on tuesday the 23rd of august. thank you very much indeed. rail passengers have been facing more disruption this morning with knock on effects from yesterday s strike which saw about 80% of services cancelled across the country. in london today, there s a separate walk out that s hitting the underground and 0verground. and some london bus drivers are also on strike. our business correspondent, caroline davies, reports. welcome to stratford station. locked up and locked out. commuters this morning trying to find a way to work, with nearly no tubes running, and some bus services also on strike. well, i need to go to work on oxford street and i have no way to go there. thank you very much the rmt, it is very kind of them, they have screwed up my day completely. fed up. for the past two year there has been strike, strike, strike, after strike. struggling to get the work, it isjust annoying. - but i understand why
within three frantic days in west london, an alleged murder, an arrest by armed officers and a man charged. thomas 0 halloran made it less than 100 yards in his mobility scooter after being stabbed in the chest alongside the busy aao in greenford. police later circulated cctv images of a man running from the scene with a knife. early yesterday morning, the man was arrested at this house, just over a mile from where mr 0 halloran died. this morning 44 year old lee byer appeared at willesden magistrates court after being charged overnight. in a hearing ofjust a couple of minutes, lee byer, wearing grey clothes, said that he had no fixed address. he was told he faced a charge of murder and another of the possession of a knife. his case will next be heard at the old bailey on the 23rd of august. but the investigation will continue and last night the met was under
heaļ¬na reminders of the background. the hearin: he reminders of the background. tie: hearing he lasted only a few minutes, lee byer appeared only to confirm his name, age 44 and his address, to which he replied he had no fixed abode. the judge address, to which he replied he had no fixed abode. thejudge he address, to which he replied he had no fixed abode. the judge he told him he was being charged with two offences. 0ne him he was being charged with two offences. one with the murder of 87 year old thomas 0 halloran in west london on tuesday. the second charge relating to the position of a bladed article. he was wearing a grey t shirt and grey tracksuit bottoms in the dock, stood up all the way through the hearing, and where he was told that his next court appearance will be at the old bailey on the 23rd of august. thank ou ve bailey on the 23rd of august. thank you very much- nhs leaders have warned that rising numbers of people will become ill
next court appearance will be at the old bailey on the 23rd of august. 46 year old thomas knott was found guilty of murdering dawn walker at bradford crown court. he strangled herjust hours after their married and stored her body in a cupboard before dumping it in a suitcase in bushes behind their home near halifax where it was found four days later. free lateral flow testing for people with covid symptoms will end in northern ireland on monday. the free tests ended for the rest of the uk earlier this year, but northern ireland kept the programme. those working in the health service and people eligible for new covid treatments will still have access to free tests.
0ver over the next week or two, there are further bands on the way for other areas of southeast england and south wales, as well. it s been dry again today for the majority of england and wales, but across north wales, northern england north midlands, we ve seen a mixture of sunny spells and a few passing showers. the big question is, when will the next rain? i ve been looking and struggling to find an answer. we might next the rain in about ten days time, or maybe longer than that, as long as two weeks. but any significant rain will probably be towards the last 3rd of august, certainly a long way away. looking at the weather picture overnight, showers clear why, but we will see rain moving into the northwest of scotland, that s not where we need the rain at the moment. temperatures overnight comfortable, 8 12 c, we still have this fresh low humidity area across the country. another day where most of us will stay dry with