traces of uranium arrived at london s heathrow airport last month. a star studded comeback for the golden globes in hollywood, as colin farrell picks up the best actor award for the dark comedy the banshees of inisherin. good morning and welcome to bbc news. thousands of ambulance workers in england and wales are walking out for the second time this winter in a dispute over pay. managers have warned the impact is likely to be worse than that of the strike held before christmas, saying pressure facing the nhs means it s in a more precarious position. well, in total, around 20,000 ambulance workers, including call handlers and ambulance dispatchers, are going on strike. two thirds of ambulance staff, from the gmb and unison unions, are involved in the industrial action. but bosses say they will still respond to the most urgent calls. gareth barlow reports. it s the second walk out by ambulance staff this winter. workers, including paramedics, emergency care assistants, ambulanc
because of soaring costs. homes reduced to ashes. california s largest wildfire this year the families who have lost everything. and after more than 9 million watched england thrash sweden in the euros, the team get ready for sunday s final at wembley. can they win their first major trophy? and coming up on the bbc news channel: dina asher smith pulls out of the commonwealth games, after failing to fully recover from a hamstring strain suffered at the world athletics championships. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. there s been yet more disruption on britain s railways today, as tens of thousands of railworkers walked out on the first of two more days of strike action this week. signallers and ticket office staff have walked out today. on saturday, it ll be train drivers at seven different companies who ll be going on strike. only around 20% of rail services have been running today those highlighted in red but services have been severely disrupted. the ar
Its tuesday, october the 24th. Our main story. Two israeli women, who were taken from their homes more than two weeks ago, have been released from captivity. Yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper were among more than 200 people abducted by hamas fighters in the attacks of october 7th, and brought to gaza. Hamas, which is designated a Terrorist Group by the uk, said the release was for humanitarian reasons. The women, whose husbands are still being held, were handed over at the rafah Border Crossing between gaza and egypt at around 10 oclock local time last night. Our middle east correspondent Yolande Knell has the details. Freed after more than two weeks in captivity. In a video released by hamas, nurit cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz were handed over to representatives of the International Committee of the red cross. Not before 85 year old Yocheved Lifshitz turns to a masked hamas gunman, shakes his hand and says, shalom, hebrew for peace. Hamas is designated a Terrorist Group by many weste