danny savage, bbc news, preston.—day trip to the uk — with trade and investment expected to be a key focus. live now to our reporter nicky schiller at buckingham palace. yes, read a state bank banquet will be held, the king and the president will both make speeches during the banquet of which 170 guests have been invited to take part.- been invited to take part. there will be politicians _ been invited to take part. there will be politicians and _ been invited to take part. there will be politicians and other - will be politicians and other members of the royal family as well, but one that is keeping a close eye on this, there are around 4000 korean... i asked on this, there are around 4000 korean... iasked him on this, there are around 4000 korean... i asked him about the importance of the state visit. i think that the president's visit will strengthen the tie between south _ will strengthen the tie between south korea and the uk. economically and so there are around 10,000 koreans living in new malls. and how did t

danny savage reports.ut the government says the method of making steel here loses £1 million a day and isn't green. so british steel is proposing a fundamental change to the way this site works, closing the coal—fired blast furnaces and replacing them with two electric arc furnaces, one here and the other in teesside. british steel say this is its biggest transformation in its history, an investment that to make it clean, green in its history, an investment to make it clean, green and sustainable by going electric. for scunthorpe, it is absolutely devastating. but the unions say it means up to 2,000 job losses. we accept that we need to change, we need to become green, but we need to do that in a fair and justified way. at the moment, it doesn't feel fair and it certainly doesn't feeljust. you know, it's not right that progress should mean 2,000 people's careers are thrown over the side. many of this local bowling alley�*s customers work at the plant. 100% detrimental. it could be a town killer. what effec

danny savage is in sunderland for us tonight. danny.nissan in sunderland, final checks taking place. eight hours ago, the bodies of these cars were bits of sheet metal, and what comes off the production line every few minutes. these news means securing the jobs but also the creation of gigafactories here which will make batteries for the new generation of electric vehicles. as we've been told for years, when it comes to cars, the future is electric. today, one of the biggest car makers in the uk committed to that. by 2030, the next generation of three electric nissan models will be produced here. so each sheet there will have what they want on the car... with 6,000 people employed here, this is hugely important for the workforce. for my family, you sort look at the future, and you look around, and you realise that you have a career here for life, and it's reassuring. especially where i grew up, in peterlee, everybody knows somebody that worked for nissan or its supply chain. there's like 30,000 people in the supply chain, so, yeah, ever

danny savage, bbc news, sunderland. you, jane. hard to believe but across the board in gaza, it is all quiet. southern israel across the frontier, it is dark but, crucially, it is quiet, as the ceasefire holds. very different to when we were reporting from that frontier just a couple different to when we were reporting from that frontierjust a couple of weeks ago. but here in tel aviv it has been a day with a ray of hope. 2a hostages have been released by hamas and are now back in israel. with their loved ones, reunited with theirfamilies. among them are 13 israelis, ten thai nationals and one filipino. those deals assaulted in a separate agreement. the israelis include four children, aged two, four, six and nine, as well as an 85—year—old grandmother. but more than 200 hostages still remain in gaza. held by hamas against their will. today palestinian detainees held by israel have now been released in the west bank as part of the deal. they include 2a women and 15 teenage boys. and crucially, a lot of aid has managed to

danny savage reports. they cost motorists a fortune.e roads are absolutely terrible, absolutely. you never know, you know, which way to go, you're zigzagging across the road. a couple of years ago, a tyre, obviously coming over, and it smashed my rim. it cost you a bit of money? yeah, i had to get it replaced. can't remember exactly how much, but a couple of hundred pounds. two tyres. so they're very strong... they've snapped? - ..and they snap. joe often has to repair broken suspension parts. so in 2023 how would you describe the state of our roads? appalling, because i drive round - europe and i don't have this problem on roads whatsoever. even the farm tracks in france are in better condition- than our main roads. and what happens is the ball and plastic bushing wear out... the idea of avoiding puddles of unknown depth is viewed as sensible but not always achievable. yes, puddles do obscure the potholes, but the state of the roads, the potholes are developing overnight in some areas. and once you've hit them, the damage is done. now

danny savage, bbc news, st michael's on wyre.n to our screens for the foreseeable future after one of the programme's presenters, freddie flintoff, was seriously injured during a crash while filming last december. the long—running motoring show, which is sold around the world, will now be rested. our media and arts correspondent david sillito reports. that looks very, very dangerous. top gear, and freddie flintoff... 0h, here we go. ..the car show�*s charismatic daredevil. here, dramatically running out of road. but in december of last year there was an accident at the dunsfold park track in surrey that left him with serious facial injuries. filming of the show came to an end, and even months later, freddie's injuries are still visible. however, little is known about what actually happened that day. his co—host chris harris told bbc breakfast that everyone had agreed to say nothing. he's healing, you know? it was a serious incident, i'm not going to say any more than that, and i'm so proud of the fact that team top gear kept ever

danny savage reports.onal, heavy industry, but the government says the method of making steel here loses £1 million a day and isn't green. so british steel is proposing a fundamental change to the way this site works, closing the coal—fired blast furnaces and replacing them with two electric arc furnaces, one here and the other in teesside. british steel say this is its biggest transformation in its history, an investment that will make it clean, green and sustainable by going electric. for scunthorpe it is absolutely devastating. but the unions say it means up to 2,000 job losses. we accept that we need to change, we need to become green, but we need to do that in a fair and justified way. at the moment it doesn't feel fair and it certainly doesn't feeljust. you know, it's not right that progress should mean 2,000 people's careers are thrown over the side. many of this local bowling alley�*s customers work at the plant. 100%, definitely it can be a town killer. what effect does that have on scunthorpe? we

danny savage, bbc news, st michael's on wyre.essor sir chris witty, has told the covid inquiry that the first lockdown in march 2020 was imposed a bit too late, but that the government had "no good options" at the time. he said public health issues, such as loneliness, depression and the risk of aggravating poverty, meant it was important to? be cautious. here's our health editor hugh pym. a household name and a central figure in the battle against covid. sir chris whitty was questioned on key events in the crisis. the inquiry focussed on the early days injanuary, with the virus threat emerging. sirjonathan van—tam, deputy chief medical officer in england, had warned of a significant pandemic. sir chris had said hold on and wait for more data. i don't see what i would have done differently, at this particular point. if i had said to him, ok, what's the evidence on which this is going to be a pandemic, and lots of other things aren't, he would have said, this isjust, this feels like that to me — that is quite a narrow basis on whi

danny savage reports. here loses £1 million a day and isn't green. so british steel is proposing a fundamental change to the way this site works, closing the coal—fired blast furnaces and replacing them with two electric arc furnaces, one here and the other in teesside. british steel say this is its biggest transformation in its history, an investment that will make it clean, green and sustainable by going electric. for scunthorpe it is absolutely devastating. but the unions say it means up to 2,000 job losses. we accept that we need to change, we need to become green, but we need to do that in a fair and justified way. at the moment it doesn't feel fair and it certainly doesn't feeljust. you know, it's not right that progress should mean 2,000 people's careers are thrown over the side. many of this local bowling alley�*s customers work at the plant. hundred percent, definitely it can be a town killer. what effect does that have on scunthorpe? well, the average working man, he's going to be out of work, he

danny savage, bbc news, preston.ef medical officer, professor sir chris whitty, has told the covid inquiry that in hindsight the first lockdown in march 2020 was imposed too late. he denied warning ministers against lockdowns, saying he only made sure the downsides of such actions were clear. our correspondent ellie price reports. he was the man behind this unlikely era defining catchphrase. heat era defining catchphrase. next slide, please. _ era defining catchphrase. next slide, please. professor- era defining catchphrase. next slide, please. professor sir- era defining catchphrase. next l slide, please. professor sir chris whitty was _ slide, please. professor sir chris whitty was the — slide, please. professor sir chris whitty was the chief _ slide, please. professor sir chris whitty was the chief medical - slide, please. professor sir chris - whitty was the chief medical advisor to the uk government during the pandemic, and still is. one half of the scientific double actually watched on the telly most nights for

danny savage, bbc news.and crime commissioner andrew snowden alongside chief constable andy marsh, chief executive of the couege andy marsh, chief executive of the college of policing. while we wait for the report to be published we can speak to a news reporter emily brown in the newsroom. what can we expect? taste brown in the newsroom. what can we exect? ~ .., brown in the newsroom. what can we exect? ~ , . brown in the newsroom. what can we exect? , . ., ., ., expect? we can expect to hear more about this widely _ expect? we can expect to hear more about this widely publicised - expect? we can expect to hear more about this widely publicised case. . about this widely publicised case. we know that nicola bulley disappeared in january whilst walking her dog disappeared injanuary whilst walking her dog in st michael's on wyre in lancashire. her body was found 23 days later, just one mile from where she was last seen. we know lancashire police were criticised at the time because they had said she had been str

danny savage joins us from one of them now in clitheroe. other supers, booths admit it may not work for othersupers, but booths admit it may not work for other supers, but they believe it is the right decision for their business. shopping in booths is much like any other food—buying experience, although it has to be said this is an upmarket supermarket. good afternoon. but when you get to the checkout, there�*s a noticeable difference compared to some of the other big chains — you have to interact with another human. this business has done away with self—service checkouts. in a shop like ours, where we have lots of loose produce, lots of loose bakery items, it slows the whole thing down, it makes it really complicated. and go towards them with a bottle of wine and all of a sudden you need that personal interaction anyway, so from a practical point of view they don�*t really suit our kind of business. i'm sorry to interrupt you... and then a customer interrupts the interview. when they come to the checkout, we love a bit of a natter, you kno

danny savage is there alfie lewis was attacked here about 48 hours ago, it happened on tuesday, he wasas one in a million. police arrested another teenager shortly afterwards and today a 14—year—old appeared before leeds magistrates, charged with the murder of alfie lewis and also possession of a knife. it was a brief hearing, the boy spoke only to confirm his name and address and that he understood what was going on in court. for legal reasons he can't be identified, primarily because of his age, and he has been remanded in custody and will appear before leeds crown court tomorrow. so that legal process is under way. behind me is where that incident happened on tuesday afternoon. this isjust where that incident happened on tuesday afternoon. this is just a fraction of the flowers and messages that have been left in tribute to alfie. there are some here. used to hang out with his friends not to far away and there has been lots of floral tributes and candles left by a bench there. so, a family devastated, a community in shock and a legal process now under way for this 14—year—old accuse

danny savage joins us from one of them now in clitheroe. upermarket, but one thing you notice behind me as there are no self—service checkouts, you have to interact with a human when you buy something from here. nigel murray is the managing director of booths. why have you done it? a tiara the managing director of booths. why have you done it? a— have you done it? a two reasons, practically — have you done it? a two reasons, practically we _ have you done it? a two reasons, practically we find _ have you done it? a two reasons, practically we find self _ have you done it? a two reasons, practically we find self checkout l have you done it? a two reasons, | practically we find self checkout is quite _ practically we find self checkout is quite unreliable and frustrating for customers. we sell lots of loose produce. — customers. we sell lots of loose produce, vegetables, fruit, bakery iterns— produce, vegetables, fruit, bakery items and — produce, vegetables, fruit, bakery items and as soon as they go through items and as soon as they go throu

danny savage, bbc news, preston. , constabulary. this report is quite riaht and i constabulary. this report is quite right and i remember— constabulary. this report is quite right and i remember the - constabulary. this report is quite right and i remember the news i constabulary. this report is quite i right and i remember the news that the police released this really personal information about someone who had been missing for a number of weeks, stopped us in our tracks, and it caused a lot of women to question the deeply personal information relating to someone's mental health and the fact they were going through the menopause, what on earth that could have to do with being able to find her and we were hoping she would be found. rightly the college of policing has found that it was unnecessary and avoidable to have release that information, but in certain circumstances like this should not be repeated in this kind of deeply personal information that will not help the police bring an individual home should be kept p

danny savage reports.rmarket. good afternoon. but when you get to the checkout, there's a noticeable difference compared to some of the other big chains — you have to interact with another human. this business has done away with self—service checkouts. in a shop like ours, where we have lots of loose produce, lots of loose bakery items, it slows the whole thing down, it makes it really complicated. and go towards them with a bottle of wine and all of a sudden you need that personal interaction anyway, so from a practical point of view they don't really suit our kind of business. i'm sorry to interrupt you. and then a customer interrupts the interview. when we come to the checkout, we love a bit of a natter, you know? we talk to people. we are not computers, we are not robots. booths says it's responding to the views of customers — checkouts, they say, are a place for conversation. we have had customers| coming in and they have complained about the screens and they complained before . when we did have the s

our north of england correspondent danny savage joins us from sunderland. that although they are putting money into this factory, what the company is doing is saying they trust the workforce that they have working for it. in return they feel as though they have job security going forward and that they can have jobs job security going forward and that they can havejobs here job security going forward and that they can have jobs here for perhaps decades to come. if you go back to the history for this site, the new sound bluebird was made here back in 1986 anterior in 2023 with the likes of the duke and the cask are being made and it is amazing to realise that in the space of eight and a half hours it goes from sheet metal to a completed vehicle. but it also means is faith has been restored. in car manufacturing here in the uk, which hit a bed on the road over brexit, uncertainty over whether it would continue with trade tariffs in place, but there is now paid from other manufacturers as well as nissan that cars can be made here in the uk in the long term but i

danny savage, bbc news. continued an american tradition by pardoning two turkeys that could have been destined for the dinner table. liberty and bell were this year's lucky birds. the pair, who travelled more than 1,000 miles to the ceremony in the white house garden, will now return to their home in minnesota where they will live for the rest of their post—pardon lives. does that mean they are pardoned forever? , . ., , ., forever? they have a beautiful life somewhere _ forever? they have a beautiful life somewhere now. _ forever? they have a beautiful life somewhere now. really? - forever? they have a beautiful life somewhere now. really? yeah. i forever? they have a beautiful life | somewhere now. really? yeah. or until next christmas? _ somewhere now. really? yeah. or until next christmas? specially - until next christmas? specially looked after — until next christmas? specially looked after in _ until next christmas? specially looked after in a _ until next christmas? specially looked after in a post-bi