the 48 hour strikes are on the 13th, 14th, 16th, 17th of december and 3rd, 4th, 6th and 7th ofjanuary, meaning for millions of people, travelling this christmas could be very difficult. but one silver lining the head of the rmt union, mick lynch, says he s hopeful a formal offer will be made to rail workers in the coming days, aimed at ending their strikes. we ll have to wait and see. the time is quarter past six. the boss of tesco says customers are changing their shopping habits in the face of the cost of living crisis. and next summer s headliner of coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel. luis suarez, the central character of uruguay s final match against ghana is heading out of the world cup beaten not by the team seeking revenge on him, but by south korea s late winner.