large parts of britain's rail network grind to a halt as 50 thousand workers stage a walk—out in the ggest rail strike so far. the action is getting stronger, and the public are behind us, so we are committed to it. we want a resolution. if the government will change their attitude, we can get a resolution very quickly. no way out, the ukrainian military says it has encircled russian forces in the strategic eastern town of lyman in the donetsk region, a day after russia annexed the area. millions of people in the uk will pay more for gas and electricity from today, as the new energy price cap comes into force. the uk's biggest controlled explosion for 75 years, as redcar steelworks is demolished. we'll have a report from the teesside site. and these beavers have been recognised as a protected species in england, making it illegal to deliberately capture, kill or disturb them. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. more than 50,000 rail workers are walking out today, causing the biggest strike disruption on the railways this year. 0nly around 11% of the usual saturday timetable will be a

unlike the rail operators, network— to our members. years. we pay offer which it says amounts to 896 over two years.— to 896 over two years. we have significantly — to 896 over two years. we have significantly changed _ to 896 over two years. we have significantly changed what i to 896 over two years. we have significantly changed what we | significantly changed what we were proposing originally and were proposing originally and we will continue to have discussions but i think we need to see is compromised from the other side as well, and some realism, frankly, about the state of railway and that hurting our passengers is never going to make it easier or make it possible for us to make an ornament. mi it possible for us to make an ornament-— it possible for us to make an ornament. all this is having a wide impact _ ornament. all this is having a wide impact on _ ornament. all this is having a wide impact on britain's i wide impact on britain�*s economy. wide impact on britain's economy-— wide impact on britain's economy. obviously the p

there have been talks this week with network rail and also with the rail delivery group, which is theen't been made that are acceptable. in actualfact, not a lot has changed. network rail has made a pay offer and says it is still willing to compromise to try and find a breakthrough. we have significantly changed what we were proposing originally, and will continue to have discussions, but what i think we need to see is compromise from the other side as well, and some realism, frankly, about the state of the railway. the new transport secretary, anne—marie trevelyan, met with union leaders recently for talks face—to—face, something her predecessor refused to do. the rmt union is about to ballot its members for a fresh strike mandate, which means if they say yes, we could see more industrial action well into next year. anyone whose train is cancelled today can reschedule or get a refund and possibly compensation. small consolation, though, for yet another day of disruption on britain's rails. marta newman, bbc news. new york city mayor eric adams has declared a state of emergency to add

this will affect 15 rail companies and network rail and that is crucial, _ and network rail and thatnd the signals, _ crucial, they run the tracks and the signals, the — crucial, they run the tracks and the signals, the plumbing of the whole system _ signals, the plumbing of the whole system and the impact is much greater~ — system and the impact is much greater. talks are ongoing here. it is part— greater. talks are ongoing here. it is part of— greater. talks are ongoing here. it is part of a — greater. talks are ongoing here. it is part of a long running series of disputes— is part of a long running series of disputes overjobs, pay and conditions. network rail the company say after— conditions. network rail the company say after the pandemic the revenues have been_ say after the pandemic the revenues have been hit and they can't afford a big _ have been hit and they can't afford a big pay— have been hit and they can't afford a big pay rise without changes to the working practices. the unions say their— the working practices. the unions say their members are facing a rising _ say th

unlike rail operators that network - to our members. years without we have significantly change what we were proposing originally and we will continue to have discussion. but originally and we will continue to have discussion.— to have discussion. but i think what we need _ to have discussion. but i think what we need is _ to have discussion. but i think what we need is a _ to have discussion. but i think| what we need is a compromise from _ what we need is a compromise from the — what we need is a compromise from the other side as well and some realise him about the state — some realise him about the state of— some realise him about the state of the railway and that hurting _ state of the railway and that hurting our passengers is never going _ hurting our passengers is never going to — hurting our passengers is never going to make it easier. make it possible. all going to make it easier. make it possible-— it possible. all this is having a wider impact _ it possible. all this is having a wider impact on _ it possible. all this is havin

unlike the rail operators, network rail has tabled a pay offer, which it says amounts to 8% over tworiginally and we'll continue to have discussions, but i think what we need to see is compromise from the other side as well — and some realism, frankly — about the state of the railway and that hurting our passengers is never going to make it easier — make it possible for us to make a pay award. all this is having a wider impact on britain's economy. obviously, the passenger railway is really important to us, but the freight traffic is exceptionally important to us. keeping the lights on at a time when we're talking about blackouts for other reasons, the last thing we want is for critical freight to not be able to get around the network as well because of this disruption. the new transport secretary, anne—marie trevelyan, says she's confident a deal can be brokered, but only with compromise on both sides. the rmt is about to re—ballot for a fresh strike mandate, which means industrial action could run well into next year. mark ashdown, bbc news. the bbc has been given more details abou

there have been talks this week with network rail l talks this week with network rail and also with the side. unfortunately offers have not made that are acceptable. in actual fact, not a lot has changed. network rail has made _ fact, not a lot has changed. network rail has made a _ fact, not a lot has changed. network rail has made a pay _ fact, not a lot has changed. network rail has made a pay offer _ fact, not a lot has changed. network rail has made a pay offer and - fact, not a lot has changed. network rail has made a pay offer and said i rail has made a pay offer and said it is still willing to compromise to try to find a breakthrough. taste it is still willing to compromise to try to find a breakthrough. we have significantly — try to find a breakthrough. we have significantly changed _ try to find a breakthrough. we have significantly changed what - try to find a breakthrough. we have significantly changed what we - try to find a breakthrough. we have significantly changed what we were | significantly changed what we were approached with initially and we will continue to have d

members at network rail will walk out on november 3rd, 5th and 7th.'s worth of disruption. the rmt�*s general secretary mick lynch accused network rail of "dishonesty" in negotiations. british gymnastics says it will now name any coach who's been banned from the sport as part of a zero tolerance approach on abuse. it comes after a report earlier this year found issues of physical and emotional abuse against athlethes. british gymnastics says gymnasts welfare would be prioritised over winning medals. 0ur sports correspondent laura scott reports. four months on from a damning review that found systemic abuse within british gymnastics, today comes a promise of widespread reform from the woman in charge, with success measured more on memories than medals and membership figures. this is about acting on that abuse, making sure that there is no physical, mental or emotional abuse. if it's not fun and enjoyable and you are not having a positive experience, then raise questions. everybody within gymnastics has to take that responsibility to really see the refo

network rail said it had offered a two year, 8% pay increase deal.n the price of gas. europe has been at the mercy of soaring energy prices and dwindling supplies, after russia cut gas exports following its invasion of ukraine. our europe correspondent jessica parker has been looking at the plans. one of them isjoint one of them is joint gas purchasing allowing companies to club together to purchase gas for one reason, to stop countries from outbidding each other but they also think that countries can get better rates by doing that, by buying, as it were, in bulk together. there is also, from next year, a potential new benchmark for liquefied natural gas on the market. that is as lng plays an increasingly important role within the european market is a gas fire less pipeline gas from russia into europe and more lng from the likes of the united states. and when a more immediate measure would be a temporary on certain types of gas transaction when the market is particularly volatile that would only be triggered when you see real volatility in that marke

and the rmt is in dispute with network rail and train companies, and it says that is over protecting , as well. well, the rail industry's argument all along has been that they want to give a pay rise, but things have changed after the pandemic and reforms and savings need to be made to actually afford a pay rise. both general secretaries of aslef and the rmt unions have met the new transport secretary, anne—marie trevelyan. they have spoken positively about those meetings. and she has made some public comments saying that everyone needs to work together to try to find a solution here. but the unions have been clear, they don't feel any breakthrough has been made or is close to try to bring these disputes to an end. the headlines on bbc news: ukraine's president responds to russia's annexation of four of its regions by making a fast—track bid to join nato and says his country will continue to defend all of its territory. millions of people in the uk begin paying more for gas and electricity as the new energy price cap comes into force. large parts of britain's train network grind to a

more than 50,000 rail workers are taking part in the biggest strike on the network in britain for decadest pay, jobs and conditions. the red lines on this map are the only parts of the rail network where some trains will run, starting late and finishing very early. no trains are running between london and major cities including edinburgh, brighton and newcastle. joining me from london euston station is simon calder, travel editor for the independent. thank you forjoining us, we had a brief overview of parts of the country which are affected, but where do you see particular problem areas being? we where do you see particular problem areas being?— where do you see particular problem areas being? we have a huge london terminal station, _ areas being? we have a huge london terminal station, london _ areas being? we have a huge london terminal station, london euston - terminal station, london euston closed completely, locked and barred. i can see a steady trickle of travellers, many who are foreign tourists unaware of the strike, turning up to get to the north midlands, scotland, they are unab

its general secretary, mick lynch, accused network rail of dishonesty in negotiations.th the recent protests against the compulsory hijab laws in iran. a post on elnaz rekabi's instagram account says it was "unintentional" and that she is on her way back to iran with the rest of the team. bbc persian's rani rahimpour reports. this iranian climber has become a symbol for the protest movement, for not wearing the mandatory head scarf. elnaz rekabi was representing her country in south korea, when she made what appears to be a very public show of support for women back home, who are fighting against the compulsory hijab. to the alarm of her family and friends, elnaz rekabi then vanished from her hotel. there are reports her phone was confiscated. this post then appeared on her instagram. "i, elnaz rekabi, apologise for getting everybody worried. due to bad timing and the unanticipated call for me to climb the wall, my head covering inadvertently came off." bbc persian understands she was sent home early, with one theory that the authorities wanted to avoid protestors gathe

more than 50,000 rail workers are taking part in the biggest strike on the network in britain for decadeslong—running dispute about pay, jobs and conditions. the red lines on this map are the only parts of the rail network where some trains will run, starting late and finishing very early. no trains are running between london and major cities, including edinburgh, brighton and newcastle. here's our transport correspondent, katy austin. another day, another train strike. this one is the biggest yet. thousands of train drivers are walking out on the same day as other rail workers. that means even fewer trains running than previous strikes. this map shows where some trains will operate but large parts of the country will have none at all. among those affected by many runners heading to london ahead of tomorrow's marathon. rob from stockport took time off work to travel on friday instead. the extra night in a hotel has cost him more than £150. there's a lot going on as the team's trying to be ready to be ready for the marathon and making sure that everything is in place, so that at a time whe

large parts of britain's rail network grind to a halt as 50,000 workers stage a walk—out in the biggestail strike so far. the action is getting stronger, and the public are behind us, so we are committed to it. we want a resolution. if the government can change their attitude, we can get a resolution very quickly. what we require is a change to discuss — what we require is a change to discuss meaningful reform. we want to give _ discuss meaningful reform. we want to give our— discuss meaningful reform. we want to give our staff a pay increase, but it _ to give our staff a pay increase, but it has — to give our staff a pay increase, but it has to be self funding from within_ but it has to be self funding from within the — but it has to be self funding from within the industry because we can't afford _ within the industry because we can't afford to— within the industry because we can't afford to keep taking taxpayers' money — millions of people will pay more for gas and electricity from today as the new energy price cap comes into force. no way out, the ukrainian military says it has enci

. -- enough by network rail.— enough by network rail.d make you feel better. a book — which was overdue by a whopping 84 years — has finally been brought back to a library in coventry. it was originally borrowed by paddy riordan's grandfather. paddyjoins us now from cambridge, and lucy winter is from the earlsdon carnegie community library in coventry. lovely to meet both of you this morning. tell me the story of this book. m1; morning. tell me the story of this book. ~ , ., ., morning. tell me the story of this book. g ., ., ., ., “ morning. tell me the story of this book. g ., ., ., book. my grandfather took it out in october, i think— book. my grandfather took it out in october, i think september - book. my grandfather took it out in i october, i think september probably, 1938. fora october, i think september probably, 1938. for a couple of years clearly. the reason did not return the book. in 1940, i think, the books abide better than the house he was living in because my grandfather, my mother had to move from coventry because of th

impacted are 15 rail operators, the company is running the trains, also, crucially, network rail.rate the tracks and signals, the plumbing of the whole system and they are crucial and that is why there is so much disruption today. the headlines on bbc news... police say ten people have been killed and eight injured in an explosion at a petrol station in county donegal, in the republic of ireland. a massive fire has severely damaged the strategically important road and rail bridge connecting occupied crimea to russia. ukrainian officials say they've found two mass burial sites in the recently liberated town of lyman — one with around 200 graves. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre., here's ....(0s we will start with the day's football action and manchester city can end the day top of the premier league if they can get the better of southampton. it's going their way so far. into the second half along with three other games under way, city all the way at the etihad. southampton and a spot of bother, they could end the day in the relegation zone if that match ends

what is not helping as this is the start of nine days of upgrade works by network rail across the regiondisruption. this does involve rmt members, but is not part of the long—running saga we have been witnessing about working conditions, jobs and pay. the two mayors said the people in the north are being treated like second—class citizens, and enough is enough. let's hear from andy burnham. people are in despair about it, aren't they? they are trying to get their lives on track, with all of the pressures on them, and every day they are having their lives turned upside down. theyjust can't rely on these trains. this is the point, people can't trust the trains. people can trust the trains in the north—west of england, and that is bad. it's bad for our economy, but it is also bad for transport more broadly. a clear message from the reporters there. and there have been more issues. a, , ., ., there. and there have been more issues. , ., ., ., issues. more frustration for passengers- _ issues. more frustration for passengers. they _ issues. more frustration for passengers. they have - issues.

i'm shaun ley and these are the headlines: large parts of britain's rail network grind to a halt as 50usand workers stage a walk—out in the biggest rail strike so far. no way out — the ukrainian military says it has encircled russian forces in the strategic eastern town of lyman in the donetsk region, a day after russia annexed the area. millions of people in the uk will pay more for gas and electricity from today as the new energy price cap comes into force. the uk's biggest controlled explosion for 75 years as redcar steelworks is demolished. now on bbc news, molly russell: a father's journey. a warning some viewers may find details in this programme disturbing. molly is always going to be our molly, we're always going to miss her. and her story is known by more people. it doesn't stop her being our molly. a girl who made the news for the worst of reasons. reporter: the government tells - social media companies to take more responsibility for harmful online content in a bid to protect vulnerable young people from self—harm and suicide. 14—year—old molly russell took her own life, her

the fact that we can run this engine network rail in its. this engine network rail in its centenary—going to one last _ centenary is rather something. we're just going to one last duty, _ centenary is rather something. just going to one last duty, shall we? such a magicalsound, just going to one last duty, shall we? such a magical sound, the way it echoes around the 170—year—old king's cross station. she will be going around the country to celebrate her centenary over the next year, check the website for details. talk to you later. whistle. love it! get yourself to the back of a car. i will, love it! get yourself to the back of a car. iwill, —— love it! get yourself to the back of a car. i will, —— to the buffet car. yes, for the damages! —— for the sandwiches! everyone over 50 in england is now being urged to book their covid booster and flu jabs, as coronavirus cases rise in parts of the uk. they're the final age group to be called up for the vaccinations which have already been offered to other vulnerable people. in wales and northern ireland, over 50s are already eligible for the

and some of the reason was acts of sabotage against the cable network that's is wooden cabinet. 2 cables essential to the rail network where maliciously and deliberately caught through thanks to fast crisis management. i, ga, bon and cooperation with the federal ministry for digital and transport. allison rail travel resumed before mid day for me to get out of good on the bonus bullets i admit the federal police are investigating. it is right now that we know the cables in 2 different locations in germany. work out endorse lunch, the cobbler for that sisters trent wardens. and we were invite on file after mcluhan when video from dish cut in from you in germany's fire. right opposition party. the alternative for germany or a f. d. exploit and concerns about energy prices and the rise and the cost of living party, triggered by russia as war against ukraine. or the party has organized a large scale demonstration in berlin today. and that the mo, to our country fast a number of counter demonstrations by left when groups trade unions and anti racism groups have also registered to speak out against the if the ready

network rail, the staff working there, they operate the tracks and signals, the plumbing of the wholeuption today.- crucial, that is why there are so much disruption today. mark, we'll leave it there _ much disruption today. mark, we'll leave it there for _ much disruption today. mark, we'll leave it there for now, _ much disruption today. mark, we'll leave it there for now, thank - much disruption today. mark, we'll leave it there for now, thank you i leave it there for now, thank you imagined it. major electricity producers are urging the government not to cap the price of power produced at older renewable facilities. the earliest wind, solar and nuclear plants receive government subsidies and benefit from the rising cost of gas, even though they don't use it. ministers are expected to intervene as early as next week to make such renewable electricity cheaper, in a scheme similar to one already announced in the eu. i'm joined now by dr lawrence haar, an expert in renewable energy finance at the university of brighton. i wonder if you could just start off by explaining exactly how th

large parts of britain's rail network grind to a halt as fifty thousand workers stage a walkout in thest rail strike so far. prime minister liz truss has arrived in birmingham buckingham palace has confirmed that the king will not be going to the global climate change conference, cop 27, to be held in egypt later this year. the palace was responding to a story in the sunday times which said that the pm had �*ordered' the king not to go to cop 27. now on bbc news our world: expelled by uganda. can you see yourself leaving that house, and do you remember what you did as you left? we were scared. 50 years ago, my family fled their home in uganda. all asian british citizens must leave uganda. - president idi amin gave ugandan asians 90 days to leave. the army people said, "just get quickly inside the car." most people took the bare minimum — a suitcase and a tiny amount of cash. my mum wasjust saying, "take the money out, throw it away." "mum, mum, it's money!" "no, just throw it now!" she must have left a lot behind. she did. we literally took nothing at all. i grew up hearing stories of

the headlines at five: large parts of britain's rail network grind to a halt as 50,000 workers stage a walkout in the biggest rail strike so far. the action is getting stronger, and the public are behind us, so we are committed to it. we want a resolution. if the government can change their attitude, we can get a resolution very quickly. what we require is a change to discuss meaningful reform. we want to give our staff a pay increase, but it has to be self funding from within the industry, because we can't afford to keep taking taxpayers' money. the ukrainian military says it has regained control of the strategic eastern town of lyman in the donetsk region from russian troops, just a day after moscow annexed the area. russia's defence ministry admits its troops have withdrawn to avoid being encircled. it isjust troops have withdrawn to avoid being encircled. it is just 2a hours after donetsk was formally annexed by moscow. as conservatives gather in birmingham for their annual conference, prime minister liz truss admits there has been "disruption" in the uk economy following the mini

i was involved with network rail in getting this created. i - rail in getting this created. harrison had - dangerous. what happened to harrison? harrison had gone i dangerous. what happened to l harrison? harrison had gone to school on _ harrison? harrison had gone to school on the _ harrison? harrison had gone to school on the day _ harrison? harrison had gone to school on the day that - harrison? harrison had gone to school on the day that the - harrison? harrison had gone to - school on the day that the accident had happened, and on the school bus on the way home, he had arranged with his friends to go out on a button of the new venture. we live on a village and there was a bridle path that they went down. they went on a bit of an adventure. they took their bikes but harrison got a puncture that day so he had his football, sadly. when they got down the bridle path that they stopped for a snack and a kickabout. the ball had gone and got kicked over onto a bridge, which is the area that they stopped at. and on the bridge was what the boys thought was an abandoned train, whi

large parts of britain's rail network grind to a halt as 50,000 workers stage a walkout in the biggestail strike so far. buckingham palace has confirmed that the king will not be going to the global climate change conference cop27 to be held in egypt later this year. the palace was responding to a story in the sunday times which said that the pm had ordered the king not to go to cop27. a man has been charged with murdering nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel five weeks after she was shot in the chest at her home in liverpool. 34—year—old thomas cashman is accused of killing 0livia, who died after convicted burglar joseph nee was chased into herfamily�*s property in dovecot in august. at a press conference in liverpool this evening, maria corr from the crown prosecution service outlined the charges. let's hear what she said. the crown prosecution service has authorised merseyside police to charge thomas cashman, 3a, from grenadier drive, west derby, with the murder of a nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel. also, the attempted murder ofjoseph nee and cheryl korbel on the 22nd of august 2022.

large parts of britain's rail network grind to a halt as 50,000 workers stage a walkout in the biggesto far. even in, prime minister! is your party behind you? prime minister liz truss has arrived in birmingham for the conservative party conference, as she admits that there has been disruption in the uk economy following the mini—budget. the ukrainian military says it has regained control of the strategic eastern town of lyman in the donetsk region from russian troops, just a day after moscow annexed the area. a man has been charged with murdering nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel five weeks after she was shot in the chest at her home in liverpool. 34—year—old thomas cashman is accused of killing 0livia, who died after convicted burglar joseph nee was chased into herfamily�*s property in dovecot in august. at a press conference in liverpool this evening, maria corr from the crown prosecution service outlined the charges. let's hear what she said. the crown prosecution service has authorised merseyside police to charge thomas cashman, 3a, from grenadier drive, west derby, with the murde

, any services which do run will publish dark night and and quite early. 15 rail operators and network railhis is the eighth action the rmt has taken part in, expect disruption across england, wales and scotland, only travel if essential, is the advice. how close is this to being resolved? for couple of glimmers. firstly the incoming transport secretary met with the unions recently for the first time, no breakthrough, but also this will be the last strike for now, the rmt ballot has one outcome of the mandate, a bit of breathing space perhaps for talks? they are however re—balloting their members imminently, if they say yes, we could see more strikes well into next year. we could see more strikes well into next ear. a . we could see more strikes well into next ear. . ~ , ., we could see more strikes well into next ear. . y ., . ,, we could see more strikes well into next ear. . ~ , ., . ,, next year. marc ashdown, thank you ve much next year. marc ashdown, thank you very much indeed. _ a man has appeared in court charged with murdering a two—year—old girl in county durham. maya chappell die

large parts of britain's rail network grind to a halt as 50,000 workers stage a walk—out in the biggestke so far. prime minister liz truss has arrived in birmingham for the conservative party conference, as she admits that there has been "disruption" in the uk economy following the mini—budget. the ukrainian military says it has regained control of the strategic eastern town of lyman in the donetsk region from russian troops — just a day after moscow annexed the area. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. who can catch arsenal at the top? mikel arteta's side are too good for tottenham in the north london derby. keeping the pressure on — rangers hit four past hearts, but rivals celtic end the day top. it's pole for leclerc in singapore — and a spanner in the works for verstappen as he chases a second f1 title. welcome to the programme. arsenal's superb start to the season goes on, after a dominant performance in the north london derby to beat rivals tottenham 3—1 this lunchtime. spurs weren't helped by a red card — as they missed the

large parts of britain�*s rail network grind to a halt as 50,000 workers stage a walk—out in the biggest

large parts of britain's rail network grind to a halt as 50,000 workers stage a walkout in the biggest rail strike so far. the action is getting stronger, and the public are behind us, so we are committed to it. we want a resolution. if the government can change their attitude, we can get a resolution very quickly. what we require is the trade unions to discuss meaningful reform. we want to give our staff a pay increase, but it has to be self funding from within the industry, because we can't afford to keep taking more taxpayers' money. as conservatives gather in birmingham for their annual conference, for the first time, prime minister liz truss admits there has been "disruption" in the uk economy following last friday's mini—budget. a man held in iran for nearly five years on spying charges before being released alongside nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe says he's dedicating his london marathon run to the people of iran and its prisoners. hello, and a warm welcome if you have justjoined hello, and a warm welcome if you havejustjoined us. more than 50,000 rail workers are taking industrial a

large parts of britain's rail network grind to a halt as 50,000 workers stage a walk—out in the biggestail strike so far. the action is getting stronger, and the public are behind us, so we are committed to it. we want a resolution. if the government can change their attitude, we can get a resolution very quickly. what we require is a change to discuss meaningful reform. we want to give our staff a pay increase, but it has to be self funding from within the industry because we can't afford to keep taking taxpayers' money. the ukrainian military says it has regained control of the strategic eastern town of lyman in the donetsk region within the last hour russia's military defence has confirmed its troops have left lyman. millions of people will pay more for gas and electricity from today as the new energy price cap comes into force. it doesn't apply in northern ireland. a man held in iran for nearly five years on spying charges, before being released alongside nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, says he's dedicating his london marathon run to the people of iran and its prisoners. we'll be speakin

the red lines on this map are the only parts of the rail network which do have services today.here trains are running, they started a lot later than usual and they'll finish a lot earlier than normal as well. there are no trains running between london and some other major cities including edinburgh, newcastle and brighton. why is this all happening? well, the train drivers union aslef is demanding a pay rise amid high inflation. the rmt wants that for its rail worker members too and it argues job security and working conditions are under threat. both unions insist they didn't target the london marathon. whenever we put strikes on it's going to inconvenience people. we don't want to do that. we'd much rather have a settlement. we'd much rather get out of this dispute so our members can provide a service. we have to keep the dispute going. we've been going nearly six months now and we have to keep the momentum going. it's got full support from the public, we believe. there's many people, even the people that are inconvenienced, that are supporting us each day we're on the picket

the rail network across britain is being brought to a virtual standstill because of strikes by tens ofg—running dispute about pay, jobs and conditions. rail industry bosses say working practices need to be updated. people travelling to football matches, the london marathon and the conservative party conference in birmingham this weekend will all be affected. hurricane ian has made landfall in the us state of south carolina as a category i storm after pummelling florida on wednesday. this is the historic coastal city of charleston, which has been lashed by winds and heavy rain. hundreds of kilometres of the south—eastern seaboard of the us are under severe weather alerts. earlier, the hurricane caused widespread devastation in florida, where search and rescue efforts are still under way. officials believe at least 21 people may have died but it may be days before the full number of casualties is known. rob fowler, chief meteorologist at wcbd—tv in south carolina, updated us on the situation in south carolina. a lot quieter than 2a hours ago. about 2a hours ago, we were watching what was

network rail says it has a two year, 8% pay increase deal on the table.r eastwards across the capital at times, always the risk of that. but for many of us, it should be dry for most of the day. the best of the sunshine in the east and noticeable easterly breeze picking up at times. temperatures at times peaking at the high teens for many. as we head through this evening and overnight, there is a line of showers set to move northward and eastward, some of these showers possibly heavy and thundery, lingering on into thursday morning. a mild start to the day, those showers will clear away through the morning to leave us with a dry afternoon. there will be some sunshine around as well. mild as we head towards the end of the working week but very unsettled again on friday. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent. jon is in sunderland for a cost of living special, back with him soon. coming up after breakfast today are angela, gloria and julia with rip off britain's cost of living special. when it's hard enough to make ends meet, we're spending this week lo

large parts of britain's rail network grind to a halt as 50,000 thousand workers stage a walkout in thest rail strike so far. buckingham palace has confirmed that the king will not be going to the global climate change conference, cop27, to be held in egypt later this year. the palace was responding to a story in the sunday times which said that the pm had ordered the king not to go to cop27. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are lucy beresford, broadcaster and psychotherapist and joe twyman, director of the polling organisation deltapoll. the observer lead with a new poll that says voters have abandoned the tories. 71% of conservative voters believe the pm and the chancellor have lost control of the economy. the people echos this — stating "you've lost theirtruss, liz." the independent says conservative mps have told prime minister liz truss to u—turn now orface rebellion. the sunday telgraph leads on liz truss claims — she says only her plan will reverse the economy's decline. according to the sunday times, the prime minis

large parts of britain's rail network grind to a halt as 50 thousand workers stage a walk—out in the stronger, and the public are behind us, so we are committed to it. we want a resolution. if the government will change their attitude, we can get a resolution very quickly. no way out, the ukrainian military says it has encircled russian forces in the strategic eastern town of lyman in the donetsk region, a day after russia annexed the area. millions of people in the uk will pay more for gas and electricity from today, as the new energy price cap comes into force. the uk's biggest controlled explosion for 75 years, as redcar steelworks is demolished.

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large parts of britain's rail network grind to a halt as 50,000 thousand workers stage a walkout in thenge conference, cop27, to be held in egypt later this year. the palace was responding to a story in the sunday times which said that the pm had ordered the king not to go to cop27.

because the army in fighting in you credit at the moment is largely supplied by rail networks. and that main railway network for the southern front came through crimea across the bridge. now the only other routes by rail is to go around the north shore of the ass of c. and that is currently about sort of 30 to 40 kilometers from the front lines. well within striking range of ukrainian hi moss . so yes, this is a big blow for the russians and we'll have to see what they ukrainian say about that later in the day. okay, alright, we'll cross back through later on. thank you so much for a challenge. reporting from cave. well, ukrainian authority say they found a large burial site in the eastern town of lima and the regions governor says it's unclear how many bodies it contains. lehman was retaken by ukraine in recent days. it's now reportedly being used by ukrainian forces as a base for further counter attacks. haiti is appealed for international help to deal with the curating security situation. people have been protesting for weeks since prime minister r e o on re and did fuel sub

how's the rail network holding up? i am thankful and why can we can brannon no matter how heavily the show us, we find a way how we can replace her and get back to operations. when be shell, a power station to we are always busy. lock us. when the shell stations we get when the was back and the problem, and actually indeed there was no meal of their infrastructure on last monday, keep shall and us, and try to damage theme destruction. now, there been a lot of russian stripes against ukraine's energy infrastructure. you, you mentioned that you can fight against that with using a diesel locomotives. how dependent is your network on the electricity grid? well, we are the largest consumer of energy in the country and more than half of our correct, all right, one to 5. so we'll electric locus and electric locker. it's much more environmental friendly and much more efficient than visa lock box. one, the shell that power stations, why the show wanted the shoulder end of the chain restructure. we'll have to get them back to th

large parts of britain's rail network grind to a halt as fifty thousand workers stage a walkout in thehe global climate change conference, cop 27, to be held in egypt later this year.

at what we have seen her attacks just recently on the rail network. people cutting their cables there. it's a bit mysterious. again, we don't know for sure who's behind it. the same with the attacks on the gas pipelines in the baltic sea recently at that's been widely blamed on russia, although i think without clear evidence so far. so i think the authorities a war it not just that these kind of attacks on infrastructure could occur. but also that they could spark a wider response, particularly going into this winter. we know there are going to be a problems with energy. there's going to be potentially shortfalls in supply. price spikes or, and people are probably, yeah, demonstrating on the streets getting very anxious about that. there could even potentially be electricity blackouts. and i think all of that could create an atmosphere in which it would be rather easy for foreign antagonists to use that to sort of ferment st destabilization. so these are the kind of a scenarios and fears that the intelligence community are talking about. political cor

it unleashed big projects to build things like high—speed rail networks and new global trading routesise the whole country, and through viral incidents like this — a visit to a beijing steamed bun shop. he cultivated a different image for himself, making sure everyone in china knew his story and saw him as the top leader. he reorganised the military, too. by ousting hundreds of generals and replacing them with his allies, he is firmly in control. and let's not forget the ongoing anti—corruption crackdown. this man, zhou yongkang, is the former top security chief, now in prison for amassing $14 billion in ill—gotten gains. more than a million party officials have been punished under xi, silencing all rivals. the campaign is popular with the public, but it has also bred fear. xi is at the top of his game, but he faces serious challenges. china's economy is suffering under tight covid restrictions, and he has made quite a few enemies behind the scenes. china watchers will be looking to see if he begins to delegate any responsibilities, sharing the power and also the blame. celia hatton,