pressure is still with us on sunday and the sunny areas and the cloudy areas will move around the uk with subtle changes in the wind direction. perhaps a shade cooler, not that you will notice, around about ten or 11 degrees. the high pressure will eventually shift towards eastern parts of europe in the middle of the week and that will give way to weather fronts off the atlantic. that is the next time we are anticipating rain. until about tuesday or wednesday many areas are staying dry and certainly from wednesday evening onwards into thursday we will be getting our first dose of rain. that s it but the news of course continues here on bbc one as we join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. have a very good evening. hello, i m olly foster. here s what s coming up on sportsday this evening. scotland danced past england to keep their hands on the calcutta cup. what can they do against wales? ireland caught the eye on the opening weekend, can
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, i m 0lly foster. here s what s coming up on sportsday this evening. human rights groups have slammed fifa for telling teams to just focus on the football in qatar. the red roses are fully focussed. we ll head live to new zealand ahead of their rugby world cup semi final. it s the first of the quarterfinals at the rugby league world cup. can lebanon stop the reigning champions? also coming up in the programme. good evening. welcome along. injust over a fortnight, the world cup in qatar will be under way. the tiny gulf state, the most controversial host in the history the tournament, says everyone is welcome . human rights groups have contested that for the last 12 years since they were named as hosts, and today, fifa has been criticised for a letter that has been sent to all 32 competing nations, telling them to concentrate on football and not get involved in any protests. joe lynskey reports. the world cup starts here in 16 days, the stadium in the north of qatar wh
for england and northern ireland in the women s euros. the hosts kicking off against norway in around 90 minutes time in brighton. but right now northern ireland have just minutes to save their euros campaign. they re currently 1 0 down to austria.. who went ahead early as katharina schiechtl. she found space to tap home a deflection.. let s get the latest from st mary s as we head into the final minutes of this second half. northern ireland have been more courageous in the second half but as they stand austria heading for their first win of the tournament unless northern ireland get a goal back. drinks breaks taking place now because of the sheer heat in southampton tonight. and you can follow that game on bbc one right now. now into the final 20 minutes. still to come a battle of two heavywights in this group.. as england take on 2 time champions norway who top the group on goal difference after their win over northern ireland last week. olly foster is in brighton ahead
Returns after the international break. And darren has the weather. Good morning. Theres a lot of unusual weather over the coming few days. This weekend and into monday some warm conditions for many of us and by the beginning of the week weve got the arrival of ophelia and some damaging winds. The emulator for all of the details. Thank you. First, our main story. Tougher prison sentences for people repeatedly caught carrying acid or other corrosive substances. There are also proposals to make it a crime for shopkeepers in england, wales and scotland to sell acid to anyone under the age of 18. Heres our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. Convicted this week, two robbers who sprayed chemical on their victims. Joshua jordan and the other man were pa rt joshua jordan and the other man were part of the gang that attacked a shop assistant in east london. Woman in her 50s was squirted with ammonia at least three times. Her face burning, she bravely fought back. Later, the two sprayed anot