environment experts blame the recent heatwave and drought in parts of the uk for autumnal conditions which are already being seen in england, a month ahead of time. good afternoon. train passengers are facing a further day of disruption after thousands of rail workers started another 2a hour walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions. across the country, only around 20% of services are running. the government say the strikes could be ended if the unions put the pay deals on offer to their members. this report from our correspondent, helena wilkinson. a now familiar sight for rail passengers across the country half empty stations, weekend plans and services severely disrupted. so, we ve had to leave early from home due to the strike action. obviously that s gonna take a lot of time now to get to the stadium and we re worried about what time we will get back and also what time the trains are running till. obviously, like, i am only quite young as well, so without me gettin
at this hour the u.s. president is holding talks with his newly inaugurated south korean counterpart on his first trip to asia as commander in chief. last hour joe biden participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the south korean national cemetery. before arriving at the korean ministry of national defense for his meeting with yoon seok-youl. we re expecting them to give their remarks soon. on friday mr. biden says the future of the world will be written in asia, and the region will prove to be critical in the years and decades to come. we re standing on a reflection point in history where the decisions we make today will have far-reaching impacts on the world we leave to our children tomorrow. now, the threat posed by pyongyang is expected to be a main focus of mr. biden s bilateral meeting with south korea s leader. we ve also learned that beijing is holding military drills in the south china sea during this visit. the u.s. says pyongyang could conduct a missile test w
large rallies have taken place in houston, new york, washington, los angeles and chicago. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week, on the show. meeting mummies in chile. wow, there are so many mummies here, vivien. grannies in austria. this is the open kitchen where our grandmas and grandpas bake their lovely cakes. and cabbies in england. oh, wow, look at this! this is amazing, john. in the chilean region of arica, on the northern fringes of the country s atacama desert, you find clues that something significant lies beneath the ground. hidden in the sand are some of the oldest mummified bodies in the world, evidence of an overlooked culture that once lived and thrived here on the western coast of south america. it s amazing how close these skeletons are to the surface and, apparently, there is layer after layer after layer of bodies going down as low as 2m underground. this is crazy. ifeel quite strange walking on the dead here. between 7000 and 1500 bc, the hunter gath
ten people have been killed in a shooting at a supermarket in buffalo in new york state. the gunman is in custody. i m from wembley, where liverpool have done the double after beating chelsea on penalties to lift the fa cup. good morning. we ve got more spells of warm sunshine today, but also some heavy showers and the odd thunderstorm pushing northwards. i ll bring you all the details here on bbc breakfast. it is sunday 15 may. our main story: ukraine has won the eurovision song contest in a symbolic show of public support after the country was invaded by russia. the uk s sam ryder came second, its best result for more than 20 years. ryder won the most votes from the music industry experts, but when the public votes were added, ukraine s kalush orchestra leapt to first place. mark lobel has this report from turn. let the eurovision song contest 2020 to begin! let the eurovision song contest 2020 to beuin! .,, h let the eurovision song contest 2020 to beuin! .,, , ., ., ., t