you can get around the central belt. hing out with the central belt, and the trains running will stop at 6:30pm this evening. if you want to travel around other cities in scotland, dundee, inverness, aberdeen, there is absolutely nothing available today. that's because scotrail workers, more than 2000 of them belonging to the rmt union, are on strike. they have had an offer or pay that has been rejected, a 5% increase plus a £500 payment. that has been rejected, and the rmt union has been rejected, and the rmt union has said that industrial action will continue for as long as necessary. the global hair extension and wigs market is worth over 6 billion dollars and is being driven by demand for the most affordable type of hair — synthetic. but that hair is made up of plastic fibres, which are not biodegradable. combating plastic waste is a key issue at next month's cop27 climate summit in egypt. so is there a way of making synthetic hair use more sustainable? the bbc�*s eunice gatonye reports. kampala, the bustling capital

during the day, out with the central belt, so that includes the central belt, so that includes the citiescot rail workers in the rmt union, around 2,000 of them have been on our 24—hour strike. that is the second this month. that doesn't include drivers, they have already agreed a pay deal. it is staff who work within the stations and other staff who worked on the trains. the rmt union have said that the offer of a 5% increase plus a £500 payment was nowhere near enough. they have not put that offer to their members. they decided to go ahead with a strike today. scotrail, which was nationalised back in april, said they have done their best to improve they have done their best to improve the offer. the scottish government, they have said that the latest offer should have gone to the union members. the rmt union has said that industrial action will continue for as long as it takes. now it's time for a look at the weather, with stav. hello, there. it's been balmy, mild for late october, with temperatures into the low 20s celsius across the south—east of england. it's going to be mild into to

as you said, three services running in scotland, mostly around or all around the central belt.you want to go to glasgow central station, you can go to lanark. but absolutely nothing outwith the central belt, and the trains running will stop at 6:30pm this evening. if you want to travel around other cities in scotland, dundee, inverness, aberdeen, there is absolutely nothing available today. that's because scotrail workers, more than 2,000 of them belonging to the rmt union, are on strike. they have had an offer of pay that has been rejected, a 5% increase plus a £500 payment. that has been rejected, and the rmt union has said that industrial action will continue for as long as necessary. israelis head to the polls on tuesday for their fifth election in four years. the current coalition is fighting to stay in power, as former prime minister benjamin netanyahu attempts a comeback. but to do so, he's relying on the growing strength of an ultranationalist, far right alliance. meet the new army of young voters in israel, putting theirfaith in ultra—nationalism. they're waiting for t

showers will continue in scotland, north of the central belt. and it'll be windy again in all areas. the strongest winds will be in the central belt, southern scotland, northern ireland, northern england, north wales. these are average speeds. we could well see some gusts around a0 to 50 miles per hour. and as for temperatures, well, if you get that sunshine, as many will, especially in england and wales, in the afternoon and out of the breeze, there'll be some warmth in that still. now, as we go on into monday evening and night, as that low pressure system continues to pull away, there'll still be a few showers around northern scotland. for many, the wind will ease, it'll be dry, skies are clearing, and it will turn chillier than this in more rural spots. so there will be a touch of frost in places as tuesday begins and a day which will offer a lot of dry and sunny weather. more cloud around parts of eastern scotland, northeast england, slight chance of a shower. more cloud towards the far south and south west of england. again, a slight chance

as you said, three services running in scotland, mostly around or all around the central belt.ant to go to glasgow central station, you can go to lanark. but absolutely nothing outwith the central belt, and the trains running will stop at 6:30pm this evening. if you want to travel around other cities in scotland, dundee, inverness, aberdeen, there is absolutely nothing available today. that's because scotrail workers, more than 2,000 of them belonging to the rmt union, are on strike. they have had an offer of pay that has been rejected, a 5% increase plus a £500 payment. that has been rejected, and the rmt union has said that industrial action will continue for as long as necessary. the telecoms regulator has urged broadband providers to think carefully before putting their prices up significantly. 0fcom told bbc radio 4's moneybox programme that it had encouraged companies to put customers first at a time when the cost of living was rising. the price of diesel at uk pumps has gone above £1.90 for the first time in nearly three months. the amount motorists pay for fuel has fall

as you said, there are three services running in scotland, mostly or all around the central belt. to go to glasgow central station, you can go to larkhall or lanark, but absolutely nothing out with the central belt and trains that are running. at 6:30pm this evening so, if you wanted to travel around other cities in scotland, dundee, inverness, aberdeen, there is absolutely nothing available today stop and that is because scotrail workers, more than 2000 of them belonging to the rmt union are on strike stop they have had an offer of pay that has been rejected. that is a 5% increase, plus a £500 payment. that has been rejected and the rmt union has said that industrial action will continue for as long as necessary. with all the sport now, here's holly hamilton at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon, wales are out of the rugby union women's world cup, beating 55—3 by host and defending champions new zealand this morning. jo currie is there, for us. the other side of the world up against the defending champions in their back yard for a place in the semifinals. wales women would need

showers will continue in scotland north of the central belt — some quite lengthy downpours around here scotland, northern ireland, northern england, north wales. these are average speeds. we could well see some gusts around 40—50 miles per hour. and as for temperatures, well, if you get that sunshine, as many will, especially in england and wales in the afternoon and out of the breeze, there'll be some warmth in that still. now, as we go on into monday evening and night, as that low pressure system continues to pull away, there'll still be a few showers around northern scotland. for many, the winds will ease. it'll be dry, skies are clearing, and it will turn chillier than this in more rural spots, so there will be a touch of frost in places as tuesday begins — and a day which will offer a lot of dry and sunny weather. more cloud around parts of eastern scotland, north east england. slight chance of a shower. more cloud towards the far south and south west of england — again, a slight chance of a shower here. the vast majority, though, a dry day. 13 degrees in glasgow, up to around 18

showers will continue in scotland, north of the central belt. all areas. the strongest winds will be in the central belt, southern scotland, northern ireland, northern england, north wales. these are average speeds. we could well see some gusts around a0 to 50 miles per hour. and as for temperatures, well, if you get that sunshine, as many will, especially in england and wales, in the afternoon and out of the breeze, there'll be some warmth in that still. now, as we go on into monday evening and night, as that low pressure system continues to pull away, there'll still be a few showers around northern scotland. for many, the wind will ease, it'll be dry, skies are clearing, and it will turn chillier than this in more rural spots. so there will be a touch of frost in places as tuesday begins and a day which will offer a lot of dry and sunny weather. more cloud around parts of eastern scotland, northeast england, slight chance of a shower. more cloud towards the far south and south west of england. again, a slight chance of a shower here. the vast

showers will continue in scotland, north of the central belt.ain in all areas. the strongest winds will be in the central belt, southern scotland, northern ireland, northern england, north wales. these are average speeds. we could well see some gusts around a0 to 50 miles per hour. and as for temperatures, well, if you get that sunshine, as many will, especially in england and wales, in the afternoon and out of the breeze, there'll be some warmth in that still. now, as we go on into monday evening and night, as that low pressure system continues to pull away, there'll still be a few showers around northern scotland. for many, the wind will ease, it'll be dry, skies are clearing, and it will turn chillier than this in more rural spots. so there will be a touch of frost in places as tuesday begins and a day which will offer a lot of dry and sunny weather. more cloud around parts of eastern scotland, northeast england, slight chance of a shower. more cloud towards the far south and south west of england. again, a slight chance of a shower here. the

showers will continue in scotland north of the central belt — some quite lengthy downpours around hereeland, northern england, north wales. these are average speeds. we could well see some gusts around 40—50 miles per hour. and as for temperatures, well, if you get that sunshine, as many will, especially in england and wales in the afternoon and out of the breeze, there'll be some warmth in that still. now, as we go on into monday evening and night, as that low pressure system continues to pull away, there'll still be a few showers around northern scotland. for many, the winds will ease. it'll be dry, skies are clearing, and it will turn chillier than this in more rural spots, so there will be a touch of frost in places as tuesday begins — and a day which will offer a lot of dry and sunny weather. more cloud around parts of eastern scotland, north east england. slight chance of a shower. more cloud towards the far south and south west of england — again, a slight chance of a shower here. the vast majority, though, a dry day. 13 degrees in glasgow, up to around 18 degrees in cardiff. th

showers will continue in scotland north of the central belt — some quite lengthy downpours around herethern ireland, northern england, north wales. these are average speeds. we could well see some gusts around 40—50 miles per hour. and as for temperatures, well, if you get that sunshine, as many will, especially in england and wales in the afternoon and out of the breeze, there'll be some warmth in that still. now, as we go on into monday evening and night, as that low pressure system continues to pull away, there'll still be a few showers around northern scotland. for many, the winds will ease. it'll be dry, skies are clearing, and it will turn chillier than this in more rural spots, so there will be a touch of frost in places as tuesday begins — and a day which will offer a lot of dry and sunny weather. more cloud around parts of eastern scotland, north east england. slight chance of a shower. more cloud towards the far south and south west of england — again, a slight chance of a shower here. the vast majority, though, a dry day. 13 degrees in glasgow, up to around 18 degrees in car

showers will continue in scotland north of the central belt — some quite lengthy downpours around here scotland, northern ireland, northern england, north wales. these are average speeds. we could well see some gusts around 40—50 miles per hour. and as for temperatures, well, if you get that sunshine, as many will, especially in england and wales in the afternoon and out of the breeze, there'll be some warmth in that still. now, as we go on into monday evening and night, as that low pressure system continues to pull away, there'll still be a few showers around northern scotland. for many, the winds will ease. it'll be dry, skies are clearing, and it will turn chillier than this in more rural spots, so there will be a touch of frost in places as tuesday begins — and a day which will offer a lot of dry and sunny weather. more cloud around parts of eastern scotland, north east england. slight chance of a shower. more cloud towards the far south and south west of england — again, a slight chance of a shower here. the vast majority, though, a dry day. 13 degrees in glasgow, up to around 18

showers will continue in scotland, north of the central belt.ere. and it'll be windy again in all areas. the strongest winds will be in the central belt, southern scotland, northern ireland, northern england, north wales. these are average speeds. we could well see some gusts around a0 to 50 miles per hour. and as for temperatures, well, if you get that sunshine, as many will, especially in england and wales, in the afternoon and out of the breeze, there'll be some warmth in that still. now, as we go on into monday evening and night, as that low pressure system continues to pull away, there'll still be a few showers around northern scotland. for many, the wind will ease, it'll be dry, skies are clearing, and it will turn chillier than this in more rural spots. so there will be a touch of frost in places as tuesday begins and a day which will offer a lot of dry and sunny weather. more cloud around parts of eastern scotland, northeast england, slight chance of a shower. more cloud towards the far south and south west of england. again, a slight ch

particularly in scotland which will bear the brunt of the heaviest downpours, especially north of the central beltre on monday. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. gun shots are heard after a huge fire breaks out at a prison in iran's capital tehran. state media reports at least eight people had been injured. as the uk prime minister fights for herjob — the new chancellor signals he'll make major changes to her economic policy. we have difficult decisions ahead, on spending which is not going to rise as much as people would have hoped it and we will ask all departments defined efficiency savings. in northern turkey, at least 41 coal miners have been killed

that cloud and rain pushing north across northern ammon and into southern parts of scotland, the central beltin the sunshine in the southeast feeling warm, 22 degrees. sunshine for the north as well, a bit cooler here compared to elsewhere. looking ahead to sunday. we have this line of cloud and ran across parts of the southeast. i could well linger into the afternoon. behind it, a with some sunshine and a rash of showers pushing across western parts of the country. those could well be heavy with the odd rumble of thunder and a somewhat cooler feel, has a 15-17 and a somewhat cooler feel, has a 15—17 celsius. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the uk government will call a snap election in northern ireland, after politicians in the devolved government failed to restore power—sharing at stormont. a date hasn't yet been announced. a 42—year—old man is charged with attempted murder, after the husband of the us democratic house speaker nancy pelosi was attacked in their california home. a new wave of deadly clashes in iran — with security forces

particularly in scotland that will bear the brunt of the heaviest downpours, especially north of the central beltay. welcome to bbc news. i'm lucy grey. our top stories: gunshots are heard after a huge fire breaks out at a prison in iran's capital, tehran. state media reports at least eight people are injured. this is live from beijing as china's communist party congress is under way. president xijinping is expected to secure a third term in power. welcome to bbc news. we begin in iran, where a large fire has been blazing at evin

temperature starting to write a little bit in scotland with highs heading to 15 degrees or so to the central beltre is stuck with us for the weekend and it's a case of further rain showers, but it does stay on the mild side. that is your latest. i'm mariko 0i. the headlines: as warnings grow about china's threat to taiwan, we have a special report from the island's front line. this, across here is the chinese city and this is the chinese city and this is the chinese military outpost called lion rock. the future of the british prime minster hangs in the balance, as liz truss prepares for a bruising encounter in the commons on wednesday. president biden promises a national law on abortion rights, if democrats keep control of congress in the mid—term elections.

temperature starting to write a little bit in scotland with highs heading to 15 degrees or so to the central belton the mild side. that is your latest. goodbye. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko 0i. the headlines. as warnings grow about china's threat to taiwan, we report from the island's front line. this is the chinese city ofjinmen, one of the wealthiest in china. and this behind me is the taiwanese military outpost called lion rock. the british prime minister fights on as her future hangs in the balance, with warnings of spending cuts. fears for the safety of an iranian athlete who took part in a climbing competition not wearing a hijab. as the bbc celebrates its 100th anniversary, we look ahead at the challenges it faces.

are starting to rise a little bit in scotland with highs heading to 15 degrees or so through the central beltk with us through the weekend, so it's a case of further rain or showers, but it does stay on the mild side. that's your latest, bye—bye. this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. without power, but russia's military commanders say they're preparing an evacuation from the occupied city of kherson. the worst drought somalia has seen in a0 years. the stark warning from the united nations, as aid camps admit a starving child every minute. you get a good idea here of how quickly this crisis is starting to accelerate. three, even 400 people now, arriving at this one small camp every day now. rights, if democrats keep control of congress in the mid—term elections.

across the eastern counties of northern ireland and southern parts of scotland, even into the central beltut cloud rolling in from the southwest. that will bring some heavy and perhaps thundery downpours for south—west england and parts of wales later in the day. temperatures north to south, 1a to 18, maybe 19 degrees. overnight this zone of cloudy and damp weather continues to make progress northwards across scotland. we see further heavy downpours drifting northwards across many parts, some heavy and persistent rain into the south—west later. but in between, there will be some clear zones of weather. and with these clear skies in northeast scotland, it'll turn a little bit chilly. there could be some fog patches to start tomorrow morning. tomorrow, though, a really wet start in the south. that rain will drive its way northwards through the day. sunnier skies returning behind, but with some heavy and perhaps thundery showers popping up. and the winds a little bit stronger tomorrow for some, particularly around some of these western and southern coasts. but those winds coming from the sout

western scotland will turn much wetter by the afternoon with rain spreading through the central belt. wind speeds, gusts are higher across the north with 40, may 50 mph. if you are out of the wind in the sunshine there is still warmth to be had especially with temperatures in eastern england. tomorrow evening, scotland will turn more widely wetter with rain heading into northern ireland overnight. thru friday that moves south with more squally winds not reaching the south—east until after dark. ahead and behind, blustery showers to be had with sunny spells in the north west. fewer showers and wind on saturday before running into northern and western areas on sunday. next week is still looking very much like autumn but no sign of anything significantly colder on the horizon. thanks, nick. and that's bbc news at ten on wednesday the 5th of october. there's more analysis of the day's main stories on newsnight with victoria derbyshire, which is just getting underway 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 th

mild again, temperatures rising a little in scotland, with highs of 15 through the central belt.t it does stay on the mild side. ukraine has proved its resilience and resolve in the eight months since vladimir putin launched his all—out invasion. but this war of survival keeps throwing up new challenges right now, the biggest threat comes from russia's missile and drone strikes on civilian infrastructure. spreading terror and threatening winter energy supplies.

are starting to rise a little bit in scotland with highs heading to 15 degrees or so through the central belt a case of further rain or showers, but it does stay on the mild side. that's your latest, bye—bye. welcome to bbc news. i'm ben boulos. our top stories: the worst drought somalia has seen in a0 years: the stark warning from the united nations, as a starving child is admitted for treatment every minute. you for treatment every minute. get a good idea here ( quickly you get a good idea here of how quickly this crisis is starting to accelerate with three, even 1100 to accelerate with three, even 400 people now arriving at this small camp now every day now. more than a thousand towns and villages across ukraine are left without power after russia's latest bombardment targets power plants. president biden promises a national law on abortion rights, if democrats keep control of congress in the mid—term elections.

across the eastern counties of northern ireland and southern parts of scotland, even into the central belt in from the southwest. that will bring some heavy and perhaps thundery downpours for south—west england and parts of wales later in the day. temperatures north to south, 1a to 18, maybe 19 degrees. 0vernight this zone of cloudy and damp weather continues to make progress northwards across scotland. we see further heavy downpours drifting northwards across many parts, some heavy and persistent rain into the south—west later. but in between, there will be some clear zones of weather. and with these clear skies in northeast scotland, it'll turn a little bit chilly. there could be some fog patches to start tomorrow morning. tomorrow, though, a really wet start in the south. that rain will drive its way northwards through the day. sunnier skies returning behind, but with some heavy and perhaps thundery showers popping up. and the winds a little bit stronger tomorrow for some, particularly around some of these western and southern coasts. but those winds coming from the south, it's a warm w

temperatures in the central belt probably around 1a degrees, but towards the south—east of england temperatures to ease this evening and overnight, showers time to decay, but that cloud comes in from the atlantic bringing rain eastward into the far south wales and across parts of southern england. further north, with clearing skies and the winds becoming lighter, temperatures dip away 27 or 8 degrees. into tomorrow, away 27 or 8 degrees. into tomorrow, a weather front with low pressure forming on it bringing rain. it will move away and the second half of the day looks better in southern areas, so a slow improvement through the day for the london marathon. winds will be light, but there will be cloud and rain at times, namely in the morning, probably by ensuring the morning, probably by ensuring the afternoon. wetter weather does ease by the afternoon, most of it moving away across the channel. decent sunshine elsewhere, a few showers for the north—west of scotland, a lot of places will be dry. temperatures not quite as high today, across the midlands and eastern england in particular but winds

temperatures are starting to rise a little bit in scotland with highs heading to 15 degrees or so to the central beltrther rain or showers but it does stay on the mild side. that's your latest. by mild side. that's your latest. by by. bye— bye. taxis home one last time. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour straight after this programme. this week, we are celebrating 100 years of the bbc in 23 minutes. we will look at the secrets behind the broadcasting technologies that changed the world. a radio legend talks about legendary radio.

are starting to rise a little bit in scotland with highs heading to 15 degrees or so through the central beltt, bye—bye. this is bbc news, the headlines: the un has issued a stark warning that somaila is facing the worst drought in a0 years. aid camps have been admiting a starving child every minute, often from families who have spent days walking in search of life—saving help. climate change and conflict have both contributed to the severe food shortages. the authorities in ukraine say the latest russian air strikes have left more than one thousand towns and villages without power. president zelensky criticised moscow�*s widespread use of iranian—made drones in the current spate of attacks, and said the situation was now critical, with water supplies also affected. president biden has promised that the first bill he will sign into law next year, if the democrats retain

temperatures started to rise and scotland with the highs heading to 15 degrees or so through the central belttories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues,

particularly in scotland that will bear the brunt of the heaviest downpours, especially north of the central belt or so higher, the temperature on monday. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with rogerjohnson and nina warhurst. our headlines today: the prime minister will hold talks her new chancellor, jeremy hunt, today as the government tries to salvage its economic credibility. it comes as the governor of the bank of england, andrew bailey, warns that interest rates may need to rise by more than previously expected. the manchester united forward mason greenwood is charged with attempted rape, controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault. the dream start for england at the rugby league world cup. they open the tournament with a thumping win over samoa at st james�*s park in newcastle.

particularly in scotland which will bear the brunt of the heaviest downpours, especially north of the central belt grey. our top stories: gunshots gunshots are heard after a huge fire breaks out at a prison in iran's capital, tehran. state media reports at least eight people injured. as the uk's prime minister fights for herjob, the new chancellor signals he'll make major changes to her economic policy. we have some very difficult decisions are heard, difficult decisions are heard, difficult decisions on spending, which is not can arise as much as people hope, and i'm gonna be asking all government departments to find additional efficiency saving. china's president xijinping is expected to be given a third term in office at the communist party

temperature starting to write a little bit in scotland with highs heading to 15 degrees or so to the central belt bbc news, the headlines a retired military commander in taiwan has told the bbc the island would be unable resist the use of force by china. it follows a warning by the us that beijing may act on unification sooner than previously thought. the british prime minister liz truss has spent the day battling to regain her authority amid unrest within her party. at cabinet in the morning, ministers were told to find savings within their departments. joe biden has promised to reinstate nationwide abortion rights if the democrats retain control of congress after the midterm elections. the democrats have made the issue a central part of their campaign. an iranian athlete who competed in a climbing championship without covering her hair says her hijab dropped by mistake. the comments were published on her instagram page.

and after that, find start in scotland, the cloud and rain pushing in towards the central belt.ce again, that is driving conditions sending weather fronts our way and they will be some outbreaks of rain. initially across parts of the southeast tonnes sunday a cold front brings in cloud and patchy outbreaks of rain initially, perhaps turning a wee bit heavier through the afternoon through parts of kent and in towards cambridgeshire. further west it's a little bit drier but also a rash of showers. these could well be on the heavy side, perhaps the odd rumble of thunder in the mix to and quite breezy if not windy through parts of the irish seacoast. enter monday now and another weather front brings heavy rain across parts of ireland and pushing its way towards western parts of scotland in towards wales later on. i had a bit much of england having some sunshine, just the chance of a few showers around. temperatures around about mid to high teens for most. as we head into monday evening for halloween that band of rain still with us and also a number of showers likely to develop acros

in scotland there is a fear number of trains running on the central belt and also a link to preston but are, people are being told remember services will be finishing early. in a lot of cases it is about three, four or five o'clock. there will be no real replacement buses to get your home. every time there is a strike, the advice is only travel if necessary but for those people for whom it is necessary to travel, as there are clear and easy way of knowing how they can get from a to b with a few services that are running? yes. they can get from a to b with a few services that are running?- services that are running? yes. we have been — services that are running? yes. we have been seeing _ services that are running? yes. we have been seeing national- services that are running? yes. we have been seeing national rails - have been seeing national rails strike sincejune so the train operators are used to the sorts of timetable they can run. for example from london paddington to bath and bristol there are trains every hour. those are looking fairly reliable in terms of getting people where the

continuing in scotland, lengthy north of the central belt book but for many in the afternoon, sunny spellsemperatures for the bulk of the week ahead, chile on monday night. the coldest night of the week. a touch of frost in places as tuesday begins. away from the odd shower in the south—west on tuesday, a mini ridge of high pressure with a lot of financial i weather around on tuesday. low pressure comes back for the second half of the week. not sweeping through, lingering towards the south—west of us, feeding bands of rain and showers northwards at times that could be heavy and thundery and the wind will pick up once again. you will notice with temperatures staying like this for the rest of the week, it will not feel like we are over halfway through autumn. that's all from us at bbc news at ten. 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. goodnight. hello there. so far this month, we have seen a near—normal amount of rainfall across the uk. it has been a bit dry across england and wales, but scotland

are starting to rise a little bit in scotland with highs heading to 15 degrees or so through the central beltbut it does stay on the mild side. that's your latest, bye—bye. this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. filling the fiscal hole — liz truss no longer promises to raise pensions in line with inflation and asks her cabinet to look for more spending cuts. the rising cost of living. the uk's latest inflation figures are out shortly. we'll be heading to sunderland to see how working families are coping with higher prices. back with a bang! mega hits such as stranger things help netflix fight back against its rivals and add more than two million new subscribers after its recent slump. and open for business. we head to tennessee to find out why the state is a hot—bed for american entrepreneurs.

and after that, find start in scotland, the cloud and rain pushing in towards the central belt.hing its way further north. and looking ahead toward sunday, well, we've got low pressure in the atlantic once again, that is driving conditions sending weather fronts our way and there will be some outbreaks of rain. initially across parts of the southeast tonnes sunday a cold front brings in cloud and patchy outbreaks of rain initially, perhaps turning a wee bit heavier through the afternoon through parts of kent and in towards cambridgeshire. further west it's a little bit drier but also a rash of showers. these could well be on the heavy side, perhaps the odd rumble of thunder in the mix too and quite breezy if not windy through parts of the irish seacoast. inot monday now and another weather front brings heavy rain across parts into monday now and another weather front brings heavy rain across parts of ireland and pushing its way towards western parts of scotland in towards wales later on. i had a bit much of england having some sunshine, just the chance of a few showers around. t

sunshine, but notice the cloud and rain pushing north across southern parts of scotland and the central beltsunshine for the north as well, i'll be bit cooler here compared with elsewhere. looking ahead now to sunday, and we do have this line of cloud and ran across parts of the southeast, that could linger into the afternoon. behind it, i dries like sunshine but also a rash of showers pushing across western parts of the country. those could well be heavy with the odd rumble of thunder and a somewhat cooler field. odd rumble of thunder and a somewhat coolerfield. isa 15—17 odd rumble of thunder and a somewhat cooler field. isa 15—17 celsius. ——highs of 15—17 celsius.

are starting to rise a little bit in scotland with highs heading to 15 degrees or so through the central beltnews. i'm ben boulos. our top stories: the worst drought somalia has seen in a0 years: the stark warning from the united nations, as aid camps admit a starving child every minute. you get a good idea here of how quickly this crisis is starting to accelerate. three, even a00 people now, arriving at this one small camp every day now. more than 1,000 towns and villages across ukraine are left without power after russia's latest bombardment targets power plants. president biden promises a national law on abortion rights, if democrats keep control of congress in the mid—term elections. with your support, i will sign a law codifying roe injanuary. together, let's remember who we are.

are starting to rise a little bit in scotland with highs heading to 15 degrees or so through the central beltg. welcome to breakfast withjon kay here at the national glass centre in sunderland and sally nugent in the breakfast studio. our headlines today: downing street refuses to commit to increasing state pensions in line with inflation — it comes ahead of the latest cost of living figures, which are out in an hour's time. sometimes which are out in an hour's time. i've been left with the sometimes i've been left with £30 in the account for over a week to pay everything and just don't have it. i'm

plenty of showers follow into scotland — lengthy ones north of the central belt. lot fade away into the afternoon. for many places, the afternoon will be dry with broken cloud and sunny spells. keep a few showers going in northern scotland overnight and into tuesday. there's actually a little nose of high pressure building in monday night and into tuesday, so clearing skies, lighterwinds and, for many areas, temperatures dipping away — cold enough for a touch of frost, especially in more rural spots. on tuesday, after that chilly start, a lot of fine weather to come. mayjust catch a shower towards the north—east of the uk on increasing cloud and towards the far south—west as well, where the breeze will start to pick up later. but for many places on tuesday, it'll be dry and quite sunny, too. welcome to bbc news. i'm simon pusey. our top stories: somalia's sorrow. we have a special report from the african nation suffering its worst drought in a0 years. we are headed for a catastrophe. this is a serious. it is really going to get worse if nothing more comes in other

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of the rmt union are taking part in the strike, with trains running on just three routes in the central beltpondent alexandra mackenzie is at queen street station in glasgow. it would normally be really busy here on a saturday afternoon, but the concourse behind me is completely deserted at the moment. there are trains standing at the platform going absolutely nowhere. and also, if i look back at the departure board, it is almost completely empty. i am joined by phil campbell of scotrail. what does this 24 phil campbell of scotrail. what does this 2a hour strike mean for your customers? this 24 hour strike mean for your customers?— this 24 hour strike mean for your customers? ., . , ., , customers? today we are seeing only three routes — customers? today we are seeing only three routes operating _ customers? today we are seeing only three routes operating across - customers? today we are seeing only three routes operating across the - three routes operating across the country. — three routes operating across the country. a — three routes operating across the country, a significant reduction

rain continued to track its way northwards with wendy for a time around the far southwest the central beltoutheast, that it will linger into the afternoon, beheaded a dryer slot with sunshine but also a rash of showers pushing in across western parts of the country put up those could well be heavy with the odd rumble of anger and a somewhat cooler field, rumble of anger and a somewhat coolerfield, highs of 15 rumble of anger and a somewhat cooler field, highs of 15 to 17 degrees. this is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the headlines. the uk government will call a snap election in northern ireland — but hasn't set a date. politicians at stormont failed to restore power—sharing at the devolved administration, which hasn't functioned since may let's focus on what really needs to be done which is to find a solution that restores northern ireland's place within the united kingdom and removes the protocol and the harm it is doing. we need to have one functioning to serve _ we need to have one functioning to serve the _ we need to have one functioning to serve the