the west, everywhere. out towards the west, clouds streaming and off the atlantic and there is actually a tonne of milder air streaming in from the azores which has already reached ireland and parts of scotland, the north west of england, too. here, early in the morning, frost free in belfast and glasgow but for many other parts of the country, temperatures will be well below freezing. we have a weather front out towards the west and north—west. bits and pieces of rain certainly possible but the bulk of england and wales will be bright if not sunny and crisp as well. temperatures briefly touching around five or six, may be 7 degrees in one or two places, closer to nine in the western isles. on sunday, we still have a weather front towards the north—west and actually, the wind is coming in from the south which will also drag in cloud to south—western england, and wales. here, mild and cloudy and damp at times. whereas we have got the crisp weather out towards the east and the south—east

and there, temperatures will be closer to around 2—3. through the weekend, if any fog lingers, which may form during the course of the night, it could be closer to around freezing. here is the forecast into monday, a large high—pressure spread across the continent. that means generally settled weather across the uk and perhaps those temperatures recovering as we go over the next few days. back to you. thanks, tomasz. and that's bbc news at ten. there's more analysis of the day's main stories on newsnight with victoria derbyshire, which is just getting under way on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it's time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. but from the ten team, it's goodnight. good evening. it's 10.30pm and here's your latest sports news. it was another day of shock exits

at the australian open with last year's runner up daniil medvedev and british number one cameron norrie both knocked out of the tournament. it means british hopes in the singles now lie with andy murray and dan evans, who both play in melbourne tomorrow. andy swiss rounds up today's action. another british man another five setter but a different result. after andy murray's marathon, they might�*ve hoped for something simpler when the two sets to one lead, the signs are promising. but from there, is 21—year—old czechoslovakian opponent played the match of his life and losing to yemen or he clearly he clearly learned his lesson as he cleared off the next two sets and with that, victory. through to the last 16 of

a grand slam to the very first time, he played better was norrie�*s simple assessment but he will feel this was a missed opportunity, the higher seed left in the men's draw safely through an he was up against the netherland player were he would soon show his touch. he's still yet to win a grand slam title but he will fancy his chances through in straight sets and he faces the 15th seed. she hopes and it's still very much on track, losing just a single game as she breezed past the spanish player. victory in a mere 55 minutes, she may take some stopping. andy swiss, bbc news. italy's football federation�*s confirmed that serie a giants juventus have been docked 15 points following an investigation into the club's past transfer dealings. the penalty means they'll drop from third to 11th in the league.

the sanction comes after the club's board of directors resigned in november. juventus host atalanta in their next game on sunday. burnley maintained their five—point advantage at the top of the championship after both themselves and sheffield united one. scott scaled the come from behind victory with this delightful free kick from just three minutes remaining. earlier, darnell headed west from in front in the seventh minutes. nate then equalised with his ninth goal of the season for a stunning strike. a few deals have been completed in the premier league today and arsenal confirming belgium international leandro trossard will join the club from brighton. the forward joins in a deal worth 21 million pounds plus add ons — until 2027 with the option

west ham have signed aston villa striker danny ings in a deal worth up to 15 million pounds. he leaves villa park as their top scorer so far this season with seven andcan play in the crucial relegation battle with everton tomorrow. the 30 year old has signed a contract until 2025. meanwhile, striker chris wood has become nottingham forest's 24th signing of the season after moving to the city ground on loan from newcastle, where's he's only been for a year. the deal could be made permanent at the end of the season. liam smith has denied he was making homophobic comments towards chris eubankjunior in yesterday's press conference ahead of their middleweight fight in manchester. the pair weighed in today at the same weight of 11 stone five pounds ahead of tomorrow night. chris eubankjr was wearing a pro—lgbtq rainbow armband following yesterdays exchanges, in which he himself taunted smith about the city of his birth liverpool and his marriage.

they have apologised for the remarks. i never said nothing homophobic. not one word homophobic came out of my mouth. apologise, but nothing out for the came out of my mouth yesterday. as a press conference i was asked a question basically, i never said a homophobic word towards chris. like i said, the people that are offended by that, i apologise for the people were jumping on the bandwagon to make it worse, i am not interested. do i regret what he said? absolutely. he disrespected, hurt and alienated a whole group of people. and that is unacceptable. we do not want that in boxing. we want to be all—inclusive in this sport. and when you get ready to fight a man, tensions are high, i get it.

we have to be responsible, we have kids looking up to us, you have to set the example. well our boxing reporter ade adeyoyin was at the weigh—in with anaylist steve bunce — who had some strong words on the eubank — smith debacle. i'v e i've been at thousands of press conferences and i have seen tables thrown from a fist stone, glasses thrown, i got hit by a bottle once in las vegas that a boxer through at another boxer, but i've got to tell you to me yesterday was about the lowest end of the most out of control conference i've ever been out. and it shocked me. it surprised me from the very start. there were levels of dialogue, foul language and some of the stuff that was said that went beyond personal. and chris eubankjunior had a great line when he was told, listen, chris, calm down. he said, no, we've already gone across that line. and i think we did. boxing went to cross that line yesterday. not one single bit of that was for click paid. let's get that absolutely right. not one single bit of that was click bait.

it was personal, it was nasty. it was the end of basically three months or two and a half months of the pair taunting each other. i talked to both boxers yesterday once they'd left the stage within for five minutes of some of the stuff they were exchanging and in my opinion, and mailed tojane, both they were exchanging and in my opinion, and mailed to jane, both of them were a bit rattled by it. in rugby union's champions cup lester led by six and with stated waves of osprey�*s pressure before the referee ruled that jack had scored a late try before williams added the two points to win. next we're looking at the question — why are there so few women in motorsport? we already know there are no female drivers in f1 but is that likely to change? our repoter matt warwick has been speaking to some of the few women who are in to get their side of the story.

success on the track, it's a rare feeling for most and for women in motorsports, it has not happened nearly enough. there has been some, the all—female iron games team enjoying victory in sports car racing and jimmy chadwick. she does the dublin miami! the three—time champion was set to race in america and none of them are driving to the top level of the sport, there were no women in formula i, formula e the rally championship. if one really needs to open up to the idea that they can actually have a female their competing on a good level, because they have tried getting girls into formula i as a marketing tool and girls there is because drivers and at the end of the day, they didn't do much. they're just there because it looked good on the picture. we really want the females

to be there because they deserve to be there. fi says it is improving the system to improve the quality and female fi says it is improving the system to improve equality and female on the fi academy starting in the spring. the iron deems competing with them the best male race around but female participation of the very top of the sport is still sadly lacking. we have to create structure which will allow them to shine what's important is to show young girls the possibilities in motorsport. the w series single handedly propelled female participation and the minds of many. the ultimate goal of getting on for 50 years into the last female driver took part in the grand prix. whether it's believed to be tokenism or not, giving women visible rules in the sport is important. it does inspire young girls to get involved.

what's more, female drivers are disadvantaged physically have been growing in the racing community. there can be considerations made to make sure we can make it a little bit less, the formula to formula 3 do not have power steering but formula 1 does. if you're looking at the pyramid and the highest level is less physical than steps below, thenwe can see if we can improve that. if you're a 16 or 17—year—old girl with developing the male counterparts, i don't know how you can be expected to. it could be addressed to the will to effect change appears to be building. when we put our helmets on, we just want to be seen as race drivers. we just want to be seen as race drivers. nowjust noticing how long it takes for them to make it to the top. that's all the sport for now. one last bit of transfer news. international has been signed from pst. you can find out more about

that on our website. good night. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all them many news stories for you at the top of the hours straight after this programme. across the uk, people are on strike. in england... there is a growing anger in this country... ..scotland... workers united, will united, will never be defeated! ..northern ireland... ..and wales. how are people going to pay these bills? i workers spent more days on strike in 2022 than in any time since the 19805. unions and bosses are further apart than ever. so why are they striking, and is there an end in sight? these strikes are completely unnecessary. i'm finding it really hard, like, to heat my house,

to feed my children. our members have been. getting poorer and poorer. at the end of the day, i they deserve a pay rise. there has to be a reality check amongst the junior colleagues about where that money will have to come from. no one's taking it lightly, but it's kind of the only way now we feel like we're going to be heard. if the union leaders - continue to be unreasonable, then it is my duty take action. i'm not the grinch, i'm a trade union official and i'm determined to get a deal. the bigger strikes in a generation are happening even though fewer people are in unions. membership peaked in the late 19705, when 13 million people were members. since then, it's declined to about 6.7 million people — about a quarter of the workforce. it's mostly in the private sector that union membership has fallen.

but unions are still strong and able to flex their muscles elsewhere. strikes increasingly are largely concentrated in the public sector, in the formerly public sector, so privatised utilities, for example. and we're seeing it in royal mail and, of course, the railways were privatised. trade unions are recognised for bargaining over pay and conditions in the public sector. that hasn't really gone away — it's been under challenge, it's got more fragmented, but it still holds up. unions say strikes are a last resort and are usually called when negotiations break down. workers when they vote to strike first have to weigh up the alternatives. people have to see a serious injustice in the workplace, and then, if they're in a unionised

workplace, they think that the union can actually do something about it. and also, that they weigh up the costs and benefits that, on balance, it's worth taking a deep breath and going on strike. the current wave of strikes has echoes in history. the uk's biggest industrial action was in 1926. the general strike shook the country, with coal miners playing a central role. one in ten men or boys of working age were employed in the coal industry. miners had won important gains in the 1910s and during the first world war, by having established a national system of pay bargaining. so there was an attempt by employers to abandon national minimum and reduce the overall volume of wages. so, miners resisted and workers, trade unionists and other sectors of the economyjoined them in a sympathetic strike, the general strike. the government of the time,

including the chancellor of the exchequer, winston churchill, refused to back down. after nine days, most unions called off their strikes, leaving their miners out on their own. they were ultimately unsuccessful in that the national system of pay awards was abolished in coal mining. chanting. fast—forward to the 19705 and so—called winter of discontent. rolling 5trike5 acro55 lots of industries stopped work. rubbish piled up in the streets as refuse collectors joined the walk—out. workers were attempting to protect themselves against attacks on their cost of living. and they were on strike because many of them worked in the public sector, and their wages were being controlled downwards by the then labour government, who was trying to seek a way out

of the high levels of inflation in britain in the 1970s — very similar to the 2020s, where we are today. the disruption then was the biggest in modern times, with 29 million working days lost. estimates for today's strikes suggest the total for 2022 could be 2 million. in may 1979, the conservative government led by margaret thatcher was elected, and within months, it passed new laws to limit the power of trade unions. they've certainly become less influential, and they became less influential from the 1980s to the 2010s. i believe they're becoming more influential now. just as in 1979, today's strikes are being driven by powerful forces of economics — the covid pandemic saw a pay freeze on many workers. and just as things were getting back

to normal came the war in ukraine, causing a huge increase in the cost of energy. we want 10%! workers are experiencing the deepest and longest wage squeeze into 200 years. cost—of—living crisis, energy prices soaring, the cost of fuel and household goods and food — people are on their knees and they're saying, "we need more, we need a fair pay rise." inflation hit 11% as the latest wave of strikes began. the institute of fiscal studies estimates the cost of raising pay to match that across the whole of the public sector would be £18 billion. the government says that increase is unaffordable and would make inflation worse. we need to make sure that in the round, the decisions that we take don't have big economic impacts, both in terms of causing an inflationary spiral, in terms of other wage rises, by other people in the economy, also putting money into the economy

that causes prices to go yet higher. that's why these are very, very difficult decisions. unions point out pay is rising more slowly in the public sector than elsewhere in the economy. public—sector pay has risen on average 4—5% in 2022, according to the ifs. in the private sector, it's gone up about 6%. critics of unions, however, point out to other factors in the argument. i that people are scraping a living i at the moment are people working in things like retail, - agricultural, low productivity industries with low pay. ithe public sector, it's certainlyl true that nurses are perhaps not paid as much as they are in some other countries and so forth, - but nurses earn more - than the national average. unions say some of their members are on the list pay, and they say working conditions are being worsened.

it's about the crisis that's been provided by lack of adequate funding. elsewhere across the economy, it's about the insecure work, it's about attempts to reduce people's pensions and attacks on increasing capitalisation. it is a range of factors. buses insist workers coco demands only can be met if unions and accept the need to modernise a. look at the railways, _ where many of these issues have been unresolved for generations. if you take the weekend road arrangement, it's always - been depend on overtime. that system has been - argued about 50 years ago, and it's still here today.

if we want to make our public- and because i public railways have unsustainable increase, _ they have to increase productivity. money doesn't come from nowhere. —— have a sustainable. it has to be funded ultimately by the industry itself. - it helps if you're in an occupation which isn't easily substitutable. you can't suddenly bring in a whole load of replacement barristers to substitute for that job. it helps if you're in an occupation which isn't easily substitutable. you can't suddenly bring in a whole load of replacement barristers to substitute for that job. barristers won one of the large pay settlements of 2022, calling off their strike in november

after the government offered a 15% increase in their fees. and there was a pay deal worth up to 16% for members of the cwu union after a walk—out at bt. here's how the union prog that agreement. but such victories come at a cost. general public has faced months of destruction with unions targeting the busiest periods to strike and coordinating their action with other unions. border force stopped at the uk's because he is air force... catching a train, getting a driving test, even being collected by an ambulance or seeing a nurse might not happen. 124 different government _

departments, people who work in job centres, in tax offices - and department for transport, culture, museums and galleries. this really is a very bitter dispute, and there is no end in sight. of course it's regrettable and wherever possible, or members seek to minimise that. but when you've got an employer won't budge, who won't listen, there often is the last resort to any workers, and is important part of the tool box in order to get the employer to come and sit around the table, but it is that the workforce's discretion to withdraw their labour. it's a fundamental right that they have. that right to strike is limited by laws which have made it harder to go on strike. unions have to hold a ballot with members voting by post. a strike can only happen if 50% of them turn out. where important public services are and stay,

at least 40% must vote in favour. but those on the only reason going on strike could be difficult. it's a very stressful thing to do. it can mean difficult relationships with your colleagues, certainly difficult relations with your immediate managers. it's not an easy decision. strike action historically has not been a course of action for all workers. there are some groups which have not been able to do it. prison officers are one group and military personnel. the government is proposing extending some of those restrictions to other parts of the public sector, including paramedics and firefighters. that follows other legislation introduced over the years to reduce the impact of strikes. there are laws on who can strike and where, have changed since the 19705.

not it's only only possible to go on strike when you're in direct with your employer at your own place of work. a poll in october found 60% of the public generally support workers taking industrial action, and 33% opposed. but will that support continue? we think that public support is enduring. a public support is really important to keep that pressure on employers, and on and government to make sure those workers get a fair pay deal. i think public opinion on this can be very volatile. - at the moment, for example, - there's plenty of support for nurses and medical workers generally. whether that will be maintained i if there were serious strikes over

a long period of time, _ where waiting lists were going up and up and up and up, i doubt... i think opinion could shift very, very quickly. - for now, the strikes are going to impact many of us — students, patients, passengers and all the other users of the industry taking action. the number of strikes has risen, with no sign so far of a resolution. so, what's the way out? the way to end the current wave of strikes is to ensure we get wages rising across britain. the priority for the government is to stabilise the economy and to grow the economy. in order to do that, you need to make sure that workers have wages in their pocket that need to currently keep —— not only keep their heads above water, but stimulate demand in the economy. this intensive period of strike action will come to an end.

people's personal circumstances, people can't survive without wages, and they can only carry on for a certain amount of time. most people don't have large savings to buffer them against difficult times. most people have not been affected. by the strikes unless the government sort of bottles and gives in. i think the strikes will settle down. i we won't have these inflation busting pay increases. - it does depend on the government having the will to override - temporary unpopularity. as inflation declines, the pressures themselves, the immediate pressures that are so acute and make people prepared to strike action, will decline as well. people are just, again, making their already declined wages ——people adjust, again,

making their already declined wages stretch because it's that much easier to make it stretch when inflation isn't as high as it is at the moment. hello. the weekend will remain pretty cold for most of us, particularly in england and wales. some mist and fog in the morning, too, perhaps around the midlands, through yorkshire. but in scotland and northern ireland, somewhat different story here — the winds actually blowing in from the south, often cloudy, milder, spits and spots of rain around the western isles. eight celsius in belfast, nine in stornoway, whereas further east and south, it'll be quite a bit colder despite the sunshine. now, here's the forecast for saturday night into sunday — notice how these southwesterly winds continue in western areas.

outbreaks of rain around the western isles, and a lot milder here. and once again, a frost early in the morning on sunday, further towards the east and the south. and then, sunday itself remains cloudy and damp at times across western areas. mild here, too — whereas in the south and the east, it remains cold, in fact, very cold in norwich and hull. temperatures only a couple of degrees above freezing sunday.

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