in the state of missouri. there were more than 200 passengers and crew on board the train. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the travel show: venice puts forward plans to make us pay to visit the city via an app. they understand that the city is very complicated, very unique, very fragile, so i think that the people that love venice will understand, of course. cat s in northern ireland to take in the sights and sounds as the tourists return. really, with bushmills, it s very friendly on your palate. so thatjust draws you in. and actually, put it to your ear. it s saying try me! drink me! you love me! and we drop in on what claims to be the world s oldest university as it welcomes back students for the first time in around 800 years. we start this week in italy, in the canals, squares and passageways of one of the world s most popular destinations. venice has, over the years, developed a relationship with tourists that can best be described as complicated. and
truss also face questions over the scottish government s plans for a second independence referendum. a year ago today the desperation of afghans trying to flee their country we have a special report on those who helped the west but were left behind. the treatment of american indians today by the film industry. and nearly 50 years after actress sacheen littlefeather was booed off the stage, an apology from the organisers of the oscars. and coming up on the bbc news channel, great britain s lois toulson and kyle kothari take gold in the mixed io metre synchro platform dive. the commonwealth silver medallists took it on the final of their five dives to beat the ukrainian team. good evening. there are more figures out today confirming the squeeze on people s living standards they show the real value of wages has fallen at its fastest rate since records began. just over 20 years ago. the office for national statistics says average wages have risen recently by 4.7% betwee
assaulting his former partner, and her sister. we report from wyoming where a key political battle is taking place seen as a test of donald trump is s continuing appeal. and 20 years of radio 1xtra celebrating black music and culture. and coming up on the bbc news channel: mixed relay gold for great britain in the 4x200m freestyle at the european aquatics championships in rome. good evening. there are more figures out today confirming the squeeze on people s living standards they show the real value of wages has fallen at its fastest rate since records began just over 20 years ago. the office for national statistics says average wages have risen recently as you can see by this red line by 4.7% between april and june this year. but that s been massively outpaced by inflation. as you can see the blue line, which represents the rate at which prices are rising, is running well above wage growth and is fully expected to increase further with the latest figures out tom
risk factor. russia has said it will withdraw from the international space station after 2024, ending two decades of cooperation with the united states and other countries. washington has described the announcement as unfortunate. the head of the russian space agency said moscow would instead build its own orbiting station. coming up on the travel show. we are finding out what s at the bottom of venice s most popular canals. there s something really big on the line here. it looks really, really heavy. we meet the chef bringing a comforting taste of ukraine to london. welcome to my kitchen! thank you. and lucy checks out the latest tech designed to inject more fun into festival season. i just love the fact that i can film hands free effortlessly. i can listen to music, i can make calls on these things. cheering. singing in italian. we start this week in one of europe s most breathtakingly beautiful destinations, venice, in north east italy. this city on water is made up of ove
because of soaring costs. homes reduced to ashes. california s largest wildfire this year the families who have lost everything. and after more than 9 million watched england thrash sweden in the euros, the team get ready for sunday s final at wembley. can they win their first major trophy? and coming up on the bbc news channel: dina asher smith pulls out of the commonwealth games, after failing to fully recover from a hamstring strain suffered at the world athletics championships. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. there s been yet more disruption on britain s railways today, as tens of thousands of railworkers walked out on the first of two more days of strike action this week. signallers and ticket office staff have walked out today. on saturday, it ll be train drivers at seven different companies who ll be going on strike. only around 20% of rail services have been running today those highlighted in red but services have been severely disrupted. the ar