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
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but was in form at eastbourne. you can keep up today on all the action in eastbourne, where britons dan evans and katie boulter play later today and across the wimbledon qualifiers. on the bbc sport website. let s retun to our top story and half of britain s rail lines will be closed during strikes this week in a dispute about pay and conditions. on the lines that remain open, only a fifth of services will run. let s speak to our political correspondent iain watson in westminster. good morning. what more can we expect to hearfrom good morning. what more can we expect to hear from the prime minister today? expect to hear from the prime ministertoday? he expect to hear from the prime minister today? he has got a cabinet meeting? tie minister today? he has got a cabinet meetin: ? ., , ., , ., minister today? he has got a cabinet meetinr? ., , ., meeting? he does, he has a cabinet meetin: meeting? he does, he has a cabinet meeting this meeting? he does, he has a cabinet meeting this mo