across england and wales and warmer than yesterday. in scotland and northern ireland it was the warmest day of the year so far yesterday, todayis day of the year so far yesterday, today is cooler with much more cloud. not much rain left over and i think the cloud will thin and break so we should see sunshine. some cloud pushing into the far north of england, the rest of england and wales enjoying blue skies and strong sunshine, temperatures higher than yesterday, 2&25, i7 sunshine, temperatures higher than yesterday, 2&25, 17 or 18 sunshine, temperatures higher than yesterday, 21125, 17 or 18 scotland and northern ireland where we have the cloud. some patchy cloud overnight tonight in scotland and northern ireland, the bulk of england and wales dry, clear, no wind, temperature is probably more evenly spread overnight, 11 or 12 degrees, may be warmer in northern ireland with more cloud. i hope we should break through that cloud tomorrow more readily across northern ireland add
if we can negotiate a deal this week, it can be, but otherwise we ll have to look at what campaigns we are going to put on going forward, and we think that other unions are going tojoin us in this dispute on the railway, and more broadly in society. it wasn t the employers that called the strike action. we wanted rmt. .. we wanted to do reform earlier. they have been discussing it with us, but they have not came forward with meaningful reform. in other news ukraine is on verge of losing control of the key city of severodonetsk, its troops have been pushed back to just one factory there. allegations of corruption and sexual abuse at the united nations whistleblowers call for an independent panel to investigate. one, two, three, four. dance music plays. star dj fatboy slim holds a music workshop to help people with mental health problems. and prince william. the duke of cambridge turns a0 today. hello, good afternoon. deserted stations, empty tracks, and millions of frustra
risen to between 86 and 92% of pre covert levels. the unions say there are also bigger problems at there are also bigger problems at the way the industry is run. £16 billion was pumped into the industry by taxpayers during the pandemic to keep the network going but the rmt says that has helped boost profits for private businesses. subcontractors and operators who they claim made £500 million in profit last year. and on top of that, there is the cost of leasing passenger carriages and other train vehicles, the so called rolling stock from private companies. the rmt said that has helped those firms make a record £3 billion in revenue in 2021. now, we asked network rail and the department for transport about that figure. they say they were not sure how it had been calculated and could not provide an alternative. everyone agrees that the rail industry needs reforming but there are still big questions about how that is done, where the money is saved or invested and how best to predict de
that really the case? figures from the office for road and rail say in march passenger numbers were 60% of pre pandemic levels and that could suggest long term changes in our travel habits with more of us now working from home for at least some of the time. but more recently passenger numbers have been rising and the latest data shows by may the number of passengers had risen to between 86 92% of pre pandemic levels and the unions say there are also bigger problems with the way that the industry is run. £16 billion was pumped into the industry by taxpayers during the pandemic to keep the network going but the rmt says that just keep the network going but the rmt says thatjust helped boost profits for private businesses, subcontractors and operators who, they claim, made £500 million in profit last year. on top of that there is a cost of leasing passenger carriages and other train vehicles
78 of the 150 people have been identified. some bodies may never be found we re told. cnn s carl is joining us from the crash site with more. what else can you tell us carl? the good news is tonight, wolf, the mayor says it could be ready as soon as tomorrow. that will smooth things up because it will enable alter rain vehicles and recovery teams to get into the crash site and bring out human remains and frackments frack fragments of the plane. the weather very windy and flying has been treacherous. the other thing as you point out, there may be less consolation for some families because already the forensic teams say the speed of the crash was perhaps some of the bodies