no way out, the ukrainian military says it has encircled russian forces in the strategic eastern town of lyman in the donetsk region, a day after russia annexed the area. the uk s biggest controlled explosion for 75 years as redcar steelworks is demolished. we ll have a report from the teesside site. these beavers have something to celebrate. and these beavers have been recognised as a protected species in england, making it illegal to deliberately capture, kill or disturb them. if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us, welcome to bbc news. more than 50,000 rail workers are walking out today, causing the biggest strike disruption on the railways this year. 0nly around 11% of the usual saturday timetable will be able to run. in some parts of the country, there are no trains at all. members of four unions are taking part in the strike in a long running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. 0ur transport correspondent, katy austin reports. another train strike, and it s
explosion for 75 years, as redcar steelworks is demolished. we ll have a report from the teesside site. and these beavers have been recognised as a protected species in england, making it illegal to deliberately capture, kill or disturb them. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. more than 50,000 rail workers are walking out today, causing the biggest strike disruption on the railways this year. 0nly around 11% of the usual saturday timetable will be able to run. ba rely barely any trains are operating in some parts of the country. members of four unions are taking part in the strike in a long running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. 0ur transport correspondent, katy austin reports. another train strike, and it s the biggest yet. karen from staffordshire is running the london marathon tomorrow to fundraise for the hospital where she had breast cancer treatment. news of the strike meant she had to make other plans to get there. so, for me, thisjust blew everything apart.
in the donetsk region within the last hour russia s military defence has confirmed its troops have left lyman. millions of people will pay more for gas and electricity from today as the new energy price cap comes into force. it doesn t apply in northern ireland. a man held in iran for nearly five years on spying charges, before being released alongside nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, says he s dedicating his london marathon run to the people of iran and its prisoners. we ll be speaking to anoosheh ashoori live. do stay with us on bbc news. 0n the more than 50,000 rail workers are taking industrial action today, causing the biggest strike disruption on the railways this year. 0nly around 11% of the usual saturday timetable will be able to run. .in . in parts of wales there are only trains around cardiff. there are no connections to the south west of finland. across scotland and england board and many parts of england too. south west of england. members of four unions are taking
it was sweet success for phil salt against pakistan. the batter helps england to victory in lahore to make the final t20 series match on sunday a decider. after the wind and rain yesterday, a lot more after the wind and rain yesterday, a lot more sunshine but they will be some lot more sunshine but they will be some showers to dodge. the full forecast some showers to dodge. the full forecast coming up on breakfast. it s saturday, the first of october. our main story: a new energy price cap has come into effect in england, wales and scotland, meaning higher bills for millions of people on standard and default tariffs. the annual bill for a typical household will rise to 2,500 pounds, double what it was last winter. that s despite a government cap on the price per unit of energy. our business correspondent, theo leggett, reports. maxine is deeply worried. her husband has a serious lung condition and she needs to keep him warm but she husband has a serious lung condition a
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 more taxpayers money. as conservatives gather in birmingham for their annual conference, for the first time, prime minister liz truss admits there has been disruption in the uk economy following last friday s mini budget. a man held in iran for nearly five years on spying charges before being released alongside nazanin zaghari ratcliffe says he s dedicating his london marathon run to the people of iran and its prisoners. hello, and a warm welcome if you have justjoined hello, and a warm welcome if you havejustjoined us. more than 50,000 rail workers are taking industrial action today, causing the biggest strike disruption on the railways this year. 0nly around 11% of the usual saturday timetable will only recover slowly on sunday morning. 0nly around 11% of the usual saturday timetable will be able to run. se