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hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. large parts of the uk s railway network are facing disruption once more just a few weeks after it was hit by three days of strikes. thousands of rail workers are taking industrial action again today in the continuing dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions. only 20% of the country s rail services are set to run today but even these services will be limited. some parts of britain will have no trains at all. the disruption is widespread across the uk. today more than 40,000 members of the rail, maritime and transport union have walked out. they work for network rail and 1a different train operating companies around the country. the tssa union is also striking at avanti west coast meanwhile, the drivers unions aslef has announced another strike this saturday there are more strikes planned for the 18th and 20th of august and it may not end there there have been threats of further strike dates later i ....
This is bbc news. i m rebecca jones. the headlines at 11am. disruption as the latest rail strikes across the uk mean only 20% of train journeys are going ahead. england s 4 0 thrashing of sweden the top ranked team at the women s euros. next stop, the final and the chance to win their first ever major tournament. the team is super focused, to the team is superfocused, to be honest with you. the desire has been there from the very beginning. we are focused on every game, i don t think we have got ahead of ourselves, even though it can be quite overwhelming with the sport that we have had support. the latest uk conservative leadership debate is dominated by discussion on the cost of living and promises over cutting crime. also coming up in the next hour we have a special report inside afghanistan, ....
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On the cost of living and promises over cutting crime. final preparations as the commonwealth games get underway in birmingham tomorrow. let s get more now on the former us president, donald trump, giving his first speech in washington since leaving office. he repeated false claims that the election had been stolen from him but didn t, as some had expected, announce that he would run for president again in 2024. we can get reaction to this from scott lucas, professor of us politics at the university of birmingham. welcome to view. so, what did you make of this speech? he didn t make any commitments but he hinted that he might? lt is any commitments but he hinted that he miaht? , , he might? it is the same tired lines from china. he might? it is the same tired lines from china, which he might? it is the same tired lines from china, which is, he might? it is the same tired lines from china, which is, the he might? it is the same tired lines from china, which is, the election i fr ....