and in here at london s euston station, where people have already begun changing their plans because of this week s strikes. how will the week s industrial action in the uk affect you? are you a key worker struggling to find a way into work? perhaps you re a student taking exams and worried about gettng to school? we want to hear from you. you can get in touch with me on twitter, i m at luxmy g or you can use the hashtag bbc your questions. easyjet announces plans to cut more flights over the busy summer period in the uk just weeks after passengers were stranded following cancellations due to staff shortages. the uk s energy regulator ofgem announces new measures to protect customers if companies go bust. up close and personal we have a special report from uganda on how a conservation effort to increase numbers of mountain gorillas has been a success. one of our closest relatives on earth. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. president macron
it comes after easyjet announced plans to cut more flights over summer. a setback for french president emmanuel macron as he loses his majority in parliament after elections over the weekend. a report into grooming and child sexual exploitation in oldham between 2011 and 2014 finds there were serious failings in the handling of some cases by the council and police. in sport, a first major trophy for england s matt fitzpatrick who s won the us open. and.up close and personal we have a special report from uganda on a successful conservation effort to increase the number of mountain gorillas he so close to us. whenever closest relatives on earth. one of our. wow! still no sign of a deal to avoid a strike. so, today, network rail has set out a plan for the limited number ido i do think it is important that we send out a message early this week that industrial action is likely to proceed and therefore people should take sensible preparations now because there is no point in g
and foreign minister agree to dissolve parliament, triggering new elections the fifth election there in three and a half years. the european union says russia s blockade of ukraine s ports which prevents millions of tonnes of grain from being distributed across the world is a real war crime . this is a desperate attempt to use the foot to make to create hunger. welcome to the programme. we start here in the uk which is gearing up for the biggest set of rail strikes in thirty years. which is gearing up for the biggest disruption is expected all week. which is gearing up for the biggest there will be rail strikes on tuesday, thursday and saturday. and a london underground strike on tuesday. almost all major lines in england, scotland and wales will be affected. the rmt trade union is striking that stands for the national union of rail, maritime and transport workers. so, thousands of staff are due to walk out staff working at network rail responsible for the rail
america becomes the first country in the world to approve covid vaccines for babies. hello and welcome to bbc news. polling stations have opened across france in the final round of voting for parliamentary elections. at stake is control of the 577 seat national assembly, where the liberal party founded by president emmanuel macron has held sway for the last five years. but, president macron s candidates are facing strong opposition in the form of an alliance of left wing parties. i m joined now by our correspondent hugh schofield. only two months since emmanuel macron won the presidency convincingly, much of a challenge that he face this time round? it is that he face this time round? it is a big challenge. that he face this time round? it 3 a big challenge, surprising challenge, not from the far this time. but from the left. this coalition which has been created by the force of will of one man, jean luc melenchon, the man who came third in the presidential election, who ca
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. polling stations have opened across france, in the final round of voting for parliamentary elections. at stake is control of the 577 seat national assembly, where the liberal party founded by president emmanuel macron has held sway for the last five years. but, president macron s candidates are facing strong opposition in the form of an alliance of left wing parties. our paris correspondent hugh schofield told me more a big challenge, surprising challenge, this time, but from the left. this coalition which has been created by the force of will of one man, jean luc melenchon, the man who came third in the presidential election, who came from the far left of french politics but by dint of personality and tactical genius has got all of the left or most of the left into his camp and persuaded the very demoralised socialists, communists and greens to fly under his banner, and together, as a group, they are set to