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
but before that, this. the final chance for liz truss and rishi sunak to persuade conservative party members to vote for them the last hustings gets under way here at wembley in under an hour. thejury in the ryan giggs domestic violence trial fails to reach a verdict. he could face another trial. andy murray is in action at the us open. we ll have the latest after emma raducanu falls at the first hurdle in her defence of the title. and on sportsday on the bbc news channel, one month on from winning the women s euros, we ll find out how england s lionnesses are turning their attention to qualification for next year s world cup. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. in what is his last week as prime minister, borisjohnson has been defending his government s record on crime, but it comes on the day a new report commisioned by the centre right policy exchange think tank says police forces ability to solve crimes is woefully low. it follows the bbc s own research sho
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