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juggernauts contending for the top prize. hello, welcome to verified live. tata steel will push ahead with plans to close both blast furnaces in its south torbert plant in wales, and it is expected to lead to the loss of over 3000 jobs —— talbot. the gmb union says it has alternative proposals aimed at saving jobs. a reminder of what we are saying, the bbc understands that tata steel is going to press ahead with plans to close blast furnaces

at its plants at port talbot in south wales and that threatens the loss of more than 3000 jobs. the decision follows a meeting between tata steel executives and the wider community and unions in the meeting happened at a hotel in london today. —— and the meeting. the company will replace blast furnaces which produced new steel from iron or with a modern electric arc furnace which will produce usable steel from scrap metal, and it will be more environmentally friendly to operate but crucially it will require a smaller workforce. but crucially it will require a smallerworkforce. last but crucially it will require a smaller workforce. last year the government said it would support the £1.25 billion plan with up to £500 million of public money. we can... we are hoping to speak to our

business correspondent to get more on this. another detail is that the company has claimed it is currently closing £1 million per day on its uk operation. a lot of concern because as the bbc understands, the move to close both blast furnaces that tata steel runs at its port talbot works in south wales could lead to the loss of up to 3000 jobs. the decision following a meeting between tata steel executives and members of the community and indeed unions as well. we are expecting this to be formally announced by tata steel tomorrow and the company says it is planning to replace the blast furnaces which produce new steel from iron ore with a modern electric arc furnace. this is a developing

story. i am joined arc furnace. this is a developing story. iam joined by arc furnace. this is a developing story. i am joined by our business correspondent who has much in —— more on this developing story. actually, we don't have theo at the moment. we will come back to the story in a few moments when we are able to make contact with theo. the news of potentially 3000 job losses due to the closure of both blast furnaces run by tata steel in south wales. we are now able to cross to theo who has more on the story. what more can you tell us? the theo who has more on the story. what more can you tell us?— more can you tell us? the meetings have taken — more can you tell us? the meetings have taken place _ more can you tell us? the meetings have taken place in _ more can you tell us? the meetings have taken place in the _ more can you tell us? the meetings have taken place in the hotel - more can you tell us? the meetings| have taken place in the hotel behind me in the last couple of hours between tata steel's senior management and membership of the

three unions concerned with this which is community, unite and the gmb union, and my understanding is that tata steel came to the meeting determined to push ahead with their existing plan which is to shut down of both blast furnaces at port talbot in order to start construction on an electric arc furnace which is cleaner to run and cheaper to run and can only be used to make steel out of recycled steel so you cannot make new steel out of it. unions were opposed because it mean a substantial loss ofjobs in my understanding is thatjobs will start to go in around april next year with more to follow in september. all of this, it is an elaborate plan, and it means that port talbot in future will not be making fresh steel, it would only be able to make steel out of recycled materials. this has all been fairly controversial and the unions have pushed hard for an alternative plan

to delay the closure of one of the blast furnaces for several more years but it seems their efforts on that have failed and that tata steel will go ahead and the blast furnaces in port talbot will close. the unions plan _ in port talbot will close. the unions plan was _ in port talbot will close. the unions plan was rejected, you say, so do we know any more details as to why? so do we know any more details as to wh ? ., ., �* ~ ., so do we know any more details as to wh? ., «a, .,, why? no, we don't know the details ofthe why? no, we don't know the details of the meeting _ why? no, we don't know the details of the meeting and _ why? no, we don't know the details of the meeting and we _ why? no, we don't know the details of the meeting and we will- why? no, we don't know the details of the meeting and we will not - why? no, we don't know the details of the meeting and we will not be i of the meeting and we will not be told because the unions are very clear, they want to speak to their members before they communicate into much detail with the media. tata steel will make their own announcement tomorrow morning and the detail will be in that and there have been last—minute changes from tata steel in the past and it was expected to come out with this information last november but instead decided to look at the unions proposals more closely about what we do know is that tata steel has been very focused on cast. its uk operations are loss—making losing about £1 million per day and it

wants those losses to stop to make steel production in this country economic going forward and the unions proposals would have kept morejobs in place for longer but they would also have come at a cost. the cost is somewhere around £600 million over a number of years. tata steel wants to get the business onto a more even economic footing and it believes keeping the blast furnaces open is fundamentally unsustainable and they require maintenance to keep them open which costs money and therefore it has decided to cut its losses and move onto the next generation of steel making sooner rather than later.— rather than later. theo, with the very latest _ rather than later. theo, with the very latest outside _ rather than later. theo, with the very latest outside the _ rather than later. theo, with the very latest outside the meeting l rather than later. theo, with the . very latest outside the meeting that just took place between tata steel officials and unions, thanks for joining us. the bbc wales business correspondent who is reporting from port talbot said the mood is incredibly dark and there is a lot

of shock that the plan from the unions was not accepted. there could be around 3000 job losses. more on the story throughout the afternoon. iran has strongly condemned pakistani missile strikes on its territory in a region close to the two countries' border. the iranian foreign ministry summoned pakistan's envoy to protest against the attacks in sistan in balochistan province, which it said killed nine people, including four children. these pictures have emerged from iran, showing what appears to be a crater caused by an explosion, and damage to several buildings and homes. today's strikes are on what islamabad has called "terrorist hideouts" — they come two days after similar action by iran inside pakistan. both countries have similar concerns about the lawless border region, where drug smugglers and ethnic baloch separatist groups are active. here is what the spokenperson

for pakistan's foreign affairs said. this morning pakistan undertook a series of highly coordinated and specifically targeted precision military strikes against terrorist hideouts in sistan—balochistan province of iran. a number of terrorists were killed during the intelligence based operation codenamed marg bar sarmachar. this morning's action was taken in light of credible intelligence of impending large scale terrorist activities against pakistan by these terrorists. this action is a manifestation of pakistan's unflinching resolve to protect and defend its national security against all threats. live now to parham ghobadi in our london newsroom. you watch iran and what is happening, so what reaction have we had? ., ., happening, so what reaction have we had? . ., ., , , had? iranian interior ministers said there were — had? iranian interior ministers said there were nine _

had? iranian interior ministers said there were nine casualties, - had? iranian interior ministers said there were nine casualties, for- there were nine casualties, for women, three children and two men —— four women. the strikes were carried out by three drones and they three residential areas inside iran. what is fascinating is that iran has been carrying out military drills today and the military drill is designed for anti—air defence system and the question that many iranians have, how come the anti—air defence system that you are having a drill for in the southern part of iran did not work yesterday when pakistani drones entered iranian territory and carried out the attack? 0n the other side, pakistan were frustrated about the attacks and you could see in their statement because the pakistani prime minister a few hours before iran carried out the attacks inside pakistan territory, the iranian foreign minister met with

the acting prime minister in pakistan, the highest official meeting between the officials of the two countries but the attack was not communicated. hence why pakistan is frustrated but from the military perspective, you see this is a attack in retaliation but restraint and proportionate because they have carried out a similar kind of attack and they have used similar language in the statements, they said they did not kill any iranians, they killed pakistani nationals, who they believe are terrorists, and the iranians said the same thing, take killed iranians who they believe to be terrorists inside pakistani territory —— that they killed iranians. territory -- that they killed "anim— territory -- that they killed iranians. . ., ., , farhatjaved, the bbc urdu corrrespondent, is in balochistan province of pakistan and has send us this reports about events there.

balochistan is the largest province of pakistan by area and the least populated,. it has a history marked by insurgency and militancy, sharing a border with both afghanistan and iran. iam here, 500 kilometres from the iranian border. iran's attack here on tuesday and in retaliation pakistan made strikes inside iranian territory, this has increased tensions in the region. iran claims it had targeted a militant group that it says is actively engaged inside iran but is hiding on pakistani soil, a claim which pakistan denies. on this side of the border, after a day of diplomatic exchanges, pakistan has also carried out missile strikes inside iranian territory and the pakistani military says they have targeted two militant groups.

it says both are actively engaged against pakistan security forces in balochistan but are hiding on iranian soil which is a claim that iran also denies. the timing is important, this escalation has occurred just days before a general election in pakistan where an interim government is in place and the election campaign is in full swing, and for many this is an almost unprecedented incident between the two nations that otherwise boast of historical brotherly ties. but it is also a fact that both iran and pakistan have long been accusing each other of harbouring militant groups that have been carrying out terrorist activities in the region through a shared border. now, speaking of the public sentiment here, we see that people are supporting pakistan's response. they do acknowledge it could raise

escalation between the two countries but they also think this was needed to get the countries to step back from the brink. but remember, we are speaking of a province, balochistan, that is the least developed in pakistan and that has been facing human rights violations allegedly by the state institutions including the pakistan army and has a history of deteriorating security situation that affects these common people. joining us now on the line is bilawal bhutto zardari, pakistan's foreign affairs minister. he was the foreign minister until last year, in fact. he is now the chairman of the pakistan peoples party and the candidate for prime minister in the upcoming elections. angst macro. —— thanks forjoining us. angst macro. -- thanks for “oining us. ., ~' angst macro. -- thanks for “oining us. ., ~ , ., angst macro. -- thanks for “oining us. . ~' ., angst macro. -- thanks for “oining us. . ~ ., ., angst macro. -- thanks for “oining us. . ~' ., . as angst macro. -- thanks for “oining us. ., ~ ., ., as a us. thank you for having me. as a former foreign _ us. thank you for having me. as a former foreign minister, - us. thank you for having me. as a former foreign minister, let - us. thank you for having me. as a former foreign minister, let me i us. thank you for having me. as a i

former foreign minister, let me get your reaction to these attacks. i unequivocally condemn the most serious violation of the territory of pakistan and the carrying out of these attacks, and i'm all the more surprised as the former foreign minister because i'm aware of the multiple levels of, multiple channels of communications that we have from the lowest level of government or the way to the highest. the foreign minister of iran was meeting with our acting prime minister the day that they violated our sovereignty and attacked our country which is something no country can tolerate and pakistan has quite rightly responded proportionately. d0 and pakistan has quite rightly responded proportionately. do you see this as a _ responded proportionately. do you see this as a retaliation _ responded proportionately. do you see this as a retaliation then - see this as a retaliation then rather than targeting a group of

separatists? ii rather than targeting a group of separatists?— separatists? if pakistan has attacked the _ separatists? if pakistan has attacked the terrorist - separatists? if pakistan has| attacked the terrorist groups separatists? if pakistan has - attacked the terrorist groups that we have been raising our concerns about at various levels with iran, then of course it is in that sense retaliation, if one country thinks that pakistan won't respond to violations of sovereignty, they would be mistaken, and it is a clear message to anybody who may have this intent. pakistan has the will and the ability to respond. having said that, terrorism is a joint right, not only for pakistan and iran, but for our entire region and the only way for us to combat these threats are by working together. as foreign minister i had set up extra mechanisms specifically to address

the security concerns of both iran and pakistan and make sure that the space existed for dialogue and a sharing of intelligence which is why i'm all the more surprised that such an attack took place. 0ne i'm all the more surprised that such an attack took place. one of the impressions is that as a result of the increasing domestic pressure within iran, the iranian regime felt it necessary to conduct such an attack. that is also a concerning thought, that in response to domestic pressure, one should not have violated the sovereignty of another country. it is a bizarre claim it to say that the terrorist groups are sponsored by israel. what terrorist groups are sponsored by israel and what are they doing in theo? . ~ , . israel and what are they doing in theo? ., ~' , ., .,, israel and what are they doing in theo? w , ., , theo? pakistan has recalled its ambassador— theo? pakistan has recalled its ambassador to _ theo? pakistan has recalled its ambassador to iran _ theo? pakistan has recalled its ambassador to iran -- - theo? pakistan has recalled its ambassador to iran -- what - theo? pakistan has recalled its| ambassador to iran -- what are theo? pakistan has recalled its - ambassador to iran -- what are they

doinu in ambassador to iran -- what are they doing in balochistan? _ ambassador to iran -- what are they doing in balochistan? the _ doing in balochistan? the relationship between pakistan and iran is described as a brotherly but where do you see the relationship now given that diplomatic tensions are ratcheting up at the same time as military? what i would say, in the last 18 months that i spent as the last 18 months that i spent as the foreign minister of pakistan, one of the countries we had the most engagement with but the most improvement in our bilateral ties with is between pakistan and iran. the last five years, in fact. i do hope, the ball is very much in tehran a's court but i hope this does not lead to a further increase or escalation in tensions. share does not lead to a further increase or escalation in tensions.— or escalation in tensions. are you exectin: or escalation in tensions. are you expecting further _ or escalation in tensions. are you expecting further escalation? - or escalation in tensions. are you expecting further escalation? i'm j expecting further escalation? i'm hoinu expecting further escalation? i“n hoping that better sense prevails and both sides engage in diplomacy

in pursuit of peace. the only way for us to take on terrorist groups of all types is to work together. it is the aim of terrorist to create chaos and such an escalation if it did take place would be a victory of terrorist groups are not a defeat of terrorist groups are not a defeat of terrorist groups. i terrorist groups are not a defeat of terrorist groups.— terrorist groups. i understand you are campaigning _ terrorist groups. i understand you are campaigning at _ terrorist groups. i understand you are campaigning at the _ terrorist groups. i understand you are campaigning at the moment l terrorist groups. i understand you l are campaigning at the moment for the pakistan general election and you are the ppp candidate for prime minister. imran khan still has a huge support base in the country and he is in prison, jailed for corruption charges that he denies. he has lost his appeal is to be allowed to run in the election. his pti party's logo was withdrawn from the party, a logo which associates that party for many voters. critics of all of those moves say that this

is effectively trying to ban the pti as a party, so do you believe these elections that are due on the 8th of february are going to be free and fair? this february are going to be free and fair? �* , ., .,, february are going to be free and fair? a ., ..,, february are going to be free and fair? a ., .., ,., fair? as far as elections are concerned. _ fair? as far as elections are concerned, they _ fair? as far as elections are concerned, they are - fair? as far as elections are concerned, they are going i fair? as far as elections are l concerned, they are going to fair? as far as elections are - concerned, they are going to go ahead on the 8th of february and i'm hopeful that they are as free and fair as possible. do hopeful that they are as free and fair as possible.— hopeful that they are as free and fair as possible. do you think imran khan should — fair as possible. do you think imran khan should be _ fair as possible. do you think imran khan should be allowed _ fair as possible. do you think imran khan should be allowed to - fair as possible. do you think imran khan should be allowed to run? - fair as possible. do you think imran khan should be allowed to run? i i khan should be allowed to run? i would absolutely prefer, my party would absolutely prefer, my party would prefer that imran khan and his party would compete in the elections. party would compete in the elections-— party would compete in the elections. ., , elections. your party has been accused of _ elections. your party has been accused of being _ elections. your party has been accused of being part - elections. your party has been accused of being part of - elections. your party has been accused of being part of the i elections. your party has been - accused of being part of the people that have gone for him, he would say. that have gone for him, he would sa . ., ., �* “ that have gone for him, he would sa . ., ., �* ~ ., that have gone for him, he would sa. « ,, say. no, i don't think that is the case. say. no, i don't think that is the case- my _ say. no, i don't think that is the case- my party _ say. no, i don't think that is the case- my party is _ say. no, i don't think that is the case. my party is not _ say. no, i don't think that is the case. my party is not in - say. no, i don't think that is the - case. my party is not in government at the moment.— at the moment. some of those charues, at the moment. some of those charges. when _ at the moment. some of those charges, when they _ at the moment. some of those charges, when they first - at the moment. some of those charges, when they first fell i at the moment. some of those| charges, when they first fell on imran khan, your party was in power? imran khan, your party was in power? i was a member of the coalition government when the charges were

given against imran khan and he has his own habit of framing charges against opposition parties when he was in power but it has always been my stance, whether we were in government or in opposition, and this has historically been the start of my political party, that this is not the way to go about doing politics and whenever my party has been the lead party in power we have put an end to political victimisation and the last time we were in power between 2008 and 2013, there was not a single political prisoner in pakistan. my mother became prime minister of pakistan and she released all political prisons during the —— political prisoners. imran khan has got to take responsibility for his own behaviour and that of his party, but our preference would have been to

beat him in the election. irate our preference would have been to beat him in the election.— our preference would have been to beat him in the election. we will be coverin: beat him in the election. we will be covering the — beat him in the election. we will be covering the election _ beat him in the election. we will be covering the election in _ beat him in the election. we will be covering the election in the - beat him in the election. we will be covering the election in the weeks l covering the election in the weeks ahead on bbc news. thanks for joining us. now to westminster — where rishi sunak has been outlining the next steps for his plan to send some asylum seekers who come to the uk — to rwanda, in central africa. he won a vote in the house of commons on wednesday evening — for legislation which effectively declares rwanda to be a safe country. the new legislation was brought in after the uk's supreme court ruled it could not go ahead. the prime minister had to face down a potential rebellion from inside his own conservative party — and could yet face more opposition from the house of lords — or even once again in the courts.

this is an urgent national priority. the treaty with rwanda is signed and the legislation which deems rwanda a safe country has been passed unamended in our elected chamber. there's only one question — will the opposition and the appointed house of lords try and frustrate the will of the people as expressed by the elected house or will they get on board and do the right thing? the uk has paid £2a0 million to rwanda, and so far no asylum seekers have been sent to the country. the rwandan president said he could return money to the uk if no asylum seekers end up being sent to his country under the deal. i5 seekers end up being sent to his country under the deal.- seekers end up being sent to his country under the deal. is the uk deal working? — country under the deal. is the uk deal working? the _ country under the deal. is the uk deal working? the supreme - country under the deal. is the uk| deal working? the supreme court country under the deal. is the uk - deal working? the supreme court said your country _ deal working? the supreme court said your country is — deal working? the supreme court said your country is not— deal working? the supreme court said your country is not safe. _ deal working? the supreme court said your country is not safe. it— deal working? the supreme court said your country is not safe. it is - deal working? the supreme court said your country is not safe.— your country is not safe. it is the uk's problem — your country is not safe. it is the uk's problem but _ your country is not safe. it is the uk's problem but not _ your country is not safe. it is the uk's problem but not that - your country is not safe. it is the uk's problem but not that of- your country is not safe. it is the - uk's problem but not that of rwanda.

but you are getting a lot of the money— but you are getting a lot of the money from _ but you are getting a lot of the money from the _ but you are getting a lot of the money from the uk. _ but you are getting a lot of the money from the uk. if- but you are getting a lot of the money from the uk.— but you are getting a lot of the money from the uk. if the refugees do not come. _ money from the uk. if the refugees do not come, we _ money from the uk. if the refugees do not come, we can _ money from the uk. if the refugees do not come, we can return - money from the uk. if the refugees do not come, we can return the - do not come, we can return the money. do not come, we can return the mone . ., ., ., money. the rwandan government said there was no — money. the rwandan government said there was no obligation _ money. the rwandan government said there was no obligation to _ money. the rwandan government said there was no obligation to do - money. the rwandan government said there was no obligation to do so - there was no obligation to do so later in terms of handing the money back. we can go live to kigali and speak to victoire ingabire umuhoza — an opposition leader in rwanda. thanks forjoining us. what do you make of rishi sunak�*s plans? thank make of rishi sunak's plans? thank ou for make of rishi sunak's plans? thank you for having _ make of rishi sunak's plans? thank you for having me. _ make of rishi sunak's plans? thank you for having me. the _ make of rishi sunak's plans? thank you for having me. the process - make of rishi sunak's plans? thank you for having me. the process is l you for having me. the process is that the british government has declared rwanda a safe country using uk law and in my humble opinion that is wrong, and whatever rwanda is, it is wrong, and whatever rwanda is, it is a decision which depends on the opinions of the people in rwanda and how they feel. some of my political party worsen —— were assassinated,

do you think the families and friends and the neighbours of my political party think that rwanda is a safe country? no. and today rwanda is confronting other issues, it is not a free country, and today it is facing the problem of political tensions of the neighbouring countries, and both of these challenge its safety so i do not understand how the british government has declared rwanda as a safe country where you can send asylum seekers. 50 safe country where you can send asylum seekers.— safe country where you can send asylum seekers. safe country where you can send as lum seekers. , ., , . asylum seekers. so when you see rich the british prime _ asylum seekers. so when you see rich the british prime minister, _ the british prime minister, declaring rwanda a safe country for asylum seekers to go to —— when you see rishi sunak. what do you make of him saying that? take see rishi sunak. what do you make of him saying that?— him saying that? take an example of refu:ees him saying that? take an example of refugees from _ him saying that? take an example of refugees from congo, _ him saying that? take an example of refugees from congo, we _ him saying that? take an example of

refugees from congo, we have - him saying that? take an example of| refugees from congo, we have them, over nearly 30 years, and in 2008 some of those refugees tried to demonstrate on the streets because there was a problem but the police shot at them and i2 there was a problem but the police shot at them and 12 of those died and today if you asked the rwandan government, they will say something like that will not happen again, they will say that is in the past, but today, the rwandan government, the refugees, if they want to demonstrate, they will not be able to do that freely because demonstration is not tolerated in rwanda. ~ ., ., ~' demonstration is not tolerated in rwanda. ~ ., ., ,, ., rwanda. what do you think about the fact that president _ rwanda. what do you think about the fact that president kagame _ rwanda. what do you think about the fact that president kagame has - fact that president kagame has signed the deal and gone ahead with the plan in the first place? i signed the deal and gone ahead with the plan in the first place?— the plan in the first place? i think that the government _ the plan in the first place? i think that the government of _ the plan in the first place? i think that the government of rwanda l the plan in the first place? i think - that the government of rwanda wanted to show that it can participate in

global problems and i know we have participated before but the problem of refugees is the other problem because the people coming to rwanda to be integrated into our society, and we have refugees from congo who live in a refugees camp more than 20 years, they cannot be integrated in our society because our country is a poor country and we have limited resources. . poor country and we have limited resources-— resources. that is why the uk government _ resources. that is why the uk government is _ resources. that is why the uk government is giving - resources. that is why the uk government is giving the - resources. that is why the uk - government is giving the rwandan government all this money, £240 million, to help out with that, that is what they would say? they are trying to help a poor country as you describe to manage the scheme? yes. describe to manage the scheme? yes, ou are describe to manage the scheme? yes, you are right- — describe to manage the scheme? yes, you are right- the _ describe to manage the scheme? yes you are right. the money that the british government gives to rwanda, it is only for five years but after

that, when the british government will not find this project, what will not find this project, what will happen to the refugees? the rwandan government promised to offer jobs to those refugees but i don't think that rwanda has deeper possibility to do so because if you take a look on the job list, amongst the youth in rwanda, unemployment is high, so how you can offerjobs to immigrants who will be sent to our country if you cannot give jobs to your own people? country if you cannot give “obs to your own peopleafi country if you cannot give “obs to your own people? thanks for “oining us. your own people? thanks for “oining opposition fl your own people? thanks for “oining us. opposition leaderfi your own people? thanks for “oining us. opposition leader in h your own people? thanks forjoining us. opposition leader in rwanda - us. 0pposition leader in rwanda they're speaking to us from rwanda, thank you for sharing your perspective. that is it for this half an hour. tata steel in the uk is to push ahead with plans to close both furnaces in port talbot which could lead to the loss of 3000 jobs. we

will have more on that. do stay with us. hello, good afternoon. it was the coldest night of the winter so far for most of us last night, but there is a lot of winter sunshine out there and blue sky today — including here in pontypridd in south wales. a few showers for western wales, showers clearing away from north sea—facing coasts, but still blizzard—like conditions in northern scotland, and we're set to stay in that cold air for the next couple of days before it turns a lot milder over the weekend, but also wet and very windy — already, warnings in force for heavy rain and strong, gusty winds. and there's an amber warning in force across the northern isles and down through caithness and sutherland for heavy snow until six o'clock this evening — as much as 15 to 20 centimetres of falling snow. blizzard—like conditions with brisk northerly—to—north—westerly winds and drifting snow, too. wider warnings in force across northern ireland and much

of scotland away from the south and the east for snow and ice. elsewhere, the winter sunshine continues. still maybe a few showers drifting into northwestern wales, down through parts of south—west wales, and into perhaps the far south—west of england through this evening. again, those snow showers pile into north—western areas of scotland. there will be icy stretches where we've seen the showers today, and maybe some freezing fog patches, too — particularly across the east midlands and down through eastern areas of wales, too. temperatures widely, of course, below freezing. but tomorrow we start to drag in some milder—feeling air, with more of a south—westerly wind starting to develop. the snow levels will gradually rise across north—western scotland, so the snow turning back to rain and to sleet — particularly for lower lying areas, of course. temperatures coming up slightly to between four and seven degrees celsius. it will be largely dry and there will be quite a lot of winter sunshine around again. as we head into the weekend, it's all change — we start to look

out to the atlantic again, various weather fronts