this is bbc news. the headlines at five: large parts of britain s rail network grind to a halt as 50,000 workers stage a walkout in the biggest rail strike so far. the action is getting stronger, and the public are behind us, so we are committed to it. we want a resolution. if the government can change their attitude, we can get a resolution very quickly. what we require is a change to discuss meaningful reform. we want to give our staff a pay increase, but it has to be self funding from within the industry, because we can t afford to keep taking taxpayers money. the ukrainian military says it has regained control of the strategic eastern town of lyman in the donetsk region from russian troops, just a day after moscow
what our plan was, ijust panicked. the red lines on this map show the only parts of the rail network where some trains are running today. large parts of england, scotland and wales have none at all. where there have been trains today, they started a lot later than usual and they finished earlier, as well. nothing at all has been running between london and some other major cities including edinburgh, newcastle and brighton. the train drivers union aslef is demanding a pay rise amid high inflation. the rmt wants that for its rail worker members too, and it argues job security and working conditions are under threat. it says its current mandate for strike action lasts until late november. we will be commencing a re ballot next week, so that process will be under way and we expect a very healthy return and a fresh mandate that will go through to the middle of next year, if that is what is needed, but we don t want that. we would rather get a settlement and get this dispute out of the way
this is bbc news, the headlines at 8pm. a milestone in the investigation of the murder of nine year old olivia pratt korbel who was shot in her home in liverpool. the crown prosecution service has authorised merseyside police to charge thomas cashman, 3a, from grenadier drive, west derby, with the murder of nine year old olivia pratt korbel. anyone with information is asked to direct message @merpolcc or contact crimestoppers anonymously @crimestoppersuk, or telephone them. large parts of britain s rail network grind to a halt as 50,000 workers stage a walkout in the biggest rail strike so far.