for russia s president for alleged war crimes, and now vladimir putin s most vocal critic is dead. let s speak to boris bondarev, a former russian diplomat who resigned from his position to oppose russia s war against ukraine. hello to you. thank you so much for joining us here. ijust wonder as we reach that two year anniversary, your reflections on how russia has changed over the last two years. well, i think the situation in russia has deteriorated in many ways. that regime has become more sincerely repressive. it took off its mask and does not pretend to be some kind of european regime with some kind of european regime with some kind of sovereign democracy. no, they say, yes, we are a dictatorship with putin is our autocrat, dictator. he can do whatever he pleases, and we want this to be. this is the message vladimir putin and his cronies and they have frightened many into submission. and yet there are people who disagree, and yet there are people who have courage to show,
that s the message to big meat eaters, from scientists who say it would reduce carbon dioxide emissions significantly. and the women s world cup gets under way as new zealand co hosting with australia get their first ever world cup win. coming get their first ever world cup win. up at foil lake. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. in england have begun a 48 hour strike in a dispute over pay. it has meant that thousands of planned operations have been postponed. only emergency cover is being provided. consultants current basic pay is between £88,000 and £119,000 a year, but some consulants can earn more for on call and out of hours work. the institute for fiscal studies says consultants in england have seen a 17% drop in pay in real terms on average annual earnings since 2010. the health secretary steve barclay said the government s 6% offer was the final one and urged consultants to put patients first. here s our health editor hugh pym. empty operating the
The time is coming up to 6.20. our top story this evening. england s hospital consultants go on strike. and zach crawley hits 189 for england. and in 15 minutes. we ll be assessing the impact of the 48 hour strike by nhs consultants as part of their long running pay dispute. and we speak to the guitar maker from sussex who s been working with some of the biggest names in music. 32 teams are taking part. new zealand had their first ever win in the tournament in their match against norway. there was victory too for australia, as jane dougall reports from sydney.