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
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Glasgow and east lothian. last week, strikes closed almost every primary school in scotland on tuesday, and every secondary school on wednesday. our other main story this hour a serving metropolitan police officer has admitted he s a serial rapist who carried out sex attacks over almost two decades. pc david carrick, a member of the diplomatic protection squad, has pleaded guilty to 49 offences, including 2a counts of rape. the met has apologised to his victims, after it emerged it missed warnings about his behaviour over a long period of time. he served in the same unit as the convicted met police murderer and rapist wayne couzens. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, has more. david carrick, the serial rapist and violent sexual predator who, for 20 years, wore a police uniform. in his private life he told his victims, you are my slave, as he controlled and abused them, subjecting them to appalling acts of degradation.