this is bbc news with the latest headlines. a wave of industrial action continues to spread across the uk. in scotland teachers are on strike for the first time in almost a0 years. university staff across the uk are also walking out today, and thousands of postal workers start a 48—hour strike in the run—up to black friday. what do you think about the strike action taken today? do you support it? are you taking part? or are you opposed? you can tweet me @annitabbc and use the hashtag bbc your questions.

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strikes are under way across the uk today as workers in various sectors protest about pay, pensions and working conditions. postal workers, teachers in scotland and university lecturers are all striking. let's look at what's happening in more detail. in scotland, almost every primary and secondary state school will be closed, as teachers hold a 24—hour national strike. it's scotland's first national schools strike since the 1980s. university staff are also walking out on the first of three days of strikes over pay, working conditions and pensions. lectures could be called off at 150 affected universities. thousands of postal workers have begun a 48—hour strike in the run—up to black friday after talks between royal mail and the communication workers union

ended without agreement. earlier this month, nurses across the uk voted to strike over pay with action expected to start by the end of the year. and earlier this week, the rmt union announced that industrial action will be held across four 48—hour periods on dates in december and january. 0urfirst report is on the strike in scotland with hundreds of thousands of pupils forced to stay at home. here's our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon. school is out. with tens of thousands of teachers in school is out. with tens of thousands of teachers in scotland walking out, hundreds of thousands of children affected and parents left making alternative plans for their kids. 15 left making alternative plans for their kids. , ., ., , ., left making alternative plans for their kids. ., , ., , left making alternative plans for their kids. , ., ., , ., , ., left making alternative plans for theirkids. ., , ., ., their kids. is one to be a bit of a stressful day — their kids. is one to be a bit of a stressful day for _ their kids. is one to be a bit of a stressful day for them. - their kids. is one to be a bit of a stressful day for them. while i their kids. is one to be a bit of a i stressful day for them. while some parents will be supporting the strike action, i'm sure deep down every parent will really be worrying about the change to schedule, trying to manage childcare, trying to manage kids at home, juggle work. it is going to be a worrying date. the

latest deal on the table would have seen lower paid teachers in scotland receive a rise of up to 6.85%, more than the previous 5% offer, but well below the 10% rise that unions one. a 10% increase is unaffordable for the scottish government was that we have a fixed budget, already fully utilise for this year, so to do anything that would increase the resolution that we have on this would mean that money would have to come from elsewhere. so i'm very disappointed that we are moving to strike action, it is disruption for our children and young people and theirfamilies that we our children and young people and their families that we simply don't want to see. unions are angry and say the offer made by scottish government is insulting and a cake and is made by scottish government is insulting and a cake and- insulting and a cake and is sick another exciting _ insulting and a cake and is sick another exciting time - insulting and a cake and is sick another exciting time wasting, j insulting and a cake and is sick i another exciting time wasting, a great piece of pantomime by the scottish government, and it means we would be seeing strike action across scotland that will bring the vast majority of scotland's schools to

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why they decided to take action? i’m why they decided to take action? i'm in why they decided to take action? i“n in cambuslang on the outskirts of glasgow, and some of these people have been here while it was dark this morning, despite it being freezing cold here, and they are angry about what is happening, and they are determined to be here, determined to see this through. there will be many picket lines like this one across the country, because most schools, primary and secondary, will be closed in scotland today, just as is the strength of feeling it. there are other strike dates set for next year, and other strike dates that are likely to be announced over the next couple of days. one of the reasons they are angry, these negotiations have been going on for weeks, and there was another offer made to the eis, scotland's biggest teaching union, a couple of days ago, but they said this was insulting for its members. they said it was a rehash of a

previous offer, and that most teachers would still be getting a 5% increase, which had initially been rejected, and only son teachers would be getting the increased offer of 6.8%. these teachers want 10%. they are very determined about that. they are very determined about that. the scottish government has said they can't give 10%, they said the new offer given on tuesday was a good offer. they said they have a set budget and if they were to give the teachers more money, they would need to take money from elsewhere. not only will we see pickets, picket lines across scotland today, there will also be rallies in the major cities. we will see rallies in edinburgh, glasgow, dundee, inverness, and there will also be a rally outside the scottish parliament, so they are gathering together, and want the scottish

government to hear their voices. i did ask about support from parents, because obviously this does make it very difficult for parents, who are coming on the back of a pandemic when many pupils had lost out on education already, we are having to stay at home, but they are adamant they do have the support of parents, and a loss of kids as you saw in that piece, they say they will be working at home today. this is the first strike today, but if this is not resolved, then we do seem to be a bit of a stalemate at the moment. we could see other strike days to come. let's hear from one of those teachers who've made the decision to join today's protest — jehan is a teacher in edinburgh. thank you. why are you stroking?

well, because we have been involved in a long protracted discussion with the scottish government about our pay and working conditions and we feel we are not being heard, and that we are not being valued as education professionals. what that we are not being valued as education professionals. what sense do ou education professionals. what sense do you have — education professionals. what sense do you have of _ education professionals. what sense do you have of how— education professionals. what sense do you have of how parents - education professionals. what sense do you have of how parents are - do you have of how parents are feeling about this, also parents have been made aware of the strike action and they will be talking about in the days leading up to this, many of them said whether they support you or whether they disagree with you taking this action? i think, as always, there is a mixture of opinion amongst parents. we absolutely understand and empathise with the difficulties that a school closure causes for working parents, but i think also there is a level of sympathy there, we are an essential public service, and in orderfor us to carry out that service

effectively, the education sector requires investment, and at the very basic level that investment needs to be in error teachers, and it isn't there at the moment, so i think parents want a high—quality education for their children and young people, and at the state of finances with the education sector at the moment makes it very difficult for us provide that. so i think there is support amongst parents, while understandably there is also frustration, at the difficulties school closures because for them. fix. difficulties school closures because forthem. �* , difficulties school closures because forthem. ~ , ., , ., , for them. a couple of questions, riven the for them. a couple of questions, given the disruption _ for them. a couple of questions, given the disruption of— for them. a couple of questions, given the disruption of the - for them. a couple of questions, given the disruption of the last l for them. a couple of questions, l given the disruption of the last few years with covid, particularly, do you think now is the right time to be taking industrial action? and secondly, given the economic difficulties that the uk is facing, all parts of the uk is facing, do you accept the argument that there might need to be some constraints or does that not wash with you? it is absolutely the _ does that not wash with you? it 3 absolutely the right time. strike

action is always a last resort. as you reported, we have not been on strike since the 1980s. when we resort to strike action is because we absolutely feel we have other option. but to do so. it is unfortunate that it comes after the period of the last two years of unrest caused by the pandemic, but the pandemic reminded us all of what an essential service that we provide, we were classified as key workers during the pandemic, and key workers during the pandemic, and key workers like all the other public sector services require that investment, in order to adequately do ourjobs. so, going forward, and in terms of the economic situation, the choice by the government at the moment to not invest in the public sector, that is a political choice. if you as a government cannot invest in the most essential services that

our society requires in orderfor us to function adequately, then you are failing as a government, so it is simply an unacceptable argument to say there is no money there. it is absolutely the essential duty of the government to invest in its public services. around 70—thousand university lecturers and support staff across the uk will also walk out today. it is the first of three days of industrial action, in a row over pay, working conditions and pensions. universities say they are putting plans in place to mitigate the impact on 2.5 million students. jo grady is general secretary of the university and college union and we can speak to her now. thank you forjoining us today. set out for our viewers, if you would, a little more about those reasons for the strike action, pay, pensions and

working conditions.— working conditions. thank you for havin: me working conditions. thank you for having me on- — working conditions. thank you for having me on. in _ working conditions. thank you for having me on. in higher- working conditions. thank you for| having me on. in higher education we've seen wages cut by 25%. in addition to that, we have unbearably high workloads, members working weekends and evenings all the time, not just occasionally, weekends and evenings all the time, notjust occasionally, 90,000 people employed on insecure contracts come up employed on insecure contracts come up to the workload burden, and just recently during the pandemic, based on evaluation, which was conducted during the worst possible time, employers use the opportunity to cut 35% from the pension. we know that can be restored, the pension scheme is healthy, so we are just very much like the teacher you are interviewing before, people doing the bread and butter of working in universities, struggling to get by, and the difference we see in the university sector is our leaders, the people running the show, they are often paid half £1 million in the sector has over £40 billion of reserves, so we have a situation

where the people who are coming to university for education are getting into tens of thousands of pounds worth of debt, the people are working on education are often struggling to get by, spending pay back after a pay packet in their overdraft, we are asking for the system to be reconfigured to employ people better and to employ people with a salary that allows them to actually kind of get by.— with a salary that allows them to actually kind of get by. what sort of offer have _ actually kind of get by. what sort of offer have you _ actually kind of get by. what sort of offer have you been _ actually kind of get by. what sort of offer have you been made? i actually kind of get by. what sortl of offer have you been made? the employers — of offer have you been made? the employers at _ of offer have you been made? iie: employers at the of offer have you been made? tue: employers at the minute have of offer have you been made? til employers at the minute have not budged from 3%. obviously we need to see an increase in that, but i do want to stress the other factors, such as unbearably high workloads, and having colleagues that are on sometime six week contracts, 12 week contracts, and they have to have multiple of those to try and earn enough to get by. they are huge issues university should be invested in solving, and thus far they have offered us nothing. irate in solving, and thus far they have offered us nothing.— in solving, and thus far they have offered us nothing. we help in some universities — offered us nothing. we help in some universities yesterday _ offered us nothing. we help in some universities yesterday saying - offered us nothing. we help in some universities yesterday saying they i universities yesterday saying they were increasing the funding to help students with the cost of living

crisis, so increasing hardship funding and so forth. do you feel this is a comparable situation for university lecturers and other staff? ~ :, :, university lecturers and other staff? :, ., :, staff? we have a situation in some universities _ staff? we have a situation in some universities where _ staff? we have a situation in some universities where the _ staff? we have a situation in some universities where the vice - universities where the vice chancellor will openly admit people are not being paid enough. they have offered their staff a version of payday loans. the fact they have acknowledged this for students is very helpful for students, but for staff, is not sufficient. we are not seeing anywhere near the work that needs to be done to ensure staff have money to get through a cost of living crisis, and as i of sight, this is a sector that has just £40 billion sitting in reserves stop it is a sector that had record services of 3— is a sector that had record services of 3- £4 is a sector that had record services of 3— £4 billion, a sector that intends to go on a spending spree on new buildings of £4 billion, and we are saying stop spending money on buildings and invest it in your staff. ., :, ., ., buildings and invest it in your staff. ., :, ., :, :, staff. the national union of students — staff. the national union of students is _ staff. the national union of students is supporting - staff. the national union of students is supporting this|

staff. the national union of - students is supporting this action, but a similar question to the one i put to the teacher in edinburgh a couple of minutes ago, a huge amount of disruption for students. is this, despite the cost of living crisis and the other conditions not related to pay, as well, that you're talking about, is this really the right time to be bringing further disruption to those studies into the mix? figs to be bringing further disruption to those studies into the mix? $5 for those studies into the mix? as far as we are concerned, _ those studies into the mix? as far as we are concerned, we - those studies into the mix? as far as we are concerned, we want - those studies into the mix? as far as we are concerned, we want to l those studies into the mix? as far- as we are concerned, we want to save education, if we want to change the status quo, if we want a sector that works for staff and students and doesn't treat us as shock absorbers, the time is now. there is no other time to delay this too and obviously we don't want to see disruption to students, but the system right now in education has the money within it to change things overnight if it chose to. the questions about disruption to students, it was worth pointing out, it was staff working at other weeks during the pandemic to keep the show on the road, why have we got people earning half £1

million sat at the top of universities doing nothing but sitting and watching picket lines get bigger today and lectures get cancelled? that's the question i want to hear the answer to. and cancelled? that's the question i want to hear the answer to. and the ossibili want to hear the answer to. and the possibility of — want to hear the answer to. and the possibility of more _ want to hear the answer to. and the possibility of more action _ want to hear the answer to. and the possibility of more action going - possibility of more action going forwardyes, we have been very clear, we don't want disruption to our members or students. but we don't want disruption to our members or students.- we don't want disruption to our members or students. but we have been left in — members or students. but we have been left in the _ members or students. but we have been left in the situation. - members or students. but we have been left in the situation. we - members or students. but we have been left in the situation. we want| been left in the situation. we want the biggest picket lines possible, today, tomorrow, kings cross 1pm at a rally next wednesday, vice chancellors and university bosses need to know this, this isjust chancellors and university bosses need to know this, this is just the beginning if they do not use some of that huge surplus they have to help make lives easier for university staff. :, ~ make lives easier for university staff. :, ,, , :, :, make lives easier for university staff. :, :, staff. thank you for your time toda .

ben says he fully supports the strikes, the cost of living in going up, people forced into food banks, afraid to put the heating on, people dying because of the cold and the government are not doing anything so they must be forced into action, says ben. this one from mark, you have to do what you think is appropriate, but i'm sure there are enough a lot of people not backed by unions that can't afford to pay their bills. the disruption only makes it harder in some cases. so do keep your comments coming into me, we'd love to hear what you think today about this strike action, whether you supports it, whether you're taking part, and you can do that on twitter using the hashtag below. billie early is a part—time masters student in contemporary history at the university of sussex. are you supporting the strike action or not? i are you supporting the strike action or not? , , ,:, :, are you supporting the strike action or not? , , :, .,

or not? i support it, to an extent. in m or not? i support it, to an extent. in my opinion. — or not? i support it, to an extent. in my opinion. it _ or not? i support it, to an extent. in my opinion, it usually - or not? i support it, to an extent. in my opinion, it usually harmfull or not? i support it, to an extent. i in my opinion, it usually harmful to students. we are missing out on the teaching that we are paying for, we are not being compensated for that, and i understand why they are striking, for working conditions, pensions, pay, iunderstand striking, for working conditions, pensions, pay, i understand it, striking, for working conditions, pensions, pay, iunderstand it, but ifeel like it is having pensions, pay, iunderstand it, but i feel like it is having a pensions, pay, iunderstand it, but ifeel like it is having a really detrimental impact on the students, and in that regard, i don't support it. ., and in that regard, i don't support it. :, , ., f . and in that regard, i don't support it. :, ': :, and in that regard, i don't support it. that is a difficult one, a qualified — it. that is a difficult one, a qualified support, - it. that is a difficult one, a qualified support, there i it. that is a difficult one, a l qualified support, there isn't really an easy way to approach it. do you understand the principles behind it, but are frustrated, it seems on the impact it has on your learning, and as you say, the cost to you which were not being compensated for. what you are you in? i compensated for. what you are you in? :, , , : :, compensated for. what you are you in? :, i, ,~ :, compensated for. what you are you in? :, :, , in? i am in my second year of my part-time — in? i am in my second year of my part-time masters. _ in? i am in my second year of my part-time masters. some - in? i am in my second year of my part-time masters. some covid l in? i am in my second year of my i part-time masters. some covid impact while ou part-time masters. some covid impact while you have — part-time masters. some covid impact while you have been _ part-time masters. some covid impact while you have been studying - part-time masters. some covid impact while you have been studying at - while you have been studying at university?— university? yes, for my undergraduate, - university? yes, for my undergraduate, there l university? yes, for my i undergraduate, there were university? yes, for my _ undergraduate, there were strikes every year of my undergraduate degree, 2018, to 2020 and there was

corporate as well and the impact was still being felt last year when i was doing my masters for the first year, so there has been a loss of disruption throughout my entire years at university, and it is not really do university experience that i was hoping for. hope really do university experience that i was hoping for-— i was hoping for. how much do you think our i was hoping for. how much do you think your work _ i was hoping for. how much do you think your work has _ i was hoping for. how much do you think your work has suffered i i was hoping for. how much do you think your work has suffered as i i was hoping for. how much do you think your work has suffered as a l think your work has suffered as a result? people might say if it is a day here or a day there surely it cannot have a massive impact. yes. cannot have a massive impact. yes, well, i cannot have a massive impact. yes, well. i would _ cannot have a massive impact. yes, well, i would say _ cannot have a massive impact. yes, well, i would say it _ cannot have a massive impact. yes, well, i would say it is _ cannot have a massive impact. yes, well, i would say it is more - cannot have a massive impact. 1:3 well, i would say it is more the feeling that when there is constant strikes and it keeps happening year on year, it sort of knocks your motivation to study each time, your motivation to study each time, your motivation is brought down a little bit. and that does have a long—term impact, i think. bit. and that does have a long—term impact, ithink. it bit. and that does have a long—term impact, i think. it is very hard to find the motivation, and putting the effort to study, when it feels like the people that are there to teach you, when they are not there, when

it feels like a university don't support you enough, it does have a long—term impact. so even if it is one day here or there, it does add up one day here or there, it does add up over the course of how long it has been, for years, that is quite a lot of days of teaching i have missed, so it all adds up. is your frustration _ missed, so it all adds up. is your frustration directed _ missed, so it all adds up. is your frustration directed more - missed, so it all adds up. is your| frustration directed more towards the people taking the strike action or towards the universities? it is a difficult one _ or towards the universities? it is a difficult one because _ or towards the universities? it is a difficult one because obviously i l difficult one because obviously i interact only with the people taking the strike action, only interact with electors, i don't interact with the interviewer stays at a higher level, i don't know the people making the pay and working conditions —— interact with the universities at a higher level. so anyway my anger is directed at the electors, even though i understand it does not then cutting the pay, it is the universities, but i see it as a whole, the universities, the electors are the faces that the university and are choosing to do

that. —— the lecturers are the face of the university. it is terrible for the lecturers and the students and i don't think the student impact is being talked about much. thank ou for is being talked about much. thank you for giving _ is being talked about much. thank you for giving us — is being talked about much. thank you for giving us your _ is being talked about much. thank you for giving us your thoughts i you for giving us your thoughts today. part—time masters student at the university of sussex. staying with strike action... ..thousands of postal workers have begun a 48—hour strike over pay, jobs and conditions in the run—up to black friday. royal mail said it had made its "best and final offer" to staff and accused unions of "holding christmas to ransom." staff said the offer would "spell the end of royal mail as we know it". our members are fighting for theirjobs. we're fighting against compulsory redundancies. we're actually fighting to also save the service, the service that has served this country well for so many years and can still go on being a major contributor to the uk economy. that's what this dispute is about. it's also about saving the service for the public and defending all of the work that our postal

workers do on a daily basis in every community across the uk. the united nations human rights council is discussing the iranian government's clampdown on protests, eight weeks after the death of mahsa amini in custody. it says around 14,000 arrested amid iran protests. the session in geneva — backed by the european union and the united states — will decide on setting up an internationalfact— finding mission to iran.

around 14,000 people arrested who have been taking part in protests around the country over the last couple of months. ofgem is increasing its price cap on gas and electricity from january, pushing up the amount the government has to pay to shield households from the high cost of energy. without the government support, the average household would be paying about £4,279 for its energy under the new cap. but the government support will ensure that average households pay £2,500. ofgem's move will not change the amount households pay for their energy at least until april. senior civil servants from several government departments are preparing to submit formal bullying complaints against the deputy prime minister, dominic raab. they want their claims to be looked at as part of an existing investigation into his conduct, which will also

determine whether he used his private email address for government business. mr raab says he has always acted with integrity, but sets high standards. rochdale boroughwide housing has been stripped of new government funding after the case of a two—year—old boy who died after being exposed to mould while living in one of its flats. the housing secretary michael gove said the association would have to prove it's a responsible landlord before it could receive public funds. he said the case should be a warning to other housing providers who are ignoring complaints and failing in their obligations. we can get more from our political correspondent nick eardley. tell us more about what michael gove has had to say on this issue. the latest issue _ has had to say on this issue. the latest issue of _ has had to say on this issue. the latest issue of the _ has had to say on this issue. til latest issue of the government talking tough on trying to crack down on housing associations or private landlords, which ministers don't believe are living up to their responsibilities. so this is

rochdale housing association, which has been criticised a law over the past few weeks. particularly after the death of the two—year—old, his family had complained about mould in the flat, were told to paint over it, and the mould was linked to the young child's debt in the end. at just two years old. what michael gove are seeing today is rochdale won't get the £1 million it was expecting from the government to try to expand, and the other housing associations won't get extra cash from the government if they feel to meet high standards which are set by ministers. the meet high standards which are set by ministers. ., :, :, , ., ministers. the regulator for social housin: is ministers. the regulator for social housing is written _ ministers. the regulator for social housing is written to _ ministers. the regulator for social housing is written to housing i housing is written to housing associations and local authorities to make — associations and local authorities to make sure we have a particular focus _ to make sure we have a particular focus on — to make sure we have a particular focus on damp and mould but it's also the — focus on damp and mould but it's also the case there is a

responsibility on housing associations and other landlords to let us— associations and other landlords to let us know about other hazards and about _ let us know about other hazards and about the _ let us know about other hazards and about the people living and how they are dealing with them, and we are giving _ are dealing with them, and we are giving new— are dealing with them, and we are giving new powers to the regulator in order— giving new powers to the regulator in order to — giving new powers to the regulator in orderto make giving new powers to the regulator in order to make sure housing associations are kept up to the mark, — associations are kept up to the mark, but _ associations are kept up to the mark, but i fear it is the case there — mark, but i fear it is the case there are _ mark, but i fear it is the case there are tens of thousands of properties that are not in the situation, _ properties that are not in the situation, not in the state they should — situation, not in the state they should be _ situation, not in the state they should be in.— situation, not in the state they should be in. quite striking, tens of thousands _ should be in. quite striking, tens of thousands of _ should be in. quite striking, tens of thousands of properties - should be in. quite striking, tens of thousands of properties not i should be in. quite striking, tens of thousands of properties not in | of thousands of properties not in the state they should be in. i think mr gove is trying to set out the scale of the challenge, but i suspect a lot of people will find that quite worrying, the idea that there are tens of thousands of properties in england which are deeply problematic, so as well as saying to housing associations that if you don't meet high standards were not going to give you any money to expand, the government is also putting money today into enforcement of making sure private landlords are meeting their obligations as well. a

lot of the money the government has earmarked today is going to go to areas where there have been particular problems, like greater manchester, leeds and cornwall as well. it is all part of a strategy for mr goh's department to try and clamp down on this issue. the responder two broad political consensus that needs to happen, although labour saying they want even stricter rules imposed on the firstly so the regulation is even more significant. i firstly so the regulation is even more significant.— firstly so the regulation is even more significant. i want to talk to ou about more significant. i want to talk to you about the _ more significant. i want to talk to you about the situation _ more significant. i want to talk to you about the situation regarding j you about the situation regarding the deputy prime minister dominic raab, as we reported a second ago, senior civil servant from multiple government departments are preparing to submit formal the lincoln points, they want that to be part of the other investigation that has already started into his conduct, and given that the number of people preparing to submit formal complaints is growing, how much trouble as the deputy prime minister and? i{finite

growing, how much trouble as the deputy prime minister and? quite a lot, ithink deputy prime minister and? quite a lot, i think is _ deputy prime minister and? quite a lot, i think is the _ deputy prime minister and? quite a lot, i think is the answer. _ deputy prime minister and? quite a lot, i think is the answer. they i lot, i think is the answer. they deeply uncomfortable position for the deputy prime minister, firstly we have these two official formal complaints that are being investigated, the potentialfor more as newsnight were reporting last night from senior civil servants wanting to add their complaints to this investigation as well. it will ultimately up to be to downing street to decide whether that will happen, but as pressure to mr rab, the idea that more people are prepared to come forward with their grievances. he insists he has done nothing wrong, that he has always had good relationships with the civil servants he worked with, some of those around him have suggested he is a pretty tough boss, that he worked pretty hard, but is not a bully, but the fact the deputy prime minister is potentially facing several formal complaints about his behaviour is uncomfortable for him, and comfortable for the prime

minister as well, because he is very close to mr rab and it is only a couple of weeks since gavin williamson was, took the decision to resign, was not force even asked, took the decision to resign after complaints about his behaviour were made in the press. restrictions on liquids and laptops in hand luggage could be removed at uk airports within two years. since november 2006, passengers have been forced to carry liquids in clear plastic bags, which must be shown to security staff. they�* re limited to 100ml. the government is now considering rolling—out 3d scanners which provide a clearer picture of a bag's contents, and help prevent explosives being smuggled onboard. now it's time for a look at the weather. good morning good . some of us have started off on a

dry and sunny note was just if you showers in the west, that is being erased by this torrential rain moving east and north, up to 15 millimetres of rain fell and some parts injust a couple millimetres of rain fell and some parts in just a couple of hours, millimetres of rain fell and some parts injust a couple of hours, for others possibly more. following on already saturated ground means there is a chance of localised flooding, a lot of surface water on the roads, and squally winds, behind it, you will see some come through but they will see some come through but they will be heavy potentially thundery showers. this evening, the band of rain moves away, strong winds in the north—west will blow further showers across scotland and northern ireland, the clump of heavy showers moving north and east across parts of north—east england. temperatures tonight, 7 degrees to 11 degrees. tomorrow, it is quieter, fewer showers, still windy and wet across the north west, a bit more sunshine than we are looking at today.

hello this is bbc news. the headlines: a wave of industrial action continues to spread across the uk. in scotland teachers are on strike for the first time in almost 40 years. university staff across the uk are also walking out today, and thousands of postal workers start a 48—hour strike in the run—up to black friday. the housing secretary says tens of thousands of homes are unsafe because of damp and mould, as the government threatens to block funding of failing associations. desperate measures to survive what the un calls afganistan's humanitarian catastrophe. an ancient gold coin once thought to be fake, has now been authenticated, revealing the existence of a third century roman commander. this sport and let's

cross to doha and to our correspondentjohn watson. goodness me, there have been some surprising results so far. any more on the cards today? we wonder. good morning. it feels that this tournament has been one of the shocks and surprises so far. wednesday saw two former winners — germany and spain in action but with contrasting fortunes. spain hammered costa rica seven—nil, while germany lost to japan. patrick gearey reports. lovely touch. and he has managed to sneak in! japan is by reputation and orderly nation. but they have never beaten germany in football before. in march that left the world open mouth began in

contrasting fashion. the germans feel silenced by fifa, this was their statement. the game began conventionally enough, if i will. germany, penallta, world cup, this should go n. they didn't disappoint but they could not be so ruthless. japan made changes. the score of the equaliser place people in germany as in fact does one ofjapan's place people in germany as in fact does one of japan's other substitutes, without a league goal all season. germany did not see this coming. cue pandemonium, however wild the party, the japanese always remember to tidy up. spain on the other hand were intent on making a mess of costa rica. it was soon obvious the only upset was here. and even he could admire this

masterclass, watch this strike, the youngest world cup goal—scorer since pele. rememberthe youngest world cup goal—scorer since pele. remember the name, youngest world cup goal—scorer since pele. rememberthe name, costa rica will hopefully forget the game. it finished seven —— zero. a problem for canada at the world cup, and i was their chance. a penalty against world number two belgium. alphonso foiled. in truth, they had enough chances to make up for that but what matters is how you finish. this strike meant belgium one, canada still zero. england manager gareth southgate says captain harry kane should be fit to face the usa tomorrow. he went off injured in monday's 6—2 victory against iran but a scan on his ankle showed no significant issues.

he should be fit to take to the field tomorrow. a win for england against the united states should provide safe passage through to the knockout stages. the first objective is to get out of the group, we have three games to do that, we would love to do it on friday, it means that the next few days are a little more calm, like the last few days, but it's football and the game will not be like the game was on monday because no two halves are the same. it's been quite the few days for cristiano ronaldo — a controversial interview followed by a swift exit from manchester united. today he's in action on the pitch as portugal get their tournament underway against ghana.

his managerfacing his manager facing lots his managerfacing lots of questions yesterday, his head in his hands, ronaldo dropped out of the news conference yesterday and it might be a cliche, but he will hope that he can let football do the talking later. kicking things off in around twenty five minutes are switzerland and cameroon. that's group g. the late game is tournament favourites brazil against serbia. group h's other game sees uruguay against south korea this afternoon. the tottenham forward will be the star of the show for south korea, in whole nation tuning in and there are millions to see the star play. abshd millions to see the star play. and brazil, millions to see the star play. and brazil. the _ millions to see the star play. and brazil, the shocks _ millions to see the star play. and brazil, the shocks that have befallen some of the big sides already, the likes of argentina and germany last night, with all the stars in their side, brazil will be hoping to avoid a potential upset as

they begin their tournament later. let's see what the day brings. another interesting day, we will see if there are any shocks in those matches. as the un warns of a catastrophic situation in afghanistan, the bbc has found evidence that impoverished families are selling their infant daughters into early marriages. since the taliban took control, the afghan economy has collapsed — and millions are on the brink of starvation. rates of malnutrition among children have gone up by nearly 50% and the bbc has learned that some people are giving their hungry children potentially harmful tablets to sedate them. you may find some of yogita limaye's report from the city of herat distressing.

they came to us, wanting to be heard. we were shocked by what they said. our children cry because they are going to bed hungry so we give them tablets to put them to sleep. they would be better off dead,. does anyone else do this? a lot of us, all of us, they said. this man was carrying the tablets with him, they were tranquilizers. others later showed us antidepressants they give their children. in the market, you can get five tablets for the price of one piece of bread. he said he gives it to his one—year—old. these men, their dignity broken by hunger.

i sold my five—year—old daughter for $1200 and sent my teenage son illegally to iran to work. my youngerson illegally to iran to work. my younger son every day. irate illegally to iran to work. my younger son every day. we have nothinu. younger son every day. we have nothing. where _ younger son every day. we have nothing. where should - younger son every day. we have nothing. where should we i younger son every day. we have nothing. where should we take l younger son every day. we have i nothing. where should we take our children and go? four—year—olds lives next door. she has been sold to be married to a boy from the southern province. herfather has announced at the local mosque that he wanted to sell her because he could not afford to feed his family. at 14, she will be sent away. translation:— at 14, she will be sent away. translation: �* , :, translation: are used most of the mone to translation: are used most of the money to buy _ translation: are used most of the money to buy food _ translation: are used most of the money to buy food and _ translation: are used most of the money to buy food and medicine i translation: are used most of the money to buy food and medicine for| money to buy food and medicine for my son. look at him. he is malnourished and needs treatment. i'd never think of selling my

daughter if i had any other option. 7 daughter if i had any other option. ? we did not have to look hard to find these stories. they were behind every door we walked into. from what we have seen — every door we walked into. from what we have seen and _ every door we walked into. from what we have seen and heard _ every door we walked into. from what we have seen and heard we _ every door we walked into. from what we have seen and heard we know- we have seen and heard we know there is a disaster unfolding on the ground here. hunger is a slow and silent killer and often its effects are not immediately visible. the truth is we will never know the scale of what is happening here because no one is counting. people here feel abandoned by everyone, by the government that is currently running this country and by the whole world. this is an emergency. more than half the country needs life—saving support. millions are one step away from famine. that was a very powerful report. let's get more now on the thousands of postal workers who have begun a 48—hour strike over pay, jobs and conditions

in the run—up to black friday. i'm joined now by our employment correspondent zoe conway as our viewers will know, by no means the first action taken by postal workers. where are the talks at the moment? what is the status of the talks between the union and employers? it the talks between the union and employers?— employers? it is a very sour mood, the talks have _ employers? it is a very sour mood, the talks have broken _ employers? it is a very sour mood, the talks have broken down - employers? it is a very sour mood, the talks have broken down in i the talks have broken down in acrimony. we have got ten strikes that are going to go ahead before christmas, including on christmas eve. we have already had eight strike days. what the management are saying is that they have lost £100 million from the eight days so far. and what they are saying is if these strikes cause further financial damage to the company, they will take their pay deal off the table. in a sign of how acrimonious this is, both sides cannot agree what the pay deal is. the company is saying

we are offering a 9% rise over the next 18 months, the union are saying to spin, it is less that. this could get ugly pretty quickly. not only are the company threatening to take the deal off the table, but there is also a suggestion that if things carry on in the way they are going, the company might decide unilaterally to start implementing their modernisation agenda without any consultation. i think this is getting into a very difficult phase. it sounds like it from that description. there are a number of sticking points, there is one i rent allowances. what can you tell us about that?— allowances. what can you tell us aboutthat? ., :, ~ , about that? something postalworkers have raised with _ about that? something postalworkers have raised with me _ about that? something postalworkers have raised with me who _ about that? something postalworkers have raised with me who i _ about that? something postalworkers have raised with me who i been - have raised with me who i been talking to, they can earn an extra £50 a week on top of their salary for doing extra jobs. that might be driving a slightly bigger truck, a bigger truck, then one of their colleagues. but what the company are

saying is that some of these allowances are completely out of date are not appropriate any more. so the management do not think it is appropriate that a postal worker should get an extra £26 for getting a parcel that has gone 1p and a parcel machine out of the machine. they think that should be part of theirjob and they should not get an extra payment. the company want to get rid of those allowances. they have offered to compensate the postal workers for two years for taking those away. if you are a postal worker, that is more than £2000 a year that could be gone. this is a critical point in all of theirs. it this is a critical point in all of theirs. , ' : :, this is a critical point in all of theirs. , , . :, theirs. it is difficult from your description — theirs. it is difficult from your description to _ theirs. it is difficult from your description to see _ theirs. it is difficult from your description to see where i theirs. it is difficult from your description to see where a i description to see where a breakthrough is going to come from. it is extremely difficult at the moment. i think that there are surprise on the side of the workers at how tough they believe the ceo is

being. one of them said we have not seen anyone like him before. there is a sense that they have not had quite such a tough negotiating position from royal mail before. but as i say, there are ten strikes going ahead at the moment and it is very difficult to see how this will be resolved.— be resolved. what is it going to mean for the _ be resolved. what is it going to mean for the post _ be resolved. what is it going to mean for the post for _ be resolved. what is it going to mean for the post for people? | be resolved. what is it going to j mean for the post for people? i be resolved. what is it going to i mean for the post for people? i can tell ou mean for the post for people? i can tell you what _ mean for the post for people? i can tell you what has _ mean for the post for people? i can tell you what has happened over the last eight strike days. what the management have been trying to do is prioritise parcels so they have not delivered letters, but they have brought in managers and agency workers to make sure the 24—hour tracked delivery and special delivery goes out. and that is how they have kept that going. and that tells you a lot about the direction the company wants to go. they want to move the focus of the company away from letters and parcels and at the moment, they are safe, along with the delivery of covid—19 test

kits but letters are not going out. you can imagine, christmas cards, they could be seriously affected by this. : ~ they could be seriously affected by this. :, ,, , :, they could be seriously affected by this. :, ~' , :, , they could be seriously affected by this. :, ,, i. , . they could be seriously affected by this. : ~ ,, , : :, they could be seriously affected by this. ., ~' i., , . ., ., ~' this. thank you very much for taking us throu~h this. thank you very much for taking us through that. _ this. thank you very much for taking us through that. let _ this. thank you very much for taking us through that. let me _ this. thank you very much for taking us through that. let me bring i this. thank you very much for taking us through that. let me bring in i us through that. let me bring in some of your tweets, you have been talking about the strike action around the uk, richard says he left the postal picket line this morning, we are not going there slightly, exeter workers are being sent to bristol and mail centres and sorting offices are being threatened with closure. another message says i fully support them, sick of reading about the money government has wasted while bosses get big bonus and the workers suffer, these people were heroes two years ago. another message, this is about the teachers strike, in deprived areas teachers by material, food even close for their students. by material, food even close for theirstudents. it by material, food even close for their students. it is heartbreaking. photocopies are not allowed, materials are not supplied, most teachers are on temporary contracts.

another message, ifully teachers are on temporary contracts. another message, i fully support the postal workers, another message, i fully support the postalworkers, i another message, i fully support the postal workers, i look clearly at what the full proposal as and all the details and it is truly shocking. another message on the strike in scotland, ifully shocking. another message on the strike in scotland, i fully support the teachers union in scotland on their strike as it is about time the government took our children's education seriously by investing more. enough is enough. pretty much all the tweets in support of the various strike action that is going on. get in touch and let me know if you support the action, if you oppose it, perhaps you are taking part in it, you can contact me on twitter and use the hashtag bbc your questions. latest figures on international migration to the uk. the ons is saying that between

january and september this year, 33,029 migrants arrived by small boats via the english channel. that is the latest figures from them. we have had updated figures since then from the government but that is looking for the period from january through to september. the ons is basically giving us those figures covering people coming from to the uk, extending their stay either temporarily or permanently, getting citizenship, applying for asylum and being detained or removed plus immigration for work, study, family reasons, lots of figures coming through but we will bring you more of those headlines from the oms as we get them. daily covid infections in china have hit a record high since the start of the pandemic (nearly three years ago). that's despite crippling restrictions on life, including snap lockdowns. tightened measures have been announced for zhengzhou — where workers at the world's largest

iphone factory have been clashing with security forces over covid—related conditions and pay. the plant's operator, foxconn, has apologised for what it called technical mistakes in a recent recruitment round that led to possible payment errors.(read on) stephen mcdonell in beijing has more iamat i am at home and my community is in lockdown and everyone can be tested, one person in this complex was linked to a case. it may only last for one day or it could go on. of course, if the testing picks up more people, we could be here for one week. all across this district, especially in beijing, there are thousands of towers where people are confined to their homes. in many cases, it's a minimum of three days at the moment as the city government tries to deal with the outbreak here. that is going on all across china, north, south, east, west, you have various levels of lockdown in

many cities, of course, this is really hitting the economy here. and it is despite the fact that there have been very serious measures put in place to try to prevent the spread of the disease. the thing is, though, recently, the authorities introduced a series of measures to try and take the heat of the economy, they know that zero covid—19 are smashing the economy. but problem is that the kind the worst of both worlds, businesses are being hurt but by easing some of the measures, they are not as effective at crushing every outbreak as it happens. the feeling is best to drag the crisis on for even longer. and we have no indication yet from the government what the author route is and that it is a time when china has recorded its highest ever daily number of cases across the country.

let's return to the migration figures, long—term migration figures from the ons. we have more detail on what they are saying. they are saying a range of factors contributed to record levels of long—term immigration to the uk, total long—term immigration was estimated 1.1 million for the year ending injune. that estimated 435,000 increase compared with one year ago in total immigration was driven by non—eu nationals says the ons. this is nothing to do with brexit or any restrictions brought in by brexit because the ons is saying that the estimated 435,000 increase in total immigration compared with one year earlier was driven by non—eu nationals. increasing arrivals of international

students and people travelling from ukraine under the visa support scheme also contributed, looking in more detail at international students, in the year tojune, people arriving on the study visas accounted for the largest proportion, 39% of long—term immigration of non—eu nationals. overall, net migration continue to add to the uk population in the year june with an estimated 504,000 more people arriving long term to uk than departing. a series of world events impacted international migration patterns in those 12 months tojune of this year. taken together, says the ons, these were unprecedented. an ancient gold coin once thought to be fake, has now been authenticated, revealing the existence of a third century roman commander. here's our science correspondent, pallab ghosh. a roman coin that has baffled

historians, thought to have been a fake for hundreds of years. a close look shows pit marks, these and its crude design led to the experts thinking it was made by forgers in the 18th century. oh, that's really nice there. can we get a higher resolution image of that? but paul pearson thought they were wrong so he began a forensic investigation. silicon, oxygen, iron. under a high—powered microscope, he found scratches which could only have been produced by rubbing together with other coins in purses. and a chemical analysis showed that it had been buried under the soil for hundreds of years, all clues that indicate that it was genuine. yes, look at that. i think what we've found is an emperor, an important historical figure in his own time, thought to have been a fake, been written off by all the experts and historians, we have found that he was real and that he had a role in history.

the coin is one of just four at glasgow university's hunterian museum. these three have known roman emperors, but this one has been a real mystery. it has a picture of someone that the experts thought never existed at all. the coins were originally discovered in 1713 in transylvania. it was a small hoard of roman gold and it was transported to the imperial coin collection in vienna. the detective story to discover who the mystery man was continued by this expert. well, they came here by quite an extraordinary route, really, they had been lying in wooden cabinets near forgotten for almost 200 years. his research suggested that the face on the coin belong to a real—life military leader called sponsian who ruled a part of the empire that is now transylvania. only ruins remain of the roman occupation. the reason our research

on these coins is so important is that we feel we have now proved that they are real coins and can therefore say that sponsian could be a real person. and that he is legitimately therefore a lost roman emperor. researchers now want to find more evidence of sponsian and to see what more can be learned about the lost roman emperor. americans are getting ready to celebrate thanksgiving — which of course takes place on the fourth thursday in november. one of the biggest traditions takes place in new york — the macy's parade, with balloons floating above the streets. getting them ready is a bit of a spectacle itself. this will be the 96th annual parade — and the forecast is for good weather in manhattan. hgppy happy thanksgiving if you are

celebrating here. let's find out what the weather is going to be like for the uk. good forthe uk. good morning. some of for the uk. good morning. some of us have started off with some sunshine but torrential rain moving west to east accompanied by squally winds. as well as the heavy rain, the odd clap of thunder and hail stones. low pressure is driving the weather, weather front moving west to east, as you can tell by looking at the isobars which are squeezed together. it is going to be windy. we start over some sunshine in some central and eastern parts with a few showers, the rain moves out of northern ireland and moves east across england and north across scotland. do not forget, strong winds around theirs and the rain could be as much as 15 millimetres in the space of one or two hours or more than that, following in some parts on saturated ground, a risk of local flooding and a lot of surface water on the roads. on the other

side of the band of rain, some sunshine, blustery showers, some of those will be heavy and thundery. possibly with hail stones. this evening, the rain goes but if you follow the coral rain, there are going to be heavy showers across western scotland driven on strong winds. showers coming in across northern ireland and heavy and potentially thundery ones across northern england. that is the start of tomorrow, a ridge of high pressure builds, things settled down, lighterwinds pressure builds, things settled down, lighter winds in the south, more conditions than today, blustery winds too across the north west and that will dry in some showers. temperatures 10 degrees to 15 degrees north to south. moving on into the weekend, we have another weather front coming our way introducing rain and you can see strong winds. the wind is coming from far south, dragging strong winds. the wind is coming from farsouth, dragging in

strong winds. the wind is coming from far south, dragging in mild air all the way across as represented by the amber colours. not only during the amber colours. not only during the day but also at night, it will cool down on sunday in the south. on saturday, dry weather, a weather front producing rain, gusty winds through the irish sea and the south—west with highs of 14 celsius. on sunday, it? over how quickly they rain pulls away from the far south—east, behind it, brightening up south—east, behind it, brightening up with showers around and temperatures similar, 13 celsius and a little bit cooler in the north.

this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. desperate measures to survive what the un calls afganistan's humanitarian catastrophe. i sold my five—year—old daughter for $1200 and sent my teenage son to iran illegally to work. a wave of industrial action continues to spread across the uk. in scotland teachers are on strike for the first time in almost 40 years. university staff across the uk are also walking out today, and thousands of postal workers start a 48—hour strike in the run—up to black friday. the housing secretary says tens of thousands of homes are unsafe