welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and in manila where there s been a big strategic development in the pacific rivalry between the us and china, with america sealing a deal to greatly increase its military presence in the philippines. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and in manila the agreement was signed off by the us defence secretary lloyd austin, after talks in the capital of the philippines. it represents a change in approach by president marcos. previous adminstrations tended to weaken their ties to washington. the deal gives the us access to four more military bases in the philippines, which will make a total of nine. neither country has said exactly where the new locations would be although it has been acknowledged that washington has requested access to bases on the northern land mass of luzon, the closest part of the philippines to taiwan, and on the island of palawan, facing
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deadin manslaughter after a baby was found dead in woodland in sussex yesterday. yet more revelations emerge from the former health secretary s leaked whatsapp messages, as matt hancock accuses the journalist behind it of a massive betrayal and breach of trust. and as children are encouraged to read on world book day, the bbc is encouraging them to write as well. the 500 word story and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel. we ll give you the latest on the hearing into cricket s racism scandal, while in the tennis, djokovic delivers in dubai, the world number one cruises into the semi finals in straight sets good evening and welcome to the bbc news at ten. the inquiry into the manchester arena bombing has found that the security service, m15, missed a significant opportunity in the months running up to the bombing at an ariana grande concert that might have prevented the attack. the head of m15 has said he is profoundly sorry. the families of the 22 people who died i
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
But before that, this. The final chance for liz truss and rishi sunak to persuade conservative Party Members to vote for them the last hustings gets under way here at wembley in under an hour. Thejury in the ryan giggs Domestic Violence trial fails to reach a verdict. He could face another trial. Andy murray is in action at the us open. Well have the latest after Emma Raducanu falls at the first hurdle in her defence of the title. And on sportsday on the bbc news channel, one month on from winning the womens euros, well find out how englands lionnesses are turning their attention to qualification for next years world cup. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. In what is his last week as Prime Minister, borisjohnson has been defending his governments record on crime, but it comes on the day a new report commisioned by the centre right policy Exchange Think Tank says Police Forces ability to solve crimes is woefully low. It follows the bbc s own Research Showing Police Forces