down. good morning from southampton, where northern ireland and england face each other in their final group game at the euros. england look to continue their winning form as they head to the quarterfinals, while northern ireland want to finish their first major women s tournament on a high. sunny in the southern half of the country at the moment but a cloudy and damp start in the north. it will brighten up. news of exceptional heat coming our way into next week. it s friday, 15thjuly. our main story. thousands of rail workers are to go on strike again as the leader of one of britain s biggest union warns of a summer of discontent . the rmt union has announced its members will strike on thursday the 18th and saturday the 20th august in their ongoing row over pay, jobs and conditions. the union had already announced a day of action on the 27thjuly. yesterday, the aslef union also said train drivers at eight rail companies would stage a walk out on saturday 30th july. sharon g
southern counties of england. and thatis southern counties of england. and that is the start. we have exceptional heat heading our way sunday into the start of next week and as we start next week, we could see record breaking temperatures. more later. in february, we spoke tojoe appiah. he d recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer and was on the programme urging other men to get themselves checked. it was part of an nhs campaign which led to a surge in men contacting their doctor. but for one man, joe s interview had a life changing impact. ted sayers was watching breakfast that day and decided to get a test. a decision which he says saved his life. now the pair have met for the first time, and breakfast s jayne mccubbin was there. this is a story about a gift. oh, wow. back again. this is brilliant. my name isjoe appiah. 0n the 17th of february,