we ll have the latest from picket lines in england, scotland and wales. also on the programme: large crowds are expected in memphis for the funeral of tyre nichols, the black man who died after being detained by police. two men get life in prison for killing a 71 year old woman, to steal her life savings. and the potentially deadly radioactive capsule the size of ap retrieved from the australian outback. and coming up on the bbc news channel: chelsea confirm they have completed the signing of argentina midfielder enzo fernandez from benfica for a record £107 million. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. it s thought to be the biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade across the uk, with tens of thousands of people on strike, in disputes over pay, jobs, and conditions. teachers, train drivers, civil servants, university staff, bus drivers all are on strike in different parts of the country, with teachers in the national education union the largest g
british steele is considering cutting 800 jobs at the plant in scunthorpe. in premises questions keir starmer questions prime ministers claims regarding document rob. a search onjoe biden delaware home as a part of investigation into classified documents. it s thought to be the biggest day of industrial action, according to unions, in more than a decade across the uk, with hundreds of thousands of people thought to be on strike, in disputes over pay, jobs, and conditions. teachers, train drivers, civil servants, university staff, bus drivers, all are on strike, in different parts of the country, with teachers in the national education union, the largest group of workers on the picket lines. it s estimated up to 85% of schools are affected. our education correspondent, elaine dunkley, has been speaking to some of those on strike, in liverpool. cheering. from london to stoke, from cardiff to aberdeen, teachers are out on strike across britain. at chesterfield high in crosby, th
the head is determined that those not in school won t fall behind. we ll ensure that the children do catch up, and this is not easy, but those children will be given extra tuition. this is what we re fighting for, we want extra staff within the schools. we re possibly looking at deficit budgets next year. that could result in losing many extra staff. if you ve got a capital 0, - have you got it right or wrong? last year, most teachers were given a 5% pay rise, but many schools paid for it out of the existing school budget. the national education union wants a fully funded, above inflation pay rise. the thing that s driving our members is the state of crisis that s in many schools that there are gcse chemistry classes, gcse maths classes being taught by people who don t have qualifications in chemistry and maths, that there are primary classrooms where we can t get permanent staff. and we think that s rooted, partly, in funding of schools and the funding of pay for people to work in t
of really good young teachers come and go because they can get the same money elsewhere, without as much pressure. people are, you know, scrimping on shopping, struggling with electricity bills, etc. genuine worries that, you know, can t be avoided. you can tjust stop paying your bills. if anybody knows a teacher, they ll know that it s not - just a nine to five job. every weekend, every i evening, early mornings, it s a huge workload, but we do it for the l love of the children. one, two, three, four, five, six. down the road, at our lady queen of peace school, three classes have been sent home. the head is determined that those not in school won t fall behind. we ll ensure that the children do catch up, and this is not easy, but those children will be given extra tuition. but we want. this is what we re fighting for, we want extra staff within the schools. we re possibly looking at deficit budgets next year. that could result in losing many extra staff. if you ve got a capital 0, - h