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
how men are still dominating the argument. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. mikhail gorbachev, the last leader of the soviet union, has died at the age of 91. he oversaw economic reforms known as perestroika and political ones known as glasnost or openness which led to the break up of the soviet union in 1991, and the end of the cold war. russian president vladimir putin has expressed deep sympathies . our russia editor steve rosenberg looks back at a historic life. he was the kind of russian leader of the world had never seen. mikhail gorbachev smiled, he was relaxed. in the west, he acquired almost pop star status for helping to end the cold war. but at home, it was a different story. born in the days of dictator josef stalin, gorbachev became a committed communist, rising fast through the ranks of the soviet communist party to the ruling politburo. gorbachev
hello, welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are are olivia utley, who s assistant comment editor at the daily telegraph, and the broadcasterjohn stapleton. a warm welcome to you both once again. thanks very much for being with us. a glimpse of the front pages. and we begin with the times and that breaking news of mikhail gorbachev, the last leader of the soviet union, has died at the age of 91. the telegraph follows the story, saying gorbachev s reforms set in train a series of events that led to the collapse of soviet communism, and helped to end the cold war. the metro s front page the world mourns a true man of peace the world mourns a true man of peace. back here in the uk, the i newspaper carries a plea from small businesses to whoever becomes prime minister save us from 400% energy hikes, is its headline. as the summer season turns to autumn, the mirror says households back an urgent freeze in energy bills. the ft focu
they came so close, the countdown stopping at t 14 minutes, there were too many technical problems to contend with. and europe s biggest street party returns after a three year absence due to the pandemic we lljoin the carnival at notting hill. welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. we begin tonight with the devastating flooding in pakistan. the country s climate change minister says one third of pakistan is underwater and much of the best farmland has been flooded. this could affect the supply of food. the disaster has killed over 1,100 people and affected 33 million. and sent this report. a moment of quiet in the middle of chaos. inside a crowded hall, families that have been displaced by the floods in northern pakistan have found temporary refuge. for many, it was a narrow escape. translation: our houses have collapsed because of the floods. we had a home and it was enough for us. now all our belongings are buried under 12 to 13 feet of water.