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good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. dockers at britain s largest container port, felixstowe, have gone on strike for the first time in three decades. it is the first of eight. 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 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, 1,900 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, unwilling to share it, in 2020, the same company paid out £99 mill ....
superintendent with greater manchester police. at around 3am this morning on sunday the 21st of august, emergency services received multiple calls about a disturbance at goose green. on arrival, we found at goose green. on arrival, we found a 17 year old male and 31 year old man with stab wounds receiving first aid for of the public before officers and paramedics took over. both males were taken to manchester royal infirmary, where sadly the 31 year old man succumbed to his injuries and died. i can confirm that male is rico burton. the 17 year old male remains in hospital with serious injuries. i would like to take this opportunity to pass on my sincere condolences to rico burton s family and friends and can i also praise the members of the public who stepped in and provided first aid. greater manchester police has launched a murder investigation and reckless officers are supporting both families. 21 year old was arrested at the scene and a short while later a 20 year o ....
it s been a hectic afternoon in the premier league as champions manchester city showing their fighting spirit at newcastle. three losses now for anthonyjoshua. what next after his defeat to oleksandr usyk? and three golds in total forjoe fraser to complete a record breaking european championships for british gymnasts. hello there. we start in the premier league, where it s been a day of drama. shocks, comebacks, red cards, var and a hatful of goals six at stjames park, where nothing could separate newcastle and manchester city in a classic encounter. the home side had led 3 1 at one stage, but couldn t hang on against the defending champions. matt graveling reports. eddie howe has never beaten pep guardiola, whose side is undefeated in 19 premier league away games. it s safe to say this would be easy. the last time these teams met, city scored five, and five minutes then, the goals suggested more. this touch from mcgill insured a city when would be far from from mcgil ....
Both candidates in the french president ial election have been holding rallies in the final week of campaigning. The far right contender Marine Le Pen has attacked her rival as the continuity candidate, while Emmanuel Macron said the future of europe is at stake in this election. Our correspondent, lucy williamson, is in paris. The second round of french elections has been the graveyard of far right dreams of power. Used to facing a united front of all her rivals, Marine Le Pen is now calling on voters to unite against someone else, her liberal opponent Emmanuel Macron. At a rally today, she attacked mr macron as a back door socialist, soft on terror, a friend of high finance and too easily irritated to be head of state. Her image, by contrast, has become ever softe ....
Both candidates in the french president ial election have been holding rallies in the final week of campaigning. The far right contender Marine Le Pen has attacked her rival as the continuity candidate, while Emmanuel Macron said the future of europe is at stake in this election. Our correspondent, lucy williamson, is in paris. The second round of french elections has been the graveyard of far right dreams of power. Used to facing a united front of all her rivals, Marine Le Pen is now calling on voters to unite against someone else, her liberal opponent Emmanuel Macron. At a rally today, she attacked mr macron as a back door socialist, soft on terror, a friend of high finance and too easily irritated to be head of state. Her image, by contrast, has become ever softe ....