nearly one in ten schools had to close today. we ll the latest on the impact of the strikes. also on the programme. the funeral is about to take place of 29 year old tyre nichols, who died in memphis after being beaten by police. the little girl who died after a dog attack yesterday, it is believed she was killed by the family pet. and why a theatre in oldham that launched the careers of comedy greats and hollywood stars is having to cancel all its shows. coming up on the bbc news channel. no trophy since 2017, but can manchester united make the league cup final tonight? they take on nottingham forest at old trafford. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. up to half a million workers have walked out in what is being described as the biggest single strike day in a decade. marches and rallies have been held in a number of cities across britain. the various disputes are mainly about pay. the national education union claims up the national education union claims up to
andrew tait is to remain in custody in romania for at least another month after an appeal against his detention was rejected. andrew tate and his brother, tristram, were arrested last month that the police are investigating allegations of human trafficking and rape, charges both men deny. a tiny radioactive capsule lost in the australian outback last month has been found after a huge search operation. the device, which isjust eight millimetres long, was being transported by the mining company rio tinto and found by the side of the desert motorway using specialist equipment. from comedy greats to film stars, they all trod the boards at the oldham policy and theatre in greater manchester as they started in show business. it has been the launch pad for many glittering careers but now the year old theatre has cancelled all its shows from next month. the third has lost all its funding from arts council england, more than half £1 million,