hello this is bbc news. the headlines. union leaders say that talks trying to prevent rail strikes next week have failed and the walk outs will go ahead. passengers across the country will be affected. i think there are so many sectors of our society at the minute and people who are struggling and we need to help each other where we can. theyjust want more money and yeah, they can hold the country to ransom. tens of thousands of people have marched in central london calling on the government to do more to help tackle the cost of living crisis. the government is to trial a scheme allowing asylum seekers who cross the channel in small boats to be electronically tagged. police in brazil confirm a body found in the remote amazon rainforest is the missing british journalist dom phillips. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m isaac fanin tigers on top again leicester are premiership kings after late drama at twickenham. day three of the
open where day three is underway at brookline. the leaders will tee off in the next couple of hours. sarah mulkerinns has been following the action for 5 live. sarah, thanks forjoining us, rory mcilroy will begin his round just a shot off the lead to you is he looking like he can stay in contention?currentjoint leader collin mori kawa has won two can you do it is the question we have been asking about bobby mcavoy since he won his last major. 18 years we have been waiting for that to be somebody who has the talent he has. there has been in force of inconsistency and the rory roller coaster when we see him go through full rounds but really this year he seems like a bit of indifferent fare. usually the first round he can kind of of contention and almost give him too much work to do but he s been very solid here and he was all so very silly two weeks ago at the pga championship. he won last week and canada an interesting thing for me was yesterday when he was going through a second roun
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towns and villages evacuated. one of the world s great footballers, lionel messi, is leaving barcelona, after more than 20 years. i am sarah mulkerinns live in tokyo on day 1a of the games, we have had the first medal of the day and if the 50 kilometre men s walk. a very warm welcome. dozens of taliban insurgents have been killed in a battle for control of lashkar gah forces fighting on several fronts.
this is bbc news i m ben boulos. our top stories: trapped among blasts and street battles the fight to drive the taliban from afghan cities sparks fears of a humanitarian crisis. washington calls on tehran to resume nuclear talks, after iran s newly inaugurated president, supports diplomatic efforts to end the deadlock. wildfires threaten large parts of greece, as strengthening winds fuel more than 150 blazes. dozens of towns and villages have been evacuated. one of the world s great footballers, lionel messi, is leaving barcelona after more than 20 years. i am sarah mulkerinns live in tokyo on day m of the games, where we have had the first medal of the day