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
ukrainian victory at last year s eurovision broughtjoy. yea r s eurovision brought joy. when year s eurovision broughtjoy. when the uk was the competition on behalf of ukraine, tvorchi hoping to show the world is a different side to ukraine. it s a huge opportunity, to showcase what our music is about. but like i said. what our music is about. but like i said, we what our music is about. but like i said, we are what our music is about. elf like i said, we arejust what our music is about. elf like i said, we are just there like i said, we arejust there to have some fun, and do it the best we can. we are coming for you! and you can listen to the full interview by subscribing to the bbc podcast eurovisioncast on bbc sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. we are going to talk a bit more
hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. coming up on the programme. with all our early mornings, we love a strong coffee here on breakfast but there s a big variation in the amount of caffeine per cup from different high street chains. we ll speak to a dietician about how much caffeine is a healthy amount. united by music is the theme of this year s eurovision song contest in liverpool. to mark the event, there s a new bbc podcast called eurovisioncast. we ll chat to the hosts, including our very own nina, at 08.50. comic relief s red noses have had an environmentally friendly makeover. richard curtis will be here just before eight to tell us more. some people are referring to today as walkout wednesday a term which reflects just how widespread the strike
i have no idea. she will not miss it in the weeks ahead and certainly here, celebrating the excitement of eurovision. later in the programme, we ll be joined by the hosts of a new weekly podcast eurovisioncast, which is available on bbc sounds. that will really get you in the mood. everyone will definitely know about it after we have spent all morning talking about it. we will be talking about the fact it is coming up to comic relief. 35 years. red noses have been sold. this year, the red nose looks different. that does not look like a nose. let me show you. is this the big reveal? what is happening? you open up the packet. this is an environmentally friendly red nose. because, look at this. it fans out to be a paper lantern the red nose. i like it. it has a plastic case. it is like