a industry are outrageous. fourth hearing into the ja| attack a fourth hearing into the january 6 attack on the us capitol is under way in washington as we speak. prince william, the duke of cambridge, is celebrating his 40th birthday. good evening. 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 walk out. what s the dispute about? as ever, it depends on who you ask. for the union, pay and job security are key. rail bosses says it s also about modernisation. they intend to start the process next month. borisjohnson had his say this morning, urging commuters to stay the course because as he said modernisation would be in their interest. our first report is from bournemouth and our transport correspondent, katy austin.
on the baltic coast. after the floods, the struggle to reach millions of people affected by the rising waters in bangladesh and north east india. and, after meeting preisdent zelensky in ukraine, the hollywood actor ben stiller tells the bbc he praises the spirit of the people. these are just people like you and i who have been caught in a circumstance totally beyond their control of. nobody wants to flee from their home. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. three us republican state officials have been describing the direct pressure they were put under by donald trump and his team to overturn the 2020 presidential election result. in an, at times, emotional testimony to the congressional committee, they described threats of violence directed at them from trump supporters when they refused to bow to the pressure. we have various groups come by, and they have had video panel trucks with videos of me, proclaiming
cash may no longer be king, but the king is now on the cash. from today, banknotes featuring charles iii go into circulation, making him only the second monarch ever to appear on them. good morning from portsmouth, i good morning from portsmouth, lam atone good morning from portsmouth, lam atone of good morning from portsmouth, lam atone of the good morning from portsmouth, lam at one of the locations that troops used at one of the locations that troops used to at one of the locations that troops used to board landing craft that would used to board landing craft that would take them to modern normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds in normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds in the normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds in the west. all the details laten it s wednesday, the 5th ofjune. our main story. rishi sunak and sir keir starmer have clashed on taxes, the nhs, immigration and the cost of living in theirfirst
the time is 6:50am. the king will make an appearance in portsmouth today, but if you are lucky today, when you go and buy something, the king might be a bit closer to home. why? bank notes featuring the face of king charles officially go into circulation for the first time today and ben s got hold of some already. this is a really big day, isn t it? it really is. i have them safe in my pocket and i will show you them in close up detail later. an historic moment. this is the first time we have seen a change of monarch, the image on our banknotes. let me explain what is happening and why. wait for it, it is coming up. yes, here it is. just over a year since his coronation and the king now appears on our notes coins have already been out for a little while. but unless you re very lucky, it may be a little while until you get your hands on some of these.
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