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heavy, some rumbles of thunder, some winteriness and it will turn windy across the north and west of scotland. single figure values for much of scotland and northern ireland, ten to 12 degrees for england and wales. around midnight towards iam we are likely to see a squeeze in the isobars, the north highlands towards shetland are likely to see gusts of 70 or 80 mph, pretty ferocious winds likely to cause disruption through the early part of wednesday. showers affecting the northern half of the country, much of the south will be quite quiet, clearspells, much of the south will be quite quiet, clear spells, winds quite not so strong, some concerns with the strong winds across the far north of scotland, severe gales likely through the middle part of tonight lasting through the early hours, some disruption to ferry services early on wednesday. you can see that disruption pulling away through wednesday, the weather front draped across northern ireland, southern scotland, nor ....
today, following the firm s takeover by elon musk. prince william has announced the finalists for his global we are going to find a solution is to repair our planet. prince william has announced the finalists for his global environment awards, the earthshot prize . good morning and welcome to the bbc news channel. the government could delay or scrap major energy and transport projects as it tries to rein in public spending a spokesperson said we are reviewing every major project . the treasury is due to reveal its tax and spending plans under the new prime minister rishi sunak in the autumn statement on the 17th of november. the bbc understands that plans for a new nuclear power plant called sizewell c in suffolk are under review borisjohnson pledged £700 million for the project in september, with a call to go nuclear and go large . a high speed rail line promised by liz truss for the north of england could also be scaled back. the government is also expected to ....
dockers at britain s largest container port, felixstowe, have gone on strike for the first time in three decades. almost 2000 workers are taking part in the eight day action after rejecting a seven % pay offer. there are warnings that the strike will cause disruption to supply chains for shops and other retailers half of britain s container trade goes through the port in suffolk. the government says supply chains are resilient. here s our business correspondent marc ashdown. the summer of strikes has reached felixstowe docks. these workers would normally be making sure essential goods find their way to households, but today, 1900 members of the unite union are starting an eight day walk out. people are so angry now that a company who made £240 million profit over the last two years are unwilling to share that. well, when i say share it, in 2020, the same company paid out £99 million in dividends to its shareholders. the offer on the table is a 7% pay rise, with a ....
It is not the first time the idf has carried out limited ground raids into gaza, but this comes as Benjamin Netanyahu insisted a Ground Invasion of gaza was coming following questions here in israel and abroad about why it was taking so long. The Prime Minister speaking on prime Time Television in israel on prime Time Television in israel on wednesday night said the timing of the offensive was still to be determined and it would be reached by consensus. There are many pressures on israels political leaders to delay this widely anticipated attack by ground. For the latest here is our correspondent tom bateman. Israels Prime Minister said in a televis ....
The norwegian sea. it will be a stormy start to wednesday in the north east of scotland with winds gradually easing down through the day. this weather front will bring some rain to northern ireland, northern england, the midlands. to the south of it it is generally dry with one or two showers. mild, double figures in the south, cooler in the north. for thursday, another weather front moves across the north of the country bringing outbreaks of rain. some of it will be heavy in the north and the west. some brightness for easter scotland. for most of the country there will be variable amounts of cloud, some sunshine. it will feel very mild for the time of year with temperatures in double figures. weather transferred with the far north of the uk through friday. a very mild day to come. signs of something cold you re beginning to spread down from the north west through the weekend. friday another benign day, lots of ....