good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. we start this hour with breaking news teachers in england and wales will go on strike in national disputes over pay. the national education union says the ballots meet the legal thresholds for both turnout and a vote in favour of strikes. seven strike days are being announced between february 1st and 16th march. for more on this, i m joined by our education editor bra nwen jeffreys. what more do we know about this teacher strike which is going to start very soon? the teacher strike which is going to start very soon? teacher strike which is going to start very soon? the paint teachers have had, 5% start very soon? the paint teachers have had. 5% pay start very soon? the paint teachers have had, 5% pay increase - start very soon? the paint teachers l have had, 5% pay increase in england and separately in wales this year, the union says that falls far below inflation in the cost of living and everyone is seeing that. and the result
things that were £1 are now £1.10. it adds to the panic as well and you are just thinking, how am i going to get through this month? the average price of petrol reaches a record high amid new sanctions on russian oil. one week after the school shooting in texas, sir andy murray, who survived the dunblane massacre as a child, calls for changes to america s gun laws. surely at some stage you do something different, like, you can t keep approaching the problem, you know, by buying more guns and having more guns in the country. another senior conservative mp dame andrea leadsome blames the prime minister for lockdown parties in downing street. and customers from all over the world flock to a chippy in coventry that s become a social media sensation. and coming up on the bbc news channel. liverpool have demanded an apology from the french sports minister following comments suggesting fans were to blame for problems at the champions final on saturday. good afternoon, and
you can t keep approaching the problem, you know, by buying more guns and having more guns in the country. another conservative mp calls on the prime minister to resign over downing street lockdown parties. and former cabinet minister andrea leadsom criticises him for unacceptable failures of leadership. mega chippy. and the once humble chip shop in coventry, that s now at tiktok sensation. there are calls today to give more children in england free school meals to help tackle the cost of living crisis. teaching unions say all children from families on universal credit should be eligible forfree meals as part of an urgent expansion of the scheme. the cost of food, fuel and other goods has surged in recent months, pushing inflation to a ao year high. here s our education correspondent, elaine dunkley. more children than ever are coming through the doors. at capacity. we opened 11 minutes ago, we ve only got a small room, we are going to be busy. at this free half term
Good morning. A swathe of cloud across eastern england, through the midlands, Northern England come into the south west and that is producing a bit of rain at the moment and either side of that is sunshine and a few showers today. I will have all the details throughout the programme. Its wednesday the 15th of may. A major manhunt is under way in france after two Prison Officers were killed in an ambush on a police van. The attack happened at a toll booth near rouen in normandy, and police said the man who was freed has links to a gang in marseille. Our europe correspondent, nick beake, has the latest. An unremarkable tollbooth in northern france, and the scene of a swift and brutal ambush. Cctv Footage Shows the Moment A Dark Car Veers into a white prison van, and at least two masked attackers start shooting. Terrified passengers on a passing bus throw themselves to the ground as the bullets ring out. One assailant is seen strolling calmly among the other vehicles on the motorway. Then
hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. out of their hands but still in with a shout, whales need a win and things go their way to qualify automatically for a euro 202a. after a year, beth mead is back. try to help her reach next year s olympics. to help her reach next year s olympia- to help her reach next year s ol mics. ,, , , olympics. she brings different thins, olympics. she brings different things, that s olympics. she brings different things, that s good olympics. she brings different things, that s good for - olympics. she brings different things, that s good for the - olympics. she brings different i things, that s good for the team, olympics. she brings different - things, that s good for the team, we have different opportunities again, so i expect on and off pitch she will give us some extra energy. and will give us some extra energy. and newcastle can will give us some extra energy. and newcastle can sign players on loan from the saudi pro le