low pressure bringing strong wind. and now cloud rolling in from the atlantic bringing cloud and rain for some of us already today. this was county down earlier on with grey skies overhead but it could turn brighter in parts of northern ireland to the afternoon. some rain around and ahead of that, north east scotland holding on to some sunshine and further south across england and the south of wales increasing amounts of cloud but it should stay pretty much dry. temperatures between eight and ii pretty much dry. temperatures between eight and 11 degrees and on the night the rain continues north and east, some heavier rain racing into the north west of scotland by the end of the night. but we will see milder air working in from the atlantic so temperatures for some climbing as the night wears on. 5 degrees for aberdeen and ten in belfast tomorrow morning. i pressure to the south tomorrow, southern largely dry. further north the string of weather fronts waxing in the next few d
how local lad sean longstaff has these newcastle fans dreaming, as the club reach a first final since 1999. it s official liverpool has become the host of this year s eurovision song contest in a special handover ceremony in the city. it isa it is a dry and bright day in the south and east, but expect some rain in the north and west. the strong winds will gradually ease. good morning. it s wednesday, 1st february. hundreds of thousands of workers are going on strike today, in the biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade. among them are more than 100,000 teachers in england and wales. teachers in some parts of scotland are also taking action in a separate dispute. unions say more than 23,000 schools could be disrupted, with many having to close. 0ur education reporter vanessa clarke has more. it s been a familiar sight in scotland for months. but for the first time in seven years, teachers in england, and teachers and support staff in wales, are joining the act
she s best known as a former x factorjudge and band member of girls aloud, but now cheryl is taking on a new challenge as a leading lady in the west end. she s joined the cast of 2:22 a ghost story and is making her stage debut. alice bhandhukravi has been catching up with the cast. it s time to play do ghosts exist? # da da dum, da da dum #. 2:22 has been entertaining and spooking audiences for the last couple of years and intent on carrying on with its fifth cast. for the leading lady, though, it s only her first foray into west end theatre. it is so nice, after 20 years of doing the same sort of thing, to have a different experience again and a new challenge, and it s been really fun. the gateway between life and death is a secret not all spirits are in on. like the wardrobe to narnia. precisely. like running across sniper s alley. not everyone gets through.
2:22 has been entertaining and spooking audiences for the last couple of years and intent on carrying on with its fifth cast. for the leading lady, though, it s only her first foray into west end theatre. it is so nice, after 20 years of doing the same sort of thing, to have a different experience again and a new challenge, and it s been really fun. the gateway between life and death is a secret not all spirits are in on. like the wardrobe to narnia. precisely. like running across sniper s alley. not everyone gets through. it s sort of like a modern classic, i think. - in some ways, it s quite an old fashioned ghost story, but it has sort of been brought up to date. i think people will be j pleasantly surprised, the twists and turns. ghosts aren t literally dead people walking around. i think they re more like facebook. right. laughter. it s scripted, i suppose, that s also different for you. yeah, yeah, of course. that bit was interesting.