how is the strike affecting you? are you working from home? did you have a trickyjourney to work? do you support the strikes? we d like to hear your thoughts. get in touch with me on twitter @annitabbc and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. in other news, a senior ukrainian official says russian forces have almost captured the strategic city of severodonetsk, with ukrainian forces holding on to just one factory. a russian nobel peace laureate auctions his medal for £81; million to raise funds for children displaced by the war in ukraine. and to mark his 40th birthday, new photos are released of prince william selling the big issue we look back at his four decades in the spotlight. good morning. the biggest rail strike in 30 years is under way, with an almost total shutdown of the network in england, scotland and wales. members of the rail, maritime and transport workers union are staging the first of this week s three 24 hour walk outs due to an ongoing dispute over pay, p
but it is difficult to say anything with certainty. to touch on food securi , with certainty. to touch on food security, president with certainty. to touch on food security, president zelensky i with certainty. to touch on food | security, president zelensky has been addressing the african union and has called africa a hostage of russia s war. it s their only movement on getting that grain out of ukraine to where it is needed? we are of ukraine to where it is needed? - are talking about 20 million tonnes struck in ukrainian silos and formal harvested soon, they can t get it out, the black sea is blockaded by the russians and the whole area is mind too, mind put that to assist any russian invasion over the sea, so you need careful negotiation. we understand talks are taking place, the turks are trying to facilitate something but it does not look like there will be much movement. this is a real diplomatic issue with both sides blaming the others but i think most international opinion s