details in the programme. it s saturday the fifth of november. our main story: passengers are being warned to expect significant disruption on the railways today, despite strike action being called off. tens of thousands of rail workers had been due to walk out in the long running dispute over pay and working conditions. strikes planned for monday and wednesday have also been cancelled, as negotiations between the rmt union and train operators are stepped up. our business correspondent, marc ashdown reports. today s strike action may have been called off but widespread disruption will continue. network rail welcomed the decision but says services which had been cancelled can t be reinstated at such late notice. a reduced strike timetable means just 20% of services will run across england, scotland and wales. those which do will start much later and finished by the early evening. thousands of members of the rmt union of 1a real companies and network rail are involved in the lo
Hello there, and welcome along to the programme. And we start at the Rugby World Cup, where wales have been knocked out by argentina, in the first of the quarter finals. It all started so brightly for Warren Gatlands side in marseilles, but the pumas had the edge In A Stunning Second Half comeback. Our correspondent was at the game. Argentina then came back for penalties and lead just after half time 12 10. Came back for penalties and led after half time 12 10 but wales came back and retook the lead. A try from Tomos Williams as he raced through to score. That gave wales the lead with about 25 minutes to go. At that point you thought wales were probably going to win but then a moment of controversy when argentinian s shoulder caught the head of Nick Tompkins and they thought he should have been some sent off but the ref decided he was not and then a legal challenge. From there argentina came back, the pressure eventually told. They got a try with about ten minutes left and he rumbled o
Hello there, and welcome along to the programme. And we start at the Rugby World Cup, where wales have been knocked out by argentina, in the first of the quarter finals. It all started so brightly for Warren Gatlands side in marseilles, but the pumas had the edge In A Stunning Second Half comeback. Lets get the latest now with our correspondent andy swiss whos there for us now. Andy so close for wales, but the game just swung away from them after half time. Thats right you may be able to hear the argentinian fans still celebrating inside the stadium. You expect the celebrations here are onlyjust beginning for them. But for though welsh fans what crushing disappointment as you say they began the matches so well and lead 10 0 at one point thanks to an early try from dan baker of argentina then came back for penalties and led after half time 12 10 but wales came back and retook the lead. A try from Tomos Williams as he raced through to score. I gave wales the lead with about 25 minutes to
Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Labours shadow chancellor John Mcdonnell has called on all the main Political Parties to agree a new independent system to tackle Sexual Harassment at westminster. Mr mcdonnell said the recent allegations of misconduct by mps were distressing and undermined Public Confidence in the political system. Last night, the conservative mp, Charlie Elphicke, was suspended by his party. The tories said serious allegations had been referred to the police. Mr elphicke said hed done nothing wrong. Emma vardy reports. Claims of harassment and abuse in the political sphere show no signs of subsiding. Charlie elphicke, the conservative mp for dover since 2010, is no longer a tory mp, at least for now. Last night the new chief whipjulian smith issued a statement. I have suspended the conservative party whip from Charlie Elphicke, mp, following serious allegations that have been referred to the police. Charlie elphickes anger at how hes been treated was clear. He
An element of independence in there, particularly for support as well so people can feel confident about where they can report these things and at the same time how it can be dealt with. A report by 13 us federal agencies has concluded that humans are the dominant cause of the global warming. The white house has downplayed the conclusions. The Prime Minister of lebanon, Saad Al Hariri, has resigned saying in a Live Television broadcast that he fears for his life. Mr hariris father, who was also Prime Minister, was assassinated in 2005. And only half of the fixed speed cameras in the uk are actually switched on according to new data obtained by a freedom of information request. Road safety campaigners have described the situation as concerning. Now lets find out how the sporting news is looking in sports day. Hello im 0lly foster, heres whats coming up on sportsday this evening brendans record breakers 63 unbeaten in league and cup, celtic surpass the mark they set 100 years ago. 27 fa