scotrail, the operator here, isn't actually involved in today's dispute. the network rail signallers. without them, trains like these simply can't operate. this isn't the first time we've seen disruption on the train network this summer. a dispute with scotrail and its train drivers led to weeks of disruption and cancellations, with services only returning to normal last week. so it has been a particularly tricky time for passengers, for people trying to get to work, trying to get home and to keep appointments. and with future strikes planned, the chamber of commerce here says it is bad news for business. well, as rush hour draws to an end, cardiff central looks just as empty now as it has been for most of the day. cafes closed, platforms empty. and by half six the last train will have left the station. just 12% of services have been running — just 12% of services have been running across wales today. there has been — running across wales today. there has been around one an hour across wales_ has been around one an hour across wales from — has been around

however, scotrail drivers have voted to accept a pay offer.first important things is this —— these are eight railway companies. they all voted today, according to aslef, overwhelmingly in favour of strike action. the next big step is whether or not the strikes will go ahead, so aslef will now sit back and look and see whether or not they are offered more things by the operators. if aslef decides strike action is required, the next step is to find out when it might happen. train drivers do not regularly strike. this is quite a major event. it's very highly disruptive. one person i spoke to earlier today was explaining this. when you have other strike action for other unions, often they are able more easily to get people into replace them. that was obviously still very highly disruptive, but they were still able to get some in. the big problem is trying to get train drivers to replace those on strike. so many train drivers are members of aslef. it's difficult to find skill sets that will be able to replace them. we find skill sets that will be a

i should say not for the first time this summer because there was a dispute between scotrail and itsf cancellations and services have only just returned to normal. of course this is causing concern for people trying just to get to work, to get to appointments and concerns about the impact on tourism and hospitality as well. the broadcaster nicky campbell has alleged that he was sexually and physically abused at a private boys' school in edinburgh in the 1970s. speaking on a bbc podcast, the 5 live presenter described being beaten up and touched inappropriately by teachers at edinburgh academy. the school has apologised to anyone who was abused there. 0ur scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie has this report. nicky campbell has been a radio and tv presenter since the 1980s, often discussing sensitive issues experienced by others. now nicky tells his own story. i know i'm amongst friends, i may have a wobble... for the first time he's publicly said he was a victim of abuse at a private school in edinburgh in the 1970s. at school i was very horribly, badly beaten up by a teacher wh

scotland there has been a reduced timetable because of a pay dispute that today aslef drivers for scotrailnormal.— services at their will start to get back to normal. , ., ., back to normal. many thanks. carrie davies, back to normal. many thanks. carrie davies. our— back to normal. many thanks. carrie davies, our correspondent _ back to normal. many thanks. carrie davies, our correspondent at - back to normal. many thanks. carrie davies, our correspondent at king'sl davies, our correspondent at king's cross in london. let's talk now about the serious crisis in sri lanka. protesters occupying the presidential palace say they will not leave until gotabaya rajapaksa resigns. he fled his home at the weekend, as tens of thousands of people descended on the area. look at the economy and see how bad the signs are because it will underline for you exactly what is going on. inflation currently running at over 50%. it has hit 54.6 on the latest chart. petrol prices just another symptom, up by over 60% in the last few months and there is a serious shortage of fuel as sri lanka cannot afford to impor

drivers at eight rail companies have voted to strike in a dispute over pay, but scotrail drivers acceptproved pay offer of 5%. the president of sri lanka says he will resign after thousands of demonstrators stormed his official residence in protest at the state of the economy. and still to come, we'll be looking at england and northern ireland's chances ahead of both their euro fixtures tonight. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson says in his final few weeks as prime minister, he's "determined" to deliver what he promised when elected in 2019. in his first public appearance since resigning as conservative leader, he also said he wouldn't want to damage any of his colleagues�*s chances of getting his job by offering them his support. colleagues�* chances of getting his job by offering them his support. conservative mps will meet later to draw up the timetable and rules to replace him as the next party leader and prime minister. ros atkins is at westminster for you. hi, victoria, thank you. we are waiting on the details of how this contest will work. even though it began

scotrail say there will be speed restrictions in place from 1pm until 8pm.d. katie a cool 14 celsius in shetland. katie hunter reporting. _ meanwhile, soaring temperatures also continue across southern europe. france has evacuated more than 16,000 people threatened by wildfires in the south—west. and in portugal and spain, more than 1,000 deaths have been attributed to the heat in recent days. 0ur correspondent bethany bell has this report. wildfires continue to rage in france after days of intense heat. emergency workers battled the flames south of bordeaux. it's difficult and dangerous work. the french government is sending another 200 firefighters to the region. in north—western spain, a fireman died in action last night. fires are causing widespread damage in catalonia and several other parts of the country. in the hills around malaga, a major tourist area, there is relief. last night, a fire that had been blazing since friday was finally brought under control. the fire destroyed big parts of the woods on top of this hill above the small tourist town of

scotrail, where the dispute has been settled, management were saying the reason we hope to get a decent take strike action. it's going to be —— depends on how quickly aslef decide they are going to take strike action. it’ll quickly aslef decide they are going to take strike action.— to take strike action. it'll be interesting _ to take strike action. it'll be interesting to _ to take strike action. it'll be interesting to see _ to take strike action. it'll be interesting to see whether. to take strike action. it'll be i interesting to see whether they decide to go ahead are aware that this will encourage a fresh round of negotiations. thank you very much. an investigation is under way after a woman was killed at a bus stop in manchester city centre. two other people were injured — one seriously — after a bus mounted the pavement in piccadilly gardens. the driver was detained at the scene — from where yunus mulla has sent this. whatever the time of day, this area of piccadilly is busy. it was around 9:30 last night when we understand that a bus mounted the kerb and went straight into thi

however, there has been in dispute that's been resolved today, as live drivers for scotrail did vote for next weekend. today temperatures reached 32 degrees in some parts with southern england the worst affected region. people have been advised to stay indoors where possible and drink plenty of water. as our climate editor justin rowlatt reports — this type of extreme weather is likely to become more familiar in future. in case you haven't noticed, it is hot. very hot. wales recorded its hottest day of the year — 28.6 celsius in flintshire. and temperatures soared in england too. lovely if you can get to the beach or to a pool, but the truth is, most of us can't. do you mind if i put a hat on you? at this care home, they have been making sure their residents stay nice and cool. love it. so lucky, aren't we? we haven't seen this for years. i don't like it that hot. but on the other hand, - i don't like being too cold either. if you also found today uncomfortable, be warned, it is set to get a whole lot hotter this week. and it's because of the southerly wind. it absorbs heat over afri

scotrail have said there are speed limits between one o'clock and eight o'clock, a little bit of disruptionyers. a popular running track but no joggers about, not lawyers. a popular running track but nojoggers in about, not lawyers. a popular running track but no joggers in the time we've been here, just too hot for that kind of outset exercise. we've heard of melting road surfaces with the county council saying they have that gritter is out today, out repairing roads today. a few reservoirs closed because they are worried about people jumping into open water when they're not used to it and i don't know what is underneath and not lifeguard on duty, it can be pretty dangerous and we had that tragic death of a 13—year—old on sunday. a lot of advice about not doing that in open water reservoirs. the advice, pretty much the same three things, keep hydrated, keep out of direct sunshine and keep checking on those people who perhaps can't regulate their body temperature quite as well, that tends to be older and younger people, too. all good advice, thank you very much indeed. we are hearing a new