sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s chetan. we start with what is a defining week for manchester city. they could be english premier league champions at the weekend but before that, they have the chance to reach the champions league final on wednesday. real madrid come to manchester with the tie all sqaure at 1 all from the first leg. it s the only major trophy manager pep guardiola s yet to win at city: my legacy is already exceptional already. we have been here many times already, we are not stupid to know how important it is to our games, edit one of the most important maybe one of the most important games, we cannot deny that. manchester city and real madrid will know their opponents in the final before they kick off because the first semi final second leg is later on tuesday between the two milan sides. trailing inter 2 0 from the first game ac milan are boosted by the return of rafael leao who is back in traning and expected to start in
we ll look ahead to what could be a defining week at the top of the table. after protesters disrupted the world snooker championship, we ll tell you how security s being stepped up at the crucible. i ll be very surprised if the protocols that were in place at the crucible yesterday are in place today. also coming up on sportsday before 7. how a special piece of kit s transforming how one woman s competing at this year s london marathon. we start tonight with the mountain chelsea have to climb if they re to salvage anything from this season. 2 0 down from the first leg, they need at least three goals against real madrid to remain in the champions league. a change of owner, half a billion pounds spent, yet another manager. nothing s transformed chelsea s fortunes so far as patrick geary reports. and so to chelsea s at last remaining bridge, the final road forward in a season of missed earnings runs through real madrid at stamford bridge but they have made things hard for themse
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. we start this hour with breaking news teachers in england and wales will go on strike in national disputes over pay. the national education union says the ballots meet the legal thresholds for both turnout and a vote in favour of strikes. seven strike days are being announced between february 1st and 16th march. for more on this, i m joined by our education editor bra nwen jeffreys. what more do we know about this teacher strike which is going to start very soon? the teacher strike which is going to start very soon? teacher strike which is going to start very soon? the paint teachers have had, 5% start very soon? the paint teachers have had. 5% pay start very soon? the paint teachers have had, 5% pay increase - start very soon? the paint teachers l have had, 5% pay increase in england and separately in wales this year, the union says that falls far below inflation in the cost of living and everyone is seeing that. and the result
liz truss is preparing to take over as britain s fourth prime minister in six years. it comes the day after the conservative party chose her to succeed borisjohnson. she ll travel to balmoral castle in scotland, where queen elizabeth will invite her to form a government. meanwhile borisjohnson has been spending his last night in 10 downing street before his turbulent premiership comes to an end. iain watson reports in one day we will hear from two prime ministers, on the streets the transfer of power will take place before the general election. in this morning borisjohnson will give his final speech as prime minister this afternoon liz truss chosen by conservative members will set out her store. but what will happen in between? the queen is still at balmoral so borisjohnson will fly to scotland to resign and liz truss will make the same journey to be asked by the queen to form a government, then she will get the keys to downing street and get to work. i campaigned as a conser
for a surviving suspect following a mass stabbing, which claimed 11 lives. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sam lister, political editor of the daily express, and rachel shabi, journalist and author. the appointment of the prime minister dominates the front pages. the metro quotes liz truss, saying britain can ride out the storm. the ft focus is on her plan to guide britain out of what it calls the energy storm. the express says that plan is likely to involve freezing bills at two and a half thousand pounds. the i warns the plan will have to be paid for by the energy consumers or by pack tears taxpayers. the garden uses the image of a storm and says the reshuffle has been brutal the guardian. in the telegraph says the new cabinet, including therese coffey as deputy pm, as most diverse in history. and the sun pictures the meeting between liz truss and the queen, with both saying, hello, liz. and hello to y