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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...

If you are a young woman looking to train as an engineer — you are still something of a rarity. last yearjust 16% of people working in the profession were female — according to engineering uk. that's risen only slightly — from around one in 10 a decade ago. today is international women in engineering day, billed as an opportunity to encourage and inspire the next generation of female engineers professor elena rodriguez—falcon is chief executive of the new model institute for technology and engineering. why does engineering have an image problem among women? it