the british transport secretary accuses union leaders of punishing millions of innocent people by pressing ahead with rail strikes later this week. western leaders, including borisjohnson, warn that russia s war against ukraine may go for years and support for kyiv must be sustained whatever the cost. the united states has become first country in the world to approve use of the so called mrna vaccines for children as young as six months. federal regulators cleared the use of pfizer and moderna covid 19 vaccines and will make smaller doses of the vaccine available to around twenty million children. presidentjoe biden welcomed the news calling it a monumental step in the fight against the virus and that parents would be able to start scheduling appointments in the coming week. dr peter hotez who s the director of the texas children s hospital center for vaccine development explained what the cdc was recommending. the cdc has recommended use
this is bbc news. the headlines at four. the transport secretary accuses union leaders of punishing millions of innocent people by pressing ahead with rail strikes this week. itjust seems that the union is determined to go out on strike, the rmt, come what may, and i think it s a very sad situation and i call on them to reconsider. as the conflict in ukraine continues, the new head of the british army tells his troops they need to prepare to fight in europe once again . at least 59 people have died in floods in bangladesh and india, with nearly 6 million people stranded. it s two hours until voting closes in the final round of parliamentary elections in france, with president emmanuel macron facing an alliance of left wing parties. a photo of the duke of cambridge with his children is released to celebrate father s day.
take it much the same way, but if this is seen as something as a threat, and it could be, then maybe sergey lavrov would echo the sentiment he expressed in an interview last week when he was talking about britain s desire to bring russia to its knees and he said, well, bring it on. all in all, the mood music we re getting from across western capitals is that this is a conflict that is going on for the long term and that they need boris johnson said it himself today they need to offer military support on an ongoing basis to the ukrainians if they are going to be able to hold on and win this war in the east, but, also, as you can see here, rebuild their country, because economically they re on their knees. the headlines on bbc news. the transport secretary accuses union leaders of punishing millions of innocent people by pressing ahead with rail strikes this week. as the conflict in ukraine continues, the new head of the british army tells his troops they need to prepare to figh
this is bbc news the headlines at six. the transport secretary accuses union leaders of punishing millions of innocent people by pressing ahead with rail strikes this week. itjust seems that the union is determined to go out on strike, the rmt, come what may, and i think it s a very sad situation and i call on them to reconsider. yeah, sorry yeah, sorry for them, yeah, sorry for them, they won a pay rise yeah, sorry for them, they won a pay rise like yeah, sorry for them, they won a pay rise like the rest of us but what pay rise like the rest of us but what can pay rise like the rest of us but what can you do. pay rise like the rest of us but what can you do. pay rise like the rest of us but what can ou do. , ., ., , what can you do. they have not been listin: to what can you do. they have not been listing to for what can you do. they have not been listing to for decades what can you do. they have not been listing to for decades and what can you do. they have not
this is bbc news. the headlines at five. the transport secretary accuses union leaders of punishing millions of innocent people by pressing ahead with rail strikes this week. itjust seems that the union is determined to go out on strike, the rmt, come what may, and i think it s a very sad situation and i call on them to reconsider. we won t settlement to this dispute but we we won t settlement to this dispute but we are we won t settlement to this dispute but we are facing a crisis for our members. but we are facing a crisis for our members, we are facing thousands of ob members, we are facing thousands of job cuts members, we are facing thousands of job cuts despite what grant shapps says. job cuts despite what grant shapps says, there have been no guarantees these says, there have been no guarantees these redundancies will not be compulsory. as the conflict in ukraine continues the new head of the british army tells his troops they should be prepared to fight in euro