the helicopter photo and hovered over euston station to | hovered over euston station to report how quiets there. there were no people, no trains at the station. what on earth to the bbc expect to see at euston station on the first day of a national rail strike i wonder? surely this is a total waste of licence payer's money, let alone environmental impact of this needless life.— of this needless life. well, we ut of this needless life. well, we put those _ of this needless life. well, we put those points _ of this needless life. well, we put those points to _ of this needless life. well, we put those points to bbc - of this needless life. well, we | put those points to bbc news, and they told us that costs for using the helicopter are shared with another broadcaster, and added... the government's case it is industrial dispute was put on tuesday's news at one by the prime minister in a part of that morning's cabinet meeting for which the cabinets were let in. ., ., , . ., in. the mood music from the cabinet this _ in. the mood music from the cabinet this morning - in. the mood music from t

london euston is practically deserted compared to a typical day.been the same at many other stations as strike action hits the entire rail network. we'll be live with our correspondents around the country, assessing the scale of the disruption...also this lunchtime... ukraine on the verge losing control of the key city of severodonetsk — its troops have been pushed back to just one factory there. one, two, three, four. dance music plays. star dj fatboy slim holds a music workshop to help people with mental health problems. and it's a big birthday for prince william — he turns a0 today. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel... international rugby league bans transgender players from womens international matches but advocacy group said the policy violates human rights. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. deserted stations, empty tracks, and millions of frustrated passengers — the biggest rail strike in a generation is under way, crippling services across england, scotland and wales. only a fifth of trains are running today, an

euston.r nina at euston. yes, i am a bit. billy no mates at the moment! there has been no early morning rush for the platforms as they might have been, you would normally see people clutching a cup of coffee as they head inside the building. there are threadbare services running here from the welsh capital, and around the rest of wales, it is at a complete standstill. no trains running in north or mid wales, nothing west of cardiff. there are a few services running, just from here, although you have got to get on a bus first, a few valleys lines to treherbert, aberdare and merthyr, thatis to treherbert, aberdare and merthyr, that is because they are on track owned and managed by transport for wales who are not part of the dispute. they sort of bar, though, because the rest of the track around wales is managed by network rail who are affected by the strike action. from here, the regular services between cardiff and london is curtailed, it will run hourly between just before 8am and finish befo

so no trains in or out of euston this evening. and in sport... romanenko, who was watching the game at cardiff city stadium. thank you forjoining us. unfortunately ukraine are now out of the world cup. how are you feeling? disappointed. i think it was a great game. ukraine played very well but unfortunately they didn't take their chances and were punished for it. i wish wales the best of luck. ads, tat wish wales the best of luck. a lot of --eole wish wales the best of luck. a lot of people said — wish wales the best of luck. a lot of people said there _ wish wales the best of luck. a lot of people said there were - wish wales the best of luck. a lot of people said there were so many chances, ukraine did nothing wrong itjust chances, ukraine did nothing wrong it just wasn't there a night. probably. i think we could have had more luck but... tt probably. i think we could have had more luck but. . ._ more luck but... it looks like we have lost _ more luck but... it looks like we have lost maria. _ more luck but... it looks like we have lost maria.

many people are now being refused entry into euston.ave said they are trying to deal with this incident and they hope the trains will be running here in the next few hours. given that it is the end of the jubilee hours. given that it is the end of thejubilee weekend, many people are now trying to get home having celebrated the weekend here in the capital, and for many, they ain't going anywhere. hello, for those of you who have had a cloudy and wetjubilee weekend, the next few days are looking drier. but there is still some rain around through this evening and overnight in the form of heavy showers and thunderstorms pushing northwards through south—west england, wales, the midlands, perhaps into south—east england as well. meanwhile, a more persistent spell of rain developing through parts of eastern and northern england. driver northern ireland with clear spells, clearer skies probably across the north and west of scotland. where we will see some of the lowest temperatures. so, five or six celsius here. but where we have got to the clo

people going to manchester airport, london euston, people going to manchesterairport, but london eustont the first servers this morning was not until 7:30am. there are a few services due to run, the larkhall service at 9:15am, they should be the edinburgh waverley train too and they london euston at 10:08. scotrail, which operates most of the trains in scotland, is not involved in the strike but the reason they can only run 10% of the services is because they rely on network rail, so they are not able to run the services because network rail are obviously on strike. so there will only be 10% of services, and that will only be within a small area of scotland too. there will be five services running mostly around the edinburgh glasgow area. if you want to travel on the train about the rest of the country, south of here all further north, dundee, inverness, aberdeen, absolutely not trains and no bus services put on by scotrail, so lots of disruption for commuters across scotland. �* . ., ., ~ our correspondent nina warhurst is at euston station in central london for us. good morning. it mu

let's go to euston _ of the strike. james, bank you. let's go to euston in _ of the strike.t's go to euston in london. one of the strike. james, bank you. - let's go to euston in london. one of the biggest stations in the country. what's the picture there? ben. what's the picture there? ben, --eole what's the picture there? ben, peeple here — what's the picture there? ben, people here have _ what's the picture there? ben, people here have already - what's the picture there? exam, people here have already begun changing their plans. in the last theme i've spoken to a pensioner who had come from birmingham. he said that he came down earlier for his cancer treatment. that he came down earlier for his cancertreatment. he that he came down earlier for his cancer treatment. he had to stay in a hotel and had gone back up to birmingham. he said that it is like the 1970s. i've also spoken to another passenger who said he is worried about getting to heathrow later this week. equally, some passenger said to me, look, this stripe, they date think it will impact them and they don't have

let's speak to tim muffett at london euston station.led from london euston station many times and today it is practically deserted compared to what it usually is. there has been a steady stream of passengers but no more than 200 at any one time looking hopefully up at the information board and getting on the 20% or so trains compared to what we would possibly see leaving the station. i've been speaking to many of those passengers and asking why they've been travelling today since we've been told to avoid it and they say the journeys have been essential, a degree ceremony, wedding ceremony, a family event they did not want to miss and many were lucky the train they booked was not one of those that was cancelled and most people world—weary and resigned to what would happen this week because they've been forewarned about it but i think there is a real sense that if the strike were to go on beyond this week then patients would certainly worry a little thin. there is a picket line outside london euston station here, i've been talking to some

there are practices that maintenance staff are only allowed to work in their own areas, so people at eustonlowed beat —— to speak remotely to staff. drivers getting paid for 12 minutes walking time, from their break to their train. all these things, whether or not it takes 12 minutes, they have to be paid for that. there are ways in which, with proper negotiation and changing the way things operate to make them more efficient, that itself could help boost pay and the private sector is doing quite a bit of this. but all these public sector industries who have great benefits are trying to stay with the existing conditions rather than improving productivity which would allow for higher pay. productivity which would allow for hither -a . . productivity which would allow for hither -a. ., �*, productivity which would allow for hiuhaer-. ., �*, , higher pay. yeah, it's interesting where on that _ higher pay. yeah, it's interesting where on that scale _ higher pay. yeah, it's interesting where on that scale of— higher pay. yeah, it's interesting where on that scale of reform . higher pay. yeah, it

london euston station is eerily quiet this morning.gers are hoping to make a journey but there is widespread disruption across the rail network. how is the strike affecting you? are you working from home or did you have a trickyjounrey to work? do you support the strikes or not? we'd like to hear your thoughts. get in touch with me on twitter @annitabbc and use the #bbcyourquestions. in other news — a senior ukrainian official says russian forces have almost captured the strategic city of severodonetsk with ukrainian forces holding on to just one factory. a russian nobel peace laureate auctions his medalfor £81i—million, to raise funds for children displaced by the war in ukraine. a former senior united nations official calls for an independent panel to investigate allegations of sexual abuse and corruption in the organisation. he attacks me in the elevator, he comes at me all of a sudden. i pleaded with him to stop, to let me 90, pleaded with him to stop, to let me go, and so, but he was very insistent and he was pulling my arm. and t

there are severe problems at euston after what's been described as a passenger incident near milton keynes. in bangladesh, an explosion and fire at a storage depot kills at least 49 people and injures hundreds more. russian missiles strike the ukrainian capital of kyiv for the first time in more than a month. and in sport, wales beat ukraine 1—0 in cardiff to qualify for the world cup for the first time in 64 years. it was a trial that made global headlines. now amber heard is planning an appeal after a jury found she had defamed herformer husband johnny depp over allegations of domestic abuse. bbc news looks at the key moments from the high—profile hearing — and a warning this programme includes details some viewers may find distressing including descriptions of domestic violence and drug abuse. bleep the defamation trial of hollywood actorsjohnny depp and amber heard has been at times jaw—dropping in its intimate tour. details of an imploding relationship beset with allegations of abuse on both sides. slapped me across the face and he slapped me again. hejust kicked me in the back. certa

thousands of passengers have been left waiting at euston station, after what's been described as a passengerg to manchester, liverpool, birmingham and glasgow, are severely delayed or cancelled, with a shortage of train staff also causing issues. it's been an incredible few days of celebration for the queen's platinum jubilee. let's look back at some of the highlights. music plays. # we will, we will rock you #. # ain't no mountain high enough #. hello. for those of you who've had a cloudy and wetjubilee weekend, the next few days are looking drier. but there's still some rain around through this evening and overnight in the form of heavy showers and thunderstorms pushing northwards through south—west england, wales, the midlands, perhaps into south—east england as well. meanwhile, a more persistent spell of rain developing through parts of eastern and northern england. drier in northern ireland with clear spells, clearer skies probably across the north and west of scotland, where we'll see some of the lowest temperatures. so, 5 or 6 celsius here. but where we've got to the cloud and the rai

travellers here at euston are braced for a week of travel chaos. this strike may not be the last. union has a mandate until the end of november for further strikes and they have warned that if they don't get the deal they want, they will have another vote and could take strike action into the new year. the unions say they want to negotiate directly with the government to avoid a strike. ministers say the unions should only negotiate with the rail industry. labour has called for government to get more involved in. ., ., , , in. the government has it within its ower to in. the government has it within its power to convene _ in. the government has it within its power to convene talks _ in. the government has it within its power to convene talks urgently, i power to convene talks urgently, bring the industry and the unions together in order to find a resolution to this dispute and avoid industrial action, and it is beyond belief, really, that the transport secretary hasn't even tried to do that. �* ., ., ., that. but with no agreement even on who should be _ that. but with no agreemen

been on strike in a separate dispute over pensions and job losses, and key stations such as london euston deserted. any moment we will speak to hywel griffith in cardiff at but first we will speak the lawn garden in glasgow. will speak the lawn garden in glas~ow. , will speak the lawn garden in glasuow. , ., , , glasgow. yes, stations deserted toda , glasgow. yes, stations deserted today. which _ glasgow. yes, stations deserted today, which includes _ glasgow. yes, stations deserted today, which includes central. today, which includes central station. _ today, which includes central station, on a normal day scotland's business _ station, on a normal day scotland's business —— we will speak to lorna gordon_ business —— we will speak to lorna gordon in— business —— we will speak to lorna gordon in glasgow. for the most part it has— gordon in glasgow. for the most part it has heeri— gordon in glasgow. for the most part it has been a — gordon in glasgow. for the most part it has been a lot of echoes and pretty— it has been a lot of echoes and pretty empty. the last train left at a quarter— pr

our correspondent celestina olulode is at euston station in central london for us.ing ahead of the strike tomorrow?— passengers are feeling ahead of the strike tomorrow? well, there is some an . er strike tomorrow? well, there is some anger here. — strike tomorrow? well, there is some anger here. and _ strike tomorrow? well, there is some anger here. and i _ strike tomorrow? well, there is some anger here, and i have _ strike tomorrow? well, there is some anger here, and i have spoken - strike tomorrow? well, there is some anger here, and i have spoken to - anger here, and i have spoken to passengers this morning, they have already changed their plans. what a number of people i have spoken to have already said that they are getting on trains today because they are worried about later on in the week. now, how will this affect people tomorrow, thursday and saturday, they will only be only 20% of trains running, and that is because iio%, sorry, rather 40,000 rail because 40%, sorry, rather 40,000 rail workers will walk out. now, this is of course happening because ther

the past situation with a rent -- it is cheaper to own in houston home in euston than to rent. and that is the thing. i think that is across the country to a certain extent. it is cheaper to own but they are not given that opportunity. >> thank you. and mr. chairman, i still have seven seconds. i have tumor questions. one for ms. mayer one for dr. rayman. i will submit those in writing for the record and hope to hear their responses. it was, just so you know, i wanted to focus on the eviction rate because i think that is just terrific. that i think mr. baker said it was more in the white neighborhoods where evictions were higher and we need to explore that. with that i yield back. >> the lady yields back and the chairman now recognizes my friend, from georgia, the gentlelady miss rhodes. >> thank you mr. chairman. i want to thank all the witnesses for joining us today especially mike enjoyed dr. raymond from atlanta. as i mentioned in my opening statement, one of the biggest problems of increasing rent control in large landlords in single-family and multifamily housing is how d

our transport correspondent tom edwards sent this report from euston.how tfl services are looking. as we've been saying almost all lines are affected this morning, so do check before you travel. a national monment paying tribute to the windrush generation will be unveilled in london later today. the statue, designed byjamaican sculptor basil watson will be opened at waterloo station. the installation has been designed to be a permanent place of reflection and inspiration. it's 20 years since the harry potter franchise came to life and that anniverary is being celebrated at warner brothers studios in leavesden. it's created a permanent new expansion of professor sprouts greenhouse. harry potter star tom felton went to visit. we are the first of many, hopefully, to stand in professor sprout�*s greenhouse. ifirst stood in here literally almost 20 years ago to the day, shooting in here. so it's amazing that it's back exactly as it was the day that ifirst walked in here. i remember being told off. i think we delayed proceedings quite heavily, because it was

our correspondent celestina olulode is at euston station in central london for us.n starting tomorrow?— feeling ahead of strike action starting tomorrow? well, there is a real mix of — starting tomorrow? well, there is a real mix of opinions _ starting tomorrow? well, there is a real mix of opinions here. - starting tomorrow? well, there is a real mix of opinions here. just - starting tomorrow? well, there is a real mix of opinions here. just a - real mix of opinions here. just a few moments ago, i spoke to a man who said to me that, look, the rail workers deserve the pay rise, but so too do nhs workers. i also spoke to another woman who is on her way to glasgow, she is leaving today, instead of later on this week. she was really angry, she said to me that, look, at the end of the day, we really need to ensure that services are available. she has had to hack cancel all her work meetings this week as a result of this industrial action. this week as a result of this industrialaction. now, how this week as a result of this industrial action. now, how does it affect peo

the helicopter photo and hovered over euston station to report how quiet it was there.ome questions in the minds of viewers such as jamie newell. in recent months, a trend appears to have developed showing clips of cabinet meetings on the main bbc one six o'clock news. we see mrjohnson surrounded by nodding members of his cabinet, promoting what they claim to be doing. these are no more than party political broadcasts. we don't see shadow cabinet meetings on the news, do we? the bbc is supposed to be impartial. this is not impartial news coverage. we asked bbc news for a response to that. here's the statement they gave us: when news of thursday's two by—election results came in, borisjohnson was in rwanda, and hanging over his trip, there was the government's controversial plan to send asylum seekers to that country. that term 'asylum seekers', along with 'refugees' is the most common one being used around this issue on the bbc, as you can hear in these two recent reports. it's a hotel in kigali like many others. inside, one of the rooms made up and ready to receive the

london euston is one of the busiest railway stations. today, though, it has been anything but.which are leaving. there are just five routes operating in the central belt, no trains north to cities including perth, dundee, aberdeen, inverness. scotrail say it's operating just 10% of the normal services today, so down from 2,000 trains on a normal timetable to less than 200 today. of course, scotrail staff are not on strike, but they rely on network rail to operate the signal boxes and maintain the track. not many trains and - not many people on them, i think is a fair assessment - of the welsh rail network today. down to less than 10% of normal services, i a complete wipe—out in north, mid and west wales. - there are some trains running out of cardiff into the valleys' towns, | and that's because they're on track that's owned and managed - by transport for wales. next, let's hearfrom our transport correspondent, katy austin. she's in bournemouth, in southern england. bournemouth is one of the places across the country which has had absolutely no trains today. other areas include

monday i they would be normally on monday morning, there is plenty availability on this train to eustong ahead. the warning from the rail union is that this could not be the end on sunday, it could not be the end on sunday, it could be the beginning if they do not get what they want. the new head of the british army has warned his troops they must be prepared to face a renewed threat from russia. n a letter addressed to "all ranks and civil servants", general sir patrick sanders said that russia's invasion of ukraine shows the need "to protect the uk and be ready to fight and win wars". he added the army and allies must now be "capable of. defeating russia". ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskiy is warning russia will escalate its attacks this week as european union leaders consider whether to back kyiv�*s bid tojoin the eu. it comes amid reports that captured ukrainian soldiers will face "war—crimes tribunals" based on the nuremburg trials of the nazis. our correspondentjoe inwood is in the capital, kyiv. there is no sign of any letup in the fighting? there is no sign of any letup in

hejoins us from london euston. we see the picket line before you there. good morning. we are sorry and we apologise to the public and the trouble is, we don't want these kind of disruptions in our communities and on our railway. the men and women of our union are standing on picket lines because they need a square deal from the employer. they have sacrificed their pay for three days this week, they don't want to do that but what they are determined to do is get a settlement to the issues, they don't wantjobs cut, they want a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies, they want to defend their conditions while dealing with a modernisation issue and we need a pay rise. many of our people have not had a pay rise for two or three years. that is true of the general public as well. many people in the private and public sector have also had their pay suppressed. we are part of a movement trying to rebalance that and get a square dealfor movement trying to rebalance that and get a square deal for everyone and get a square deal for everyone and we hope that we can get support and