welcome to bbc news. we start here in the uk, where millions of people face more travel chaos, as the biggest rail strike in 30 years continues. today s planned walk out by railway workers has gone ahead, after talks between the rmt union and railway employers broke down. the first day of industrial action on tuesday saw half of the rail network closed and 80% of services suspended. our transport correspondent katy austin reports. large parts of britain s railway have come to a halt again, overall, only about 20% of services will run, although in some places it is less. northern will operate fewer than 10%. where trains are running, services will start late and finish early. camelot lives in cheltenham where there are no trains at all today. she can t get to her part time job near bath, teaching english as a foreign language. if i can t get to work i won t have the income to face all the extra energy bills, etc, so i do need to get to work. five minutes do need to get to wo
also tonight. prices are still rising at their fastest rate for a0 years, with the cost of food a prime factor. tomorrow s rail strike will go ahead, after talks between the rmt union and railway employers broke down. and a new tribute to the thousands who arrived from caribbean countries from the 19405 and made a huge contribution to british life. and coming up on the bbc news channel. britain s harriet dart is hitting form a week before wimbledon, reaching the last eight at eastbourne. welcome to the bbc news at ten. a devastating earthquake in afghanistan has claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people and left many more injured. the country, which is governed by the militant islamist taliban, is already in the grip of a humanitarian disaster, with millions facing famine. the taliban have asked for international aid, and britain says it s ready to provide assistance. the earthquake struck near the south eastern city of khost, in paktika province. afghanistan is particularl
i d be on strike as well. they deserve to be paid more and its wholly down to the government messing up the whole network. it s bad news. terrible christmas time as well. 0h, terrible. it s disgusting. he should just give him the pay. what they don t what they deserve in it. i i ve actually got quite a lot - of sympathy with the rail workers because they with the cost of living crisis. but i did lose some work over summer because of the rail strikes, so i can see bothl sides of it, really. so some sympathy there despite the impact it will have on journeys. now the rmt union says it s sorry for the inconvenience, but urges the public to direct their anger and frustration at the government and railway employers. meanwhile, the department for transport says the strikes are not only damaging the economy, but they re cutting off people who are in need of urgent care. children going to school and hard working families. separately, the union that represents drivers has already announced i
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