and foreign minister agree to dissolve parliament, triggering new elections the fifth election there in three and a half years. the european union says russia s blockade of ukraine s ports which prevents millions of tonnes of grain from being distributed across the world is a real war crime . this is a desperate attempt to use the foot to make to create hunger. welcome to the programme. we start here in the uk which is gearing up for the biggest set of rail strikes in thirty years. which is gearing up for the biggest disruption is expected all week. which is gearing up for the biggest there will be rail strikes on tuesday, thursday and saturday. and a london underground strike on tuesday. almost all major lines in england, scotland and wales will be affected. the rmt trade union is striking that stands for the national union of rail, maritime and transport workers. so, thousands of staff are due to walk out staff working at network rail responsible for the rail
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Good morning. The pay gap between men and women in their 20s has narrowed to its lowest level ever, but if youre in your 30s or 40s men are still earning much more. Why . Ill be finding out. Good morning. In sport, a fantastic comeback from arsenal, who came back from 3 0 down with 20 minutes left to draw 3 3 at bournemouth. Arsenal stay fourth in the table. Good morning. The Natural History museum prepares to dismantle dippy the diplodocus. After 100 years in the same spot, the dinosaur is going on tour. And carol has the weather. Good morning. It isa it is a cloudy start for england and Wales Cricket board in with some drizzle. It will brighten up, though, particular central and eastern areas. A cold start for scotla nd eastern areas. A cold start for scotland and Northern Ireland with some clear skies. Some sunshine, if you wintry showers but a keen wind down the north sea coast. More details on the weather in 15 minutes. Thanks. Good morning. First, our main story. Britains outgoin
Hello, good morning. Iam Annita Mcveigh and welcome to bbc newsroom live. The us director of National Intelligence has rejected suggestions made by donald trump that Official Agencies Leaked claims russia had Compromising Material on him. In a statement, James Clapper said he had called the President Elect to say the information had not come from the us Security Services. Meanwhile the bbc understands the ex mi6 officer who is believed to have prepared the memo containing the unsubstantiated claims is now in hiding. Christopher steele, who runs a london based intelligence firm, is believed to have left his home this week. Our washington Correspondent Laura Bicker has the story. Donald trumps not a huge fan of the press corps, but he had a message to send to the media and to Us Intelligence agencies. He believes they leaked unsubstantiated allegations that his Election Team colluded with russia. It is all fake news, it is phoney stuff, it didnt happen. There are also claims that russian
Hello and welcome. I am mark barton. A warm welcome to the first hour of the program. It is 6 00 a. M. In london. Lets get to the top story. More than 100 World Leaders gathered in new york for a United Nations summit on Climate Change. Among them was u. S. President obama urging action while there is still time. There is one issue that will define the contours of the century more genetically than any other. And that is the urgent and of a changing climate. The chinese delegation was there. Some commentators suggesting these are bold commitments coming. Bigger than they have made in the past. President obama saying the u. N. Money is helping emerging markets. Key to this conversation is the level of development. Obama has called Climate Change, which was a key part of it hasction campaign not been embraced by everyone in congress. This is the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet begin to heal. They almost laughed at him. They say he would have no better luck