in the push to win crucial votes. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. nurses are likely to take their first ever national strike action according to their union. the royal college of nursing is still counting ballot papers returned by its 300,000 members but says those counted so far suggest support for strike action, possibly before christmas. the rcn wants a 5% pay increase above the rate of inflation. nurses working in accident & emergency and critical care would be exempted from striking to maintain services. the government said nurses should carefully consider the impact on patients. and as our health editor hugh pym reports, other health workers could also soon be staging industrial action. possible strike action is already looming in parts of the nhs in scotland. members of two unions, including ambulance staff at the gmb, have voted for walk outs. though they have called for talks with members. gmb members have voted to reject that pay offer, so we are currently
some of them will be heavy, some rumbles of thunder, the strongest of the winds around southern and western coasts cnce again. probably the greater chance of staying drier will be towards the north and the east. of staying drier will be but again, very mild, 15 to 16 celsius in the south, low teens further north. some subtle changes into wednesday high pressure beginning to build across the south west, pushing this area of low pressure northward. so i think the windiest, wettest weather will tend to be across the north and the west of scotland. further south, fewer showers around, one or two around, mind you, but a greater chance of staying dry with some sunshine. again, mild in the south, low teens across the north. and then as we move into thursday, that area of high pressure over the near continent builds in, pushes these weather systems out at bay, and we start to draw our air in from the azores and the subtropics. so it really will be very mild through thursday and friday with t
high pressure beginning to build across the south west, pushing this area of low pressure northward. so i think the windiest, wettest weather will tend to be across the north and the west of scotland. further south, fewer showers around, one or two around, mind you, but a greater chance of staying dry with some sunshine. again, mild in the south, low teens across the north. and then as we move into thursday, that area of high pressure over the near continent builds in, pushes these weather systems out at bay, and we start to draw our air in from the azores and the subtropics. so it really will be very mild through thursday and friday with temperatures well above the seasonal norm. now, it s not going to be completely sunny and dry. there will be still a few showers in the northwest of the uk. quite a bit of cloud around, but noticeably mild.
some of them will be heavy, some rumbles of thunder, the strongest of the winds around southern and western coasts once again. probably the greater chance of staying drier will be towards the north and the east. but again, very mild, 15 to 16 celsius in the south, low teens further north. some subtle changes into wednesday high pressure beginning to build across the south west, pushing this area of low pressure northward. so i think the windiest, wettest weather will tend to be across the north and the west of scotland. further south, fewer showers around, one or two around, mind you, but a greater chance of staying dry with some sunshine. again, mild in the south, low teens across the north. and then as we move into thursday, that area of high pressure over the near continent builds in, pushes these weather systems out at bay, and we start to draw our air in from the azores and the subtropics. so it really will be very mild through thursday and friday with temperatures well above th