and welcome to liverpool, eurovision arrives for its official launch as the city that brought us the beatles stands in for ukraine. hello and welcome. hundreds of thousands of workers here in the uk are going on strike for what will be the biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade. more than 100,000 teachers in england, wales and parts of scotland are taking part in a dispute over pay. unions say more than 23,000 schools could be disrupted. university lecturers, train drivers, civil servants, bus drivers and security guards are also on strike. the government has described the walk outs as deeply disappointing. 0ur education reporter vanessa clarke has more. it has been a familiar site got from the first time in seven years, teachers in england and teachers and support staff and whales arejoining the teachers and support staff and whales are joining the action. they want a pay rise that is above nation and is funded by the government, not school budgets. the gover
inflation not realistic is to look at inflation or inflation busting pay rises inflation or inflation busting pay rises. ~ ., , ., ., , inflation or inflation busting pay rises. ~ ., , ., ., , ., rises. let me know your thoughts on the strikes, rises. let me know your thoughts on the strikes, whether rises. let me know your thoughts on the strikes, whether you rises. let me know your thoughts on the strikes, whether you are - the strikes, whether you are affected by them or perhaps taking part in the industrial action, get in touch on twitter. @annitabbc, #bbcyourquestions. a four year old girl has died in a dog attack in milton keynes. us vice president kamala harris will attend the funeral of tyre nichols today. the 29 year old died after being beaten by several memphis police officers during a traffic stop. how much caffeine is there in your morning cappuccino? a study finds a wide variation in the strength of coffee in high street chains. also coming up, in aust
there will be a lot of cloud around and we could have some rain around from time to time. condition should improve in the afternoon. we have got some heavier rain affecting the south west of england. through the day rain becomes more patchy and places they become drier. across other parts of the uk, plenty of sunshine, just a few showers in the north west of scotland. it will feel quite pleasant in the sunshine, temperatures hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines: large parts of britain s rail network grind to a halt as 50,000 thousand workers stage a walkout in the biggest rail strike so far. prime minister liz truss has arrived in birmingham for the conservative annual conference she has admitted that there has been disruption in the uk economy following the mini budget. the ukrainian military says it has regained control of the strategic eastern town of lyman in the donetsk region from russian troops just a day after moscow annexed the area. millions o
arrived in birmingham for the conservative party conference, as she admits that there has been disruption in the uk economy following the mini budget. the ukrainian military says it has regained control of the strategic eastern town of lyman in the donetsk region from russian troops just a day after moscow annexed the area. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. who can catch arsenal at the top? mikel arteta s side are too good for tottenham in the north london derby. keeping the pressure on rangers hit four past hearts, but rivals celtic end the day top. it s pole for leclerc in singapore and a spanner in the works for verstappen as he chases a second f1 title. welcome to the programme. arsenal s superb start to the season goes on, after a dominant performance in the north london derby to beat rivals tottenham 3 1 this lunchtime. spurs weren t helped by a red card as they missed the chance to leapfrog their riva
Whos died today, at the age of 86. Charlton, Bobby Charlton. Its worth trying. We look back at his goals record breaking achievements, as well as erection from old trafford. Well have the latest on a busy day in the Premier League with late goals giving liverpool victory in the Merseyside Derby. Another day for england to forget at the cricket world cup, as they suffer one of their all time worst defeats. Also coming up on sportsday england fans will be hoping for better against south africa at the Rugby World Cup their semi final in paris is less than 90 minutes away. Than 30 minutes away. And after 37 years, its a flying finish for Frankie Dettori, as his final day of riding in the uk ends with two winners. I said my last goodbyes in europe, so its time to move to america, just to get the riding out of my system. Good evening. We start tonight remembering one of the greatest footballers to ever play the game sir Bobby Charlton, who has died today at the age of 86. His was a career bu