Hello and welcome to sportsday im gavin ramjaun. Its transfer deadline day but not as we know it, with one of the quiestest days in history. Well tell you whos been in business. Pressure on social Media Companies to stamp out racism. We hear what more needs to be done, with Marcus Rashford the latest target of online abuse. And big names from the Lgbt Community help the bbc kick off a month long celebration. Hello and welcome to sportsday. The January Transfer Window closes at 11pm tonight for efl and and Premier League clubs so were into the final few hours for new signings for the final stretch of the season. Last years Winter Window was massive Bruno Fernandes the headline deal, going to Manchester United for nearly £70 million. Almost quarter of a billion was spent in all there. In 2018, it was even higher. 430 million spent then, which included Pierre Emerick aubameyangs Big Money Move to arsenal. Its very different this time in 2021. And Austin Halewood is in the studio for us t
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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
maximum. not as warm as today because there will be more sunshine. sorry, more cloud. as we move out of tuesday into wednesday, we have france starting to move on from the west and it s a cold front so gradually behind it, some colder air will start to squeeze its way south and east. not too cold but a change to the story. more cloud around and showery epics of rain sinking south and east to begin with on wednesday. brightening up behind, a few scattered showers and some of these. to turn wintry on the tops of these. to turn wintry on the tops of the hills. cooler here, 7 to eight celsius perhaps 11 as we go through the south east and the middle of the afternoon. as we push towards thursday, a ridge of high pressure builds so england and wales will be drier but cooler, 8 or 9 celsius, a brace of rain continuing to the far north west. but these temperatures pretty much where they should be at this time of year. thanks, louise. and that s bbc news at six on monday 20th february