a dog trainer, a tech worker and a farmer when they re at home, but now these three british volunteers are in ukraine helping to rescue the helpless. tens of thousands of rail workers will stage three days of national rail strikes later this month, the rmt union has announced. it ll be the largest outbreak of industrial action in the industry in a generation and will shut down the entire rail network in england. with all the details i m joined by our correspondent, jon donnison. talk to us first of all about when this is going to happen. we know there are three days. this is going to happen. we know there are three days. promises to be hu:el there are three days. promises to be hugely disruptive. there are three days. promises to be hugely disruptive. 50,000 there are three days. promises to be hugely disruptive. 50,000 workers l there are three days. promises to be| hugely disruptive. 50,000 workers in total across 13 different train operating countries and the london u
threatening major travel disruption across the uk. and the takeover of chelsea football club is approved. a deal worth £4.25 billion will see a consortium led by american businessman todd boehly become the new owners. good morning. a gunman has shot dead at least 19 schoolchildren and two teachers at a primary school in the us state of texas. the pupils were between the ages of seven and ten years old. the mass shooting was in the small town of uvalde west of san antonio at the robb elementary school, which is made up of children from a largely hispanic community. it is america s deadliest school shooting since 20 children and six adults were killed at sandy hook school in connecticut a decade ago. authorities say the gunman was an 18 year old man, salvador ramos. he was shot dead by law enforcement officers. he is believed to have purchased two military grade rifles and shot his grandmother, before heading to the school. david willis reports. in the final week of the su
Temporarily fill the 74 year olds role. Before his procedure mr murnane yahoo gave a telephoto address to offer reassurances. Translation i under way an examination. I thank the people who have a record to show concern for my Health Including reporters. I assure you that i get through the treatment successfully and returned action very quickly. The bbc s middle east bureau Chiefjoe Floater explained his strategy as he navigates Health Challenges amid calls for him to step down. I think he was appearing tonight as an act of both reassurance and warning to his friends and critics. So the reassurance that he was still vigorously in charge of his government, as he prepared to hand over the reins of power to his deputy and a warning there to those people converging on towns around israel, but particularlyjust a few kilometres away outside the israeli parliament, calling for new elections and for him to step down, that those new elections would cause a paralysis. They would hamper negotiatio
Biggest city, istanbul. And for the first time in 25 years, they won more municipalities than the ruling ak party. Overnight, president erdogan told supporters the result was not an end, but a Turning Point. Translation we will not disrespect the nations decision in any way, we will avoid being stubborn, acting against the national will and questioning the judgement of our nation. As we have done so far. We will take the necessary steps by analysing the messengers given by the nation at the ballot box, most accurately and objectively within the reason and inner conscience. Opposition supporters say although these are local elections, victories in big cities are a significant show of force against erdogan s ruling ak party. This was the scene in istanbul, turkeys largest city, where thousands took to the streets to celebrate the opposition partys win. The citys incumbent mayor, ekrem imamoglu, declared victory after securing over 50 of the vote well ahead of his nearest rival. Mr imam
Said hed be back to work soon. Joe floater is a middle east bureau chief. He has this analysis on what Benjamin Netanyahu hoped to achieve. I think you are appearing as reassurance to his friends and critics that he was still in charge of government as he prepared to hand over the reins of power to his deputy and a warning to those converging on towns around israel particularly a few kilometres away outside the Israeli Parliament calling for new elections him to step down. Lets break out really are. Some groups of hostages with families and their supporters who believe he does not have the commitment to secure a Ceasefire Deal that would release their loved ones from gaza. Their Point Of View is that it has been four months since the last deal thats saw significant release of hostages and since then very little has happened in that regard. They have been joined happened in that regard. They have beenjoined by others happened in that regard. They have been joined by others who object to