WEATHER

A RIDGE of high pressure across Ireland and Scotland is expected to move slowly southwards.

Southern and eastern England and the Midlands will have mist or fog patches at hrst, with sunny periods later.

Wales and northern England will be mainly cloudy at first, becoming brighter later.

Northern Ireland, South and East Scotland will be rather cloudy, but will also have some bright intervals.

North and West Scotland will be mostly cloudy, with a little rain or drizzle.

Temperatures will be near normal in the North-West, but it will be warm in the SouthEast.

Outlook for Wednesday and Thursday: Dry and warm with sunny periods in England and Wales, but mostly cloudy in Scotland and Northern Ireland, with drizzle or rain at times, chiefly in the West, and near normal temperatures.

01-622 Jimmy LEADERS of the four building unions representing over 350,000 workers, meet in London today under enormous pressure to call an all-out, national strike for the £30, 35-hour week claim.

Resolutions trom over Britain demanding a national strike have been flooding into the headquarters of the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians.

Pressed hard by the rank and fle, the majority of UCATT's regional officers are also in favour of a national stoppage.

For seven weeks union leaders have tried to restrict the campaign to selective strikes, only involving about 30,000 The move for a national strike gathered pace after last week's attempt by UCATT to tell the the rank-and-file, they were prepared to accept an immediate basic wage of only £23 and a no-