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
degree. for example, in east wales, all of those schools are closed by one. but in west wales, although open bar eight summer classes are affected. a mixed picture. if those talks don t go anywhere, they re asking for more money from westminster, we can certainly see more strikes coming. 0n the 14th we have actually got a wales only striker educated. so, your real big issue at the moment. when you talk to parents there are more mixed feelings towards this strike compared to the nhs, which they are largely for. thank you. as well as teachers, there are also workers from a number of other sectors taking industrial action. train drivers represented by aslef and the rmt unions are on strike in a dispute about pay, job security and working conditions. rail industry bosses say change is needed to afford pay increases and modernise the railway. around 100,000 civil servants in 124