that shamima begum who left london aged 15 to join the islamic state group was smuggled into syria by an intelligence agent working for canada. thousands of royal mail workers stage a second day of strike action in a row over pay disrupting deliveries of packages and letters. full speed ahead for the world s largest operating offshore wind farm. hornsea two, off the yorkshire coast, will power more than one million homes. than one million homes. defending champion emma raducanu is out of the us open losing in the first round to france s alize cornet. the last leader of the soviet union, mikhail gorbachev, has died, aged 91, following a long illness. mr gorbachev was crucial to ending the cold war. he was one of the most influential political figures of the 20th century. world leaders have been paying tribute. president biden described him as a man of remarkable vision. the un chief antonio guterres said he changed the course of history . our moscow editor, steve ro
royal mail apologises to customers as a one day strike by postal workers halts deliveries. powering over a million homes. the world s largest offshore wind farm goes into operation near the yorkshire coast. and big disappointment for emma raducanu as the defending champion is beaten in the first round of the us open. and coming up on the bbc news channel. with one day to go until the transfer window deadline, five teams are playing in the premier league tonight, with liverpool and manchester city both in action. good afternoon. mikhail gorbachev was one of the most consequential leaders of the 20th century, and now preparations are being made for his funeral. the last leader of the soviet union died yesterday at the age of 91. but thoughts on his death vary wildly. many russians including vladimir putin blame him for what they believe was russia s loss of prestige and respect after the fall of the iron curtain. yet in the west, he s lauded for ending the repression of communi
thousands of royal mail workers in the uk stage a second day of strike action in a row over pay, disrupting deliveries of packages and letters. a new study shows the impact of climate change on the shrinking glaciers of switzerland. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, or around the world. the last leader of the soviet union, mikhail gorbachev, has died, aged 91, following a long illness. mr gorbachev was crucial to ending the cold war. he was one of the most influential political figures of the 20th century. world leaders have been paying tribute. the un chief antonio guterres said he changed the course of history . president biden described him as a man of remarkable vision , who created a safer world . however, in a stamement this morning the kremlin said his romanticism about better relations with the west had been misplaced. our moscow editor, steve rosenberg, looks back at his life. he was the kind of russian leader the world had never seen. mikhail gorb