we ll have the latest from picket lines in england, scotland and wales. also on the programme: large crowds are expected in memphis for the funeral of tyre nichols, the black man who died after being detained by police. two men get life in prison for killing a 71 year old woman, to steal her life savings. and the potentially deadly radioactive capsule the size of ap retrieved from the australian outback. and coming up on the bbc news channel: chelsea confirm they have completed the signing of argentina midfielder enzo fernandez from benfica for a record £107 million. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. it s thought to be the biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade across the uk, with tens of thousands of people on strike, in disputes over pay, jobs, and conditions. teachers, train drivers, civil servants, university staff, bus drivers all are on strike in different parts of the country, with teachers in the national education union the largest g
low pressure bringing strong wind. and now cloud rolling in from the atlantic bringing cloud and rain for some of us already today. this was county down earlier on with grey skies overhead but it could turn brighter in parts of northern ireland to the afternoon. some rain around and ahead of that, north east scotland holding on to some sunshine and further south across england and the south of wales increasing amounts of cloud but it should stay pretty much dry. temperatures between eight and ii pretty much dry. temperatures between eight and 11 degrees and on the night the rain continues north and east, some heavier rain racing into the north west of scotland by the end of the night. but we will see milder air working in from the atlantic so temperatures for some climbing as the night wears on. 5 degrees for aberdeen and ten in belfast tomorrow morning. i pressure to the south tomorrow, southern largely dry. further north the string of weather fronts waxing in the next few d
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
then, for sunday, much more sunny but noticeably cooler, light winds. for next week, it looks like staying chilly with overnight frost. thanks, stav. and that s bbc news at six on wednesday 1st february. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our hello and welcome to sportsday i m laura mcghie. shattered spending records, excitment and disappointment, we look at the biggest news and moments from january transfer deadline day. they ve had no trophy since 2017 but can manchester united make the league cup final tonight? we ll be live at old trafford ahead of their game against nottingham forrest. with reports that saudi arabia s tourism authority is to be named an official sponsor of the 2023 women s world cup, the co hosts of the competition are disappointed they weren t consulted. also coming up in the programme. this time it s for good . seven time super bowl winner tom brady says he is retiring after 23 seasons in the nfl, a year on from reversing his