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Good evening. the transport secretary grant shapps has accused the biggest rail workers union of "punishing millions of innocent people" as the rmt confirms next weeks rail and tube strikes, the largest in three decades, will go ahead. they say talks have failed to resolve a dispute about pay, jobs and working conditions. network rail says its "serious" about trying to find a solution which would give people a "decent pay rise", but is also affordable for taxpayers and farepayers. the strikes, o...

Lets get cracking. lots to get on with. hello to you both, thank you forjoining. lets start with the observer, the papers, if you can kick us up. the headline, new strike chaos as teachers and nhs staff one of action on pay. it chaos as teachers and nhs staff one of action on pay-— of action on pay. it looks as thou~ht of action on pay. it looks as thought this _ of action on pay. it looks as thought this weeks - of action on pay. it looks as thought this weeks are - of action on pay. it looks...

By the union leadership. make no mistake, unlike the past 25 years, when rising passenger demand year after year was taken for granted by the industry, today, the railway is in a fight. its not only competing against other forms of public and private transport, its in a battle with zoom and teams and remote working. in case the unions havent noticed, the world has changed. many commuters, who three years ago had no alternative but to take the train, today have the option of not travelling at all...

It�*s in a battle with zoom and teams and remote working. in case the unions haven�*t noticed, the world has changed. many commuters, who three years ago had no alternative but to take the train, today have the option of not travelling at all. wave them goodbye and we�*ll endanger the jobs of thousands of rail workers — the last thing the railways should be doing right now. it�*s alienating its passengers and the freight customers with long and damaging strikes. unions claim these stri...

To have proof of a negative covid—i9 test before entering the country from abroad. officials said they were dropping the requirement due to the "tremendous progress" the country had made in the fight against the virus. the travel industry has been pushing for an end to the policy, which they say has deterred bookings, as families fear getting stranded abroad. the change comes into effect on sunday. the transport secretary grant shapps has said the government is preparing to lift a ban on agenc...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the british government defend their plan to look at changing the law to allow agency staff to be brought in to cover for some striking rail workers, as the opposition party criticises the move weve got to look at every option out there and explore what we can do as a government to support people to get to work, to school, to hospital, wherever they need to get to in their everyday lives. this government is act...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines. a leading business group tells the bbc they believe households in the uk will go in to recession this year. consumption, spending that we all make in the high street and on discretionary goods, that is going to go negative already this year. unions criticise plans by the government to repeal a legal ban on agency staff filling in for striking rail workers. there is no other train drivers out there. there are no other signallers out there. control staff...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. fierce street fighting in eastern ukraine — president zelensky says his forces are "holding on", but warns troops are running low on ammunition. the british government defend their plan to look at changing the law to allow agency staff to be brought in to cover for some striking rail workers, as the opposition party criticises the move. weve got to look at every option out there and explore what we can do as...

Been destroyed. as well as the soldiers there are civilians as well, we understand about 800 taking shelter, unable to get out, the roads are pretty much sealed off so they are going to have to keep their heads down as much as they can, try to withstand this bombardment but it is looking fairly desperate in severodonetsk. the transport secretary grant shapps has said the government is preparing to lift a ban on agency staff filling in for striking workers. the change, if it happens, will not com...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines. the family of former british soldier jordan gatley announce hes been killed fighting for the ukrainian armed forces in the eastern city of severodonetsk. a leading business group tells the bbc they believe households in the uk will go in to recession this year. that consumption, spending that we all make in the high street and on discretionary goods, that is going to go negative already this year. unions criticise plans by the government to repeal a le...