and president trump arrives in scotland for a bank holiday break surveying his golf courses. good afternoon. nurses are in the middle of their biggest strike so far this lunchtime, with their union the rcn calling on the government to put more money on the table if it wants to end the dispute. about half the health trusts in england are affected by today s strike which ends at midnight. the walk out is impacting critical services such as intensive care for the first time. the government has insisted it has made a fair and reasonable offer. nhs england has warned that staffing levels in some areas of the country will be exceptionally low . here s our health correspondent, katharine da costa. they say cut back, we say fight back.! back on the picket line in london. for the third time this year, members of the royal college of nursing are once again on strike. no nhs cuts! today s stoppage affects half of england s nhs trusts. some unite members at a handful of hospital tru
dealt with low cloud, mist and fog we should see brightness developing. the may sunshine is strong now, to brightness and sunshine and possibly the odd spot of drizzle in northern ireland in western scotland later on. but notably, tomorrow s temperatures are lower. particularly near the east coast, 12/13 degrees here. surprisingly, high levels of pollen, higherthan here. surprisingly, high levels of pollen, higher than today for northern ireland, western and central parts of england and wales as well. as we go into wednesday it is chasing the cloud, a lot of dry weather and the weather front by that stage is pushing up through the western side of scotland, northern scotland cloudy but milder. the wind is coming from the south but nippy on the east coast and generally lighter winds here coming in off the north sea. what about the latter part of the weekend into the important weekend? unfortunately, it is looking unsettled and low pressure are driving in off the atlantic, driving in band
chilly, even in the sunshine in the north today. but the most we have a little bit of sunshine, a few showers around. this was fife earlier. if you re heading out for a walk and pretty spring colours to enjoy, take something waterproof because we do have those showers around. they showers are quite evident across central and eastern part of england as well as across scotland and is tracking southwards. so there across parts of wales will diminish. good spells of sunshine across the southwest northern ireland, too. but perhaps a few rumbles of thunder for these. five and six across the northern isles and six across the northern isles and that is the arctic air, which continues its journey southwards this evening and overnight as the showers fade away. under the clear skies fog will be an issue in southern and western areas, even inland. a frost to beware of across the glens of scotland. chilly start tomorrow morning but some sunshine. elsewhere, even though we start