25C summer-like warmth on the way for this weekend
After last week’s wintry spell, summer-like warmth is on the way this week!
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Rail workers are to stage another strike in their bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions, threatening travel chaos at the height of the summer holidays.
The RMT union has threatened further strikes as a third day of industrial action brought the rail network to a halt in many parts of the country – causing huge headaches for tourism and entertainment venues.
Mick Lynch who’s general secretary of the RMT union joins Cathy from outside London’s Euston station.
Joining us is Jake Molloy, regional organiser for the RMT union which represents many north sea oil rig workers
After last week’s wintry spell, summer-like warmth is on the way this week!
One union general secretary told me off the record: “He’s got to stop doing the Tolpuddle Allotments Society speech.”
As I write this, there are no less than six tropical disturbances in the Pacific Ocean basin – ranging from minor tropical depressions, to raging typhoons.
Network Rail workers vote overwhelmingly for a strike over pay as the government pushes ahead with plans to make it harder for public sector workers to stage walkouts.
March has started on a chilly note, but there are signs of spring warmth for most of us next weekend.
The atmosphere has been bubbling up like a cauldron through the weekend and during Monday, with showers and thunderstorms spreading across most of the UK.
Sunshine and warmth will return for most of us this week, as high pressure builds across the UK. But how long will it last?
This weekend will see spring warmth return to our shores, with warmer air feeding in from the continent.
London Mayor Boris Johnson describes the 48-hour strike over ticket office closures as totally pointless, while RMT boss Bob Crow appeals for both sides to “put the guns away”.
For much of this week, the same area of low pressure is going to get stuck over us – spinning around bringing showers or longer spells of rain with just occasional rations of sunshine in between.
After this latest burst of warmth, there’s going to be a big change in the weather during the next few days as wind and rain make a return.