appeal on wednesday. american football legend has been announced his retirement for the second time, tom brady. welcome to the programme. we begin in the us, where the funeral of tyre nichols, the 29 year old black man who died after being beaten by police, has taken place. the us vice president kamala harris was among the thousands attending the service at mississippi boulevard christian church, in memphis, tennessee. following tyre nichols s death, five officers, all of them black, were charged with second degree murder. several other police officers and emergency staff have also been fired in recent days. our north america editor sarah smith was at the service. # you lift me up. the grief was overlaid with anger as mourners celebrating the life of tyre nichols also railed against the injustice of his death. i can t speak for everybody in memphis, i can t speak for everybody gathering, but for me, i believe that if that man had been white, you would not have beat him like t
american football legend tom brady has announced his retirement for the second time in a year. life of our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin in the us, where the funeral of tyre nichols, the 29 year old black man, who died after being beaten by police, has taken place. the us vice president kamala harris was among the thousands attending the service at mississippi boulevard christian church, in memphis, tennessee. following tyre nichols death, five officers, all of them black, were charged with second degree murder. several other police officers and emergency staff have also been fired in recent days. our north america editor sarah smith was at the service. # you lift me up. the grief was overlaid with anger, as mourners celebrating the life of tyre nichols also railed against the injustice of his death. i can t speak for everybody in memphis, i can t speak for everybody gathering, but for me, i believe that if that man h
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