nearly one in ten schools had to close today. we ll the latest on the impact of the strikes. also on the programme. the funeral is about to take place of 29 year old tyre nichols, who died in memphis after being beaten by police. the little girl who died after a dog attack yesterday, it is believed she was killed by the family pet. and why a theatre in oldham that launched the careers of comedy greats and hollywood stars is having to cancel all its shows. coming up on the bbc news channel. no trophy since 2017, but can manchester united make the league cup final tonight? they take on nottingham forest at old trafford. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. up to half a million workers have walked out in what is being described as the biggest single strike day in a decade. marches and rallies have been held in a number of cities across britain. the various disputes are mainly about pay. the national education union claims up the national education union claims up to
brief weather window, but not for long. that dry spell for many today, replaced by wetter weather over the weekend particularly tomorrow, then showers follow, some of the wettest weather perhaps wales and the southwest. that s where the met office have won it out for further concerns for flooding but ahead of that at least we ve had drier weather, hazy sunshine for the rest of the day but it time the rain is gathering, light and patchy to start with but you can see waiting in the wings something more significant. it s still relatively mild, average is around 6 7 this time of year and temperatures won t drop below much of that tonight but the rain, once it arrives, its stock for 6 10 hours. it looks set to clear from northern ireland later in the night, temperatures dip back to 7 degrees but for most it sits a mild night and rather grey and dreary start to our saturday. it might be a while before the rain reaches the far south east and east anglia but for most of us if it s no
the maximum interest rate on student loans in england is being cut by almost 5%. ministers hope it will provide peace of mind for graduates. a father and son have been killed in a crash at the isle of man tt. five riders have died in this year s event and singerjustin bieber reveals the reason he cancelled his performances this week he s experiencing facial paralysis. good afternoon. royal officials have said that prince charles remains politically neutral , following a report that he has strongly criticised plans to send some asylum seekers to rwanda. an unnamed source told the times newspaper that prince charles has described the policy as appalling and said he was more than disappointed by it. the first flight carrying asylum seekers to rwanda is due to leave on tuesday. simonjones reports. their destination, dover. more than 10,000 migrants have reached the uk in small boats so far this year. the government says it is determined to stop people risking their lives
the government is expected to reject proposals to introduce a new salt and sugar tax on process food sold in england. a father and son have been killed in a crash at the isle of man tt. five riders have died in this year s event. as you can see, this eye is not blinking. and singerjustin bieber reveals the reason he cancelled his performances this week he s experiencing facial paralysis. good afternoon. royal officials have said that prince charles remains politically neutral , following a report that he has strongly criticised plans to send some asylum seekers to rwanda. an unnamed source told the times newspaper that prince charles has described the policy as appalling and said he was more than disappointed by it. the first flight carrying asylum seekers to rwanda is due to leave on tuesday. simonjones reports. their destination, dover. more than 10,000 migrants have reached the uk in small boats so far this year. the government says it is determined to stop people r