mick lynch from the rmt, one of the unions. from the rmt, one of the unions involved in this, has apologised very sorry that people are inconvenienced, and we are hoping that people have sympathy for us? do you have that sympathy and how long will that somebody be with you? absolutely i have sympathy for them because like i said they are looking for better pay and conditions up to what was a very, very difficult two years with the covid pandemic and with the ukrainian invasion causing energy prices to soar. the cost of living in this country has gotten to unreasonable levels for everybody, so of course everybody needs better pay and conditions to help them pay the bills. absolutely i accept their apology and i have the utmost sympathy for them and i really do hope they get a better deal. find sympathy for them and i really do hope they get a better deal. and if the don't hope they get a better deal. and if they don't get _ hope they get a better deal. and if they don't get a — hope they get a better deal. and if they don't get a better _ hope they get a better deal. and if they don't get a be

the rmt union has warned that more industrial action is very likely.affected by this story for a range of reasons. thomas goodearl is a flight attendant who's been hit by the successive strikes in recent weeks. so, how has this latest strike set him back?. i can get to work but sometimes i can't get home and it is really starting to have an effect on me, financially. i have lost £300 to £400 this month on emergency hotel rooms alone purely because i can't get home. and does have a major negative effect on me but it's like, um, everything i try to do, nothing seems to work. like, i came back from vancouver and there was no train to get me home and the next day after i stayed in a hotel, there was no underground to get me to king's cross, and it is like, come on, really? and what preparation had you done ahead of those commutes or attempted commutes? because e all know that they are coming, we get plenty of warning, so is it the planning process or is it the reaction to not really knowing what services will be running? it is a bit of the planning process

the rmt have refused to put that to a referendum. accept it. the disute we believe they would accept it. the dispute continues, another strike is planned for saturday. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin is in great yarmouth now — katie, what is the disruption so far today? how bad has it been? weill. today? how bad has it been? well, this is one of _ today? how bad has it been? well, this is one of the _ today? how bad has it been? well, this is one of the places _ today? how bad has it been? -ii this is one of the places around the country where there are no trains at all today. the station behind me as completely closed. a few more routes are running in scotland today than the last time there was a national scale strike like this, but the overall picture is still that about 20% of usual services are able to run today, and they will finish a lot earlier than normal. the last train on some long—distance routes will actually depart mid afternoon. some people can now work from home, he would normally commute. but it's not an optio

network rail thinks the rmt should put the offer it rejected last month to its members.ts it, that deals with a lot of the long—standing issues and is an 8% pay rise over two years, but that hasn't been put to my staff. the rmt has refused to put that referendum, and that is the problem because if they had the chance to vote on that, we believe they would accept it. the rmt argues the government is blocking train companies and network railfrom making a reasonable offer. there is a deal to be done. i spoke to a senior negotiator for network rail this morning on this picket line who came along to say hello. we have a decent relationship with them. we could build a solution if we were allowed to. but at the minute, the politics of the conservative party leadership election, i fear, is stopping this dispute from being resolved. but the department for transport called on union leaders to work with industry to agree a deal to bring the railways into the 21st century. another strike is planned for saturday. trains to and from norwich. some hours ago, the station behind me is co

this is the fifth strike by the rmt on the london underground, by members of the rmt union, this yeartrying to get on buses as well, there is also disruption in west london and also south—west london, and parts of surrey. bus drivers in those areas are staging a strike too over a separate dispute over pay. and all of this, ahead of a uk wide rail strike tomorrow. so, plenty more disruption for passengers. the un secretary—general antonio guterres has told the bbc that all military activity around the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant must end. he also says a team of inspectors should be allowed into the complex, which has been under russian occupation since march. there's growing concern that the nuclear plant finds itself on the front line. mr guterres outlined his concerns. i hope that it will be possible to start engaging in a way that we will come, at least for the moment, to an end of all military operations. and then, afterwards, to a situation where it is returned to its civilian nature. the government is expanding its role in running liverpool city council to cover financial de

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the rmt union has warned that more industrial action is very likely. helena wilkinson reports.stations, weekend plans and services severely disrupted. so we have had to leave early from home due to the strike action. obviously, it is going to take a lot of time to get to the stadium and also we are worried about what time we will get back and what time the trains are running till. obviously, like, i'm only quite young as well so, like, without me getting back to liverpool, like, i'm kind ofjust stranded. so it's not really, like, the best for anyone trying to get back to somewhere that's out of london. should have gone back yesterday but there was no way— we could travel yesterday. but there does seem to be a train that we have got a ticket on - so we will be going back to crewe, hopefully. - more than 16,000 rail workers are taking part in today's action. it is the sixth one—day strike this summer. reading station is normally one of the busiest rail hubs in the country. today, some services have been operating but they have been limited. it has been a similar picture across th

network rail thinks the rmt should put the offer it rejected last month to its members. a lot of the long—standing issues and is an 8% pay rise over two years, but that hasn't been put to my staff. the rmt has refused to put that referendum, and that is the problem because if they had the chance to vote on that, we believe they would accept it. the rmt argues the government is blocking train companies and network rail from making a reasonable offer. there is a deal to be done. i spoke to a senior negotiator for network rail this morning on this picket line who came along to say hello. we have a decent relationship with them. we could build a solution if we were allowed to. but at the minute, the politics of the conservative party leadership election, i fear, is stopping this dispute from being resolved. but the department for transport called on union leaders to work with industry to agree a deal to bring the railways into the 21st century. another strike is planned for saturday. and the time we have been hearing from the key players in this dispute todayis from the key

it is not the strike by the rmt on the railways — not the strike by the rmt on the railways or— not theristers — railways or the civil servants are barristers or nurses or teachers or whoever _ barristers or nurses or teachers or whoever it — barristers or nurses or teachers or whoever it is, there is a breadth of unhappiness across many sectors, whether— unhappiness across many sectors, whether it — unhappiness across many sectors, whether it is ever pay or conditions, and with the level of inflation — conditions, and with the level of inflation we are seeing, that is not going _ inflation we are seeing, that is not going to _ inflation we are seeing, that is not going to get any better. what is interesting about this swathe of strikes — interesting about this swathe of strikes we are seeing is the public support — strikes we are seeing is the public support i— strikes we are seeing is the public support. i am strikes we are seeing is the public support. lam not strikes we are seeing is the public support. i am not by any stretch of the imagination saying that the public— the imaginati

thank you very much, the rmt. it's very kind of them. they've screwed up my day completely.itality businesses. at this city—centre wine bar, tables are being laid, but customers aren�*t coming. for us, like, it costs thousands of pounds each day. and obviously, every day we don�*t make money, for us, it�*s, like, always a question to open the doors the day after. and this is, like, a really, really big problem for us. the rmt union is worried transport for london could sign an agreement with the government to secure the future of funding that will affect underground staff�*s jobs and conditions. we need an unequivocal guarantee that there will be no changes to people's pensions, negative changes to people's pensions. we also demand that there will be no job cuts. tfl says it hasn�*t proposed such changes, and the london mayor urged unions to work with him to press the government for a decent deal. public transport around the country has been hit by a string of walk—outs. tomorrow will see the latest national strike by members of the rmt and tssa unions working for network ra

thank you very much, the rmt, it's very kind of them, they've screwed up my day completely.s. at this city centre wine bar, tables are being laid but customers aren't coming. for us, like, it costs thousands of pounds each day, and obviously every day we don't take money, for us, it's like always a question to reopen the doors the day after. and this is, like, a really, really big problem for us. the rmt union is worried transport for london could sign an agreement with the government to secure future funding which will affect underground staff's jobs and conditions. we need an unequivocal guarantee that there will be no changes to people's pensions, negative changes to people's pensions. we also demand that there will be no job cuts. tfl says it hasn't proposed such changes, and the london mayor urged unions to work with him to press the government for a decent deal. public transport around the country has been hit by a string of walkouts. tomorrow will see the latest national strike by members of the rmt and tssa unions working for network rail and various train companies.

negotiations are expected to resume early next week, but the rmt has warned that more strikes are very helena wilkinson, bbc news, reading. michael gove has said he'll back rishi sunak to be the next leader of the conservative party, saying he has what it takes to do the job. the former levelling—up secretary criticised leadership candidate liz truss, saying her tax policies would disadvantage the poorest in society. earlier, our political correspondent helen catt told us more about michael gove's endorsement. so, he initially backed kemi badenoch, who he had worked with in the department for levelling up. he backed her campaign. of course, she was eliminated in the mp stage. and since then, he hasn't said who he's going to back. he sort of kept his counsel. he has now decided to come out now, at this very late stage of the contest and say that he is going to back rishi sunak. that will be a welcome boost for the sunak campaign. in terms of sending out a sort of signal that they still have prominent backers, because, of course, what we've seen actually over the last couple of weeks is

negotiations are expected to resume early next week but the rmt has warned that more strikes are very helena wilkinson, bbc news, reading. our correspondent, sanchia berg is at euston station in london. how quiet has it been there today? it has actually been quite busy between what you could call peak hours of about 9am and up till quite recently, but looking at the big board just now, it's very blank when it comes to departures after lipm. i checked with the station staff, the last expected departure from here is just 5.30. so while i have been quite a few drains through the day to glasgow, liverpool and all the long distance destinations for which euston is the capital's hub, looking at it now, although strains are pretty finished or they are finishing and that makes it far fewer than would normally be offered to travellers today. imilli fewer than would normally be offered to travellers today.— to travellers today. will there be a knock-on effect _ to travellers today. will there be a knock-on effect tomorrow? - to travellers today. will there be a | knock-on effect tomorrow? peopl

thank you very much, the rmt. it's very kind of them. they've screwed up my day completely.usinesses. at this city—centre wine bar, tables are being laid, but customers aren't coming. for us, like, it costs thousands of pounds each day. and obviously, every day we don't make money, for us, it's, like, always a question to open the doors the day after. and this is, like, a really, really big problem for us. the rmt union is worried transport for london could sign an agreement with the government to secure the future of funding that will affect underground staff's jobs and conditions. we need an unequivocal guarantee that there will be no changes to people's pensions, negative changes to people's pensions. we also demand that there will be no job cuts. tfl says it hasn't proposed such changes, and the london mayor urged unions to work with him to press the government for a decent deal. public transport around the country has been hit by a string of walk—outs. tomorrow will see the latest national strike by members of the rmt and tssa unions working for network rail and various

but the rmt has warned that more strikes are very likely. helena wilkinson, bbc news, reading.yk has retained his four unified world titles with a victory he dedicated to the ukrainian armed forces. he beat britain�*s anthony joshua on a split points decision after 12 rounds. the fight in saudi arabia was a rematch of usyk�*s victory in london in september. usyk had beatenjoshua to claim the belts, but volunteered as a soldier following russia�*s invasion of ukraine in february. but the ukrainian authorities advised him to return to the ring to highlight the country�*s plight, and the pre—match build—up was dominated by his patriotism. here�*s our reporter injeddah, ade adedoyin. it really was a dramatic night and the fight fell into a similar pattern as the first one. usyk was very elusive, hard to pin down. he was landing the volume of punches, althouthoshua had his moments, landing some hard, crunching shots to the body and head, but wasn�*t never able to pin the ukranian down. the fight really came alive in the ninth round wherejoshua was hurt, look like he was on the verge

the general secretary of the rmt, mick lynch spoke about the i rmt, mick lynch spoke about the strike pay and pensions. there is a deal to be done. i spoke to a senior negotiator from network rail this morning on this picket line. he came along and said hello. we've got a decent relationship with them. we could build a solution if we were allowed to. but, at the minute, the politics of the conservative party leadership election, i fear, is stopping this dispute being resolved. chief executive of network rail says politicising the situation is making it worse insisting it was wrong to suggest this is a battle between westminster and the rmt union. i think the problem is we have put a very good deal on the table, that gives guaranteed jobs for people who want it, it deals with long—standing issues and is 8% pay rise over two years. that hasn't been put to my staff. the rmt have refused to put that to a referendum that is the problem will stop if they had the chance to vote, we believe they would accept. when we put a similar deal to a different union, that got a very strong endorsement.

the rmt have also not a of the negotiations? the rmt have also got a strike _ of the negotiations? it was not a pay rise, i took a -a cut that? it was not a pay rise, i took a pay out voluntarily _ that? it was not a pay rise, i took a pay out voluntarily the - that? it was not a pay rise, i took a pay out voluntarily the previous | a pay cut voluntarily the previous yeah _ a pay cut voluntarily the previous yeah so — a pay cut voluntarily the previous year. so my _ a pay cut voluntarily the previous year. so my salary this coming year will be _ year. so my salary this coming year will be the — year. so my salary this coming year will be the same as it was in 2018, that was— will be the same as it was in 2018, that was reflecting the fact that i volunteered in the light of the conditions around covid to take a short— conditions around covid to take a short stem — conditions around covid to take a short stem pay cuts, it was not a pay rise — short stem pay cuts, it was not a pay rise at — short stem pay cuts, it was not a pay rise at all. do short stem pay cuts, it was not a pay ris

but the rmt have refused to put that _ years. but the rmt have refused to put that to — years.t 20% of usual services are able to run today and they will finish a lot earlier than normal. the last train on some long distance routes will actually depart mid—afternoon. some people can now work from home who would normally commute, but it's not an option for everybody. and a lot of leisure plans are being disrupted as well by this latest in the series of walk—outs we've now seen on the railways this summer. so, are we any closer to resolution in these ongoing disputes? the tone of interviews by key players this morning was very much one of frustration, in the sense that not very much progress has been made towards agreements. recently, network rail does want the rmt union to put an offer that it rejected last month to its members to have their say. but generally union leaders are still saying that they will push for a pay rise that reflects the increased cost of living and that they say job security and conditions need protecting. a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder aft

what about long-running action by the rmt. long—running action by the rmt union, any sort of progressunion has already seen six days of national strike action there. but what the train companies in the government perspectives on this with me in the rmt dispute it is probably similar to what it is in the aslef dispute, the industry says it wants to give people a pay rise with a sect that have to be paid for and that has been paid for by reforms and modernisation because there is been a big drop in revenue during the pandemic and therefore to pay more, they had to save the money somewhere else for making the fall. that is where things are at. the talks on the rmt side of things have been continuing. i know they did seem to be pretty deadlocked last time we heard from the rmt general secretary, today, the secretary of aslef it said talks between him and the real delivery group which represent string companies, they only started very recently those formal talks and he described them as strain but quite constructive. he said there were no concrete proposals but dialogue will continue so we

strikes today, and nurses and doctors _ rmt strikes today, and nurses and doctors are — rmt strikeson the minors — but i think she has to be careful because people are fed up to be careful because people are fed up and _ to be careful because people are fed up and pay— to be careful because people are fed up and pay walls are not keeping pace _ up and pay walls are not keeping pace with— up and pay walls are not keeping pace with inflation. and to bring in legislation— pace with inflation. and to bring in legislation saying you can't strike or do— legislation saying you can't strike or do anything about it — ijust think. — or do anything about it — ijust think. why— or do anything about it — ijust think, why risk such an unnecessary confrontation when the country is in such difficulty?— such difficulty? onto a more cheerful story, _ such difficulty? onto a more cheerful story, the - such difficulty? onto a more cheerful story, the front - such difficulty? onto a more. cheerful story, the front page such difficulty? onto a more - cheerful story, the front page of the sun, this is a g

thank you very much the rmt, it is very kind of them, they have screwed up my day completely.get to work, it isjust annoying. - but i understand why they are doing it. - but what can we do? today's industrial action on the london underground is not about pay, but the fear that transport for london might agree to a funding deal with the government that leads to job cuts and changes to their contracts. we need an unequivocal guarantee there will be no changes to people's pensions, negative changes to people's pensions. we also demand that there will be no job cuts, and we also demand there will be no changes to people's terms and conditions, their contracts, their agreements, without the union's consent and approval. we don't know the details of the deal the government have put to tfl and nor do the rmt, but the mayor of london says striking is not the way to react. tfl are ready and willing to talk, and tfl want to engage with the rmt in relation to notjust this issue, but other issues as well, and i'm quite clear, you know, i have been standing up for the trade unions when it

network rail thinks the rmt should put the offer it rejected last month to its members. power plant — in russian—controlled territory — to be demilitarised. let's go to saudi arabia now — because a woman has been jailed for 3h years after she posted on social media calling for reforms and the release of activists. this is the woman, salma al—shehab. she's a saudi citizen and a student — she was studying a phd at leeds university, here in the uk. she was arrested in 2021 while on holiday in saudi arabia after making the posts. she's accused of aiding dissidents seeking to "disrupt public order". and warned it was "the longest prison sentence ever for a peaceful activist". one of her twitter posts praised a group of leading women's rights activists, including this woman — loujain al—hathloul — she and others were detained just before the ban on women driving was lifted a few years ago. the bbc spoke to loujain's sister, lina, who works for an independent organisation that supports human rights in saudi arabia. it is outrageous, and it's actually unprecedented. i mean, we'v

the rmt and tssa are striking on the 18th and 20th of august.court documents indicate that papers marked "top secret" were taken during an fbi search of donald trump's home in florida on monday. the search warrant shows that the former president is being investigated for allegedly breaking espionage laws and removing government records. he denies doing anything wrong. chichi izundu reports. this has been quite the week for the former president of the united states. monday started off with an unprecedented search of donald trump's primary residency in florida, mar—a—lago, by fbi agents. what they were looking for was only made public through the unusual move, during an ongoing investigation, of unsealing the warrant used to enter the property. receipts attached gave little detail, but did indicate the kinds of things removed, including several miscellaneous top secret papers, information regarding the french president, and various classified documents labelled "sci", which stands for "sensitive compartmented information," which could be exception

further separate industrial action from members of other transport unions, the rmt and tssa, they ares has been a summer of disruption on the railways. the advice to travellers, anyone wanting to take a train is to check before travelling and make alternative plans if needs be. the headlines on bbc news... a man has been arrested for the attempted murder and assault of acclaimed author, sir salman rushdie, who's now on a ventilator, after being stabbed on stage in new york. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. that, as experts also warn england's drought could last into the next year. travel disruption after thousands of train drivers from nine rail companies go on strike across the uk today. it's the latest walk—out in a row over pay and conditions. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's 0lly foster. good evening. we've had six results in the premier league so far today, the champions manchester city eased to a 4—0 win over bournemouth in their first home game of the season. they were three up at half—time thro

and on saturday, more widespread disruption as the rmt and tssa go on strike again.ly there would be trains leaving every five minutes also passengers looking hopefully in case there train would come and they could be waiting for some time. it is a three—way dispute. you have the unions and on the other and network rail and the train operating companies. but then there is also the role of the government, who don't particularly want to get involved. at the same time, they are insisting on reforms to the way that the railway is run. this is the sixth time rail unions have walked out sincejune. earlier, i spoke to mick lynch, the general secretary of the rmt and i have asked him why it is all still going on. we haven't got an offer that we can consider as a reasonable offer. we haven't got an acceptable package. and that's because the train companies and network rail have been blocked from making those offers by grant shapps. it's obvious now that grant shapps is locked into a cycle where he's got to appease two really right—wing candidates for prime minister in the tor

further separate industrial action from members of other transport unions, the rmt and tssa, they areh of august, this has been a summer of disruption on the railways. the advice to travellers, anyone wanting to take a train is to check before travelling and make alternative plans if needs be. thank ou. a critical incident�*s been declared by the nhs in shropshire. the crisis has been put down to a high number of patients arriving at hospital, difficulties discharging people because of a lack of capacity in the care sector, and staff absence because of covid. it means some non—urgent operations will be postponed. the headlines on bbc news... a man has been charged with attempted murder of acclaimed author sir salman rushdie, who's now on a ventilator, after being stabbed on stage in new york. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. that, as experts also warn england's drought could last into the next year. travel disruption after thousands of train drivers from 9 rail companies go on strike across the uk today. it's the latest walk—out in a

this is the fifth strike by the rnc in the london underground, members of the rmt union.ike tomorrow. the government is expanding its role in running liverpool city council to cover financial decisions, governance and recruitment, after a report revealed expensive errors by the authority. four commissioners had already been overseeing some of the council�*s functions. 0ur north of england correspondent judith moritz is in liverpool with more on what�*s being proposed. government officials will be hand in helping to run the majority of this council�*s function. as you say, there were already four commissioners and place helping to run departments, like planning and highways, but this extends their remit. it comes after a period in which the former mayor was arrested on suspicion of bribery, and witness intimidation. by merseyside police. there is something he denies and has never been charged with, although he does remain, he and others come under investigation by the force. after that period, a new mayor was installed, promises of a new start, but over the last year, sinc

negotiations are expected to resume early next week but the rmt has warned that more strikes are veryena wilkinson, bbc news, reading. our correspondent alison freeman is at york station. alison, what is the situation there? york is of course famous for its railway museum, is it stationing much more active than that at the moment? ., , much more active than that at the moment? . , , ., much more active than that at the moment? . , ,., ., , moment? there have been some trains cominu and moment? there have been some trains coming and going _ moment? there have been some trains coming and going today, _ moment? there have been some trains coming and going today, but _ moment? there have been some trains coming and going today, but not - moment? there have been some trains coming and going today, but not the i coming and going today, but not the level you would expect on a normal saturday, that's because the operators are only running about 20% of the services they normally would. this is a mainline station. you've got to remember some of the outlying stations and towns and villages are h

the rmt union whose members are on strike has accused the government on blocking train companies from deal. and insist that the majority of the public are behind them. we that the majority of the public are behind them-— that the majority of the public are behind them. we are seeing public su ort for behind them. we are seeing public sunport for this — behind them. we are seeing public support for this dispute _ support for this dispute intervention. there are campaigns and rallies being launched right across the country in support of these type of activities. we have seen unite bus workers coming into this dispute had many groups of workers winning significant pay deals. i think the british public are fed up of being ripped off by this government. but are fed up of being ripped off by this government.— are fed up of being ripped off by this government. but as travellers in york struggled _ this government. but as travellers in york struggled to _ this government. but as travellers in york struggled to get _ this government. but as travellers in york struggled to get to - this governm

negotiations are expected to resume early next week, but the rmt has warned that more strikes are veryena wilkinson, bbc news, reading. a short time ago, i spoke to our correspondent alison freeman, who's at york station, where some trains have been running. there have been some trains coming and going today, shaun, but not to the level you would expect on a normal saturday, that's because the operators lner and cross—country are only running about 20% of the services they normally would. this is a mainline station. you've got to remember some of the outlying stations in towns and villages are having no services at all today, because operators like transpennine express and northern are running a fraction of what they normally would be. the last train to london leaves injust under around half an hour from here at 3.30. the last train north to edinburgh is around four o'clock this afternoon and the station is closing at six. that is having a big effect for people who have come to the festival at the racecourse today. we spoke to people earlier who said they have had to book expensive tax

the rmt have refused to put that to a referendum.e believe they would accept it. the dispute continues — another strike is planned for saturday. 0ur transport corresondent katy austin told us more about the disruption from great yarmouth station. she gave us more in detail. this is one of the places around the country where there are no trains at all today come in the station behind me is completely closed. a few more routes are running in scotland today than the last time there was a national scale strike like this, but the overall picture is that about 20% of usual services are able to run today, and they will finish a lot earlier than normal. the last train on some long distance routes will actually to depart mid afternoon. some people can now work from home who would normally commute, but it is not an option for everybody and a lot of leisure plans are being disrupted as well by this latest in the series of walk—outs we have not seen on the railways this summer. so are we any closer to a resolution in these ongoing disputes? the

the rmt and tssa are striking on the 18th and 20th of august.ck before travel and make alternative plans if need be. a critical incident�*s been declared by the nhs in shropshire. the crisis has been put down to a high number of patients arriving at hospital, difficulties discharging people because of a lack of capacity in the care sector, and staff absence because of covid. it means some non—urgent operations will be postponed. court documents indicate that papers marked "top secret" were taken during an fbi search of donald trump's home in florida on monday. the search warrant shows that the former president is being investigated for allegedly breaking espionage laws and removing government records. he denies doing anything wrong. chichi izundu reports. this has been quite the week for the former president of the united states. monday started off with an unprecedented search of donald trump's primary residency in florida, mar—a—lago, by fbi agents. what they were looking for was only made public through the unusual move, during an ongoing inve

just to be clear, because there's been disruption already as i mentioned, that was with the rmt union big train companies and actually even where trains are running on others, that aren't directly affected, they will be very busy. but this is train drivers, we have also had a series of strikes across the country, national scale strikes by members of the rmt union. it's a range of different rail workers involved there and that affects network rail and 14 train companies. their next strikes are due to happen in august and they will be joined by a couple of other unions on the same date. the tssa and some members from the unite union, and if that wasn't enough, there is at london underground strike on the 19th, friday the 19th of august. so a lot going on here. the aslef strike, or train driver strike, rather, involving members of the aslef union, that is around pay, the union says the train drives need pay that reflects cost of living. the train company say we want to give the pay increase, wwe want to give the pay increase the train company say, "we want to give the pay increase but yo

the rmt and the other trade unions will be closely involved with that.so cause some disruption too. the advice, avoid travelling on the tube and only travel if essential on the rest of the network. caroline davies, bbc news. to the us, now where a judge says he may order the release of details from the document that authorised the fbi to search donald trump's home in florida last week. media organisations have asked for the affidavit submitted in support of a search warrant, to be made public. it could reveal much more detail about the nature of the us government's investigation into the former president. here's our north america correspondent peter bowes. a day in court to get more information about the search of donald trump's home and the alleged crimes the department ofjustice is investigating. us media organisations have argued that the affidavit, the document used to justify the search at mar—a—lago, should be unsealed because of the huge level of public interest in the case. the judge agreed, but he wants the justice department to identify any sec

the rmt and the other trade unions will be closely involved with that.l action, as will the london 0verground, both over pay. plus, yesterday's rail strikes will also cause some disruption too. the advice, avoid travelling on the tube and only travel if essential on the rest of the network. caroline davis, bbc news. wales' first hose pipe bans for more than 30 years come into force today across pembrokeshire and parts of carmarthenshire. the bans begin as the wider south—west wales area will also be declared as being in drought, as the effects of the driest year since 1976 continue in england and wales. take a look at the extent of the drought conditions nationally. you can see this area in wales joins a number of other regions in england, stretching as far north as yorkshire. despite many areas experiencing some welcome rainfall, there are still water shortages and low water levels in reservoirs and rivers, which has led to hosepipe bans being announced. south west water is the latest company to impose restrictions for cornwall and parts of devon that w

with this larger dispute with the rmt i resolution on those?talemate and again, the union is saying we need pay rise that reflects the cost of living. network rail and the train companies are saying we want to give a pay increase but this has to give a pay increase but this has to be funded by modernisation and reform. a lot of sticking points and it does not feel very likely right now. things can change with all of these disputes. a strike does not happen until it happens but they do not feel particularly close to a resolution at the moment. thanks for that update- — the jury in the trial of the former wales manager ryan giggs has been shown a recording of the police interview with his former girlfriend, kate greville, who he is accused of controlling and assaulting. in the interview, she says that their relationship was volatile and the former footballer was often abusive to her. he denies the charges. 0ur correspondent matt graveling told me more. a little earlier today, the jury were played a video that was taken in 2020 with miss greville

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further separate industrial action from members of other transport unions, the rmt and tssa, they arehis has been a summer of disruption on the railways. the advice to travellers, anyone wanting to take a train is to check before travelling and make alternative plans if needs be. the headlines on bbc news... new york police say the man suspected of attacking the author sir salman rushdie has been charged with attempted murder and assault. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. that, as experts also warn england's drought could last into the next year. travel disruption after thousands of train drivers from nine rail companies go on strike across the uk today. it's the latest walk—out in a row over pay and conditions. the taliban have been trying to stop women in the afghan capital kabul from protesting on the streets. gunshots women protested against the restriction of women's rights. the demonstration comes a year after the taliban seized power in afghanistan. girls have been barred from attending secondary schools in most of afghanistan.

so the public sentiment certainly from our experience with our affiliates unite rmt as left so thosel and and the felixstowe strike is that there's a lot of solidarity and felixstowe has been one of the most successful ports. the first strike in 30 years probably says it all. there's been very responsible approach to industrial action. and the reality is the ideological comment of as you said, give into this, the reality is, people see so much wealth accumulated in the top elements of our society and we've heard all of these companies taking share dividends. these are extreme sets of circumstances. the cost of living is a 40-year high. we need to look at this in a different way. workers collaborated throughout the pandemic to keep those that are in the global supply chain, to keep the world moving. we think and we believe that the transport workers and today's workers should be shown the same level of respect in a moment of crisis. we should be looking at how do we come up with economic fiscal approach to help distribute the wealth. you cannot take so much money out of people's pocke

but on thursday, commuters will face more industrial action as the rmt and tssa unions begin strike actionend of this summer of strikes is going to come any time soon. ramzen kermali, bbc news. with all the sport now, here's karthi at the bbc sport centre. good evening. it is only be the second weekend of matches in the new premier league season but we've already had some pretty remarkable results. it is time to pop out of the room though if you don't want to know today's scores as match of the day and sportscene follow soon on bbc one. there was a humiliating 4—0 defeat for manchester united at brentford. all four of brentford's goals came in the first half. while two defeats from two matches leave united bottom of the table at this early stage. by contrast, champions manchester city and arsenal have won both of their opening games of the season and both put four goals past their opposition today. aston villa beat everton 2—1. the other day's games ended in draws. there was a third consecutive win at the start of the scottish premiership season for rangers. they had a comfortable 4—0 win

this is including unison and unite and as you say, we have already had strike action from the rmt, the is not for a general strike but it is for coordinated action and emotion comes from unison, the country's biggest union. it is demanding the tuc coordinate union action, so this is not unlawful secondary action, as everybody knows, the rules on strike action and any industrial action are incredibly strict these days. so you can't have one union that is not in dispute supporting another one which is but if you are to have a series of coordinated periods of industrial action or strikes, between unions, then you would in effect have a much greater impact. they are arguing quite rightly in my view that there is a huge problem, a cost of living crisis that we have just been talking about, the tuc is calling for £15 an hour for talking about, the tuc is calling for £15 an hourfor a minimum wage and many people, whether they are on the railways, postal workers, nurses, secondary support staff in schools, teachers, all unions and civil servants as well are all looking at industrial action. th

but on thursday, commuters will face more industrial action as the rmt and tssa unions begin strike actionthe end of this summer of strikes is going to come any time soon. ramzen kermali, bbc news. ukraine's president zelensky says that every russian soldier who shoots at the nuclear plant or uses it as a base to shoot from zaporizhzhia will himself become a target for ukrainian soldiers and intelligence officers. in his nightly video address, mr zelensky said all those russians involved in what he called nuclear blackmail must be tried by an international court. he accuses russian troops of cynically using the power plant to shell the nearby cities of nikopol and marganets. translation: every russian soldier who either strikes - the znpp or shoots from its territory must realise that he will become a special target for our intelligence, special services, and for our army. earlier i spoke to margaret kosal, professor of international affairs at georgia institute of technology. she was a senior advisor at the us department of defense. i asked for her reaction to events. this is something th

disruption is not going away anytime soon because there are more strikes planned for next week involving the rmtnorthern mexico, to honour the ten miners who remain trapped under ground. the ceremony took place both for them and their families. the men became stuck ten days ago when a tunnel wall collapsed, triggering flooding. rescue efforts at the mine continued by pumping water out to try and create an exit. some breaking news for you now from merseyside. a 31—year—old woman has been arrested after a four—year—old boy suffered serious injuries after being attacked by a dog last night. it is believed that the boy had gone to visit a friend's house when he was attacked by the bull mastiff—type dog in wellesboune place, norris green. a neighbour who saw what was happening managed to fight the dog off the child and get him to safety.he has suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital where he is being treated. his condition is described as serious but stable. the dog has been seized and a woman from norris green has been arrested on suspicion of being in possession of a dangerously out of

but on thursday, commuters will face more industrial action as the rmt and tssa unions begin strike actioner of strikes is going to come any time soon. ramzen kermali, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... the suspect in the stabbing of the author salman rushdie has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault. nearly half of europe is experiencing a severe drought as it bakes under extreme temperatures — with fireighters battling a huge forest fire sweeping through the gironde region in france. the taliban have been trying to stop women in the afghan capital kabul from protesting on the streets. they fired shots in the air as dozens of women protested against the restriction of women's rights. the demonstration comes a year after the taliban seized power in afghanistan. the internationally renowned photographer, kiana hyree was there. we already know that the taliban was going to crack down before the protests started, there was a strong presence of taliban fighters. i probably had about five minutes to photograph, and we actually timed it from the moment the girls stepped on the s

but on thursday, commuters will face more industrial action as the rmt and tssa unions begin strike actionlook like the end of the summer of strikes will come any time soon. ramzan karmali, bbc news. the environment agency has warned that the drought declared in many parts of england could last into next year. the official declaration yesterday is expected to trigger stricter controls on water use, such as hosepipe bans. yesterday's drought announcement covers much of the south—west, parts of southern, central and eastern england. kathryn stanczyszyn joins me now from hinckley in leicestershire. it's looking rather dry there. it is indeed. it's looking rather dry there. it is indeed- the _ it's looking rather dry there. it 3 indeed. the impact of it's looking rather dry there. it 1 indeed. the impact of the drought to already being felt on farms like this one. the cattle are fast getting through their stored winter rations because there just isn't the grass to feed them. eight areas are now officially declared as experiencing drought, areas in the south—west, south—east, east anglia, linco