that shamima begum who left london aged 15 to join the islamic state group was smuggled into syria by an intelligence agent working for canada. thousands of royal mail workers stage a second day of strike action in a row over pay disrupting deliveries of packages and letters. full speed ahead for the world s largest operating offshore wind farm. hornsea two, off the yorkshire coast, will power more than one million homes. than one million homes. defending champion emma raducanu is out of the us open losing in the first round to france s alize cornet. the last leader of the soviet union, mikhail gorbachev, has died, aged 91, following a long illness. mr gorbachev was crucial to ending the cold war. he was one of the most influential political figures of the 20th century. world leaders have been paying tribute. president biden described him as a man of remarkable vision. the un chief antonio guterres said he changed the course of history . our moscow editor, steve ro
thousands of royal mail workers in the uk stage a second day of strike action in a row over pay, disrupting deliveries of packages and letters. a new study shows the impact of climate change on the shrinking glaciers of switzerland. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, or around the world. the last leader of the soviet union, mikhail gorbachev, has died, aged 91, following a long illness. mr gorbachev was crucial to ending the cold war. he was one of the most influential political figures of the 20th century. world leaders have been paying tribute. the un chief antonio guterres said he changed the course of history . president biden described him as a man of remarkable vision , who created a safer world . however, in a stamement this morning the kremlin said his romanticism about better relations with the west had been misplaced. our moscow editor, steve rosenberg, looks back at his life. he was the kind of russian leader the world had never seen. mikhail gorb
out for the second time today in a row over pay in what s being called the biggest uk strike since 2009 by the communication workers union. the industrial action will disrupt deliveries of packages and letters. further strikes are planned for next week. here s our business correspondent, theo leggett. singing. postal workers were out making noise on the picket lines on friday, and they ll be back there again today. it s the second in a series of one day strikes by some 115,000 staff at royal mail. what do we want? decent wage! it s a familiar tale this summer. members of the communication workers union insist that, with the cost of living rising rapidly, they need more money to make ends meet. royal mail say their workers have already been given a 2% rise. a further 1.5% is also now on the table but that would depend on staff agreeing to changes, which could include compulsory sunday working. and the company says a further 2% bonus could be paid if productivity targets are met. b
what do we want? decent wage! it s a familiar tale this summer. members of the communication workers union insist that, with the cost of living rising rapidly, they need more money to make ends meet. royal mail say their workers have already been given a 2% rise. a further 1.5% is also now on the table but that would depend on staff agreeing to changes, which could include compulsory sunday working. and the company says a further 2% bonus could be paid if productivity targets are met. but the cwu says that, with prices rising so fast, the current offer would lead to a dramatic fall in workers living standards. and this isn t the only strike taking place this week thousands of staff at bt and 0penreach have also walked out in a dispute over pay. disputes this year. we ve also seen major stoppages on transport networks, and rubbish going uncollected due to a refuse workers strike in scotland. and, if the cost of living continues to rise, they re highly unlikely to be the last. theo