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by rmt union. it has meant trains going out of service and millions of passengers going nowhere. my daughter's doing her gcses. i've got to get her to and from school, so it's a right pain in the neck. i understand they want a pay rise and things change, i get that, but it's not fair for all the commuters. we are going to primarily focus on the two stories this hour, the rail strike in the uk and the hearing in washington, which is where we are going to begin. we start in washington, where the committee investigating the storming of the capitol onjanuary 6 is holding another public h...

department tonight with the latest. >> good evening. discussions are underway this evening over potential testimony involving the secret service agent mentioned during yesterday's explosive testimony. fox news has learned those agents are prepared to testify, what the key witness said in part was not true. >> the whole truth and nothing but the truth. >> former white house aide cassidy hutchinson said he was down by tony or not to come out of secret service official that president trump, in a fit of rage, lunged towards a secret service agent and try to grab the steering wheel of the...

welcome to bbc news. we start here in the uk, where millions of people face more travel chaos, as the biggest rail strike in 30 years continues. today's planned walk—out by railway workers has gone ahead, after talks between the rmt union and railway employers broke down. the first day of industrial action on tuesday saw half of the rail network closed and 80% of services suspended. our transport correspondent katy austin reports. large parts of britain's railway have come to a halt again, overall, only about 20% of services will run, although in some places it is less. northern wi...

on twitter @annitabbc. a decision is expected today over whether hundreds of gmb union members working as check—in and ground staff at heathrow airport will take strike action. the taliban appeals for international help in afghanistan after a powerful earthquake kills more than 1,000 people. we are desperately trying to work with local partners to get through that rubble and see if there are any survivors that we can administer first aid to get to local hospitals. borisjohnson arrives in rwanda for a meeting of the commonwealth's heads of government with food security, climate chan...

a great day for british tennis at eastbourne is topped off by harriet dart winning two matches in a day to make today's quarter—finals. for many of us today we will see some sunshine, but there are some showers coming up from the south which are likely to be heavy and thundery. forthe which are likely to be heavy and thundery. for the rest of the week it will turn cooler and more unsettled. it's thursday the 23rd ofjune. our main story. most trains in britain are not running again today, as thousands of workers walk out for the second time this week. just 20% of services will opera...