ms dorries had said she would resign injune after claiming that downing street had blocked her receiving a peerage, something which number ten denied. but she had remained as an mp, saying she was continuing to work for her constituents — despite coming under pressure from other mps to go through with her promise to leave the house of commons. she has also released a resignation statement — saying that rishi sunak has demeaned his office by whipping up a public frenzy against her. and she also accuses mr sunak of running a zombie parliament — with a government which is adrift. and she claims he has squandered the goodwill of the nation. our political correpondent ian watson gave me the details. well, nadine dorries said she would resign back on june the 14th. she said she would resign with immediate effect. it's well known that nadine dorries is a close ally of the former prime minister, borisjohnson. she was culture secretary, of course, in his administration. she was not at all pleased at the way in which she was ejected from office and none too chuffed about the short lived nature of his successor liz truss�*s time at number 10 downing street either. so therefore, it is unsurprising that she's taking a swipe at the current prime minister, rishi sunak, in her resignation statement. now, first of all, let's take a look at the timing of what she's done. she says this will allow for a by—election to be called when parliament resumes in september. in other words, she is quite keen to see her mid bedfordshire parliamentary seat be contested around the time of the conservative party conference, putting maximum pressure again on rishi sunak, although he may try to of course delay the date of that by election. but opposition parties are already campaigning in her seats and seem to be hopeful of some success, despite the fact that she's got a huge majority of more than 20,000. but let's take a look at the nature of that attack. rishi sunak, as i say, not desperately surprising that she'd want to have a bit of a go at him, but nonetheless, she is known for speaking her mind and she certainly doesn't hold back. so let me just give you a few choice quotes from her resignation statement. she says, "you have no mandate from the people," she says to rishi sunak. she says his government is adrift. she says he's squandered the goodwill of the nation. and she's also accused him of orchestrating daily personal attacks. and there is a pitiful low level, which his government, she says, has descended to. now, obviously, we're going to try to get the reaction from downing street to her comments, but she's not somebody who backed rishi sunak�*s first attempt to become leader of the party, never mind his second successful attempt to lead the conservatives. it is well known, i think, that she was displeased about not receiving a peerage. she said her reason for staying on as an mp after initially announcing her resignation and then not following through was because she wanted to find out the reasons why she hadn't been elevated to the house of lords. i'm not sure she's been yet given those reasons, but that's certainly the case. i think that she suspects that the current administration, number ten, had something to do with it, despite their denials. number ten, had something to do with it, despite their denials. but she is somebody who writes bestselling books as well and had a seat at the cabinet table. so it is unsurprising that anything she does gets a huge amount of coverage and she certainly knows how to, shall we say, coin a memorable phrase, plenty of them in her resignation statement. let's get the labour response now. peter kyle is the shadow northern ireland minister and he's also been overseeing labour's preparations for a by—election in nadine dorries�* mid bedfordshire constituency. he gave me the labour point of view. it doesn't surprise me that she has gone out in this fashion, because the conservative civil war has been raging for a long time. rishi sunak and nadine dorries and a whole group of others behind them are at war with each other and of course, the people who have suffered the most have been the people of mid bedfordshire, residents there who have been prevented from having the by—election that they need because of nadine dorries refusing to do so. earlier we spoke to former conservative special adviser mo hussein, who says dorries�* statement will have had an effect on the conservative party. i think he is trying to really move on from his predecessors, draw some clear water between thejohnson administration and the truss administration. incidentally, she has rose tinted glasses for both of them. she doesn't talk about any of the failures of those administrations and instead puts it all on rishi sunak�*s door. so i think he willjust see this as somebody who's never been supportive of him, has never been a loyal mp. and like i said, you know, a lot of it, he will expect to come from her. but there will be some things around the what will happen going forward. there is there is a sense within the conservative party, among some mps, some who are supportive of the prime minister, that it really feels like government by management, dealing with problems. he would say, the prime minister, that he inherited them. but going forward, what is the offer to the country? what's the retail offer? what are the things that people will be able to campaign on? and when you have that situation and you have a divided party so explicitly so out there in the open, people don't vote for a divided party. so this will really be concerning to mp5, who are seeing 20,000 seat majorities being overturned by opposition parties. a lot of the content in here is really good, really good substance for the opposition parties to put on leaflets and use in their campaigning material as well. so i think it will stir up the concern that's already been underlying and it's fair to say a question that has been it's fair to say a question that has been circling social media, parliament and her constituency is where is nadine? so how do you think the constituents are feeling at the moment? well, i think they were probably thinking, finally we have something because the first part of the letter is dedicated to herself and her own record. so clearly that struck a nerve. and clearly she's using it to try and set out what she achieved and what she did in government, because she has been under scrutiny and has been in pressure for, has she been doing her job properly as an mp? why has she not had a surgery for several years? what has she actually done for her constituents? so i think they will want to move on. but the prospect of another by—election for the conservative party in the current political climate is not a good one. we've seen what can happen in previous by—elections, so they will want to use this an exercise, perhaps a protest vote, and it could be more about her than the prime minister. we'll have to wait and see. but to have an mp that is not really as present as they should be and not really doing what they should be and clearly she would dispute that, i think is not going to be a good situation for anyone who is a constituent. some breaking news in the past hour on the world cup kiss row in spain — the women's head coach, jorge vilda, has now added his voice to the criticism directed at suspended football federation president, luis rubiales. mr vilda called the behaviour of luis rubiarles towardsjennifer hermoso "inappropriate and unacceptable". in a statement he wrote that: luis rubiales has already said he will defend himself, after fifa provisionally suspended him as president of spain's football association — that coming after he refused to resign at a meeting on friday. earlier our reporter sergi forcada told us more about mr rubiales�* response to fifa's provisional suspension. this is the latest statement by the spanish football federation in which mr rubiales says he is going to find these accusations by fifa, he says he will likely defend himself in the competent bodies. he says he trusts fifa. this would be the chance to begin his defence so that the truth, his truth prevails and that he is also able to prove that he is innocent, which is something that he's been repeating throughout the past few days. saying he didn't do anything wrong when the spanish national team were celebrating the world cup a few days ago. this is obviously the response to what fifa said earlier, in another statement they said that luis rubiales has been provisionally suspended and that suspension will last for 90 days, starting today, while there is an ongoing investigation. another thing fifa is saying is that he should refrain through himself for a third party, from contacting or trying to contactjennifer hermoso a natural fit because a few days ago the spanish football federation said they had tried to contactjennifer hermoso talk about this incident. well, fifa is saying, while this investigation is going on, do not contact her. investigation is going on, do not contact her-— contact her. sergi forcada reporting- _ live now to the retired spanish footballer aintzane encinas. hello and thank you so much for joining us on bbc news. the spanish women's head coach called the behaviour of luis rubiales inappropriate and unacceptable. what is your reaction to this, give us a sense of how you feel about what happened? it sense of how you feel about what ha ened? , , sense of how you feel about what happened?— sense of how you feel about what hauened? , , , ., happened? it is very, very sad that at this moment, _ happened? it is very, very sad that at this moment, when _ happened? it is very, very sad that at this moment, when spain - happened? it is very, very sad that at this moment, when spain has i at this moment, when spain has become champion of the world cup, we are discussing other matters instead of their success that the players have achieved. we have not been speaking about how proud we are of them, we are not talking about one of them being chosen as the best player in the world. the main issue is the attitude of the president of the spanish federation, and this is very, very sad. the spanish federation, and this is very. very sad-— very, very sad. what has been the aeneral very, very sad. what has been the general reaction _ very, very sad. what has been the general reaction to _ very, very sad. what has been the general reaction to this _ very, very sad. what has been the general reaction to this in - very, very sad. what has been the general reaction to this in spain? | general reaction to this in spain? it's a big situation considering nearly a week ago the spanish team won the world cup.— won the world cup. statement has already been _ won the world cup. statement has already been issued, _ won the world cup. statement has already been issued, also - won the world cup. statement has already 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behaviour has no place in football. ., ~ , ., . ., football. thank you so much for “oininu football. thank you so much for joining us _ football. thank you so much for joining us here _ football. thank you so much for joining us here on _ football. thank you so much for joining us here on bbc- football. thank you so much for joining us here on bbc news. i football. thank you so much for. joining us here on bbc news. we appreciate your time.— joining us here on bbc news. we appreciate your time. thank you so much. around 2000 items are thought to have been stolen from the british museum — but some of the missing treasures have started to be recovered. that's according to the museum's chairman. the organisation is one of the uk's most prestigious cultural institutions, but revealed earlier this month that a number of treasures were reported missing, stolen or damaged. a member of museum staff suspected of involvement has been sacked. and hartwig fischer, the museum director, is stepping down after saying a 2021 investigation was mishandled. there's disruption to rail services across much of england today, as members of the rmt union take part in their latest strike over pay and conditions. there's a reduced timetable in place for much of the country, with some journeys into scotland and wales also affected. it's on the same day as events including the notting hill carnival, and reading and leeds festivals. it's the 24th strike since last summer. vivienne nunis reports. it's the first day of the bank holiday weekend but it's misery for many hoping to get away. 20,000 train workers are on strike. there's also planned engineering works. the end result — reduced services across the three days. meant to be going to manchester to an art exhibition and we bought tickets a long time ago so, yeah, it was a bit of a shock to find out our trains were cancelled. i understand why they are striking but from a selfish point of view it is kind of difficult. i think they have gone on too long and i think it is time they started to sit round the table and sort it out. today the rmt union wrote to the rail delivery group, which represents ia train operators, setting out what it calls a road map to end the current deadlock. as well as a backdated pay offer and a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies, the letter calls for each train company to set out full details of the changes it is planning to working practices. the industry argues those reforms are needed to fund pay rises. we want a decent pay rise, we're not greedy. we haven't had an offer that is a clean pay rise without strings attached. and we're not prepared to fund these very modest pay rises through job cuts and cuts to services that will affect our members and also the travelling public. the rail delivery group offered rail workers a pay rise of 5% for 2022 and 4% for this year, contingent on the proposed reforms. the government and the industry say the rmt should put that offer to its members for a vote. the strike has seen around half of services cancelled across england, including here at euston with other services delayed and with the aslef union rejecting a payoff for train drivers, travellers can expect further strikes ahead. after today's walk—out by the rmt, train drivers in the aslef union go on strike next friday. they will turn down overtime next saturday, the same day as another rmt strike. another sticking point is the planned ticket office closures, which the union opposes, meaning a resolution to end the strikes still looks a long way off. vivienne nunis, bbc news. monday marks 60 years since 250,000 people gathered on the national mall in washington, dc and heard reverend doctor martin luther king junior deliver his celebrated "i have a dream" speech on the steps of the lincoln memorial. today — mr king's family, civil rights leaders and members of the public are gathering to mark the anniversary. it was the largest demonstration for human rights in us history and a display of unity among five of the nation's largest civil rights organisations. his 13—year—old grand daughter says they're still fighting to keep his dream alive. years ago, doctor king urged us to struggle against the triple evils of racism, poverty and bigotry. today, racism, poverty and bigotry. today, racism is still with us, poverty is still with us and now gun violence has come for our places of worship, our schools and our shopping centres. that's not the only problem that earlier generations didn't expect but my generation cannot escape. it's the final weekend of the world's largest arts festival. throughout the past month thousands of people from across the globe have visited the scottish capital to witness the edinburgh festival fringe. let's hear from our reporter courtney bembridge, who is there. throughout august we have been featuring artists and performers from around the world here at edinburgh festival fringe was to my next guest star from italy, they are the black blues brothers. below is here to tell me it is what it is about patella it's a topical show, it contains a lot of things because we have some funny comedies. same we have some funny comedies. some acrobatics as — we have some funny comedies. some acrobatics as well. _ we have some funny comedies. some acrobatics as well. it's _ we have some funny comedies. some acrobatics as well. it's very _ we have some funny comedies. some acrobatics as well. it's very fun - acrobatics as well. it's very fun and very nice to see. we acrobatics as well. it's very fun and very nice to see.— acrobatics as well. it's very fun and very nice to see. we are seeing some of the — and very nice to see. we are seeing some of the amazing acrobatics - some of the amazing acrobatics behind us. the blues brothers, tell us about the inspiration, do you love the film?— us about the inspiration, do you love the film? , , , ., love the film? yes, because some of the --eole love the film? yes, because some of the 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perform very strong with a strong ener: . ., , ., , energy. have you been en'oying any new shows as — energy. have you been en'oying any new shows as a h energy. have you been enjoying any new shows as a spectator? - energy. have you been enjoying any new shows as a spectator? for - energy. have you been enjoying any new shows as a spectator? for us, | energy. have you been enjoying any new shows as a spectator? for us, i don't know _ new shows as a spectator? for us, i don't know necessarily _ new shows as a spectator? for us, i don't know necessarily but - new shows as a spectator? for us, i don't know necessarily but still - new shows as a spectator? for us, i don't know necessarily but still we | don't know necessarily but still we are not— don't know necessarily but still we are not finishing. tomorrow we die at the _ are not finishing. tomorrow we die at the assembly rooms and then after that we _ at the assembly rooms and then after that we have still a lot of shows, we have — that we have still a lot of shows, we have to — that we have still a lot of shows, we have to go to spain, go to italy, then paris — we have to go to spain, go to italy, then paris-— then paris. you are still working! that was courtney _ then paris. you are still working! that was courtney pembridge. i let's have more now on one of our main stories this hour — the growing pressure on the head of the spanish football association, luis rubiales following this moment, when he kissed one of spain's world cup winning players, jenni hermoso, shortly after the final whistle. he says the moment was consensual — something ms hermoso has denied in posts on social media. mr rubiales says he will not resign but he has been suspended by the football governing body fifa for 90 days. the spanish government has also voiced concerns — but the spanish fa has backed his version of events, and is threatening to take legal action against ms hermoso. the event has thrown spain's approach to sex equality into the spotlight — as our correspondent in madrid, guy hedgecoe, explains... a government minister yesterday when he was calling for mr rubiales to step down said this should be a #metoo woman for spanish football so he seemed to be suggesting that there is a gender equality problem in spanish port. many of those players are supporting, all of those players are supporting, all of those players supporting jenni hermoso and she herself no doubt would support that point of view, i think. but i think this will feed into a broader issue of spanish society, which is seeing a tremendous amount of change when it comes to issues of sexual consent and gender equality, changes socially but also legislative changes and i think the robina ellis affair is to a certain scent professors of the tensions that have been created by this enormous changes that spain has seen. this is not the first — changes that spain has seen. this is not the first time _ changes that spain has seen. this is not the first time that _ changes that spain has seen. this is not the first time that the _ changes that spain has seen. this is not the first time that the spanish i not the first time that the spanish football federation president has courted controversy for a closer look at who he is, how he arrived at this point here is our reporter. he retired as a player in 2009 and quickly moved into the world of football and politics. in march 2010 he became president of the association of spanish footballers and his time there had been considered relatively controversy three but a recent data from employers has made allegations against mr rubiales, saying he humiliated her during his time there, a claim which the spanish football federation has rejected. in may 2018 mr rubiales sick of the top job at the spanish football federation and weeks later he was making headlines sacking the then spain managerjust two days before the opening game at the men's world cup. the opening game at the men's world cu -. the opening game at the men's world cu . _ ., ., the opening game at the men's world cu -. ., ., ., , the opening game at the men's world cup. the drama has already begun, one of the favourites, _ cup. the drama has already begun, one of the favourites, spain, - one of the favourites, spain, sacking — one of the favourites, spain, sacking their coach today over his decision— sacking their coach today over his decision to — sacking their coach today over his decision tojoin real madrid. from decision to 'oin real madrid. from that oint decision to join real madrid. from that point luis _ decision to join real madrid. from that point luis rubiales _ decision to join real madrid. from that point luis rubiales has - decision tojoin real madrid. h...” that point luis rubiales has rarely been far from controversy. in 2022 he was accused of a conflict of interest when messages were leaked between him and nelson pk. mr rubiales denied this accusation. but he was the subject of investigations ljy he was the subject of investigations by spanish newspapers accusing him of expenses fraud. he has denied allegations. most recently mr rubiales has drawn criticism of continuing to back torsional national team coachjorge vilda. despite success, or give other has been a divisive figure with some tears saying his behaviour damaged the mental health but mr rubiales has continued to stand behind tiscali. ~ ., ., ., ., , tiscali. we went to a lot of this last year- _ tiscali. we went to a lot of this last year- they _ tiscali. we went to a lot of this last year. they are _ tiscali. we went to a lot of this last year. they are trying - tiscali. we went to a lot of this last year. they are trying to i tiscali. we went to a lot of this last year. they are trying to do | tiscali. we went to a lot of this - last year. they are trying to do the same _ last year. they are trying to do the same thing — last year. they are trying to do the same thing to you they are doing to me now _ same thing to you they are doing to me now. ., ,., me now. then the controversial case means mr rubiales continues to generate global headlines. and before we go let's bring you these live pictures from scotland. this is world famous loch ness — where hundreds of people are joining what has been described as the biggest search for the loch ness monster in more than 50 years. 200 volunteers are planning to help record natural — and any unusual — sights on loch ness from vantage points, on land this weekend. and almost three hundred people have signed up to monitor a live stream from the search. it's 90 years since the modern myth of nessie began. good luck to them! thank you for joining me here on bbc news, stay with us. hello. saturday was certainly a lively day of weather with lots of showers, some thunderstorms and a water spotted off the coast of the isle of wight, looks kind of terrifying. —— waterspout. the showers were widespread across all of the uk, the wettest spots were crosby, 20 millimetres, many of us are downpours during the day on right now the showers are continuing to fade away. one or two continuing across wales in western england but otherwise most of us with clear skies. temperatures hovering around 10 to 12 celsius as we head into the first part of sunday saw a change to the weather for northern ireland, a little rain coming through, but for scotland, england and wales, another day of sunshine and showers. a bright start for northern ireland before the rain arrives, showers from the word go chris moyles in western england. for most of scotland and eastern england, can be a dry stack and heading into the afternoon showers will tend to focus along this convergence line across eastern england and maybe eastern scotland. if you're underneath that, you could see some heavy downpours and thunderstorms but away from that, it should be dry through the afternoon for a good part of western scotland, wales and western england where the sunshine out, temperatures were many will be just below average, but it will feel warm in the sunshine. the reading and leeds festival continues, there is the risk of seeing a shower as we go through sunday. for the notting hill carnival, yes, here too you can see the odd passenger although large parts of the day it should be dry. heading into what will be bank holiday money for a number of you, a weak ridge of high pressure, which will tend to kill off the showers. it still be one or two but not as widespread as we've seen over the course of the weekend. a bit more on the way of dry weather and sunshine. temperatures about 19 to 21 or 22. beyond that, tuesday and wednesday, thursday, low pressure dominates, we have been used to that for a good stretch of august. that means showers return from tuesday, some of them turning heavy and thundering with some warm august sunshine in between. heading into september, little change. this is bbc news — the headlines... the conservative mp and former culture secretary nadine dorries has resigned her parliamentary seat — with a scathing attack on the prime minister rishi sunak. she accused him of "demeaning his office by opening the gates to whip up a public frenzy" against her. downing street have not yet commented. 11 members of the coaching staff from spain's women's team have resigned over the behaviour of the country's football federation chief. the team's coach has also criticised the actions of luis rubiales — who kissed one of his players on the lips. he says the kiss was consensual — but the player, jenni hermoso, denies that. mr rubiales has been provisionally suspended by the football governing body fifa. a man has been charged with murdering donald patience — whose body was discovered at a home in bury earlier this week. now on bbc news, ukraine: women at war. what does it take to be a female sniper in a modern war?