across the uk. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: newly appointed chancellor nadhim zahawi and transport secretary grant shapps announce they ll be standing for the conservative party leadership. the president of sri lanka announces he ll step down on the thirteenth ofjuly after protestors storm his official residence and set the prime minister s home on fire it s over the handling of the country s economic crisis. the body of japan s assassinated former prime minister is brought home. police admit security flaws over his shooting. health warnings are issued as southern and eastern areas of the uk prepare for a heatwave that could bring record breaking temperatures over the next week. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. coming up in the programme, history maker, elena rybakina. the wimbledon champion, first time grand slam winner. to champion, first time grand slam winner. ., , . . winner. to be a winner, i mean, it is ust winner.
insisting he is brain dead. barristers will take industrial action in england and wales in protest at pay and conditions. a report into grooming and child sexual exploitation between 201! at 2014 fights that sexual exploitation between 2011 at 2014 fights that there were serious failings from the handling of some cases by the council and police. good afternoon. the transport secretary grant shapps says the government is doing everything it can to minimise disruption after it s confirmed the biggest series of rail strikes in 30 years will go ahead with a significant disruption to services across england, scotland and wales. last minute talks between unions and rail bosses today have failed to make any breakthrough. the strike action is taking place tomorrow, tuesday 21stjune, and also on thursday 23rd and saturday 25th. distruption is also expected on non strike days, too, with a special timetable published published for the whole of this week. network rail is advising passe
justine greening and former us government advisor hagar chemali who now hosts the political satire series oh my world. across england, scotland and wales the biggest rail strikes in 30 years will go ahead this week after last ditch talks failed. services will run on a severely reduced timetable from this evening ahead of the national strike tomorrow. the three day walkout on tuesday, thursday and saturday will cause disruption for the whole week. the rmt union says some 50,000 railway workers are striking over pay, jobs and conditions. the secretary general of the rmt, mick lynch, warned there could be a series of strikes over the next few months. faced with such an aggressive agenda of cuts to jobs, conditions, pay and pensions, the rmt has no choice but to defend our members industrially. my message, mr speaker, to the workforce is straightforward, your union bosses have got you striking under false pretenses. both sides are miles apart on pay discussions with the union
temperatures across the uk rose with a level three alert, and some rider means the uk could be hosting next year s eurovision contest. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the uk s second busiest airport says it will limit the number of flights across the peak summer period because it hasn t got enough staff. gatwick airport said it was aimed at creating a more reliable service for passengers. usually 900 flights run a day, but it ll be 825 injuly, and 850 in august. it comes after the government and regulators wrote to airlines telling them to make sure their summer timetables were deliverable . the decision means thousands of people will have their holiday plans disrupted, as theo leggett reports. this is what airlines and airports want to avoid. over easter and around the jubilee holiday, hundreds of flights were cancelled. some while passengers were preparing to board. people want to travel, but staff shortages at airlines and ground handling companies have become a s
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