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A lot of activists would like them to take a stronger stance on brexit. In the last election they were firmly the party of remain and now they want them to be the party of rejoin. For the moment ed davey says that is off the table and i think it will be interesting to see what mention if any there is a brexit. If he does not go hard enough and maybe a few disgruntled supporters in the room. But it is about speaking to those voters and they are targeting a lot of seats that voted strongly to leave in the referendum. There is a political issue and that they need to get across to voters a distinct message that sets them apart from the other Political Parties and that is a key challenge for them. You can watch the speech is a key challenge for them. You can watch the speech by is a key challenge for them. You can watch the speech by sir is a key challenge for them. You can watch the speech by sir ed is a key challenge for them. You can watch the speech by sir ed davey. Watch the speech by sir Ed Davey Life here at half past two. Thousands of pupils in scotland are affected as Unison Members and 2a of scotlands 32 councils strike in a row about pay. I corresponded no reports. Schools are communities and as well as teachers and pupils that are catering staff and janitors. Many peoples faces three days at home. My many peoples faces three days at home. ~ , many peoples faces three days at home. G ,. ,. , home. My boy is in primary one series only home. My boy is in primary one series onlyjust home. My boy is in primary one series onlyjust beginning home. My boy is in primary one series onlyjust beginning to home. My boy is in primary one i series onlyjust beginning to settle and i know theyre going on strike so i dont know how it will affect him when he has to go back. Is not areat. M him when he has to go back. Is not great my mum him when he has to go back. Is not great. My mum will him when he has to go back. Is not great. 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Today Dumfries And Galloway said all schools will close at an other areas such as dundee the situation varies from school to school and nurseries may be affected. The best idea is to check websites. Last year the rubbish piled up, this year it is school staff are striking on behalf of many other council workers. The strike will be the biggest in the Public Sector in scotland since humza yousaf took office about his message to those going on strike will disappoint them, he says there is no more money. The will disappoint them, he says there is no more money. Is no more money. The two unions involved, unite is no more money. The two unions involved, unite and is no more money. The two unions involved, unite and gmb is no more money. The two unions involved, unite and gmb have involved, unite and gmb have suspended action because they have seen additional money would on the table and negotiated in good faith. Now it is only unison going on strike. ,. , , now it is only unison going on strike. , strike. Unison says its concerns about the strike. Unison says its concerns about the pay strike. Unison says its concerns about the pay offer strike. Unison says its concerns about the pay offer have strike. Unison says its concerns about the pay offer have not. Strike. Unison says its concerns i about the pay offer have not been addressed and that further action of this week may be a possibility. Gatwick will cancel more than 80 flights this week because of a coronavirus and break amongst controllers. There were no cancellations expected today or on saturday. Rishi sunak is viewing how the cost of hs2 can be controlled and many ministers have warned the Prime Minister about scrapping the birmingham to manchester route. In 2009 at the Labour Government introduced an idea for a new North South High speed rail line. 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We were told Hs2 Would Deliverjobs and prosperity and deliver critical capacity on the railways. In 2015 a connection to Heathrow Airport was deemed unnecessary and in 2021 the link between these midlands athletes cancelled and replaced with localised Real Investment and in march the government Set Save Money it was delaying when used in will be ready for hs2. This week that was askedif ready for hs2. This week that was asked if hs2 would go to manchester. Minister. The Prime Minister estimate £71 billion which after inflation will be higher now which the government is well aware of. Taste the government is well aware of. We do have the government is well aware of. Do have to respond to the budgets, notjust hit by a coronavirus about the war in ukraine and i think any responsible government looks at the scene says does this still stack up . The war and covid have pushed cost up the war and covid have pushed cost up but three years ago the National Audit office said the Department For Transport and hs2 limited said had underestimated the cost and there was this morning from the labour mayor of manchester. Warning. If you pull the plug on that infrastructure you leave the north of england saddled with victorian structure for the rest of the century. Structure for the rest of the centu. ,. , , century. No plot has been pulled yet but plug century. No plot has been pulled yet but plug has century. No plot has been pulled yet but plug has been century. No plot has been pulled yet but plug has been pulled century. No plot has been pulled yet but plug has been pulled and so so far hs2 has not provided it. The scottish actor David Mccallum, who had a film and television carreer spanning 60 years, has died at the age of 90 in new york. He starred in The Great Escape and appeared more recently as a medical examiner in the hit us crime drama, ncis. But hell be best remembered for playing a russian spy in the American 19605 tv series, the man from u. N. C. L. E. David sillito takes a look back at his life. Uncle is an organisation consisting of agents of all nationalities. Its involved in maintaining political and legal order anywhere in the world. For a certain generation, David Mccallum was and always will be Illya Kuryakin from the man from uncle. Like my friend napoleon, i go and i do whatever i am told to. Quiet, enigmatic, good looking. Newsreel just a wave and a rare l smile were enough for the hundreds of teenage fans who found david irresistible. The fan worship was rather overwhelming for an actor who was himself quiet, thoughtful and serious. The background that i had made me very reticent. Very, very scots. I think this is where the word dour comes from, that youre not. You dont show emotion. Its a very inhibiting thing. 50 years later, he was once again back in prime time as dr Donald Ducky Mallard in ncis. Our victim succumbed to a cerebral embolism here in the parietal lobe. If you wanted someone who looked as though they could solve fiendishly complicated mysteries, he was your man. And he loved doing the research to make it look convincing. Clots will develop over a period of minutes or hours. See you in piccadilly. Scots bar. His first taste of Big Screen Success had been The Great Escape, but his Acting Career had begun back in the � aos in bbc radio plays. Thank you. Good luck. Right. The child of musicians, he was born in glasgow and his family then moved to london. He left for america because he felt britain was becoming worryingly left wing. However, it didnt stop him returning to work here. They were recaptured and the architect was shot. Colditz. So were very near. Not till weve done what we have to. And then sapphire and steel. Take it downstairs and burn it. However, it wasnt a patch on the man from uncle. David mccallum. He wrote, he composed music and he knew a great deal about forensic science. But above all, he was, in the cold war, the wests favourite russian agent. Stay with us here on bbc news. Hello there. Its a little bit more unsettled today than what we had yesterday. We had some heavy even thundery rain around this morning. Most of that is clearing northwards. Thats going to leave an afternoon of sunny spells and scattered showers. So some Eastern Areas actually staying dry altogether. So there they are, a couple of Weather Fronts which have brought the rain through this morning, continuing to move their way northwards, taking its time to clear, i think from northern scotland. But for the rest of scotland, northern ireland, england and wales, its an afternoon of sunny spells, blustery showers, most of the showers towards the west, many Eastern Areas staying dry, feeling quite pleasant as well. Pretty decent temperatures for this time in september, up to 23 degrees in the south east, mid to high teens further north and west. The showers rattle on for a while this evening then they fade away. Winds turn lighter. Clear skies, it could turn quite chilly across some of the scottish glens, ahead of storm agnes which starts to throw up stronger winds and cloud from the southwest. So storm agnes then will be plaguing much of the west of the uk on wednesday with rain and gales and the system looks like its going to barrel across ireland. So i think here where we see the biggest of the impacts, Heavy Rain Spilling Northwards as we go through the day. But the winds could cause some concern around irish sea coasts. Parts of the northern and western wales, northwest england, South West Scotland could see gusts up to around 60 to 70, maybe 75 miles an hour. But less than that further inland. Heavy rain also pushing northwards across many western areas, but actually much of northeast scotland, Central Eastern england, escaping all the action and staying largely dry. Some sunny spells, quite breezy, though. Temperatures up to 22 degrees, closer to the mid teens further north and west where we have the rain and gales. Storm agnes continues to Barrel Northwards during wednesday night across scotland. Could see some gales and heavy rain here. But then were in between Weather Systems for thursday. So a quieter day, i think, we should see quite a bit of sunshine around, especially across Eastern Areas. Cloud tending to build out west, though, as the next frontal system pushes into northern ireland, then into western scotland, other parts of western england and wales later in the day. Temperatures a little bit lower, up to 20 degrees in the southeast, mid to high teens further north. And its quite a mixed picture as we head through friday and the weekend. Low pressure always fairly close by. Looks like most of the rain will be in the north and the west, southern and Eastern Areas tending to hold on to the dry weather. See you later. Live from london. This is bbc news. Thousands of armenian refugees continue to flee nagorno karabakh, as an explosion at a fuel depot reportedly kills 20 people. Walk companies are told to pay back money to customers through lower bills after missing key targets. The uk Home SecretarySuella Braverman is expected to say that being gay is not enough to get Refugee Status as she calls for changes to international conventions. Jailed russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny appeals against his 19 year sentence. Hello, im lucy grey, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. We start in the caucasus, where at least 20 people have been killed in an explosion at a fuel depot in the disputed territory of nagorno karabakh