elections less than two months after winning his second term as france s president. the energy regulator ofgem announces new measures to protect customers if companies go bust. the parents of 12 year old archie battersbee return to court to try and keep him alive, despite doctors insisting he is brain dead. up close and personal we have a special report from uganda on how a conservation effort to increase numbers of mountain gorillas has been a success. and in sport england s matt fitzpatrick wins the us open after clinching his first major trophy, sealing a sensational victory in boston. train services across england, scotland and wales will run on a severely reduced timetable from this evening, ahead of the biggest walkout on the railways in 30 years. strikes will take place on almost all major lines from tomorrow, with disruption expected all week. commuters in london will also face a strike tomorrow on the london underground. the rmt rail union has warned it will
this is bbc news. i m luxmy gopal and these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. a major setback for emmanuel macron after he loses his majority in parliamentary elections less than two months after winning his second term as france s president. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky warns that russia is likely to intensify its attacks this week. train passengers in many parts of the uk prepare for the biggest railway strikes in 30 years starting tomorrow. if there is a train, there is a train. if not, i will have to find some other way of getting to work. i support the rail strike because no one is listening to them, the transport minister has not been listening to them for decades. it is a huge inconvenience to people s lives.
brighter future for the railways that you mentioned without losing people s jobs? that you mentioned without losing peeple s jobs? that you mentioned without losing eole s “obs? ~ ., , people s “obs? well, actually, we ve seen people s jobs? well, actually, we ve seen such growth, people s jobs? well, actually, we ve seen such growth, there people s jobs? well, actually, we ve seen such growth, there have - people s jobs? well, actually, we ve seen such growth, there have beenl seen such growth, there have been jobs in the railway from the investment that has come over the years, we need more people facing customers and dealing with customers, to give better services to customers, that is important. in some areas, however, we don t need as many people and we need to modernise work practices so that the people that we do use are able to work and deliver effectively what is needed and to help us to make those improvements are customers and deliver better value for money for t
issues job cuts are being proposed? tue: issues facing job cuts are being proposed? tte: issues facing the railway are not new but they are more challenging and urgent as a result of the pandemic. we have had years of technical advances and advanced customer expectations, enormous growth, greater environmental concerns and challenges to the economy so we need the railway to be able to innovate and improve to reach meet those challenges, but some of the working practices have not kept pace with that so if we are not kept pace with that so if we are not able to address those, the danger is we have to see reductions in the railway, reductions and opportunities for people working in the railways, and if we can address those working practices, however, we have the prospect of a brighter future for the industry and its workers and better services for customers, enabling to help with the environment and the economy. so theseissues environment and the economy. so these issues have been long
this is bbc news, i m luxmy gopal. the headlines at 9am. train passengers prepare for the biggest railway strikes in 30 years, starting tomorrow. if there is a train, there is a train. if not, i will have to find some other way of getting to work. i support the rail strike because no one is listening to them, the transport minister has not been listening to them for decades. it is a huge inconvenience to people s lives. how will the week s industrial action affect you? are you a key worker struggling to find a way into work? perhaps you re a student taking exams and worried about gettng to school? we want to hear from you. you can get in touch with me on twitter, i m at luxmy g or you can use #bbcyourquestions. a major setback for emmanuel macron after he loses his majority in parliamentary