# rain seeps through that only coat she owns # but on high street west, there's a place # is a play she knows...# you know, i'm quite a tough character and, that day, i was overcome with emotion, because i never imagined the song would be so fitting. incredible. the thing is as well, this is my, like, sort of myjourney... thank you. aw! you'll have me going in a minute! they laugh david sillito, bbc news, sunderland. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. hello, that space launch is going to be flying into cloud and rain this evening. have a look at the satellite picture, this is the cloud coming in from the atlantic and that is going to give us some wet and windy weatherfor is going to give us some wet and windy weather for tomorrow. ahead is going to give us some wet and windy weatherfor tomorrow. ahead of it, we are into some chilly air

where we are seeing some sunshine and showers, through the rest of today. and fewer showers are more sunshine probably across more eastern parts of england. if you light showers further west across england and. the bulk of the showers heavy with wintry nurse over the hills. coming into scotland and northern ireland. gusty winds with those making it feel a little chilly and temperatures today around seven to 10 degrees. more showers to come this evening, mainly across north wales, northern england, northwards. through the night, though showers fade away. but only at the expense of that cloud we saw earlier on coming in from the atlantic to bring with it this rain. ahead of that rain with clearer skies a bit longer for eastern scotland and eastern england, temperatures down to 2 or three degrees as they were last night. into tomorrow, we have got this wet and windy weather pushing northwards and eastwards, heavy rain over the hills of wales and north—west england, particularly cumbria, that could lead to some flooding. we may see a brief respite

in the wet weather in wales, but especially through the afternoon in the midlands and southern england. following the rain, sunshine and showers in northern ireland. but a windy day tomorrow, probably windier than today, but it is a south to south—westerly winds, hence the high temperatures. the double figures away from northern scotland, possibly making 14 degrees tomorrow in south wales. we are in what we call a warm sector, that is the area between two weather fronts and that's why we are getting those high temperatures. that will get swept away as the weather front takes rain eastwards tomorrow evening and then we get a westerly wind following on wednesday, but that will introduce some cooler air. and bring us again sunshine and showers, may be wintry over hills in the north, but a lot of showers from the word go in western areas and with those strong and gusty winds, they will get blown into eastern parts of england through the afternoon. temperatures still above average for the time of year, around seven to ii still above average for the time of year, around seven to 11 degrees. very unsettled, windy weather over the week ahead, everything coming in

from the atlantic. we have more weather systems and areas of low pressure as we head into thursday. and the rain across more southern parts of finland and wales, further north, briefly some sunshine, but heavy thundery downpours pushing in across northern ireland into scotland, northern parts of england and north wales. a windy day, but once again, it is mild and temperatures eight to 13 degrees. thank you. a reminder of our top story: talks today with ministers to ease the threat of more strike action — but the signs so far aren't good. one union culling their meeting with the health secretary an insult. that's it, so goodbye from me. now on bbc one, let's join our news teams here you are. good afternoon. it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news...

graham potter retains the support of the chelsea club board, bbc understands. their latest defeat came at manchester city in the fa cup third round. the two premier league giants met at the etihad, with riyah mahrez opening the scoring with a stunning free—kick, in a devasting 15 minute spell, which sanulian alvarez and phil foden effectively end the tie before half time. the fans chanted the name of former boss thomas tuchel from the stands, as questions surround potter's future, just four months into his reign. "magical" is how stevenage manager steve evans described his team's breathtaking late comeback victory over aston villa in the fa cup. side luton.

here is a look at some of the other fixtures in round four. national league side wrexham will take on sheffield united of the championship. sheffield wednesday will face fellow league one side fleetwood town after they knocked out newcastle united, while stevenage will travel to stoke. roberto martinez has been appointed as the new manager of portugal. martinez�*s contract with belgium ended after the exit in qatar. he had been linked with a return to everton. england fly—half owen farrell could miss the six nations after being cited by the rugby football union for a dangerous tackle

in a club game for saracens. he will face a disciplinary hearing tomorrow. on friday, the 31—year—old put in a high tackle on gloucester playerjack clement that made contact with clement's head. it was not reviewed at the time by the referee and farrell went on to win the game for saracens with a drop—goal on the final whistle. it's not the first time farrell's tackle technique has been in the spotlight after he received a ten—week ban reduced to five games in 2020. a similar penalty would see him miss england's games with scotland and italy, however any ban could be longer. emma raducanu says she hopes to be fit for the australian open, which begins a week today. the former us open champion was forced to retire from her second round match at the asb classic in auckland last week after twisting her ankle. it was the latest in a series of injuries which have hampered her progress over the last year. raducanu says she's assessing her ankle problem on a day by day basis. i was feeling really good with the preparation i did physically. and ijust had an accident on the court, i don't know what i could have done to really prevent that, but i am just

taking it a day at a time honestly and trying every single day to try as best as possible to see and make progress and... we will see hopefully by monday or whenever the tournament starts, i will be ok unready. snooker and the masters snooker at alexandra palace is back under way. today, ronnie o'sullivan will be up against luca brecel. they are in the early stages of that game. ronnie o'sullivan with an emphatic first frame. 1—0 at the moment. these are the life pictures on bbc two. it is best of 11. ronnie o'sullivan got the better of the belgian in their last meeting two years ago. later

on, john higgins is on bbc two. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. thank you for that. let's return to those talks between union leaders and government departments. kevin courtneyjoint general and government departments. kevin courtney joint general secretary of the national education union said no real offer is currently on the table. ~ ,, . ., , ., table. we met with the secretary of state for an — table. we met with the secretary of state for an hour. _ table. we met with the secretary of state for an hour. there _ table. we met with the secretary of state for an hour. there is - table. we met with the secretary of state for an hour. there is a - state for an hour. there is a suggestion of further discussions. we have offered to clear our diaries this week for those further discussions both further discussions about what their evidence to the st rb might be for next year. and we

were pressing for some discussion about pay this year as well. i think we can all say that we don't think those meetings would have been happening without the prospect of industrial action. we will always engage and always be the, but while saying there are thoughts of further meetings, there is no sense of concrete progress on any of those things as yet. there is no offer, there is no change, there are further discussions that we will engage in while urging our members to vote any ballots that will happen. another group of workers who could be taking action are junior doctors in england. they could stage a three—day walkout in march, if they vote for a strike in a dispute over pay. the british medical association union is balloting around 115,000 of its members from today. our health reporter katharine da costa has this report. it's busy. it's relentless. dr matt bilton is in his third year of work after medical school. he's got £70,000 worth of student

debt, and says the current pay deal has leftjunior doctors feeling undervalued. utterly demoralised, frankly. i've worked incredibly hard to get to the position that i'm in at the moment. i've studied for many, many years, and trained for more, and a doctor with three years of experience earns £20 an hour and might be the doctor that's first to find someone whose heart's stopped in the middle of the night and start cpr. it's brought into sharp focus what i might want to do with my future, and whether or not my future lies in the nhs as a doctor, or even in the country. junior doctors last went on strike in 2016, in a dispute over their contracts. this time, if bma members back industrial action, the plan is to walk out for 72 hours in march, and withdraw emergency care. the union says it's the only way to press the government on pay. the basic salary of a junior doctor in their first year isjust over 29,000, not including overtime and night payments.

junior doctors in england received a 2% rise in april as part of a four—year deal, but the bma estimates their pay has fallen by more than a quarter over the last 15 years, as a result of rising inflation. while there's been a substantial increase in the number of students being accepted into medical schools, the junior doctor's salary has fallen in real terms, and these students leaving their studies with about 50 to £90,000 worth of debt. so it creates real problems in terms of how you recruit and retain these students in the nhs. the department of health says junior doctors' pay has risen by 8% in the four years to march this year, and there's been extra investment to provide more money for the most experienced junior doctors, as well as extra funds for those working frequent weekends and night shifts. the government says it'll discuss pay once this current deal comes to an end, but trust leaders say they're still concerned. what that means is that we're - going to lose more and more staff,

which makes the front line task more difficult. - | what we need is a fully funded, j costed workforce plan, and staff need to know the cavalry is coming. junior doctors in the rest of the uk have been offered a pay rise of 4.5%. the bma in scotland is set to ballot members within months, and in england the ballot result�*s expected in six weeks' time. katharine da costa, bbc news. the chancellor will announce a new scheme to support firms with their energy bills in the house of commons today. it comes after the current support which caps the unit cost of gas and electricity ends in march. our business correspondent, ben boulos, has more. the current scheme caps the unit cost of gas and electricity for all businesses. it is a cap on the unit cost, not the overall bill, so the more they use, the more they pay. the new scheme that replaces it will give businesses a discount on the unit cost, it will not set a maximum

unit cap or price. the treasury has said that sectors that use a lot of energy, energy intensive businesses like steel—making, glass, ceramics and so on, will get a larger discount than others. the total level of government support across—the—board is expected to fall sharply. the new scheme is expected to be worth less than half the current scheme, which was estimated to have cost {18.4 billion over six months by the time it ends at the end of march. even with the new scheme to replace it, all businesses can expect to see their gas and electricity bills rise, at the same time, households will see a drop in the amount of support they get from the and with their energy bills as the typical bill cost goes from £2500 a year to 3000 a yearfrom april. and that leaves families with less money left over to spend on goods and services,

which of course businesses provide, at the same time as businesses are finding their own cost going up and are even more reliant on people going and spending. now it's time for the stories making the headlines across the uk. businesses across the north west will be watching anxiously for details of the government's new energy support package, which is expected to be announced later. among them an aquatics shop, which stocks hundreds of tropicalfish, and is worried for its future, after its monthly electricity bill sky rocketed. phil mccann reports. brad and angelina can't do what most of us have been doing this winter and turn the heating down. their tank temperature needs to be topical, just like it does for most of their neighbours here at pier aquatics in wigan. they sell 500 species

here in 600 tanks. it is hot in here and it is humid and the reason for that is because of how warm this water has to be. cold—water tanks are around 10 celsius, but the vast majority in this place have to be heated to around 28 celsius — that's around 80 fahrenheit. if you turn the heating down, you're risking problems with the fish. i mean, 28 degrees, you can't... you cut out minor parasites in the picture. the cost of powering all this was fixed five years ago until last november. their bill last month jumped from just over £3,000 a month to £16,000. where we're going to find the money from i have no idea. we were expecting a slight increase, but to go up such a massive amount, we can't. .. we can't afford it, like. it's... realistically, if this is our bill moving forward, we won't be here. it will shut us down very quickly, as well, at £16,000. their supplier, sse, told us wholesale gas and power prices have reached unprecedented highs. they blamed global factors

like the war in ukraine. but since north west tonight got involved, sse has apologised and cut the monthly bill here by a third. that's because they hadn't applied a government discount scheme which helps businesses with their energy bills. but that scheme ends at the end of march. they have tried to cut their energy usage here, but they're worried that without extra help brad and angelina and everyone who works here could have a difficult new year. phil mccann, bbc north west tonight, wigan. nearly 3,000 people have signed a petition to save a north yorkshire bus service. the 840 coastliner is under threat between malton and whitby because of falling passenger numbers and rising costs. the route over the north york moors won the most scenic bus ride in britain award in 2018. north yorkshire county council says it's looking at whether it could help support the service financially. spencer stokes has this report.

running for 30 miles across the north more is, the 840 coastliner was voted the most scenic bus route in britain in 2018. a picture postcard landscape. this is not a sightseeing trip. and the services losing money. passenger numbers have not recovered since the pandemic and the bus operator is considering axing the route between malton and whitby. that would leave cathy, without the public transport she needs. i without the public transport she needs. ., ., without the public transport she needs. . ., , without the public transport she needs. . needs. i had a stroke, so i could not drive — needs. i had a stroke, so i could not drive any — needs. i had a stroke, so i could not drive any more _ needs. i had a stroke, so i could not drive any more and - needs. i had a stroke, so i could not drive any more and we - needs. i had a stroke, so i could| not drive any more and we chose needs. i had a stroke, so i could - not drive any more and we chose this area because it gave such an opportunity for me to get my independence back. is this a profit—making service? or is it a service for the local communities? services run through to scarborough and whitby. it is the section

between malton and whitby over the north mode that is under threat. the route in its north mode that is under threat. tie: route in its present form is not sustainable. very few people use it everyday, every week. that is what a bus route needs, that regular printable custom. —— predictable. we have all seen the impact on fuel bills. wages, when we pay our drivers and colleagues, that is up by 9% in the past year alone. our engineering materials, up by 13%. the bus company are turning to the local council, asking for financial support. local council, asking for financial su ort. , , local council, asking for financial su--ort. , , ., ., , support. this is not the only rotatin: support. this is not the only rotating difficulties. - support. this is not the only rotating difficulties. we - support. this is not the only| rotating difficulties. we have around — rotating difficulties. we have around 80 routes across north yorkshire _ around 80 routes across north yorkshire that have been profitable and now _ yorkshire that have been profitable and now are no longer so. the hope and now are no longer so. the hope and aspiration is that we can protect— and aspiration is that we can protect routes like this and many of the other_ protect routes like this and many of the other 80 at risk at the moment, so that— the other 80 at risk at the moment, so that we _ the other 80 at risk at the moment, so that we have the best foundation for building back in the future.

there — for building back in the future. there is— for building back in the future. there is a _ for building back in the future. there is a vibrant campaign to save the 840 coastliner. a petition has attracted 3000 signatures. but if this service survives, another may face the threat of being removed from the shrinking bus map. two teenagers who dreamed of becoming racing drivers, have been getting some tips from their idol sir lewis hamilton. reuben and lewis have been go—karting since they were young. theirfamilies have now teamed up to help them work towards their goal of driving in formula 1 and were recently invited to mercedes headquarters to meet their hero. i wanted to be a racing driver. and i'm not going to stop until i get there. he goal has always been to get to f1. i'm a really competitive person. i'd turn anything into a race if i wanted to. running down the street, trying to get to the school before my sister. i've always been into competitions. lewis has just been totally mad

about racing since day dot. if you recognise that your child has a talent, you have to follow that path. i've always loved speed. and obviously there's only so fast you can run or ride a bike. it's almost like a superpower. thatjust fascinated me from a kid. at four years old, clocked him - at one track doing 40 miles an hour. and the other kids who were the same age, they were just spinning off- the track left, right and centre, just going straight. _ and he wasjust drifting round the corners. - it's incredibly expensive. in 2007 when lewis hamilton started, that's when i started watching him. that's when i kind of made the decision i wanted to be just like him. knock at door. hey, guys. hi. hello. how are you doing? i it's nice to meet you. nice to meet you, man. obstacles that you faced during career, how have you really overcome them? i think the biggest difficulties

were the difference in race, i obviously being the only person of colour on the track— apart from my dad. there's a lack of diversity through the top of big, i big organisations, companies, all the way down. _ and there's very, very| little black leadership. so i put this commission together to try and find out what those - barriers are for young, - underserved communities trying to get into this sport. what do you think needs to be done to help people like us? the problem with our sport is that it's expensive. - but there are a lot of people out there, companies that _ are looking for improving diversity and inclusion. . so it's notjust what you do on track, but also how- you present yourself, i how you handle yourself when you lose. i reallyjust want to encourage you guys, you know? - there's nothing that you can't do. it's given me a goal, to follow in his footsteps and also build on that as well. yeah, i'd say it's definitely up there as one of the best moments of my life so far.

a treasure hunt is under way in the netherlands to find treasures hidden by the nazis during world war ii. it has been sparked by an old map. treasure hunters have now descended on a small town looking for the price. nothing quite sparks the imagination than a real—life treasure map. this is what has been released by the national archives and it is alleged to show the exact spot where a nazi saudia buried loot taken during the second world war, during the nazi occupation of the netherlands. four minutes in bulk —— boxes full of

watches and jewellery. the map has been released and treasure hunters from right across the netherlands have descended on this small village. initially, the villagers were quite excited. not so much now. people have been appearing armed with metal detectors and space, digging up their gardens. metal detectors are actually banned in the area as of october. people have been turned away by the council. a few fines have been issued as well. but given the potential discovery here, it is unlikely to stop these treasure hunters from trying their luck and if they do find anything, it is actually highly unlikely because the area was scoured just after the second world war after this was initially revealed. the map has been released this week after

the time which it could be capped secret or undercover expired, 75 years i think it is. it is free and available for anyone to go and have available for anyone to go and have a search, although the council is urging people to stay away. before television came along, the focal point of many living rooms was a piano. as they fell out of fashion, they were often dumped or even smashed up. now a scheme in edinburgh is trying to find new owners and some new uses for old pianos. joanne macaulay has been finding out more. this piano was destined for the dump. but it's been restored and given a second chance. many more unwanted instruments have been rescued by the adopt a piano team in edinburgh. people often think that an electric piano is the same thing as an acoustic piano, which simply isn't the case. you can't do this with an electric piano. woop!

you can hear it sounds like a whole kind of building inside there. there's an amazing acoustic even before you play any of the notes. and then just have these incredibly complex, interesting sounds. and that's not even to start talking about what a beautiful thing a piano is. in the 19505 and �*60s, piano smashing became something of a sport and an anti—establishment statement. but now trainee piano tuner mirra kannan is doing the opposite, bringing them back to life. there's something about a tone that's kind of off and you can hear it. and then slowly, as you as you turn that hammer, it sinks and then it becomes one. something very beautiful about that and kind of it calms me down. and i really like to bring that sense of unison in my life. these once condemned instruments are now getting a bit of attention, and soon many of them will be ready

for new owners and they'll be making music again. some are past their best, but finding new uses as artwork or as the pianodrome, an auditorium made entirely of old pianos. you've got a combination of all of this wood at different lengths from the centre, which is reflecting the sound in different ways. and you also have this lovely reverb which comes about because the strings are sympathetically resonating with the sounds on the inside of the pianodrome. so wherever we put the pianodrome, it creates this amazing acoustic and this warmth. and, you know, when you're in the pianodrome, you really feel sort of held by all of these pianos and all of their histories. and any prospective piano adopters are invited to come and have a try. that was joanne macaulay reporting.

now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello. the wind has been picking up a bit today once again. it is going to be a windy week and that means very changeable, unsettled weather. this cloud is massing in the atlantic and that will bring rain from the west during tomorrow. ahead of that, colder air with sunshine and showers earlier on today and into the evening those showers continuing, mainly in north wales, northern england, some of them heavy, wintry on the hills. temperatures at sixes and sevens. a lot of the showers will tend to fade away later in the evening first part of the night. clearer skies but only briefly. the cloud and rain coming in from the atlantic. ahead of that, temperatures in eastern scotland and eastern england down to two or three degrees, much like we did have last night. this wet weather is pushing northwards and eastwards. heavier rain likely to be over the hills of wales and north—west england, into

cumbria. we may see the weather turning briefly drier across wales and the midlands during the afternoon. and then some sunshine and some showers to end the day in northern ireland. windy day tomorrow. a bit windier than today but it is more of a south to south—westerly when ansell temperatures will be higher despite the cloud and rain. away from scotland, into the double figures on temperatures. that whether frontal take the rain eastwards during the evening. clearing away overnight and by the time we get into wednesday, again, we have more of a westerly wind but be cooler air by the middle part of the week and that is where we'll see sunshine and showers will a lot of showers in western parts. those will be blown over england in the afternoon. temperatures seven to 11 degrees on wednesday. that

weather continues to come in from the atlantic. very changeable weather. more weather fronts and areas of low pressure arriving from the west during thursday. we have this rain across more southern parts of a land and wales. further north may be some sunshine. these showers will be heavy and potentially thundery but again it is mild. temperatures eight to 13 celsius.

this is bbc news. the headlines: unions meet the government in talks aiming to avert more strikes. one health union spoke of "hope" their dispute could be resolved — others were less positive. the government says the meetings with health unions have been useful and constructive. prince harry accuses some in the royal family of being "complicit" in the suffering of his wife, meghan — as more tv interviews are broadcast in the us. there's widespread condemnation of the storming of brazil's congress, by supporters of former president, jair bolsonaro. thousands of nhs patients in england will be moved into care homes — in plans to ease pressure on hospitals.