monitor back and bring you anything more significant that he says in the next few minutes. but that is joe biden there in next few minutes. but that isjoe biden there in washington. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. lets take a look at some other stories making headlines here in the uk. a man who shot dead a custody sergeant, while handcuffed in a police cell in south london in 2020, has been sentenced to life imprisonment. louis de zoysa, was convicted of murdering sergeant matt ratana, in a holding cell, in croydon. strike action by nearly a thousand ground staff at gatwick airport has been called off this weekend following revised pay offers. workers at four firms employing baggage handlers and ground staff had originally threatened to strike from friday 28 july to tuesday 1 august. an historic royal census, known as swan upping , has revealed a 40% drop in the number of cygnets on the river thames,
The spate of harsh weather conditions gripping major US cities has triggered a call to action for airlines to prioritize traveler and operational safety measures.
expect disruptions as almost 1,000 workers at london s gatwick airport, including baggage handlers and check in staff, are to strike in a dispute over pay. members of the unite union employed by four private contractors will walk out for four days from july th 28 and again for four days from august fourth. the union said the action will inevitably cause disruption to flights at the height of the summer holiday season. we are joined by katy austin, our transport correspondent. 0bviously, obviously, this is going to be huge pain in the backside for hundreds of thousands of people and i is important to emphasise i guess it is important to emphasise for a global audience that it is a huge terms of summer huge airport in terms of summer getaways. huge airport in terms of summer netawa s. . , , ., ., getaways. yeah, this is one of the uk s busiest getaways. yeah, this is one of the uk s busiest airports getaways. yeah, this is one of the uk s busiest airports and - getaways. yeah, this
if you re travelling to or from london s gatwick airport in the coming days, expect disruptions. almost 1,000 workers, including baggage handlers and check in staff are going strike in a dispute over pay. members of the unite union employed by four private contractors will walk out for four days from july 28th and again for four days from august 4th. the union said the action will inevitably cause disruption to flights at the height of the summer holiday season. let s talk to our transport correspondent katy austin. the timing of this is unwelcome the airlines is bringing to do pretty importantjobs at the
cox. ican i can see it going on to end of the year. they re trying to beat us into the ground because there s a lot of money to be made in streaming and they know that and the desire is not to particularly want to share it with either the writers or performers. that was my colleague katie wrestled speaking to brian cox. we will keep you up to date with those pictures of life coming from the us and the impact of those strikes. the unite union has announced that almost a thousand workers at gatwick airport, including baggage handlers and check in staff, will go on strike for eight days this summer. the industrial action is over pay and it starts later on july 28th, potentially disrupting what could be the busiest summer holiday period since the pandemic. our transport correspondent