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we begin in france, where unions will be staging strike action today against the government's pension reform plans. the government is aiming to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 years. today marks the sixth day of strikes and protests since mid—january, and unions say it will be the biggest yet with workers across a range of sectors expected to mobilise. teachers, gas and electricity workers, train drivers, and industrial workers are all expected to join. part of the french government plan is also to raise the minimum pension to 1,200 euro a month, which is over 550 euro highe...

are falling, but is what you are paying at the pump following fairly? i take a look at the numbers and what might be ask mike watt began in the —— and ask what might be done in the —— and ask what might be done in the budget. in the sport, brilliant brentford's remarkable season continues as they beat west london rivals fulham and take another step towards qualifying for europe next season. eurovision isjust all things wonderful in life. and we speak to some excited eurovision superfans across the continent as tickets go on sale. we have got a band of mostly rain but some sle...

against rivals manchester united. good morning. as we go through this week it _ good morning. as we go through this week it will_ good morning. as we go through this week it will turn much colder with some _ week it will turn much colder with some of— week it will turn much colder with some of us— week it will turn much colder with some of us seeing snow. today we had snow across_ some of us seeing snow. today we had snow across parts of the north and north-east — snow across parts of the north and north—east of scotland. as we can further— north—east of scotland. as we c...

with a two huge matches to get things under way an inspiring story of friendship and hope — kevin sinfield has raised millions of pounds for mnd. people living with the disease tell us they can't thank him enough. good morning to you. it's a clear—cut tale of two halves this weekend with today largely cloudy and mild and tomorrow chillier but dry with plenty of sunshine. it looks like it was a chilli into next week as well but i will have more of that and the weekend's weather details right later on. it's saturday the fourth of february. our main story — us defence chiefs say t...

of the country's most influential aboriginal leaders, yunupingu, who has died at the age of 7a. hello and welcome. let's look at some of the main stories in the uk. uk passport office workers are staging five weeks of industrial action over pay, pensions and job security. union reps say walking out now will cause maximum disruption, because people will be trying to renew their passports in time for summer travel. the british government has called the industrial action �*disappointing' and says it's working to manage the impact it may have. our employment correspondent zoe conway re...