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isolated by western sanctions, but it s russia that s providing them with deadly air power. air strikes are now a daily occurrence for the people of myanmar. more than 200 attacks are being reported since january. monasteries, hospitals, churches and schools have been hit. seven of his friends were killed. the soldiers took their bodies away and burned them. the deadliest attack in april killed more than 170 people. zay thu aung was a pilot in the myanmar air force for 18 years. everything changed for him when general min aung hlaing seized power in february 2021, ousting the elected government. it sparked a mass uprising, demanding democracy be restored. the military responded with a violent crackdown. captain aung knew he couldn t stay and started planning to defect. do you feel ashamed that you were once one of them? thit naong naong took part in the protests. his statue of the face of elected leader aung san suu kyi became one of the lasting images of the uprising. ....
it s wednesday 31st may. rail passengers are facing disruption this morning, as more than 12,000 train drivers walk out in a row over pay and working conditions. it s the start of several days of industrial action on the rail network, which will affect people travelling to this weekend s epsom derby and the fa cup final. here s our transport correspondent, katy austin. once again, train services have come to a stop in many parts of the country. this music bar in london thinks punters staying away during rail strikes has already cost it about three quarters of a million pounds. it s another blow on top of the pandemic and cost of living pressures. nothing has hit us harder than the train strikes. the train strikes are crippling to the business, and we re in a time when we re already seeing so many businesses on a knife edge and up against the wall. we need a period of stability. today s action by train drivers in the aslef union is the first of three strike days this week. aro ....
i have, in my brain, thought, well, if the next scan says nothing s working, i might buzz off to zurich. but, you know, it puts my family and friends in a difficult position because they would want to go with me and that means that the police might prosecute them. so we ve got to do something. at the moment, it s not really working, is it? the scottish government s tax and spending plans will be announced later today. economists are warning that ministers are grappling with a black hole in the budget amounting to £1.5 billion. 0ur scotland editorjames cook has the report. in nearly a quarter of a century of devolution, the scottish state has expanded. university tuition, prescriptions, personal care for the elderly and much more are all free here at the point of use. but every year comes the question, how to pay the bills and balance the books. the scottish government has a limited ability to borrow money. it can cut spending and has already warned of public sectorj ....
have stopped passing through here and are now taking the much longer route all the way around africa instead adding costs and delays. here s our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. the threats to shipping in the red sea is very real. this was an attack by iranian backed houthi fighters last month, storming a cargo ship registered in britain. the militia from yemen claiming that any vessels owned by allies of israel were legitimate targets. shouting. there have also been drone and missile attacks so many that shipping companies are pulling out of the red sea, sending their vessels around southern africa instead. in response, the us secretary of defence, who s visiting the middle east, has formed an international military coalition to protect ships and ensure freedom of navigation. these attacks are reckless, dangerous, and they violate international law. and so, we re taking action to build an international coalition to address this threat. and i would remind yo ....
was in the remote gansu province. tremors were also felt in the neighbouring qinghai region. a second magnitude 5.2 quake struck neighbouring xinjiang hours later on tuesday. more than 250 people have been injured. rescuers are braving freezing weather with temperatures below minus 13 celsius to search for survivors. the government has dispatched teams of rescue workers to assist local emergency crews. we spoke earlier to matthew blackett, associate professor of natural hazards of coventry university on why this shallow earthquake had such an impact on this remote region. it was a 6.2 magnitude, which, in the whole scheme of things, isn t particularly large, but it was ten kilometres in depth and that means that there isn t much space between where the fracture happens in the ground and where the energy hits the surface. so, that. the energy directly from that fracture makes its way to the surface and causes really intense shaking. and that s, i guess, going to be one of ....