if we can negotiate a deal this week, it can be, but otherwise we ll have to look at what campaigns we are going to put on going forward, and we think that other unions are going tojoin us in this dispute on the railway, and more broadly in society. it wasn t the employers that called the strike action. we wanted rmt. .. we wanted to do reform earlier. they have been discussing it with us, but they have not came forward with meaningful reform. in other news ukraine is on verge of losing control of the key city of severodonetsk, its troops have been pushed back to just one factory there. allegations of corruption and sexual abuse at the united nations whistleblowers call for an independent panel to investigate. one, two, three, four. dance music plays. star dj fatboy slim holds a music workshop to help people with mental health problems. and prince william. the duke of cambridge turns a0 today. hello, good afternoon. deserted stations, empty tracks, and millions of frustra
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.
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long running dispute about parking. wikileaks founder can be sent to the united states after the home secretary approved his deportation. he has 14 days to appeal. it s been the hottest day of the year so far in london in the southeast of england, as heat warnings are issued. and coming up in half an hour, i ll bejoined by the international correspondence panel to discuss rwanda, ukraine and the resignation of lord geidt. hello and a warm welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson is in kyiv on his second visit in a show of support for ukraine in the war against russia. the prime minister met president zelensky and announced a major training programme for ukrainian forces. downing street says it will have potential to train up to 2000 soldier 10,000 soldiers every 120 days. translation: we do not have any doubt that - ukraine s going to prevail, so we are preparing for postwar reconstruction after our victory. i thank you for this. i thank you for your help in terms of reconstructi