high. iwill average monthly payment hit a record high. i will be looking at why and whether there is an end inside to rising housing gusts. newcastle are edging closer to the champions league with a win at goodison park. that leaves everton deep in relegation trouble. good morning. a bit of a grey and drizzly start. the weather will brighten up today and it will be warmer than recent days. all the details for today and the bank holiday weekend throughout the programme. good morning. it s friday, the 28th of april. our main story. head teachers in england will be balloted for strike action, in a move which could see further disruption for schools and parents. the union last held a strike vote injanuary, which supported taking action but did not reach the required 50% turnout. ministers say the pay deal is fair and reasonable. our reporter frances read has the latest. empty hallways, empty desks, children at home, because the teachers say they aren t getting paid what they need
you re watching bbc news. now is sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m paul scott live at the bbc sport centre. a hammer blow as arsenal drop points in the premier league title race with west ham coming from 2 0 down to earn a draw. chelsea s quest for the treble is still on as emma hayes side reach the women s fa cup final with a narrow victory over aston villa. and jessica gadirova leads the way for great britain with a third gold medal at the european gymastics championships in turkey. hello and welcome to the programme. it could turn out to be a pivotal sunday at both ends of the premier league, after west ham came from 2 0 down to earn a point against league leaders arsenal. it s a result that leaves the gunners 4 points clear of second placed manchester city having played a game more. whilst it s a boost to west ham s survival chances. olly foster reports. with manchester city breathing down their necks, arsenal knew they could ill afford any more slip
the rain yesterday. we are seeing sunshine come through and we will see it brighten up across a good part of england, wales and northern ireland with one or two showers in northern ireland but a warmer day pretty much everywhere. temperatures a bit lower where we keep cloud across parts of scotland, but it could make 18 in the south east of england. stilla could make 18 in the south east of england. still a few showers this evening but many places overnight will turn dry, a quiet night with breaks in the cloud leading to mist and fog patches. keeping more cloud in scotland away from the far north of the country where it will be quite chilly. maybe rain across mainland scotland and temperatures similar to last night, 4 7. tomorrow, staying cloudy across much of scotland away from the far north and north eastern england as well with the chance of rain. elsewhere across the uk, we will see the cloud break with sunshine coming through and maybe a few more showers coming in the af
of being an astronaut. we re with the european space agency s first ever para astronaut, finding out about life in orbit for people with a physical disability. and ballet meets black sabbath we see rehearsals for a new dance work set to heavy metal, in birmingham. and coming up on bbc news: new guidance on concussion. players at grassroots clubs should sit out for at least 2a hours, according to new advice from experts. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the chairman of the bbc richard sharp has announced his resignation, after a report found he failed to disclose two potential perceived conflicts of interest before his interview for the role. an independent review looked at his involvement in an £800,000 pound loan guarantee for the then prime minister borisjohnson. richard sharp has insisted he only ever connected people, and said the review accepts his view that the breach was inadvertant. but he said he ll stand down injune because it would be a distrac
the world championship semifinals continue in sheffield. mark allen was maintaining his two frame lead over the four time champion mark selby. he was 5 3 overnight. let s go to the crucible for live pictures. they are just re racking because mark selby has pinched the frame back. mark allen now leads 6-5. the frame back. mark allen now leads 6 5. the scheme is quite a difficult watch and pretty cagey. mark selby has got the better of the second session. two years ago he won the last of his four titles. it s the first to 17. in the other semifinal sijiahui is well under first to 17. in the other semifinal si jiahui is well under way against luca brecel. the chinese debutant is 11-5 luca brecel. the chinese debutant is 11 5 up after two sessions. the belgian really lost his composure at the end of one of the frames after failing to get out of the snooker. he got a warning. he hasn t come close to the form that saw him stunned defending champion ronnie o sullivan in the quarters