England, Northern Ireland a lot of cloud, and in scotland we have got heavy rain which is going to put its weight north eastwards this afternoon, quite mild, temperatures ten or ii. Overnight tonight, the band of rain pushes eastwards which is going to be heavy, accompanied by fairly squally winds, we are looking at blustery showers following across northern and Western Areas, it is a mild night, temperatures 6 9 account of the strong winds, and tomorrow it isa of the strong winds, and tomorrow it is a much windier date across all of the country, a day of sunshine and showers, the showers merging together to give lengthy spells of rain in the north west as it starts to turn colder, but it is discreet in the isobars, the strongest winds going around coastal parts of ireland, gusts of 80 mph and then through sunday night, around the coast of wales and south west england, gus could reach 70 mph, perhaps a bit stronger which may well lead to some disruption as we head into the first part o
To up to 4,500 jobs in the uk, as part of restructuring plans to make it more profitable. Three call centres, in sunderland, hull and worcester, could be closed. Unions have called it a cruel blow for the compa nys workers in the run up to christmas. Our economics correspondent andy verity has more details. Sunderland, where workers used to be told that manufacturing was the past and call centres were the future. Not any more. A few miles away, near the town of houghton le spring, 2500 Call Centre Workers were among those told by npower today theirjobs were going. Disappointment, but its a shame, theres nothing else we can do. Ill take it one step at a time. Im still going to do myjob, still going to do the best i can, and take it from there. Its a heavy blow for an area already reeling from bad economic news. The future does look bleak, to be honest. Youve got tata, youve got british gas. For 2000 people to lose theirjob, what else is going to replace thatjob . Where are they going to
Hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. The headlines. As the final few days of campaigning get under way the conservatives promise to introduce an australian style points based immigration system to control unskilled migration. Meanwhile, labour has set out its plans for social care if it wins the election by offering more funding and free personal care for older people in england. A factory fire in the indian capital, delhi, which broke out in the early hours of the morning has killed at least 43 people. The british boxer, anthonyjoshua, has reclaimed his World Championship belts from andy ruinr becoming only the fourth heavyweight in the sports history to win a direct rematch. Manchester city has promised to give a lifetime ban to anyone found guilty of racist abuse after Manchester United players said they were targeted during the derby. Dame helen mirrenjoined crowds in Trafalgar Square last night as thousands of people in cities around the world camped overnight to raise cash to
Of thursdays general election. In other news police in india arrest the owner of a delhi factory where a fire killed more than a0 people overnight. A Murder Investigation is launched after the death of a woman in northamptonshire. A 13 year old boy is among the suspects. And coming up at 4. 30 to mark the 20th anniversary of talking movies, tom brook meets the prolific bollywood actor, Shah Rukh Khan. Good afternoon. In the final days of the election campaign, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn are telling voters that thursdays poll is an historic chance to move the country forward. The conservatives say a points based immigration system would reduce low skilled migration. Labour is using the day to set out its plans for social care. Our Political Correspondent, Susana Mendonca, reports. Not long left until voters make their call, and borisjohnson is hoping theyll give him a ringing endorsement. Hello, mr walker, hi. This is borisjohnson. At a call centre in london today he focused on con
Success on thursday will depend heavily on how well the parties perform in marginal seats. Warrington south in cheshire is one of them. It voted to leave in the eu referendum, and in 2017, labour took it from the conservatives with a majority ofjust over 2,500. Bbc north wests Political Editor Nina Warhurst reports. Things seem to be moving in the right direction here. Unemployments low, wages above average, the number of businesses has almost doubled in a decade. In warrington, you can still feel the legacy of the industrial revolution. Surrounding hamlets have become honeypots for the metropolitan overspill of liverpool and manchester. This is stockton heath, and this changing environment is the onejens grown up in, and she recently joined the labour party because she doesnt think success here is being shared, and she blames the government. Theres food banks in warrington, like, yeah, ijust think that we we need to do more more for more people. We are one of the richest countries in