good morning. high pressure is firmly in charge of our weather so things are fairly settled. sunny spells, just a few showers, warm it tomorrow and an increased chance of rain for friday. all the details later in the programme. it s tuesday the 30th of august. the united nations will lead a global appeal today to help pakistan cope with the devastating floods which have left a third of the country under water and killed more than 1,100 people. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected but mountainous regions in the north west have also been badly hit. the crisis is not over yet as heavy rain continues and water surges down the indus river. our reporter sean dilley has the latest details. in some parts of pakistan, it s been relentless. more than 33 million people have been affected by flooding in the country s heaviest rain for more than a decade. this year s monsoon season has claimed well over 1,100 lives since june. more than 3,500 kilo
out with friends. the met police say they had contact with student nurse owami davies on the day she was reported missing by her family. a car bomb in moscow kills the daughter of putin ally aleksandr dugin, a vocal supporter of the war in ukraine. the exam board pearson has apologised after some btec students didn t get their results on time, putting their university places in doubt. good evening. welcome to the programme. dock workers at felixstowe, britain s largest container port, have gone on strike, bringing operations to a halt. there are warnings it may cause serious disruption to supply chains, providing everything from fresh food to household goods, clothing and parts for industry. almost 2,000 workers are taking part in eight days of action. their union, unite, has rejected a 7% pay offer, saying it is significantly below inflation . the port authority insists it s a fair deal. almost half of britain s container goods pass through the port in suffolk. here s our b
the met police say they had contact with student nurse owami davies on the day she was reported missing by her family. siren blares. a car bomb in moscow kills the daughter of putin ally alexsandr dugin, a vocal supporter of the war in ukraine. the exam board, pearson, has apologised after some btec students didn t get their results on time, putting their university places in doubt. good evening. welcome to the programme. dock workers at felixstowe, britain s largest container port, have gone on strike, bringing operations to a halt. there are warnings it may cause serious disruption to supply chains providing everything from fresh food to household goods, clothing and parts for industry. almost 2,000 workers are taking part in eight days of action. their union, unite, has rejected a 7% pay offer, saying it is significantly below inflation . the port authority insists it s a fair deal. almost half of britain s container goods pass through the port in suffolk. here s our busi
as she was driving home. the exam board pearson has apologised after some btec students did not receive their results as expected last thursday, throwing university places into doubt. and if you havejustjoined us, a warm welcome to bbc news. we begin at this hour with the strike at felixstowe port. dockers at britain s largest container port, felixstowe, have gone on strike for the first time in three decades. almost 2,000 workers are taking part in the eight day action, after rejecting a 7% pay offer. there are warnings that the strike will cause disruption to supply chains for shops and other retailers half of britain s container trade goes through the port in suffolk. the government says supply chains are resilient. here s our business correspondent mark ashdown. the summer of strikes has reached felixstowe docks. these workers would normally be making sure essential goods find their way to households, but today, 1,900 members of the unite union are starting an eight day