qatari world cup in paris world cup and ballast ambassador who is cold homosexuality and damage in the mind. the petrol actor leslie phillips, star of the carry on films, has died at the age of 98. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. many headteachers in england say they may have to cut the number of teaching staff because of pressure on their budgets. a survey by the headteachers union found two thirds of its members said they ll have to make teaching assistants redundant or cut their hours. the government says it is giving schools an extra four billion pounds in funding this year. here s our education editor, branwen jeffreys. it s all go for these four and five year olds, learning through new experiences. but making the sums add up is getting harder. some teaching assistants have left and not been replaced. that s because the bills are going up. we are tightening our belts and it gets to a point where, how much more can you tighten? we are shopping around as mu
the isobars, pretty close together out west. we are looking at windy weather, outbreaks of persistent rain in the irish sea. it could be particularly wet by the end of the day across south west scotland. maybe some low localised flooding in places. a windy day weather you are particularly in the north and the west. wherever you are. so, i think tomorrow it looks like we should escape the showers across the wimbledon area. there might be a light one passing through but the emphasis will be on breezy but dry weather with some warmth. as we move through the week most showers in the north and west. staying dry across southern and eastern areas and signs of high pressure building towards the weekend to next week. thanks, stav. and that s bbc news at six on monday the 27th ofjune you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. from the six team it s goodbye. the news continues here on bbc one as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and
few could match lester piggott. his statistics are staggering. nearly 5,000 victories across a career spanning almost half a century. he rode his first winner back in 1948 at the age ofjust 12. it was a feat that made the headlines, and plenty more would follow. in 1954, while still a teenager, he won the derby, the first of a record nine victories in the race. the youngest jockey to win the derby in modern times. but for all the adulation, piggott remained a shy, softly spoken man. how hard do you have to work, in fact? well, it s pretty hard work. you know, all day long, i and at night sometimes. at five foot eight, he was tall for a jockey, hence his nickname the long fellow. but his much imitated style in the saddle earned him the championjockey s title some 11 times. the success, though, was followed by scandal. good evening. the headlines at six o clock. lester piggott has been sent to jail for three years. - in 1987 piggott was jailed for tax evasion and stripped of hi
after knocking out the hosts, australia, in the semi final. they ll face spain on sunday in their first ever world cup final, in the hope of lifting the trophy and completing a remarkable double of being both european and world champions. our sport correspondentjane dougall is in sydney. good dougall is in sydney. morning. a glorious backgrol but good morning. a glorious background but what a glorious result. yes. good morning. a glorious background but what a glorious result. but what a glorious result. yes, i don t think but what a glorious result. yes, i don t think it but what a glorious result. yes, i don t think it has but what a glorious result. yes, i don t think it has fully but what a glorious result. yes, i don t think it has fully sunk - but what a glorious result. yes, i don t think it has fully sunk in - don t think it has fully sunk in yet, really. icannot don t think it has fully sunk in yet, really. i cannot tell you how intimidating that stadium was last night
in the first place. in total for this project, 350 animals will be released in two locations in cumbria, bringing a missing species back to the landscape where it belongs. victoria gill, bbc news, haweswater. england s lionesses are just one game from world cup glory after knocking out australia in the semifinal. they ll play spain on sunday in their first ever world cup final. yesterday s historic match was the most watched of the tournament so far, with a peak tv audience of more than 7 million. our sport correspondentjane dougall reports from sydney. england s success has swelled. they d had a wobbly start to their tournament, but like a patient surfer, they knew when to peak. the lionesses 3 1 victory over the hosts wiped out australia s dreams of a world cup final. australia s loss was of course england s gain, and fans across the uk went wild as the lionesses booked their spot in the world cup final. the aussie news stations reluctantly