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in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. you're watching bbc news. now to the uk, where the national union of rail, maritime and transport workers has voted to accept a pay offer from network rail. the deal signals an end to a bitter row, which led to a series of strikes in recent months. earlier, our transport correspondent katy austin gave us this update. after months and months of strikes, effectively part of the rmt�*s national rail dispute has been settled. the part that involves network rail, say members such as maintenance workers and signal workers were given a vote on a slightly revised offerfrom network rail. the sort of headline
train stations in the country and it has been the site of many delays and cancellations over the last few months. so this news will be received positively by commuters. but this is just one of many disputes between rail companies and transport unions. members of the rmt from ia train operators are due to strike later this month. with the start of the easter holidays for many. and london underground drivers are to strike on the 15th of march. since last year, britain has been gripped by a wave of industrial action by hundreds and thousands of workers, including post office staff, nurses and teachers as wages fail to keep pace with soaring inflation and the deepening cost of living crisis. a department for transport spokesperson welcomed the rmt�*s latest move but added... the rmt�*s leaders must put the best and final offer to their members in the train operating companies who are still due to strike in the coming weeks and who are not
transport spokesperson welcomed the rmt's transport spokesperson welcomed the rmt�*s latest move but added... the rmt's rmt�*s latest move but added... the rmt�*s leaders must put the best and final offer to their members in the train operating companies who are still due to strike in the coming weeks and who are not being given the opportunity to vote on an offer. the rmt union says further updates on the national rail disputes will be given in the coming days and a vote on the new pay offer will be put to its members. howard johnson, bbc news. hundreds of people attended a vigil in cardiff last night for three young people killed in a car crash, which has left two others critically injured. it comes as the police force is being criticised for why it didn't find them sooner. our wales correspondent hywel griffith reports. a moment to honour three young lives. friends who went on a night out together and never made it home. darcy ross was 21, the same age
staff, nurses and teachers as wages fail to keep pace with soaring inflation and the deepening cost of living crisis. a department for transport spokesperson welcomed the rmt�*s latest move but added... the rmt�*s leaders must put the best and final offer to their members in the train operating companies who are still due to strike in the coming weeks and who are not being given the opportunity to vote on an offer. the rmt union says further updates on the national rail disputes will be given in the coming days and a vote on the new pay offer will be put to its members. howard johnson, bbc news. exclusive data obtained by the bbc shows police forces in england and wales are recording more cases of dogs being dangerously out of control — with more than 21,000 offences last year. the number of dogs being seized is also going up, meaning police have had to spend millions on kennels and vet bills — as danny savage reports. whoa, whoa, whoa. the aftermath of a dog
a statement saying the rmt�*s rejection is a kick in the teeth for passengers across the country. the rmt's passengers across the country. the rmt�*s on members —— owned members are now being blocked from having a say on their own future. he goes on to say, the leaders should have had the courage to allow their own members to have the chance to vote on their own pay and conditions. rather than making that decision for them behind closed doors. he goes on, "it is time for those leaders to face the realities. 0ur railways are not financially sustainable and reform is essential." "i have played my part, i have met union leaders. the real minister and ifacilitated regular meetings between all parties." "we guaranteed fair and reasonable offers on pay and reform." right, let's go back to our
the rmt rail union has rejected offers that network rail and the rail delivery group had described as their "best and final" offer in a blow to any hopes that the long—running national dispute was close to reaching its end. the decision was taken by the rmt�*s national executive committee. the industry and government had called on the union to put the offers to a members' vote. the rmt union's boss, mick lynch, said the offers were "dreadful". joining me now is our transport correspondent katy austin. where are we? well, in some ways, and almost — where are we? well, in some ways, and almost feels _ where are we? well, in some ways, and almost feels like _ where are we? well, in some ways, and almost feels like we're - where are we? well, in some ways, and almost feels like we're back- where are we? well, in some ways, and almost feels like we're back to l and almost feels like we're back to square one, really. the rmt says it spent a bit of time talking to the members and reps, and basically people of all levels... signalling staff, and also the train companies group, which represent people like guards — it says after those discussions, the committee at the head of the rmt has decided to
operating the doors in more areas. the rmt rejected this offer last night, saying it had concerns about some of the changes and thousands ofjobs would be lost. this morning i understand there's been a meeting with the rail delivery group to see if any settlement can be reached. separately, network rail, whose employees include maintenance workers and signallers, updated its existing offer yesterday. that includes now a 5% pay rise for this year, and 4% next year plus other benefits. but again, network rail has always said reforms need to happen for pay to rise. the rmt�*s national executive committee has been meeting this morning to consider that offer. now we're waiting to see if the union will provide any udpate after those meetings today.
important bits of the interviews and analysis of what they mean. if you�*re watching and scrolling, head there now or after the show, where i�*ll be scribbling some of my take there too. that�*s at bbc.co.uk/news. it�*s not unreasonable to expect to be able to get from a to b in this country without too much grief. we all know it doesn�*t feel like that, with a series of rail strikes that have dragged on sincejune. the rail union the rmt�*s announced even more days when they�*ll down tools, stretching beyond christmas now. unlike his predecessors grant shapps, the current transport secretary met with rail union chief mick lynch this week, but it didn�*t seem to get them much closer to sorting things out. we need pace. six months, we�*ve been negotiating at least with the train operators, and we�*ve had not one document put across the table. that has to change, and i outlined to him what his responsibilities are as we see them. and his responsibilities
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me, kevin schofield, political editor with huffpost uk, and martin bentham, home affairs editor at the evening standard. welcome to you both, good to see you again. that may bring you up—to—date at home with the front pages as we have them so far. —— let me. the ft leads with worrying news for the uk's economy, which is set to see the worst growth in the 620 apart from russia. unsuprisngly, the metro reports on the rmt�*s planned rail strike, accusing its boss of having "no shame" when apologising for the disruption it will cause. the i also leads with the industrial action, saying it could cause supermarkets to go without supplies, resulting in empty shelves. the price of filling up the average car will hit £100 — that makes the front page of the telegraph. the guardian also leads with rising fuel prices and adds that the worsening economic situtation in the uk will prevent the pm from "resetting" what they call his "troubled premiership".
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me, kevin schofield, political editor with huffpost uk, and martin bentham, home affairs editor at the evening standard. welcome to you both, good to see you again. that may bring you up—to—date at home with the front pages as we have them so far. —— let me. the ft leads with worrying news for the uk's economy, which is set to see the worst growth in the g20 apart from russia. unsuprisngly, the metro reports on the rmt�*s planned rail strike, accusing its boss of having "no shame" when apologising for the disruption it will cause. the i also leads with the industrial action, saying it could cause supermarkets to go without supplies, resulting in empty shelves. the price of filling up the average car will hit £100 — that makes the front page of the telegraph. the guardian also leads with rising fuel prices and adds that the worsening economic situtation in the uk will prevent the pm from "resetting" what they call his "troubled premiership".