drifting westwards through the evening into wales and south west england and then dying away. overnight we have cloud and some splashes of rain getting in across northern ireland and parts of scotland and temperatures generally between 6 11 and it may get a bit chilly in some parts of eastern england. tomorrow morning over england. tomorrow morning over england and wales, a bit of mist and low cloud but that will clear quickly and then a lot of patchy cloud and northern ireland and scotland will see more in the way of cloud, some splashes of rain, but probably not a huge amount. bit of sunshine in north eastern scotland which will make it feel warm, highest temperatures further north, 19, 20, for liverpool and cardiff, but whatever the temperatures say, many places will have high uv levels so protect yourself if you are out for any length of time. saturday night the frontal system will pep up
intensive work continues. maros sefcovic insane hard work continues. so the message coming from belfast and brussels this lunchtime certainly that a deal maybe coming closer but it is certainly not there yet. chris, thanks very much. chris page with the very latest there on those talks in belfast. a new pay offer has been proposed for nhs staff in scotland. ministers at holyrood have put forward a wage rise of 7.5% this financial year, followed by a 6.5% rise next year, backdated to january. our health editor, hugh pym, is with me. and those figures, that proposal purely for scotland, hugh. that s ri . ht. purely for scotland, hugh. that s right- this purely for scotland, hugh. that s right- this is purely for scotland, hugh. that s right. this is the purely for scotland, hugh. that s right. this is the scottish - right. this is the scottish government coming up with an offer for the next financial year, beginning in april, that is 6.5% backdated on top of the 7.5% already awarde
standing at the top of cairngorm mountains. it has left thousands without power. the ecotricity company saying 30,000 remain without power. if you live in a rural community you might expect to be without power for much of the weekend. trains and buses and ferries have all been affected. some injuries as well, a driver taken to hospital after their bus left the road. another man was taken to hospital after being hit by a sign when he was filling up his car with petrol. this weather warning has now been lifted but another one comes into place tonight for snow and ice and that affects most parts of scotland. . . . . and that affects most parts of scotland. , . . ., ., and that affects most parts of scotland. , . . . ., ., ~ and that affects most parts of scotland. , u. ., ., ~ , ., england s cricketers have ended day two of the first test against new zealand at mount maunganui with a lead of 98 runs. the tourists had earlier bowled the hosts out for 306, with tom blundell scoring a centur
and many british fighters see travelling to ukraine as a cause which comes with comradeship and adventure, but those in the conflict and families at home can pay a heavy price. emma vardy, bbc news. you can see more of that story on newsnight tonight, or on the bbc iplayer right now search for brits in battle: ukraine. 30,000 homes are without power in north eastern scotland as storm otto causes disruption. about 60 schools are closed and there are delays and cancellations on public transport. rececca curran is in aberdeen. it may look like a beautiful day here in aberdeen but storm otto has certainly left its mark in places in scotland but particularly here in the north east. winds of up to 80 miles an hour have been recorded. 120 miles an hour if you are
it is a decent offer and they will certainly consider it very, very carefully. the royal college of nursing has said it will consider the offer. 0n the scottish government has said this will make nhs staff in scotland the highest paid in the uk. now, of course, in england the government at westminster has stuck to its line that the award for the current financial year of around 4.5% for nhs staff is out there and has already been paid and they are not prepared to talk about any increase of that in this current year. they are prepared to start talks on the next financial year and that is what has provoked this wave of strikes. we heard last night that the royal couege we heard last night that the royal college of nursing was stepping up its strike action in england to a 48 hour action at the beginning of march. with no service guaranteed, with walk outs across the whole piece. we heard to date that unison, it has re balloted members at ten