conservative party leader and prime minister, saying sunak has what thejob requires. he called rival liz truss s policies a holiday from reality and the government and unions say they re disappointed that p&0 ferries will not face criminal action for the way it dismissed 800 workers without notice in march. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello. thanks forjoining us on this packed saturday sportsday. coming up. after a silver summer, it s a golden ending for keely hodgkinson at the european championships. twisting history great britain s men win team gymnastics gold, and it wasn t even close. to deliver the routines we did to say today under that pressure, i m proud of every one of us. and we ll be injeddah, looking ahead to the rematch between anthonyjoshua and oleksandr usyk. and we ve not forgotten the football. history for harry as he heads spurs top, but could arsenal overtake them in the late kick off? and two red cards and a late goal as rangers drop p
environment experts blame the recent heatwave and drought in parts of the uk for autumnal conditions which are already being seen in england, a month ahead of time. good afternoon. train passengers are facing a further day of disruption after thousands of rail workers started another 2a hour walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions. across the country, only around 20% of services are running. the government say the strikes could be ended if the unions put the pay deals on offer to their members. this report from our correspondent, helena wilkinson. a now familiar sight for rail passengers across the country half empty stations, weekend plans and services severely disrupted. so, we ve had to leave early from home due to the strike action. obviously that s gonna take a lot of time now to get to the stadium and we re worried about what time we will get back and also what time the trains are running till. obviously, like, i am only quite young as well, so without me gettin
welcome to bbc news. we ll start with the conflict in ukraine, because ukrainian troops are reported to have carried out more attacks on russian forces in the crimean peninsula. smoke was seen rising from the headquarters of russia s black sea fleet in sevastapol, with moscow claiming it shot down a ukrainian drone. russia has occupied crimea since 2014 and there have been a series of recent attacks on russian military infrastructure there. james waterhouse sent us this report from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. it is what and where this is, which makes this smoke significant. another apparent strike in russian occupied crimea. over the last 11 days, there have been a series of explosions on mostly military targets. out of all of the ukrainian territory which moscow has taken, crimea is where its grip has been strongest. but that grasp appears to be weakening. translation: russian s commanders aren t saying what happened, - but it is either a failure of russia s air defences,
ukrainian forces are reported to have carried out more attacks on russian hardware in the crimean peninsula. smoke was seen rising from the headquarters of russia s black sea fleet in sevastapol, with moscow claiming it shot down a ukrainian drone. russia has occupied crimea since 2014 and there have been a series of recent attacks on russian military infrastructure there. earlier, i spoke to our correspondent in the ukrainian capital kyiv, james waterhouse, and i asked him how destabilising these latest attacks might be for russia. (sot attacks might be for russia. i think it sends a warning shot, a reminder, while the front line further north in ukraine is not really moving, it is a message to russia to say look, we are busting the myth that you can base your naval fleet next to crimea as well as stage aircraft there to launch attacks across the country. and it also challenges the idea that crimea is part of russia. kyiv is very keen to stress all along that it remains pa
of their income. the government will expand its role running liverpool city council, after an inquiry last year found the authority was failing some of its duties the prime minister of finland sanna marin has agreed to a drug test after a celebrity party video leaked on social media. british athlete dina asher smith calls for more research into the effects of periods on sporting performance after she limps out a major race we discuss an intriguing new feature from wells. a horrorfilm entirely in welsh, and that is at 545. nhs leaders have warned that rising numbers of people will become ill unless the government takes more action on high energy prices. the nhs confederation says the uk is facing a public health emergency . it s written to ministers, warning that soaring energy costs mean people will have to choose between skipping meals to heat their homes, or living in cold, damp conditions this winter. the government says it s giving millions of the most vulnerable house