the military takeover there. we start in the uk, which has seen the biggest day of strike action in more than a decade, according to the unions, with up to half a million people walking out in disputes over pay, jobs and conditions. among those striking are train drivers from the aslef union impacting most train companies across england. bus drivers in london about 100,000 civil servants from over a hundred government departments. thousands of university staff from 150 universities across the uk. and teachers from the national education union. these aerial images show demonstrators marching past the bbc s headquarters in london. 0ur employment correspondent was with them nearby at whitehall. the scale of this. this is the biggest straight for more than a decade. there has been some sort of talk about, could this be the general strike? it is not that. there are unions who have decided not to strike today. it certainly could be a lot bigger. what s interesting is there are un
Or partially shut. Its over Safety Concerns about what is known as raac a type of concrete, thats known to be at risk of crumbling. Meanwhile, in the last hour another twist with the Education Secretary caught on camera voicing herfrustrations about the media coverage. This is Gillian Keegan after an interview with itv news. Does anyone ever say, you have done a good job because everyone else has sat on their bleep and done nothing . No signs of that, no . The footage was captured by itv news as the Camera Repositioned for extra shots at the end of an interview with the minister, while she was still wearing her microphone. This was the prime ministers response to accusations of refusing to adequately fund School Repairs. Are you to blame for. Whats happening now . And do you want to apologize to parents and pupils . I think that is completely and utterly wrong. Actually, one of the first things i did as chancellor in my first Spending Review in 2020 was to announce a new Ten Year Schoo
Armstrong. Very good evening to you. Lets get you up to date with the headlines from the gb news room. Two people have been killed and a third injured following a series of collisions in morning. A in coventry this morning. A pedestrian a car on pedestrian struck by a car on gosford street and a cyclist on woodway lane died of their injuries. The driver then made off after colliding with a house a short distance away. A 33 year old man is being questioned by police and the government is under pressure to reveal the exact number of schools at risk of collapse due to crumbling concrete labour is planning to force a vote to compel the Prime Minister to publish a list of all schools at risk with more than 100 told to fully or partially close days before the new term begins. Expert pts are warning the problem is being complicated by the coexistence of asbestos in schools and other pubuc of asbestos in schools and other public buildings. Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson says the
International crew, plus one palestinian that they were targeted systematically car by car. Car. In other news, a new poll suggests labour could sweep to victory with more than 400 seats for the next election, leaving the tories with just 155. You govt is predicting a landslide for sir keir starmer with the conservatives projected to win even less seats than a previous poll conducted in january and another change of leader may be off the cards, with other mps including Penny Mordaunt , iain including Penny Mordaunt, Iain Duncan Smith and Jacob Rees Mogg all trailing their labour challengers. And the reform uk challengers. And the reform uk party has removed two parliamentary candidates for making statements that they say fell beneath their standards. Fell beneath their standards. Jonathan kay and mick greeno will no longer contest seats after Campaign Group hope not hate. Accused them of sharing racist views on social media. At least nine people have died with more than 900 injured aft
To egypt, as International Condemnation grows over the attack on their aid convoy. The head of the Israeli Military says it was a grave mistake due to misidentification. An investigation is now under way. More than 100 people are missing in road tunnels and mines following a powerful earthquake in taiwan. At least nine people are known to have been killed and more thani,000 injured. It was the islands most powerful quake for a quarter of a century a proposal put forward by the nato Chiefjens Stoltenberg for a ioo billion euro five year fund for ukraine has met with a mixed response at talks in brussels. The long term Military Aid Plan was welcomed by ukraine allies such as poland and the Baltic States but theres reported to be some scepticism among other nations. A State Of Emergency in haiti is due to end today with the country still in a state of limbo after the Prime Minister was forced to resign, leaving an interim government in place. Businesses are still being attacked by gangs i