the commons work and pensions committee say vulnerable people will be pushed into destitution. and i in victoria square in the centre of birmingham where the city and the region are preparing to host the 2022 commonwealth games. rail passengers are facing huge disruption after thousands of workers walked out in a continuing dispute about pay and working conditions. only about a fifth of britain s train services are running many areas having no services at all today. the red lines here show the routes where some trains are operating but network rail has warned people to travel only if absolutely necessary. many journeys will many journeys manyjourneys will be manyjourneys will be ending manyjourneys will be ending earlier manyjourneys will be ending earlier than they normally work this evening. our correspondent emma simpson has this report. going nowhere. once again, half of the uk s rail network brought to a halt. at manchester piccadilly some trains were leaving with tr
mail there is with us until saturday evening. saturday night into sunday, we will see slightly colder air sweeping in from the central and north atlantic. temperatures will take a dive. we are talking about the 20s up until about saturday in one or two spots, then that dive as we head into next week. of course, i am talking about the weather. that is it from you. that s the bbc news at six. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. our headlines this evening. going for gold. and now a pay day. athletics is the first sport to offer prize money to its olympic champions called off for the second time. and rangers accuse dundee of being negligent as their scottish premiership match is postponed and it might be time to say a prayer and hope for the best. the unique challenge of augusta and its amen corner prepare to host the first major of the golfing year. also coming up on sportsday. seven points. the
disaster. the families look for a nswe i’s. grenfell tower disaster. labour urges mps to back an amendment to the queen s speech calling on the government to recruit more police officers and firefighters and to end the public sector pay cap. no more needles a flu jab using a sticking plaster passes safety tests in its first human trial experts say it could revolutionise how injections are given. a world wide cyber attack continues to wreak havoc for a second day france s biggest bank is its latest victim. two weeks on from the grenfell tower fire more calls for answers today the housing minister was confronted by survivors over accommodation. the families of those who died at hillsborough will find out later this morning whether anyone will face criminal charges. an inquest ruled last year that the 96 liverpool fans who died at the stadium in sheffield in 1989 were unlawfully killed. we are expecting announcement at half past 11. an inquestjudy last year said
with anita mcveigh. the other headlines here on bbc news: after the grenfell tower fire, the prime minister tells mps it appears the cladding used wasn t compliant with building regulations. 37 authority is had been tested and have failed the combustibility tests. when you cut local authority budgets by 40%, we all pay a price in public safety. a world wide cyber attack continues to wreak havoc for a second day france s biggest bank is its latest victim. and the creator of paddington, michael bond, has died at home after a short illness at the age of 91. good afternoon from warrington. the crown prosecution service has announced today that it is charging six individuals in relation to the hillsborough stadium disaster, 1989, 28 years ago. relatives of some of those who died in the disaster have said they welcomed the decision to charge those six individuals, and among those are the former south yorkshire chief superintendent david duckenfield, the match commander in the sta