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
As a 21 year old man is charged with escaping from Wandsworth Prison In London last week, an inmate has been stabbed there. The man is in a Critical Condition and was taken to a Major Trauma Centre after the London Air Ambulance flew to the prison to help. In london, the hugely popular elizabeth Line Underground Service has proved to be missing the mark when it comes to reliability. Figures show that nearly one in 10 trains were cancelled from around mid july to mid august giving it the worst rail figures in the country. Transport for london apologised for what it said were a number of recent issues. In the past six days alone, there have been problems due to a signalfailure, overhead line problems, a faulty train. The trades Union Congress is under way in liverpool. The tuc announced that its reporting the uk government to the United Nations watchdog on workers rights over its new strikes law. The government says the bill will help maintain a basic function and minimum safety levels i
thought, all of this could be notched up, ratcheted up a notch tomorrow when we get new inflation data, which is once again expected to rise. a former royal engineers afghanistan veteran who stabbed his neighbours to death while their young children slept upstairs has beenjailed for at least 38 years. collin reeves killed stephen and jennifer chapple at their home in norton fitzwarren, near taunton in somerset, in november last year after a long running dispute over a parking space. moscow has threatened lithuania with serious and negative consequences for banning the transport of some goods through the baltic state to the russian territory of kaliningrad, calling it a hostile act. kaliningrad has no land connection with the rest of russia. lithuania maintains its implementing eu sanctions imposed over the invasion of ukraine. nearly 70 people are now known to have died in severe floods in bangladesh and india. millions have been displaced from their homes following incessant rain. n
above all, this was about honouring a politician for how he lived and the many lives he touched. we re hoping to talk to speaker of the house, sir lindsay hoyle shortly. stay tuned for that. two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder, after a couple in their thirties were killed in a village in somerset. stephen and jennifer chapple were found with serious injuries in norton fitzwarren, near taunton, on sunday evening and died of their wounds. two young children were also inside the property but were unharmed. 0ur correspondentjon kay has the latest. it was 9:a5pm on sunday evening that police were called to this quiet cul de sac, dragon rise, in norton fitzwarren, to a house on the left hand side where the police van is. it was there they found this couple, who have been named locally as stephen and jennifer chapple, badly injured. there were attempts to save them but they were pronounced dead at the scene. police are now searching