long time, doesn t it, for a side like leicester tigers to go without winning a title? but when you think about it, just two years ago they would have been relegated from the english premiership had it not been for those breaches of the salary cap bias ever since and their subsequent relegation as punishment he realise just how far they ve had to come to return to occasions like this. they ve had to wait the full 80 minutes here to seal a title at twickenham. they did it in the most extraordinary, the most dramatic of ways. rising temperatures at twickenham, the once an invitation to come in from the cold. for both saracens and leicester the past out of the shadows has been as dramatic as it has been swift. redemption almost complete. forthe has been swift. redemption almost complete. for the men in black it has been a test of nerve, relegation two years ago for breaking financial rules. those whose chose to stage is to say on the promise of days like this. not all of them we
if you re travelling by rail at all next week. three 24 hour strikes planned across the week on tuesday, thursday, and saturday, with strikes on the london underground to go ahead on tuesday as well. for those who have plans to go on holiday by rail, or indeed go to work, the strikes are notjust disruptive they re costly. they can hold the country to ransom. no, i don t back it at all. my sister is having cancer treatment, and in london, and that s affecting her treatment next week due to the strikes, so she s having to stay over there in a hotel. you know, everyone deserves fair terms and conditions, but it will impact so many people, especially post covid and with the petrol prices going up, that daily commute s going to be i just that bit harder for everybody. the rmt union says the dispute is overjob cuts and the need for a pay rise to mitigate the soaring cost of living. the industry is under pressure to save money because of falling passenger numbers, and rail bo
hello this is bbc news. the headlines. union leaders say that talks trying to prevent rail strikes next week have failed and the walk outs will go ahead. passengers across the country will be affected. i think there are so many sectors of our society at the minute and people who are struggling and we need to help each other where we can. theyjust want more money and yeah, they can hold the country to ransom. tens of thousands of people have marched in central london calling on the government to do more to help tackle the cost of living crisis. the government is to trial a scheme allowing asylum seekers who cross the channel in small boats to be electronically tagged. police in brazil confirm a body found in the remote amazon rainforest is the missing british journalist dom phillips. now on bbc news it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m isaac fanin tigers on top again leicester are premiership kings after late drama at twickenham. day three of the
rainforest is the missing british journalist dom phillips. and in a dramatic final, leicester tigers beat saracens in english rugby s premiership decider. good evening. the rmt union has confirmed that next week s rail and tube strikes, the largest in three decades, will go ahead. they say talks have failed to resolve a dispute about pay, jobs and working conditions. network rail say it s serious about trying to find a solution which gave people a decent pay rise , but was also affordable for taxpayers and farepayers. the strikes on three days will cause disruption across england, scotland and wales. our business correspondent vishala sri pathma reports. it s set to be a chaotic time if you re travelling by rail at all next week. three 24 hour strikes planned across the week on tuesday, thursday, and saturday, with strikes on the london underground to go ahead on tuesday, as well. for those who have plans to go on holiday by rail, or indeed go to work, the strikes ar
we re watching a number of big races that will help define where this country is going, and where better to follow it all than outside of independence hall, birthplace of our declaration of independence and our constitution. most closely watched is the race for an open senator seat. pat toomey is retiring, which means this is the democrats best chance to make gains in the senate. lieutenant governor john fetorman currently leads the race against congressman connor lam, malcolm kenyatta and alex khalil. did fetterman s stroke change the calculus for voters? and what about the black vote? his opponents insist black voters haven t been adequately polled. on the right, there are seven candidates looming over all of them is donald trump. one in three gop ads aired here mentioned donald trump. and as charlie matthiasson put it, there are few states as deeply infect by donald trump s election fraud lie. the gop leaders are mehmet oz, cathy barnett and dave mccormick. trump picked o