a industry are outrageous. fourth hearing into the ja| attack a fourth hearing into the january 6 attack on the us capitol is under way in washington as we speak. prince william, the duke of cambridge, is celebrating his 40th birthday. good evening. millions of passengers have faced disruption today after the biggest strike on britain s railways for 30 years got under way. the rmt union and rail bosses say they will resume talks tomorrow but even if there s any progress, it will come too late to avoid disruption on thursday, the next planned day of the walk out. what s the dispute about? as ever, it depends on who you ask. for the union, pay and job security are key. rail bosses says it s also about modernisation. they intend to start the process next month. borisjohnson had his say this morning, urging commuters to stay the course because as he said modernisation would be in their interest. our first report is from bournemouth and our transport correspondent, katy austin.
moved to a hospice. china launches several ballistic missile tests into waters around taiwan following a senior us leader s divisive visit to the island. and how disposable facemasks are blighting birdlife in 23 countries around the world. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news channel. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news channel. the bank of england has predicted that the uk is set to enter a recession this autumn lasting more than a year. the bank says inflation is likely to peak at 13% by december and today it has announced the largest rise in interest rates for 27 years. the 0.5% hike means that interest rates now stand at 1.75%. the move is part of attempts to curb spiralling inflation, by making borrowing more expensive and discouraging spending. but it means mortgages and loans will be more expensive for millions of people as andy verity reports. rarely has the bank of england given out an economic warning this unsettling. it s not only forecasting the worst infla
a uk recession lasting until the end of next year the grim forecast from the bank of england as it announces the biggest interest rate increase, for nearly 30 years. and the indian adaptation of the hollywood classic forrest gump is released next week we talk to the bollywood superstar aamir khan. it kind of feels like a dream now because it s been such a journey and we ve come to the end, it s about to release any kind of feels unreal. it s six in the morning in singapore, and seven am in tokyo where japan is demanding an immediate end to china s military exercises around taiwan after five chinese missiles landed in the country s exclusive economic zone. beijing you ll remember is conducting live firing exercises in the sea around taiwan for the next several days, in response to a recent visit there by the senior us politician, nancy pelosi. tokyo has lodged a strong diplomatic protest and the white house has also condemned china s actions. the us national security s
and marvels s much anticipated black panther sequel wakanda forever is unveiled at comic con in san diego thank you forjoining us. pope francis has arrived in canada. and he is on a mission to say sorry. a pilgrimage of penance is how he has labelled this trip, which will include a full apology on behalf of the catholic church for the abuse inflicted on indigenous children at mostly church run residential schools. it s believed more than 150,000 children were taken from their families in a practice that lasted more than a century, and only came to an end in the 1990 s. but indigenous groups themselves have expressed dissatisfaction over the arrangements of the pontiff s visit. mark lobel reports. preparing to confront his flock s terrible past in canada but not everyone appears as pleased as canada s governor general, seen here welcoming the pontiff with the pope s agenda this week. that is part of the problem we have had with the churches that they have not been including