Stay updated with breaking news from Headline artists. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
taliban officials in the afghan province was hit by an earthquake, thought to have killed over 1000 people, said the search for survivors in many areas has ended. borisjohnson is in rwanda for a meeting of the commonwealth heads of government. downing street said it is unlikely the uk s policy will come when he meets the prince of wales. the american artistic swimmer has been rescued from the bottom of the pool by her coach after fainting following her routine at the world aquatics championships. hello. good afternoon. british airways staff at london s heathrow airport have voted to strike in a dispute about pay. members of the gmb union employed as ground staff and check in workers voted overwhelmingly for the industrial action. the move threatens to disrupt britain s busiest airport in the well, we can cross straight to heathrow and to our correspondent who is therefore eyes. first of all, what is this strike about? be enou~h, what is this strike about? ee: enough, it ....
handled the deaths of the four men murdered by stephen port. the waiting list for hospital treatment in wales reaches a new record level more than 700,000 patients were waiting for treatment in april. and it s day two of glastonbury. more than 200,000 festival goers will see headliners billie eilish, sir paul mccartney and kendrick lamar this weekend. just before we cover our top story the earthquake in afghanistan we re expecting to hear very shortly whether there will be further industrial action impacting travel here in the uk over the summer. a ballot has been held by heathrow based gmb union members, who are employed by british airways. the ballot closed at midday, with the result expected to be released very soon. if the workers vote in favour, it could mean a walkout during the summer holidays. we can cross straight to heathrow and our business correspondent, theo leggett. just remind us what the voters all about, what might happen here? well. about, what might h ....
Traditional paper £20 and £50 notes. these are being replaced with plastic versions like the £5 and £10 notes, because they are more durable. they are estimated at more than 160 million pounds banknotes and nearly twice as many £20 paper notes still in circulation. this is according to the bank of england. we have until the end of september to spend them or deposit them at a bank. the glastonbury festival is under way after a three year break due to covid. the five day event in somerset will host around 200,000 visitors entertained by headline artists including sir paul mccartney, billie eilish and kendrick lamar. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson has been out with festival goers to savour the mood: first is a it left the room and the music starts, not on the main stages, but on the small stages. there are some big names today, mel ....
For now, no dean horton from the gmb union, thank you. so, a strong turnout in that vote stop 81% turnout, and 95% those people voting, voting yes for industrial action. so we wait to see what happens from there on in, if we get any more information about potential dates, we will of course let you know immediately. it is 2:54pm. let s turn away to slightly different news for the next few minutes and head off to somerset. the glastonbury festival is under way after a three year break due to covid. the five day event in somerset will host around 200,000 visitors entertained by headline artists including sir paul mccartney, billie eilish and kendrick lamar. 0ur man colin paterson is there at worthy farm. thursday at glastonbury is when the music starts, not on the main stages but the smaller ones. there are some ....