down. good morning from southampton, where northern ireland and england face each other in their final group game at the euros. england look to continue their winning form as they head to the quarterfinals, while northern ireland want to finish their first major women s tournament on a high. sunny in the southern half of the country at the moment but a cloudy and damp start in the north. it will brighten up. news of exceptional heat coming our way into next week. it s friday, 15thjuly. our main story. thousands of rail workers are to go on strike again as the leader of one of britain s biggest union warns of a summer of discontent . the rmt union has announced its members will strike on thursday the 18th and saturday the 20th august in their ongoing row over pay, jobs and conditions. the union had already announced a day of action on the 27thjuly. yesterday, the aslef union also said train drivers at eight rail companies would stage a walk out on saturday 30th july. sharon g
..they mean this. joe wilson, bbc news, saint andrews. england have levelled their odi series against india, after a convincing victory at lords. having suffered a humiliating loss in the opening match of the series, england needed a response, and moeen ali led the way with the bat, top scoring with a7, as england set india nj to win. but thanks to an inspired performance from reece topley, the visitors didn t get anywhere near, as he finished with the best everfigures by an england bowler in a men s one day international. tom pidcock has become the first british rider to win a stage at this year s tour de france. this is the 22 year old s first appearance at the tour. you might remember him from last year s olympics, where he won gold in mountain biking. he claimed stage 12 in style on the iconic alpe d huez mountain, winning by 48 seconds. and you can see just how much it meant to him.