despite doctors insisting he is brain dead. the israeli prime minister is to step down and dissolve parliament triggering a fresh election. the mountain guerillas of central africa, once on the brink of extinction, now their numbers are rising, are there other lessons for conservation? good evening and welcome to bbc news. britain is facing its biggest rail strike in 30 years with significant disruption to services across england, scotland and wales. last minute talks between unions and rail bosses failed this afternoon. the dispute between the rail, maritime and transport workers union, and the companies which run britain s railway centres on pay, job losses and changes to workers terms and conditions. the strike action begins tomorrow, and will continue on thursday and saturday. most major lines will be impacted by the strikes. there will be a limited service running, but many areas will have will have no services at all. distruption is also expected on non strike da
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from being declared independent. and queen elizabeth ii becomes the world s second longest serving monarch only louis xiv of france has ruled for longer. hello and welcome to bbc news. ukrainian officials in the town of severodonetsk say they re still in control of the azot chemical plant where hundreds of civilians have been sheltering. the governor of the region said fierce fighting was cotinuing. it comes as ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has said his troops are running low on ammunition as they try to repel russian invaders in the east. mr zelensky says his forces are holding on for now as they engage in fierce street fighting but he appealed for more help from western powers. helena wilkinson has the latest. this is the east of ukraine, in the donbas region, it s one of the areas russian forces have focused their firepower. ukraine soldiers are still holding out here, but the intense fighting goes on. ukraine s army says it is running low on artillery she