could be tough. we start here in the uk where rail passengers are facing yet another day of strike disruption with four out of five trains cancelled just one part of a wave of industrial action hitting everything from transport to health to education. so on thursday, the government announced plans for new laws limiting strike action by key workers. railways, ambulances and the fire brigade are among those who would have to maintain a minimum level of service and employers would be able to sue unions who fail to comply. but one union has called it an attack on workers. our political correspondent, alex forsyth, has the story. pickets and placards have become a familiar sight as a wave of strikes has swept the country. hospitals, railways airports and universities all among the areas affected by industrial unrest. now the government plans to make some set is keep a minimum level of service when they strike in future. ~ ., service when they strike in future. ~ . ., future. we
to an end to the industrial action. progress for the three dads and their campaign for suicide prevention on the curriculum. they visit a school where lessons are already being taught. the race is on in the premier league title race as manchester city beat chelsea to narrow the gap between themselves and leaders arsenal to five points. it might be a wet and windy start to divide upon spots of scotland but todayis divide upon spots of scotland but today is a drier and brighter day for most. it s friday the 6th of january. more revelations from prince harry s autobiography, spare, have emerged, four days before the book is due to be officially released. in the latest leaks, harry says he took cocaine aged 17, killed 25 taliban fighters whilst serving in afghanistan, and that he and his brother william urged their father not to marry camilla. our royal correspondent sarah campbell reports. across the commonwealth, it s prince harry s book which has war in the house of windsor, a
labour s leader vows to turn the brexit slogan take back control into a solution, by devolving more power from westminster to communities. and tens of thousands of people at the vatican as former pope, benedict xvi, is buried. coming up on the bbc news channel. two teams playing catch up the final premier league of the week has chelsea and manchester city both looking up to those i have been in the table. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. if you thought that there was not more prince harry could say about life in the royalfamily more prince harry could say about life in the royal family after his six hour long netflix series, think again. his new book, due out next week, has been leaked, although the bbc has not seen a copy yet. there are a series of sensational claims, accusations and deeply personal stories about his family, including conversations that were had. there is an alleged physical altercation with his brother, prince william, over meghan, back
pope francis leads mourners for his predeccessor benedict xvi at an open air funeral mass at the vatican. upset for emma raducanu after she retires from her second round match at the asb classic in auckland with an ankle injury. and coming up this hour hear more from the girl group flo, who are the winners of the bbc s sound of 2023 award. sir keir starmer has promised that a labour government would devolve more power out of westminster by giving local authorities more say in areas such as transport and housing. the labour leader said in a new year speech that taking back control borrowing from the brexit slogan would be central to his party s agenda if it won the next election. it s not unreasonable for us to recognise the desire of communities to stand on their own feet. it s what take back control meant. the control people want is control over their lives and their communities. so we will embrace the take back control message, but we ll turn it from a slogan in