as she was driving home. the exam board pearson has apologised after some btec students did not receive their results as expected last thursday, throwing university places into doubt. and if you havejustjoined us, a warm welcome to bbc news. we begin at this hour with the strike at felixstowe port. dockers at britain s largest container port, felixstowe, have gone on strike for the first time in three decades. almost 2,000 workers are taking part in the eight day action, after rejecting a 7% pay offer. there are warnings that the strike will cause disruption to supply chains for shops and other retailers half of britain s container trade goes through the port in suffolk. the government says supply chains are resilient. here s our business correspondent mark ashdown. the summer of strikes has reached felixstowe docks. these workers would normally be making sure essential goods find their way to households, but today, 1,900 members of the unite union are starting an eight day
but the most fervent support. i m samantha simmonds. in other news this morning: a warning the health and social care system in england is gridlocked putting vulnerable people at risk. the chancellor vows to do anything that may be necessary to protect the economy with government borrowing up and people shopping less. oscar winning actor kevin spacey has his sexual assault president zelensky of ukraine says russian forces have planted mines in a dam upstream from the city of kherson. oscar winning actor kevin spacey has his sexual assault allegations dismissed by a jury in new york. good morning and welcome to bbc news live from westminster. liz truss moved into downing street when she became prime ministerjust six weeks ago. and now she is gone. welcome to our viewers overseas and also here in the uk, of course. in a weak s time we are expecting now to have another prime minister. liz truss will move out of number 10 downing street, making her the shortest serving prim
storms across parts of the uk sunday night and into the early part of next week. the ground is so dry that it could cause flooding issues and there is no guarantee everyone will see it. after a very warm day on sunday, the chance of some storms beyond but it will start to feel cooler by day. beyond but it will start to feel cooler by day- beyond but it will start to feel cooler by day. beyond but it will start to feel coolerb da. ., ~ ~ cooler by day. thank you, matt. and that is the bbc cooler by day. thank you, matt. and that is the bbc news cooler by day. thank you, matt. and that is the bbc news at cooler by day. thank you, matt. and that is the bbc news at six - cooler by day. thank you, matt. and that is the bbc news at six on - that is the bbc news at six on thursday the 11th of august. you can keep up with all the updates on the bbc website. from the team it is goodbye and now it is time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where y
lioness to retire in two days. the 35 year old calls time on a long career at the top, following england s summer euros win. a bounceback for manchester united a crucial victory over rivals liverpool, but are they out of the woods just yet? and we hearfrom england captain ben stokes who discusses the strain on his mental health ahead of a new documentary about his life. just because i m tough doesn t mean that i can t struggled mentally. these things you can t pick and choose when they re going to hit you. it s not like a switch in the brain. hello there, and welcome along to the programme. and another of england s summer euro winners has called time on her career. after 20 years at the top jill scott has announced her retirement a day on from record scorer ellen white s decision to stop playing. scott was largely a substitute in england s championship winning squad this summer. and she s part of the england setup since 2006. the former manchester city and everton mid