when the redcar steelworks closed in 2015, it left a giant gap on teesside.is became a 90—10 partnership, with the local businessmen holding the 90% share. reporters at private eye and the financial times raised awkward questions about the nature of this deal and the profits flowing from it. 0ne labour mp alleged corruption in the house of commons. in may 2023, the levelling up secretary michael gove set up an independent inquiry. last week that inquiry reported that the project had created manyjobs and that it had found, contrary to some of the claims, no evidence to support allegations of corruption or illegality. but it also criticised the decision making process around the deal and said, with hundreds of millions of pounds of public money spent on cleaning up the land, systems of governance do not include the expected sufficiency of transparency and oversight across the system to evidence of value for money. there is another issue where the report raises a difficult question for lord houchen. in may 2023, newsnight probed lord houchen about the finances o

at a play centre in redcar, we asked parents what they thought about fines.'s shocking and i don't think anyone's going to listen to it because it won't stop me from taking my child out if i can only afford that time. i think it's a bit frustrating because fair enough, education's important, but so's life experiences. at the grimsby school, the education secretary heard from children. so if you're really ill, but if you've just got a sniffle and you're feeling... or a little cough. ..a cough or something, then you can come in. here, they have points and prizes to encourage attendance. fines are a last resort for most schools, so why increase them? obviously, we want to support those parents and those children that are struggling to go in school. but if it's a deliberate decision to take your child out of school for unauthorised absence, then that's something that we don't want to encourage in the school system. something has shifted in communities since covid. the link between school and families more fragile and still many children are missing a lot of lesso

at a play centre in redcar, i asked families if higher fines would make a difference.at during different times of the year, it's not going to make much of a difference at all. i think it's ridiculous. the cost of living and everything for people nowadays is tough enough without them being fined. whether they go on holiday or if they are poorly, - they are still going to miss five days either way, - so they can't just say, "right, there's a finel for going on holiday." head teachers will have to weigh up the pressures on families and decide when fines are worth it. branwenjeffreys, bbc news, grimsby. russia's president vladimir putin has warned western governments not to send troops to ukraine, saying the consequences of doing so would be "tragic". in his annual state of the nation address in moscow, he claimed his forces were advancing confidently inside ukraine, two years after the invasion. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg has more. it was president putin's 19 state of the nation address. it was president putin's 19th state of the nation address. and he used it to s

at a play centre in redcar, we asked parents what they thought about fines.k anyone's going to listen to it because it won't stop me from taking my child out if i can only afford that time. i think it's a bit frustrating because fair enough, education's important but so's life experiences, and not all parents can afford to take the kids on holidays during term time. at the grimsby school, the education secretary heard from children. so if you're really ill but if you've just got a sniffle and you're feeling... a cough or something, then you can come in. here, they have points and prizes to encourage attendance. fines are a last resort for most schools, so why increase them? i think it's just about having that consistent approach. the problem we're trying to solve actually is people taking their children out voluntarily, really, maybe to go on holiday or something like that. so what would you say directly to parents about why you think there is a place for fines in the system? obviously, we want to support those parents and those children that are struggling t

at a play centre in redcar, we asked parents what they thought about fines. to listen to it because it won't stop me from taking my child out if i can only afford that time. i think it's a bit frustrating because fair enough, education's important, but so's life experiences. at the grimsby school, the education secretary heard from children. so if you're really ill but if you've just got a sniffle and you're feeling... or a little cough. ..a cough or something, then you can come in. here, they have points and prizes to encourage attendance. fines are a last resort for most schools, so why increase them? obviously, we want to support those parents and those children that are struggling to go in school. but if it's a deliberate decision to take your child out of school for unauthorised absence, then that's something that we don't want to encourage in the school system. something has shifted in communities since covid. the link between school and families more fragile and still many children are missing a lot of lessons. branwenjeffreys, bbc news, grimsby. the t

at a play centre in redcar, we asked parents what they thought about fines. listen to it because it won't stop me from taking my child out if i can only afford that time. i think it's a bit frustrating because fair enough, education's important, but so's life experiences. at the grimsby school, the education secretary heard from children. so if you're really ill but if you've just got a sniffle and you're feeling... or a little cough. ..a cough or something, then you can come in. here, they have points and prizes to encourage attendance. fines are a last resort for most schools, so why increase them? obviously, we want to support those parents and those children that are struggling to go in school. but if it's a deliberate decision to take your child out of school for unauthorised absence, then that's something that we don't want to encourage in the school system. something has shifted in communities since covid. the link between school and families more fragile and still many children are missing a lot of lessons. branwenjeffreys, bbc news, grimsby. we can r

at a play centre in redcar, we asked parents what they thought about fines. going to listen to it because i...it won't stop me from taking my child out if i can only afford that time. i think it's a bit frustrating because, fair enough, education's important, but so's life experiences. at the grimsby school, the education secretary heard from children. so, if you're really ill, but if you've just got a sniffle and you're feeling... or a little cough. ..a cough or something, then you can come in. here, they have points and prizes to encourage attendance. fines are a last resort for most schools, so why increase them? obviously, we want to support those parents and those children that are struggling to go in school, but if it's a deliberate decision to take your child out of school for unauthorised absence, then that's something that we don't want to encourage in the school system. something has shifted in communities since covid. the link between school and families more fragile and, still, many children are missing a lot of lessons. branwenjeffreys, bbc news,

even to register to fact, even to register to register falsely, your primary residence is a voting redcarshable . live, that is also punishable. and she's got some big questions to answer. and may i suggest, i think the labour party have some fairly big, you know , questions fairly big, you know, questions to answer very, very soon. rayner denies wrongdoing, but but just looking at these facts as they've been presented, if they're right, i would say there are two very, very big questions here. in a moment, we'll have a look who make the better workers . people in their 20s or people in their 40s. i have to say, the conclusions i think are pretty shocking . shocking. >> on patrick christie's tonight, 9 to 11 pm, it's the row threatening to tear the tories apart . following these tories apart. following these comments by lee anderson. >> these islamists have got control of our country . control of our country. >> but what i do believe is they've got control of khan sacked by his party, criticised by many. >> what he said was wrong. it was unacceptable. >> these comments from a senior conser

even to register to fact, even to register to register falsely, your primary residence is a voting redcarle . live, that is also punishable. and she's got some big questions to answer. and may i suggest, i think the labour party have some fairly big, you know , questions fairly big, you know, questions to answer very, very soon. rayner denies wrongdoing, but but just looking at these facts as they've been presented, if they're right, i would say there are two very, very big questions here. in a moment, we'll have a look who make the better workers . people in their 20s or people in their 40s. i have to say, the conclusions i think are pretty shocking . shocking. >> on patrick christie's tonight, 9 to 11 pm, it's the row threatening to tear the tories apart . following these tories apart. following these comments by lee anderson. >> these islamists have got control of our country . control of our country. >> but what i do believe is they've got control of khan sacked by his party, criticised by many. >> what he said was wrong. it was unacceptable. >> these comments from a senior conservati

at a play centre in redcar, we asked parents what they thought about fines.hocking and i don't think anyone�*s going to listen to it because it won't stop me from taking my child out if i can only afford that time. i think it's a bit frustrating because fair enough, education's important but so's life experiences, and not all parents can afford to take the kids on holidays during term time. at the grimsby school, the education secretary heard from children. so if you're really ill but if you've just got a sniffle and you're feeling... a cough or something, then you can come in here. they have points and prizes to encourage attendance. fines are a last resort for most schools, so why increase them? i think it's just about having that consistent approach. the problem we're trying to solve actually is people taking their children out voluntarily, really, maybe to go on holiday or something like that. so what would you say directly to parents about why you think there is a place for fines in the system? obviously, we want to support those parents and those childr

this one is from redcar in cleveland. look at the colours. the next one is from cornwall.ine —— showers will be heavy. wintry on the mountain tops in scotland. gales across the north of scotland. blustery across scotland, northern england and northern ireland. it not as windy in the south as it was yesterday. as we had on through the evening and overnight the dregs of that weather front porch southwards and clear, taking drizzle, party light rain with them in doing so. behind it we will see some mist and fog forming in similar areas to this morning. by the end of the night for a cloud, stronger winds, and more rain from the west. a cold night with some frost. something to bear in mind if you are hanging around outside, may be waiting for transport tomorrow morning. talking of tomorrow, this is the weather front coming in from the west, pushing eastwards. it is a warm front. milder conditions behind. followed in hot pursuit later by a cold front. they co—starred in the east, hazy sunshine. here comes the weather front bringing in the cloud and also the rain. it is going to