this is bbc news, the headlines: the european union suspends all security cooperation with niger after the country s army seized power and head of the presidential guards unit general abdorah manny tchi ani declared himself leader. it comes shortly after the us declared its unflagging support for ousted president, mohamed bazoum, seen as a key western ally. here in the uk, up to 20,000 rail workers in the rmt union are on strike for the second weekend in a row. it s part of a long running dispute about pay, jobs and working conditions. around half the usual services are expected to run across the network. england cricketer stuart broad announces his retirement after the conclusion of the fifth ashes test at the 0val. the 37 year old bowler has taken 602 wickets in 167 tests in his career, making him the second most successful paceman in test history.
hearing what they have to say, though, isn t always easy. here s health correspondent nick tribble on the channel last week. well, this brings to an end the long running dispute between the royal college of nursing and the government over pay in england, at least the under trade union laws. for a strike to strike mandate to be carried, it requires turnout to exceed 50%. chris gregory was distracted by the off camera noise of the newsroom. the background chatter sounded as if it might have been recorded in a cafeteria area or a busy airport. this seems like a daft gimmick and looks to us to be well past its sell by date. there was another example the following day when security correspondent frank gardner appeared on the news channel from the same spot. nobody is going to seriously sit down and make peace. the war goes on. the counter offensive continues. the bulk of it is yet to come, but they re going to have a realjob trying to break through russian defences. that hasn t changed.
in eastern ukraine. here, rail commuters face disruption this evening as train drivers refuse to work overtime from today until saturday night, in their latest long running dispute over pay. this morning aslef announced another overtime ban for its members from the 17th to the 22nd july. most train companies rely on drivers working on rest days to run their full timetables. this action will affect 15 operators based in england. a cabinet office inquiry has found the official who led the investigation into lockdown parties at downing street broke the civil service code as a result of undeclared contact with the labour party. sue gray was cleared to work for labour by parliament s advisory appointments body last week. labour said the cabinet office s findings were a political stunt by the conservatives. day one of wimbledon and the defending men s champion novak djokovic is bidding for his eighth singles title. big crowds and already some rain. our sports correspondent andy swiss
workers out of theirjobs. a survey in havering suggests that of 169 care workers in the borough, just over a 100 will be badly affected by the expansion next month. the mayor says they re working to ensure all key workers aren t worse off. tfl particularly targeted care workers. often key workers are on minimum wage. they often don t get paid when they re travelling from one home to another, particularly domiciliary care workers. we re working with those organisations that represent and work with care workers to make sure every care worker who has a non compliant vehicle, most of them had a compliant vehicle and get the support they need. and you can read more about the arguments for and against the expansion of the ultra low emission train passengers are being warned to expect disruption this week, as drivers at 16 rail companies take part in an overtime ban. the action by members of the aslef union goes on until saturday. it s part of their long running dispute over pay.
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