this is bbc news. i m shaun ley, and these are the headlines at 4pm. large parts of britain s rail network grind to a halt as 50,000 workers stage a walk out in the biggest rail strike so far. the action is getting stronger, and the public are behind us, so we are committed to it. we want a resolution. if the government can change their attitude, we can get a resolution very quickly. what we require is a change 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 taxpayers money. the ukrainian military says it has regained control of the strategic eastern town of lyman
this is bbc news. i m shaun ley and these are the latest headlines. large parts of britain s rail network grind to a halt as 50,000 workers stage a walk out in the biggest rail strike so far. the action is getting stronger, and the public are behind us, so we are committed to it. we want a resolution. if the government can change their attitude, we can get a resolution very quickly. what we require is a change to discuss what we require is a change to discuss meaningful reform. we want to give discuss meaningful reform. we want to give our discuss meaningful reform. we want to give our staff a pay increase, but it to give our staff a pay increase, but it has to give our staff a pay increase, but it has to be self funding from within but it has to be self funding from within the but it has to be self funding from within the industry because we can t afford within the industry because we can t afford to within the industry because we can t afford to keep taking taxpayers
provide the service. we have to keep the dispute going. we ve been going nearly six months now, and we have to keep the momentum going. we ve got full support from the public, we believe. there s many people that, even the people that are inconvenienced, that are supporting us every day, are on these picket lines. the industry argues the pandemic has left a financial hole and changed the way people travel. 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. so meaningful reform means that we can generate money, that we can then say to government, we believe that this is a sensible deal, that we can give our staff a pay increase. rail bosses and unions say they ll keep talking, but more strikes could be coming down the line. katie austin reporting. earlier, i spoke to tim shoveller, the chief negotiator for national rail, and asked him when he last had a substantive
is demanding a pay rise amid high inflation, the rmt wants that for its rail worker members too, and it argues job security and working conditions are under threat. both unions insist they didn t target the london marathon. whenever we put strikes on, it s going to inconvenience people. we don t want to do that. we d much rather have a settlement. we d much rather get out of this dispute so that our members can provide the service. we have to keep the dispute going. we ve been going nearly six months now, and we have to keep the momentum going. we ve got full support from the public. we believe. there s many people that, even the people that are inconvenienced, that are supporting us every day, are on these picket lines. the industry argues the pandemic has left a financial hole and changed the way people travel. 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. so meaningful r
this is bbc news. the headlines at five: large parts of britain s rail network grind to a halt as 50,000 workers stage a walkout in the biggest rail strike so far. the action is getting stronger, and the public are behind us, so we are committed to it. we want a resolution. if the government can change their attitude, we can get a resolution very quickly. what we require is a change 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 taxpayers money. the ukrainian military says it has regained control of the strategic eastern town of lyman in the donetsk region from russian troops, just a day after moscow