over pay and working conditions. now on bbc news, duncan kennedy reports on the story of historical forced adoptions and the mothers search for a justice this is the story about loss. of lives changed, love fractured. it happened not long ago and the pain has followed those involved down through history. i lost the only thing in my life that i ever wanted. i loved her so much. i still love her. i m her mum! it was to be a secret. it was.it was not to be discussed. l it was actually taken from my arms without telling me what was happening. i canjust remember lying there, thinking it d be better to die. a historical injustice - is what happened to us. other countries have recognised it - and it s high time ours did. bells toll 60 years ago, british society was very different. the bride s name is stella, she s 19, lives in barnet. marriage was the cornerstone of family respectability. it took place in a registry office. to have a baby outside wedlock would risk breaking the mos
hello. this is bbc news. i m shaun ley and these are the headlines. more travel disruption on train lines across the uk as thousands of rail workers go on strike for the second time in three days over pay and working conditions. sevastapol, the home of russia s black sea fleet in crimea, appears to have come under drone attack again. michael gove backs rishi sunak to become the next conservative party leader and prime minister saying he has what thejob requires. he says rival liz truss s tax policies will affect the poorest in society. the government and unions say they re disappointed that p&o ferries will not face criminal action for the way it dismissed 800 workers without notice in march. now on bbc news it s time for hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. and this is riga, the capital of the small baltic state of latvia, which was liberated from moscow s rule some three decades ago, and which is now braced for a new era of confrontation wi
good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. train passengers are facing a further day of disruption after thousands of rail workers started another 24 hour walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions. across the country, only around 20% of services are running. the government say the strikes could be ended if the unions put the pay deals on offer to their members and voted on them. this report from our correspondent, helena wilkinson. a now familiar rail passengers and the rest of the country half empty stations, weekend plans and services are severely disrupted. we had to leave early from home due to the strike action. it will take a lot of time to go to the stadium and we are worried about what time we will get back and what time the trains are running too. i am young, without me getting back to liverpool, i am stranded. it s not really like the best for anyone trying to get back to somewhere out of london. we are going to get on one - in an hour or so unless something happens
heatwave and drought in parts of the uk for autumnal conditions, which are already being seen in england a month ahead of time. also coming up in half an hour, it s talking business. the momentum behind women s sport is at fever pitch after england win the european football cup but is the money finally flowing in to level the playing field with men? good afternoon. train passengers are facing a further day of disruption after thousands of rail workers started another 24 hour walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions. across the country, only around 20% of services are running. the government say the strikes could be ended if the unions put the pay deals on offer to their members. this report from our correspondent, helena wilkinson. a now familiar sight for rail passengers across the rest of the country half empty stations, weekend plans and services severely disrupted. we had to leave early from home due to the strike action. obviously it will take a lot of time to g