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tonight at ten — all the major car manufacturers in the uk are understood to have raised concerns about the brexit trade deal. vauxhall has already gone public, saying the future of its british factories is in doubt unless the trade deal is changed. the focus is on batteries for electric vehicles the uk needs to produce more to satisfy eu trading rules and experts say we're way behind. uk hasa uk has a very simple decision to make, either it supports the future of vehicle manufacturing in the uk or it decides it's not in vehicle manufacturing long term and it loses those 800,000 jobs associated with the industry. we'll have the latest on the fears for the future of the car industry and the government's response. also tonight — a car chase in new york. harry and meghan say that lives were put at risk as they were chased by paparazzi. a cab driver was with them

for part of the journey. they looked nervous, ithink they looked nervous, i think they were _ they looked nervous, i think they were being — they looked nervous, i think they were being chased the whole day or something, they looked pretty nervous — we talk to tenants about reform of the private rental sector in england — landlords will not be able to evict people for no reason. seen in unprecedented detail — the wreck of the titanic scrutinised with the latest mapping and scanning technology. and manchester city are through to the champions league final after a convincing win over real madrid. 0n newsnight at 1030 we will go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today's big stories, plus a first look at tomorrow's front pages.

good evening. we have more details tonight of growing concerns among car—makers in the uk about the effects of the brexit trade deal signed in 2020. as we reported last night, vauxhall has warned that the future of its factories is in doubt unless the deal is renegotiated. vauxhall is part of stellantis, one of the world's biggest car—makers, and it's the first time a motor manufacturer has openly called for a modified trade deal, but the bbc understands that all major manufacturers in the uk have raised similar concerns with the government. at the moment, these are the main car and van manufacturing sites in the uk, and the focus is moving rapidly to making electric vehicles. but there's only one factory in sunderland producing batteries for electric vehicles, and one of the pioneers in battery manufacturing is warning that the uk is running out of time to develop its own

battery making industry. experts say the problem is this — that unless the electric batteries are sourced in the uk or the eu, it's almost impossible to meet the eu trade rules for exporting vehicles. the chancellor insists that he's "very focused on making sure that the uk gets electric vehicle and manufacturing capacity". 0ur economics editor, faisal islam, uncovered the story this is his latest report. the strong message from one of the world's biggest car makers yesterday — to renegotiate the brexit deal as their electric car exports were not going to qualify for the rules underpinning it. today the political response — a ministerial video conference with the company, promises of talks with the eu, europe's car makers also asking for a delay, but wider concerns about the overall uk approach in the global battle for green industry. it's actions not words. i'm very happy to call that an industrial strategy, i'm very happy to call it a growth plan.

but what it is doing is tackling the problem is that british businesses face. all i would say is watch this space. that sounded like a reference to an imminent decision byjaguar land rover�*s parent company, which is weighing up offers from britain and spain for a giant battery factory. jlr, though, said it shared concerns with the owner of vauxhall. last night, the bbc revealed that stellantis had warned government in a submission to a commons inquiry of this "threat to our export business" and that the uk must consider its trading arrangements with europe. nissan's submission to mps on the same subject was more upbeat, suggesting there might be an opportunity for two new battery gigafactories. however, it raised concern that the eu's plan to tax carbon—intensive imports, including from the uk, means some manufacturers are already reconsidering the investment attractiveness of the uk is the base for their european operations. the uk has a very simple decision to make. either it supports the future

of vehicle manufacturing in the uk, in which case it steps up and offers competitive incentives and competitive energy costs, or it decides it's not in vehicle manufacturing long—term, and it loses those 800,000 jobs associated with the industry. in the community around the historic ellesmere port vauxhall plant, there is concern. it's notjust the jobs employed at the factory. there's the subsidiary businesses off the back of that, supplying goods and services to it, so it would have a major impact on ellesmere port. a lot of people have worked there, like my dad, for a long time, - so a lot of people that i know. it's a massive industry, massive business, it's been with the area and the country for years. under the terms of the post—brexit trade deal, from january, 45% of the value of the parts of an electric car need to originate in the uk or the eu. but an electric car is built quite differently from a conventional car, so the bulk of the value is here,

in the battery drivetrain. this tends to come from the far east, and predominantly china right now, and if that's to continue, these cars wouldn't qualify for the deal. and those rules will tighten even more by 2027, meaning those exports of cars and vans to europe would face taxes or tariffs of 10—22%. what were the fine, arcane details of brexit negotiations from years ago are now becoming very real, and one of the biggest consequences of this stellantis warning is that it shows that big businesses are no longer shy about talking about the impacts of these extra trade barriers. and that means political consequences, too. the government is slowly trying to unpick some of those barriers, the opposition hinting at a broader renegotiation with europe. would you renegotiate? look, we're not going to re—enterthe eu. we do need to improve that deal... so you would renegotiate? well, it comes up for renewal,

and of course we want a closer trading relationship, yes, we absolutely do. in the fierce global battle to build green industry, france's president macron was trying to tempt tesla's boss, elon musk, earlier this week. every advantage matters. faisal islam, bbc news. as faisal signalled, the car manufacturers want the uk government at the very least to come to an agreement with the eu to keep the export rules as they are until 2027, unless a renegotiation of the brexit trade deal can be achieved. they say that's the only way to give the british car industry a fair chance against manufacturers in the eu and america. our business editor, simonjack, has more details. simon. thanks, huw, yes. to get an understanding of what tariffs might mean for the uk and the eu, it's worth looking at the trade

in cars between the two. obviously, the eu is a much bigger maker and market. the uk made 775,000 cars last year, while the eu made nearly 11 million. but between 2030 and 2035 all new cars will have to be electric, which means they need batteries, which are heavy, expensive to transport, and a big part of the overall value of the car. 0n battery production, you can see here the eu is way ahead. the uk has just one working factory and two possible new sites, while the eu has 35 opened, under construction or planned. failure to hit next years requirement that cars need 45% of homemade parts would hit the uk harder. in 2022, the uk exported around 60% of all the cars it produced to the eu, while the eu exported 10% of its cars to the uk. but that's enough for the industry and uk government to hope, although farfrom certain, that the eu will see it makes sense to postpone next year's requirement, because right now, the eu is also still getting most of its batteries

from asia and america. the global map of car production is being redrawn around where batteries are made, and the stakes for the future of the industry are high. simon, thanks again, simonjack there, our business editor. the duke and duchess of sussex have been involved in what's been described as a near—catastrophic car chase involving numerous photographers following an awards ceremony in new york. according to harry and meghan�*s spokesperson, it was a "relentless pursuit" that lasted more than two hours and involved several near—misses. new york police confirmed that paparazzi had made things challenging for the couple but said said there were no collisions, injuries or arrests. 0ur north america correspondent nada tawfik reports. tuesday night in manhattan, the duke and duchess of sussex are filmed leaving an awards ceremony in midtown with meghan markle's mother doria ragland before the incident in question.

earlier meghan had been recognised for her advocacy on behalf of women and girls. it was the first time the couple appeared in public together since the duchess's absence at the king's coronation. not long after leaving in a black suv, they claimed they were involved in a near catastrophic car chase at the hands of highly aggressive paparazzi. in a statement on wednesday the spokesperson said, "this relentless pursuit lasted over two hours, resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two nypd officers." more details are emerging about what happened. driver sunny singh said they briefly rode in his cab while trying to evade photographers and appeared nervous. but he said he wouldn't characterise the pursuit by paparazzi as a car chase.

they were behind us, they stayed on top of us, just like journalists, like everybody else, trying to get pictures. new york's mayor eric adams had this to say. i don't think there's many of us who don't _ i don't think there's many of us who don't recall— i don't think there's many of us who don't recall how his mum died, and it would _ don't recall how his mum died, and it would be — don't recall how his mum died, and it would be horrific to lose innocent _ it would be horrific to lose innocent bystander during a chase like this — harry has frequently voiced his fear that history could repeat itself, blaming the paparazzi for his mother princess diana's death in 1997. the couple's statement is the latest action prince harry has taken to fight intrusion by the press. he cited harassment by the british tabloids as one of the reasons he moved to the united states in 2020. well, huw, ithink well, huw, i think officials in new york understand that this is a sensitive _

york understand that this is a sensitive issue for the sussexes. nevertheless, the nypd statement does not _ nevertheless, the nypd statement does not depict an event that was near catastrophic and said they described the transport as challenging. and i also pointed out that there — challenging. and i also pointed out that there were no reported collisions, arrests or injuries. many— collisions, arrests or injuries. many thanks for the update, nada tawfik, in new york. the prime minister, rishi sunak, has refused to reaffirm a conservative manifesto promise to get levels of net migration below where they were four years ago. during the last general election, the conservatves promised that "overall numbers will come down". net migration, the difference between number of people moving to the uk and the number who leave, was 226,000 in the year to march 2019. but in the year tojune 2022, net migration hit an all—time record ofjust over half a million. 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticas is at westminster. damian, how significant is this refusal by the prime minister to

reaffirm this pledge?— refusal by the prime minister to reaffirm this pledge? well, huw, rishi sunak _ reaffirm this pledge? well, huw, rishi sunak is _ reaffirm this pledge? well, huw, rishi sunak is in _ reaffirm this pledge? well, huw, rishi sunak is in a _ reaffirm this pledge? well, huw, rishi sunak is in a difficult - rishi sunak is in a difficult political position here. for the last four general elections, conservatives have promised to bring those net migration figures down, sometimes you just tends of thousands. at the last election, he fought on a manifesto to bring it down below the then level of 250,000. he is on his way to japan, he was asked by reporters on the plane there, would he commit to those numbers? as you said, he would not, he would only say that he wanted to see things on a downward trend. why? because the latest figures are likely to show that rather than going down from 2019, things may have tripled. rishi sunak knows that he is under pressure from some in his party who want to keep that commitment, home secretary suella braverman this week saying that the uk should be training its own fruit pickers and butchers to keep immigration numbers down, but he is also hearing voices in the economy, in services that we rely

on, in the nhs, social care, agriculture, who wants not fewer but more workers, universities who do not want to see the numbers of foreign students going down either. so he and his key ministers are considering how to respond to those figures next week, but on the evidence of this, it looks like he's trying to perhaps distance himself from an electoral promise you may not be able to keep by the time everyone votes again in the next election. mil everyone votes again in the next election. �* ., everyone votes again in the next election. . ., ., , election. all right, damian, many thanks again. _ election. all right, damian, many thanks again, damian _ election. all right, damian, many. thanks again, damian grammaticas election. all right, damian, many- thanks again, damian grammaticas at westminster. scientists have warned today that the world will almost certainly experience its hottest year on record within the coming five years, and a key temperature threshold is likely to be breached for the first time, which is a rise in global temperature by 1.5 degrees celsius above pre—industrial levels. 0ur climate editor, justin rowlatt, has more details. remember last summer? temperatures in england breached a0 celsius for the first time, driving wildfires and helping make 2022 the hottest year

ever recorded in the uk. and we can expect even hotter weather worldwide in the coming years, according to the world meteorological organisation, the un's weather and climate body. rising temperatures thanks to global warming are one reason, but we are also seeing a change in a crucial weather system in the pacific ocean called el nino. for the last few years, winds blowing along the equator have been stronger than normal, pushing warmer water towards the coast of asia and helping deep, cold water well up on the coast of the americas. this phase is known as la nina, and is associated with below average global temperatures. we are now moving into the el nino phase, where winds are weaker which means warm water spreads across the pacific. now, that tends to increase global temperatures by about 0.2 celsius on average.

that does not sound much, but it makes it almost certain, a 98% chance according to the un's weather experts, that one year in the next five will be the hottest ever recorded, and it gives us a two in three chance, 66%, that global temperatures will exceed the 1.5 celsius global warming threshold between now and 2027. that's never happened before in terms of a yearly average global temperature, so we are heading into unprecedented territory, to temperatures we simply haven't experienced before, and the impact will be equally unprecedented. "i'm frightened, i'm frightened," says this woman as she drives through floodwaters on an italian motorway. today's report comes as a number of people have been reported killed and several are missing after heavy rains caused extensive flooding in northern italy. the grand prix circuit at imola has flooded, and this weekend's race

has been cancelled. 0ur changing climate will make this kind of intense rainfall more common in future, say climate scientists. justin rowlatt, bbc news. landlords in england will be banned from evicting tenants for no reason as part of long—promised reform of the private rental sector. more than 11 million people live in rented accommodation in england. that's around one in five households. tenants will also be given the legal right to ask to keep a pet which landlords must consider and cannot unreasonably refuse. ministers say these reforms will benefit tenants but labour says the rental market is a wild west which needs more change. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth takes a look at the impact on tenants and landlords. playing in the garden in the after school sunshine, amy and sam's family are settling into their new rented home.

they've been here a few months, but they hadn't wanted to move. they were happy renting their last property for more than five years. then, unexpectedly, after a problem with a leaky roof, they were asked to move out. heartbroken. i didn't know what to say to my partner. you know, this is somewhere where my daughter was born, you know, where we'd moved in with my other daughter and she was four. we'd made a family home there. so it wasn't a case of, we'd had a 12—month tenancy now that had come to an end. we were there for the long term. it was the children, mostly. and they did find it hard, as well, the children. the littlest kept asking to go home. this one just didn't feel right. we had a lot of memories in that house, and it was very upsetting just to be told, "oh, well, we want you out." today, the housing secretary, visiting a rental property in london, set out measures to improve tenants' rights, from ensuring homes meet a decent standard to requesting pets. it will be easier, he said,

for landlords to evict anti—social tenants or those who don't pay rent, but they will no longer be able to ask people to leave for no reason. we're making sure that there are more people in the private rented sector who have the security of knowing that they cannot be evicted from their home on the basis of a rogue landlord trying to intimidate them. with demand for rentals soaring, available homes falling and rents rising, campaigners have said today's measures are a welcome first step, but won't solve all the challenges. the conservatives first promised a better dealfor renters in their 2019 manifesto. four years on, this is the government's plan. labour says it broadly supports the measures, though it has questioned whether the government can fix what it has called the wild west rental market. meanwhile, some landlords have concerns. anthony has three rental properties in rugby. he agrees tenants shouldn't be evicted without reason, but despite reassurances from the government, he is concerned

about his rights when it comes to repossessing his properties if he needs to support his family. if i don't have the potential to regain my property, if i don't have the protection to regain my property, then what do i do? i'm put into a position where i have to sell the houses. i don't want to do that, and i certainly don't want to do that to my tenants, because they're good tenants. i'm worried now that the law is being framed in a way that doesn't recognise people like me, and that will have an effect on the number of properties available in the future. back in greater manchester, sam and amy are happy with their current landlord, and while they welcome more protection for tenants, they still feel far from the security of owning their own home. we try and save, don't we, but we can't save a deposit for a house. it's a lot of money. buying a house is just absolutely something that i don't think i'll ever be able to do. that is a whole other challenge. alex forsyth, bbc news. the nurse accused of the murder

of seven babies and the attempted murder of ten others has denied deliberately keeping confidential records at home. in her trial at manchester crown court, lucy letby has been crossexamined for the first time on her time at the neonatal unit in the countess of chester hospital between 2015 and 2016. she denies the charges. the uk government has banned the issuing of licences for animal testing of chemicals used in cosmetics products. the government had allowed animal testing to resume despite a 25—year ban. but the home secretary says no new licences will be granted for animal testing of makeup ingredients. voters in northern ireland will go to the polls tomorrow in their local council elections. the contest takes place against a backdrop of no functioning devolved government in northern ireland as the demcratic unionists are refusing to take part because of their opposition to the brexit trade rules.

let's speak to our ireland correspondent emma vardy. emma, what are the prospects here and what is at stake? emma, what are the prospects here and what is at stake? many people will see the results of these elections as a verdict on the dup's these elections as a verdict on the dup�*s refusal to re—enter devolved government in the tough line they have taken. the party is going to have taken. the party is going to have a really big decision to take on what to do next once these results are out. the dup is hoping to remain the largest party in local councils here but there are some suggestions it may be overtaken by sinn fein, as it was at the assembly elections in northern ireland last year. in response sinn fein have focused their a campaign very heavily on their leader in northern ireland, michelle 0'neill, who would become the first nationalist first minister of northern ireland if the dup was to re—enter power sharing. sinn fein are hoping the dup�*s block

on all of this is going to energise the sinn fein supporters to get out to vote. but of course the other story of northern ireland in recent years is the increasing number of people who are voting for parties that are neither unionist nor nationalist and the alliance party was the big winner of this last time around and they are hoping to build on that again. i will leave you with this, an independent councillor in antrim and news on abby, who ran last time around as an aprils fools joke and he got elected and he is standing once again and there are others who will also be hoping the public�*s frustration with the old problems of tribal politics and the stalemate at stormont mightjust benefit a you outside stoush newton abbe . ., benefit a you outside stoush newton abbe . . ., , ., , benefit a you outside stoush newton abbe . . . , ., , ., benefit a you outside stoush newton abbe. . . , ., ., abbey. emma vardy, many thanks, our ireland correspondent. _ the brentford and england striker ivan toney has been banned from all football related activity for eight months after he admitted to breaching the fa's betting rules over 230 times. he was also fined £50,000. his suspension means he won't be allowed to return

to the pitch untiljanuary. football news in terms of the play tonight, and in tonight's champions league semifinal manchester city produced the strongest european performance ever to knock out the title holders real madrid 4—0 at the etihad stadium. they will now play inter milan in the final in istanbul on the 10th ofjune. 0ur sports editor dan roan was watching. manchester city have turned their home into a fortress in europe — undefeated in the champions league for almost five years, anticipation around the etihad as the team arrived for what felt like a defining night. at stake, a chance to compete for the title they covet most. standing in their way, the club who've won it more than any other. but city started with little regard for real�*s reputation. the prolific erling haaland looking to advance his — the striker failed to score

in the first—leg draw but could easily have had two in the first 20 minutes. but eventually city's unrelenting pressure told. bernardo silva giving his side the lead... ..and then just minutes later, the midfielder extending it. such dominance the manager could only have dreamt of. the champions were being restricted to shots from distance. and real�*s capitulation was soon complete. militao's own goal giving city an unassailable lead before substitute julian alvarez added a fourth. this had been billed as a battle between the two best sides in the world. in truth, there was only one team in it — city savouring one of the greatest night in the history night in their history and set for a date with destiny. an emphatic fashion, city gaining revenge against a team that knocked

them out of the stage of the competition last year. for years now despite the club's wealth, experience and quality it has failed to land the champions league. but in truth after tonight it is hard to see how inter milan who they will meet in the final in istanbul can possibly stop them. at the weekend they can secure another premier league final and they are in the fa cup final as well, meaning they are just three games away from a treble and sporting immortality, and in turkey next month they will have the chance to secure a true legendary club status. dan roan, many thanks again, oursports club status. dan roan, many thanks again, our sports editor with the result of tonight's champions league semifinal. over a century since colliding with an iceberg and sinking on her maiden voyage in the north atlantic the rms titanic continues to hold a powerfulfascination for people of all ages. thanks to new mapping and imaging technology the wreck can now be studied in precise detail. the wreck lies in two sections

at a depth of 12,500 feet some 370 nautical miles off the coast of newfoundland. this image shows the remains of the stern surrounded by debris on the sea bed all visible in unprecendented clarity. maritime experts say the scans will give priceless material for a new generation of researchers looking into the disaster that cost 1,500 lives. 0ur science editor rebecca morelle has been given an exclusive look. nearly 4,000 metres down, in the murky depths of the atlantic — the titanic. but cameras can only ever show us tantalising snapshots, never the whole ship. now, a new scan has revealed the wreck as it's never been seen before. an exact full—sized replica. to appreciate its scale, we've superimposed it in the london stadium, where the olympics was held. the titanic was simply colossal, and this 3d scan reveals the wreck in its entirety.

for the first time, we have an exact digital copy of the real thing. and what you see here is what's lying on the floor of the north atlantic ocean. not only can we get an idea of the ship's enormous size, this scan also gives us a close—up view of its smallest details. this is the boat deck. a gaping hole provides a glimpse inside, where the grand staircase once stood. and here's what's left of the captain's bridge, covered in fragile stalactites of rust. remarkable details are emerging too, like this serial number on a propeller. the resolution is phenomenal, genuinely phenomenal. this will allow scientists, historians to reunderstand how the titanic came to be where it is. and it's also a snapshot in time. the titanic was scanned using submersibles. they took 700,000 images from every angle to build up

an exact 3d reconstruction. the wreck is in two parts. the bow is still instantly recognisable, more than 100 years after it sank. 800 metres away, the stern, though, is a chaotic mess of metal. it collapsed as it corkscrewed into the sea floor. the titanic�*s been extensively explored, but there are still fundamental questions. we really don't understand the character of the collision with the iceberg. we don't even know if she hit it along the starboard side, as shown in all the movies. she might have grounded on the iceberg. and this photogrammetry model is one of the first major steps to driving the titanic story toward evidence—based research and not speculation. the sea is eating away at the wreck and time is running out to find out what happened on that night in 1912 when more than 1,000 lives were lost. but the scan now freezes the wreck in time. the hope is titanic may yet

give up its secrets. rebecca morelle, bbc news.