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dutch side az alkmaar. welcome to liverpool. one day to go until the final of the eurovision song contest. it is noisy here this morning. we will be meeting some of the people making this huge event happened. we are on a mersey ferry, snowdrop. we are on a mersey ferry, snowdrop. we will be across the mersey this morning. look at the view. we should hold onto it because today west is best in terms of sunshine whereas in central and eastern areas, cloudy with rain. its friday the 12th o...

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, im joined by our education editor bra nwen jeffreys. what more do we know about this teacher strike which is going...

stars of the 1950s and �*60s, gina lollobrigida, who has died at the age of 95. crawl back into my bedroom, take advantage of my weakness! she was one of the last survivors of the golden age of cinema, nicknamed by italians as la lollo, and judged by some to be the most beautiful woman in the world. she co—starred with some of the biggest names in hollywood. later in life she became a successful sculptor and photographer, and made several unsucessful attempts to be elected to parli...

on universal credit. more than 50 people have been killed in winter storms across the united states. president biden has approved an emergency declaration allowing federal support for new york state, where the city of buffalo has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. 27 bodies have been recovered there and more are expected to be found in cars buried in the snow. blizzards have blocked roads and power lines making it hard to get food and medicine. sean dilley reports. for five days...

those are your latest headlines. now on bbc news, the travel show. each day, before the sun rises in northern chiles atacama desert, people venture up and up. across bumpy terrain to where the altitude is high enough to make you lightheaded. the air is thin and even in summer, the temperatures are near freezing. summer, the temperatures are nearfreezing. so, these are one of the main draws for tourists coming here to the atacama desert. an incredible place, it is the largest kaiser fie...

the governor issues a state of emergency in six counties and warns hundreds of people will lose their homes. the end of the so—called wagatha christie trial — rebecca vardy and colleen rooney will find out today which of them has won their high court libel case. # everybody needs good neighbours. and its farewell to neighbours after four decades as fans here in the uk prepare for tonights final episode. birmingham put on a spectacular show last night for the opening ceremony of the...

market, talking to traders this morning as we wait to find out the latest numbers on inflation. police are urgently _ latest numbers on inflation. police are urgently appealing _ latest numbers on inflation. police are urgently appealing for - latest numbers on inflation. police are urgently appealing for any - are urgently appealing for any witnesses to come forward after an elderly man, thought to be riding a mobility scooter, was stabbed to death in london yesterday afternoon. emma ...

our other main stories: swimmings world governing body effectively bans transgender competitors from elite womens events. we have to protect the rights of all our athletes to compete but we also have to protect competitive fairness. irefill but we also have to protect competitive fairness. will it be farewell _ competitive fairness. will it be farewell to _ competitive fairness. will it be farewell to the - competitive fairness. will it be farewell to the queen? l whyjamaica is pushing...

taliban officials in the afghan province was hit by an earthquake, thought to have killed over 1000 people, said the search for survivors in many areas has ended. borisjohnson is in rwanda for a meeting of the commonwealth heads of government. downing street said it is unlikely the uks policy will come when he meets the prince of wales. the american artistic swimmer has been rescued from the bottom of the pool by her coach after fainting following her routine at the world aquatics cham...

# eastenders theme and there is a new couple in albert square, as the duke and duchess of cornwall star in a specialjubilee episode of eastenders. good morning. ithink good morning. i think many parts of the uk will see the sun at some stage today, particularly the further south and east you are, but will that sunshine sparked off some thundery showers for you this afternoon? more details on what is happening where coming up. it is sunday 22 may. our main story: the long—awaited r...