the gmb won t. and they want stephen barclay to sit down for pay talks about this year s pay. they say that is the issue, but that is the issue here is not sitting down to talk with them about. here is not sitting down to talk with them about. . , ., ., a, , with them about. damian grammaticas at westminster. and there s more strike action taking place in the coming days. highway workers, represented in red, are walking out, while driving examiners are still on strike, here in the yellow. then from tomorrow, there are strikes affecting regional rail services, the border force, and royal mail. then on christmas eve there s a nationwide rail strike, and bus workers are taking action too. for more details on what s happening, just go to the bbc news website. regulated railfares in england, where prices are capped by the government, will rise by up to 5.9% from march. season tickets on most commuter journeys and some off peak return tickets on long distance routes will be affected. let
until they get here. but we are working with them and we are really hopeful that they will have a full team here to compete at the paralympics. russia s sporting exile has intensified in the last 2a hours, with their football teams banned from international competition. the paralympics now faces mounting pressure to follow suit. dan roan, bbc news. that s it for now from kyiv. i ll hand you back to the studio in london. thank you very much. some of the other news of the day now. regulated railfares in england and wales have risen by 3.8%. the increase affects around a0% of fares, including season tickets on most commuter routes. the current retail prices index measure of inflation stands at 7.8%. labour says the rise is brutal . the government says the increase is well below the current rate of inflation. all london underground lines