for their lowest paid workers. rmt members who work for the 1a train operating companies are still due to go on strike, but this vote todayis due to go on strike, but this vote today is being seen as a breakthrough. we will have more of that on the news channel and the bbc news at six. time for a look at the weather. here s ben rich. good afternoon, today is the spring equinox, the beginning of the astronomical spring. and certainly, we have been feeling the days getting longer. the sunrise this morning in the east of england was just before six o clock in the sun won t set in parts of northern ireland until nearly quarter to seven this evening. but you may not get to see too many sunrises and sunsets this weekend because the jet stream, high up in the atmosphere, is blowing strongly across the atlantic feeding what is essentially a conveyor belt of weather systems in our direction. it will often be cloudy and there will be quite a lot of rain. this is the rain we expect to a
intense the further north you go across the uk. looking at the weather chart, you think perhaps perfect conditions, high pressure normally means a lot of fine weather, but it doesn t necessarily equate to crystal clear skies. at the moment we have a north easterly wind coming around our area of high pressure kicking up moisture off the north sea bringing cloud and showers. quite a leopard print effect to our satellite picture at the moment. many areas are seeing cloud passing over and glimmers of sunshine coming in. some showers in the midlands this afternoon, some to the far south east as well, and a north easterly wind needs factoring in. one of the monitor you will see nine or 10 degrees, outside it will feel closer to five or six. indicators of a strong aurora to the north of the uk, even again possibly visible to the south. the best areas to get the clear skies probably somewhere in the south west of england and again to the north west of scotland. also where you get the
and a big win for the fantasy adventure film everything everywhere all at once, after a succesful night at the screen actors guild awards in hollywood. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister and the european commission are due to hold final talks on a new post brexit trade deal for northern ireland today. rishi sunak and ursula von der leyen will meet in windsor to discuss complex challenges around the exisiting deal what s called the northern ireland protocol. there will be a cabinet meeting in the afternoon, where an update on those talks will be given. if a final deal is agreed, the prime minister and ms von der leyen will hold a short joint press conference. rishi sunak would then make a statement in the house of commons. so, what is the protocol and why is it important? it was created after brexit to avoid border controls between northern ireland and the republic of ireland which is an eu member. effectively, it leaves northern ireland within th
This is the first time ive actually had to say, can you help us . Tough times. But as well see, theres also hope and help. Theres a lot to go through today. In a cold church in benwell, Carole Rowland is on the mic. Its worry and fear. Anything that worries you, anything youre fearful of, please come and talk to us. If the Cost Of Living crisis is a national crisis, the response here in newcastles west end is local. The other things that weve got are more kiddies coats, which is fantastic. This place started years ago as a food bank, but its had to change, adapt and expand to become a Community Hub to keep up in these hard times. Used to be that people dont have sufficient food to eat. We can help them with that. Its now that they dont have enough fuel. They dont have heat. Our fear here at our food bank is that people may die. Its getting a bit colder. It is slightly. So it is food and help with fuel. But were here to see much more than that. There you go. Of course, pats work, handin
this is the first time i ve actually had to say, can you help us? tough times. but as we ll see, there s also hope and help. there s a lot to go through today. in a cold church in benwell, carole rowland is on the mic. it s worry and fear. anything that worries you, anything you re fearful of, please come and talk to us. if the cost of living crisis is a national crisis, the response here in newcastle s west end is local. the other things that we ve got are more kiddies coats, which is fantastic. this place started years ago as a food bank, but it s had to change, adapt and expand to become a community hub to keep up in these hard times. used to be that people don t have sufficient food to eat. we can help them with that. it s now that they don t have enough fuel. they don t have heat. our fear here at our food bank is that people may die. it s getting a bit colder. it is slightly. so it is food and help with fuel. but we re here to see much more than that. there you go. of c