to get a resolution and remain in this for the long haul . but ministers and train operators say the latest pay offer, of 4% for two years in a row, is fair and reasonable. we can to talk to our transport correspondent, katy austin who s at paddington station in central london. if paddington usually a bustling, busy station? if paddington usually a bustling, busy station? that s right, as you can probably busy station? that s right, as you can probably see busy station? that s right, as you can probably see behind - busy station? that s right, as you can probably see behind me, - busy station? that s right, as you | can probably see behind me, there are some passengers here today, but very few when you compare it to a normal weekday. and there are very few days damage trains running. some operators affected by the strike are running absolutely nothing at all, others of those 15 operators, which are affected, others have a very limited service, including great western railway,
and operator of last resort? there is an appetite, isn t there? may be the memories of british rail have faded and only people on a certain generation remember. but there is an appetite for nationalisation. that seems to be the silver bullet in many people s eyes if you look at polling. what do you think about that? what do you think, steve? i think any changes welcome. looking at the i think any changes welcome. looking at the different operators, i travel all over at the different operators, i travel all over the country with work, and transpennine express is by far the worst transpennine express is by far the worst operator, so something has to happen, worst operator, so something has to happen, something has to change. this is happen, something has to change. this is the happen, something has to change. this is the worst it s ever been, so anything this is the worst it s ever been, so anything is this is the worst it s ever been, so anything is welcome in my eyes. kati
as a counteroffensive against russian forces is imminent. across the country many wonder when and where the next russian attack will hit. hugo bachega, bbc news, kyiv. members of the biggest rail union the rmt have voted to renew its mandate for taking strike action. it s the third such vote in a dispute which began last year and raises the prospect of strikes continuing until close to christmas. katy austin our transport correspondent is that london s waterloo station tonight. yes, another chapter in this long running story. the network rail dispute actually ended in march, when maintenance workers and signal workers voted to accept a deal, but the rmt s dispute with 1a of the companies that run and operate the trains continues. it s about pay, but it s also about proposed changes to ways of working and to jobs. a