attack with a number of russian missile strikes, including on this supermarket. welcome to bbc news. the next few weeks are expected to be a perfect travel storm for commuters on the road, railand air. the price of petrol saw its biggest dailyjump in 17 years yesterday, straining family budgets even more than they are already. on the railways, the rmt union is planning a walk out of thousands of its members onjune 21st, 23rd and 25th. downing street has called the move selfish and both the union and industry officials are under pressure to renew talks. and then there s the disruption to flights caused largely by staff shortages which are unlikely to be resolved soon. our travel correspondent, katy austin, has more. prices at the pumps are up again. i paid £2 a litre. it was a big surprise. i do deliveries part time and it is not worth it any more. we e gone electric- and that s the reason, because the price, as you can see, i £2 for diesel, it was impossible. i the rac says
being warned of a 13 hour wait to see a doctor in a&e. the mass shooting in uvalde in texas two weeks ago which left 19 children and two adults dead. us lawmakers hear harrowing testimony from survivors. he and the artist who depicted fantasy and her own life, dame paula rego, has died at the age of 87. and coming up on the bbc news channel: it s one of the most lucrative and controversial tournaments ever. six time major winner phil mickelson is due to tee off at the first saudi funded liv golf event in hertfordshire. good evening. motorists and rail travellers are bracing themselves as rising prices and consequent demands for pay increases combine to create a perfect travel storm. the price of petrol is soaring, largely due to the war in ukraine and the rac is predicting the cost of filling a typical family car could go above £100 tomorrow. 0n the railways, the rmt union says the cost of living crisis, with inflation running at 9%, has prompted a planned series of wa
Is the tory candidate really suffering as a result. It will confirm the fear of tory mps that the effect of the reform party is to really reduce their chances and increase labour s chances, so if it is replicated on scale in a General Election it could have quite a devastating effect in terms of the type of loss of the tories have, so this result will not provide much comfort, particularly because there are problems that nigel farage might say he is taking a more active role in the party, something tories have also feared, for giving it more momentum. Also feared, for giving it more momentum also feared, for giving it more momentum. ,. ,. , momentum. Moving away from reform towards rishi momentum. Moving away from reform towards rishi sunak, momentum. Moving away from reform towards rishi sunak, what momentum. Moving away from reform towards rishi sunak, what do momentum. Moving away from reform towards rishi sunak, what do you towards rishi sunak, what do you think the results so far
South tyneside has been held by the labour party, 28 seats, the number needed for a majority but 15 have been taken by independent candidates and the 11 seats to the green party. We knew the greens were doing well, but look at that, labour losing ten and the independent party is gaining nine and the tories losing one and we will try to get to the bottom of what has gone on for quite a dramatic shift, so thatll be interesting and we will try to get to the bottom of that in the next a while after the news and i will say welcome to mark harper, the Transport Secretary who has just joined us and Jonathan Reynolds is still here and sarah olney from the Liberal Democrats and we will talk to you in a while. Lets tell you where things have got to in the total tally. Where things have got to in the totaltally. Labour where things have got to in the total tally. Labour have a9, gaining one and the Conservatives 19, losing 15. The lib dems 16. One and the Conservatives 19, losing 15. The lib dems
Time. They have lost around half the Council Seats they were defending, similar to how they performed in 1995. Two years later, they were crushed at the General Election. Labour, the green party, lib dems, they made gains. Blackpool south huge swing from the conservatives. The story of the night, here is damian grammaticas. The story of the night, here is damian grammaticas. Labour party, 10,825. Cheering and applause Blackpool South a little before 5am and a decisive labour victory. They were confident of emerging winners at the by election, but this was emphatic. At the byelection, but this was em hatic. ,. , at the byelection, but this was emhatic. ,. , at the byelection, but this was emphatic at the byelection, but this was emhatic. ,. ,. , emphatic. They have said to rishi sunak and the emphatic. They have said to rishi sunak and the conservatives, emphatic. They have said to rishi| sunak and the conservatives, they have had sunak and the conservatives, they have had enough. They