the union aslef says train drivers and management staff will walk out on the 7th and 12th of novembers including station and signalling staff will also walk out on dates between the 1st and 8th of november. the country s first children's home, the foundling hospital in bloomsbury, is launching a new digital archive featuring over 100,000 pages of records from its archive. the foundling hospital was the first home for children who had been abandoned by their parents. the records, from the early 18th century to the late 19th century, reveals details about the lives of the 27,000 children who grew up at there. all good news on the tubes as all lines are running well. now onto the weather with kawser. hello there, good morning. well, after the overnight rain today, it's a much more settled day. fine and dry, with plenty in the way of sunshine around. there'll be some patchy cloud at times this morning and later this afternoon, but some good spells of sunshine. and whilst it won't be as warm as it was yesterday, yesterday we reached 22.3 celsius in saintjames's park, this afternoon still r

starmer delayed rail workers pay rise because he feared bad optics and this is this is an aslef.ries. the government has too much. it's too much centralisation. why is the government involved in paying the government involved in paying these people? there should be more nationalisation. the government shouldn't be involved in any of this stuff. but the truth is, is that there's going to be a 15% increase for train drivers, which is probably justified because because they raised pnces because because they raised prices so much, because of the because of the covid inflation. and so it's going to go up to £70,000. he didn't want to raise it from what i know. and it's £70,000. he didn't want to raise it frblooming know. and it's £70,000. he didn't want to raise it frblooming know. and itwant falklands. >> you see what i mean? meanwhile, the comedians just supped meanwhile, the comedians just slipped lower. >> yes, you're getting way more than you're getting twice as much money as i am. >> unionise staying with the telegraph now , nick. hezbollah telegraph now, nick. hezbollah have be

starmer delayed rail workers pay rise because he feared bad optics and this is this is an aslef.is one of those stories. the government has too much. it's too much centralisation. why is the government involved in paying the government involved in paying these people? there should be more nationalisation. the government shouldn't be involved in any of this stuff. but the truth is, is that there's going to be a 15% increase for train drivers, which is probably justified because because they raised pnces because because they raised prices so much, because of the because of the covid inflation. and so it's going to go up to £70,000. he didn't want to raise it from what i know. and it's beenit it from what i know. and it's been it wouldn't be controversial if people didn't already feel they were overpaid and also that they protect jobs which shouldn't exist anymore, although by not on the scale. >> that's going on in the ports now in america. >> yeah. and also that they feel that they sort of pay them back for, for making things difficult for, for making things difficult for the tori

wait for it because the train drivers trade union aslef objects to the size of their windscreen wipershard town. richard, thank you for joining us on the show. now we've heard about the wrong kind of leaves. we've heard about the wrong kind of ice. but seriously, the wrong kind of windscreen wipers. what on earth's going on? >> well, i only came across this late yesterday evening myself, >> and, passed it on, and then , >> and, passed it on, and then, had to call the calls back . had to call the calls back. apparently these, 90 trains, nine zero trains have been sitting at eastleigh sidings down near southampton since 2017, would you believe? and it is because they are, not agreed to by the rail unions that they've been sitting there. well, you can ask the question, railway carriages and rolling stock are the subject of the rail industry safety and standards boards . they pass out standards boards. they pass out the testing to the rail testing companies , and i would not think companies, and i would not think that it companies, and i would not think thatitis companies, and i would not

we understand that aslef has ordered two 24 hour strikes on thursday , november the 7th and thursday,ovember the 7th and again on tuesday, november. the 12th. effectively, they say, shutting down the entire tube network. the announcement, made by for transport london commissioner during a board meeting today, has left commuters now bracing for that disruption. they are expressing disappointment over aslef's decision , stating that both decision, stating that both aslef and rmt members had voted again in favour of fresh strikes amid the ongoing pay negotiations . and just an update negotiations. and just an update on that breaking news. we brought you from ireland in the last half hour that a murder investigation has been launched after an eight year old boy has disappeared from his home in county louth. kieran durnin was reported missing on the 30th of august. police now believe he's dead. august. police now believe he's dead . despite extensive dead. despite extensive searches, no trace of him has been found. no arrests have been made either. police are urging anyone with information

this is according to the aslef workers union. they havejust according to the aslef workers union.nouncement that london underground workers, including drivers, are said to stage a series of strikes next month in a dispute over pay. we can expect disruption to the london underground service but no dates so far, no more details as such but we will of course keep our eye on this breaking news. u nless unless the problems were addressed in 30 days. 30 truckloads of flower have entered through the main northern crossing. the commissioner general of the united nations relief and gave his reaction to the us demands and highlighted problems on the ground in gaza. over the last two or three weeks, there was no convoy entering into the north except yesterday with the announcement of 30 trucks. we estimated the number needed to be much, much higher. the two convoys which entered, because of the total breakdown of the law and order, have been rated. there is a risk that we are entering into the winter, the immunity of the people is much more weakened, that we enter a situation where famine or

the union aslef says train drivers and management grade staff will walk out on the 7th and 12th of novemberl also walk out on dates between i and 8 nov. an inquestjury�*s found "multiple failings" contributed to a colombian man taking his own life at an immigration detention centre near heathrow. the coroner at frank ospina's inquest says he was let down by the state "in numerous ways" after he died at harmondsworth last year. the 39—year—old was sent there after he illegally took a job whilst waiting to start a university course in spain. the company that runs the centre says it's working with the home office and a health provider to address the coroner's concerns. the london assembly's calling on the mayor to do more to chase up drivers who fail to pay ultra low emission zone fines. latest figures show that more than £370 million is owed in unpaid penalty charge notices. in a letter to sadiq khan, the london assembly called for the collection of unpaid fines to be ramped up so investment in transport services does not suffer. like i said, i got made it very clear that it is about football