out with friends. the met police say they had contact with student nurse owami davies on the day she was reported missing by her family. a car bomb in moscow kills the daughter of putin ally aleksandr dugin, a vocal supporter of the war in ukraine. the exam board pearson has apologised after some btec students didn t get their results on time, putting their university places in doubt. good evening. welcome to the programme. dock workers at felixstowe, britain s largest container port, have gone on strike, bringing operations to a halt. there are warnings it may cause serious disruption to supply chains, providing everything from fresh food to household goods, clothing and parts for industry. almost 2,000 workers are taking part in eight days of action. their union, unite, has rejected a 7% pay offer, saying it is significantly below inflation . the port authority insists it s a fair deal. almost half of britain s container goods pass through the port in suffolk. here s our b
the met police say they had contact with student nurse owami davies on the day she was reported missing by her family. siren blares. a car bomb in moscow kills the daughter of putin ally alexsandr dugin, a vocal supporter of the war in ukraine. the exam board, pearson, has apologised after some btec students didn t get their results on time, putting their university places in doubt. good evening. welcome to the programme. dock workers at felixstowe, britain s largest container port, have gone on strike, bringing operations to a halt. there are warnings it may cause serious disruption to supply chains providing everything from fresh food to household goods, clothing and parts for industry. almost 2,000 workers are taking part in eight days of action. their union, unite, has rejected a 7% pay offer, saying it is significantly below inflation . the port authority insists it s a fair deal. almost half of britain s container goods pass through the port in suffolk. here s our busi
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
a memorial service at westminster abbey for the 72 people who died in the grenfell tower disaster five years ago today. the yorkshire seaside town of whitby votes to restrict the number of second homes for holidaymakers. he hits it could become a point boundary! he hits it could become a point bounda ! . he hits it could become a point boundary! he hits it could become a point bounda ! . ., boundary! and a thrilling win for england as boundary! and a thrilling win for england as they beat boundary! and a thrilling win for england as they beat new - boundary! and a thrilling win for l england as they beat new zealand boundary! and a thrilling win for - england as they beat new zealand by five wickets to take the test match series. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, we ll have the latest from the nations league. three home nations playing, including scotland who are facing armenia in yerevan. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six from o
The bill has passed. Oh, one voting present. This is the moment the House Of Representatives approved a 60 billion package of military aid for ukraine. It was a rare moment of bipartisan cooperation in the binary world of american politics, with democratsjoining moderate republicans to see off opposition from the hard right. Us officials have indicated that deliveries of munitions and air Defence Systems are ready to go as soon as there is approval in the senate. Joining me live from washington is our correspondent helena humphrey. Shes on capitol hill following the vote. It is six months since President Biden first sought approval for this aid package, there has been a bitter row over it over it ever since, what got it over the line today . figs what got it over the line today . Sis you what got it over the line today . Is you say, this is long awaited, high stakes, and what this finally got this over the line was that rare display of bipartisanship which we sell. What you will see w