations and seen the books. _ what i can tell you is we think- it is unconscionable nurses and rail workers who went out and kept - the country moving in the pandemic are not being paid