how is the strike affecting you? are you working from home? did you have a trickyjourney to work? do you support the strikes? we d like to hear your thoughts. get in touch with me on twitter @annitabbc and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. in other news, a senior ukrainian official says russian forces have almost captured the strategic city of severodonetsk, with ukrainian forces holding on to just one factory. a russian nobel peace laureate auctions his medal for £81; million to raise funds for children displaced by the war in ukraine. and to mark his 40th birthday, new photos are released of prince william selling the big issue we look back at his four decades in the spotlight. good morning. the biggest rail strike in 30 years is under way, with an almost total shutdown of the network in england, scotland and wales. members of the rail, maritime and transport workers union are staging the first of this week s three 24 hour walk outs due to an ongoing dispute over pay, p
actor ben stiller in ukraine he told this programme he s worried the world will forget the victims of the war. as you get closer and closer to kyiv, and to the east of the country, you start to see the roadblocks and see the destruction. i m an actor, so the first thing i go is, oh, it looks like a movie. but the scale of it is even bigger, and it s real. ryan giggs resigns as wales manager he steps down ahead of wales appearance at the world cup. he s not been in his post for after being arrested for using controlling behaviour and assaulting his ex girlfriend charges he has denied. new photos are released of prince william selling the big issue to mark his 40th birthday we look back at his four decades in the spotlight. good morning. in london the sun is already beating down. for england and wales today it is going to be dry, sunny and warm. northern england are seeing more cloud out of the odd spot of rain. scotland and northern ireland are cloudier than yesterd
and live outside buckingham palace where the crowds are still gathering and the preparations are under way for tomorrow night s big party. a train has derailed in southern germany leaving 60 people injured, some seriously and at least 3 dead. and it s a 100 days since russia launched its invasion of ukraine, with fighting continuing along the entire frontline in the east of the country. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a service of thanksgiving, honouring the queen s 70 years on the throne, has taken place today at st paul s cathedral in central london. prince charles represented the queen, who withdrew from the event after experiencing discomfort during yesterday s platinum jubilee celebrations. we understand that the queen watched the service at home. we ll have more on that shortly but first let s join my colleague katty kay, who is on the mall for us today. the archbishop of york thanked the queen for her years of service and for staying the course, as he put