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
the ftse is down. the size of the divorce bill has investors worried and we ll explain why. and how do you fancy dinner with a stranger? no, we re not talking about a first date, but a new app that promises to serve up a local, authentic home cooked dinner at the press of a button. and so today we want to know if sally or i nipped round to your place, what would you make us? what s on the menu at your house? let us know. use the hashtag bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business live. sendin send in your invitations. we d love to come round for dinner sometime! apple is the world s most valuable company and it made another huge profit in the first three months of the year. but it was a bit of a mixed bag. the california based giant sold just under$ 53 billion worth of products as it continues to dominate the smartphone market. but surprisingly iphone sales actually fell by 1% mainly because customers are holding off purchases while waiting for the tenth anniversary model expec
as the big tech firms respond to the latest wikileaks revelations we ll be getting the inside track on all the biggest tech stories of the week with our technology correspondent rory cellan jones. there s a report in the times in london that fewer people are taking time off sick from work because they frightened for their jobs. we want to know whether you have hauled yourself in as sick as a dog for fear of the sack. just use #bbcbizlive. welcome to the programme. we start in detroit in the usa where in a few hours time volkswagen is due to plead guilty to charges of fraud and obstruction ofjustice by cheating diesel emissions tests. the formal plea will draw a line under the us side of the scandal following a plea bargain reached in january. but it s far from over. vw has admitted 11 million vehicles worldwide had software installed to beat regulators checks on emissions. in some cases they were up to a0 times higher than the us legal limit. so far that s led to around $20 b
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