these improvements in the way we run our railways are in the interests of the travelling public. this afternoon, both sides have said they ll start fresh talks tomorrow. also tonight: a tablet for every day but what s going to happen to vulnerable patients when some pharmacists stop supplying calendar blister packs? the prince we ve watched since he was a child turns a0 it comes as william takes more royal responsibilities. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel, we ll head live to st george s park, where the england lionesses are preparing for the start of next month s european championship. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. 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
way, but i won t be able to do my fulljob way, but i won t be able to do my full job today. way, but i won t be able to do my fulljob today. but my colleagues have been really understanding. i have been really understanding. i have made the effort to try and get there, but today it is not going to happen. there, but today it is not going to ha en. ., , ., ., ., happen. commuters queued for london buses earlier happen. commuters queued for london buses earlier stuff happen. commuters queued for london buses earlier stuff on happen. commuters queued for london buses earlier stuff on the buses earlier stuff on the underground walked out too. leisure plans this week will also be affected. so from bradford sympathises with striking workers, but has had to find another more expensive way of travelling to a special birthday theatre trip. i special birthday theatre trip. i would get a return train forjust £6 or £8. plan b is taxis. and adding on extra expense, really. the return taxi
be. otherwise, we will have to look at what campaigns we have got going forward. we think other unions will join this dispute on the railway. the rail industry is under pressure to save money after the financial hit from the pandemic, and says ways of working need updating, from using more technology and maintenance to making weekends part of the normal rota. network rail says changes involving 1800 fewerjobs will enable a higher pay offer. it now hopes to push them through. thea;r hopes to push them through. they could stop that hopes to push them through. iie: could stop that process hopes to push them through. tie: could stop that process at hopes to push them through. tierg could stop that process at any hopes to push them through. tieg could stop that process at any point if there is a willingness to strike the deal. ~ , the deal. the prime minister told cabinet the the deal. the prime minister told cabinet the country the deal. the prime minister told cabinet the country mu
the dosette boxes would be stopped. they said, it s ending in four weeks time, and after that time if you still want us to dispense your mum s medication, then it will have to be in the manufacturer s individual boxes. and how difficult would that be? it would be incredibly difficult. there is no way that mum could cope with multiple boxes, with different instructions in each box. a boots spokesperson said the latest royal pharmaceutical society guidance indicates the use of multi compartment compliance aids is not always the most appropriate option for patients that need support to take their medicines at the right dose and time. pharmacists are speaking with patients to discuss whether it is the right way to support them. but some independent pharmacists are continuing to issue the dosette boxes, but they say it is a costly process. we haven t had any one of our members basically
today at six. the biggest rail strike in a generation disruption everywhere, no services at all to parts of the uk. stuck in the sidings instead of moving millions of passengers there s sympathy for railworkers, but frustration too. my daughter s doing her gcses. i ve got to get her to and from school, so it s a right pain in the neck. i understand they want a pay rise and things change, i get that, but it s not fair for all the commuters. some 40,000 rail workers have walked out their union accuses the government of getting in the way of a deal. the government could have made a move to settle this dispute, and instead they re escalating it. the lies that they re telling about railway workers and the railway industry are outrageous. we need to get ready to stay the course, to stay the course, because these reforms,