has voted to stop transgender athletes from competing in women s elite races if they have gone through any part of the process of male puberty. as the conflict in ukraine continues the new head of the british army tells his troops they should be prepared to fight in europe once again . it s two hours until voting closes in the final round of parliamentary elections in france, with president emmanuel macron facing an alliance of left wing parties. good afternoon. the transport secretary says it s not for the government to intervene to try to prevent three days of strikes on the railways this week. grant shapps dismissed calls from the rmt union to get involved in the dispute as a stunt, saying it s for the employers and unions to reach an agreement. mr shapps says the strikes would be an act of self harm . the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says the government wants the strikes to go ahead to sow division in society. here s our political correspondent, damian grammatic
by coinciding with strike action on national rail services. the tfl urges the rmt and unite to call off this strike addid that it s not too late to work with us to find a resolution and avoid the huge disruption this action will cause . swimming s world governing body fina has voted to stop the participation of transgender athletes in elite women s competitions. fina, swimming s world governing body, has voted to stop transgender athletes from competing in women s elite races if they have gone through any part of the process of male puberty. the new policy requires transgender competitors to have completed their transition by the age of 12 in order to be able to compete in women s competitions. fina will also aim to establish an open category at competitions for swimmers whose gender identity is different than their birth sex. in response to the news, former 0lympic swimmer sharron davies has tweeted: i can t tell you how proud i am of my sport, fina and the fina president for