on twitter @annitabbc. a decision is expected today over whether hundreds of gmb union members working as check in and ground staff at heathrow airport will take strike action. the taliban appeals for international help in afghanistan after a powerful earthquake kills more than 1,000 people. we are desperately trying to work with local partners to get through that rubble and see if there are any survivors that we can administer first aid to get to local hospitals. borisjohnson arrives in rwanda for a meeting of the commonwealth s heads of government with food security, climate change and the government s migrants policy expected to be on the agenda. polls have opened in two parliamentary by elections which are taking place today in wakefield, and tiverton and honiton. eight medical staff who treated the football legend diego maradona in the days before he died are to stand trial for alleged criminal negligence. dat two of glastonbury gets underway. more than 200 thousand fest
a pay rise for two or three years. the more the strikes go on, the more money that costs the industry, the more disruption it causes. that means i have less money available to make a pay award. it makes it harder to get a deal. the european union is expected to approve ukraine as a candidate for membership when it meets in brussels later. borisjohnson arrives in rwanda for a meeting of the commonwealth s heads of government with food security, climate change and the government s migrants policy expected to be on the agenda. the american artistic swimmer anita alvarez has been rescued from the bottom of the pool by her coach, after fainting following her routine at the world aquatics championships. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. afghanistan s taliban rulers have urged aid agencies and other countries to intensify relief efforts after an earthquake that s believed to have killed a thousand people. un agencies are rushing to get emergency she
this is bbc news. the headlines at 11. the second day of rail strikes is under way with half the network closed in england, wales and scotland and only 20% of services expected to run. they don t want theirjobs cut, they want a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies, they want to defend their conditions whilst dealing with modernisation and of course we need a pay rise. many of our people have not had a pay rise for two or three years. the more the strikes go on, the more money the more the strikes go on, the more money that the more the strikes go on, the more money that costs industry, the more disruption money that costs industry, the more disruption il money that costs industry, the more disruption it causes, that means they disruption it causes, that means they have disruption it causes, that means they have less money available to make they have less money available to make a pay award. it is harder to get a deat it is harder to get a deal. meanwhile, a decision
this is bbc news, i m annita mcveigh, these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the taliban appeals for international help in afghanistan after a powerful earthquake kills more than one thousand people. we are desperately trying to work with local partners to get through that rubble and see if there are any survivors that we can administer first aid to, get to local hospitals. the second day of rail strikes begins with half the network closed in england, wales and scotland and only 20% of services expected to run. they don t want theirjobs cut, they want a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies, they want to defend their conditions whilst dealing with modernisation and of course we need a pay rise. many of our people have not had
available to make a pay award. it makes it harder to get a deal. so the quicker we get a deal, the better. today, passengers are being told only to take the train if necessary and check before they travel. and another strike day is due on saturday. katie austin, bbc news. mick lynch, the general secretary of the rmt, says his members don t want to cause disruption. we apologise to the public and the travellers. we don t want this kind of disruption in our communities and on our railway. men and women of our union are standing on picket lines because they need a square deal from the employer. they are going to sacrifice their pay for up to three days this week, they don t want to do that, but they are determined to get a settlement to the issues. they don t want theirjobs cut, they get a settlement to the issues. they don t want their jobs cut, they were a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies, they want to defend their conditions with a modernisation issue and we need a pay rise, man