hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. it s transfer deadline day but not as we know it, with one of the quiestest days in history. we ll tell you who s 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 we re into the final few hours for new signings for the final stretch of the season. last year s 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 aubameyang s big money move to arsenal. it s very different this time in 2021. and austin halewoo
cloudier day tomorrow, that s because we change wind direction. a milder couple of days but it does not last, towards the end of the week it gets colder again. rather more cloud than today, it is clearing out into the north sea through the morning but we keep more drizzle, low cloud across hills in the north and west, round the coast as well. some sunshine coming through, not a drab day for all, 11th and 12th, quite mild. and it will stay pretty mild into thursday, still with the weather front close by, still a breeze in the north and west, not as windy as it has been but a notable breeze. another weather front is looking to the west, mild night on wednesday and thursday, thursday starts to bring more significant rain into the north and west, still a lot of dry weather but rather cloudy elsewhere, and it s behind that weather system as we get towards the end of the week where you can see the snow showers waiting in the wings. we once again tumble back into north westerly wind
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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
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