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so we can expect more disruption on avanti west expect more disruption on ava nti west coast as i expect at the moment from the 12th of january to the 25th of may. of course there is always that hope of light at the end of the tunnel and a negotiation but you are advised, obviously this is good, practice anyway, but to check on your apps to look at what the disruption is, to see whether your trains are impacted. but here is the key bit of information you need to take away if you are thinking about travelling on avanti west coast today. as well as the late starting train to eight o'clock this morning, they are not running very late in the evening, with the last train heading up towards wolverhampton at five o'clock tonight. so more misery for passengers. rmt members hope some light at the end of the turn for and avanti hopes the light at the end of the tunnel for the company and the commuters as well. that was a ve , commuters as well. that was a very. very _ commuters as well. that was a very, very comprehensive - very, very comprehensive answer. thank you very much. sean dilley at eusto

up up to 400 rail managers at avanti west up to 400 rail managers at ava nti west coast up to 400 railn the first of a series of rolling walk—outs on sundays. the dispute is over rest day working — with rmt union members walking out each sunday until the end of may. services between london euston and glasgow via manchester will be affected. the foreign secretary is in saudi arabia for talks on syria's future, one month after the collapse of the assad regime. david lammy is expected to offer british help in organising humanitarian efforts during the talks in riyadh with the new syrian authorities, as well as arab countries and european allies. after doctors found that baby luca's spine wasn't forming properly in the womb, his mum was faced with a remarkable treatment option — effectively giving birth to him twice. he was removed from the womb at 27 weeks for an operation to help reduce his spina bifida. baby luca was then born naturally atjust under nine months. leanne rinnee has the story. meet cheeky little luca. he's just turned two and his favourite thing to do is play peek—a—boo. a

hundreds of rail managers at avanti west coast have gone on strike today in the first of a rolling seriesnion members walking out each sunday until the end of may. our business correspondent marc ashdown has more. it's all aboard for a potentially frustrating day of train disruption across a big swathe of the uk rail network. avanti runs trains the length and breadth of britain, but very few will be running today, with some areas getting no service at all. train managers who are members of the rmt union rejected a revised offer about working on rest days, so they walked out on new year's eve and january the 2nd, and now plan to go on strike on each of the next 20 consecutive sundays. just one train an hour will run between london euston and each of birmingham, manchester, liverpool and preston. they will only run between 8am and 5pm too. glasgow and carlisle will have a limited service, with rail—replacement buses running between carlisle and preston due to planned engineering work. and north wales, blackpool, edinburgh, stoke on trent and macclesfield will have no ava nti west coast serv

train managers on avanti west coast begin weekly strike action set to last until late may.h argyle, just two weeks after they sacked manager wayne rooney. good morning. in terms of the snow, ice and very low temperatures, we are out of the

train managers on avanti west coast begin weekly strike action set to last until late may. in sport, the shock of the fa cup third round so far! premier league brentford knocked out by the championship�*s bottom side, plymouth argyle, just two weeks after they sacked manager wayne rooney. good morning. in terms of the snow, ice and very low temperatures, we are out of the worst of it now. yes, there is a frost out there this morning, but for many of us it is going to turn milder, breezy, with more cloud in northern and western areas. i'll bring you the full forecast very shortly. it's sunday, 12th january. our main story: as the death toll rises to 16, firefighters in california are battling desperately to stop the largest wildfire in los angeles from spreading. the palisades fire has already expanded by another thousand acres and with strong winds forecast in the coming days, there are concerns it could escalate further. our correspondent helena humphrey reports. still the fires grow. hungry and unrelenting. as firefighters remain locked in a battle against nature's fury.

for that role will be made by the end of the month and strikes set for the next two sundays on avanti west coast been called off, but the dispute isn't quite over yet. workers from the rmt union had been gearing up for walkouts over rest day working, but after talks with the rail firm, the union has now suspended those strikes to allow for further negotiations. rmt says the suspension shows their commitment to finding a resolution, but warns that future strikes are still on the horizon. that's the news on gb news. i'll be back with you for a full round up in the next hour or so. now though, it's over to michelle for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone. >> sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> thank you very much for that. i'm michelle dewberry and i'm with you until 7:00 tonight. i find it very depressing. that story in the headlines just there. yet more teenagers killing each other. i mean, no one is ever going to win from this. you just heard there another person, what, 15 losing their lives? nobody, i don't think, is fully appreciating the

members of the rmt union at avanti west coast will strike every sunday until the 25th of may.l organiser for the rmt, cathy masca, spoke to gb news in 2021. >> they reduced all the rest days and now they're looking for staff to work their rest days without any incentive. we're looking for a rest day payment for the hard working train managers. we want safety critical, proper safety critical staff on the train and they are paying staff on the train and they are paying their managers £400 a day to work these trains, and that is a big safety issue to us as well. so what we want is for them to come back to the table and negotiate a rest day payment. >> at 3:00. you're up to date. let's get you back to nana for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> good afternoon. welcome. it's just coming up to seven minutes after 3:00. this is gb news var, britain's news channel. i'm nana akua now. rachel reeves says that she will launch a war on waste to stabilise public finances. and amid growing disquiet

members of the rmt union at avanti west coast will strike every sunday until the 25th of may.nal organiser for the rmt, cathy masca, spoke to gb news 2021. >> the reduced all the rest days and now they're looking for staff to work their rest days without any incentive. we are looking for a rest day payment for the hard working train managers. we want safety critical, proper safety critical staff on the train and they are paying staff on the train and they are paying their managers £400 a day to work these trains, and that is a big safety issue to us as well. so what we want is for them to come back to the table and negotiate a rest day payment. >> and those are the latest gb news headlines. for now it's back to don. >> thank you very much tatiana. and thank you for joining me this afternoon. really appreciate your company. lots of you getting in touch. so hello to all our regular viewers and listeners. good afternoon. a grumpy grandad indeed. thank you for your message. okay, now let's get straight into today's story, shall we've got a packed show for you, so you don't need to

in a dispute over rest day working , members of the rmt working, members of the rmt union at avanti west coastry sunday until the 25th of may. a reduced timetable will be in place on the strike days, with fewer services running during limited operating hours. those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, it's back to portillo. >> thank you very much, tatiana sanchez. elon musk has determined the political debate in the united kingdom for more than a week now. the rape gangs, comprised mainly of men of pakistani origin, which have not been widely discussed in britain for some time, have been the leading topic. the billionaire owner of x also withdrew support from nigel farage and expressed outrage over the imprisonment of tommy robinson, who, like the rape gangs, had dropped way down the list of things on the minds of the british people. is this how things are now that an outside actor, a billionaire, sets britain's political agenda, especially on topics that the establishment in britain would rather ignore? i'm joined now by my panel, pollster and director at jl partners, scarlett mccgwire

passengers are facing more disruption on avanti west coast services, as train managers walk out for the rest—day working. the schedule is expected to be significantly reduced. our transport correspondent sean dilley is at euston station. sean, what impact is this having there? well, one train an hour up to wolverhampton stopping via manchester and birmingham, there was another train going all the way to crewe, but pretty much stopping everywhere at the same time. the company, avanti, saying should check the timetable is if you have to travel today. your ticket will be valid until the fourth, or you can have a full refund. at the centre of this is a dispute between avanti, the train operating company, and these workers, rmt members who are train managers. at issue, and this will sound painfully familiar to so many commuters, arguments over rest day working. before people start getting too irritated with train staff, important to remember that rest day working as a row today when you are supposed to be resting from work, so from their perspective, they are irritated not to have a deal in

rail passengers on avanti west coast routes will suffer fresh disruption today because of a strike by union are walking out nearly 13,500 stores closed down last year. that is up 28% compared to the year before. hundreds of people have been rescued from their homes in north—west england due to severe flooding. greater manchester police said 445 people had been evacuated from a hotel in didsbury, and it would continue to work through the night and the coming days to monitor the flooding situation and ensure displaced residents were supported. we can speak tojessica lane in stockport. good morning. as i understand it, the area immediately behind you was one of the places where vehicles were underwater? that is riuht. where vehicles were underwater? that is right. yes. — where vehicles were underwater? trust is right. yes, here there was really bad flooding. the water yesterday was waist high. and the cars you can see in this car park were practically underwater. you might be able to see what has been left now is this thick mod which is obviously going to be very damaging. thankfully for

yesterday, both avanti who operate services through here and lner on the east coast main line said they were not going to operate services north of preston and the westthe east. that is causing disruption for rail passengers. the 866 is completely closed going over the pennines to scotch corner. there have been gusting winds coming across there this morning. that is causing some problems. elsewhere are few lorries had blown over on the m6. a lot of high sided vehicles are getting up and down without any problems. traffic is moving at a much slower speed than normal. some lorries have got over. some schools have been closed due to the gusty winds this morning. 0verall closed due to the gusty winds this morning. overall in the north of england not too severe. we will have a full forecast — england not too severe. we will have a full forecast in _ england not too severe. we will have a full forecast in the _ england not too severe. we will have a full forecast in the next _ england not too severe. we will have a full forecast in the next half - england not too severe. we will have a full forecast in the next half an - a full forecast in the next half an