the national education union wants a pay rise in line with inflation, fully funded by the government.res. teachers are leaving the classroom. teachers are seeing their salaries decline year—on—year, and it's nowjust a question that we can't get teachers. teachers are on their knees financially, psychologically. we do it because we love the kids. we don't want to be here, we don't want to be striking, we don't think we should have to be, but enough's enough. despite the strikes, there are still classes for pupils taking gcses, a—levels and vocational qualifications. children of key workers and those who are vulnerable are also allowed to come in. there's lots of the teachers in the same union that will be striking, but apart from that there won't be much different and lots of the teachers will be in and have said on google classroom to us that they will come in, and anything we're feeling worried about they will support with. hopefully you've all got your tangents... there is a dispute about the numbers in this row over pay. so far the government has offered school teachers in england

britain's biggest teaching union overwhelmingly rejected a government pay offer. 98% of national education union who voted turned down a one—off thousand—pound payment on top of a wage rise. the union's leaders described the offer as "insulting", while the government called it "fair and reasonable". there'll now be two more days of strike action on april 27th and may 2nd. our education editor, branwenjeffreys, reports from the union's conference in harrogate. arriving this morning at the union conference, teachers came to hear an update on their pay dispute. the number of our members that rejected the government's pay offer is 191,319. that union leaders: the government to return to negotiations, but they also confirmed two more strike days. —— called on the government. we also confirmed two more strike days. -- called on the government.- -- called on the government. we are callin: -- called on the government. we are calling further— -- called on the government. we are calling further strike _ -- called on the government. we are calling further strike action _ -- called on the government. we are

the national education union wants a pay rise in line with inflation, fully funded by the government.leaving the classroom. teachers are seeing their salaries decline year—on—year, and it's nowjust a question that we can't get teachers. teachers are on their knees financially, psychologically. we do it because we love the kids. we don't want to be here, we don't want to be striking, we don't think we should have to be, but enough's enough. despite the strikes, there are still classes for pupils taking gcses, a—levels and vocational qualifications. children of key workers and those who are vulnerable are also allowed to come in. there's lots of the teachers in the same union that will be striking, but apart from that there won't be much different and lots of the teachers will be in and have said on google classroom to us that they will come in, and anything we're feeling worried about they will support with. hopefully you've all got your tangents... there is a dispute about the numbers in this row over pay. so far the government has offered school teachers in england a £1000 one—off pa

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members of the national education union want above—inflation increases, plus extra money to ensure anyin hertfordshire, explained why teachers like her are striking. a lot of the reason is, it's down to lack of funding. we don't have the resources to be able to provide the best education for our children. a lot of schools are struggling to buy glue sticks. we have got lots of children with additional needs in our classroom and we are just not able to provide the support that they need to —— thrive in our classrooms. a lot of it is because of workload. i know teachers work 60 hours plus per week, and it'sjust, it is not maintainable. if things don't mean —— change, the impact on the children will be far greater than missing a day of school because schools cannot continue to run with the finding that they are receiving at the moment. wejust the finding that they are receiving at the moment. we just don't have the resources to be able to provide a better education for our children. teachers are leaving the profession at an alarming rate. this will lead to larger class sizes so children wi

members of the national education union in england won't work on tuesday. e fifth day of national strike action this year with the union seeking higher pay for teachers. delhi police have told india's supreme court they'll begin investigating sexual harassment allegations against the head of the country's wrestling federation. brij bhushan singh, who is also a parliament member for the governing party, has been accused of sexually exploiting women wrestlers. the country's top wrestlers have been protesting since sunday, demanding his arrest. mr singh has denied the accusations. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. chris is been a farmer since he was a chris alford has been a farmer in brecon since he was a teenager. he's been a victim of rural crime several times over the years, losing tens of thousands of pounds in valuables, from a land rover to slates off a farmyard building. if you do get anything stolen, you can probably write off the next week or two. you just can't concentrate on anything. anyone turns up on the yard, any strangers, y

thousands of schools were closed or partially closed due to the action by the national education uniont said it regretted the disruption caused. the education secretary said the strike was extremely disappointing. u.k. government won a legal challenge to cut short a nurse's strike in england. e action was planned for sunday night through to end on tuesday. a judge at the high court ruled the union mandate to strike runs out on monday. the first of may. politicians in union in northern ireland have described the budget outlined by the westminster government today. as a brutal and damaging. it would normally be set by storm and but the democratic unionist party is currently blocking power-sharing in protest of the post brexit trading arrangements. the 72 hour cease-fire agreed to by the two warring factions in sudan ends at midnight. we have a statement from the army in the past hour saying that they are prepared for looking at extending it for another 72 hours. but that is only a report. we still need to confirm that. downing street says the british ambassador to sudan is speaking to th

news this hour, and schools in england face fresh strikes this spring after members of the national education union. teachers have been gathering for the union's annual conference in harrogate, where pay and workload are among the issues being discussed. miniisters say ther offer was reasonable. our uk education editor branwenjeffries has the latest. the unions don't, and i havejust stepped out of the conference hall where there were whoops and cheers from the thousands of teachers attending this conference, as the union leadership announced by an overwhelming majority a vote in the last few days was to reject the latest pay offer for teachers in england from the government. that does mean that parents in england face more disruption. they have already had four strike days, now there will be two more on april 27 and may the 2nd. as we said, this is not just about pay, is it? this is about hours and conditions too. all of that has been part of the negotiation by the government. the government has said that it is looking for ways to try to reduce the workload by around five hours for teachers. by int

england have been on strike for the fourth time this year, as the pay dispute between the national education unionnment continues. today's industrial action affected thousands of schools. meanwhile, the fa cup final and the eurovision song contest could both be affected by new strike dates announced by two rail unions. elsewhere, a judge has ruled that the next strike in england by nurses over the bank holiday weekend has to be cut short by a day. ajudge is to decide whether phone hacking claims brought by hugh grant and prince harry against a newspaper publisher can go to trial after a three day hearing concluded. news group newspapers is trying to have their claims thrown out. if it were to go ahead, it's likely to be next year. spain has recorded its hottest ever temperature for april, hitting 38,8 degrees celsius on thursday. that's about 102 degrees fehrenheit. the record figure was reached in cordoba airport in southern spain. a blistering heatwave has hit the country with temperatures 10 to 15 degrees warmer than usualfor april. it's been driven by a mass of very hot air from africa, couple

members of the national education union in england won't work on tuesday. nion seeking higher pay for teachers. a 5 percent pay rise offered to national health service staff in england is likely to get majority union backing. a major union representing ambulance workers and others says its members are in favor —— making it likely that most of the 1a nhs unions will support the deal when they meet ministers next week. florida governor ron desantis is wrapping up a week—long international tour with a stop in the london today. desantis, who is widely expected to announce his run for president in 2024 soon, met with britain's foreign minister, aiming to boost economic ties. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. keen for a bit of freedom and a beautiful day for it. time for liquorice, turmeric and sage to return to the wild after months of being nurtured back to health. first off, the block is turmeric. having one eye certainly isn't stopping her. it's liquorice, though, who's been causing a bit of a stir. so she is a black seal. she's what we cal

members of the national education union have already been on strike. ated strikes would be "unreasonable" adding that its pay offer to unions is fair. live now to our education editor branwen jeffreys in telford, shropshire in western england where the national association of headteachers are holding their conference. this coordinated action could mean all schools in england could be affected, couldn't it? i say could because we don't actually know. they still have to re—ballot their members, don't they? still have to re-ballot their members, don't they? that is correct. members, don't they? that is correct we — members, don't they? that is correct. we have _ members, don't they? that is correct. we have one - members, don't they? that is correct. we have one union i correct. we have one union representing classroom teachers already on strike. their next day of action is on next tuesday when many classroom teachers will not be in work because of that but the other three unions all have to carry out postal ballots of their members. they have to get, unde

so today their leader spoke at another union conference, welcomed by the national education union, whichikes. if you have overworked, underpaid and overregulated your workforce you expect me to do? i am a trade union official, i have to call it out. applause. teachers�* pay for next year is up in the air. three unions have rejected the pay offer so far. that leaves schools like this primary in birmingham trying to plan without knowing how much they will have to find. and out of their budget will also have to come pay rises for support staff. we do have a teaching assistant per classroom here. and they do a phenomenaljob. i wouldn't want to lose any of them. but there is no infinite pot of money. the government says its offer is reasonable and fair. a £1,000 one—off cash payment on top of 5% this year. for next year, 4.3% for most teachers, plus £30,000 starting salary. so what do parents think about head teachers considering strikes? it is disruptive, chaotic, it is not great _ it is disruptive, chaotic, it is not great for— it is disruptive, chaotic, it is not great for parents but i th

members of the national education union in england won't work on tuesday. ey to populism, and has warned of rising nationalism on the continent. he also appealed for openness to different languages and customs. nick thorpe has more. this is st stephen's basilica, the main church or cathedral in downtown budapest where, in the last few moments, pope francis has finished an address to the catholic clergy, to the catholic clergy, to the catholic faithful, many of them inside the church and many more outside here in the square. he has had a are busy and eventful first day in budapest. he went straight the airport this morning to a meeting with political leaders including the prime minister. two of those dignitaries, he made a major speech with a message to everyone. to the hungarians to show more kindness and open christian heartedness to refugees and strangers. to europe, to end its divisions and work harder to show more creative energy, as he put it, to ending the terrible war in ukraine. he also had words of praise for his hungarian hosts for their defence of

delegates from the national education union will vote today on whether to recommend a further three days england will already walk—out on the 27th of april and 2nd of may, after members of the uk's largest education union rejected a pay offer. the union has made it clear it is prepared to reballot members. a deaf woman who was unable to communicate with paramedics after her husband died has described her traumatic ordeal. elizabeth corbett now wants ambulance crews to learn basic sign language to prevent something similarfrom happening to another family. emma snow reports. the government has confirmed it will halve the funding it promised to boost the social care workforce in england. it's announcing the next steps in plans which aim to bolster the workforce and help free up hospital beds. but there has been criticism from some organisations in the sector that the plans fall short of the wide—scale reforms needed. martha lane fox is one of the uk's most successful tech entrepreneurs. she was also a former board member of twitter during the saga of its sale to elon musk. she sat down with

members of the national education union in england are striking on tuesday second may, it will be the and that is where our correspondent is, bring us up—to—date with what exactly is happening today. so, we are here in telford, if you can picture the scene, a massive building filled with loads of head teachers milling around and within the next hour we are going to see something here that we don�*t normally see, we will be seeing the general secretaries from four teaching unions involved in this dispute over pay sitting behind us on this panel and making a joint announcement, which gives you an idea of the sense that things are moving with this dispute. so, we don�*t know exactly what they are going to say but it is likely that they are going to make an announcement about coordinating strike action going forward. up until this point we have only seen strike action from members of the ntu teaching union as you said. and what have the government been saying about all of this, is there any sign that the government are willing to negotiate? 50. that the government are willing to neuotiate

but that was turned down by the national education union as "insulting", and walk—outs are now plannedconference today after four days of strikes, six days of pay talks. they waited to hear the latest on their dispute. the number of members that rejected the government's pay offer is 191,319. cheering and applause the strength of feeling here is clear. the vote to reject was overwhelming. the profession itself is furious. we're very, very angry at the offer, its an insult to us. there is a promise to protect pupils facing exams. the union say the offer is too far below the cost of living and not backed by enough funding for schools. if you talk to headteachers, they will look at their budget with you and they'll say, "we can't afford to do this. we will have to make cuts in order to make those pay rises." that's not good enough for the children of this country. this word is incredibly important. england's schools will get more than two billion extra in cash and half a billion more next year to help with pay. but each school is also grappling with many rising bills. energy bills, inflat

members of the national education union are already walking out, with the next strike after the may banktake industrial action over pay. the government says it has made a fair offer. here's our education editor branwen jeffreys. sheriff. this primary school has stayed open on strike days so far, protecting the children from any disruption. one teachers union is already taking industrial action. now, head teachers will be balloted, too. i won't deny it's a challenge, balancing, you know, my need to keep the school open and reduce disruption for the children, with my desire to support my colleagues. and i would rather this than have their voices stifled. her union, meeting this weekend, has never gone out on strike in england. now they're promising to work with other teaching unions. their leader spelt out to me what a yes vote might mean. in essence it probably means school closures to make the point that actually, education needs to be valued more by this government than it currently is. if the only way we can get government to listen is by taking this sort of action, then that's what we

news this hour and schools in england face fresh strikes this spring after members of the national education unionthe government's pay offer. rejected the government's pay teachers have been gathering for the union's annual conference in harrogate, where pay and workload are among the issues being discussed. ministers say the pay offer is "fair and reasonable". live now to our uk education editor branwen jeffreys who is in harrogate. bring us up—to—date. the government says the pay offer is fair but the unions do not agree. i says the pay offer is fair but the unions do not agree.— unions do not agree. i have 'ust ste ed unions do not agree. i have 'ust stepped out fl unions do not agree. i have 'ust stepped out of i unions do not agree. i have 'ust stepped out of the i unions do not agree. i have just stepped out of the conference l unions do not agree. i have just i stepped out of the conference hall for there were cheers and whoops from the thousands of teachers attending the conference when the leadership announced by an overwhelming majority a vote in the last few days was to reject the latest

strike for the fourth time this year, as the pay dispute between the government and the national education unionools were affected today. there have also been developments in the on—going industrial action by nurses, and new strikes have been announced by rail workers. our transport correspondent katy austin and health editor hugh pym are here. hugh pym, a judge has ruled that the next strike by members of the royal couege next strike by members of the royal college of nursing, the rcn and needs to be cut short. why? this is all about the _ needs to be cut short. why? this is all about the mandate, _ needs to be cut short. why? this is all about the mandate, the - needs to be cut short. why? this is i all about the mandate, the six-month all about the mandate, the six—month period, during which a union can legally take strike action after a ballot result. the royal college of nursing called a 48—hour strike in england from this sunday evening through until next tuesday evening but the government alleged that actually the mandate ran out on monday evening, may the 1st. steve barclay, the health s

let's look at schools in england, they face fresh strikes this spring after members of the national education unionare among the issues being discussed. government miniisters say the offer was reasonable. our uk education editor branwenjeffries has the latest. the government has said it is looking for ways to reduce the workload by around five hours for teachers, by international standards teachers, by international standards teachers in england do spend a lot of time in the classroom, that means that it displaces a lot of preparation and planning for lessons, their marking of pupils�* works into the evening and weekend. that is an important part of this discussion. at the heart of it is the fact that with rising energy prices, globally, with the cost of living in the uk going out, that teachers�* pay has not kept up and over the last decade, four experienced teachers, it has fallen by about 12—13%. the government had offered a one—off top up payment for these year of £1000, that is about 2.4% on top of the 5% teachers have had this year. it had proposed 4.3% for most experienced teachers next year

members of the national education union are already walking out, with the next strike after the may bankr pay. the government says it has made a fair offer. here's our education editor branwen jeffreys. sheriff. this primary school has stayed open on strike days so far, protecting the children from any disruption. 0ne teachers�* union is already taking industrial action. now, head teachers will be balloted, too. i won�*t deny it�*s a challenge, balancing, you know, my need to keep the school open and reduce disruption for the children, with my desire to support my colleagues. and i would rather this than have their voices stifled. her union, meeting this weekend, has never gone out on strike in england. now they�*re promising to work with other teaching unions. their leader spelt out to me what a yes vote might mean. in essence it probably means school closures to make the point that actually, education needs to be valued more by this government than it currently is. if the only way we can get government to listen is by taking this sort of action, then that's what we're going to have to

but that was turned down by the national education union as insulting, and walk—outs are now planned on the 2nd of may. our education editor branwen jeffreys reports from harrogate, where the neu's annual conference is taking place. teachers arrived at conference today after four days of strikes, six days of pay talks, and waited to hear the latest on their dispute. the of pay talks, and waited to hear the latest on their dispute.— latest on their dispute. the number of our members _ latest on their dispute. the number of our members that _ latest on their dispute. the number of our members that rejected - latest on their dispute. the number of our members that rejected the l of our members that rejected the government's pay offer is 191,319. the union leaders called for more negotiations. we the union leaders called for more negotiations-_ negotiations. we want to say to arents negotiations. we want to say to parents that _ negotiations. we want to say to parents that we _ negotiations. we want to say to parents that we don't _ negotiations. we want to say to parents that we don't wa

thousands of schools were closed or partially closed due to the action by the national education unionted any disruption caused. the education secretary said the strike action was "extremely disappointing". four care workers have been found guilty of mistreating patients at a specialist hospital for people with learning disabilities and autism in county durham. the case resulted from a 2019 undercover investigation by bbc panorama, which showed some staff mocking, taunting and swearing at patients at whorlton hall hospital. five care staff were cleared of wrongdoing. our social affairs editor alison holt has more. and this report includes some details you may find distressing. whorlton hall, in county durham. here, within the walls of this privately—owned, publicly—funded hospital, secret filming by the bbc�*s panorama programme showed people with learning disabilities and autism being taunted and mistreated. see that tiny, tiny car? i can see it. guess whose car it is? who? this is alex. she's severely autistic. teesside crown court was played secret filming from 2019, which showed ho

lines of a breaking news to bring you at this point in the day, the news comes in the uk's national education unionon two dates, one at the end of april and the beginning of may. teachers had rejected the uk government's latest pay offer which ministers insist is reasonable. we will have the latest on that shortly later in the programme. let's look at some of the day's other news. the renowned japanese composer and producer ryuichi sakamoto has died at the age of 71 after a long battle with cancer. he was a pioneer of electronic music but became inernationally renowned as a film composer and was the first japanese musician to win an oscar. fifty years ago today, the world's first mobile phone call was made from a street corner in new york. an american engineer made the call to taunt a rival that his invention was a success. the phone was about four times the weight of a modern iphone ia, had no screen, no camera and no messaging functions. it also took ten hours to charge, providing only half an hour of talk—time. and president trump is expected to travel from florida to new york, ahead of a court

members of the national education union in england won't work on tuesday. major union representing ambulance workers and others says its members are in favour, making it likely that most of the 14 nhs unions will support the deal when they meet ministers next week. the bbc chairman, richard sharp, has resigned after accepting the findings of a critical report which found he'd failed to be transparent about his dealings with borisjohnson to the panel interviewing him for the job. the controversy centred on his involvement in facilitating an £800,000 loan guarantee for mrjohnson, who was prime minister at the time, and who signed off on his appointment as bbc chairman. mr sharp is to stand down injune from the role, which is meant to defend the bbc�*s standards and values. he said it would be a distraction for him to remain in thejob. so, why is the bbc chairman appointed by the uk prime minister and what is the chairman's role? our analysis editor ros atkins explains. well, richard sharp's resignation raises questions for the bbc, for the government and abou

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in england, schools are facing fresh strikes this spring after members of the national education unionerence in harrogate, where pay and workload are among the issues being discussed. government miniisters say the offer was reasonable. here's what british prime minister rishi sunak had to say about the news. i'm extremely disappointed with the actions of the neu teaching union, the government, after dialogue, made what i consider to be a very reasonable pay offer, worth around 8%, on average, for a teacher, and up to 13% for new teachers, combined with working with the unions to reduce the workload burden on teachers, something that they had asked for, and in spite of all of that, as a very reasonable offer on pay, the neu union has rejected that, and announced a new strike dates, which will be enormously damaging to our children, who have already suffered, their education has already suffered as a result of covid—19 and in the run—up to exams, hearing about new strike dates in the face of what is a very reasonable pay offer, i think is extremely disappointing. 0ur uk education editor

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the national education union says that while it "regrets" the disruption caused by today's teachers strike about pay. the unions earlier rejected a 4.5% rise in wages. here in the uk, gamblers who are losing £1,000 a day are expected to face checks as part of new, tougher gambling regulations. sources say these will kick in when a gambler loses £1,000 in 2a hours, or £2,000 over 90 days. culture secretary lucy frazer, who will outline the plans in parliament later, says the rise of smartphones means "now there's a las vegas on every phone". the announcement of what the government's long—awaited white paper actually contains has been delayed at least four times, since the review of gambling laws was first announced in 2020. live now to our political correspondent in westminster, david wallace lockhart. do we know the details yet? we know some of what — do we know the details yet? we know some of what we _ do we know the details yet? we know some of what we are _ do we know the details yet? we know some of what we are expecting - do we know the details yet? we know some of what we are expect

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but the national education union members voted by 98, not to accept this new offer .ing bus services after the introduction of the £2 bus cab transport focus surveyed more than 1000 people and found that over 10% of those asked were using the bus more often. more than 40, said bostian denies replacing trips they would have previously made by call and the title queen camilla, has been used for the first time on the king's coronation invitation lines, marking the transition from the title of queen consort . the move title of queen consort. the move marks the journey of camilla over more than five decades and will end with a formally being crowned queen alongside the new king. although us president biden will not be present for the coronation, first lady jill biden attend on behalf biden will attend on behalf of the united states . the united states. and lots of the papers today are leading on this news about the coronation invite queen camilla being addressed as queen camilla for the very first time rather than queen consort it does feel slightly strange to say. it just

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most likely be at least two more days of school strikes in england after members of the national education union the ballot, on a 66% turnout, turned the deal down, and so strikes are slated for 27th april and 2nd of may. so how are the dynamics of the strikes likely to play out, especially when teachers in wales and scotland negotiated a better deal? here's ben again. members of the largest teaching union in england have overwhelmingly rejected the government's pay offer, meaning further strikes are set to go ahead in april and may. but is it nevertheless possible that we are moving closer to a deal? let's look at the numbers. first, the economic context. last november, the government's official forecaster, the office for budget responsibility, was projecting inflation in 2023—24, the financial year which is about to start, of 5.5%. but in the budget last month it reduced that to 4.1%, mainly on the back of lower wholesale gas prices. now nurses in england have received a 5% pay increase offer for the coming financial year, along with a one—off cash sum for 2022—23, and the unions are recommend

teachers from the national education union walked out today in england and northern ireland on a fourtht would have seen salaries rise by 4.5% on average next year, alongside a one—off payment of £1,000 for this year. members of all four teaching unions voted against the deal. here are some facts. the average salary for state school teachers in england is £38,982. teachers' salaries in england fell by an average of 11% between 2010 and 2022, after taking inflation into account. and teachers have seen bigger drops in average earnings than most public sector workers on average. we've brought together two teachers tonight. shivan davis, secondary school english teacher and a teachfirst ambassador from chesham, and louise atkinson a primary school teacher from carlisle and also president of the neu executive. can you explain why you didn't support the strike? essentially i feel that we _ support the strike? essentially i feel that we are _ support the strike? essentially i feel that we are still— support the strike? essentially i feel that we are still living - support the strike? essential

the national education union will loll— national education union will loll-ballot— national education spoil tip collapsed onto a school and neighbouring homes. william and kate visited the aberfan memorial garden on the site of the former primary school to pay their respects . tv online , the former primary school to pay their respects. tv online , dab+ their respects. tv online, dab+ radio and on tune in. this is. gb news direct bullion sponsors the financial report on gb news for gold and silver investment . for gold and silver investment. here's a quick snapshot of today's markets. the pound will buy you 1.25 to 1 dollars and ,1.1376. the price of gold is £1,583.99 per ounce. and the ftse 100 is at 7856 points. direct bullion sponsors the finance report on gb news for gold and silver investment . gold and silver investment. morad tahbaz of royal news doing the rounds today as i said, later on, i'm going to be having a big discussion about the latest polls that came out that showed that william and kate are by quite a long way anyway, the most something most popular royal something

the national education _ national association... the national education union ballot.d that effect? we striking. how many schools would that effect?— that effect? we have got 37,500 members. _ that effect? we have got 37,500 members. not — that effect? we have got 37,500 members, notjust _ that effect? we have got 37,500 members, notjust head - that effect? we have got 37,500| members, notjust head teachers that effect? we have got 37,500 - members, notjust head teachers but also deputy head teachers, assistant head teachers and some middle leaders but we also know all the teaching unions are balloting this time around because they have universally rejected the pay offer from a few weeks ago. i think of all the unions —— if they all go on strike we will have far more school closures. during the recent neu action resort some closures and partial closes but there has not been as much disruption as if all the unions went on strike together which we really don�*t want to happen, we want the government around the table in the last thing we want to do is fully close to schoo

members of the national education union have an ongoing dispute over pay.n keep up to date by downloading the bbc news app. we're back in half an hour. see you then. good morning, welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and charlie stayt. our headlines today... time is running out to rescue british nationals from sudan before the fragile ceasefire between warring army factions ends tonight. the biggest changes to gambling in decades are set to be announced by the government later — but campaigners fear they won't go far enough. thousands of teachers in england are back out on strike today in their ongoing dispute over pay. manchester city seize control of the premier league title race. they demolish the leaders, arsenal 4—1, and the title, and indeed the treble, remains very much on, for the blue half of manchester. liverpool's trent alexander—arnold tells us why he's launching a scheme to help young players who are released by club academies. a lot of people still find it difficult to kind of open up and feel vulnerable, and are scared of that feeling of f

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these four unions are the neu, the national education union, the nasuwt, the national association of some point this autumn. of course, remember, that some teachers in england are already going on strike next week. that's tuesday second may. as always, if you want to hear more about this story and all the stories you have been watching here on bbc news, you're more than welcome to go to our website. the website will bring you up—to—date with all the latest. the top story at the moment is the strike action we have just talked about with the teachers. the bbc chairman resign is also understandably a big story on the bbc website —— the bbc chairman resign in. and the crisis in sudan which continues. many people are still desperately trying to escape the country. our correspondence in the country. our correspondence in the very latest on the bbc�*s website. well worth a look. but for now, stay with us on the bbc. i'm maryam moshiri. bye—bye. we have seen so much drier weather today and where the sun has come out it has felt a bit warmer as well. a typical mixed fare for the bank holiday

. _ the national education union is expected to reveal this morning whether its members in england willthe government. teachers are gathering for the union's annual conference in harrogate, where pay and workload will be among the issues discussed. ministers say the offer is "fair and reasonable". people living in paris have voted overwhelmingly to end on—street rentals of electric scooters, after being one of the first places in the world to introduce them. the referendum was called in response to a rising number of people being injured and killed on the electric vehicles in the french capital. but operators argue they make up a small proportion of overall traffic accidents in the city. former us president donald trump is "gearing up for a battle" ahead of his scheduled court hearing tomorrow, his lawyer has said. mr trump is expected to fly to new york from his florida home today, to face charges related to hush money payments made to an adult film star. he's continued to deny any wrongdoing. our north america reporter, nada tawfik has more. this week, the eyes of the world will be fi

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members from the national education union will walk on the 27th of april and the 2nd of may .d wild life will be put at risk this month when they strike over pay . unison says thousands over pay. unison says thousands of its members in england, including those that work on coastal sea defences and tackle water pollution , will walk out water pollution, will walk out from the 14th to the 17th of april. it's accusing the government of refusing to allow the to improve a pay rise of 2% a tick borne virus which can cause meningitis has been detected by health officials in the uk. the uk health security agency has found three possible cases of the virus in england since 2019, with the first confirmed case in yorkshire last yeah confirmed case in yorkshire last year. the infection can be asymptomatic and cause to. severe and into scottish national party finances is being questioned by detectives. it's all to do with £600,000 of snp money, how it was spent and also of course mr. murrell made a personal to the snp of over £100,000, which he didn't declare. remember, he stepped down as

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