nearly one in ten schools had to close today. we ll the latest on the impact of the strikes. also on the programme. the funeral is about to take place of 29 year old tyre nichols, who died in memphis after being beaten by police. the little girl who died after a dog attack yesterday, it is believed she was killed by the family pet. and why a theatre in oldham that launched the careers of comedy greats and hollywood stars is having to cancel all its shows. coming up on the bbc news channel. no trophy since 2017, but can manchester united make the league cup final tonight? they take on nottingham forest at old trafford. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. up to half a million workers have walked out in what is being described as the biggest single strike day in a decade. marches and rallies have been held in a number of cities across britain. the various disputes are mainly about pay. the national education union claims up the national education union claims up to
i am clear that our children s education is precious, and they deserve to be in school today, being taught. the day also saw action by thousands of university lecturers, civil servants, and train and bus drivers. we ll have the details. also tonight. in memphis, national and local leaders pay tribute to tyre nichols, the 29 year old black man who died after a beating by police. one of the biggest theatres in the north of england cancels all its shows from the end of march, after losing all of its funding from arts council england. martial waits. rashford, and finished off by fred. and two goals in three minutes ensure manchester united are heading to wembley. and coming up on the bbc news channel, jofra archer is on target for england. six wickets for him on his return as they salvage some pride in south africa. good evening. as many as 500,000 workers have been on strike today across the united kingdom, in the biggest single day of industrial action in over a decade. marches
the coffin was carried into westminster abbey for a service attended by 2,000 guests, including 500 foreign leaders, royals and dignitaries. all the generations together the queen s grand and great grandchildren in solemn procession. all who followed the queen s example and inspiration of trust and faith in god can with her say, we will meet again. the funeral march echoed around central london as the coffin was accompanied on its finaljourney by members of the armed forces from the uk and commonwealth. around the country, people gathered in towns and cities to watch the funeral and pay their own respects. a few of us were singing hymns along and the national anthem, just immensely proud to be british. it s great how we all come together as a nation. she ll never be forgotten, will she ever, ever? - then on to windsor and down the long walk, crowds gathered to watch the grenadier guards accompany the late queen to her last resting place. and the last glimpse of the q
forever, forever, forever. and the stars come out to celebrate james bond on the 60th anniversary of the premiere of the first bond film, dr no. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. after a bruising week for the prime minister, which included a row about a possible squeeze on benefits and a u turn on tax, liz truss has given her first speech as leader to the conservative party conference and insisted we must stay the course . the address was interrupted by greenpeace protesters, but the prime minister went on to defend her determination to cut taxes in order to stimulate growth; she said she had a clear strategy to get britain moving, and that while not everyone would be in favour of her plans, everyone would benefit. 0ur political correspondent, damian grammaticas has this report. she entered with the deliberate stride of someone trying to recover an already faltering premiership. morning. exactly one month into the job, she has been blamed for economic t