And scotland will be fully or partially closed today, because of concerns about crumbling concrete. Investigations are also under way in schools in wales and Northern Ireland. Ministers have promised to speed up checks on schools where the material, known as raac, may have been used. 0ur reporter Louisa Pilbeam reports. From the midlands to suffolk. And london. More than 100 schools in england look like this today, with buildings roped off and closed on what for many should be the first day of the new term. The problem crumbling concrete called raac, meaning many schools are unsafe. Sarah, a mum of two who didnt want to be on camera, told us. The main issue for me is we dont have any certainty about when the children are going Back To School. The lack of certainty right now is worrying for everyone. The school havent been that specific about the actual meanwhile, on social media sites, including mumsnet, one parent said. The government has been criticised for not acting faster despite
East coming up at ten oclock. Now on bbc one, lets get the news wherever you are this evening from our colleagues. Hello, and welcome to sportsday. Im olly foster. Its another european night at stjames park. Can Newcastle United stay top of their Champions League group . Two centurions for england and wales say they are retiring from International Rugby union. Its just fitting. It feels right. Itsjust fitting. It feels right. I feel so privileged to be able to play and walk away my terms. And records tumble at the Cricket World Cup as australia keep themselves in the chase for the semifinals. Hello there, welcome along. Its another busy night in the Champions League. There were wins for Manchester United and arsenal last night. Well see how Newcastle United, Manchester City and celtic get on later this evening. All of them are 8pm kick offs. Lets start at St James Park. Earlier this month, it was one of the great european nights there as they swept aside Paris Saint Germain to move to
In the Champions League semi finals. Theyre both in quarterfinal second leg action tonight. Arsenal are Bayern Munich. And city are at home against real madrid. Their tie finely poised, after the first leg finished 3 3. Manager Pep Guardiola says his side are well prepared to secure the crown for a second consecutive year. In this time of games, i am not talking winning or losing, i am talking being present and being who we are. We have always had the feeling that we are prepared, prepared to perform well at maximum, our best. Otherwise you cant reach the semifinals against teams like madrid. Arsenal have a tough task away against Bayern Munich after their 2 2 draw last week. This is bayern s last chance of silverware this season after Bayer Leverkusen ended their long run of bundesliga titles. Arsenal are hoping to reach the semi finals of the Champions League for the first time in 15 years. But, hoping to stop them is former spurs man harry kane. I had a lot of history with Arsenal P
stays unsettled. further bouts of rain moving on but it is not going to be a wash out. there will be some sunshine from time to time. but saturday morning starts off very wet. look at the bright colours, some quite intense rainfall initially. it does move through north eastwards fairly quickly so by the afternoon there will be some sunny spells, a couple of showers but england and wales. the rain spreading to central scotland. the sunshine in the south, temperatures 13, much milderthan sunshine in the south, temperatures 13, much milder than it has been i3, much milder than it has been recently. eight ninths further north. sunday, we do it all again, another area of low pressure moving in. with that the fronts and further outbreaks hello and welcome to sportsday this thursday night, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme. chasing down the champions can tottenham move level on points with manchester city? west ham will be the team trying to stop them. new
hospitals are overwhelmed and the united nations says there s nowehere safe to go. we speak to friends of a un worker who was killed in gaza. indonesian rescue teams recover the bodies of 11 hikers, a day after a volcano erupted on the island of sumatra. 12 people are still missing. and we talk to the spanish kayaker who did this setting a new record for this astonishing drop over an arctic waterfall. sport, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here s gavin. hello from the bbc sport centre. sheffield united are set to sack paul heckingbottom, and in doing so, become the first premier league side to dispense with their manager this season. the club postponed today s press conference, ahead of wednesday s league match against liverpool. it s after another heavy defeat for the blades on saturday, at the hands of struggling burnley, 5 0. united sit bottom of the table having won just once this season, conceding a league high 39 goals in m games. former manager chr