including caterers and cleaners — are walking out across glasgow, renfrewshire, east renfrewshire and inverclydeocal authorities say they can't afford higher wages. two further arrests have been made by officers investigating the felling of the world—famous sycamore gap tree in northumberland. the landmark, which was planted in the late 1800s and sat beside hadrian's wall, was chopped down overnight on 27th september. northumbria police said two men, both aged in their 30s, were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage. they have both since been released on bail as enquiries continue, the force said. a 16—year—old boy and a man in his 60s who have already been a metropolitan police commander has been sacked for failing to provide a sample after being accused of smoking cannabis. julian bennett had served with the force for more than a0 years and wrote part of its drugs strategy. a disciplinary panel was told that scotland yard rejected his offer to resign. mr bennett's lawyers say they will appeal. now let's have a full weather forecast and the latest details on storm ciaran, here's carol. hello

the strike affects schools in the glasgow, renfrewshire, east renfrewshire, and inverclyde local authorityth our coverage of what's happening in ukraine. ukrainian children forced to leave their homes near the front lines have begun to arrive in safer parts of the country. the authorities ordered families to move away from more than 30 towns and villages last week as shelling and fighting intensified in parts of the donetsk and kherson regions. jenny hill went to meet some of the families who've fled from the east of the country where russia has launched renewed offensives in recent weeks. the full weight of russian aggression continues to bear down on this country. the conflict are seemingly endless, more victims every day. more refugees as well. these families whether homes near the front line after the government ordered them to get their children to safety. no—one knows when, if they will ever return. lives packed into bags, remotely, for the most precious of belongings. safe now, but look at the shop on their faces. they are here with their mum who told us their dad had stayed behind.

to paula mcewan, the president of the educational institute of scotland — she'sjoining us from inverclydeite chopping, the figures from this. what do you make of it? it figures from this. what do you make of it? ,, ~ ., of it? it is shocking and the cabinet secretary _ of it? it is shocking and the cabinet secretary cannot i of it? it is shocking and the - cabinet secretary cannot ignore and has not ignored the results of the scottish government smack issued survey —— scottish government issued the survey. 82% of our branches have said violent and aggressive incidents happen in their workplaces at least once a week. something has to change. we have 70% of our profession saying they would consider moving out of the profession. we are looking now to the scottish government to act on the scottish government to act on the results of both surveys and to put additional funding the results of both surveys and to put additionalfunding into the results of both surveys and to put additional funding into our system. it put additional funding into our s stem. , ., , put additional funding into our ss

including caterers and cleaners — are walking out across glasgow, renfrewshire, east renfrewshire and inverclyde authorities say they can't afford higher wages. a metropolitan police commander has been sacked for failing to provide a sample, after being accused of smoking cannabis. julian bennett had served with the force for more than a0 years and wrote part of its drugs strategy. a disciplinary panel was told that scotland yard rejected his offer to resign. mr bennett's lawyers say they will appeal. the second day of the king and queen's state visit to kenya will celebrate the country's work promoting animal welfare and environmental conservation. the king will visit an urban forest in nairobi, while the queen will tour an elephant orphanage. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell has this report, which contains flashing images. the welcome on an african night was a warm one, but king charles knows he faces a sensitive challenge. it has fallen to him to deal with the legacy issues. there's the matter of slavery and, on this visit, britain's conduct during its colonial past. no, there was no