capturing detailed pictures of what s locked inside each tree, the researchers say, reveals just how vital our existing forests are in the fight against climate change. victoria gillick bbc news. now it s time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. for many of us some sunshine around with showers through the north and west of the country. showing weather watch pictures showing no showers. this is from denver sure in wales. it brings up schar not across just the england and wales the lines of shards have been in western scotland, close to the centre of air no pressure. 0vernight tonight there ll be more showers to come in england was you get this band of rain that develops and movies ways eastwards. temperature is mostly frost free three to 6 degrees
of the other issues why people are striking today, it s about the staffing numbers, about the reason so many people have been leaving the profession and gaps in the rota, meaning that as the nurses say, staff to patient ratio isn t safe any more. we haven t mentioned scotland because nurses there have called off their strike action. two unions have accepted a pay offer from the scottish government. there is much to resolve though. let s speak to our political correspondent ione wales. thank you forjoining us live from westminster. help us understand this, how is the government interacting with each of the respective unions?- interacting with each of the respective unions? interacting with each of the resective unions? ., , ., , respective unions? that is right, as ou sa , respective unions? that is right, as you say. there respective unions? that is right, as you say, there are respective unions? that is right, as you say, there are multiple - respective unions? that is right, as y
position manoeuvre on this, and therefore our position is manoeuvre on this, and therefore our position is fixed. we have no option but to position is fixed. we have no option but to take position is fixed. we have no option but to take strike action tomorrow and to but to take strike action tomorrow and to consider action injanuary. let a talk to our political correspondent ione wales. we just heard eunice and their saying that the governments don t seem in any mood to negotiate, to budge, to discuss, to talk. we just heard from unison there. it seems on the other side, the various unions involved and a lot of these disputes including the rcn, including unison, rmt, all of them are digging in as well. is there any path that you are discerning passably through what seems to be a problem. passably through what seems to be a roblem. , ., , problem. them it is not very ositive problem. them it is not very positive on problem. them it is not very positive on that problem. them
former son journalist thank you for joining us. hello this is bbc news with clive myrie. the headlines thousands of nurses in england, wales, and nothern ireland are taking part in their second twelve hour strike in less than a week and call on the prime minister to sit down for talks. (meanwhile train drivers across 15 rail companies who are members of the aslef union have announced fresh strike action on the 5th of january. a 97 year old former secretary at a nazi concentration camp, has been sentenced for complicity, in the killing ofjewish prisoners. jeremy clarkson s controversial newspaper column on meghan markle has prompted the highest number of complaints ever received by the industry s regulator. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s good evening.