environment experts blame the recent heatwave and drought in parts of the uk for autumnal conditions which are already being seen in england, a month ahead of time. good afternoon. train passengers are facing a further day of disruption after thousands of rail workers started another 2a hour walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions. across the country, only around 20% of services are running. the government say the strikes could be ended if the unions put the pay deals on offer to their members. this report from our correspondent, helena wilkinson. a now familiar sight for rail passengers across the country half empty stations, weekend plans and services severely disrupted. so, we ve had to leave early from home due to the strike action. obviously that s gonna take a lot of time now to get to the stadium and we re worried about what time we will get back and also what time the trains are running till. obviously, like, i am only quite young as well, so without me gettin
and you are looking in for every week and month that goes by, the dream of homeownership recedes further into the distance. the average age of first time buyers has been rising continuously. the proportion of young people who can afford to buy their own home has been falling. between 2005 2016, the proportion of 2534 year olds that owned their own home fell by 20%, whereas in most other countries, it has been rising. it is true that we still have higher rates of overall homeownership just ahead of france and just ahead of germany. and it is true that we are building more as fast as we can after a sustained decline in home ownership rates in the labour government, which is now starting to go back up thanks to our support forfirst time starting to go back up thanks to our support for first time buyers and also building more homes. last year, there were 400,001st time buyers of property which was a 20 year high. 400,000 property which was a 20 year high. 400,000 first time
Southern england, through the Channel Islands as we reach the second half the day. The wind starts to pick up. And that rain continues to pick up. And that rain continues to move north ward as we head into thursday, turning milder, milder by day and by night, as we push towards the end of the week, with low pressure it stays windy heavy rainfall round, in the north and east, where we could see some Flooding Issues across parts of eastern scot. Stay attuned to the forecast. That is thanks stav. Its time to cross to the nations and regions for the news where you are. Goodbye. Hello and welcome to sportsday im gavin ramjaun. The Battle For Control Over Manchester United well have more on what a stake forjim ratcliffes ineos would mean for the club, and its future. Scotland celebrate qualification is sealed for next years euros without a ball being kicked. And what a weekend at the Rugby World Cup as england now face a date with champions south africa, following their dramatic win over hos
Hello and welcome to the programme. The us soldier travis king, who was being held in north korea, is due home in the coming hours. He was handed over to us officials in china, although the circumstances of his return have not been fully revealed. Private king entered north korea by running across the Demilitarised Zone from south korea injuly. He had been due to be flown to the us to face military disciplinary proceedings, when he escaped his escort. North korea earlier said it would expel the soldier for illegally entering its territory. Us National Security adviser Jake Sullivan has thanked both china and sweden for their assistance in gaining private kings release. Jean mckenzie reports. Jean mackenzie reports. This is travis king moments before he ran into north korea during a tour of the Demilitarised Zone. The us soldier had been in trouble with the south korean authorities and was being sent home to be disciplined by the army. The north koreans have kept his whereabouts a total
And on newsnight at 10 30, well go deeper behind the headlines and speak live with some key players on todays big stories. Plus, a first look at tomorrows front pages. Good evening. There are warnings tonight of a generation of children, being permanently affected by past covid lockdowns, the last of which ended more than two years ago. Who can forget that overnight, schools shut their doors while thousands of children were kept at Home Learning online . But now its clear, growing numbers of youngsters are persistently missing school, with the childrens commissioner for england warning the crisis needs to be tackled as a matter of urgency. At least one in five pupils in england is now Persistently Absent meaning theyre missing 10 or more of their lessons thats double the rate, before the pandemic. A committee of mps is recommending a series of measures including a National Roll out of Attendance Mentors to work with families. New guidance on the standardisation of fines for parents acr