how local lad sean longstaff has these newcastle fans dreaming, as the club reach a first final since 1999. it s official liverpool has become the host of this year s eurovision song contest in a special handover ceremony in the city. it isa it is a dry and bright day in the south and east, but expect some rain in the north and west. the strong winds will gradually ease. good morning. it s wednesday, 1st february. hundreds of thousands of workers are going on strike today, in the biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade. among them are more than 100,000 teachers in england and wales. teachers in some parts of scotland are also taking action in a separate dispute. unions say more than 23,000 schools could be disrupted, with many having to close. 0ur education reporter vanessa clarke has more. it s been a familiar sight in scotland for months. but for the first time in seven years, teachers in england, and teachers and support staff in wales, are joining the act
of vacancies in adult care. president biden casts his vote in the crucial us mid term elections. how much power will the republicans regain? and tributes to the veteran actor leslie phillips, who has died at the age of 98. and coming up on the bbc news channel, cash injection or complete sale? liverpool s owners say they are considering inviting new shareholders. we ask what that might mean for the premier league club. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. there s been widespread criticism over comments made by one of the ambassadors for qatar s world cup who said fans travelling to the tournament will have to acceppt his country s rule among them a ban on same sex relationships saying homosexuality was a result of damage to the mind. the controversial tournament kicks off in less than a fortnight in the gulf state. the former fifa president sepp blatter now says the decision to award it to qatar was a mistake . our sports correspondent jane dougall has more.