Pilots because unions for the first time. It is calling on the union to call off industrial action planned for wednesday. The head of ryanair once said he would rather cut off his own hand than recognise unions, so his own hand than recognise unions, so it is a bit ofa his own hand than recognise unions, so it is a bit of a turnaround. I think it is a staggering turnaround, actually, for someone who was always known as one of the real tough guys of the business world. So for years, Michael Oleary had said he will not basically recognise unions, he wont let pilots negotiate through unions. And he was saying it only on tuesday, when a press release came out from the company saying we will not recognise unions. And then this morning, out of the blue, they basically did an about turn and said, ok, weve changed our minds. We will recognise unions under some circumstances. Why have they done that . Well, theyre facing industrial actions from pilots, a strike in ireland, and in portugal next
Without the sunshine. Any sunshine . Yes, after a miserable morning, scotland, Northern Ireland beginning to improve. That rain taking its time to get away from the North Eastern quarter. Clear it does though, so im suspecting therell bea though, so im suspecting therell be a bit of sunshine into the Northern Isles before the day is done. But as the cloud and rain slumps into the south, somewhat clearer, fresher conditions move in behind that cold front. So monday is going to start bright across central and eastern parts. Therell be frost and eastern parts. Therell be frost and fog. Increasingly, we pick up the flow from the south west from a relatively mild direction so sunday into monday the last of the cold air for a into monday the last of the cold air fora time, as into monday the last of the cold air for a time, as milder conditions will eventually win out but you have to be patient to get to see that. Eventually into next week, things will be milder across all parts of the Briti
It was discovered hole and frozen in siberia ten years ago. The businessman whose company has a mammoth logo was the buyer. He says he will have no problem storing it. Translation its actually almost my ancestor. I think he is magnificent and he has a successful lineage. We will put him at the entrance. We have enough space. There we are. Yes, skeletons, mammoths and so on. What about the prospects for the weather . Lets get the latest details from louise lear. Good evening. Cold conditions on saturday will slowly be replaced by a mild, wet weather with a weather front moving in from the west. It will take its time in doing so, and this ridge of High Pressure ahead of it means temperatures are likely to follow way. In the eastern half of the uk, colder and frosty. We could see some patchy fog lingering in the south east. Here, temperatures sitting at around freezing or just below. Out to the west, milder air. But it will be cloudy and eventually we will see some rain. The rain heavythr
Professor heinz wolf, perhaps best known for presenting the bbc science programme, the great egg race, has died at 89. Hello, and welcome to the murky depths of the great egg race. Relishing his role as the eccentric scientist, heinz wolff became a Television Star in the 1970s and 80s. In my book, youve already got full marks for eccentricity and having made a five foot bridge to bridge an eight foot gap. His programme the great egg race, testing the scientific and inventive skills of teams to solve a problem he had set them. Always the performer, hed later show them how he had done it. Its all right now, this is the most critical poin, probably here. He also knew how to make science fun for children, as professor ian sutherland, a close friend and colleague at brunel university, remembers only too well. One time i remember him saying, kids, you shouldnt bite your nails, because if you do, you may accidentally bite off yourfinger. And what hed done, hed stuck with superglue a frankfurt
England, east anglia. Rain clearing away this evening and overnight. Try and clear. With light winds, another chilly one. Frost in some rural places. Central and northern areas. Some mist and fog. Monday starts fine and dry. Chilly. Sunshine to compensate. More cloud across north and west of scotland, more breezy. Cloud in the south west. Most places single figure values. The cool air pushed away, replaced by milder air for the next few days. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. Six people have died in a serious crash on one of birminghams main roads. A0 firefighters and five ambulances were sent to the scene, which the fire service said was spread over some distance. The government wants to lower the age for automatic enrolment in Company Pension schemes from 22 to 18 in a move to offer more people Financial Security in retirement. South africas governing anc is due to vote for a new leader today in a close contest that has exposed deep divisions in the party. Rebecca jones present