environment experts blame the recent heatwave and drought in parts of the uk for autumnal conditions which are already being seen in england, a month ahead of time. good afternoon. train passengers are facing a further day of disruption after thousands of rail workers started another 2a hour walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions. across the country, only around 20% of services are running. the government say the strikes could be ended if the unions put the pay deals on offer to their members. this report from our correspondent, helena wilkinson. a now familiar sight for rail passengers across the country half empty stations, weekend plans and services severely disrupted. so, we ve had to leave early from home due to the strike action. obviously that s gonna take a lot of time now to get to the stadium and we re worried about what time we will get back and also what time the trains are running till. obviously, like, i am only quite young as well, so without me gettin
welcome to bbc news. we ll start with the conflict in ukraine, because ukrainian troops are reported to have carried out more attacks on russian forces in the crimean peninsula. smoke was seen rising from the headquarters of russia s black sea fleet in sevastapol, with moscow claiming it shot down a ukrainian drone. russia has occupied crimea since 2014 and there have been a series of recent attacks on russian military infrastructure there. james waterhouse sent us this report from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. it is what and where this is, which makes this smoke significant. another apparent strike in russian occupied crimea. over the last 11 days, there have been a series of explosions on mostly military targets. out of all of the ukrainian territory which moscow has taken, crimea is where its grip has been strongest. but that grasp appears to be weakening. translation: russian s commanders aren t saying what happened, - but it is either a failure of russia s air defences,
ukrainian forces are reported to have carried out more attacks on russian hardware in the crimean peninsula. smoke was seen rising from the headquarters of russia s black sea fleet in sevastapol, with moscow claiming it shot down a ukrainian drone. russia has occupied crimea since 2014 and there have been a series of recent attacks on russian military infrastructure there. earlier, i spoke to our correspondent in the ukrainian capital kyiv, james waterhouse, and i asked him how destabilising these latest attacks might be for russia. (sot attacks might be for russia. i think it sends a warning shot, a reminder, while the front line further north in ukraine is not really moving, it is a message to russia to say look, we are busting the myth that you can base your naval fleet next to crimea as well as stage aircraft there to launch attacks across the country. and it also challenges the idea that crimea is part of russia. kyiv is very keen to stress all along that it remains pa
let s get some of the day s other news now. the english actor, stephen tompkinson, has been cleared of punching a man outside his house two years ago. the dci banks and drop the dead donkey star had been accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm after finding karl poole, and a friend, drinking at the bottom of his driveway. but this morning, a jury at newcastle crown court found mr tompkinson not guilty. and figures from the uk s national health service show hospitals in england have failed to hit key targets to tackle the backlogs in cancer care and routine treatment. the milestones were set by the government to bring down waiting lists, which soared during the covid pandemic. nhs bosses say huge progress has been made, given the demands from flu and covid this winter, and more recent strikes. the national grid says wind turbines became the uk s biggest power generator, more than 350 new
news. hospitals in england have failed in key targets to tackle a backlog and cancel care and routine treatment. set for the government to bring down a waiting list which soared during the covid pandemic. health service bosses say progress has been made given that flu and covid this winter and the recent industrial action. the actor, stephen tompkinson, has been cleared of punching a man outside his house in whitley bay two years ago. the dci banks and drop the dead donkey star had been accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm after finding karl poole and a friend drinking at the bottom of his driveway. a jury at newcastle crown court found mr tompkinson not guilty. national grid says wind turbines became the uk s biggest generator of electricity at the start of this year. they produced more power than gas fired plants between january and march.