this is bbc news. the headlines hundreds of thousands of workers — including school teachers — are on strike for what is the biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade. the government says most schools in england and wales are open but the national education union says 85% of schools will be affected, and calls for ministers to engage in talks. police have described the death of a four—year—old girl as a �*tragic, isolated incident�*. named locally as alice stones, she died following a dog attack in milton keynes yesterday. i can confirm that the dog was a family pet, and was put down by police at the scene yesterday evening. part of the investigation is to establish the breed of that dog.

british steele is considering cutting 800 jobs at the plant in scunthorpe. in premises questions keir starmer questions prime ministers claims regarding document rob. a search onjoe biden delaware home as a part of investigation into classified documents. it's thought to be the biggest day of industrial action, according to unions, in more than a decade across the uk, with hundreds of thousands of people thought to be on strike, in disputes over pay, jobs, and conditions. teachers, train drivers, civil servants, university staff, bus drivers, all are on strike, in different

parts of the country, with teachers in the national education union, the largest group of workers on the picket lines. it's estimated up to 85% of schools are affected. our education correspondent, elaine dunkley, has been speaking to some of those on strike, in liverpool. cheering. from london to stoke, from cardiff to aberdeen, teachers are out on strike across britain. at chesterfield high in crosby, the school gates are closed. more than 1,000 children are at home, whilst teachers are on picket lines in a dispute over pay. i've been doing it 20 years now and, unfortunately, you watch a lot of really good young teachers come and go because they can get the same money elsewhere, without as much pressure. people are, you know, scrimping on shopping, struggling with electricity bills, etc. genuine worries that, you know, can't be avoided. you can'tjust stop paying your bills. if anybody knows a teacher, they'll know that it's not - just a nine—to—five job. every weekend, every i

evening, early mornings, it's a huge workload, but we do it for the l love of the children. one, two, three, four, five, six. down the road, at our lady queen of peace school, three classes have been sent home. the head is determined that those not in school won't fall behind. we'll ensure that the children do catch up, and this is not easy, but those children will be given extra tuition. this is what we're fighting for, we want extra staff within the schools. we're possibly looking at deficit budgets next year. that could result in losing many extra staff. if you've got a capital 0, - have you got it right or wrong? last year, most teachers were given a 5% pay rise, but many schools paid for it out of the existing school budget. the national education union wants a fully—funded, above—inflation pay rise. the thing that's driving our members is the state of crisis that's in many schools — that there are gcse chemistry classes, gcse maths classes being taught by people who don't have qualifications in chemistry

and maths, that there are primary classrooms where we can't get permanent staff. and we think that's rooted, partly, in funding of schools and the funding of pay for people to work in those jobs. this is ravenscliffe high school, in halifax. the children here have a wide range of special educational needs. today, more than 100 pupils will have to stay at home because of the strike. it's really hard, but it's part of a much bigger picture, and it is about the sustainability of education and special education in particular, going forward. recruitment is a major issue. staff are leaving. meanwhile, the school is having to take on more pupils. many special schools like ours are really struggling to recruit quality staff and retain them. the pay is not good. people here work here because they love the job, because they're really committed to the school, because they're passionate about children with special needs, not because of the salaries. three years ago, we had about 195 children on roll.

we've now got nearly 250, and that will go up again in september. this is a crisis, this is not sustainable, we cannot continue like this. no school can continue like this. the government says it's open for talks and has called the strikes "hugely disappointing". we've actually given teachers the highest pay rise in 30 years. that includes a 9% pay rise for newly qualified teachers and record investment in their training and development. i am clear that our children's education is precious and they deserve to be in school today, being taught. the placards are about pay, but behind the signs are teachers protesting about numerous pressures in the classroom. if an agreement isn't reached, schools will have three more days of strike action over the coming months. i'm at a rally here in liverpool in the city has been brought to a standstill by thousands of workers from different sectors. the council here have told us that 40% of schools are fully closed today.

across england and wales, more than 20,000 schools have been impacted by the strike. there's no indication of when the government will get back round the table for discussions with the national education union, but both say they're very keen to talk. but with the neu pushing for a fully funded pay rise, there could be a long way to go in the discussions. since the strikes were announced, the neu has had 40,000 new members join and if this dispute isn't resolved, there could be much more disruption this term and next for teachers, parents and of course pupils. the department says nearly one in ten schools were closed entirely because of industrial action. that

data is drawn from about three quarters of all the schools in england. we are joined by deputy general secretary of the national education union, niamh sweeney. hello to you thank you for being with us. we had those estimates there from the departments of education on the effect of the strikes today. any impact on the education of children as a result of the industrial action that you back. that is terrible, isn't it?— that is terrible, isn't it? there is absolutely _ that is terrible, isn't it? there is absolutely destruction _ that is terrible, isn't it? there is absolutely destruction going - that is terrible, isn't it? there is absolutely destruction going on | that is terrible, isn't it? there is. absolutely destruction going on to children's education every day. you heard some of that in your report. no member it took the decision not to go into work today, to take light strike action lightly. they didn't take this vision to vote for strike action it lightly. they know if the government is serious about having an economy that is growing, about having employment everywhere and

encourage an enterprising business, it need to ensure that it is investing in education. we can't have school leaders worrying at the end of each month whether they were going to deficit the stock we can't have one in eight maths lessons taught by someone who doesn't have the qualification in mats. and we can havejeremy hunt's god and dream of having a silicon valley in the uk if one in ten it lessons in secondary school is taught by somebody without an it qualification. and we are doing that with classes over 35 with computers that take 20 minutes to turn on and have keys missions. this government is responsible for ignoring education and educators who work in our schools and colleges for over ten years now. we are seeing the biggest recruitment and retention crisis. rishi sunak has done the right thing and put some money

towards higher pay offer towards those new to put a profession. but it isn't attracting enough new graduates to teaching. because those higher up the pay scale and have beenin higher up the pay scale and have been in teaching longer didn't receive that pay offer, they are choosing to walk away. the message from an eu members was clear today, it needs to be a funded payraise so that our school leaders and a support worker for every child that needs them. support worker for every child that needs them-— support worker for every child that needs them. ., , , needs them. right, i wonder deputy aeneral needs them. right, i wonder deputy general secretary _ needs them. right, i wonder deputy general secretary if _ needs them. right, i wonder deputy general secretary if part _ needs them. right, i wonder deputy general secretary if part of - general secretary if part of the fall is actually yours and your members? you talked about underinvestment and large sizes and port investment and retention of staff being terrible and poor budget. you talked about this being a problem for ten years? and you're trying to do something about it now? why has this going on for so long?

we've had six secretaries of state within the last year. why is this government not taking education seriously? we have been talking to the government about our workload, excessive workload of teachers, they have their own workload survey that they are sitting on and not publish. i wonder if they haven't published their own survey because it reflects sane teachers are burnt out and there excessive workload is driving them out of the profession and we need to have action urgently. we started talking to several secretaries of state ago, and we wrote to nadim zahawi injuly. we ask him to come around to the table and talk with us about it then. we wrote the next secretary of state and talked about the indicative by that result we had from our members that result we had from our members that they were at their wits end and

needed urgent action on pay and funded, and they still didn't listen. they took our ballot results to come out injanuary, they wanted to come out injanuary, they wanted to wait for the results and didn't want to talk before that. gillian keegan is keen to say she wants to get around the table, let's get around and discuss about what we can do to ensure there is adequate investment in schools and colleges that attracts graduates to their profession. that keeps teachers dedicated to the classroom and in the profession longer and ensures children and young people are getting the education they rightly deserve. we talk about special educational needs funding, this government has overseen some of the biggest cuts to that sector. so, we are in agreement that young people shouldn't be suffering in their education system because of a lack of resources, so what is the

government going to do about that? you say you have been making this case for a long time and enough is enough. that clearly is the view of the unions. the government, of course, will say something very different and that is up to them. thank you niamh sweeney deputy secretary of the national educators union, thank you forjoining us. we are nowjoined by clive watson, the chairman of city pub group which counts over 45 pubs in the south of england. thanks for being with us. promise a year and to, clearly. if thanks for being with us. promise a year and to, clearly.— year and to, clearly. if the trains are running _ year and to, clearly. if the trains are running then _ year and to, clearly. if the trains are running then unfortunately l year and to, clearly. if the trains l are running then unfortunately our customers can't get to the pub. and can't some of our staff as well. given what happened to be as this week of christmas this is really disappointing. the week of christmas this is really disappointing-— week of christmas this is really disa ”ointin. .,. , ., ,, disappointing. the fact is that your businesses are _ disappointing. the fact is that your businesses are being _ disappointing. the fact is that your businesses are being affected - disappointing. the fact is that your businesses are being affected by i businesses are being affected by industrial action that has nothing to do with your business. and that

is something that probably makes you very angry. is something that probably makes you ve an: . ., , . is something that probably makes you ve an: . .,, . very angry. yet, it does. we can all, it very angry. yet, it does. we can all. it has _ very angry. yet, it does. we can all, it has been _ very angry. yet, it does. we can all, it has been three _ very angry. yet, it does. we can all, it has been three years - very angry. yet, it does. we can all, it has been three years of. very angry. yet, it does. we can. all, it has been three years of the pandemic, inflation, ukraine, whatever, and here, this is something that is in our control. we should be able to, the government, the are empty, should be able to get around the table, work out what the differences are and sort it out. and just get the trains back to work so that everyone else, we are trying to encourage people to get back to the office, and here we are preventing them from doing so. you office, and here we are preventing them from doing so.— office, and here we are preventing them from doing so. you are in the osition them from doing so. you are in the position of— them from doing so. you are in the position of many — them from doing so. you are in the position of many hundreds - them from doing so. you are in the position of many hundreds of - position of many hundreds of thousands of people over the country impacted indirectly and directly as a result of the strikes in so many sectors. we know that there are more transects planned, certainly for the

weekend, and possibly beyond that. how is your business going to cope? well, look, given what we have been through the last three years, we have learned to cope that everything is thrown at us. it is just another problem. foran is thrown at us. it is just another problem. for an example, for a gathering of 20 people you don't know how many people are going to show up. so to have the right amount of staff for home many turn up and sometimes the staff can turn up the sub it's massively destructive. this is what the rmt seen. that is why i say get around the table with the government, with rail management and sort it out. the strikes are doing no one any favours at all. he talked about what — no one any favours at all. he talked about what the _ no one any favours at all. he talked about what the pandemic _ no one any favours at all. he talked about what the pandemic has - no one any favours at all. he talked about what the pandemic has done | no one any favours at all. he talked i about what the pandemic has done to the public industry and the problems associated with that. do you see some businesses perhaps folding the

longer the strikes go on? edit some businesses perhaps folding the longer the strikes go on?— longer the strikes go on? of course, because some _ longer the strikes go on? of course, because some of _ longer the strikes go on? of course, because some of them _ longer the strikes go on? of course, because some of them are _ longer the strikes go on? of course, because some of them are hanging i longer the strikes go on? of course, i because some of them are hanging on by theirfinger drugs. because some of them are hanging on by their finger drugs. they have loans to repay. the debt they in occurred during culvert due to short staff. and then, guess what? there is another big issue where customers can get to the public because they don't have the transport to travel. some of it is already happening, and notjust because of the train strikes but the other reasons i mentioned. this is another thing thatis mentioned. this is another thing that is going to tip small pubs, hotels and coffee shops over the edge. i hotels and coffee shops over the edae. ' . ., ., , ., edge. i difficult time for lots of eo - le. edge. i difficult time for lots of people- thank _ edge. i difficult time for lots of people. thank you _ edge. i difficult time for lots of people. thank you for - edge. i difficult time for lots of people. thank you forjoining l edge. i difficult time for lots of. people. thank you forjoining us. british steel are considering cutting eight—hundred jobs at its plant in scunthorpe. the firm currently in the final stages of negotiation with the government over a £300m support package, which was contingent on further investment

from the parent company and guarantees over jobs. i'm joined now by our business correspondent ben king. just for and ben. this is the early staaes just for and ben. this is the early states of just for and ben. this is the early stages of a _ just for and ben. this is the early stages of a plan _ just for and ben. this is the early stages of a plan from _ just for and ben. this is the early stages of a plan from victor- stages of a plan from victor steele to make up to 800 cuts which will be centred on their skunk them plan. it is still early days. they have instructed the consultation process and file the necessary paperwork for the consultation process and it is the consultation process and it is the first the trade unions heard about it today. sky news reports that the plans may involve the closure of the cloaking of and of the scunthorpe plant. which is steel is declining to comment. we have a comment from the union and they say the plans will represent a betrayal

of their loyal workforce and their commitments to the business. they believe it will put staff at risk and is completely unacceptable. we will leave it there been thank you. police say a fatal dog attack on a four—year—old girl in milton keynes yesterday evening was a "tragic isolated incident" involving a family pet. the girl has been named locally as alice stones, but she has not been formally identified by police. thames valley police said no arrests had been made. joining me now from milton keynes is our correspondent nickjohnson. we know that this animal was humanely destroyed. and it seems to be, according to the police, a tragic, terrible accident.- be, according to the police, a tragic, terrible accident. yes, that is absolutely _ tragic, terrible accident. yes, that is absolutely right, _ tragic, terrible accident. yes, that is absolutely right, clive. - tragic, terrible accident. yes, that is absolutely right, clive. 24 - tragic, terrible accident. yes, thatj is absolutely right, clive. 24 hours is absolutely right, clive. 2a hours ago police work because itjust after 5pm to this estate on the

outskirts of milton keynes with reports the little girl was being attacked by a dog in one of the gardens here behind me. one of the locals in the air at a time were holding a meeting in a church a stone's throw away and described a huge emergency response with armed police as well descending on these roads just outside milton keynes. people in that community meeting were told by police to rim inside while the investigation was in its early stages. the police presence throughout today has remained largely constant. the house has been cordoned off and the alleyway going down beside it has remained taped off as well. we have seen forensic officers going in and out of the door and down the side of the house and run into the ground as well. in terms of a response from the community, we have had people come and passed. throughout today, walking past the house, leaving floral tributes and balloons and soft toys. many of the people we

have spoken to didn't know the little girl ordered the family, but they said they heard what i had happened and they felt affected by it and wanted to come by and pay their respects even in some small form. some people we did speak to a new the girl and herfamily form. some people we did speak to a new the girl and her family and described her as a very happy and friendly little girl. and one that would be very largely missed. she is often recognised walking to school with her family. often recognised walking to school with herfamily. reading some of those flirt tributes left here today, one says, fly height with the angels the subs and other says we will all miss your smile. in the past hour or so we have had more detailfrom them is highly police. let is here from their superintendent.- let is here from their superintendent. let is here from their su erintendent. , , ., , superintendent. just after 5pm esterda superintendent. just after 5pm yesterday afternoon _ superintendent. just after 5pm yesterday afternoon officers i superintendent. just after 5pm i yesterday afternoon officers were called _ yesterday afternoon officers were called to — yesterday afternoon officers were called to a property where it was reported — called to a property where it was reported that a child had been attacked — reported that a child had been attacked by a dog in a back garden. medical— attacked by a dog in a back garden. medical staff attended the location but sadly a four year girl was

pronounced dead at the scene. the form _ pronounced dead at the scene. the form of— pronounced dead at the scene. the form of identification has not yet taken _ form of identification has not yet taken place. our thoughts are with her family— taken place. our thoughts are with herfamily and taken place. our thoughts are with her family and friends at this difficult _ her family and friends at this difficult time. the child's family are being — difficult time. the child's family are being supported by specially trained — are being supported by specially trained officers, and we asked their privacy— trained officers, and we asked their privacy tcr— trained officers, and we asked their privacy to be respected. an investigation is currently under way to understand the circumstances and we believe _ to understand the circumstances and we believe this was a tragic, isolated _ we believe this was a tragic, isolated incident and there is no threat _ isolated incident and there is no threat to— isolated incident and there is no threat to the wider community. accordingly, no arrests have been made _ accordingly, no arrests have been made at _ accordingly, no arrests have been made at this time. i can confirm that— made at this time. i can confirm that the — made at this time. i can confirm that the dog was a family pet and was put _ that the dog was a family pet and was put on — that the dog was a family pet and was put on by police at the scene yesterday — was put on by police at the scene yesterday evening. part of the investigation is to establish the breed _ investigation is to establish the breed of— investigation is to establish the breed of that dog. while our investigation takes place, there will be — investigation takes place, there will be more officers in the area over— will be more officers in the area over the — will be more officers in the area over the coming days. this is clearly— over the coming days. this is clearly an— over the coming days. this is clearly an incident that has shocked and upset _ clearly an incident that has shocked and upset people. i urge residents to speak—

and upset people. i urge residents to speak to— and upset people. i urge residents to speak to officers with any questions or concerns they may have. i questions or concerns they may have. i would _ questions or concerns they may have. i would also _ questions or concerns they may have. i would also like the ask the community for their support in not speculating about this matter stop and offer— speculating about this matter stop and offer reassurance that our detectives are working hard to investigate and you can contact us with information. i will share further— with information. i will share further updates when we have them, thank— further updates when we have them, thank you _ further updates when we have them, thank ou. , , ., . thank you. yes, well it is a close knit community _ thank you. yes, well it is a close knit community here. _ thank you. yes, well it is a close knit community here. flanks - thank you. yes, well it is a close knit community here. flanks on| thank you. yes, well it is a close i knit community here. flanks on the edge by that community church, and it is here in that church this evening, that individual will be held in memory of that little girl. the pastor here at that church is active in the local community and has invited people to come and were members of the girls and keep the family in their thoughts. clay. members of the girls and keep the family in their thoughts.— family in their thoughts. clay. 0k thank you- _ family in their thoughts. clay. 0k thank you. nick _ family in their thoughts. clay. 0k thank you. nickjohnson - family in their thoughts. clay. 0k thank you. nick johnson their i family in their thoughts. clay. 0k thank you. nickjohnson their life j thank you. nickjohnson their life in milton keynes. the prime minister has defended his handling of bullying allegations against the deputy prime minister dominic raab. rishi sunak�*s comments at prime ministers' questions,

come as one union leader called on the formerjustice secretary, to step aside while an inquiry is carried out. mr raab denies the allegations. here's our political correspondent, ione wells. let's get more from our political correspondent jonathan blake. the primary server facing tough questions from the opposition inventions. questions from the opposition inventions-— questions from the opposition inventions. ., , ., inventions. how did you do? there was a show — inventions. how did you do? there was a show of _ inventions. how did you do? there was a show of unity _ inventions. how did you do? there was a show of unity from - inventions. how did you do? there was a show of unity from the i inventions. how did you do? there| was a show of unity from the prime minister and dominic raab and they side by side by side as they face payments or questions. he would usually be there but notably not staying away at this difficult time for him as this an investigation into eight formal complaints about his behaviour as secretary of state forjustice as foreign secretary and brexit secretary as well gets under way. sir keir starmer going on a tech to the prime minister and pressing him over what he knew about concerns around dominic rob heavier. before he appointed him as prime minister when he took office.

pressed on that, the primary server said he was not aware of any formal complaints about mr raab but after prime minister's questions the prime minister spokesperson face several questions on this subject i would only rule out the prime insert being aware of formal complaints about dominic raab. but the question is whether richey sunak knew any concerns inspect or if anyone spoke to him informally about mr raab's behaviour. the spokesperson would say the usual processes were followed in response to that. so, as this investigation continues the prime minister clearly is not, at this stage at least, going to bow to the pressure for him to suspend mr raab from his post while this continues. that is a cause that labour has made and another call from the head of the fda union

presented syphilis servants. they said if this were the official in white or they would have to stand aside. whether dominic rob besides us step aside while this process plays out we will have to see, but it certainly doesn't look like he is here to do that at the moment. he hasn't denied the allegations against him but he will refute and rebut all the claims against him and claims he has made professional throughout. two men have been sentenced to life in prison for a plot to steal a woman. her body was found two men, mohamed el abboud and kusai al—jundi, have been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum

of 35 years, for killing a 71—year—old woman, in a plot to steal her life savings and take over her rental properties. louise kam disappeared injuly 2021. her body was found in a rubbish bin the following month — she'd been strangled. helena wilkinson, has more from the old bailey. this is 71—year—old businesswoman louise kam, who was callously murdered for her money. the two men, who she met through a mutualfriend, targeted louise for her property in a sophisticated fraud. in this video, filmed at one of the properties she rented, el—abboud is seen boasting to his friends about his new lifestyle. he had moved in before the murder and treated it as his own home. his friend, al—jundi, masterminded the deception and spent months trying to deceive louise kam into giving him control of her finances. today they were sentenced in proceedings that were televised. after you had killed louise, you took her mobile phone and bank cards. messages were sent from her phone purporting to be from her to her family and to her close friends. in those messages you sought to deceive those who loved and cared for louise as to her true whereabouts and what it was that you had done to her. after the murder, mohamed el—abboud posted this video on social media apparently celebrating.

the pair then disposed of louise kam's body in this wheelie bin, where she was later discovered by police. in a victim personal statement read to court, louise kam's son, gregory, said that he had been left feeling numb and grief—stricken. the pair will spend at least 35 years in prison for the murder of a pensioner, committed out of greed. helen wilkinson, bbc news, at the old bailey. owners of four flats opposite the viewing gallery at london's tate modern art gallery have won a legal case in court, overlevels of intrusion that they say prevent them from enjoying their homes. the court determined that the flat owners faced a "contstant visual intrusion" that impact their right to privacy. james souter is a real estates dispute partnerfrom international law firm charles russell speechlys. i think there is significant

surprise in the legal community. probably the large body of the profession expected the decisions of the high court and the court of appeal to be upheld this morning by the supreme court. so it came as a surprise that, having lost in the high court, having lost in the court of appeal, that the neighbouring flat owners succeeded in the supreme court. it was a split decision of the court. it was 3—2, which shows you how finely balanced it was. but... so there is an element of surprise, yeah, a very interesting story. the viewing platform at tate modern opened in 2016. so is part of the judgment here about who was there first? because there is so much construction in that part of london that it is hard to remember whether the platform came first or whether the blocks of flats were still being built at that point. some people would say, if you're going to live in that area, you know tate modern is there, you can't really miss it. this is the people in

glass houses argument. but i think... the two buildings were developed around the same time and actually, the flats were occupied before the viewing gallery opened. but the supreme court made it very clear that that is not what is important. what's important is balancing the interests of neighbours. the court is acutely aware that we are talking about central london, in a cityscape, you can expect a certain amount of overlooking from your neighbours. but what the court defined as visual intrusion goes over and above that. the numbers are pretty dramatic. the viewing platform was estimated to have up to half a million visitors each year, and it is only 30 metres or so away from these glass—walled flats. you can imagine, that's 1600 people a day looking into your property. the supreme court said it is difficult to imagine anyone who wouldn't consider that to be an unreasonable interference with the enjoyment of your home. yes. so, we don't know what the resolution will be in practical terms yet.

that has yet to be decided. but will this ruling give pause to other developers or anyone involved in the world of construction and architecture? will they have to take this ruling into account? i don't think so. i think the extreme nature of the facts i just mentioned in terms of the numbers and the proximity, and the court made it very clear that this will not apply if you have two buildings standing side by side in london. it will not apply if you have someone looking out of their window into a neighbour's window. these situations are going to be very rare, where this new law would engage. so developers shouldn't fear the decision.

i was sort of question you are a couple of beautiful sunsets by our weather waters. that was east sussex and this from twickenham in the southwest of london. the sunsets partly so beautiful that because we had layers of cloud spreading in from the west. you can see the extra cloud ruling in on our satellite picture across parts of northern england and scotland that has been bringing rain. we will continue to see outbreaks of rain through the night and have your ring to the western side of scotland but turning my through the night. it was her temperature starting thursday morning. 10 degrees in both us. tomorrow morning, rain in scotland and petra drizzle in the west but a love of dry weather around. some spells of sunshine on what would really be a mild day. 11 to 13 degrees. stays mild saturday into

sunday, or brighter but a bit colder on sunday. hello this is bbc news with me, clive myrie. the headlines. hundreds of thousands of workers — including school teachers — have taken strike action on what is the biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade. more than than half of schools in england have been impacted by industrial action — with nearly one in ten closed entirely. police have described the death of a four—year—old girl as a �*tragic, isolated incident�*. named locally as alice stones, she died following a dog attack in milton keynes yesterday. ican i can confirm the dog was a family

manchester united manager marc skinner insists he is "very hopeful" that alessia russo will sign a new contract to remain at the club next season. united rejected a second world record bid of almost £500,000 from arsenal for russo on transfer deadline day. the england striker�*s

current deal at united expires this summer and she turned down a contract extension in june. what is very clear is that alessia russo is a manchester united player, so if there were bids they were turned down. honestly i don�*t know, i haven�*t asked her and i don�*t really care, in all honesty it is about what we�*re trying to build here and i think we have been very clear we have a vision, we know what we want to achieve and i think it is a credit to alessia and manchester united that teams would even be interested. manchester united already have one foot in the league cup final ahead of their second leg against nottingham forest tonight. assuming they can avoid surrendering a 3—0 advantage gained from the first leg in nottingham, ten hag will guide united to the final on the 26th february and within reach of a first piece of silverware since 2017, with the prospect of a domestic cup double alive too. we are playing a semifinal and we have perfect chance to go to

wembley. and to bring a trophy. therefore we have to focus and therefore we have to gather the energy and the good game plan for tomorrow i think it is all about that and you have to do it with the players who are available. it was obviously a disappointment first leg _ it was obviously a disappointment first leg and there's no doubt about that and _ first leg and there's no doubt about that and i_ first leg and there's no doubt about that and i think we were all frustrated. in the manner in timing of goals— frustrated. in the manner in timing of goals but it does the situation we find — of goals but it does the situation we find ourselves in and we have to deal with— we find ourselves in and we have to deal with that going into the second le- deal with that going into the second leg and _ deal with that going into the second leg and in _ deal with that going into the second leg and in terms of qualifying for the final— leg and in terms of qualifying for the final it — leg and in terms of qualifying for the final it obviously, an incredibly tough task. it would have been in _ incredibly tough task. it would have been in any— incredibly tough task. it would have been in any way to beat man united over two— been in any way to beat man united over two legs but we have made it even _ over two legs but we have made it even harder. seven time super bowl champion tom brady has announced his retirement again. he called time on his career on this day last

year but reversed his decision six weeks later, claiming he had "unfinished business." however, today he says he�*s finishing his nfl career "for good this time" with this post on social media. iam retiring. i am retiring. for iam retiring. for good. i know the process was a pretty big deal last time so when i woke up this morning ifigured, i would just time so when i woke up this morning i figured, i would just press record and let you guys know first. so i won�*t be long winded, you only get one super emotional retirement essay and i use mine up last year. so i really think you guys so much into every single one of you, for supporting me. my family, my friends, team—mates. my competitors, i could go on forever, there is too many. think you guys for allowing me to live my absolute dream. i would not change a thing. i love you all.

deja vu here. that�*s all the sport here for now. more at 630. he�*ll be back next year. here for now. more at 630. he'll be back next year-— back next year. believe it when i see it. thank _ back next year. believe it when i see it. thank you _ back next year. believe it when i see it. thank you for _ back next year. believe it when i see it. thank you for that. i see it. thank you for that. returning _ see it. thank you for that. returning to _ see it. thank you for that. returning to our - see it. thank you for that. returning to our top i see it. thank you for that. | returning to our top story. it�*s thought to be the biggest day of industrial action, according to unions, in more than a decade across the uk, with hundreds of thousands of people thought to be on strike, in disputes over pay, jobs, and conditions. teachers, train drivers, civil servants, university staff, bus drivers, all are on strike, in different parts of the country, with teachers in the national education union, the largest group of workers on the picket lines. there is a big problem out there because inflation is racing ahead. everyone including all the people not on strike can see it in their

weekly bills. the fact of the matter is the government has to come up with some formula or another to look after the people. most of these strikes are in the public sector. but with all negotiations you start by looking for a compromise. the fact of the matter is that many people are very badly hit, inflation soared out of any limit that anyone realised. and part of the problem will probably have to be solved by accepting that inflation is cut at a slightly slower rate than the government would wish. but people are suffering out there. people don�*t stop happening —— having a days pay, lose a days pension and because all of these problems for their families and children without having some sort of good cause. this

is far too big to be put down to the whims of one trade union leader which is not. i think big government should call back the pay review bodies and look for anything in a settlement. in other words want to type them over for the next few months until the next settlement. that will involve money, yes. but, you know, you can�*t cure inflation byjust hitting at one section of the community. it�*s not fair, and it�*s not on and they know it. i think the prime minister once a settlement. he is trying to move us out of very difficult politics of last half of last year. and he has my full support. but i do say to him, find a way of talking. you are not going to cure this by confrontation. people will not back

down because they are very angry, getting a bit hungry and i have taken this action after quite serious consideration. lard taken this action after quite serious consideration. lord richard balfe serious consideration. lord richard italfe there- _ in the us, president biden�*s lawyer has said the fbi is searching the president�*s home in delaware, as part of an investigation into classified documents. the lawyer has described the search as �*planned�*. the fbi hasn�*t commented. joining me now is our washington correspondent, gary 0�*donoghue. it's it�*s interesting that the president�*s office is keen to stress that it president�*s office is keen to stress thatitis president�*s office is keen to stress that it is cooperating with all of this, unlike potentially, president trump when documents were found in his garage. trump when documents were found in his uuarae. ., �*, trump when documents were found in hisuaarae. ., �*, , trump when documents were found in hisuaarae. . v , ~ his garage. that's right. very keen to draw a lack _ his garage. that's right. very keen to draw a lack of _ his garage. that's right. very keen to draw a lack of a _ his garage. that's right. very keen to draw a lack of a parallel- his garage. that's right. very keen to draw a lack of a parallel with i to draw a lack of a parallel with the way the previous president handle things. he ended up with a subpoena and a search warrant and joe biden is very much stressing

that he has agreed to be searches, the second search of a second home. however, it is still worst certificate stating that the fbi is going through the sock drawer of a sitting president so to speak. that is no insignificant moment and it is because the president has been found to have held onto classified documents, inadvertently according to him and his lawyers but even so, you are meant to be more careful with that. so he is under execution by a special counsel. it does cast a shadow over the white house but as you said at the start he strained to say, look we are doing everything different to the way president trump handled these things and it is nothing like the scale of what resident trump held onto. this nothing like the scale of what resident trump held onto. this is an im ossible resident trump held onto. this is an impossible question, _ resident trump held onto. this is an impossible question, but _ resident trump held onto. this is an impossible question, but how i resident trump held onto. this is an impossible question, but how do i resident trump held onto. this is an| impossible question, but how do you accidentally take home ossified documents? whether you are donald trump, whether you are president biden about whether you are mike pence i don�*t know how this happens, how does it happen? it

pence i don't know how this happens, how does it happen?— how does it happen? it clearly is not as difficult _ how does it happen? it clearly is not as difficult as _ how does it happen? it clearly is not as difficult as you _ how does it happen? it clearly is not as difficult as you might i how does it happen? it clearly is| not as difficult as you might think because all of them have done it. because they are all doing! the national because they are all doing! tue: national archives because they are all doing! t'te: national archives have asked because they are all doing! tte: national archives have asked all former president and vice president to her life to have a go looking well to see if they have anything in their garage. t5 well to see if they have anything in their garage-— well to see if they have anything in their garage._ yes. i their garage. is that true? yes. the 've their garage. is that true? yes. they've asked _ their garage. is that true? yes. they've asked him _ their garage. is that true? yes. they've asked him to _ their garage. is that true? yes. they've asked him to go i their garage. is that true? yes. they've asked him to go in i their garage. is that true? yes. i they've asked him to go in check. so that would be bill clinton, president 0bama, george w. bush, they are all being asked to check they are all being asked to check the sock drawer, jimmy carter, for potential classified documents? yes. these people. _ potential classified documents? yes. these people. i— potential classified documents? yes. these people, i am _ potential classified documents? yes. these people, i am no _ potential classified documents? t'ezs these people, lam no apologist, these people, i am no apologist, these people deal with of paper all day everyday when they are in power in that it is worth saying that the range of things that count as classified is pretty broad. so on the one hand you have something that

is top—secret, if it lands into the wrong person�*s hands then people die. 0n the other end of the spectrum you have a country briefing or a briefing for a meeting with a foreign and think it�*s a classification mark on it but it is not the end of the world. so i would not the end of the world. so i would not want anyone to think that these are all nuclear codes or something that are being left around but even so, classification is done for a reason. if you ask these people, they say, yes, terribly important that these things are handled properly, yet we have these examples of people leaving office and leaving them and notjust in safes, butjoe biden�*s stuff was locked in his garage along with his sports car. and also found in a covered in a downtown think take that he had vacated. so there is not as much caution as you would hope for people

who serve in public office, perhaps. clearly and we need to remember as well, that these documents, i think, or some of them relate to wind joe biden was a vice president. so dan quayle, al gore, had they been asked to check with doctor? this quayle, al gore, had they been asked to check with doctor?— to check with doctor? this is actually right _ to check with doctor? this is actually right because i to check with doctor? this is actually right because the i actually right because the presidential record act does not just apply to presidents but also to vice president as well and they have specific requirements that they are handed over to the national archives in dealt with properly. there are potential charges that could be brought if you are seen to have done that deliberately or with malice, but the difference with donald trump of course is that he held onto those documents, it took a subpoena and a search warrant, so he�*s notjust facing potential problems with the presidential records act but also facing potential criminal charges including obstruction and including charges under the espionage act. they have not been laid yet but

those are on the table and why do know that? because the doj have told us they are on the table. fascinating. who knew. live in washington thank you, gary. the bbc understands british steel is considering cutting eight hundred jobs at its plant in scunthorpe. more now on british steel considering 800 job cuts with our reporter crispin rolfe. is this a shock, a surprise, or given that the company is in talks to try and get a bit of extra funding from the government, is it something that people were expecting? tt something that people were expecting?— expecting? it is very much a surprise. — expecting? it is very much a surprise, walking _ expecting? it is very much a surprise, walking down i expecting? it is very much a surprise, walking down high expecting? it is very much a i surprise, walking down high street right now, they have been living on the news of 300 million quid would be put in by the government in order to try and short the jobs here. and part of that deal was part of the spouses be about securing jobs here until the end of the decade. so there was real optimism if you went down high street last week, today i

suspect it will be very different and certainly the feeling here, bearing in mind, this town is a steal, more so thinking of the football club here, so much so that it is even called the iron. coming to all of that you worked on the street and people will tell you, of all of the people that they know they all have always have friends and relations and they were talking last week about being secure in their mortgages. what rings true to me now, having spoken to many of thoseis me now, having spoken to many of those is one comment that was made to me which was that, a steeljob was once a job for life but it no longer yields. the question here is is this a question of 800 jobs being put to one side, got rid of, is it a negotiating fact is to try and get more out of the government bearing in mind the government wanted this £300 million deal to be augmented by £1 billion due to the chinese owners of british steel, they themselves were supposed to give that in order

to take the steel plant green by moving to a class for an astute and electric furnace which is far more sustainable. all of those issues at play here, some unions have told me today that if 800 jobs were to go, they were questioning were those were the precise numbers, but if 800 out of 3000 or so jobs were to go with that mean that the split behind me could still operate? thinking of someone like skunk port this is not just about the thousands of jobs here but the 16,000 supply chain jobs also envelop this whole area of north lincolnshire severely for the town it is potentially a huge blow. he had been here before there have been negotiations which i followed a similar pattern. been negotiations which i followed a similar pattern-— similar pattern. pointing to those other industries _ similar pattern. pointing to those other industries that _ similar pattern. pointing to those other industries that are - similar pattern. pointing to those | other industries that are helped or are affected by the steelworks there the supply chain as you mentioned. so people are still clinging on to

the possibility that this might be part of the negotiating tactic from british steel in order to get that funding from government? there was certainly that — funding from government? there was certainly that sense _ funding from government? there was certainly that sense from _ funding from government? there was certainly that sense from the - funding from government? there was certainly that sense from the union. l certainly that sense from the union. as i say last week, talking about this £300 billion of money which was being suggested but forward by the government, through here and also in telford, there was a sense of optimism. the clear sticking point over the last 15 years has been weak stood here, people like me reporting on the jobs here which have gone down from six or so thousand to three or so thousand, venture capitalist firms coming in to the organisation and ownership of the steel plant and there is always the overarching question about what does the government itself want? they have said today that they do not want to comment as of yet over these

issues being put forward by the chinese owners. these potential 800 job cuts. it does find the rumour of them to be concerning. the chinese owners have made no comment yet whatsoever and i suppose if you�*re talking up the people here year after year at the have clung to the vision of british steel, scunthorpe steel continuing on being the success that it has been since the mid—19th century. success that it has been since the mid-19th century.— success that it has been since the mid-19th century. such an uncertain time for the — mid-19th century. such an uncertain time for the people _ mid-19th century. such an uncertain time for the people where _ mid-19th century. such an uncertain time for the people where you i mid-19th century. such an uncertain time for the people where you are. l time for the people where you are. thank you very much indeed. house prices in the uk fell in january for the fifth month, according to nationwide building society. last month, the average property price was £258,297, down 0.6% on december. and the affordability of mortgages remains challenging — because of higher interest rates and the cost of living crisis. nathan emerson is the chief executive of property mark, a professional body for estate agents.

we have seen considerable increases, during the covid period we saw 20% increases in value, so the levels we are seeing now do indicate a softening of the market, but not to levels that are of drastic concern. we mustn�*t forget that a lot of the nation�*s wealth is tied up in their home. we are a homeownership country, so people do study that carefully and it affects everyday life and it affects higher interest rates and the cost of living. so people are being a bit more cautious about what they are buying. we haven�*t got the rampant demand. but yes, by and large, it does also create a bit of extra manoeuvrability for those entering the marketplace. we�*ll certainly see some challenges. we have to bear in mind that the demand for housing is still greater than the supply that is available. that is what continues to fuel things. yes, you are right, the cost

of people�*s mortgage payments is a lot higher than people have been used to and we are seeing a lot of people on long—term 2% and 3% fixed rate mortgages coming to an end and seeing an increase in their monthly mortgage payments on top of their everyday expenses and cost of living. so there are challenges, but the banks have been stress testing people for many years now since the last financial crash. so while it is uncomfortable, we are not seeing drastic increases in arrears, we are not seeing repossession. we are seeing a levelling out of the market and we are seeing a return to more normal levels of transactions. a group of metal detectorists, including a man trying it for the first time, sparked an alert after finding an unexploded bomb near a school in scotland. the discovery at a former air raid shelter led to homes being evacuated and three schools in invergordon

in the highlands being closed as a precaution. royal navy explosives experts have removed the ordnance for disposal. rookie detectorist ryanjunor and his son shay were part of the group searching for wartime artefacts. we quickly came across something, so we dug around it, we took it out and took some photos of it, we didn�*t know what it was, it looked like an old heavy bottle or a shell or something, so i posted a few pictures onto a metal detecting page on facebook and then quickly people were replying back, telling us it was perhaps a stokes mortar bomb and just to leave it. and to contact the police. just leave it, and yeah.

tiny, and potentially deadly radioactive capsule, that was lost in the vast western australian outback more than two weeks ago, has been found. a huge search operation has been under way for the capsule which is about the size of a pea, and had fallen off the back of a truck. 0ur correspondent, phil mercer, has that story. a very hazardous needle has been found in a big haystack in the australian outback. the radioactive capsule fell off a lorry somewhere on an 870—mile stretch of highway. it had been on its way from a mine near newman in the north—west, all the way down to perth on the coast. to put that into context, the search area was longer than the distance by road from john 0�*groats in caithness to land�*s end in cornwall. it was two metres from the side of the road. the vehicle that identified it was travelling at 70 kilometres per hour when the specialist detection equipment picked up radiation

emitted by the missing capsule.

wedge between fronts we have these mild air which is being drawn in from the atlantic. moist air as well which will give rise to a lot of cloud the drizzle over wales quite a lot of times in northern ireland. sunny spells developing where as for northern scotland with the outbreaks of rain continuing through the day. northwest highlands looking wet. increasing windy in the north as well. mild, 11 to 13 degrees. briefly during tomorrow night we would see the core front southwards. some chilly air getting into northern areas but it won�*t last long because the warm front moves back northeast where it�*s going through friday. that will reintroduce the mild air between them patch or rain and staying drizzly for the hills in western

scotland. sunny spells for northern ireland, england and wales. if you do get sunshine, look at these temperatures. 13 for both us, 1a for london which is mild for the time of year. we start the weekend in the mild air but that was changed as his frontal system pushes south resource. this is a cold front which would bring a little bit of rain during saturday, but behind it the air was turned colder and into sunday this big, strong area of high pressure will build its way in right on top of the uk. that means, after a mild but cloudy saturday with some rain, sun it will look and feel different. it will feel different. it was feeling a little bit colder, but it would look quite a lot brighter. a beautiful looking day with plenty of winter sunshine. that is all for me, there is mild weather during the news at six, which is next.

at six... tens of thousands teachers join the biggest day of strikes in a decade. up to half a million workers — from train drivers to border force staff — all walked out again today over pay as teachersjoined them for the first time in this dispute. i work with a lot of young teachers who have just come i work with a lot of young teachers who havejust come into i work with a lot of young teachers who have just come into the profession, they leave training and can�*t afford to move out of their homes, can�*t afford to feed themselves. they are having to take second jobs because they can�*t afford the petrol to drive to work. we�*ve given teachers the highest pay we've given teachers the highest pay rise in— we've given teachers the highest pay rise in 30 _ we've given teachers the highest pay rise in 30 years. i am clear that our children's education is precious and they— our children's education is precious and they deserve to be in school today— and they deserve to be in school today being taught.

nearly one in ten schools had to close today.