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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...

hello. good afternoon to you. it is so mild out there. many of us have not had to use the thick coats for quite some time now. this is not going to change over the next few days. exceedingly mild weather conditions, with this air stream coming in all the way from the southern climes, actually a pattern that we sometimes see during the summer months. at low pressure is also close by. so, not necessarily sunny all the time. far from it, also close by. so, not necessarily sunny all the ti...

secretary. well have the latest from westminster. also this lunchtime... a call to make childcare a political priority, with a warning that the sector in england is understaffed and underfunded. because my wage did not cover all of their childcare costs, so i literally could not balance the books. 0h, hes gone. thats exactly what ireland were looking for. shock defeat for england in the mens t20 world cup — ireland beat them by five runs. and we meet the twins believed to be the most...

with the proposition is coming out of the treasury about how to get public finances back into a sustainable state. also this afternoon rishi sunak reintroduces a ban on fracking reversing liz truss decision to ban it. please do be respectful of the host nation, they will try, they are trying to ensure that people can be themselves and enjoy the football. ukrainian and russian forces prepare for what could be a bloody battle for the occupied city of kherson. good afternoon, and welcome ...

if climate change is not prioritised, we are all doomed, that is the dire warning from the head of the un. a sharp rise in the number of people crossing the channel in small boats — more than 38,000 have arrived in the uk this year. and millions of children used to watch this every dayjust before the six oclock news. as the bbc turns 100, we look back at childrens tv over the decades. and on bbc london. day one for prime minister rishi sunak — coming on the bbc news channel, liverp...

the reaction to that and the rest of rishi sunak�*s first full day in office. and im shaun ley in the studio, here are our other main stories this hour: public health directors in england urge the government not to make further cuts to their budgets, amid warnings over the effects on the poorest communities. there is a call to make childcare a political priority after warnings that the sector is understaffed. 0h, hes gone, that is exactly what ireland were looking for... and coming u...

having very recently been there, and is able to hit the ground running from day one. the biggest question for the new prime minister is what to do about the economy. we may now have to wait a bit longer to find out his plans. and im rebecca jones in london, and here are the other stories making the headlines. ukraine urges its citizens abroad not to return until the spring to ease pressure on damaged energy systems. a new warning that climate change is having a severe impact on the hea...

and she accepted her mistake. hes so weak he has done a grubby deal trading national security because you are scared to lose another leadership election. a sharp rise in the number of people crossing the channel in small boats — more than 38,000 have arrived in the uk this year. and in champions league football, liverpool beat ajax to secure a place in the last 16. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, nightmare in melbourne. a major upset, as englands stunned by irelan...

reports from iran say at least 13 people have died in a terror attack on a religious site, on the day that thousands of people have been marking the death of the hijab protestor mahsa amini. and russia claims up to 70,000 people have left the occupied city of kherson amid rumours there could be a large and bloodied battle looming. we start again here in the uk — where rishi sunak has had his first full day in office as prime minister. and already, hes been forced to defend his appoin...

europe a good 10 degrees above average as well. here high—pressure keeping it dry. for others it is a different story. yes, it is going to be mild but at times we still have some wet and windy weather to come. and in fact the first signs of that arriving into the south—west during the evening and overnight will see some rain, some of it heavy as it pushes north. there will be lots of low cloud and mist and fog, a very mild start for many. clearer skies further north and east of sco...