more than a thousand people. a third day of strike action on the uk s rail network. only a fifth of train services are expected to be running. and it s day two of performances at glastonbury with sir paul mccartney as the saturday night headliner. good afternoon. borisjohnson says he will not undergo what he calls a psychological transformation of his character. speaking to the bbc, the prime minister insisted that policy was more important than personality. it s been a particularly bruising week for mrjohnson, after the conservatives lost two by elections, before the resignation of his party chairman. this report from our political correspondent, tony bonsignore, contains some flash photography. the war in ukraine, inflation, the threat of a global recession, there is plenty for commonwealth leaders in rwanda to ponder. but, for borisjohnson, domestic politics is never far away. this week s by election defeats in wakefield and tiverton and honiton have spooked some tory
riley has headed professional game match officials limited, the body responsible for match officials in england, for 13 years. he also led on the implementation of var in the premier league and says, i am proud of the contribution our match officials have made to the professional game. and one last cricket story before we go. uncapped fast bowler issy wong has replaced emily arlott in the england squad for the one off test against south africa next week. arlott has failed to recover from a bout of covid. you can find more on all that story, and follow all the latest from the men s third test at headingley, including in play video clips, on the bbc sport website and app. the third day of strike action this week on the railways is taking place. thousands of rmt union members at network rail and 13 train operating companies have walked out in a dispute aboutjobs, pay, and conditions. our reporter, yunus mulla, told me what was happening at leeds railway station.