we are at a crossroads, royal mail. lettervolumes vital. we are at a crossroads, royal mail. _ your opinion? stop the e-mail exchanges and come - your opinion? stop the e-mail exchanges and come into i your opinion? stop the e-mail exchanges and come into the l your opinion? stop the e-mail i exchanges and come into the room with the preparedness to look into our books about the financial position warren miller sent face into the change in the fantastic opportunity there for royal mail to grow stop that's what we need the cwu to do. —— the financial position that royal mail is n. —— in. more now on our main story, the death of the former leader of the soviet union, mikhail gorbachev. tributes have been paid around the world by many who saw gorbachev as a man of peace — and instrumental in bringing about the end of the cold war. but for many in russia, he remains a controversialfigure. john major said at the moment it was needed he acted and stood for peace and on the right side of history. i'm joined now by the foreign affairs writer and former moscow correspondent for the ti

1 am already invest in royal mail? i am an operations _ already invest in royal mail?rld's largest operating offshore wind farm becomes fully operational today. hornsea two is located 55 miles off the yorkshire coast and will power more than one million homes. our environment correspondent jonah fisher is in grimsby for us this morning. somewhere out at sea, way behind him, is this giant wind farm. you have been to have a look.- him, is this giant wind farm. you have been to have a look. well, i had a look _ have been to have a look. well, i had a look from _ have been to have a look. well, i had a look from the _ have been to have a look. well, i had a look from the shore, i - have been to have a look. well, i l had a look from the shore, i didn't go all the way out but at last some good news about energy and potentially energy prices in this country. as you said, around 55 miles into the north sea from here in grimsby is the hornsea two wind farm. it is vast, about four times the size of manchester, and today it is fully operational with the ability to power about 1.

royal mail workers walked out last week in the - learning. 115,000 royal mail workers walked out last first - learning. 115,000 royal mail workers walked out last week in the first of i walked out last week in the first of four days of planned action. bt workers have a second strike planned and criminal barristers are out indefinitely from september five. remember the rail misery �*s drivers of 12 train operator still have mandates for strike and nursing and school support staff, 100,000 local government workers are being balloted in the coming weeks. ministers have said the machinery of government is working flat out to find options for the incoming prime minister to help struggling households, but the industrial unrest shows no sign of easing. staying with the cost of living crisis, the conservative leadership candidate and possible future prime minister liz truss has ruled out giving everyone more direct financial support to help with the increase in energy prices. last week the energy price cap — the maximum amount an average household in england, wales and scotland can be charged

on the changes royal mail i disputes. 0n the changes royal mail are seeking and they are trying to use which will follow this, so there will be more industrial action regarding the changes they want to bring in which, to us, would drastically change this great public service and definitely have a major impact on our members. what are those changes? well, changes such as, changes to the pipeline of our operation which mean we would only deliver in the afternoon. the real threat of driving us towards part—timejobs in terms of delivery, different terms of —— terms and conditions for new entrants, all of our members on annualised hours, all our members forced to work across a seven—day week rather than the agreements we have been talking about. so massive in position. proposals they know this union won't accept. but for reason, i think p&0 inspired, this union won't accept. but for reason, ithink p&0 inspired, the employer has suddenly turned, the relationship was fine untiljanuary. they disengage from january until april and have come back with totally unacceptable issues. on pay, they ha

craig manship�*s business depends on parcel sent via royal mail.es don't arrive on time. we will end up with lots of volumes being returned, lots of refunds having to be issued, lots of unhappy customers. and ultimately we're the ones who get the bad reviews. there are due to be three more strikes, one next week and two in september. duncan kennedy, bbc news. talks have resumed today to try to resolve strikes that have left bins overflowing and piles of food—waste accumulating in scotland. workers in 20 council areas have nowjoined the dispute, which is over pay. the industrial action started in edinburgh last week, before affecting other areas, including aberdeen, dundee and glasgow. two british boys have died after being pulled from the lake in germany. the brothers aged seven and nine were visiting when their parents reported them missing on thursday afternoon. rescue workers found the boys in the lake which is close to the border with belgium and they were taken to hospital, but they did not survive. covid infection levels have continued to fal

craig manship's business depends on parcel sent via royal mail. arrive on time. we will end up with lots of volumes being returned, lots of refunds having to be issued, lots of unhappy customers. and ultimately we're the ones who get the bad reviews. there are due to be three more strikes, one next week and two in september. duncan kennedy, bbc news. now let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news today. two british boys have died after being pulled from a lake during a holiday in germany. the brothers, aged seven and nine, were visiting the lake near aachen, when their parents reported them missing on thursday afternoon. the boys were found by rescue workers and taken to hospital but did not survive. a man who murdered a teenager because she refused him sex has beenjailed for life, and will serve a minimum of 23 years and four months. lily sullivan's body was found in pembroke in december last year. lewis haines admitted murdering lily but claimed it was not sexually motivated. ministers have set out plans to reduce the dischar

a 24—hour strike that severely affected royal mail.thout a doubt, because people are going to struggle. i'm not surprised. everybody's on strike - at the moment, aren't they? everybody wants more, more, more. what do we want? picket lines have been in place across the country, this one in london. union leaders say they're only being offered a 2% pay rise and it's not enough. we want a substantial pay rise that reflects the efforts that our members put in during the pandemic to keep the company going, to get those record profits and also that protects them against the current inflation levels. royal mail says its offer is more than 5% and that it also needs big changes to working practices as the business moves from letters to parcels. we did do a down payment of 2%. we've now got five and a half percent on the table, but we need the change to pay for that. today's strikes come amid huge structural changes for royal mail. ten years ago, when it was privatised, all about letters — more than 17 billion handled every year. that's now down

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this follows disputes at royal mail, bt, british| disputes at royal mail, bt, british airways and the the incoming prime minister to set out a plan to tackle the rising cost of living. at, minister to set out a plan to tackle the rising cost of living.— the rising cost of living. a few ears the rising cost of living. a few years ago. — the rising cost of living. a few years ago, anyone _ the rising cost of living. a few years ago, anyone would - the rising cost of living. a few| years ago, anyone would have the rising cost of living. a few- years ago, anyone would have bitten your hand off if you had been offered a 7—9% pay rise. this soaring rate of inflation is fuelling most of these disputes. the department for transport said felixstowe is well set to mitigate disruption and supply chains are resilient, but unless there is movement in this dispute, nothing here will move for at least a week. 0ur political correspondent helen catt is here. this the latest in a line of strikes — another headache for the incoming prime minister. and from next month, teachers and nurses. to be ballot o

royal mail apologises to customers as a one—day strike by postal workers halts deliveries.owering over a million homes. the world's largest offshore wind farm goes into operation near the yorkshire coast. and big disappointment for emma raducanu as the defending champion is beaten in the first round of the us open. and coming up on the bbc news channel... with one day to go until the transfer window deadline, five teams are playing in the premier league tonight, with liverpool and manchester city both in action. good afternoon. mikhail gorbachev was one of the most consequential leaders of the 20th century, and now preparations are being made for his funeral. the last leader of the soviet union died yesterday at the age of 91. but thoughts on his death vary wildly. many russians including vladimir putin blame him for what they believe was russia's loss of prestige and respect after the fall of the iron curtain. yet in the west, he's lauded for ending the repression of communist rule. president biden says he was a "man of remarkable vision" who created a safer world. and bor

royal mail apologises to customers, as a one day strike by postal workers halts deliveries. a bbc investigation has found that shamima begum — who left london at the age of 15 to join the islamic state group — was smuggled into syria by an intelligence agent working for canada. powering more thani million homes — the world's largest offshore wind farm goes into operation near the yorkshire coast. good afternoon. mikhail gorbachev was one of the most consequential leaders of the 20th century — and now preparations are being made for his funeral. the last leader of the soviet union died yesterday at the age of 91. many russians, including vladimir putin, blame mikhail gorbachev for what they believe was russia's loss of prestige and respect after the fall of the iron curtain. but in the west, he's lauded for ending the repression of communist rule — with us president biden calling him a "man of remarkable vision" who created a safer world, and borisjohnson saying that his courage and integrity remain an example to all at a time of russian aggression in ukraine. with his assess

this morning, workers were calling for the boss of royal mail to resign.few months with the union trying to have a discussion— with the union trying to have a discussion around change and they have simply not engaged. and i'm available — have simply not engaged. and i'm available any time, i'm available today, _ available any time, i'm available today, i'm — available any time, i'm available today, i'm available tomorrow, whenever— today, i'm available tomorrow, whenever it is that they would like to talk— whenever it is that they would like to talk about change. but we need that change to pay for more pay. and try that change to pay for more pay. and by the _ that change to pay for more pay. and by the way, _ that change to pay for more pay. and by the way, the more change, the more _ by the way, the more change, the more pay — by the way, the more change, the more -a . �* ., by the way, the more change, the morea. , , , ,, more pay. both sides in this dispute sa the more pay. both sides in this dispute say they are — more pay. both sides in this dispute

british at royal mail, british airways and bt.to tackle the rising cost of living. one of the features of all of these strikes is that there is no help from government. the government isn't helping people. it's not dealing with inflation. it hasn't come forward with a plan. and when people feel that government isn't helping us, the employers aren't helping us, nobody else is coming to our aid. the only thing left is to do it for themselves, to take industrial action. the department for transport said felixstowe is well set to mitigate disruption and supply chains are resilient, but unless there is movement in this dispute, nothing here will move for at least a week. marc ashdown, bbc news. somalia's health minister says 21 people are now known to have died in an attack by al—shabab militants in the capital, mogadishu. he said the number of dead could be higher, because some bodies may have been removed by relatives. militants stormed the hayat hotel on friday — in a siege that lasted 30 hours. earlier, somalia's police commissione

royal mail apologises to customers, as a one day strike by postal workers halts deliveries.ternoon. the jury in the trial of ryan giggs has been discharged after failing to reach verdicts on any of the three counts he faced during the four—week domestic violence case at manchester crown court. matt graveling is at manchester crown court. hejoins me from manchester. so, explain what has happened and what it means. , ., ., ., ., ., it means. yes, well, good afternoon. as ou it means. yes, well, good afternoon. as you say. — it means. yes, well, good afternoon. as you say. this _ it means. yes, well, good afternoon. as you say, this trial _ it means. yes, well, good afternoon. as you say, this trial has _ it means. yes, well, good afternoon. as you say, this trial has been - as you say, this trial has been going on for three and half weeks, but after more than 22 hours of deliberation, a jury here at around 3:30pm returned to court and told thejudge 3:30pm returned to court and told the judge that they had failed to reach a verdict on any of that three counts faced by the forme

clearly, people are very well aware of the strikes on rail and royal mail and bt, of the strikes on railions of the strikes on rail and royal mail and bt, industrial actions that have taken place in the last month or so. have taken place in the last month orso. in have taken place in the last month or so. in the period ahead, we are looking at workers across the public sector really looking to take industrial action and that is everything from nurses to teachers, civil servants, local government workers. because they are all suffering under a really terrible state of affairs at the minute. the government on the one hand says how much they value public services workers and they demonstrate that value by giving them year on year worse pay and conditions. workers across the economy, as i said earlier, are deciding they are going to push back on that. find earlier, are deciding they are going to push back on that.— to push back on that. and are they callin: on to push back on that. and are they calling on you _ to push back on that. and are they calling on you to — to push back on that. and a

, bt, the post office, the royal mail, bt, the post office, the unions say they can afford pay risesut as you say, 7%, 8%, 9%, a few years ago anybody would have bitten your hand off if they were offered that, so it is now this soaring rate of inflation which is fuelling most of these disputes. felixstowe docket railway company saying that they are disappointed that unite have not taken up the offer to call off the strike and come to the table for discussions. it is an eight day strike, might we see it called off before the end of the eight days?— the eight days? there is no indication _ the eight days? there is no indication this _ the eight days? there is no indication this morning - the eight days? there is no j indication this morning that the eight days? there is no l indication this morning that it the eight days? there is no - indication this morning that it is going to be called off. it is always possible, it is quite a long strike, it is unusual to call such a long strike. we have been talking about the rail strikes a lot, and they are usually for one or two days, so an eigh

royal mail apologises to customers, as a one day strike by postal workers halts deliveries.ood evening and welcome to bbc news. the contest to become the uk's next prime minister is reaching its climax tonight with the last leadership hustings in london. for the last six weeks conservative party members — who will have the final choice — have been listening to the contenders, foreign secretary liz truss and former chancellor rishi sunak. the voting closes on friday and by next tuesday the queen will appoint one of them as herfifteenth prime minister — though in a break with tradition this will take place at balmoral — and not at buckingham palace. in the past hour the two candidates have been setting out their stall to party members at tonight's event hosted by lbc. we all know that we face difficult times. we have the appalling war in ukraine perpetrated by putin, we have an energy crisis, we have the aftermath of covid. and we have had two decades of relatively low growth in this country. so what we can't have is business as usual. we need to be bold and we need to do thin

this morning, workers were calling for the boss of royal mail to resign.ough at the moment, and there are three further days of strike action planned in the next two weeks. talks to end scotland's bin strikes resume today as industrial action spreads to more areas. workers in 20 council areas have now joined the dispute over pay. the industrial action started in edinburgh last week before affecting other parts of the country, including aberdeen, dundee and glasgow. we are back in a few minutes answering your questions about the price of nnch. fist the —— energy. first the weather. some places cloudier than other and some showers to the west. the odd heavy shower in southern scotland. elsewhere, some sunshine and temperatures generally between 17 and 23. but feeling fresher than it did earlier this week. tonight most of the showers will fade. we could keep one or two in parts of north wales and north—west england. some shroud in the south—east. one or two mist or fog patches. tomorrow a fine day. scattered showers in eastern scotland, northern england, wale

royal mail says it has put contingency plans in place to minimise disruption.eline of our operation which mean we would only be delivering in the afternoon. the real threat of driving us all towards part—time jobs in terms of delivery. different terms and conditions for new entrants. all our members on annualised hours. all our members being forced to work across a seven day week rather than the agreements we have been talking about. so a massive imposition, proposals that they know this union won't accept, but for some reason — i think p&o—inspired — the employer has suddenly turned. the relationship was absolutely fine up untiljanuary. they disengaged in january till april and they've come back with totally unacceptable issues. but on pay, they've imposed on a workforce that was responsible for a £1 billion turnaround in this company during the pandemic and working through the pandemic, they've only imposed a 2% pay rise. you have been talking about all the different issues with inflation and energy prices, and it's nowhere near enough and it's totally disres

this follows disputes at royal mail, bt, british airways and the rail operators, pressure on the incoming, then, to set out a plan to tackle the rising cost of living. 7%, 8%, 9% pay rises, a few years ago, anyone would have bitten your hand off. this soaring rate of inflation is fuelling most of these disputes. the department for transport said felixstowe is well set to mitigate disruption and supply chains are resilient, but unless there is movement in this dispute, nothing here will move for at least a week. marc ashdown, bbc news. let's talk about the impact of this. i'm joined now by mark 0akley, from magnus group, a haulage firm at great blakenham, near ipswich. thank you for being with us today. normally of this period, 80 days or whatever, how many of your containers would be coming in and out of felixstowe? —— eight days. fin out of felixstowe? -- eight days. on an out of felixstowe? —— eight days. q�*i an average week, we would be out of felixstowe? —— eight days. q�*u an average week, we would be handing over 120, 130 tonnes on an average week. coming into the end of august, sep

urging shadow ministers not tojoin picket lines, and more industrial strife is looming. 115,000 royal mailk in the first of four days of planned action. bt workers have a second strike planned, and criminal barristers are out indefinitely from september the 5th. remember the rail misery? well, drivers at 12 train operators still have mandates for strikes, and nurses, school support staff, 100,000 local government workers are being balloted in the coming weeks. ministers have said the machinery of government is working flat—out to find options for the incoming prime minister to help with struggling households, but the industrial unrest shows no sign of easing. mark ashdown, bbc news. last week the energy price cap — the maximum amount an average household in england, wales and scotland can be charged per unit of energy they use — went up 80% from £1,971 to more than £3,500. businesses are also expressing extreme concern about the impact on their costs. business leaders have warned thosands ofjobs in the hospitality industry — in hotels, pubs, restaurants, cafes — could go if businesses have

nearly 150,000 royal mail and bt workers walk out in disputes over pay.nding out about the tough decisions schools around the country are having to make. emma raducanu's reign as us open champion is over as she's beaten by france's alize cornet in straight sets in the opening round.

the royal mail says it has a contingency plan from london. he has em haywood this is persons summer of discontent with another group of workers walking out. this time it's the turn of more than a $100000.00 postal workers who normally be sourcing or delivering letters. instead, this striking, overpay well to the center for a 6 years tells you how much i loved it. and i use the word loved. not so much in recent years. not so much at all. ah, in the last 7 years since privatization, things have got harder. and this particular display, which is i replied, as my dreams made me realize, a lot of things made me realize that there is a site agreed those raises hungry it. postal workers say the pay increase they've been offered simply isn't enough to deal with rising living costs. the here helps run a food bank. as we've come at the primary, where support in nurses with support in postal worker. in terms of, you know, that actually what jobs were still having to rely on food bytes. will mail is britain's biggest post suit operator and insist that is

thousands of shows and performers here that have brought their shows and the whole point of the royal mail the great leveller, the lovely thing is everybody has to put on the same, you have your own slot any then you and your show on and you have to go and your show on and you have to go and apply yourself, whether you are john malkovich who i've seen here before or whether you are an amateur dramatics company. it's lovely to see it back again. there was an element last year were some shows at, at 600 fringe shows were put on. there was tapping into the spirit of the fringe but not as big as it is now, it is properly back. the other thing is the fringe is only one of edinburgh's summer festivals, thing is the fringe is only one of edinburgh's summerfestivals, it thing is the fringe is only one of edinburgh's summer festivals, it is the biggest of the festivals but we also have the international festival, the art festival, the tattoo, all these elements all happening at the same time which make it so special. it is busy again, all we need to hope for is people actually go and see the shows

in terms of, you know, that actually what jobs were still having to rely on food bytes. royal mail is britain's biggest post to operator and insist that is negotiating and strike action puts jobs at risk and makes pay right is less affordable. we been in the room for the last 3 or 4 months trying to engage on change. and the truth is that has not been happening. and we need the change to pay for more pay, at least has been a long hot summer in britain, punctuated by strikes, days of action by rail workers brought parts of the transport network to a halt. does disruption at the country's biggest container port. and even barristers have walked out all this driven by the worst cost of living crisis in decades. the fake, i've been talking about the fight back, and i really have been a warning fame. and the past few weeks a month where we've seen a growing level of industrial action, people angry, over paying competition in just 10 days for we'll learn who will be the next prime minister if they can't deliver. they may find themselves facing not just a summer of discontent on it, but a win

this follows disputes at royal mail, bt, british airways and the rail operators, pressure on the incomingt out a plan to tackle the rising cost of living. a few years ago, anyone would have bitten your hand off if you had been offered a 7—9% pay rise. it's now this soaring rate of inflation is fuelling most of these disputes. the department for transport said felixstowe is well set to mitigate disruption and supply chains are resilient, but unless there is movement in this dispute, nothing here will move for at least a week. mark ashdown, bbc news. let's talk now to professor roger seifert, professor of industrial relations and human resources management with the university of wolverhampton business school. thank you for being with us again. we seem to be in a period where one day after the next we get results of ballots. we knew the strike was coming up, it is a big one, they haven't had a strike there since the 19805. haven't had a strike there since the 1980s. is haven't had a strike there since the 19805. is it haven't had a strike there since the 1980s. is it too soon to think we may

this follows disputes at royal mail, bt, british airways and the rail operators, pressure on the incomingng cost of living. 7%, 8%, 9% pay rises, a few years ago, anyone would have bitten your hand off. this soaring rate of inflation is fuelling most of these disputes. the department for transport said felixstowe is well set to mitigate disruption and supply chains are resilient, but unless there is movement in this dispute, nothing here will move for at least a week. marc ashdown, bbc news. the metropolitan police has confirmed that officers spoke to the missing student nurse owami davies, on the same day that her family reported her disappearance. the 2a year—old went missing from her home in essex on the fourth ofjuly. sanchia berg has more. you have my number. owami davies, as herfriends, family and colleagues know her — a bubbly, lively student nurse with a promising future. she has just secured a permanentjob at one of london's most prestigious hospital trusts. and this is the last confirmed sighting of her, more than six weeks ago, outside the african food centre in croydon, 30 mil

operators still have mandates for further walk—outs, and more industrial strife is looming. 115,000 royal mailfour days of planned action. bt workers have a second strike planned, and nurses, school support staff and 100,000 local government workers are being balloted in the coming weeks. criminal barristers are starting indefinite strike action from september 5th in a dispute over pay and legal aid funding. rising energy bills are fuelling this cost of living crisis. the government has said it's working flat—out to find options for the incoming prime minister to help struggling households, but this industrial unrest shows no sign of easing. prayers have been said in liverpool for the nine—year—old girl who was shot dead in her own home. olivia pratt—korbell was an innocent victim in a week of gun crime on merseyside that's also seen two other young people shot dead. police have launched a video appeal for information. our correspondent emma vardy has more from liverpool: we've got parents who've lost their children. we've got a nine—year—old girl who won't celebrate her 18th birthday. after t

profitable a lot of the other disputes that they're involved with and other unions are involved with — royal mailord pay rises to keep up with the rate of inflation. and but as you say, seven, eight, 9% pay rises a few years ago, anybody would have been bitten your hand off, i think, if you'd been offered that. so it is now this soaring rate of inflation which is fuelling most of these disputes. alanjones alan jones talking alanjones talking to me a little earlier. next to somalia, where security forces say they're searching a hotel in the capital mogadishu for explosives — this after ending a 30—hour siege by islamist militants. at least 13 people died at the hayat hotel during the attack but officials warn that number could rise further. al shabaab militants stormed the building on friday, as emily brown reports. gunfire. the crackle of gunshots penetrating the mogadishu air. a crumbling hayat hotel in the somali capital under attack after it was stormed by an islamist militant group on friday night. al—shabab attackers detonated at least two bombs outside the hotel before making their way in.

operators still have mandates for further walk—outs, and more industrial strife is looming. 115,000 royal mailin the first of four days of planned action. bt workers have a second strike planned, and nurses, school support staff and 100,000 local government workers are being balloted in the coming weeks. criminal barristers are starting indefinite strike action from september 5th in a dispute over pay and legal aid funding. rising energy bills are fuelling this cost of living crisis. the government has said it's working flat—out to find options for the incoming prime minister to help struggling households, but this industrial unrest shows no sign of easing. a source close to liz truss has said she would priortise tax cuts over universal support if she becomes prime minister. however our political correspondent ben wright says she has been tight—lipped today about her intentions. she's clearly said throughout this campaign that she wants to see tax cuts, she would reverse the national insurance rise. also under consideration i think is a vat cut, changes perhaps to income tax thresholds, it's a

the strike here follows a summer of walk—outs at rail operators across the uk and disputes at royal mailrways and bt. pressure is mounting on the incoming prime minister to set out a plan to tackle the rising cost of living. one of the features of all of these strikes is that there's no help from government. the government isn't helping people. it's not dealing with inflation. it hasn't come forward with a plan. and when people feel that "government isn't helping us, the employers aren't helping us, nobody else is coming to our aid". the only thing left is to do it for themselves, to take industrial action. the department for transport said felixstowe is well set to mitigate disruption and supply chains are resilient, but unless there's movement in this dispute, nothing here will move for at least a week. marc ashdown, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley is here. the latest in a series of strike over pay — another headache for the incoming prime minister? the in—tray for whoever the next prime minister is is looking pretty daunting, isn't it? not only have they got the pre

royal mail apologises to customers, as a one day strike by postal workers halts deliveries.was smuggled into syria by an intelligence agent working for canada. powering more than1 million homes — the world's largest offshore wind farm goes into operation near the yorkshire coast.

royal mail workers are set to strike on four days over the next few weeks in a dispute about pay.s message "your danny" — a reference to his character in grease. more from our arts correspondent david sillito. # summer loving, had me a blast # summer loving, happened so fast... grease — everybody knows the song because of the film and its star, 0livia newtonjohn. which is why it has been off and on, a part of the west end in the last 50 years. but last night, there was the sandy of 2022, who was the bearer of sad news. i am so sorry to have to share the incredibly sad news that 0livia newtonjohn has this evening passed away. 0livia newtonjohn and john travolta are such big figures in my life, growing up, and my love of musicals, so, i when i got thisjob, i was like, oh, my gosh, but also i could not wait to embody the character of sandy and on the absolute legendary portrayal that 0livia newtonjohn did. do you really think so, renshi? it's also been a moment of reflection for castmates from the film. i had been ill this year and she didn't know. i and when she found out, - she sen

operators still have mandates for further walk—outs, and more industrial strife is looming. 115,000 royal mailirst of four days of planned action. bt workers have a second strike planned, and nurses, school support staff and 100,000 local government workers are being balloted in the coming weeks. criminal barristers are starting indefinite strike action from september the 5th in a dispute over pay and legal aid funding. rising energy bills are fuelling this cost of living crisis. the government has said it's working flat—out to find options for the incoming prime minister to help struggling households. but this industrial unrest shows no sign of easing. and marc is here. this is stinging criticism of labour. it is, quite a strong line from unite and still have not had a response from labour. 0nly strikes they have given verbal support to they have given verbal support to the workers but we have not seen bodies on the picket line and i think that is the point of workers to promote their interests and secondly, keir starmer has an important date in the diary at that tuc conference, he is due to

some 115,000 royal mail workers are set to strike on four days in august and september in a dispute over college of nursing said that if members voted in favour, it would be the first strike in england and wales in the union�*s history. the jury in the trial of the former manchester united footballer ryan giggs has been shown a recording of the police interview with his former girlfriend kate greville, who accuses him of controlling and assaulting her. in the interview she says that their relationship was volatile, and the former footballer was often abusive. he denies the charges. 0ur correspondent laura scott was in court. ryan giggs, back in court today to listen to evidence from his former partner. the jury were first played a lengthy police interview that kate greville gave in november 2020, two weeks after giggs had allegedly assaulted her and her sister. miss greville told police she initially thought the former manchester united star was her soulmate. but said there were red flags from the start of their relationship, with a cycle of abuse and then silence and incidents of him th

this follows disputes at royal mail, bt, british airways and the rail operators, pressure on the incomingckle the rising cost of living. a few years ago, anyone would have bitten your hand off if you had been offered a 7—9% pay rise. it's now this soaring rate of inflation is fuelling most of these disputes. the department for transport said felixstowe is well set to mitigate disruption and supply chains are resilient, but unless there is movement in this dispute, nothing here will move for at least a week. mark ashton, bbc news. —— ashdown. this strike is due to carry on until a week on monday. what is your message, everyone?— a week on monday. what is your message, everyone? 1096! fair pay! and together! — i'm joined now by robert morton, national officer for unite the union behind the strikes at felixstowe. however much you may think that is what your members to serve, the reality is that no one is getting pay rises like that at the moment. isn't this strike therefore bound to fail? i isn't this strike therefore bound to fail? ., ., , ., fail? i have to disagree with you. just on frida

according to the trade union congress, is the biggest strike of the summer so far, with 115,000 royal mailing at some of the major walk—outs that we have covered over the last month, marked here in red, from railway strikes, bus strikes, bin strikes, felixstowe port strikes, london underground strikes and criminal defence barristers. not all of these disputes are aboutjust pay, but it has been an important factor. one of the big concerns unions have raised is that cost of living. inflation, the rate at which prices rise, was in double digits at 10.1% this month, that's a 40—year high. and it is expected to get higher the bank of england —— because of energy prices. many trade unions have said that pay rises offered just don't reflect that. the biggest train driver strike yet this year is now scheduled for the 15th september and that will affect most of the country. the summer might be nearly over but the threat of strikes is not. george. caroline, thank you. emma raducanu say she cannot start with a clean slate and climb back up after her defence of the us open—endedin after her defence of

urging shadow ministers not tojoin picket lines, and more industrial strife is looming. 115,000 royal mailrail misery? well, drivers at 12 train operators still have mandates for strikes, and nurses, school support staff, 100,000 local government workers are being balloted in the coming weeks. ministers have said the machinery of government is working flat—out to find options for the incoming prime minister to help with struggling households, but the industrial unrest shows no sign of easing. mark ashdown, bbc news. a man who tortured his baby has had his release from prison placed on hold under new powers to protect the public. tony hudgell, who is now seven, was so badly abused he needed to have both legs amputated. his birth parents, anthony smith and jody simpson, were jailed for 10 years in 2018. tougher sentences for child abusers came into force injune under "tony's law" following campaigning from the youngster�*s adoptive family. dutch police say at least six people have been killed and several more injured after a truck crashed into a street party near rotterdam. it's understood t

royal mail workers have voted overwhelmingly - issues that way. a0 years. basic food items made the biggest contribution to the increase. some business owners say they're having to reduce their opening hours and stop taking wages for themselves to try to keep their livelihoods. horrific and shocking — police describe how 87—year—old thomas o'halloran rode 75 yards on his mobility scooter in west london after being stabbed in what officers say was an unprovoked attack. a man has appeared in court charged under the treason act after allegedly entering the grounds of windsor castle with a loaded crossbow on christmas day. jaswant singh chail is said to have told a protection officer "i am here to kill the queen" before he was arrested, westminster magistrates' court heard. mr chail, who is 20, is also charged with making threats to kill and possession of an offensive weapon. he was remanded in custody to appear at the old bailey on 14th september. the republican congress and liz cheney, a fierce critic of donald trump, has lost her seat and has a rep

this follows disputes at royal mail, bt, british airways and the rail operators, pressure on the incomingen, to set out a plan to tackle the rising cost of living. 7%, 8%, 9% pay rises, a few years ago, anyone would have bitten your hand off. this soaring rate of inflation is fuelling most of these disputes. the department for transport said felixstowe is well set to mitigate disruption and supply chains are resilient, but unless there is movement in this dispute, nothing here will move for at least a week. marc ashdown, bbc news. i'm joined now by the labour mp peter kyle who's a member of the shadow cabinet. the mp for hove. good afternoon. ultimately, this is about the rise in cost of living. we know it will get higher and won't we end up with more strikes? it is get higher and won't we end up with more strikes?— more strikes? it is inevitable. the tories have _ more strikes? it is inevitable. the tories have driven _ more strikes? it is inevitable. the tories have driven our _ more strikes? it is inevitable. the tories have driven our economy i more strikes? it is inevitable. the l to

and there are further strikes set to follow across the uk — with unions in transport, the royal mail,umber of other services planning or consulting on industrial action. we'll start this hour with that vote by barristers on an all—out strike, which will start next month. duncan kennedy has more details. it's a dispute where both sides have come to their own verdicts. the barristers, who say the deal on offer isn't good enough. and the government, who say it's fair. the issue is mainly over pay and when it's paid. one thing both parties do agree on is that this summer's rolling days of strikes has had a huge impact on the justice system. over 19 individual days of industrial action across england and wales, more than 6000 court cases have been disrupted, including more than m00 trials. the barristers are asking for a 25% rise in pay for legal aid work, and want it to take effect now. the government has offered a 15% fee rise on new cases, but only from the end of september, which it says would mean an extra £7,000 a year for the average barrister. but now the barristers have voted on w

royal mail users. —— workers.eighth and 9th of september. four days of action. 115,000 postal workers going on strike in the union says the we want a proper pay raise in two dates in august and september, and that's just coming from the union. a 14—year—old boy has died after getting into difficulty in a lake in cheshunt, hertfordshire. emergency services were called to the scene at north met lake just after 5pm on monday after reports that a teenager had not re—surfaced after being in the water. they carried out searches of the area, including the use of the police helicopter and specialist police divers. hertfordshire constabulary said a body was recovered hours later just before 11pm. formal identification is yet to take place, however, the force said that the boy's next of kin have been informed. the former us president donald trump has condemned what he's described as raid by the fbi, on his mar—a—lago home in florida. agents carried out a search over a number of hours — neither the fbi nor the justice depart

royal mail apologises to customers, as a one day strike by postal workers halts deliveries.