we want to sit down with the rmt and work forward - with the rmt and work forward but there are detailst still need to be resolved. that's an area we want to talk to the rmt about. but strike action will not resolve that. it's actually sitting at the table and making sure we can try and get a final agreement on the reform package that then allows us to put forward a sensible offer to people. for to put forward a sensible offer to --eole. ., , , ,, , to put forward a sensible offer to --eole. ., ,, ,,, . , people. for businesses which depend on --eole people. for businesses which depend on people coming _ people. for businesses which depend on people coming to _ people. for businesses which depend on people coming to visit _ people. for businesses which depend on people coming to visit like - people. for businesses which depend on people coming to visit like those l on people coming to visit like those in blackpool, today's news have dampened their hopes for the festive season. �* , dampened their hopes for the festive season. �* y ., �* , dampened their hopes for the festive season. �*

mick lynch of the rmt. ina in a statement, the department for transport said...oung children killed in a house fire in nottingham on sunday has also died. 28—year—old fatoumatta hydara was taken to hospital after the fire in the family's flat in the suburb of clifton but died earlier today. her two children, who were one and three years old, were killed in the fire. a 31—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, as midlands correspondent phil mackie reports. a mother and two young daughters, three lives lost in what police have described as a horrendous crime. this was fatimah, who was three, her one—year—old sister naeemah and their mother fatoumatta hydara. the fire took hold in the early hours of sunday morning in their flat. the children were taken to hospital but didn't survive. their mother died this morning. neighbours have found it hard to take in. the kids always said hello. to me, they didn't have a hurtful bone in the body, so i don't know who would want to do this to them. the children were beautiful and it's devastating. it's not good. f

the three prime unions are the rmt - different strike action?erent strike action? the three l prime unions are the rmt and that different strike action? the three i prime unions are the rmt and that is the biggest group of general railway workers, generally not drivers, they have got their own union. but there are some drivers in the rmt and then there is the tssa or tessa which is there is the tssa or tessa which is the one which tends to be for the white collar union and then there is some unite members as well. i think during this last week, wednesday and thursday, tessa and unite stopped their strike action leaving the rmt as a bit of an outlier store with a strike in place. something changed. by strike in place. something changed. by friday, at lipm, all three unions had suspended the strike action for this weekend. you had suspended the strike action for this weekend.— had suspended the strike action for this weekend. you must be speaking to train drivers, _ this weekend. you must be speaking to train drivers, staff, _ this weekend. you mu

office at rmt in this dispute-— in this dispute. 0k.ays no one can in this dispute. 0k. not what i network really says no one can deny the precarious financial hole of the railways are in. strike and makes that hull bigger and the task of finding a resolution ever more difficult. we are not giving up hope and we hope that rmt will return to the table with a more realistic appreciation of the situation. share appreciation of the situation. are ou not appreciation of the situation. sé'e: you not being appreciation of the situation. site you not being realistic us appreciation of the situation. fie you not being realistic us in appreciation of the situation. fife you not being realistic us in mark we are being entirely realistic. they know what is needed to get a settlement and i don't think they're allowed to being put the settlement forward because of the departments and transport. they have chosen to pick a fight with real workers. and now they're picking fights all over the economy with nurses doctors, teachers. workers of every section

rmt are looking to get a pay offer. and manage the final details of any reform deal. mick lynch said today that he'd spoken to you and you had said you couldn't make an offer because the government wouldn't let you. is that correct? i don't get into the details of what we said and what we didn't say. at the end of the day, what we are trying to do is to work with rmt to ensure that we stop these strikes. and that's the important thing. we have to stop the strikes. businesses which depend on people coming to visit, like those in blackpool, see today's news as a blow to their festive season. we are feeling the effects of the cost of living. every time we go out buying food, the costs have gone up and up and up. all our bills are increasing. anything, again, that is going to knock us back at that time is going to have a huge detrimental impact financially. the transport secretary is expected to meet the rmt�*s mick lynch later this week — but as things stand, more travel misery lies ahead. and katyjoins me now. for those w

in a separate dispute, rmt workers are set to walk out i rmt workers are set to walk out undergroundund. that is still going ahead. lots of disruption in london on thursday the tenth. ., ~' ,, disruption in london on thursday the tenth. . ~ ,, ., , tenth. thank you. our transport correspondent. _ joining us now is alanjones, industrial correspondent with pa media. we have spoken about this before. good evening to you. welcome back. were you surprised by this announcement in the last couple of hours? , , ., , , , announcement in the last couple of hours? , ,, hours? yes, it is a surprise coming so late in the _ hours? yes, it is a surprise coming so late in the day. _ hours? yes, it is a surprise coming so late in the day. as _ hours? yes, it is a surprise coming so late in the day. as your- so late in the day. as your correspondentjust so late in the day. as your correspondent just said, so late in the day. as your correspondentjust said, it is too late to affect the massive disruption there will be tomorrow. and on monday. but to be honest, there have been a few kind of straws in th

rmt union can.to now act and call strikes as it sees fit to force this issue to a resolution, so it is very clear that rail staff are hugely unhappy with the current situation, but i do not get any sense they are about to back down caven, that they are resolute that they want this dispute solved. —— back down or cave in. they want this dispute solved. -- back down or cave in.— they want this dispute solved. -- back down or cave in. thank you very much forjoining _ back down or cave in. thank you very much forjoining us _ back down or cave in. thank you very much forjoining us on _ back down or cave in. thank you very much forjoining us on that _ back down or cave in. thank you very much forjoining us on that breakingl much forjoining us on that breaking news, pressure strikes announced. —— fresh strikes. a woman who was seriously injured in an arson attack in nottingham has died. fatoumatta hydara was being treated in hospital after a fire at her flat on sunday morning. her daughters, naeemah dramme

now, the rmt said that what it was doing was entering a period of intensive negotiations with networkrs. and this is actually the first time in their long running dispute that strike action has been called off. the advice from, well, many of the operators, as you can see, most of the trains here, northern trains, northern rail say passengers should not travel at all unless absolutely necessary. and that is the wider advice as well from network rail who are advising you not to travel unless necessary and if you do have to travel to check before you do so. the impact of the disruption will continue on monday when there was due to be strike action and wednesday there was also due to be strike action. but network rail are hopeful that they can get a timetable running in time for services to be able to operate on wednesday. a russian—backed judge in occupied ukraine who sentenced two british men to death has been shot and badly injured. it appears to have been an assassination attempt. the britons, who were captured while fighting in the ukrainian army, were later released by russia. our e

but the rmt rejected that back injuly.re sitting in the seat you are right now when l in the seat you are right now when we had a very long conversation, he said, for them, redundancies were a red line they weren't prepared to cross. presumably any movement is at least an opening of a fraction of a door that might lead to some movement on both sides to go through that door, clearly we don't know how that door, clearly we don't know how that might work out. what about the political environment? has it changed, in other words, political environment? has it changed, in otherwords, is political environment? has it changed, in other words, is there a different mood in government towards this? because until now it has seemed as though government had said this is for the rail industry to sort out, we are not involved, and the union has accused government of pulling the strings behind the scenes but not taking responsibility. they said if this is going to cost any more, the only way will be paid for is by the rail companies turnin

outside rmt offices. yes you outside the rmt offices.here live phil in place now . well hi patrick. well you now. well hi patrick. well you can see behind me. there's still several cameras , journalists several cameras, journalists here waiting to hear from mick lynch, who just stepped outside of the rmt offices and updated us on a fresh of strikes . so us on a fresh of strikes. so more disruption for this christmas has now been confirmed by marc lynch, the general secretary of the rmt. now he has confirmed 48 hours strikes in december and january. this is all six months on from where action first started at the beginning of summer. now those 48 strikes will take place on 48 hours. strikes take place on the 13th and 14th of december. and then again on the 16th and 17th of december, right . the run up of december, right. the run up to christmas and again , january to christmas and again, january the third and fourth. the sixth and seventh. now alongside that there will also be an overtime ban running for a full four weeks and over time is

we want to sit down with rmt and work forward. i say - with rmt and work forward.ing to visit like those in ltlackpool-_ coming to visit like those in blackpool. coming to visit like those in blackool. ., , ., , ., blackpool. today's news had dump and ho es for blackpool. today's news had dump and hopes for the — blackpool. today's news had dump and hopes for the festive _ blackpool. today's news had dump and hopes for the festive season. _ hopes for the festive season. anything that is going to knock us back for— anything that is going to knock us back for that time is going to huge detrimental impact financially. we are still— detrimental impact financially. we are still recovering from covert. the transport secretary is expected to meet the rmt secretary later this week but as things stand more surely lies ahead. inafew in a few minutes we'll talk about your vision it's open interviewers voters still around the world. the labour leader sir keir starmer has said the uk must end what he called its "dependency" on immigration. sir keir said his priority was spendin

rmt are looking to get a pay offer.l to try and manage the final details of any reform deal. mick lynch said today that he'd spoken to you and you had said you couldn't make an offer because the government wouldn't let you. is that correct? i don't get into the details of what we said and what we didn't say. at the end of the day, what we are trying to do is to work with rmt to ensure that we stop these strikes. and that's the important thing. we have to stop the strikes. businesses which depend on people coming to visit, like those in blackpool, see today's news as a blow to their festive season. we are feeling the effects of the cost of living. every time we go out buying food, the costs have gone up and up and up. all our bills are increasing. anything, again, that is going to knock us back at that time is going to have a huge detrimental impact financially. the transport secretary is expected to meet the rmt�*s mick lynch later this week — but as things stand, more travel misery lies ahead. now on bbc news: the trav

. —— rmt.the chaos that strike action will cause for people over their christmas plans. the ft reports on news that the oecd forecasts the uk economy to be the worst performer in the g20 except for russia. the i leads on rebels forcing the prime minister to back down over a housing amendment proposing compulsory housing targets. the guardian reports that patients are refusing sick notes from their gp because they cannot afford to take time off work. menopausal workloads will be able to do their jobs from home if symptoms require —— workers. the mirror leaves with the cats are gay rights controversy, intensified after players ordered on threat of a yellow card not aware that one love our bag —— armband —— qatar. let's start with the metro. kieran, it's mick grinch?— it's mick grinch? this is the leader of the rmt — it's mick grinch? this is the leader of the rmt making _ it's mick grinch? this is the leader of the rmt making the _ it's mick grinch? this is the leader of the rmt making the error-

the rmt is now going well.tmas.— going all out to disrupt christmas. ., , ~ christmas. that is right. we need to think, _ christmas. that is right. we need to think, this - christmas. that is right. we need to think, this is - christmas. that is right. we need to think, this is going | christmas. that is right. we i need to think, this is going to be an absolute headache for people travelling... it is going to be devastating for a lot of businesses. i'm so sorry but the line to you is not working, clearly. i can give more detail on this. we have a story on our website. there is plenty of detail there as to the days that the strike action is taking place, what the dispute is about specifically, which of course is pay and working conditions. we have members of network rail and i4 train companies who voted in favour of further walk—outs. let's try fiona one more time and see if we have got a better line. fiona, hopefully a stronger line this time. give us your take. this will cause disruption for commuters, shoppe

as you say, on friday when the rmt _ the services?ay when the rmt called off— the services? as you say, on friday when the rmt called off the - the services? as you say, on friday when the rmt called off the strikes there was nothing that could be done about saturday. there was a very limited service on saturday. today again passengers have faced a lot of disruption with services starting later than normal and finishing earlier as well, despite train companies trying where they can to put on more services on top of the planned strike day timetable. but it is a very complex operation trying to get a full timetable in place. you have to get enough of the right people and trains in the right places at the right times. that's very complex. you have to get all the software updated as well. network rail says its signal workers have been working again since saturday so the track is open to run trains if the companies can do so. network rail also says that for some train companies it is a challenge to get drivers and again because their roste

rmt are looking to get a pay offer.ch said today that he'd spoken to you and you had said you couldn't make an offer because the government wouldn't let you. is that correct? i don't get into the details of what we said and what we didn't say. at the end of the day, what we are trying to do is to work with rmt to ensure that we stop these strikes. and that's the important thing. we have to stop the strikes. businesses which depend on people coming to visit, like those in blackpool, see today's news as a blow to their festive season. we are feeling the effects of the cost of living. every time we go out buying food, the costs have gone up and up and up. all our bills are increasing. anything, again, that is going to knock us back at that time is going to have a huge detrimental impact financially. the transport secretary is expected to meet the rmt�*s mick lynch later this week — but as things stand, more travel misery lies ahead. katy austin, bbc news. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. malaysia's

the secretary of the rmt says . he has public support rmt says. he has public support for 448 hour rail strikes in december january overtime bans as . well, but i think that might as. well, but i think that might be a massive lie. do you think that rail workers should strike. i want views on everything. we've just spoken about that . we've just spoken about that. are we prioritising asylum seekers over british citizens? gb views our gb news dot uk your views on the rail strikes. i'm scottish or lack of as well, but before let's get a lightning . before let's get a lightning. good afternoon . minutes past good afternoon. minutes past 3 am. crazy divides keeping you a.m. crazy divides keeping you up to date on gb news, scotland's first minister says the next general election will act as a defacto . the scottish act as a defacto. the scottish does not have the power to legislate for a referendum on scottish independence . it's up scottish independence. it's up to the uk government want a legal in the supreme court which prevents a second scottish ind

and briefly, no indication that the rmt is about| no indication that the rmt is about to announce new but that is not by the rmt, that is by the drivers union aslef which has its own dispute, and that is 26 november. it's been third time lucky for the us space agency nasa, which has finally managed to launch its artemis rocket on a journey to the moon. artemis will send an uncrewed capsule on a 26 day test trip around the moon, a first step to taking astronauts back to the lunar surface by 2025. this morning's launch from florida followed two previous attempts in august and september that were aborted during countdown because of technical problems. our science editor, rebecca morelle, is at goonhilly earth station in cornwall which is tracking the rocket�*s progress. well, meanwhile, spaceport cornwall will be allowed to host the uk's first space launch after it was granted an operating licence by the aviation regulator. the site in newquay could be used for sending satellites into space. joining us now is colin macleod, head of uk space presumably that is a relatively newly created p

also on the programme tonight — train strikes starting tomorrow are called off by the rmt union — thoughurday's services will still be disrupted because of the late decision. discounts on energy bills for households that use less power during peak times — under plans to avoid blackouts. and a major shift in money for the arts — the english national opera will move out of london, as blackpool illuminations wins funding for the first time. on bbc london: and coming in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news channel, fifa are under fire after they asked teams at the world cup to steer clear of politics and stick to football. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a bbc investigation has found that albanian drug gangs are offering to pay for migrants to cross the english channel, if they are prepared to work in the uk drugs industry when they arrive. gangs are using the migrant camps of northern france as a recruitment ground. there's been a sharp rise in the number of albanians crossing the channel in small boats this year. they now account for around a third of the almost 40,000

a series of train strikes, due to start tomorrow, have been suspended by the rmt and tssa unions. would have brought the rail network to a virtual halt. but now union leaders and network rail bosses have agreed to intensify talks. our transport correspondent katy austin is at london's euston station. good news for passengers? well, strikes have _ good news for passengers? well, strikes have been _ good news for passengers? well, strikes have been called - good news for passengers? well, strikes have been called off, - good news for passengers? -ii strikes have been called off, but too late to make it possible to restore the timetable tomorrow, so that means that tomorrow and likely on monday there will still be severely limited train services running a stop on wednesday, some train companies will try and put on more, but people are being told to check before they travel. the rmt union says it will now enter a period of intensive negotiations with network rail and with the train companies, the tssa also says it's been invited for intensive talks. and today's development is a signif

remember, the authorfor the union, the rmt union, was an 8% pay rise over the next two years, which had a pay rise of at least matching the rate of inflation. ida. matching the rate of inflation. no, the are matching the rate of inflation. no, they are not _ matching the rate of inflation. iifr, they are not actually. i have talked to union people who accept the rate of inflation is 10% and they are not expecting a 10% rise. the 8% was not really a percent, it had all sorts of conditions and only applied to certain people. i think they want a deal that makes up some of the loss. most of these people have not had any pay rise for the last two years. they tell me that they have lost ten or 15% of their real wages. thea;r or 1596 of their real wages. they have mooted — or 1596 of their real wages. they have mooted the _ or 1596 of their real wages. they have mooted the rate _ or 1596 of their real wages. they have mooted the rate of - or 15% of their real wages. they have mooted the rate of inflation perhaps and hope they will get something in between, higher than 8% but maybe not 10.1%. s

the rmt has asked the police. the rmt has asked the government for help in resolving its dispute with train companies. the union's general secretary mick lynch been holding talks with the transport after announcing a fresh round strikes over the festive period . he described the meeting with more copper as positive , but he more copper as positive, but he hasn't ruled out further industry action. he wants the government act as a facilitator, setting in writing. what authority train operators have . authority train operators have. we've got a dispute here with employers who are not allowed to negotiate . he's got to clarify negotiate. he's got to clarify that in writing us and perhaps to them . and that's his role. he to them. and that's his role. he is the facilitator as he's now calling himself. so got to show us what that actually means some mechanics of how is going to progress and some timelines of how going to progress the discussions . meanwhile teachers discussions. meanwhile teachers scotland are staging t

you might remember that they were meant to be some strikes earlier this month involving the rmt, butcould go into a period of what has been described as intensive negotiations. that is happening at the moment. the ballot result was due to come back anyway, the talks are continuing in the meantime to see if they can find a breakthrough so that there is not more action ahead. $5 a breakthrough so that there is not more action ahead.— a breakthrough so that there is not more action ahead. as you have said, a bi aer more action ahead. as you have said, a bigger vote — more action ahead. as you have said, a bigger vote in _ more action ahead. as you have said, a bigger vote in favour _ more action ahead. as you have said, a bigger vote in favour of _ more action ahead. as you have said, a bigger vote in favour of renewing i a bigger vote in favour of renewing this industrial action mandate. just remind us exactly what the rmt are asking for, what do they want, what is this dispute all about?— is this dispute all about? broadly s-ueakin , is this dispute all about? broadly speaking. the —

meanwhile in scotland, rmt members have a new pay scotland, rmt members have a new pay offer by. scotrail you're up to date on tv online and dab+ radio. we'll bring you mornings as it happens now. let's get back to fresh . back to fresh. good evening. with a large crack for an uneasy me on the sunshine coast, the best if i ever stopped caring . i promise you stopped caring. i promise you whenever television programmes i have to practise i've been attracted many, many times before. i campaigned here in 2014, 2015. i was here the day before the referendum , 2016. i before the referendum, 2016. i was back here in 2019. did a big open event on the pier. this is very much brexit land. there's no question about that a massive majority , 73% of klaxon voted majority, 73% of klaxon voted brexit. and of course it was here that you want to buy and held the seat in a general election. i could not be in a more euro eurosceptic part of england, and that was no doubt . england, and that was no doubt. but it is now nearly six years on from that referendum and it is fair and, reasonable to ask,

cause and as we know, this is part of a long—running dispute overjobs and pay and conditions at the rmtg a period of intensive negotiations with network rail and train operators, and this is the first time in their long—running dispute that strike action has been called off. the advice from, many of the operators, northern teens, northern rail, passengers should not travel at all and less necessary. that is the wider advice from network rail who are advising you not to travel unless necessary and if you do have to travel, to check before you do so. the impact of the disruption will continue on monday where there was due to be strike action. wednesday, there was also due to be strike action but network rail are hopeful they can get the timetable running in time for services to be able to operate on wednesday. thank ou ve able to operate on wednesday. thank you very much — able to operate on wednesday. thank you very much indeed. _ thousands of people have been taking part in candlelit vigils in south korea, to remember the 156 people killed in a crush on halloween. the victims, mostly yo

the rmt, they're wednesday.vate sector union, but all railways are of semi—public, semi—private . yes, british rail semi—private. yes, british rail in that hybrid, aren't they? because people expect it. yeah. you just told catherine about holding the government to account people kind of expect government to in even we're government to step in even we're talking about private rail operators. so there is still high degree of unionisation . and high degree of unionisation. and when you look at public sector , when you look at public sector, what you get when you get high inflation and we've obviously got inflation at a 41 year high thatis got inflation at a 41 year high that is similar to the seventies in some sense is , inflation now in some sense is, inflation now is worse than in the seventies . is worse than in the seventies. some definitions then you get pay some definitions then you get pay lacking inflation. then you get real wage constriction . then get real wage constriction. then unions start getting mili

the rmt said it is entering a period of negotiations with network rail and train operators.ign but as yet there is no detail as to what is going around the table and what we are hearing. the fact this is the first time the strikes have been called off before going ahead is significant. as network rail and other operators have said, it is important to remember that the disruption is still going to affect services. just to give you a bit more information in case this is useful to you, if you are travelling on these services, another transport union had also called off action that it had planned over november, it had planned action. avanti said yesterday it won't be reinstating services today, monday and wednesday so just bear that in services today, monday and wednesday sojust bear that in mind if you're planning to travel later in the week. west midlands train said the reduced timetable will in place for sun —— saturday and monday, and for wednesday it will be a case of waiting for nearer the time. thank ou ve waiting for nearer the time. thank you very much- — thousands of p

rmt union chief. mick more travel disruption to the. rmt union chief .rmt union chief. mick lynch met with the transport secretary, mark harper, to try to reach an end to industrial yesterday. this morning. end to industrial yesterday. this morning . london mayor sadiq this morning. london mayor sadiq khan has announced that london's ultra low emission zone will be expanded across london . and expanded across london. and thirdly, and other transport. the government could be set to relax airport security restrictions on liquids and with the potential introduction of new high tech scanners in 24. well, joining me now to discuss of those things is simon calder, the travel editor of the independent. let's start the strikes, which are still with us. well, they are. and in fact, there will be an impact from this evening tomorrow. it's the time, the turn of the drivers, the train belonging to the aslaug . they are striking for 11 aslaug. they are striking for 11 train operate in companies including some of the really big long distance services that 70 west coas

meanwhile in scotland, rmt members have a new pay scotland, rmt members have a new pay offer by. scotrail you're up to date on tv online and dab+ radio. we'll bring you mornings as it happens now. let's get back to fresh . back to fresh. good evening. with a large crack for an uneasy me on the sunshine coast, the best if i ever stopped caring . i promise you stopped caring. i promise you whenever television programmes i have to practise i've been attracted many, many times before. i campaigned here in 2014, 2015. i was here the day before the referendum , 2016. i before the referendum, 2016. i was back here in 2019. did a big open event on the pier. this is very much brexit land. there's no question about that a massive majority , 73% of klaxon voted majority, 73% of klaxon voted brexit. and of course it was here that you want to buy and held the seat in a general election. i could not be in a more euro eurosceptic part of england, and that was no doubt . england, and that was no doubt. but it is now nearly six years on from that referendum and it is fair and, reasonable to ask,

we've got aslef who are still very unhappy about their pay on rmt , the rmt and basically it rmt, the we want some more money. thank you. we're in quite a strong position in terms of yes muscle and we like that cash now please and then talking to the network rail and the train who say we can't so sorry, we can't give you any more money hasn't been signed off and. then you've got the department of transport saying not do that. i'll see how you are employed by those. we'll try and facilitate. thatis those. we'll try and facilitate. that is what's absolutely frustrating them. yesterday frustrating them. so yesterday had mick lynch writing a very angry letter to the transport secretary mark harper . today secretary mark harper. today it's a ten minute transcript salary staff association and we are running out of time because unless we what's going to happen going to strike the gold and hang put yourself in the hang on put yourself in the position a member of the rmt you've already lost quite lot of cash. well, this is the thing. i actually got another eight days of actually got an of stri

earlier this week the rmt announced dates for a series of a8—hour strikes in december and january.is there. what is the latest on those talks, katy? that�*s right. the transport secretary mark harper is meeting with the rmt�*s mick lynch in the building behind me. it is not part of the official negotiations in the rail dispute at mark harper also has a meeting set up with the tssa union and the leader of aslef, the train driver union. however, the meeting with mick lynch today has acquired my significance after the rmt announced today that a fresh wave of strikes, a8 hour strikes, in december and january, and mick lynch has accused the transport secretary and the government of blocking an offer, but the government has insisted it is not holding up negotiations at mark harper has said he is not interested in blocking an offer. we don�*t expect this meeting happening right now to solve the dispute or directly lead to strikes being called off, but it will be very interesting to see afterwards what both men think in terms of whether it has actually changed anything from their perspecti

the rmt has said others have ste ed unions. the rmt has said others have stepped away — unions.from those _ unions. the rmt has said others have| stepped away from those negotiations at short notice. we are hearing this from both sides. ih at short notice. we are hearing this from both sides.— from both sides. in essence, i do not thinkthe _ from both sides. in essence, i do not think the answer _ from both sides. in essence, i do not think the answer is _ from both sides. in essence, i do not think the answer is to - from both sides. in essence, i do not think the answer is to rush i from both sides. in essence, i do i not think the answer is to rush into strike action, particularly in december which will cause major disruption for millions of families during the festive period up and down the country. notjust in terms of seeing loved ones and friends and getting to work but serious requirements of transport for important medical appointments and so on. i think they need to come to a conclusion here that recognises the interest that the taxpayer has in any settlement, reflectin

a series of train strikes, due to start this morning, have been suspended by the rmt and tssa unions. the walkouts, on the 5th, 7th and 9th of november, would have brought the rail network to a virtual halt. but now, union leaders and network rail bosses have agreed to intensify talks. our transport correspondent katy austin has the details. the latest in an series of strikes to effect britain's rail network was meant to be starting tomorrow when members of the rmt union who work for network rail and 1a train companies were due to take part in strikes on saturday, monday and on wednesday. now, they have been called off this afternoon. the rmt says it will enter a period of intense negotiations with the employers, with network rail and the train companies, but crucially the announcement was made so late today that it is too late now to change the timetables back for saturday so there will still be a lot of disruption tomorrow, there will also be a lot of disruption on monday, could be services back to monday on wednesday but passengers are being told to still very much check before the

strikes planned for monday and wednesday have also been cancelled — as negotiations between the rmt unionc ashdown reports. today's strike action may have been called off, but widespread disruption will continue. network rail welcomed the decision but said that services which had been cancelled can't be reinstated at such late notice. a reduced strike timetable means just 20% of services will run across england, scotland and wales. those which do will start much later and finish by the early evening. thousands of members of the rmt union at ia rail companies, and network rail, are involved in this long—running dispute about pay, jobs and terms and conditions. we are at a late venue tonight, and then we are coming back tomorrow morning, so it will affect us. we are definitely affected by that, because i am going to london now and i have to take taxi back which costs us £200. the problem i findl is the information's not conveyed very well. so i know there's some trains running, but i don't from - what stations or what times, at the moment. _ the union said that previous strikes had made the

briefly, do you think there is any hope of both disputes, the rmt union dispute and the aslef disputee a chance that one gets resolved and we get ongoing disruption because it is too big a task to resolve both? no, actually with christmas coming up and with workers worried about paying for their christmas, i suspect that we will probably get a deal before christmas. but i am an optimist. england remain top of their group at the world cup in qatar, despite a disappointing goalless draw, against the usa. the result means that all four teams in group b can still qualify for the last 16. england will need to avoid defeat by four goals to wales in their final group match to do so. for reaction to that and the rest of the say�*s world cup news, let's cross to lucy hockings in qatar. welcome to doha. england remain top of their group, despite a disappointing goalless draw against the usa. so, all four teams in group can qualify, so england need to avoid defeat by four goals to wales to do so. as you were saying, we will bring you up to date with the action and i'm watching france and denmark

and the rmt union's of pounds.meeting transport secretary ainsworth secretary later today and it follows the announcement of a fresh wave of rail strikes , run up to christmas and , the run up to christmas and the year. earlier spoke to steve hadley former , rmt assistant hadley former, rmt assistant general secretary. this is what he had to say . and in fact he had to say. and in fact apparently we haven't got that that we will come back that a little bit later on. but staying with the theme strikes whilst we sort that out, let's talk about, shall we, they just shall we, because they are just another the sectors at another one of the sectors at the moment over pay and they go on strike today as we say the industrial rest really across the country and picket lines will be mounted outside universities , schools as unions universities, schools as unions edged closer to coordinated industrial action with one of the biggest walkouts of the yeah the biggest walkouts of the year. our reporter theo chikomba has more. toda

the rmt says its previous strikes have helped the rail companies to "see sense" and it says it is nowade a pay offer to put to its membership. but make no mistake, this is a big shift for the union. it's the first time it's called off a strike to negotiate in six months of industrial action. there's a whole range of issues. it's cost them a lot of money in striking up to now and they will never get it back, even with a big pay rise. christmas is coming, energy costs, family pressures, all those things will come into play. maybe there is just a bit of a desire to find a way out of this and an off ramp. network rail has made a pay offer of 8% over two years. it welcomed new talks, as did the rail operators, saying progress is being made. the new rail minister, huw merriman, said he wants to work positively and constructively with all the unions and he is ruling nothing out in the search for a solution. the mood music might be changing, but for passengers the cancellation of further strikes on monday and wednesday is too late to avoid further disruption. marc ashdown, bbc news. the us si

note perhaps is that this is of course the first time that strikes have been called off during the rmt conditions and that is because they want to enter a period of intensive negotiations, they say, with network rail and train operators. it is the first time that strike action has been called off in his long—running dispute to have further talks. his long-running dispute to have further talks.— his long-running dispute to have further talks. ., ~ , ., , . further talks. thank you very much. if ou further talks. thank you very much. if you want — further talks. thank you very much. if you want to _ further talks. thank you very much. if you want to get _ further talks. thank you very much. if you want to get in _ further talks. thank you very much. if you want to get in touch - further talks. thank you very much. if you want to get in touch with - further talks. thank you very much. if you want to get in touch with me | if you want to get in touch with me about this story or indeed any of the other stories we are covering today, you can do that on twitter. russia's president, vladimir p

rmt and working conditions.told gb news the union has been reasonable and that the government is blocking any . the government is blocking any. the government are in disarray. they don't really know how to handle this industrial dispute. they've got all these other problems in with public sector pay and the state of

lets hear from the rmt boss who has beenin lets hear from the rmt boss who has been in talks with the0k, run—up to christmas and new year. ok, he has decided not to speak while he is being interrupted, i guess. we will keep an eye and see when he does go back to the microphones and when we will be able to hear what he has been saying. they have been holding those talks. they have been holding those talks. the strikes currently scheduled for the 13th and 14th and 16th and 17th of december. then the third fourth, sixth and 7th of january. he of december. then the third fourth, sixth and 7th ofjanuary. he said yesterday he does not believe the government wants to resolve this issue. he has been having talks with the transport secretary and they have just finished. you will hopefully speak to the cameras when he can. we will bring you that when it happens. daily covid infections in china have hit a record high since the start of the pandemic nearly three years ago. that's despite crippling restrictions on life, including snap lockdowns. tightened measures have been announced for zhengzhou

members of the rmt union were due to take part in strikes on saturday, monday and on wednesday.the rmt says it will enter a period of intense negotiations with the employers, network rail and the train companies, crucially, though, the announcement was made so late today, that it announcement was made so late today, thatitis announcement was made so late today, that it is too late now to change the timetables back for saturday. there will still be a lot of disruption tomorrow and also on monday. services should be back to normal on wednesday, but passengers are still being told to track that might check over the coming dames. why have the strikes been called off? because it has secured a commitment from the train companies that they are going to be made a pay offer, but that has not happened yet. and it says that network rail will have talks with with them not with any conditions. the people i spoke to at network rail have said the position has not changed but they are committed to continuing with the negotiations in a hope that a settlement can be reached. after a day of uncert

there was almost a deal between the rmt and the train companies backed by the government, but suddenlyo we have had that situation for three transport secretaries, several months were really, the government is just not getting engaged and sorting this out. it might be that they won't put an offer in that is not acceptable to the unions, but so far the unions have not had an offer. �* ., far the unions have not had an offer. �* . ., offer. but the argument from the government _ offer. but the argument from the government is _ offer. but the argument from the government is at _ offer. but the argument from the government is at the _ offer. but the argument from the government is at the pandemic l offer. but the argument from the l government is at the pandemic has changed the way we work and travel, and people are not commuting in the same way. there are fewer people buying tickets and travelling on the railways, so funding that pay rise, there is a big question over how that happens. the there is a big question over how that happens-— there is a big question over how that happens. the f

it's in the long running dispute over jobs and conditions , rmt general jobs and conditions, rmt general mick says the reunion has been . now the government is has been. now the government is any resolutions the whole process become a farce that only the new secretary of state can now resolve . and i will be now resolve. and i will be calling him to act up to his responsibility . this thursday . responsibility. this thursday. in the meantime, our message to the is we are sorry to inconvenience you, but we urge you direct your anger and frustration at the government and the railway employers during this latest phase of action . this latest phase of action. nottinghamshire police say the mother of two young children who were killed in flat fire has died. the is now being treated a triple murder. well, hollis is at the scene in clifton and bnngs at the scene in clifton and brings us up to date what's happened. brings us up to date what's happened . yes well happened. yes well nottinghamshire police now released the names of all three of the victims in what they're calling deeply upsetting t

now the government is expected to meet with mick lynch on rmt planned rail strikes on the rmt plannede festive penod that will cripple the festive period unless something is done. but we continue to see more disruption across the network. could we see them reach an agreement? so. and as agreement? let's hope so. and as always, i'll be joined by my fantastic in about 20 minutes for analysis and debate of the day's biggest stories include . day's biggest stories include. the fact that gp's will be named and shamed over failure to see patients to , face face. do you patients to, face face. do you like the idea of that? and today on twitter we're asking you on our poll with the facing a labour shortage . hmm. our poll with the facing a labour shortage. hmm. is our immigration policy too strict or too relaxed . well, 87% of you too relaxed. well, 87% of you say that the policy is too relaxed . do you cast your vote? relaxed. do you cast your vote? let me know what you think. me as well. gb news at gb news uk or tweet me at . gb news. now as or tweet me at. gb news. now as i say, more on ou

earlier this week, the rmt union announced rail strikes in december and january.w he sees the union's lengthy dispute with rail operators "going forward". what we are hoping for, and what mr harper has committed to, is giving us an outcome for this meeting which will be a letter to me, saying how he sees this going forward and taking forward steps towards a resolution. and we laid out to him what we thought he should do and he has acknowledged some of that. that was mick lynch, the head of the rmt, talking after those discussions between the two men. let's hear from the transport secretary as well. he said the talks were "productive" but that his job wasn't to do the detailed negotiations. he and i agree that this was a productive meeting. it was the first one that we have had. i think it struck the right tone. i think there was a shared agreement in the meeting, we both want to have a thriving railway, that is sustainable for the future, that serves passengers and serves the country and also provides good well—paid jobs for the people he represents. apologies the

its leader is due to meet the transport secretary, mark harper, next week, who has already met the rmtgovernment said the dispute was harming the economy and the future of the railway depended on unions working with employers to agree a new way forward. katy austin, bbc news. ukraine's president —— volydmyr zelensky —— says six million ukrainian households are still without power, after more missile strikes hit the country this week. the number of affected households halved since wednesday, but many have been left without light, water or heat as winter sets in. 0ur correspondent in kyiv — jessica parker — told us what it is like for people in ukraine living without power well, if you think about it, if you lost power on wednesday night after those missile attacks, it is now saturday morning and i don't know what you can see at the moment, but there is snow now falling here, it is abouti degree, but of course temperatures will keep getting colder as we head to december and as you were saying there, for millions of people they might still be waking up with no electricity, so they can't t