a photo of the duke of cambridge with his children is released to celebrate father s day. good afternoon. the transport secretary says it s not for the government to intervene to try to prevent three days of strikes on the railways this week. grant shapps dismissed calls from the rmt union to get involved in the dispute as a stunt saying it s for the employers and unions to reach an agreement. mr shapps says the strikes would be an act of self harm. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says the government wants the strikes to go ahead to sow division in society. here s our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. set to bring the rail network to a grinding halt from tuesday, they are the biggest strikes in decades. instead of 20,000 trains on a normal day, just one in five services may run. government says children heading to take exams or patients to medical appointments will face disruption. but, under pressure to take part in talks with the unions, it says it w
across the uk were left without electricity after storm are last year. measuring more than ten metres long with two legs in the face of a crocodile, remains of europe and biggest land dinosaur are discovered on the isle of wight. remains of europe us. two british men captured by russian forces in ukraine have been sentenced to death by an unrecognised court in donetsk, the territory held by pro russian rebels. aiden aslin and shaun pinner were fighters in the ukrainian military who were captured in april in mariupol. yesterday, footage shared on social media by russia s state run news agency appeared to show the pair pleading guilty in court to training in order to carry out terrorist activities . a third man, believed to be a morroccan national, was also seen next to them in the dock. the uk government has said it is deeply concerned following the death sentences handed to the britons. speaking to the bbc in the past hour, the mp for aslan s family, robertjenrick, has
Details later. Its thursday 19th october. Around 20 trucks of aid are expected to enter gaza after a deal announced by President Biden. Egypt has agreed to let the humanitarian supplies enter via the Rafah Crossing but its unlikely to happen until friday. Announcing the agreement, the us president warned that the aid would be stopped, if any supplies were taken by hamas, which is regarded as a Terrorist Organisation by the uk. Rishi sunak will also arrive in tel aviv this morning, as part of a two day visit to The Middle East. With the latest, heres our correspondent wyre davies. As trucks carrying aid queue on the egyptian side of the gaza egypt border, the un and aid agencies have been increasingly alarmed at the unfolding humanitarian crisis. On a visit to israel which lasted barely a day, while reaffirming his steadfast support, joe biden also pressed the case for aid for gazas 2. 5 million palestinian citizens many of whom are struggling to get access to food, water and medical su
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