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
equal fourth warmest on record, and quite alarmingly with only two months to go we are on track for one of the warmest years on record. some of the warmest years on record. some of us need rain, but only northern ireland were substantially above normal. there will be some over the next 2a hours, but it is the wind that will feature tomorrow night. widespread gales, and potentialfor disruptive and damaging gusts of wind. all linked into this area of cloud. that s a developing area of low pressure. a gap between that and the showers we have at the moment. lively showers this evening. they are clearing off, clearing skies, a few showers later on in the south and west. most will become dry and clear. not the coldest mornings tomorrow morning, two or three degrees in parts of rural scotland, but a bright start for many ahead of this. an area of low pressure i was mentioning. it will be slowly pushing from the west. the wind picking up through the day. for many, the driest and brig
the nations and regions for the news where you are. but from the ten team, it s goodnight. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. hundred by the broadcaster and journalist. and the telegraph, hello to you both. before a chat, quick look through some of the front pages will begin with the guardian. the news that the tory deputy chief whip has resigned amid alleged sexual misconduct after a drunken night in the cloud in london. in the telegraph also leads of the same story about another report that the education secretary has asked the treasury to give teachers pay raises of up to 9% to seize off strike action. a report on mounting pressure for sterling street figures drop to their worst levels on record. and the unmasking of the stepbrother of logan who killed his stepbrother of logan who killed his stepbrother and dumped his body and a river. innocent lost and house of evil. that is the front page of the metro reporting on the tra
sri lanka s worst economic crisis deepens the island is close to running out of fuel. and, a good day for brits at wimbledon including a stunning win for katie boulter, who s knocked out last year s finalist. and coming up on the bbc news channel. england s warm up for the euros in style with a thumping victory over switzerland in zurich. good evening. a setback in our fight against climate change that s how the united nations has described a decision by the us supreme court. in a landmark ruling, the court limited the us government s ability to control carbon emissions from power plants. it marks a victory for the coal industry, and parts of america fighting energy regulation and is a major blow to president biden s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. tonight the presdent said the ruling risked damaging america s ability to keep the air clean and combat climate change. from washington, here s our north america editor smith: in california today, wildfires burni
hello. this is bbc news. i m lukwesa burak and these are the headlines. writers and politicians condemn an attack on acclaimed author, sir salman rushdie, who is now on a ventilator, after being stabbed while on stage in the us state of new york. his agent says the 75 year old cannot speak, is likely to lose one eye, has a damaged liver and the nerves in one arm have been severed in the attack. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. that, as experts also warn england s drought could last into the next year. and it s notjust parts of the uk struggling with heat as most of europe continues to grapple with high temperatues too. a huge fire is devastating forests in the gironde region in france. also, train drivers from nine rail companies are on strike across the uk today. it s the latest walkout in a row over pay and conditions. documents in the us show fbi agents seized papers marked top secret when they searched the florida home