7,500 going into social care. we ll be looking at the severe strain on the nhs and at whether the government s plan is enough to tackle the problem. also on the programme. four in five trains are cancelled at the start of days of industrial action by rail workers due to last until saturday. questions about how mi5 dealt with the case of a 15 year old girl groomed for extremism she later took her own life. in brazil, thousands of people line the streets to say farewell to the football legend pele who will be buried in a private ceremony later. and the walrus who s wandered from north yorkshire to northumberland attracting huge crowds on the way. on bbc london and coming up on the bbc news channel. arsenal host newcastle united tonight with the chance to go 10 points clear at the top of the premier league. good evening. downing street says it s providing the nhs with the funding it needs, despite what it calls the unprecedented challenge facing the health servic
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but the industrial action continues. i spoke to commuters at basingstoke station in hampshire this morning. i actually usually get the train from alton, so i have actually had to get, like, a cab here, with no train running. obviously, if i can get to work, i don t get paid, so. - i am getting the train to farnborough, and my friends are picking me up from there. because there aren t any trains? yeah, no trains. but i support the strikes. so how did we get here? well, the rail industry faces pressure to cut costs. the government in effect took control of the railways during the pandemic, and the industry says changed travel habits have left a hole in its finances. the rmt says its dispute is partly about a pay rise being overdue, and also argues job security and working conditions are under threat from changes the rail employers and government are under threat from changes the rail employers and government say are needed to make the railway sustainable. and those points are interlinked
it also argues job security and working conditions are under threat from changes the rail employers and government say are needed to make the railway sustainable. and those points are interlinked, because the rail employers say their pay offers depend on changes to working practices. network rail, which looks after the infrastructure, has offered a pay rise and other benefits, but it s planning changes to how maintenance teams work that it says are modernising, but the rmt says would be detrimental. the rail delivery group, which speaks for the train companies, has proposed a pay rise with conditions attached it says will bring the railway up to date. the rmt really disagrees with some, like closing or repurposing ticket offices, and expanding driver only operation. ultimately, the government does hold the purse strings, and sets the parameters for negotiations. ministers have taken a more active role recently, saying they are trying to help facilitate a deal. but they still insist it