help them to the world cup senior finals as our rugby correspondent markjones explains. he’ll markjones explains. he ll definitely markjones explains. he ll definitely not markjones explains. he ll definitely not play - markjones explains. he ll definitely not play againstj markjones explains. he ll definitely not play against italy and it s another selection for the england boss steve borthwick, he is already without ollie lawrence, and withoutjoe in that midfield, so it ll be a whole new look. there is the experience of fall to call upon and that s crucial as a world class operator. in form but uncapped 21 year old finn smith, and whether smith starts or is on the bench, he is set now to make his debut in the studio olympic o. is set now to make his debut in the studio olympic 0. is set now to make his debut in the studio olympic o. the full run of midweek premier league fixtures starts tonight. there are five games to look forward to later. they involve five of the
finn smith who has been in brilliant form for his club and if marcus smith is to be ruled out, his namesake is set to make his debut. either starting off the bench on saturday. the full run of midweek premier league fixtures starts on tuesday. there are five games to look forward to later. both arsenal and aston villa have designs on second place in the table. arsenal have gone three premier league away matches without a victory and mikel arteta knows nottingham forest will be a challenge. we can manage and optimise the preparation and that s what we try to do against a team, and i know the manager well and he will be very competitive and we had some bad experiences there in the last two seasons, so we will have to be really good to beat them. the norwegian striker girling harland has been out having scored 14 goals prior to that, pep guardiola has confirmed he will be available and said he is an important playerfor available and said he is an important player for manchester
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west, sunny spells further south but do be prepared for strong and destructive winds tomorrow across scotland. thanks sarah. and that s bbc news at six. now it s time to join our colleagues for the news where you are, goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday. this could be a pivotal week in the premier league. can arsenal get back on track at the city ground tonight? he s back in the fold after his belfast break, but has rashford gone off the rails at manchester united? hejust he just needs to relax, calm hejust needs to relax, calm down, choose when to go out and go out and play football at the levels which we know he can. and another blow for england ahead of the six nations championship, marcus smith is injured and will miss the start of the tournament. also coming up on sportsday. we meet the british boxer with anthonyjoshua in her corner as she looks to become british and commonwelth champion next month. evening, we ll see if there are any twists in the premier league tit
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