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the royal british legion launches its poppy appeal this morning. we will be talking to veterans and families of veterans throughout the programme. a night of drama in the champions league. antonio conte is sent off after tottenham are denied a late winner by var, a goal that would have see them progress to the last 16. good morning. after a bright start in the north, some heavy rain, some of which is sundry in the south, is going to push northwards. it will brighten up behind that and ...

That simply wasnt made to last. Raac was a postwar solution, now causing a headache for 21st century britain. More than 100 schools in britain have been told they need to close. Labour has announced it will force the government to reveal a complete list of affected schools, and now calls for transparency on the scale of the problem and for fast solutions. Its been known for a while and what we have also known for a while is there is a squeeze on school funding, and my committee has highlighted t...

I will take the difficult decisions, not hand them over to individuals. And the r number across the uk has gone up, another indication of the rapid rise in covid cases. Also on the programme. Headteachers say the last minute demand for the testing of secondary schoolchildren across england, is a shambles. The chief constable of Greater Manchester police says hes stepping down, after his force is placed in special measures. A brief visit to the Eu Parliament for the uks chief brexit negotiator, a...

Rules will make it more difficult to find staff for the care sector thats the warning from care providers. And a major study of the Atlantic Ocean has discovered species previously unknown to science. Good evening. Across the United Kingdom theres compelling evidence of the pressure on hospitals and nhs staff. More than 40,000 new covid infections were reported in the past 2a hours thats a record as the new variant of coronavirus spreads rapidly. In the south of england, doctors are reporting th...

Been sentenced to four years injail. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. All 27 eu ambassadors have unanimously approved the provisional application of the eu uk post brexit trade deal that was agreed last week. On wednesday, the president of the eu council, Charles Michel, and president of the Eu Commission ursula von der leyen are expected to officially sign off on the trade agreement. But this has to be ratified in a European Parliament vote early next year. Als...

Are being encouraged to return to work today but can businesses ensure their safety . Ill talk to the boss of halfords. More exercise, and more sport. Golf, tennis, and fishing will all be allowed in england from wednesday, as long as social distancing rules are followed, but you only play with someone from your household. Indian weather, largely dry weekend for many. But we start on a cold note, with frost in many places. Coming up. Its monday 11 may. Our top story. The Prime Minister has outli...

Months of this year. Ministers in england want some Primary School children back in class in two weeks time, unions still have concerns. Music. Also in the programme, musicians have been performing bedside concerts over the phone for hospital patients in the us. Hello, and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First. The rate at which coronavirus can be spread across the uk has gone up, and is clos...

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Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he would impose a VAT hike immediately on entering No 10 next month, while NASUWT teacher union, has warned about the knock-on impact on state schools.

A UNION has accused a school of gaslighting teachers as its members go on strike again this week.