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Hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. coming up on the programme. with all our early mornings, we love a strong coffee here on breakfast — but there's a big variation in the amount of caffeine per cup from different high street chains. we'll speak to a dietician about how much caffeine is a healthy amount. united by music is the theme of this year's eurovision song contest in liverpool. to mark the event, there's a new bbc podcast called eurovisioncast. we'll chat to the hosts, including our very own nina, at 08.50. comic relief�*s red noses have had an environmentally fri...

And bus drivers employed by abellio in london are also taking industrial action. the unite union is calling for a pay rise to reflect the increasing cost of living. we're joined now from westminster by our chief political correspondent nick eardley. morning. all these strikes just today and no resolution in sight or morning. it’s today and no resolution in sight or morninu. �* , ., today and no resolution in sight or morninu. h ., , today and no resolution in sight or morninu. h . , , �* morning. it's quite a list, isn't it? the biggest _ morning. it's quite a list, isn't it? the biggest...

Temperatures holding around 12—13c until the end of the weekend, when it gets chillier into next week. that's all for now. but remember, there's plenty more on our website. time to hand you back to sally and jon. and i'll see you in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today. the biggest day of industrial action in a decade, as unions estimate half a million workers will go on strike today. teachers in england

Half a million people to walk out? good morning. i think how do we get here? simply, people are saying we cannot have another year of real terms pay cut. you referred to figures that have shown we have had a decade of loss pay across public services and many private sector workers in that position as well. when you see rent and mortgages going up and the cost of filling the car, the only thing people cannot see going up his wages. i have spoken to union members on strike. most of them for the first time ever they have been on strike. they are saying we cannot afford another real terms pay cut....

Sacrificing a lot of conditions that they have worked hard for over the years. but at the moment i would say this dispute does not look very close to a resolution at all. thank ou for close to a resolution at all. thank you for that _ close to a resolution at all. thank you for that update, _ close to a resolution at all. thank you for that update, katy - close to a resolution at all. thank you for that update, katy austin, | you for that update, katy austin, our transport correspondent. let�*s return to the industrial action involving teachers. teachers in scotland are on strike in part of ...