dockers at britain s largest container port, felixstowe, have gone on strike for the first time in three decades. almost 2000 workers are taking part in the eight day action after rejecting a seven % 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 marc 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, 1900 members of the unite union are starting an eight day walk out. people are so angry now that a company who made £240 million profit over the last two years are unwilling to share that. well, when i say share it, in 2020, the same company paid out £99 million in dividends to its shareholders. the offer on the table is a 7% pay rise, with a £500
washington says it will use all the elements of us power to back up the pledge. mr lapid said only a credible military threat would stop iran. now on bbc news, on the 50th anniversary of the godfather often proclaimed the greatest film ever made talking movies celebrates this landmark classic. a warning this programme contains violent scenes from the film. # the first time. 50 years ago, a roberta flack song topped the record charts. # ever i saw yourface. we are today seeing the progress of modern china. ..president nixon made a historic visit to china and in britain, there was a 47 day miners strike. and in the cinema world, there was a momentous event. what many claim is the greatest movie ever made was launched a portrait of an italian american crime family in new york in the 1940s and 50s. it was, for a time, the highest grossing film ever made, a blockbuster that was also a work of great art. it was the godfather. i m going to make him an offer he can t refuse. h
after the prime minister offers his resignation but the president refuses to accept it. and ivana trump donald trump s first wife and the mother of three of his children, has died aged 73. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. celebrations have been taking place in sri lanka, after gotabaya rajapaksa became the country s first sitting president to quit. he did so after months of angry protests over the rapidly rising cost of living, and shortages of food and fuel. the delay in handing over his letter of resignation was, it seems, to do with his flight from the maldives to singapore. from colombo, rajini vaidyanathan reports. music. a moment to savour, after months of struggle. now there s joy. these demonstrators had one key demand, that the man they blame for their economic woes resign. tonight, president gotabaya rajapaksa did. protesters say they are celebrating what represents a victory for people power. it s the end of the rule of the rajapak
in ukraine anymore. political uncertainty in italy after the prime minister, offers his resignation but the president refuses to accept it. and ivana trump, donald trump s first wife and the mother of three of his children, has died, aged 73. hello and welcome to the programme. celebrations have been taking place in sri lanka after gotabaya rajapaksa became the country s first sitting president to quit. he did so after months of angry protests over the rapidly rising cost of living, and shortages of food and fuel. the delay in handing over his letter of resignation was, it seems, to do with his flight from the maldives to singapore. from colombo, rajini vaidyanathan reports. music. a moment to savour, after months of struggle. now there s joy. these demonstrators had one key demand, that the man they blame for their economic woes resign. tonight, president gotabaya rajapaksa did. protesters say they are celebrating what represents a victory for people power. it s the end of t
southwest of the capital, kyiv. ukrainian officials say the missiles fired from a submarine in the black sea hit a commercial building. now on bbc news, panorama: the downfall of borisjohnson. my my friends, in politics, no one is remotely indispensable. the world turned is remotely indispensable. the world turned upside down. in a matter of days, the leadership of borisjohnson matter of days, the leadership of boris johnson fell apart. matter of days, the leadership of borisjohnson fell apart. in of boris johnson fell apart. in the of boris johnson fell apart. in the last two minutes, the health the last two minutes, the health secretary sajid javid has resigned. health secretary sa id javid has resignedh health secretary sa id javid has resigned. rishi sunak has announced has resigned. rishi sunak has announced his has resigned. rishi sunak has announced his resignation. i has resigned. rishi sunak has i announced his resignation. five ministers resigning announce