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the british prime minister has sacked the chairman of his party, nadhim zahawi, following an investigation into his tax affairs. mr zahawi says he ll continue to support the prime minister from the backbenches, and criticised journalists for the way they reported his tax affairs. here s our political correspondent david wallace lockhart he arrived in the uk as a young refugee before becoming a successful businessman. he served as the vaccines minister, rising to become chancellor, this morning he was chairman of the conservative party but his ministerial career now lies in tatters. he had faced questions for some time about his previous tax affairs and the fact he paid a penalty to hmrc while he was in charge of the treasury. he insisted he acted appropriately throughout. the prime minister had asked his ethics adviser to investigate. sir laurie magnus reported back this morning. his findings were highly critical. in a letter to rishi sunak he said from april 2021 nadhim zaha
for tomorrow, still this band of cloud bringing a little bit of rain but not very much, across northern england, down into north wales, the north midlands. to the south of that a lot of low cloud cover is the mist, some fog, a little bit of sunshine. the best of the sunshine further north and west for northern ireland and for scotland with a few showers in the north west. temperatures 6 8. here comes the lively bit of the weekend forecast. sunday this area of low pressure passing to the north of scotland and the frontal system which will bring some outbreaks rain. a breezy day generally. it stays mainly fine to the south. early cloud giving way to spells of sunshine. but the winds picking up through the afternoon, to the eastern side of the pennines we could see gusty conditions for a time. also very windy for coasts of northern ireland, more broadly across scotland, in exposed spots in the north of scotland gusts of 65 mph or more with a band of rain pushing southwards and e
inflation not realistic is to look at inflation or inflation busting pay rises inflation or inflation busting pay rises. ~ ., , ., ., , inflation or inflation busting pay rises. ~ ., , ., ., , ., rises. let me know your thoughts on the strikes, rises. let me know your thoughts on the strikes, whether rises. let me know your thoughts on the strikes, whether you rises. let me know your thoughts on the strikes, whether you are - the strikes, whether you are affected by them or perhaps taking part in the industrial action, get in touch on twitter. @annitabbc, #bbcyourquestions. a four year old girl has died in a dog attack in milton keynes. us vice president kamala harris will attend the funeral of tyre nichols today. the 29 year old died after being beaten by several memphis police officers during a traffic stop. how much caffeine is there in your morning cappuccino? a study finds a wide variation in the strength of coffee in high street chains. also coming up, in aust
how local lad sean longstaff has these newcastle fans dreaming, as the club reach a first final since 1999. it s official liverpool has become the host of this year s eurovision song contest in a special handover ceremony in the city. it isa it is a dry and bright day in the south and east, but expect some rain in the north and west. the strong winds will gradually ease. good morning. it s wednesday, 1st february. hundreds of thousands of workers are going on strike today, in the biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade. among them are more than 100,000 teachers in england and wales. teachers in some parts of scotland are also taking action in a separate dispute. unions say more than 23,000 schools could be disrupted, with many having to close. 0ur education reporter vanessa clarke has more. it s been a familiar sight in scotland for months. but for the first time in seven years, teachers in england, and teachers and support staff in wales, are joining the act