are balloting, other rail unions are balloting, other rail unions are balloting. blic sector union as well also considering potential industrial action, so later this week they are going to basically get rid of a law that has been here for 40 years which doesn't allow employers to bring in agency workers to fill in rail is usually occupied by those on strike. they are going to change all that, give employers effects ability to bring in people to do some of the roles that would be done by striking staff. whether that will help or hinder a settlement to the rail dispute remains to be seen, but certainly debatable blamegame is being played out here at westminster with labour saying the government is trying to sow division and the government saying that it is crazy that they would want a strike like this go ahead. the headlines on bbc news... )train passengers prepare for the biggest railway strikes in 30 years — starting tomorrow. a major setback for emmanuel macron after he loses his majority in parliamentary elections less than two months after winning his second te

the rail unions obviously will carry on with their— rail unions obviously will carry on with their strikeb there is some time before this out but i _ there is some time before this out but i think— there is some time before this out but i think what is interesting but the polling is how mixed it is and how sympathetic the public seem to be to these wage demands. and there is an issue _ be to these wage demands. and there is an issue that borisjohnson has -ot is an issue that borisjohnson has got to— is an issue that borisjohnson has got to address. you cannot just dismiss — got to address. you cannot just dismiss that and say you can all have _ dismiss that and say you can all have the — dismiss that and say you can all have the percent and that will be it. not when inflation is running towards — it. not when inflation is running towards 11%. i would've thought we will have _ towards 11%. i would've thought we will have to settle a lot longer way of somewhere in the middle at around 5%. �* , , y ., of somewhere in the middle at around 5%. ., 5%. let's stay with you for the sunday mirror a

and he is blaming unions representing rail staff. the rmt, he says... t—of—living march organised by unions. the rail union says it's fighting to protect the pay and conditions of its members, and it warned a general strike might be on the cards. we're very angry. it's an absolute last resort, the strike. but, end of the day, everybody needs a pay rise at the moment. we've got inflation at 11% and that includes the men and women who keep people moving on the railways. everyone deserves fair terms and conditions, but it will impact so many people, especially post—covid, and with petrol prices going up. that daily commute is going to be just that bit harder for everybody. |the government put in £16 billion| of our money to keep the railways running during the pandemic, and now they're moaning - because they aren't getting a big enough pay increase. _ network rail, which owns the country's railways, says it wants to find a solution and is keen to give people a decent pay rise, but it says increases need to be affordable. labour's leader, meanwhile, says not

the transport secretary grant shapps has accused the country's biggest rail union of "punishing" millionster it confirmed it will go ahead with a series of crippling strikes. mr shapps said the travelling public faced a week of "misery" because the rail, maritime and transport union had refused to call off their action, which is due to start on tuesday. our political correspondent nick eardley has more. for anyone who relies on trains, the next few days are going to see significant disruption. the biggest rail strikes in three decades are happening, and the government says it will cause misery for people across the country. the transport secretary, grant shapps, said this morning children sitting exams will face the extra distraction of changing their travel plans, and vulnerable people trying to attend long—awaited hospital appointments may have no choice but to cancel. and he is blaming unions representing rail staff. this representing rail staff. bike is the last thing we net it this bike is the last thing we need. it isjumping the gun. it is unnecessary. talks are ongoing. the ballot

the rail unions have been calling _ to this point?or a _ to this point? the rail unions have been calling for a negotiated - been calling for a negotiated compromise, they want to be around the negotiating table. as we understand the government is blocking those talks. you heard mick lynch perhaps this morning calling on grant shapps to come to the negotiating table to help unblock the talks, his has not been willing to do that and we need to see everybody working to resolve these talks, which is what the unions want, of course.— talks, which is what the unions want, of course. ., ., ,, ., ., want, of course. how do you do that? we have heard _ want, of course. how do you do that? we have heard the _ want, of course. how do you do that? we have heard the rail— want, of course. how do you do that? we have heard the rail delivery - we have heard the rail delivery group talk about the need for reform, either alongside or before any significant movement on pay. this is a negotiation and if you listen to what rail leaders say, of course th

the british transport secretary accuses union leaders of "punishing millions of innocent people" by pressing ahead with rail strikes later this week. itjust seems that the union is determined to go out on strike, the rmt, come what may and i think it is a very sad situation and i call on them to reconsider. western leaders — including borisjohnson — warn that russia's war against ukraine may go for years —— and support for kyiv must be sustained whatever the cost. and america becomes the first country in the world to approve use of the so—called mrna covid vaccines for babies. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. polling stations have opened across france, in the final round of voting for parliamentary elections. at stake is control of the five hundred and seventy seven seat national assembly, where the liberal party founded by president emmanuel macron has held sway for the last five years. he held sway for the last five years. is just voting here placed he isjust voting here. he has placed his vote and we saw earlier marine le pen and jean—luc bell on show, his two main riva

it calls the hard left rail union, doesn't it?— calls the hard left rail union, doesn't it?nd some of the leaders of the _ doesn't it? it does indeed, and some of the leaders of the unions - of the leaders of the unions involved being described as hard left, but 50,000 workers who are to be on strike cannot all be described as hard left, for sure. it will... it will affect some 2500 jobs, at risk, according to the union leaders, and also we are talking about people who operate for network rail, and union leaders are saying they lose theirjobs, as it is feared, 2400 jobs, that could have safety invocations everywhere, but —— invocations. iwonder safety invocations everywhere, but —— invocations. i wonder if those people heading to glastonbury, because that is affected, people heading to the uk... areas will still be effective because their change comes down network road tracks, and on top of the network rail situation, tracks, and on top of the network railsituation, on tracks, and on top of the network rail situation, on the first day of these plans strikes, there is also an

, _ government to get a good dustup with rail unions, that is meat and drink for both_ railk for both conservative and a union itself, _ for both conservative and a union itself, but — for both conservative and a union itself, but taking on health workers, particularly after the pandemic, is going to be tough, and we have _ pandemic, is going to be tough, and we have seen that up in scotland, the scottish government hasjust settled _ the scottish government hasjust settled on 5% pay deal for train drivers— settled on 5% pay deal for train drivers after a long dispute here. rather, _ drivers after a long dispute here. rather, it — drivers after a long dispute here. rather, it has been recommended for acceptanca _ rather, it has been recommended for acceptance. because of real murk kirk in_ acceptance. because of real murk kirk in scotland has been nationalised, that the floor for public— nationalised, that the floor for public sector pay negotiations, aren't— public sector pay negotiations, aren't up— public sector pay negotiations, aren't up yet it is going to be a tough — a

the government has been waning rail unions, the unions have been blaming the rail bosses and the governmentment. at the situation really have been avoided?— have been avoided? it's very difficult to — have been avoided? it's very difficult to answer _ have been avoided? it's very difficult to answer the - have been avoided? it's very i difficult to answer the question whether it could be avoided. it needs to be seen in the wider context that there are strikes in different industries at the moment, for instance, barristers and england and wales who are lawyers speaking in court. they are due to strike over an issue around legal aid fees, which is funding for criminal defendants and others. teachers today in the united kingdom, the national education you are among those calling for an inflation based pay rise, now can actually commit there is some similarity because the rmt union, the union 40,000 members of which are walking out across the country, they are asking for a pay rise of around 7%. now, that is quite a disconnect between what the employers are offering, 2% or 3% if and players are

but union leaders say the government needs to allow rail companies to make a better offer and warned necessary. it is not a class war, it is a straightforward trade union dispute because we want to protect our members' jobs, we want to protect their conditions, and we need a pay rise. i think the campaign will intensify if we don't get a settlement, but we are determined and available to get a settlement at any time. the blame game ahead of this week's strikes is already under way. the government is adamant that this action doesn't need to happen, but in truth, this is comfortable political territory for the conservatives who can say they are taking a hard line on industrial action, and blame what they say are unreasonable union bosses. the rmt, though, says that this sort of action is absolutely essential to protect members at a time when the cost of living squeeze is hitting the pound and everyone�*s pocket. this was central london yesterday, thousands calling for better pay. there have been warnings of more disputes in the coming months. labour has avoided questions on the rights a

is red meat— into a dustup with the rail union is red meat for both conservative ministers — red meatve ministers and the unions themselves. things— ministers and the unions themselves. things get— ministers and the unions themselves. things get a _ ministers and the unions themselves. things get a bit more tricky when you are _ things get a bit more tricky when you are dealing with teachers, health — you are dealing with teachers, health workers in particular who have been— health workers in particular who have been on the front line of the pandemic— have been on the front line of the pandemic for the last two years, we stood _ pandemic for the last two years, we stood out _ pandemic for the last two years, we stood out and plotted them and now if there _ stood out and plotted them and now if there is _ stood out and plotted them and now if there is some industrial dispute with them — if there is some industrial dispute with them it's good to be a much more _ with them it's good to be a much more difficult sell for it ministers. it is cross all the uk, the scottish government look li

but union leaders say the government needs to allow rail companies to make a better offer and warned ng as necessary. it is not a class war, it's a straightforward trade union dispute because we want to protect our members' jobs, we want to protect their conditions, and we need a pay rise. i think the campaign will intensify if we don't get a settlement, but we are determined and available to get a settlement at any time. the blame game ahead of this week's strikes is already under way. the government is adamant that this action doesn't need to happen, but in truth this is comfortable political territory for the conservatives who can say they are taking a hard line on industrial action and blame what they say are unreasonable union bosses. the rmt, though, says that this sort of action is absolutely essential to protect members at a time when the cost of living squeeze is hitting the pound and everyone's pocket. labour has avoided questions on the rights and wrongs of rail union demands that it has said ministers need to do more. the strike should not go ahead, but here is the truth,

the rail union rmt are striking over pay and redundancies, and have plans for more to come.day will be the end of it from what i can see. if we can negotiate a deal this week, it can be, but otherwise we will have to look at what campaigns we're going to put on going forward, and we think that other unions are going to join to this dispute on the railway. the government could have made a move to settle this dispute but instead they are escalating it. the lies that they are telling about railway workers and the railway industry are outrageous, but they can't resist it because this is a government that's a stranger to the truth. more than 40,000 union members from network rail and 13 train firms have walked out in the dispute. they say the government is the hidden hand blocking negotiations. the mood music from the cabinet this morning shows little hope of a deal soon. we need to get ready to stay the course, to stay the course, because these reforms, these improvements in the way we run our railways are in the interests of the travelling public. they will help to cut costs fo

jake perry is one such, he's a former rail minister, he said today the government should getting around the negotiating table with the unionsl. there is another high—ranking tory in the i, negotiations demand consistency and strength, this government has neither. to me the governments failure to intervene does play into the suggestion today of sir keir starmer that they are actively encouraging about there not discouraging the strike because it will cause the sort of chaos that they feed off. boris johnson will cause the sort of chaos that they feed off. borisjohnson has long been the lord of ms. rule, he thrives on stirring up controversy and chaos. what could be more chaotic than eight national rail strike for the first time in more than 30 years?— strike for the first time in more than 30 years? strike for the first time in more than 30 ears? ., ., than 30 years? the government would sa the 're than 30 years? the government would say they're looking _ than 30 years? the government would say they're looking to _ than 30 years? the government would say they're looking to encourage - say they're looking to encourage negotia

so ministers are faced with accusations from the rail unions that they've, in effect, prevented a dealfromof �*outdated unions�*. 0ur political editor, chris mason, is at westminster. this rail strike starting tomorrow will affect millions of travellers by the end of the week. what is the government's calculation in saying they will not get involved? their arc ument they will not get involved? their argument is _ they will not get involved? their argument is this _ they will not get involved? their argument is this would - they will not get involved? their argument is this would be - they will not get involved? their argument is this would be a - argument is this would be a throwback and they argue it would be pointless, that it wouldn't make any difference. they point out there has around 60 meetings looking at the fine details of this dispute and the arrival of a minister at the table simply wouldn't change things. labour make the argument that the government is failing here and it is their responsibility, but there is debate within the labour movement tonight about the strike because a

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 government workers all have pay deals in the pipeline with the government and they are likely to be offered less than the rate of inflation. that means a summer of discontent is looming. paul brennan, al jazeera. >> videos have been released showing the largest fossil forest found in the southern hemisphere. the prana forest site in the south of brazil has 164 tree logs. theyÑcÑcÑcÑc (sophie fouron) it's 10 o'clock at night, but you can't tell. it's hard to tell the time here, because there's light day and night. it's the summer solstice, here in lofoten. we're in the polar circle in the north of norway. the lofoten islands are six main islands connected by tunnels and bridges. and surroundi

the dispute is between the rail, maritime and transport workers union and the companies which run britain'st'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 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 have plans for more to come. i don't think sunday will be the end of it, from what i can see. if we can negotiat

labour has avoided questions on the rights and wrongs of rail union demands.ut 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. not true, says the government. but this week will see significant disruption on the railways, and there could be more to come. nick eardley, bbc news. scotrail is calling on passengers to plan ahead and expect "serious disruption" ahead of three days of strikes this week. network rail staff, including signallers, are among those taking part in the uk—wide industrial action by members of the rmt union in a dispute about pay and conditions. scotrail is limiting trains to five routes in the central belt. richard forbes reports. the industrial action will only officially cover three days, tuesday, thursday and saturday. however the unions say the reality is that the days in between will also be disrupted as staff struggle to get services back up to speed. because of this reduced capacity, scotrail is asking people to think twice about

rail bosses and the rmt union holding talks tomorrow.sday but there will be as planned on thursday but there will he talks so let us wait and see whether there are any development and whether there will be further strikes on saturday and movement on that so confirmation of those talks tomorrow. but let's pause and catch up tomorrow. but let's pause and catch up on the weather. hello, for many parts of england and wales, it has been a very warm day to day in the sunshine and we have seen more cloud with scotland and northern ireland having to continue to break up a bit with patchy cloud continuing into the night and many parts of england and wales with clear skies and tim rogers typically 11—12 c and we start quite cloudy and northern ireland, some sunshine coming through here and more sunshine than today, particularly in the east and the sunny skies across england and wales. very high pollen levels in the grass and a couple of degrees added onto the temperatures with widely 26—27 c, warmer than today in northern ireland and warmer in the

the british transport secretary accuses union leaders of "punishing millions of innocent people" by pressing ahead with rail that the union is determined to go out on strike, the rmt, come what may and i think it is a very sad situation and i call on them to reconsider. western leaders — including borisjohnson — warn that russia's war against ukraine may go for years —— and support for kyiv must be sustained whatever the cost. and america becomes the first country in the world to approve use of the so—called mrna covid vaccines for babies.

the dispute between the r empty rail union and the employers network rail and the train operating companies is largely of a pay. and the impact of inflation on work is wages. but the government, which directly finance is network rail has also ordered it to find 2 and a half $1000000000.00 of savings. network rail says that's possible if staff accept new working practices. but the union says that will means 3000 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 of compromise, but it's affordable for, for the employer to fordable for the taxpayer. affordable for the fair tire. and the r n t, and our employers 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

union's english premiership. good evening. the transport secretary grant shapps has accused the biggest rail workers' union of "punishing millionsbe strikes, the largest in three decades, will go ahead. they say talks have failed to resolve a dispute about pay, jobs and working conditions. network rail says it's "serious" about trying to find a solution which would give people a "decent pay rise", but is 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 week if you're travelling by rail over the next seven days. three 24—hour strikes planned across the week on tuesday, thursday, and saturday, with strikes on the london underground scheduled for tuesday. for passengers in york these strikes will cause some disruption. 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 just that bit harder for everybody. they can hold the country to ransom. no

government at the moment is seeking to distance itself from this dispute say it is between main rail union proved over the pandemic. the big question is, can they give way on this strike when it looks like other public sector strikes are planned in the weeks and months ahead and they are looking to destruction in the coming days, can they afford not to? we destruction in the coming days, can they afford not to?— they afford not to? we will be talkin: they afford not to? we will be talking about _ they afford not to? we will be talking about this _ they afford not to? we will be talking about this a _ they afford not to? we will be talking about this a lot - they afford not to? we will be talking about this a lot this i talking about this a lot this morning. we have got a spokesperson from labour, we are talking to the government about it, just trying to find out at what point can they intervene? will they intervene? what will happen next? of it all goes ahead, what do you need to know to plan your week? we will have all the facts and figures and roots over the facts and figures and roots o

the rmt rail union said it wanted to talk to the transport secretary grant shapps and rishi sunak andn if the government were to talk to the unions directly, he accused them of not acting in good faith. the negotiations are conducted quite properly between the legal employers and the train unions. what i would say as well is that it is not as though i think the leadership of the rmt are there to be spoken to in good faith. mick lynch, the general secretary, has said he won't negotiate, quote unquote, with a tory government, so i think that gives you just about the measure of the likelihood of him sitting quote unquote, with a tory government, so i think that gives you just about the measure of the likelihood of him sitting down for a sensible conversation. quite apart from the legalities of this, i think we have to recognise that we do need negotiating partners to work with in good faith. listening to that, we should all be making alternative travel arrangements for tomorrow. interestingly, labour are saying there is time to sort it out, they are urging the government to get around th

our main story: the transport secretary grant shapps has accused the country's biggest rail union of shing millions of innocent people after it confirmed it will go ahead with series of crippling strikes. mr shapps said the travelling public faced a week of misery because the rail, maritime and transport union had refused repeated appeals to call off their action due to start on tuesday. our political correspondent nick eardley has more. for nick eardley has more. anyone who relies on trains next for anyone who relies on trains, the next few days are going to see significant disruption. the biggest real strikes in decades are happening and the government says it will cause misery for people across the country. the transport secretary grant shapps said this morning that children sitting exams will face the extra distraction of changing their travel plans. and vulnerable people trying to attend long—awaited hospital appointments may have no choice but to cancel. and he is blaming unions representing real staff. the rmt, he says, is punishing millions of people. this was central london y

strikes expected to take place this summer, as ministers vow to do whatever it takes to prevent the rail unionsolding britain to ransom. let us begin our chat. we're going to start with the daily telegraph. lovely to have you back. rolando has hit back at criticism of the migrant scheme —— rwanda. it heated up and we got the verdict from the judge at the high court. so, rwanda have responded. what did they say? figs high court. 50, rwanda have responded. what did they say? as you sa , this is responded. what did they say? as you say. this is really _ responded. what did they say? as you say, this is really heated _ responded. what did they say? as you say, this is really heated up _ responded. what did they say? as you say, this is really heated up the - say, this is really heated up the controversy around this and i don't expect it to cool down anytime this week. if you look at the papers tomorrow, it's one of the main stories. the telegraph have stated a different angle. they have the high commissioner who hits back at criticism. what people who are taking it will be treated with... he said it

the transport secretary accuses union leaders of "punishing millions of innocent people" by pressing ahead with rail strikes this week. itjust seems that the union is determined to go out on strike, the rmt, come what may, and i think it's a very sad situation and i call on them to reconsider. yeah,— sorry yeah, — sorry for them, yeah,— sorry for them, they won a pay rise _ yeah,— sorry for them, they won a pay rise like — yeah,— sorry for them, they won a pay rise like the rest of us but what — pay rise like the rest of us but what can _ pay rise like the rest of us but what can you do.— pay rise like the rest of us but what can you do. pay rise like the rest of us but what can ou do. , ., ., , what can you do. they have not been listin: to what can you do. they have not been listing to for — what can you do. they have not been listing to for decades _ what can you do. they have not been listing to for decades and _ what can you do. they have not been listing to for decades and it - what can you do. they have not been listing to for decades and it is - listing to for decades and it is about— listin

the british transport secretary accuses union leaders of "punishing millions of innocent people" by pressing ahead with railn is determined to go out on strike, the rmt, come what may and i think it is a very sad situation and i call on them to reconsider. western leaders including borisjohnson, have warned that russia's war against ukraine may go for years and support for kyiv must be sustained whatever the cost. and america becomes the first country in the world to approve use of the so—called mrna covid vaccines for babies.

the head of the rmt rail union has said further industrial action has not been ruled out as a third dayere was little sign of a breakthrough over pay, and reform of rail services. borisjohnson said the public had a right to expect modernisation of the railway network. there's a big night ahead at glastonbury, where sir paul mccartney will headline the festival's postponed 50th anniversary. our culture editor katie razzall is there. behind me on the pyramid stage right now the american band haim are belting out hits. earlier greta thunberg was talking about climate change. but in around three hours' time sir paul mccartney will be there. i was down there early this morning and there were already eager fans setting up chairs and claiming a front row spot. they were talking to me about the rumours are swirling about who might perform with mac at tonight. taylor swift was mentioned, ringo starr. i'm told that is wishful thinking. we know it will be a long set by glastonbury standards, two hours and 15 minutes, although it's not long for sir paul mccartney. and also at 80 he is glastonbury f

in brussels, britain is facing its biggest rail strike for decades after talks between the rail workers union and trend companies failed. tens of thousands of employees will walk off the job for 3 days. starting on tuesday. they've rejected a pay offer of 2 percent, arguing that inflation is at 9 percent. we will continue to do all we can to find that sweet spot of compromise, but is affordable food for the employers affordable for the taxpayer. affordable for the fair po, and b r and t and our employees can live with. they be once decent pay was we want to get $1.00. we just need some compromise. a bit of give him tell you couldn't negotiating table to find about sweet spot. an investigation by the new york times has concluded that an israeli soldier most likely fatally shot al jazeera journalist chevy and r block play. it adds to a growing body of independent probes that have found that the palestinian american correspondence was killed by israeli forces. the new york times report says, no palestinian armed men were near city at the time she was killed in the occupied west bank dismissing e

talks are continuing this lunchtime between rail bosses and unions, as some people still face travel during a week of strikes. lots more services are running today but there have been plenty of cancellations this morning as the rail and tube networks gear back up after yesterday's strike. a new life in wales — we visit the centres trying to help ukrainian families adjust to life away from the war. theyjust play. they was at school. every day we travel, like, every week. so they're extremely happy. they feel safe here. and also... right, welcome. we're open. ..the music fans first through the gates of worthy farm — as the glastonbury festival prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary. after a three—year break because of coronavirus. coming up on the bbc news channel: cameron norrie is one of seven brits in action today in eastbourne in a warm up ahead of wimbledon which begins next week. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news at one. prices are continuing to rise at their fastest pace for a0 years — as food, energy and fuel costs have increased. uk inflation, the figures come as wor

britain is facing its biggest rail strike in 30 years — with significant disruption to services across england, scotland and wales. last—minute talks between unionsis afternoon. 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 strike action begins tomorrow, and will continue on thursday and saturday. most major lines will be impacted by the strikes. there will be a limited service running, but many areas will have will have no services at all. distruption is also expected on non—strike days, too, with a special timetable published published for the whole of this week. network rail says passengers should only travel by train if necessary. this afternoon the transport secretary said the government was working to minimise disruption to the public however he reiterated that he will not be getting involved in the negotiations — saying it is down to unions and employers. 0ur transport correspondent, katy austin, reports. there are just hours to go until the biggest national rail strike in three decades arrive

the rail delivery group, who represent national rail, expressed their disappointment, claiming the unionswith talks scheduled to carry on on sunday. the rmt, however, feel that not enough was put on the table by the rail companies to be able to meet in the middle. we want a fair deal for our members which includes a cost of living pay rise, that includes job security. it's another one of the issues that we've said, people need job security. there will be some services operating, but many will be disappointed. lots of people will work from home, which we have all, most of us who can, have become accustomed to over the past few years, so it could be that it doesn't bite those people quite as much as it would have done in previous years. but for more of the leisure travel events, glastonbury is often mentioned as being one of the big events that's happening next week, the reality is that people willjust have to find another way to travel. the government say they are hugely disappointed and feel the strikes are premature, urging the rmt to reconsider, but with no compromise in sight for the t

the main rail union and rail providers have not been able to come to a deal over pay and conditions andt. let's have a look at how it is set to affect you. it will be from tomorrow and there will be more strikes on thursday and saturday and 20% of services will be running and they will only run between half seven in the morning and half six at night. understandably the advice on those daysis understandably the advice on those days is to not travel unless you absolutely have to. have a look here. this is what the overall picture is like and where the services are running you will see there is connectivity between the main cities but heading out to more rural areas, main cities but heading out to more ruralareas, it main cities but heading out to more rural areas, it will be in hospital —— impossible to hop on a train so in england in places like penzance and bournemouth in the south, you won't be up to take a train at all and in the north—west that includes places like blackpool and chester and north of the border in scotland you will see those lines are running from london to the big ci

the head of the rmt rail union has said further industrial action has not been ruled out as a third dayohnson said the public had a right to expect modernisation of the railway network. the rmt leader says he's looking for a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies from rail bosses. they think, and i believe that they can make that guarantee, but somebody is stopping them from doing that at this moment and i suspect that's the politicians. so, if they put that on the table, that we can give you a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies, we can get on with discussing the changes that they want to make and the adaptations that they believe they need. and then we can move onto a pay deal and we can settle this dispute. mick lynch. what effect could space tourism have on our planet? well, according to a report led by researchers at ucl, it could have more of a damaging effect than the aviation industry if left unregulated. i'm joined now by dr rob ryan, an atmospheric scientist at ucl and the lead author on the research paper on the climate impacts of space tourism. doctor ryan, thank you ve

the head of the rmt rail union hasn't ruled out further industrial action as a third day of strikes hitect modernisation of the railway network. the rmt leader says he's looking for a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies from rail bosses. they think, and i believe that they can make that guarantee, but somebody is stopping them from doing that at this moment and i suspect that the politicians. so, if they put that on the table, that we can give you a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies, we can get on with discussing the changes that they want to make and the adaptations that they believe they need. and the adaptations and then we can move onto a pay deal and we can settle this dispute. the glastonbury festival is preparing to welcome sir paul mccartney to the pyramid stage later this evening. with more than 200,000 people on site, keeping it running smoothly takes a lot of work. just a warning thatjulia causton's report contains flashing images. this year's glastonbury really is one for firsts. last night, thousands packed onto this field to watch billie eilish become the younges

long conflict. britain is facing its biggest rail strike for decades after talks between the rail workers union and train companies failed. tens of thousands of employees will walk off the job for 3 days starting on tuesday. hong kong iconic jumbo floating restaurant has capsized in the south china sea. it's owners say the decades old vessel which resembles a chinese imperial palace encountered adverse weather conditions. those are the headlines witness is coming up next. bye bye. ah ah. about that more but along the way, over the phone with a family visit isabella here my he's the took from for you if in a big big or go over live in particular or was it your book would you buy your book will act on this plan on down to sell, i know what we would love to check back to let you know the quote you putting up the quote, but we just get a quote from new jersey. you do? i do see that again, jackie, just think i can only if you want to pick up from south. met delma and apologize is a message. glad visit you a wonderful. i'm with all these people. orders would adopt a karita who are people are where by

$4000.00 compared to the $20000.00 that there would be on a normal day, the dispute itself from the rail union. the r m t side is about jobs. it's about pay, it's about conditions from the network rail side, which is the company that the body which operates the stations and the track. it's about modernization and about trying to call back some of the money that was spent during the pandemic to keep the railways running. there has not been possible to have a compromise between the 2 side b, r and t, saying that the efficiency savings that network rel, once threatened safety network rail, saying that some of the practices that are on t are willing to continue operating off. i can network rel, terms from the pre historic antique, not for the purpose. they have been talking, they will talk you right up to the wire on monday evening and they will continue to talk even though the strike. so on going, we're spoken to network rail about the fact that the negotiations, at least in some form, will continue. let's have a listen. we will continue to do all we can to find that sweet spot of compromise. tha

for the union, pay and job security are key. railalso about modernisation — and they intend to start the process next month. and borisjohnson had his say this morning, urging commuters to stay the course because modernisation would be in their interest. we'll be reporting from across the uk, but we start in bournemouth and our transport correspondent katy austin. hull, bournemouth and much of scotland and wales were among the places which turned into trained deserts as thousands of workers walked out in the biggest rail strike in three decades. this is one of the stations were some trains are running today, but across the country, only about 20% of the usual services are operating. and they are finishing much earlier. the last train from glasgow to crewe today departed just after 2.30. train from glasgow to crewe today departedjust after2.30. major stations like cardiff looked empty, as passengers heeded the warning to avoid the railway. and many commuters switched back into working from home mode. that is not an option for ruth, who

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the rail delivery group, who represent national rail, expressed their disappointment, claiming the unionsk to walk away, with talks scheduled to carry on on sunday. the rmt, however, feel that not enough was put on the table by the rail companies to be able to meet in the middle. people need to know that their contracts, the people need to know that their contracts, their rights to have guaranteed hours and things like that, are not injeopardy, but the employer will not give us that. they are saying no pay rise and thousands ofjob cuts. some services will operate, but many will be disappointed. lots of people will work from home, which we have all, most of us who can, have become accustomed to over the past few years, so it could be that it does not bite those people quite as much as it would have done in previous years. but for more of the leisure travel events — glastonbury is often mentioned as being one of the big events happening next week — the reality is that people willjust have to find another way to travel. the government say they are hugely disappointed, and feel the strikes di

rail unions have confirmed the strikes are going ahead after talks over pay, jobs, and conditions failedo break the deadlock. >> we need a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies, we need to negotiate change rather than have it imposed on us, and we need a pay rise. our people like every british worker is suffering from the cost of living crisis. we need a decent pay deal. >> reporter: as concerns over the cost of living crisis grow, thousands of protesters joined this tuc march in london. with the bank of england predicting inflation will hit 11% later this year, demonstrator, including teachers, spoke of their anger. >> students are hungry in the morning. they are coming to school tired, they're hungry. they can't concentrate in class. and it's becoming ever-decreasing circles. >> price of food going up. price of fuel going up. and if you're a young person, it makes it hard to even think what does the future look like for us? can't really afford much at the moment. >> reporter: the tuc says its research suggests that workers' real-terms pay has dropped significantly. >> ever since the

as the largest rail strike in 30 years begins, the prime minister calls for a sensible compromise — the unionsccuse the government of blocking negotiations. last minute talks between the rail companies and the unions broke down last night — which means passengers arriving here and at stations across the uk will face cancellations or severe disruption. it's not ideal for anyone. it can be a little bit inconvenient. but at the same time, if it's got to be done, it's got to to be done. they have a good deal already. my daughter's doing her gcses. i've got to try and get l her to and from school. actor ben stiller in ukraine — he told this programme he's worried the world will forget the victims of the war. as you get closer and closer to kyiv, and to the east of the country, you start to see the roadblocks and see the destruction. i'm an actor, so the first thing i go is, "oh, it looks like a movie." but the scale of it is even bigger, and it's real. ryan giggs resigns as wales manager — he steps down ahead of wales�* appearance at the world cup. he's not been in his post for after being arrested

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

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the biggest rail strike in the uk in 30 years will go ahead this week with services affected on tuesday, thursday and saturday. last—minute talks between unionenerate a breakthrough. union leaders want a pay rise of at least seven percent for their workers, as the cost of living crisis begins to bite. but the government has described the unions as �*outdated'. here's our transport correspondent, katy austin. people heading home this evening were catching some of the last trains before much of the network grinds to a halt in the biggest national rail strike in three decades. last—ditch talks between rail bosses on the rmt union this afternoon ended without a settlement. the rmt has rejected a pay offer worth 3%. faced with such an aggressive agenda of cuts to jobs, conditions, pay and pensions, the rmt has no choice but to defend our members industrially and to stop this race to the bottom. the rail industry is under pressure to save money after the pandemic hit passenger numbers and revenue and billions of tax—payers' money kept services running. rail bosses and the government want the rmt to agree to reforms and more modern ways of working.

the rail companies argue that any improvement on pay could only come with unions agreeing to greater ion. 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 this week.— take the train and some have a-levels this week. we have spent two years trying — a-levels this week. we have spent two years trying to prepare - a-levels this week. we have spent l two years trying to prepare students and give them the confidence, and to have this slap in the face at this point makes it very difficult. lip have this slap in the face at this point makes it very difficult. up to 40,000 members _ point makes it very difficult. up to 40,000 members of _ point makes it very difficult. up to 40,000 members of the - point makes it very difficult. up to 40,000 members of the rmt - point makes it very diffi

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confirmed the biggest series of rail strikes in 30 years will go ahead — with a significant disruption to services across england, scotland and wales. last—minute talks between unionssses today have failed to make any breakthrough. the strike action is taking place tomorrow, tuesday 21stjune, and also on thursday 23rd and saturday 25th. distruption is also expected on non—strike days, too, with a special timetable published published for the whole of this week. network rail is advising passengers to only travel by train if absoultely necessary. reiterating that 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 secre