tonight at 10:00, as many as 500,000 workers on strike across the uk — the biggest day of industrial action in over a decade. no ifs, no buts, no education cuts! the national education union says that up to 200,000 teachers in england and wales were on strike today, with thousands of schools affected. i work with a lot of young teachers who have just come into the profession, and they leave training and they can't afford to move out of their homes, they can't afford to feed themselves, they are having to take second jobs in the evening because they... they can't afford the petrol to drive into work. 0verall, salaries for experienced teachers in england have fallen by 13% in real terms since 2010, but the prime minister says striking is not the answer.

i am clear that our children's education is precious, and they deserve to be in school today, being taught. the day also saw action by thousands of university lecturers, civil servants, and train and bus drivers. we'll have the details. also tonight... in memphis, national and local leaders pay tribute to tyre nichols, the 29—year—old black man who died after a beating by police. one of the biggest theatres in the north of england cancels all its shows from the end of march, after losing all of its funding from arts council england. martial waits. rashford, and finished off by fred. and two goals in three minutes ensure manchester united are heading to wembley. and coming up on the bbc news channel, jofra archer is on target for england. six wickets for him on his return as they salvage some pride in south africa.

good evening. as many as 500,000 workers have been on strike today across the united kingdom, in the biggest single day of industrial action in over a decade. marches and rallies have taken place in a number of cities, with most of the protests focused sharply on pay. the national education union claims that up to 200,000 teachers in england and wales were on strike today. 100,000 civil servants, including border force staff, also took action. train drivers who are members of aslef were on strike, affecting most train companies across england. 0ur political editor chris mason reports on the day. birmingham at breakfast time. rush hour without much rushing.

the barricades are out, but not many passengers. the trains, going nowhere. it's an inconvenience, and it's more of an inconvenience because tomorrow we are also likely to be out because the trains won't start till a bit later. so, steph in redditch is having to work from home. and in bromsgrove, ryan and son harry are as well. work have allowed me to work from home. it's just unfortunate for you you're missing another day of school, especially with the covid situation, the amount of days they missed then. and molly's a student at birmingham university. her lectures are cancelled. i think it's going to be, yeah, considerably disruptive to learning, specifically because there are so many classes being disrupted in a row. yeah, it's definitely inconvenient. # solidarity forever...# in central london, a demonstration. whether you are sympathetic to the strikers or not, the consequences of today — huge.

you are one of the country's most senior trades unionists, what do you say to those millions of people today inconvenienced, having to home—school their children, can't get a train? i mean, no—one wants to inconvenience the public, and the last thing any of these teachers behind me or indeed any public servant wants to do is to be taking industrial action, but you've got people at the end of their tether who can't afford another year of real terms pay cuts. do you guys need to compromise? we'd love to be able to negotiate with the government to reach some sort of compromise, but rishi sunak and jeremy hunt are refusing to come to the table. down the road in the commons, it's rishi sunak�*s 100th day as prime minister. tory britain isn't working. is the prime minister going to get a grip and negotiate with working people? 0ur children's education is precious, and they deserve to be in school today being taught. and, actually, the party opposite would do well to say that the strikes are wrong and we should be backing our schoolchildren. the labour leader said it was ludicrous to suggest

the strikes were his fault. after 13 years in power, trying to blame the labour party for his failure to sort out the strikes is rank pathetic. he can't stand up to his union bosses. for britain's schoolchildren today. passion inside parliament — passion outside too. we don't want to be here, we want to be teaching. we love teaching the young people, but the government aren't listening. we've got people leaving the public sector in droves, and ultimately we need people to deliver those services. if millions of people are inconvenienced today, as they are, that's worth it, is it? i mean, that's the point of the strike. the point of a strike is to inconvenience. both sides remain miles apart in so many of these disputes. there is every prospect of more days like this. chris mason, bbc news.

thousands of schools were forced either to close, or close partially, across england and wales as teachers took industrial action in their dispute over pay. many parents only found out this morning whether or not the strikes meant their children could attend school. figures from the institute for fiscal studies show that since 2010 most experienced teachers have seen their pay cut in real terms by 13%. but salaries will increase from next year for newly qualified teachers in england, they'll start on £30,000 a year. unions say there is a crisis in recruiting and retaining teachers. 0ur education editor branwen jeffreys reports. a cold start for these teachers on strike in essex. some toots of support from passing drivers. for karla, it's notjust about her pay, but also younger colleagues. having to take second jobs in the evening because they can't

afford the petrol to drive to work. do you actually personally know people who've taken second jobs on top of being a teacher? yes, my partner teacher and other teachers around school. i know teachers within my school who have to take second jobs outside of working hours at school because they can't afford to live. a few miles away, just a trickle of pupils arrived at this secondary, closed today to all but year 11s and a handful of others. by 8:30, the headteacher could see the full impact. they are off sick? they have just phoned in sick, but no one - is saying they're striking. more of his teachers had joined the union in the last week. while in the sports hall, year 11s heard many would have to study online. this isn't usually used as a classroom, but none of the teachers for these year 11s are in today — they are all on strike. their mock gcse exams are next week, but today, instead of having normal classes, they're just doing revision on their own.

just over half the year group had come in. so, usually the kitchen caters for over 1,000. today, lunch for fewer than 200. across essex, at least 35 schools closed, with 134 only partly open. we serve this community and we try to do what's best for them every day. we've also got to protect the future, and i think that's part of the problem. but what about the kids who've missed out and fallen behind during covid? this is not ideal, it's not ideal. not something i would wish on our families or our community. these year 11s were revising while there was no teacher. it's a bit strange, we're not used to it. it's a bit stressful - because obviously we've got our mocks next week, and we really need - our teachers with us. obviously we know why they're doing it. - in england and wales, the first strike day, with more to come. the teachers�* pay dispute in scotland continued with strikes in aberdeen.

in manchester, eight—year—old liv was at home with grandad, the strike an unwanted disruption for her mum alison, who runs a business. it's very hard because i'm a single parent, so having my daughter at home, that one—on—one does have a massive impact on my working day. so i've had to call on family, on my father. her daughter's school is in the minority that completely closed, but many more opened only for a few pupils. the government says it is listening to teachers, but it won't give what ministers argue are inflation—busting pay rises. branwenjeffries, bbc news, essex. university staff at 150 institutions across the uk have also been on strike over pay and pensions. staff at glasgow and dundee universities were among those taking

part on the first of 18 days of industrial action scheduled to for february and march. rail services have also been significantly disrupted today, with more than 12,000 drivers staging the first of two days of action this week. some operators ran no trains at all today. the drivers will strike again on friday. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin reports from kent. early this morning — no trains, no passengers at this station in kent. opposite the entrance, the now familiar sight of a picket line. rail workers on picket lines say they can't do interviews because it could put theirjobs at risk. but train drivers i've spoken to say this dispute is not just about pay for them, it's also about protecting their working conditions. i get the first train, and obviously i start early. i start seven, 7:30, so... many commuters can work from home, but not angelina, who normally gets the train from maidstone

to shifts in london. today, that's not an option. as an agency nurse, full time, as all my colleague know, if you don't do the shift, you don't get paid. so basically i'm losing out because of the strike. there's been very little progress in the train drivers�* dispute, and without a breakthrough, more strikes are likely. their main union, aslef, firmly rejected an initial offer involving a 4% pay rise two years in a row, saying too many conditions were attached. i think it's getting increasingly difficult with high inflation, high cost of living. when everybody wants to take everything you've got and give you nothing for it, it's a very difficult place to be in. the group representing train companies in negotiations insisted they and the union needed to keep trying to find common ground. we want to reemphasize the need for us to give our staff a pay increase, but we do... we cannot afford that without having levels of reform that can try and look and stop us having to take additionalfunding from the taxpayer, particularly

in this challenging time. the industry hopes to arrange fresh talks next week. ultimately, any new offer needs approval from the government, which says it's facilitating reasonable conversations. separately, the rmt union is gathering feedback from its members on the offers it's received so far before deciding what to do next. katy austin, bbc news, in kent. thousands of workers in wales and across scotland have been striking today. we'll hear from hywell griffith in cardiff in a moment, but first our scotland editor, james cook, in edinburgh. well, scotland has been experiencing school strikes for quite some time. in november, teachers unions staged the first national walk—out over pay since the 1980s. and now we're in a series of rolling strikes today. teachers are out in aberdeen and clackmannanshire. they want a 10% pay rise.

around 5% is on the table for most teachers. but the scottish government insists that the offer and indeed teachers and indeed teachers�* pay already, is more generous pay already is more generous than elsewhere in the uk. so nicola sturgeon, and her government, have been unable to avoid disruption in scotland�*s classrooms, but they have been more successful in preventing strike action in hospitals. two unions accepted a pay deal relating to last year, but three others, including those representing nurses, midwives and paramedics, rejected the deal. they agreed, though, to put strike action on hold while negotiations about this year�*s pay settlement continue. they are ongoing. they are said to be intensive and it is possible that strikes will be avoided entirely. it�*s also possible that if they collapse, they could still happen. the impact of the civil service strike here in scotland has been wide and varied. for example, coastguards in shetland walked out this morning. so too did workers at a variety

of scottish and uk government departments and other organisations. and the scottish parliament here was affected too, with pcs union members taking to the picket lines at holyrood itself. from lecturers to library staff, health workers too. at this rally in cardiff, they came to demand the right to keep on striking in a dispute being felt in every corner of wales. this primary school in powys is one of around 500 schools in wales completely closed today. that�*s about a third of the total. another 400 or so have been partially closed with some classes kept at home. college and university students have been impacted too. it�*s the welsh labour government responsible for setting teachers�* pay here and while ministers say they�*re sympathetic to the strikers, they�*ve struggled to come up with a solution. there has been a one off offer of a cost of living cash payment

to education workers and to health workers. but so far they�*ve failed to satisfy the unions. so, as things stand, there will be another wales wide teaching strike on february the 14th. but there is one glimmer of hope here with the nu in wales saying they have been talking again to ministers today and there are more talks scheduled for later this week. that was high well griffith and james cook before that in edinburgh. changing terms, conditions and working practices are all factors in these disputes, but at the heart of them all is pay. average basic pay, particularly in the public sector, is nowhere near keeping up with the rising cost of living. 0ur economics editor faisal islam is here. direct question from lots of people, is the government�*s reluctance to move further to do with economics and finance all to do with ideology and finance all to do with ideology and politics? you and finance all to do with ideology

and politics?— and finance all to do with ideology and olitics? ., , . and politics? you can see the range of different — and politics? you can see the range of different sectors _ and politics? you can see the range of different sectors and _ and politics? you can see the range of different sectors and locations i of different sectors and locations where there are strikes. the big picture here is the unions think their members, the workers, need and deserve double—digit rises to reflect the rate of inflation and the cost of living crisis. the government�*s argument is that it is not affordable, they have put a price target on total of 28 billion on that, like for like more like several billion pounds, and they say allowing such pay rises would embed inflation and slow down its fall, leaving it hanging around for longer. both of these arguments can be true and i think the bigger argument is about whether or not... whether or not... whether or not... whether or not... whether or not... whether or not at the unions ask for a settlement in line with inflation.

they are pretty keen to get those, the government says that will not work and i think it will prove quite a difficult impasse to block when both sides think they have the support of the public, that impasse will stay in place for some time. thank you, faisal islam, our economics editor. there are more updates, news and analysis on bbc news 0nline, that�*s bbc.co.uk/news, and by using the bbc news app. in the us, the funeral of tyre nichols, the 29—year—old black man who died after a beating by police in memphis, has taken place. vice—president kamala harris was among the thousands attending the service at mississippi boulevard christian church. following tyre nichols�* death, five officers, all of them black, were promptly charged with murder, with additional police and staff fired in recent days. 0ur north america editor

sarah smith was at the service. # you lift me up... the grief was overlaid with anger as mourners celebrating the life of tyre nichols also railed against the injustice of his death. i tyre nichols also railed against the injustice of his death.— injustice of his death. i can't seak injustice of his death. i can't speak for— injustice of his death. i can't speak for everybody - injustice of his death. i can't speak for everybody in - injustice of his death. i can't - speak for everybody in memphis, i can�*t speakfor speak for everybody in memphis, i can�*t speak for everybody gathering, but for me, i believe that if that man had been white, you would not have beat him like that that night. applause america�*s first black vice president demanding congress pass police reform legislation. find demanding congress pass police reform legislation.— demanding congress pass police reform legislation. and when we look at this situation, _ reform legislation. and when we look at this situation, this _ reform legislation. and when we look at this situation, this is _ reform legislation. and when we look at this situation, this is a family - at this situation, this is a family that lost— at this situation, this is a family that lost their son and their

brother_ that lost their son and their brother through an act of violence at the _ brother through an act of violence at the hands and the feet of people who had _ at the hands and the feet of people who had been charged with keeping them safe. applause tyre nichols�* family want to remember a young man who was a passionate skateboarder. they say he had a beautiful soul and his mum�*s name tattooed on his arm. i see had a beautiful soul and his mum's name tattooed on his arm. i see the world showing _ name tattooed on his arm. i see the world showing him _ name tattooed on his arm. i see the world showing him love _ name tattooed on his arm. i see the world showing him love and - name tattooed on his arm. i see the world showing him love and fighting j world showing him love and fighting for hisjustice, but world showing him love and fighting for his justice, but all i want is my baby brother back. even if the legal reforms being demanded today do come into force, the sad truth is no one here believes that this is the last time a funeral will be held for an unarmed black person killed by the police in america. will this finally bring about change, do you think? bring about the law change? we�*re going to try to make change happen. change doesn�*t come... ..just drops out of the sky, it comes from the ground up. we�*ve got to keep fighting. the five policemen who assaulted tyre nichols, who are all now facing

charges of second—degree murder, are all black. amber sherman, who has spent years campaigning for police reform, says she�*s not surprised. yeah, i mean the system of policing is inherently white supremacist, racist and anti—black. but these were black officers that were involved. the fact that someone who is black joined that system doesn�*t mean that they�*re going to remember that they�*re black, or they�*re going to put that first. they put being an officer first. the brutal death of tyre nichols has shocked america and reignited the debate about racialjustice, with talk of change and reform, but little hope that anyone can truly say this will never happen again. now, there is a built in washington which aims to try to increase police accountability, it is named after george floyd, but it has stalled in congress because it cannot get

enough support from republicans. democrats now say they want to introduce a new clause when that bill goes back to congress, the tyre nichols clause which would compel police to intervene if they see fellow officers assaulting a suspect. but like so much proposed reform in america, unless this can all get support from both political parties it simply cannot pass through congress all become the law. many thanks, sarah smith, our north america editor, in memphis. the prime minister rishi sunak has resisted calls to suspend his deputy dominic raab, despite more allegations of bullying behaviour by mr raab. the claims, by from civil servants and others, are being investigated but mr sunak is facing questions about his awareness of the allegations when he appointed mr raab. labour�*s sir keir starmer, at prime minister�*s questions, asked whether mr sunak had been the only person apparently unaware of the complaints. 0ur political correspondent ione wells has the story.

please welcome rishi sunak! his deputy, his close ally, and his latest political headache. questions mounting for dominic raab over bullying allegations... will you sack dominic raab, prime minister? ..lead to questions for the prime minister over whether to sack the man sat next to him. according to recent reports, some of the complainants were physically sick. 0ne says they were left suicidal. how would he feel if one of his friends or relatives was being forced to work for a bully, simply because the man at the top was too weak to do anything about it? when i was made aware of formal complaints, i instructed a leading independent kc to conduct an investigation, because i take action when these things happen. number ten say rishi sunak was not aware of any formal complaints about mr raab when he appointed him, but won�*t confirm whether or not he was aware of informal ones. it�*s a question that has followed the prime ministerfor months.

were there any concerns, even informal ones, raised with you about the conduct of dominic raab before you appointed him as your deputy? i've been very clear. i don't recognise the characterisation of dominic's behaviour. and i also was not and i'm not aware of any formal complaints... i asked if there were any informal. well, there is a formal complaints process. and that's the important thing that people should avail themselves of if they have concerns. did anyone or any document raise any concerns about his behaviour? no, i was not and i'm not aware of any formal complaints about dominic's behaviour. the investigation into dominic raab is looking at eight complaints from three government departments. at least three of the most senior civil servants who ran departments with him have given evidence to the inquiry as witnesses. this investigation isn�*t set to conclude for a couple of weeks. it�*s trying to establish whether dominic raab bullied staff or not. was he, as some former colleagues have told us, very hard on staff and totally unsuitable for high office? or was he, as otherformer

colleagues have told us, abrasive and demanding, but not necessarily a bully? as questions continue, one serving minister tells us tonight that it might be difficult for the prime minister to keep mr raab in hisjob, given the number of complaints. mr raab has said he�*s confident he has always behaved professionally, denies wrongdoing, and has no apologies for "having high standards". but whether he�*s met the standards expected of him is now under scrutiny. ione wells, bbc news, westminster. now a look at some other stories making the news today. a vigil has been held in milton keynes in memory of a four year—old girl who was killed in an attack by a dog last night. she�*s been named locally as alice stones. thames valley police described the incident as tragic and isolated, and have not made any arrests. the dog has been put down. the bbc understands that british steel is considering cutting 800 jobs at its plant in scunthorpe. it�*s thought the company is developing the plans, but hasn�*t yet submitted

the paperwork for a formal consultation. british steel has refused to comment. a further 1500 patients of a former breast surgeon are to be recalled so that cases can be identified. he was jailed in 2017 for carrying out harmful and unnecessary operations in private and nhs hospitals, mainly in private and nhs hospitals, mainly in the west midlands. and the uk supreme court has ended a long—running privacy battle between the tate modern in london and the owners of four nearby flats, by ruling in favour of the homeowners. they�*d complained that visitors to the art gallery could see into their properties from a viewing gallery that opened in 2016. the 0ldham coliseum theatre, which over a century and a quarter has welcomed some of the biggest names in film and theatre to greater manchester, has cancelled all of its events from the end of march following the loss of all of its funding from arts council

england. the loss amounts to nearly £2 million over three years, despite the fact that 0ldham is a priority location for the government�*s levelling up fund. the theatre management said that staff, performers and many local people had suffered a massive shock. 0ur north of england correspondent judith moritz reports. the 0ldham coliseum panto played to packed houses, 83 performances seen by 33,000 people. but the theatre can only make ends meet because of public funding. now its grant�*s being removed. managers say it�*ll have to close. it�*s more than just about producing plays and that being a commercialfactor. even our ticket prices are purposely kept low and and are able to be lower than many because of that subsidy. and that ensures that arts and culture is accessible to the town. that kind of is, i believe,

the purpose of theatres like this in towns like 0ldham. the last performance on this stage will be at the end of march, and what happens after that is unknown. although the arts council has removed its subsidy from this theatre, it is ring fencing up to £2 million for culture in 0ldham. but those funds haven�*t been allocated yet. i know i asked you to stay with me. julie hesmondhalgh played hayley in coronation street and is one of countless actors to have trodden the old and boards. she wants to see the theatre saved. there�*s an ownership about that theatre in that town that i�*ve never experienced really in any other place. i do think that it has to exist as the coliseum or otherwise it will trickle away into too many different projects that won�*t appeal to its core audience in the town. and that theatre has always been for those people. 0ldham has had levelling up funding, but the local council says the theatre�*s closure will do the opposite and that a hammer has

been taken to the arts here. judith moritz, bbc news, 0ldham. football, and manchester united continue their quest to land their first trophy in years reaching the final of the english football league cup. they beat nottingham forest 5—0 in the semifinal. they have the chance to win their first trophy in six years when they beat newcastle at wembley later this month. —— when they meet newcastle. it�*s been their longest trophy drought for a0 years. but was wembley finally beckoning? with united 3—0 up after the first leg, it seemed a formality. nottingham forest needed a miracle. but there was little sign of one when emmanuel dennis�*s goal—bound shot was blocked by his own team—mate. soon united, though, went even closer. weghorst! back off the post. wout weghorst denied only by the woodwork — to his obvious frustration. but after the break, united finally got their reward. the follow on by anthony martial!

first, anthony martial extended their aggregate lead. and in barely the blink of an eye, they were out of sight. marcus rashford setting up fred for surely the simplest goal of his career. and so, six years after their last trophy, erik ten hag�*s team will face newcastle in the final, hoping these celebrations are just the start. andy swiss, bbc news. time for a look at the weather — here�*s stav danaos. thank you very much. good evening. it will be settled, very mild for the next couple of days, certainly for early february, thanks to high pressure. there will be weather fronts flirting with the north of the uk, bringing rain at times to scotland. this weather front has brought quite a lot of rain through the last few hours and certainly the afternoon. the yellow and orange

creeping from the atlantic is where the milder air starts to work into the milder air starts to work into the night. 0utbreaks the milder air starts to work into the night. outbreaks of rain brought by that weather front to the northern half of the country, most of it across the north west of scotland, so heavy across the western highlands, quite windy, mild wherever you are, driest across the south with some clear spells. thursday, lots of dry weather for northern ireland, southern scotland and into parts of england and wales, and into parts of england and wales, a few glimmers of brightness, most rain confined to the north and west of scotland where it will be windiest but very mild, 11 degrees as north as the highlands, 13 across the south. this other weather fronts will bring some light, patchy rain to northern ireland and scotland. elsewhere we will see the clouds break, we should see quite a bit of scotland for northern ireland into the midlands, wales and southern england. temperatures up to 1a degrees in some spots across central

and eastern areas,