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these improvements in the way we run our railways are in the interests of the travelling public. this afternoon, both sides have said they ll start fresh talks tomorrow. also tonight: a tablet for every day but what s going to happen to vulnerable patients when some pharmacists stop supplying calendar blister packs? the prince we ve watched since he was a child turns a0 it comes as william takes more royal responsibilities. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel, we ll head live to st george s park, where the england lionesses are preparing for the start of next month s european championship. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. millions of passengers have faced disruption today after the biggest strike on britain s railways for 30 years got under way. the rmt union and rail bosses say they will resume talks tomorrow but even if there s any progress, it will come too late to avoid disruption on thursday, the next planned day o ....
if we can negotiate a deal this week, it can be, but otherwise we ll have to look at what campaigns we are going to put on going forward, and we think that other unions are going tojoin us in this dispute on the railway, and more broadly in society. it wasn t the employers that called the strike action. we wanted rmt. .. we wanted to do reform earlier. they have been discussing it with us, but they have not came forward with meaningful reform. in other news ukraine is on verge of losing control of the key city of severodonetsk, its troops have been pushed back to just one factory there. allegations of corruption and sexual abuse at the united nations whistleblowers call for an independent panel to investigate. one, two, three, four. dance music plays. star dj fatboy slim holds a music workshop to help people with mental health problems. and prince william. the duke of cambridge turns a0 today. hello, good afternoon. deserted stations, empty tracks, and millions of f ....
one, two, three, four. we ll find out how being a dj can help with mental health courtesy of the musician fatboy slim. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. it s 6am in singapore, and 6pm in washington where three republican state officials have been describing the direct pressure they were put under by donald trump and his team to overturn the 2020 presidential election result. they were giving evidence to a congressional committee, describing threats of violence directed at them from trump supporters when they refused to bow to the pressure. we have various groups come by, and they have had video panel trucks with videos of me, proclaiming me to be a paedophile and a pervert, and corrupt politician. and blaring loudspeakers in my neighbourhood, and leaving literature both on my property and arguing and threatening with neighbours, and with myself. one gentleman that had the three bars on his chest, and he had ....
and the prospects of agreement in the new talks. also tonight. tensions between russia and lithuania following a ban on the transfer of some goods to the russian territory of kaliningrad. some pharmacies run by boots are criticised for telling patients they can no longer have their drugs organised in plastic trays. game, set, match. williams. and serena williams comeback to tennis after almost a year out of the game brings victory in eastbourne. and coming up on the bbc news channel. a great day for the brits at eastbourne as katie boulter and jodie burrage pick up the biggest wins of their careers. welcome to bbc news at ten. the biggest train strike in 30 years has disrupted travel for millions of people. it was planned as the first of three days of action, but rail bosses and the unions now say they will hold new talks tomorrow to try to find common ground. the effects of today s action were severe, with only a fifth of services running across england, scotland and ....
after the floods the struggle to reach millions of people affected by the rising waters in bangladesh and northeast india. and after meeting president zelensky on a brief trip to ukraine, the hollywood actor ben stiller praises the spirit of the ukrainian people. these does people like you and i who have been caught and ate circumstance totally beyond their control. and nobody wants to flee their home. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. three us republican state officials have been describing the direct pressure they were put under by donald trump and his team to overturn the 2020 presidential election result. in an at times emotional testimony to the congressional committee, they described threats of violence directed at them from trump supporters when they refused to bow to the pressure. we have various groups come by, and they have had video panel trucks with videos of me, proclaiming me to be a p ....