environment experts blame the recent heatwave and drought in parts of the uk for autumnal conditions which are already being seen in england, a month ahead of time. good afternoon. train passengers are facing a further day of disruption after thousands of rail workers started another 2a hour walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions. across the country, only around 20% of services are running. the government say the strikes could be ended if the unions put the pay deals on offer to their members. this report from our correspondent, helena wilkinson. a now familiar sight for rail passengers across the country half empty stations, weekend plans and services severely disrupted. so, we ve had to leave early from home due to the strike action. obviously that s gonna take a lot of time now to get to the stadium and we re worried about what time we will get back and also what time the trains are running till. obviously, like, i am only quite young as well, so without me gettin
amnesty international demands fifa should pay hundreds of millions of dollars to compensate migrant workers abused during world cup preparations in qatar. as india and pakistan face blistering temperatures of 50 degrees celsius, experts warn such heatwaves are now 100 times more likely because of climate change. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news, it is newsday. it s 8:00 in the morning in singapore, and 4:30am in afghanistan, where the number of restrictions imposed on women, under taliban rule, is growing. the ministry for preventing vice and promoting virtue, has been behind a raft of new, hard line laws, and among them, ordering afghan women to wear the islamic face veil. our correspondent, secunder kermani, has been given exclusive access to a team of inspectors, from the ministry and begins our programme. meet the inspectors of the ministry of vice and virtue. with branches across the country, they are remoulding afghanistan to fit in with the taliban s
taylor swift, as she receives an honorary doctorate from new york university learn to live alongside cringe . welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a russian soldier has pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian, in the first war crimes trial in ukraine since the russian invasion began. appearing in court in kyiv, the 21 year old admitted shooting dead a ukrainian man as he pushed a bicycle on the road. our correspondent sarah rainsford sent this report. this was a major moment for ukraine, the first russian soldier accused of a war crime, already up in court. vadim shishimarin is a russian tank commander. he s on trial for shooting and killing a civilian. all the time, the widow of the man killed was just the other side of the glass. the soldier seemed nervous and said little, until the words that mattered. asked whether he admitted his guilt, vadim shishimarin told thejudge, yes, completely. it was the very start of this war, as russian tan
hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian soldier has pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian in the first war crimes trial in ukraine since the russian invasion began. appearing in court in kyiv, the 21 year old admitted shooting dead a ukrainian man as he pushed a bicycle on the road. our correspondent, sarah rainsford, sent this report. this was a major moment for ukraine, the first russian soldier accused of a war crime already up in court. vadim shishimarin is a russian tank commander. he s on trial for shooting and killing a civilian. all the time, the widow of the man killed was just the other side of the glass. the soldier seemed nervous and said little, until the words that mattered. asked whether he admitted his guilt, vadim shishimarin told the judge, yes, completely. it was the very start of this war, as russian tanks rolled south through sumy. vadim shishimarin s unit came under attack then and were forced into retreat. in the chaos, he and four others en
an honorary doctorate from new york university, learn to live alongside cringe. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a russian soldier has pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian, in the first war crimes trial in ukraine, since the russian invasion began. appearing in court in kyiv, the 21 year old admitted shooting dead a ukrainian man, as he pushed a bicycle on the road. our correspondent sarah rainsford sent this report. this was a major moment for ukraine, the first russian soldier accused of a war crime already up in court. vadim shishimarin is a russian tank commander. he s on trial for shooting and killing a civilian. all the time, the widow of the man killed was just the other side of the glass. the soldier seemed nervous and said little, until the words that mattered. asked whether he admitted his guilt, vadim shishimarin told the judge, yes, completely. it was the very start of this war, as russian tanks rolled south through sumy.