how a genetic test could reduce the chances of people having a recurring stroke. west ham have done it they beat az alkmaar, to celebrate reaching their first major european final since 1976. and whilst it s a fine friday for many, in parts of england and wales they could be some thundery showers later. your full forecast coming up. good morning. it s friday, the 19th of may. our main story. it s friday, the 19th of may. the uk has announced a new raft of sanctions against russia, which will include a ban on importing diamonds, copper, aluminium and nickel. prime minister rishi sunak, who is injapan for the g7 summit of world leaders, said vladimir putin must be shown that his violence and coercion towards ukraine do not reap rewards. our political editor chris mason sent this report from the japanese city of hiroshima. a tranquil if rather damp setting for our interview with the prime minister, a traditional japanese tea house, carp in the pond outside. world leaders have
turned into a long series of strikes on the railway. although it has reached a deal with network rail, the rmt union s stand off with 1a train companies continues, with no obvious end in sight. it s announced another walk out involving 20,000 rail workers, such as train guards and station staff, on the 2nd ofjune. there were already strikes in the diary that week by train drivers in the aslef union at more than a dozen the 31st of may, and saturday, the 3rd ofjune, the date of the fa cup final. so that means there will be three strikes in four days and there will be widespread disruption for much of the week. operators not involved should run as normal. the rmt rejected the industry s latest proposals last month. the union called the offer and conditions attached unacceptable. it said nothing new had been put forward since, and blamed the government, which said ministers had made a fair and reasonable offer possible.