scottish democracy. the electric car battery maker britishvolt has gone into administration, leaving hundreds of staff redundant. more rail strikes train drivers will walk out on the 1st and 3rd of february, after union bosses rejected a pay offerfrom rail companies. a double decker bus overturns in icy conditions in somerset. 56 people are injured. and after 31 years presenting his weekday mid morning show, broadcaster ken bruce announces he is leaving bbc radio 2. hello, good afternoon. for the first time, the uk government has announced it is blocking a law passed by the scottish parliament. the scotland secretary alisterjack told the commons he was blocking introducing reforms that would have made it easier for people to legally change gender. he said transgender people deserved respect and understanding, but he believed the bill would interfere with uk equalities law. the first minister, nicola sturgeon, says her government will take legal action against the decision,
in the week. with the start of meteorological autumn the weather is going to reflect that with even a warning of dale s coming out in the short cost more south western parts of the country. meanwhile we have high pressure bringing fine and settled weather for the afternoon and into tomorrow. most places will be dry and also quite breezy across parts of england and wales. despite that the mid 20 is likely to the south and the south east and up to the high teens in the north. largely fine tonight, quite chilly across scotland and northern ireland and tomorrow we start off in the north on a chillier note. some showers around but most places dry. 21 degrees through the central belt. then thursday and friday we start to see the changes with these areas of low pressure merging together. and we see things turning more unsettled. for friday was central and western areas could see some showers and thunderstorms around. turning windy across scotland and north east england. temperatures
the b2/b3 mixed pairs bowls. and later in the hour. brad pitt is back, in bullet train. does his new film hit the mark? find out in the film review at 5.45pm. hello, a very good afternoon. a series of hosepipe bans has come into force in parts of southern england as a lack of rainfall continues to put pressure on water supplies. this means that using hosepipes to water gardens, clean cars, fill ornamental ponds and swimming pools will not be allowed, following the driestjuly in england since 1935. today s ban has just come into force at 5.00pm and affects customers of southern water in hampshire and the isle of wight. people who break the rules could receive a warning or in extreme cases, a fine of up to £1,000. abouti million south east water customers in kent and sussex will face measures from next friday 12th august. companies in other parts of the country are planning similar moves in the coming weeks. 0ur correspondent, zoe conway, has the latest. i ve actually used t