this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm sally bundock. hundreds of thousands of teachers in england and wales are preparing to walk out over pay, in the first national strikes since 2016, many parents are not happy. it should have not got to this stage. this generation of children have been out so much in the last two years with the pandemic. the actor alec baldwin is formally charged with involuntary manslaughter after the fatal shooting on a film set last year. a potential key witness has come forward in the search for 45—year—old nicola bulley who went missing while walking her dog last friday.

and welcome to liverpool, eurovision arrives for its official launch as the city that brought us the beatles stands in for ukraine. hello and welcome. hundreds of thousands of workers here in the uk are going on strike for what will be the biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade. more than 100,000 teachers in england, wales and parts of scotland are taking part in a dispute over pay. unions say more than 23,000 schools could be disrupted. university lecturers, train drivers, civil servants, bus drivers and security guards are also on strike. the government has described the walk—outs as deeply disappointing. 0ur education reporter vanessa clarke has more.

it has been a familiar site got from the first time in seven years, teachers in england and teachers and support staff and whales arejoining the teachers and support staff and whales are joining the action. they want a pay rise that is above nation and is funded by the government, not school budgets. the government, not school buduets. ~ ., , the government, not school budets. . ., , , budgets. we are seeing people leavin: to budgets. we are seeing people leaving to go — budgets. we are seeing people leaving to go and _ budgets. we are seeing people leaving to go and work - budgets. we are seeing people leaving to go and work in - leaving to go and work in supermarket, we are seeing chemistry classes not being taught— chemistry classes not being taught by who have a qualification in chemistry, that— qualification in chemistry, that disruption is happening everyday. that disruption is happening eve da. ., everyday. for the dedicated teachers here _ everyday. for the dedicated teachers here at _ everyday. for the dedicated teachers here at hillcrest i teachers here at hillcrest academy in leeds, making a decision on whether to join the strikes has been a very difficult one, especially for those at the beginning of their careers. it those at the beginning of their careers. ., , , careers. it has been controversial - careers. it has been controversial of - careers. it has been controversial of me | careers. it has been l controversial of me to careers. it has been - controversial of me to decide careers. it has been _ controversial of me to decide i shouldn't strike and thinking mainly about the impact it is going to have on our parents, pupils, community at the moment but then also comparing that to

the wider perspective of teachers nationally who have been teaching under pressure for a longer amount of time and the impact that they have had over the last decade or so. sarah will bejuggling over the last decade or so. sarah will be juggling homework alongside her own work today. one of her children has been told to stay at home. although she understands why teachers are striking, she says more disruption of the last and they need. i disruption of the last and they need. ~ , ., need. i feel like it should have not _ need. i feel like it should have not got _ need. i feel like it should have not got to _ need. i feel like it should have not got to this - need. i feel like it should | have not got to this stage need. i feel like it should - have not got to this stage copy this generation of children have been out so much in the last two years with the pandemic having to be homeschooled and i think it is going to make it so much harder for the teachers to get them all up to the level they need to be at if we keep having strikes. ., , strikes. the government says the union's — strikes. the government says the union's pay _ strikes. the government says the union's pay demands - strikes. the government says the union's pay demands are| the union's pay demands are unrealistic and today's strike action is disappointing. i unrealistic and today's strike action is disappointing. i hope very much _ action is disappointing. i hope very much that _ action is disappointing. i hope very much that we _ action is disappointing. i hope very much that we can - action is disappointing. i hope| very much that we can resolve this pay dispute before the next scheduled day of strike action because it is disturbing and upsets children's education and upsets children's education and that is, for us, given everything that happened in the

pandemic, that is the most important concern that we have. some schools are closed today. 0thers some schools are closed today. others are open or open to exam classes and vulnerable children only. university staff are also continuing their strike action and there are more teacher strikes plan. so unless an agreement is reached soon, there could be more empty classrooms in the coming month. the hollywood star alec baldwin has been formally charged with involuntary manslaughter over the fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins. she was killed on a film set when mr baldwin fired a prop gun in 2021. the actor had been rehearsing a scene for the western film rust when the shooting happened at a ranch near sante fe in new mexico. hannah gutierrez reed, the film's armourer, has also been charged. 0ur west coast correspondent sophie long sent this update from los angeles. through on through on her, do the test, and one on the over there. the frantic efforts

to save the cinematographer. in the moments after a rehearsal became a real—life horror story. halyna hutchins left behind a husband and young son, and an industry asking why live ammunition was ever on a film set. alec baldwin was the actor on set that pulled the trigger. alec baldwin was holding the gun, but he denies pulling the trigger. he says it was freak discharge from a weapon he had been told was safe. i pulled out, slowly turn, cocked pistol, bang it goes off and she hit the ground. but now he has been formally charged with involuntary manslaughter, which alleges a criminal degree of negligence. hannah gutierrez reed, who was in charge of weapons on set, faces the same charges. prosecutors claim alec baldwin did not have sufficient firearms training, that he failed to deal with safety complaints on set, that he put his finger on the trigger of a real gun when a replica

should have been used, and pointed it at halyna hutchins. they state this reckless deviation from known standards and protocol directly caused the fatal shooting. joel sousa, was also wounded in the incident, will return as director, and halyna hutchins's husband, matthew, will be an executive producer, to oversee the legacy of her work. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. let's get some of the day's other news. a four—year—old girl has died after being attacked by a dog in milton keynes. emergency services were called to the back garden of a house on tuesday afternoon in the netherfield area of the city. thames valley police described it a tragic incident and said the dog has been humanely destroyed. nearly a0 million people are under a winter weather alert from tennessee to texas. the winter thunderstorm in texas is producing sleet, snow, and lightening. more than 1,000 homes in texas have lost power, and nearly 1,500 flights have been cancelled in the region.

cardinal george pell�*s coffin has arrived at st mary's cathedral in sydney ahead of his private funeral service on thursday. the 81—year—old, who died on the 10th january, was once considered the third most influential man in the vatican, but his final years were marked by allegations of sexual abuse. it's two years since myanmar military leaders overthrew the government led by aung san suu kyi. the fall—out from the coup continues to this day. it's estimated that around 70,000 people have left the country with more than one million people having been displaced. the un has accused the military leaders of war crimes and crimes against humanity. 0ur correspondentjonathan head joins me now from the thai—burmese border, near the town of mae sot.

to mark this anniversary, some countries in the world have introduced new sanctions, haven't they?— introduced new sanctions, haven't they? introduced new sanctions, haven't the ? , . ., haven't they? they have and it is meant to — haven't they? they have and it is meant to send _ haven't they? they have and it is meant to send a _ haven't they? they have and it is meant to send a clear - is meant to send a clear message to the military government that they will not be accepted, however long they managed to hold on p whether they actually change the thinking of the military, that is less clear. the sanctions are targeted, they have deliberately stayed away from areas like the garment industry for example which provides millions ofjobs, myanmar can millions of jobs, myanmar can still export millions ofjobs, myanmar can still export with that so much of myanmar�*s exporting sector is actually doing all right although it fell sharply after the coup but the idea of the sanctions is to reinforce that message. the problem is that in this part of the world, countries like thailand here are actually moving towards a more normal relationship with the military, they argue with a very long border. they have to have that relationship and so there isn't a unified international response. that is one reason the generals have stood firm. the other reason is

they are used to this season economy but the human cost of the population in the mr really are catastrophic. you don't see it in the city so much but in the countryside or even an areas like korean state behind me, this area has been almost constantly engaged in armed conflict, the copter bombs at times, people are in dire need and some of the statistics are staggering, 15 million people are dangerously short —— kayin state you've got eight illien children no longer in—school comedy help completely collapsed. that is the legacy of this military rule although we see no signs of the military willing to fill its promise to start a dialogue with the very strong opposition it faces stopping there is no sign of that, in fact it is still talking about holding an election later this year, an election later this year, an election which will almost urgently exclude aung san suu kyiand urgently exclude aung san suu kyi and her party and will be

widely dismissed as both impractical and illegitimate. so just talk us through aung san suu kyi herself, under house arrest and what the prospects are. you say there will be an election but as you say it looks like this military regime will not change any time soon. , ., �* . , regime will not change any time soon. , ., �* ., , , soon. they won't and she is their most _ soon. they won't and she is their most formidable - soon. they won't and she is - their most formidable opponents they have piled up a whole lot of pretty bogus charges against her, she is now a convicted prisoner and she is being held at a special present in the capital and that is i think where she will stay as long as the military thinks they can somehow cement their rule through some kind of election. if she is ever to be released, and that is possible, it would be some kind of negotiation, a concession made to the international community but probably only after the military have managed to go through this election and at the moment they have just issued a statement from the national security council admitting that after two years of really brutal civil war and massive military operations, they have not returned normalcy

to the country, many people think that is a hand that they realise they won't be able to hold this election this year. as much as this election has been condemned in advance, without it the country is condemned to yet more brutal and debilitating stalemate. for now thank you jonathan head on the thai burmese border. and of course there are so much more detail and analysis on our website of that two year anniversary. us vice president kamala harris, reverend al sharpton and members of george floyd's family will be among those attending tyre nichols�* funeral in memphis later. the 29—year—old died after being beaten by several memphis police officers during a traffic stop on january 7th. five policemen have been fired and charged with murder, and two others have been suspended. the civil rights campaigner al sharpton said he and his fellow organisers would not stop until

the election was taken to stop police violence like the kind that claimed the life of tyre nichols. ,., , , that claimed the life of tyre nichols. ,, , ., nichols. let me say first and foremost. — nichols. let me say first and foremost, that _ nichols. let me say first and foremost, that we _ nichols. let me say first and foremost, that we are - nichols. let me say first and foremost, that we are here i nichols. let me say first and l foremost, that we are here to establish and proclaim that we are going to continue to fight this fight around police brutality and killing, until we get federal laws changed. what happened to tyre is a disgrace to this country. we wanted to bring this family the night before the funeral, the night before the funeral, the night before doc the king was killed is where he spoke and they are standing on that ground because we will continue in tyre's name to head up to martin's mountaintop. that is why we

wanted to start this right on this sacred ground. lancashire police say a potential key witness has come forward in the search for a woman who went missing while walking her dog last friday. 45—year—old nicola bulley, who has two children, was last seen walking along a riverside path in the village of st michael's on wyre. juliet phillips reports. police, rescue teams and volunteers have continued their search for missing mum of two nicola bulley. she was last seen on friday morning walking her dog next to the river wyre. this manual was later found her dog next to the river wyre. this manual was laterfound off the lead, nicola's work call still connected to a work call. she has got two beautiful children at home wanting to know where their money is and we have had so many office of the portent help which is amazing and we thank you, the family thank you very much and i think it is that tea and offer of support, offer of help

thatis offer of support, offer of help that is helping everyone be so strong, but then equally you go home and think what reality could be and then the emotions kick in. g could be and then the emotions kick in. �* , , ., could be and then the emotions kick in. �* ,, ., .,, kick in. a witness who was walkin: kick in. a witness who was walking a _ kick in. a witness who was walking a white _ kick in. a witness who was walking a white dog - kick in. a witness who was walking a white dog in - kick in. a witness who was walking a white dog in the| kick in. a witness who was - walking a white dog in the area around the time nicola went missing is currently being spoken to. as you can see the search for nicola bulley is continuing today. the police helicopter could be heard over head just a few moments ago. concerns are really growing for the 45—year—old mum of 2's safe. people from the local area and further afield have also been searching, with a base set up at the village tennis club to co—ordinate volunteers. tennis club to co-ordinate volunteers.— tennis club to co-ordinate volunteers. everyone is 'ust t in: volunteers. everyone is 'ust trying to i volunteers. everyone is 'ust trying to do i volunteers. everyone is 'ust trying to do anything i volunteers. everyone isjust trying to do anything they i volunteers. everyone isjust i trying to do anything they can to help really. it isjust shocking news that somebody in the village has gone missing, somebody that are used to see very regularly when my son came to the school. i very regularly when my son came to the school.— to the school. i think it really gripped - to the school. i think it i really gripped everybody, everybody just wants to really gripped everybody, everybodyjust wants to help. putting — everybodyjust wants to help. putting normal life to one side and just— putting normal life to one side and just trying to, you know, bring — and just trying to, you know, bring her— and just trying to, you know,

bring her home.— bring her home. police are continuing _ bring her home. police are continuing to _ bring her home. police are continuing to appeal - bring her home. police are continuing to appeal for i continuing to appeal for dashcam footage from anyone driving through st michael's on wyre on friday morning. anyone with information is being urged to come forward. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the official launch of this year's eurovision song contest has taken place in liverpool. this is the moment that millions in iran have been waiting for. had been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid, and the anc leader nelson mandela is to be set free unconditionally. mission control: three, two, one. a countdown to a critical moment. the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. and apart from its power,

it's this recycling of the rocket, slashing the cost of a launch, that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it, "a piece of cake." thousands of people have given l the yachtswoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming - in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record . for sailing solo _ around the world, non—stop. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: hundreds of thousand of teachers in england and wales are preparing to walk out over pay, in the first national strikes since 2016 — many parents are not happy. the actor alec baldwin is formally charged with involuntary manslaughter, after the fatal shooting on a film set last year.

a group of 23 people have been arrested in spain on suspicion of fixing football matches. they're accused of making more than half a million dollars by betting on games in spain, andorra and gibraltar. 0ur reporter sofia bettiza has been following the story, and joins me now in the studio. and this investigation had been going on for a while. spanish police said on tuesday they arrested 23 people and they arrested 23 people and they are accused of fixing football games in nonprofessional leagues, specifically the royal spanish football federation, gibraltar national league and the andorra league. apparently they targeted about 30 games and something else police revealed is among those arrested are several football players. they have not been bad but we know they have been accused of sharing information is they should not have and using their

position to steer the final outcome of football games they participated in. this outcome of football games they participated in.— participated in. this has been auoin on participated in. this has been going on for— participated in. this has been going on for some _ participated in. this has been going on for some time? - participated in. this has been going on for some time? this participated in. this has been i going on for some time? this is known as _ going on for some time? this is known as operation _ going on for some time? this is known as operation conifera . going on for some time? this is| known as operation conifera and known as 0peration conifera and it has been carried out over a few years. in 2021 and 2022, in cooperation with europol and interpol which are international police forces. they were able to uncover how this criminal organisation operated a top— down business model. at the top you had two leaders with close connections with football players and below them people co—ordinating match fixing schemes and then you had the athletes, sharing lots of confidential information, and if they also relied on meals for good play sports but an collect the prize money. ——

mules. match fixing has become a real problem in spot, specifically and this criminal organisation made half a million by placing small bets so spanish police saying they are taking it extremely seriously. i are taking it extremely seriously.— are taking it extremely seriousl . ., , , are taking it extremely seriousl. ., , , ~ seriously. i am sure they. we will keep _ seriously. i am sure they. we will keep an _ seriously. i am sure they. we will keep an eye _ seriously. i am sure they. we will keep an eye on _ seriously. i am sure they. we will keep an eye on how - seriously. i am sure they. we will keep an eye on how that| will keep an eye on how that pans out. thank you. let's catch—up with all the latest sports news. we start with football and chelsea have agreed the british record for enzo fernandez. the contract has yet to be signed by the deal eclipses the $123 million manchester city paid jack grealish for. chelsea has spent over half $1 billion since the new american owner took over. in the women's super league, arsenal place made a world record bid of more than $500,000 for manchester united

$500 , 000 for manchester united 23—year—old $500,000 for manchester united 23—year—old striker alessia russo. in the end, united said she is not for sale. newcastle united through the english league club after 3—1 aggregate victory over southampton. 0f victory over southampton. of three girls came in the first half with a sean longstaff 44 newcastle in the opening 20 minutes. the only downside, ascending off as the magpies through to first cup final since 1999.— through to first cup final since 1999. , ., ., ., since 1999. there is a lot of eo - le since 1999. there is a lot of people at — since 1999. there is a lot of people at the _ since 1999. there is a lot of people at the foot - since 1999. there is a lot of people at the foot of - since 1999. there is a lot of people at the foot of club . since 1999. there is a lot of i people at the foot of club who have been that for a long time you get an idea what it means. you are focus on the details of how we going to play and what we're going to do and you cannot take your eye away from that for a second. you shelter yourself from some of the feeling around of the town, the city, and i think it is nice to know how much it means. manchester united will take a free—is there a leg after the

second leg at home to nottingham forest later but they will be without christian eriksen he was been ruled out for three months with an ankle industry. the red devils are believed to have the players to cope with the absence. he has played a vital role but will now have to watch from the sideline. substitute kevin barron's scored the winner for berlin as they came from behind booking their place in the quarter—final of the german cup. union responded after going down by a goal. there was a moment of comedy when a chance was missed, to compound the misery for his former team, missing an open goal. top of the eastern conference boston celtics cup against the brooklyn nets in a high—profile nba clash later on wednesday

while the trailblazers will be hoping that stuntman can repeat his january feeds on the opening game of february. he went past a0 points for the fit time last month in his been over atlanta. next up they take on the highflying memphis grizzly with that one to be played in tennessee. stage three of the saudi tour. the italian holding of a late charge by the overall race leader to take the victory. the result saw him overcome a mechanical incident on the opening date to close the gap on the dutchman. all the latest sports news on the website. from me and the rest of the team, that is your sports news for now. the organisers of the oscars have decided not to revoke a best actress nomination for andrea riseborough. there was intense

campaigning to promote the british star's performance in to leslie, a film which drew small audiences. the academy of motion picture arts and sciences said some of the lobbying tactics were problematic, but didn't warrant rescinding the honour. there were audible gasps when her name was read out at last week's nomination ceremony. we will keep an eye on that. now, not controversial but extremely exciting. the official keys of the eurovision song contest have been handed from the previous host city turin to liverpool in a grand ceremony which celebrated ukraine. mayor of turin stefano lo russo and the mayor of liverpool joanne anderson sealed the handover, known as the insignia, with a handshake during the event held at st george's hall in liverpool last night. 0ur media and arts correspondent david sillito was there. live from liverpool, it's the handover ceremony... welcome to the official launch

of liverpool's eurovision moment. with a ceremonial handshake from last year's host, turin. it's going to be quite some party. cheering and applause. there are around 10,000 hotel rooms here in liverpool, but if you want one on the eurovision weekend, well, good luck. and some of the prices to rent a flat over that main weekend? you really have to love eurovision. but while some are hoping for a very lucrative weekend, the city itself is in the midst of a £73 million round of cuts. but nevertheless, it and the city region are still spending £a million on the contest. is that money well spent? oh, gosh, yeah, it's absolutely money well spent. you canjust see, i mean, 160 million people watching your city on the television, doing what it does best, which is culture, you know, showing its compassion, its hope, its humanity to the rest of the world. that is money absolutely well spent.

meanwhile, the flag flying above the eurovision banner is a reminder that while eurovision is being held in the uk, it is being held for... ukraine! this is a partnership. there will be ukrainian artists, who will by themselves bring the culture, the music, the spirit, and i hope they will convey it to the whole world. and so for liverpool, the eurovision countdown begins. yeah, we'll be out, out here, giving it loads. laughter for eurovision! however, not everyone has caught the fever just yet. the eurovision song contest is coming here. yeah. is in — i didn't know, sorry. laughter so this is news to you? this is news! it is. breaking news. yeah. well, prepare

yourself, you're. .. it's going to be like a party here. i can't look shocked because i've had too much botox! david sillito, bbc news, liverpool. the business news is next. stay with us. hello there. on tuesday, most of us did see some sunshine, but there were certainly quite a few showers across the northwest of the country and, generally for northern areas, it started to get quite windy through the afternoon, and those stronger winds were all tied in with this area of low pressure that's over the next few hours will be crossing around about the faroes. but there will be some very strong winds just buffeting northern scotland. now, so far, the strongest wind gust i've seen is south uist, 76 mile an hour gusts here. but the winds will probably pick up a little bit further across 0rkney and shetland where we could see gusts of around 70, maybe even 80 miles an hourfor a time over the next few hours. so certainly very, very blowy conditions

for northern scotland with those severe gales and with that comes the prospect of some localised transport disruption. so, bear that in mind. now away from those very strong winds just running across northern scotland, we also have plenty of showers for northern ireland, a few for the north west of england and wales, but drier weather further south, because it's quite windy though, it's not that cold a start to the day as we head into the first part of wednesday. frost free for most with temperatures around three to five degrees. now for wednesday's charts, that area of low pressure is going to be weakening and moving over towards norway. what follows is quite a gusty flow of north westerly winds and a warm front that's going to make its presence felt across northern ireland, the north west of england and wales and south west scotland. it's across these areas where the weather's going to turn damp, some sunshine for northeast scotland and the cloud probably will break to the east of wales, across the midlands, east anglia and southern counts of england. wherever you are, we're looking at a mild day with temperatures quite widely between nine and 11 degrees. now for thursday, we've got more rain on the way. this time across scotland, for the most part, the rain quite heavy.

further southwards, i think you'll notice the cloud tending to build in from the west, but there'll still be probably a few cloud breaks coming along. so, still a little bit of sunshine. the best of that likely across parts of central and eastern england. temperatures on the mild side reaching a high of 13 degrees or so. and really through the rest of the week, high pressure stays to the south of the uk. we continue to get this feed of mild air in until we get to the weekend, where things start to get a little bit cooler. so, temperatures over the next few days will stay into double figures before we start to see that cooler but sunnier weather arriving into the weekend.

this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. wall street ends january on a strong note, as investors digest the latest earnings reports and look ahead to the outcome of the us federal reserve meeting. autonomous green trucks, it's the climate enthusiastes dream, we check out the business who is attempting to make it come true. and it's world hijab day today. we look at the modest garment that spawned a $300 million fashion industry.