more from the uk and a jolt in the arm for the electric car industry as jaguar land rover�*s owner tataild its flagship electric car battery factory in england. the plant is expected to create 4,000 ukjobs and will be one of europe's largest. tata said it will invest $5 billion in the site, but it's also understood that the government is providing subsidies worth hundreds of millions. ben king reports. this was once an explosives factory, now it will become the site of a gigerfactory, one of now it will become the site of a giger factory, one of your�*s largest battery plant is making a0 gigawatt hours of batteries per year. that's enough to power around 1 million electric cars. l enough to power around 1 million electric cars-— electric cars. i think it's hugely significant _ electric cars. i think it's hugely significant for _ electric cars. i think it's hugely significant for the _ electric cars. i think it's hugely significant for the uk - electric cars. i think it's hugely| significant for the uk economy, clearly this is a shot in the arm we need. it will be transformational for th

but the other aspect is about jaguar , land rover. you is about jaguar, land rover.t's right. though as they get into the ev market, there are plans to not go down market but to broaden the appeal of this major british marque , this major british marque, somerton and frome, of course , somerton and frome, of course, is a is a is a somerton and frome, of course, isaisaisahasa somerton and frome, of course, is a is a is a has a high tory majority. but they're odds on to lose to the lib dems. there i think what tata have made clear is that the gigafactory will definitely be in the uk and will probably be in somerton and frome not to throw cold water at all. on geoff's excellent reporting there, but there may still be some wiggle room about the price precise location. who knows, maybe tata want to extract some more concessions from particular regions of the uk. >> and what was so attractive about this particular location ? about this particular location? >> well, it's because as we've been saying and as jeff was saying , it's been quite saying, it's been quite depressed

jaguar land dictators around the world. jaguar land rover— dictators around the world. ort subsidies. do you welcome that investment and taxpayer money spent on the project? it is important we get investment into britain. at the moment, we export cars around the world. the risk is if we do not make these investments, we will find we are importing cars and steel and electricity and hydrogen. we need to make investments. i5 electricity and hydrogen. we need to make investments. is it electricity and hydrogen. we need to make investments.— make investments. is it a good use of ublic make investments. is it a good use of public money — make investments. is it a good use of public money for _ make investments. is it a good use of public money for private - of public money for private business? i of public money for private business?— of public money for private business? ., ~ ., ., business? i would like a return on those investments _ business? i would like a return on those investments but _ business? i would like a return on those investments but we - business? i would lik

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our business editor simonjack is outside a jaguar land rover plant in warwickshire for us. of today's announcement? what does it mean for the car industry. this is a massive moment for the car industry. some have likened it to the biggest moment since nissan arrived to revive the uk car industry in the 80s. there will be between 4,000 and 6,000 jobs created and more in the supply chain. so the mood here is celebratory. but it didn't come easily or cheaply. hundreds of millions of pounds in grants were offered to tata to secure the investment over spain. and many say this will not do it on its own and we need three to four of these factories. there are 35 planned in the eu. the manufacturing map of the world is being redrawn and to be on the map you need to offer big subsidies, because the us are offering hundreds of billions in subsidies. but good news for the sector today. subsidies. but good news for the sector today-— children in some parts of england are facing waits of up to 18 months for urgent dental treatment, according to?data obtained underfreedom of information l

but let's return to that jaguar land rover story. giant jaguar, land rover, they themselves confirming that they plan to invest 4 billion in this battery plant in somerset. and the prime minister coming out and saying tata group's multi billion pound investment the uk is a investment in the uk is a testament to the strength of our car manufacturing industry and its skilled workers . the its skilled workers. the question is, alex, how much is the government given in subsidies to encourage this investment into the uk ? investment into the uk? >> well, we have various figures bandied about about what the government has had to offer in order to get this deal over the line. at it as an line. i look at it as an investment . everyone knows if investment. everyone knows if you want to bring the really big players into the uk economy, you need to give them something in return. need pay for it return. you need to pay for it right? so let's say that the government have given 500 million. quota. million. that's the quota. that's been that's the f

it is true that not just jaguar land rover , but just jaguar land rover, but through the automotive transformationurers, nissan, for example, who are who are investing £1 billion in sunderland at stellantis in ellesmere port , they all get ellesmere port, they all get access to this fund . access to this fund. >> i can't confirm the actual figures because it all comes out commercially in the in the usual way, but i can tell you that it wasn't just all about cash, it wasn't just all about cash, it was also about our ability in r&d, for example, through the faraday battery institute . faraday battery institute. >> the metropolitan police has apologised and agreed a settlement with the family of private investigator daniel morgan, who was murdered in 1987. the force has admitted liability for failings in its investigation, which it says was marred by a cycle of corruption , professional incompetence and defensiveness. mr morgan was found with an axe in his head in a pub car park in south—east london. no one has been brought to justice over the killing. despite five inquiries and an inquest in 2021, a

this field in somerset will be the site of a £4 billion battery factory, with jaguar land rover as itsydon plant today to celebrate a deal that the government offered significant financial incentives to secure. well, this is a fantastic day for the uk, this is one of the largest ever investments in the uk's auto sector that we've ever seen, billions of pounds of investment, thousands ofjobs created, and that's why it's such a positive day. how much in grants and subsidies? some people put it at £500 million, is that number right? when i was chancellor, i set up something called the automotive transformation fund, and that fund is there to provide targeted investment, alongside private companies, in strategically important industries in the sector. ok, if you want to call yourl programme up first of all... this college in bridgwater is training the engineers that may one day make up the 5,000 strong workforce, or the thousands more in the supply chain. for people that are doing engineering, especially automotive, like us, the opportunities it will provide will be great. the shift toward

now also in the news today, tata, the owner of jaguar land roven tata, the owner of jaguar land roveret to create 4000 jobs in the uk through a new electric car battery plant. the e4 electric car battery plant. the £4 billion gigafactory, as it's known, is expected to be built in somerset . the prime minister, in somerset. the prime minister, rishi sunak, saying it'll also lead to thousands more jobs in the supply chain, although it's understood the factory will be backed by significant subsidies from government amounting to from the government amounting to hundreds of millions of pounds. he added it wasn't just he added that it wasn't just taxpayer money, though that enficed taxpayer money, though that enticed to invest in the uk i >>i -- >> i was chancellor. i set up something called the automotive transformation fund, which was always there to provide targeted investment in strategic industries where we thought it would sense. but what is would make sense. but what is crucial about an investment like this is it's just going to this is it's not just going to be about that. it's going

the parent company of jaguar land rover will invest 4 billion pounds to build an electric car batteryected to create 4,000 ukjobs and thousands more in the wider supply chain. the new gigafactory will be one of the largest in europe and will make batteries for range rover, the defender and otherjaguar brands. this is bbc news. let's take a look at some other stories making news across the uk. candidate for london. you're live with bbc news. there's to be a delay in issuing guidance about transgender issues to schools in england. ministers had promised the guidance would be published before the end of the summer term — the end of this week for many — and before parliament breaks for its summer recess. live now to our chief political correspondent nick eardley. talk us through what is going on. ministers of foreign months have been promising this new guidance would be published by the end of this week. it has been long—awaited, all about how teachers and schools should deal with pupils who identify as a different gender to the legal sex and for a while that has been a big debate in the

jaguar land rover is looking at tata.f pricing in commodities laying out. energy is very much at the forefront. this is the six seconds away -- this is the open, six seconds away. there we go. what is the open looking like? up arrow story. analysts were wrong about there being a down move today. let's get to our next guest, running one of india's largest lenders to power projects. jennie garth discursively is vivek kumar dewangan having a look. at what is happening here -- joining us exquisitely is vivek kumar dewangan. chairman and managing director of rec. it's a big challenge, financing power projects, particularly green power projects. give us a sense of the road to get back to global standards. vivek: india has embarked upon an ambitious energy transition. it is one of the few g20 countries that have been able to keep up with his contributions. in glasgow, india announced that we would be net-zero by the year. becoming net-zero will require investment of more than $10 trillion in the next five to 10 years. looking to

the top story tonight, tata, the owner of jaguar land rover , is set to jaguar land rover, is set toery plant. the so—called giga factory in somerset could create up to 14,000 jobs, with reports indicating the site will be near bridgwater . indicating the site will be near bridgwater. but it's indicating the site will be near bridgwater . but it's not yet bridgwater. but it's not yet known how much in subsidies the government offered tata to secure the new factory in the uk. but it is thought to run to hundreds of millions of pounds. darren jones , who chairs the darren jones, who chairs the parliamentary business committee , says the government subsidy some will need to be looked at. well, today the bbc's acting chairwoman has told a parliamentary committee that there was huge pressure on the bbc to name huw edwards as the presenter caught up in recent controversy. the house of lords committee also asked the bbc director general tim davie why the organisation hadn't taken allegations against its most highly paid news presenter. more seriously and much sooner. the bbc boss confirmed

before we g( the owner of 'e told the bbc that the owner of jaguar land rover is the bbc that the ownero build its flagship factory in electric car battery factory in the uk. now people familiar with the would be plant, in somerset, would be officially announced on wednesday. now, the government officially announced on wednesday.�* millions e government officially announced on wednesday.�* millions of jovernment officially announced on wednesday.�* millions of pounds. ent hundreds of millions of pounds. some in the car industry have the plant as the most described the plant as the most important investment in the automotive industry in decades. now let's take a quick look at markets right now injapan. we nick 8225, are seeing in the nick 8225, up, taking its lead from wall street, just a street, which had just a spectacular day, and that was due to high banking earnings. spectacular day, and that was due to allh banking earnings. spectacular day, and that was due to all weanking earnings. spectacular day, and that was due to all we have; earnings. spectacular day, and that was due to al

the top story tonight, tata, the owner of jaguar land rover , is set to jaguar land rover, is set toy plant. the so—called giga factory in somerset could create up to 14,000 jobs, with reports indicating the site will be near bridgwater . indicating the site will be near bridgwater. but it's indicating the site will be near bridgwater . but it's not yet bridgwater. but it's not yet known how much in subsidies the government offered tata to secure the new factory in the uk. but it is thought to run to hundreds of millions of pounds. darren jones , who chairs the darren jones, who chairs the parliamentary business committee , says the government subsidy some will need to be looked at. well, today the bbc's acting chairwoman has told a parliamentary committee that there was huge pressure on the bbc to name huw edwards as the presenter caught up in recent controversy. the house of lords committee also asked the bbc director general tim davie why the organisation hadn't taken allegations against its most highly paid news presenter. more seriously and much sooner. the bbc boss confirmed th

the owner of jaguar land rover has confirmed plans to build a £4 billion electric car battery factorythe uk. the prime minister says the plant expected to be built in somerset, will create 4000 jobs directly and thousands more in the supply chain . reports have suggested chain. reports have suggested the governments offered hundreds of millions of pounds worth of subsidies, though, to secure the deal. subsidies, though, to secure the deal . inflation fell by more deal. inflation fell by more than expected to 7.9% in the year to june. that's the lowest level for 15 months. the office for national statistics says it was driven by falling fuel costs , although food price inflation remains very high at 17.3. now, it could result in a smaller increase in interest rates from the bank of england when they meet next month. the government would like to have inflation by the end of the year. the labour, though, says persisting inflation is a result of tory mismatch judgement . sir ian mismatch judgement. sir ian livingstone says the investigation into the snp's finances is has moved beyond the

jaguar land rover owner, tata, will invest £4 billion to build its flagship electric car battery plant thousands more in the wider supply chain. the new "giga—factory" will be one of the largest in europe. susan hall has been announced as the conservative party's mayoral candidate for london. she's been a london assembly member since 2017, secured 57% of the vote, beating her rival, moz hossain. ms hall will now face labour's sadiq khan in next year's election. he's been in the position since 2016. you're live with bbc news. this is the daily global. within the last hour, the white house says the biden administration is gathering all the facts regarding a soldier who's been detained in north korea who's been detained in north korea who crossed the border without proper authorisation. travis king had been detained after getting into fights in south korea prior to crossing. court documents show, he also damaged a police car and had recently spent time in a detention facility in seoul. the 23—year—old serviceman had been recently released and was being sent back to the us for disciplinary

jaguar land rover—owner tata is set to announce plans to build a flagship electric car battery factoryicially announced on wednesday. some in the car industry have described the plant as the most significant investment in uk automotive since nissan came to britain in the 1980s. live now to our international business correspondent theo leggett in our newsroom. this is a massive announcement. it is extremely significant. in part, thatis is extremely significant. in part, that is because britain has been lagging behind in the race to get electric cars belt and the infrastructure to build electric cars. this will be a massive battery plant, and the that matters is because when it comes to building cars, the battery is the most valuable component of that. so if you don't have battery factories, you don't have battery factories, you are not going to be building a lot of electric cars. there is a great deal of competition between different countries at the moment to attract new investment, because the car industry itself is going through a revolution, as we move away from petrol and diesel to

the parent company of jaguar land rover, the tata group, will announce that it will build a car batteryn somerset. it's expected to be confirmed tomorrow and could mean thousands of new jobs. our business editor simonjack is here. explain why this is so significant. we said on this programme many times before that in the future, if you don't have a battery industry, you don't have a battery industry, you don't have a car industry because thatis don't have a car industry because that is where the industry is going. so this is great news for the uk, the somerset, forjobs in the area but it is not easily or cheaply won, this deal. i understand that up to £500 million in government subsidies and grants have been offered to get this deal over the line and it seems thatis this deal over the line and it seems that is now the new normal. the global map of manufacturing is being rewritten as we speak and if you want to be on it, you need to provide subsidies. the us has $370 billion in subsidies and many people saying this is not enough, this is great but we will need at least four of these plan

the government has worked very hard to attract a jaguar land rover�*s group to build it here when ited to be several hundred million pounds worth of taxpayers permit money going into this and direct grants and subsidies for energy costs. one fly in the ointment, i have been talking to smaller businesses who work in the sector and they are worried a lot of money is going to go to this big international company with big pockets and there may not be enough left for them. they will have to see whether there is enough for them and this is the beginning of something or big headlines behind it. our top story this evening: there've been claims of sexual assault, bullying and harrassment at mcdonald's branches across the uk. the company has apologised. coming up... how the isle of wight�*s rare sea eagles have produced the first chick to be born in the wild in england since 1780. and in england since 1780. from 6:30pm, why plans to out and from 6:30pm, why plans to roll out free school meals in london's primary schools is causing some concern. it has been a bumper year for gigs and cultures i

jaguar land rover owner, tata, will invest £a billion, to build its flagship electric car battery plantthousands more in the wider supply chain. the new �*giga—factory�* will be one of the largest in europe. susan hall has been announced as the conservative party's mayoral candidate for london. she's been a london assembly member since 2017, secured 57 % of the vote — beating her rival, moz hossain. she will face labour's sadiq khan in next year's election. he's been in the position since 2016. you're live with bbc news clear what this a0 page document shows. it shows that on november the 17th, the reputational risk committee met and said, i did not align with their values, that somehow i wasn't part of their diversity and inclusion agenda, and that for those reasons, there should be a glide path to closing my account when the mortgage expired in 2023. let me re—emphasize on that day that the decision was made. that it was for commercial reasons just is not true. but the very idea that you close out a customer because they have perfectly legal opinions, which, by the way, our majority v

let's bring you some breaking news coming to us now, jaguar land rovefs coming to us now, jaguar land rover and some in the company have described the plan for this plant as the most significant investment in the uk automotive industry since nissan came to britain in the 19905. so a industry since ni55an came to britain in the 19905. so a new plant making electric car batteries is planned for somerset. and there are other reasons why somerset i5 planned for somerset. and there are other reasons why somerset is in the news, because on thursday voters go to the polls in three constituencies across england in a series of by—election5 which will provide a major te5t by—election5 which will provide a major test of prime minister rishi sunak�*s authority. the conservatives won all three seats at the last election but the prime minister faces the possibility of not winning any of them. yesterday we were in selby and ainsty in north yorkshire and tomorrow we're in uxbridge in west london. but today we're in the west country seat of somerton and frome in somerset. the by—election was triggered by th

live from london, this is bbc news, critical infrastructure — the owner of jaguar land rover, the tataeleased in the next few hours. also in the programme — we talk to the actors who say they have no problem with being "deep faked". hello, i'm sally bundock, with the top business stories, and we start with the news that the parent company ofjaguar land rover, the tata group, will announce today it will build a car battery plant in somerset live from london, this is bbc news, critical infrastructure — the owner of jaguar land

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jaguar land rover owner tata will invest £a billion to build it flagship electric car battery plant injobs and thousands more in the wider supply chain. the new gigerfactory thousands more in the wider supply chain. the new giger factory will be one of the largest in europe. and susan hall has been announced as the conservative party mayoral candidate for london. she has been the london assembly member since 2017 and secured 57% of the vote beating her rival mars hussein. she will face labour �*s sadiq khan in the election next year. he has been in position as london mayor since the year 2016. you live it bbc news. voters in three constituencies across england will go to the polls tomorrow in by—elections. over the past few days we have been in selby, froome and today we are in uxbridge and thrice slip. a seat held by the former prime minister borisjohnson, until his resignation last month. let's speak to the conservative candidate and hejoins me now from uxbridge. welcome to bbc news. we have a cost of living crisis, we have inflation, energy bills so you must be nervous this seat is

jaguar land rover owner is going to invest £a billion to build its flagship electric car battery plantly chain. the new gigerfactory thousands more in the wider supply chain. the new giger factory will be one of the largest in europe. susan hall has been announced as the conservative party mayoral candidate for london. she has been a london assembly member since 2017 and secured 57% of the vote, beating her rival. she will now face labour's sadik khan in next year's election. he has been in the position since the year 2016. you are watching bbc news. he will live with me, let's return to our lead story and the millions of people across three continents who have been suffering under sustained speu have been suffering under sustained spell of dangerous heat. temperatures like this can have an impact on people's well—being. i'm joined by the world health organization's regional director for europe. thank you forjoining us. what does this extreme heat due to people's health and well—being? ianthem people's health and well-being? when extreme heat — people's health and well-being? when extr

the owners of jaguar land rover, tata, has confirmed plans to build its flagship battery plant here inhousands more in the wider supply chain. tata said it will invest £4 billion. the uk has seen off competition from spain, but at a considerable price. the government is providing subsidies worth hundreds of millions of pounds. here's rishi sunak reacting to the news. this is a fantastic vote of confidence in the uk and the uk economy. it's one of the largest ever investments in the uk auto sector that we've seen. it's getting us ready for the future and the transition to electric vehicles. it's billions of pounds of investment and thousands ofjobs. and it's great news. let's speak to james boley, senior communications manager and spokesperson for the society of motor manufacturers and traders. good to see you, james. batteries typically account for more than half the value of an electric car, so in that context, how important is this deal? 50 that context, how important is this deal? , , ., that context, how important is this deal? , ., , ., deal? so this is a real shot in the arm for

tata, the owner of jaguar land rover, is set to create 4000 jobs in the uk through a new electric carattery factory. it's expected to be built in somerset. the prime minister says it will also lead to thousands more jobs in the supply chain, although it's understood the factory will be backed by significant subsidies from government amounting to from the government amounting to hundreds millions of pounds. hundreds of millions of pounds. inflation has fallen today, but the chancellor says the government isn't complacent about the current cost of living and says he understands that people are worried about rising costs. jeremy hunt was responding to the latest inflation figures, which have fallen faster than expected in the year to june. inflation now stands at 7.9. last month it was 8.7. it and lastly, it's just bnng 8.7. it and lastly, it's just bring you some news concerning what is happening in italy right now. they've put 23 cities on red alert because of the heat . red alert because of the heat. temperatures are set to reach up to 46 c this week. that comes as the heat wave conti

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>> absolutely, one of its crown jewels is the jaguar and land rover brands.llion rupees, that's 12.3 billion u.s. dollars. looking at the net income side of around 300. that is a strong change on the net income side after losing 650 million in the same quarter last year. but when you look at the top line, that is similar to its previous quarter, a very strong set of numbers and this is all feeding into a robust set of fair -- robust set of sales in particular. we are looking to see that benefit from the jaguar, land rover business overall as it continues to gain momentum for a very critical time as it were for them transitioning to ev, clean car lineup. haidi: our asia transport reporter. let's get you caught up with the other headlines. citadel securities slid 35% from last year. sources say that generated 2.7 3 billion dollars in revenue the first six months of the year after a record $4.2 billion in the first half of 2020 two. citadel saw a volatility food search last year as rate hikes and recession fears generated trading windfalls. ubs will pay about 38

the owner of jaguar land rover, the tata group, is to build a new $5 billion battery plant in the uk.ss report. i�*m mark lobel and we start here in the uk, where annual consumer price inflation fell to a lower than expected 7.9% injune, down from 8.7% in may. that is a bigger fall than was expected by economists, but still far above the bank of england�*s 2% target. core inflation, which excludes food, energy, alcohol and tobacco prices, also dropped by more than expected, coming in at 6.9% from may�*s 7.i%, itsjoint highest in more than 30 years. let�*s speak now to raoul ruparel. he�*s a director at boston consulting group�*s centre for growth. thanks group�*s centre for growth. forjoining us here on b world thanks forjoining us here on bbc�*s world business report. good news for the uk but inflation remains stickier than the eurozone and america, why? this stickier than the eurozone and america. why?— stickier than the eurozone and america, why? as you say, it is a ositive america, why? as you say, it is a positive inflation _ america, why? as you say, it is a positive inflation l

now the other main story today on gb news tata, the owner of jaguar land rover, is set to create 4000s in the uk through a new electric car battery factory. it's expected to be built in somerset. the prime minister says it'll also lead to thousands more jobs in the supply chain, although it's understood the factory will be backed by significant subsidies from the government, amounting to hundreds of millions of pounds as inflation has fallen today. but the chancellor says the government isn't complacent about the current cost of living and says he understands people are worried about rising costs . are worried about rising costs. jeremy hunt was responding to the latest inflation figures, which have fallen faster than expected in the year to june. inflation today stands at 7.9. last month it was 8.7. at a man has been jailed for 12 years after admitting causing the death by dangerous driving of a pregnant mother of two. frankie jules howe, who was 38, died in may after her car was hit by adeel iqbal. iqbal was filming himself, speeding at 123 miles an hour on the m66 in greater manche

now the other main story today on gb news tata, the owner of jaguar land rover, is set to create 4000s in the uk through a new electric car battery factory. it's expected to be built in somerset. the prime minister says it'll also lead to thousands more jobs in the supply chain, although it's understood the factory will be backed by significant subsidies from the government, amounting to hundreds of millions of pounds as inflation has fallen today. but the chancellor says the government isn't complacent about the current cost of living and says he understands people are worried about rising costs . are worried about rising costs. jeremy hunt was responding to the latest inflation figures, which have fallen faster than expected in the year to june. inflation today stands at 7.9. last month it was 8.7. at a man has been jailed for 12 years after admitting causing the death by dangerous driving of a pregnant mother of two. frankie jules howe, who was 38, died in may after her car was hit by adeel iqbal. iqbal was filming himself, speeding at 123 miles an hour on the m66 in greater manche

well, the top story tonight is that the owner of jaguar land rover is set to announce plans to build a new electric battery plant, the so—called gigafactory, in somerset. could create up to 14,000 jobs. reports indicating initially the site will be near bridgwater , not yet known how bridgwater, not yet known how much money the government offered. tata that's the parent company to secure the new factory. there was certainly competition from abroad as far as its siting was concerned . but as its siting was concerned. but darren jones, who chairs the parliamentary business committee, said the government's subsidy package will need to be looked at. that just in to us within the last few moments here on gb news. now also in the news today, the bbc's acting chairwoman has told a parliamentary committee that there was huge pressure on the corporation motion to name huw edwards as the presenter caught up in recent controversy. the house of lords committee also asked bbc director general tim davie why the organisation didn't take allegations against its most highly paid news presenter more s

now also in the news, tata the owner of jaguar land rover, is set to create at least 4000 jobs in thek through a new electric car battery plant. the £4 billion gigafactory as it's going to be known, is expected to be built in somerset. the prime minister, rishi sunak, says it will also lead to thousands more jobs in the supply chain, although it's understood factory will be understood the factory will be backed by six significant government amounting government subsidies amounting to hundreds of millions of pounds. he added that it wasn't just taxpayer money that enticed tata to invest in the uk. i was chancellor. >> i set up something called the automotive transformation fund, which was always there to provide targeted investment in strategic industries where we thought it would make sense. but what is crucial about an investment like this is it's not just going to be about that. it's going to be, as i said, about the quality of the workforce we have the workforce that we have here, the quality infrastructure, quality of our infrastructure, the road and rail connections, the road and

tata the owner of jaguar land rover , is set to announce plans rover, is set to announce plans for a new electric car battery plant in the uk. the so—called gigafactory, which is to be built in somerset, could create up to 14,000 jobs with indication that the site will be near bridgwater . it's not yet near bridgwater. it's not yet known how much in subsidies the government offered tata to secure the new factory for the uk, but it's thought to run into the hundreds of millions of pounds. darren jones , who chairs pounds. darren jones, who chairs the parliamentary business committee, says the government subsidy some will need to be looked at. well, also in the news today, the bbc's acting chairwoman has been speaking to a parliamentary committee and talking about the huge pressure there's been on the to bbc name huw edwards as the presenter caught up in recent controversy . the house of lords committee also asked the bbc's director general , tim davie, why the general, tim davie, why the organisation hadn't taken allegations about one of its most highly paid newsreaders more seriously

tata, the owner of jaguar land rover, is set to create 4000 jobs in the uk through a new electric carattery factory. it's expected to be built in somerset. the prime minister says it will also lead to thousands more jobs in the supply chain, although it's understood the factory will be backed by significant subsidies from government amounting to from the government amounting to hundreds millions of pounds. hundreds of millions of pounds. inflation has fallen today, but the chancellor says the government isn't complacent about the current cost of living and says he understands that people are worried about rising costs. jeremy hunt was responding to the latest inflation figures, which have fallen faster than expected in the year to june. inflation now stands at 7.9. last month it was 8.7. it and lastly, it's just bnng 8.7. it and lastly, it's just bring you some news concerning what is happening in italy right now. they've put 23 cities on red alert because of the heat . red alert because of the heat. temperatures are set to reach up to 46 c this week. that comes as the heat wave conti

other top story on gb news news today, tata , the owner of jaguar today, tata, the owner of jaguar land roveris set to create 4000 new jobs in the uk through a new electric car battery factory. the £4 billion gigafactory as it's going to be known, is expected to be built in somerset. the prime minister said. it will also lead to thousands more jobs in the supply chain, although it's understood the factory will be backed by significant subsidies from the government amounting to hundreds of millions of pounds. he added it wasn't just taxpayers money that enticed tata to invest in the uk. i was chancellor. >> i set up something called the automotive transformation fund, which was always there to provide targeted investment in strategic industries where we thought it would make sense. but what is crucial about an investment like this is it's not just going to be about that. it's to be, as i said, it's going to be, as i said, about of the about the quality of the workforce that we have here, the quality of our infrastructure, the and rail connections, the road and rail connections, the road and ra

development on internal combustion engines last week, tata announced a £4 billion invest for jaguar land rover the way the world is moving and we want to be at the forefront of that technology. clearly we need to do more in terms of rolling out the infrastructure. there's a lot of investment waiting in new charging points to come on stream . we have to make sure we stream. we have to make sure we remove barriers, planning remove the barriers, planning barriers, regulatory barriers to stop happening. minister stop that happening. minister a final answer, please. >> if you could be brief just on this issue has been raised this issue that has been raised by federation by the federation of small businesses today , 100,000 small businesses today, 100,000 small businesses risk from rising businesses at risk from rising energy costs. you've done things for people in the home. are you doing enough for businesses because that an because that seems an extraordinary number people extraordinary number of people that might go under because they can't bills . can't pay their bills. >> well, clearly that's o

jaguar land rover—owner — tata — has confirmed plans to build its flagship electric car battery factorythe new plant in somerset is expected to create 4,000 uk jobs and thousands more in the wider supply chain. nhs data shows children in some parts of england are waiting up to 18 months for nhs dental work if they need a general anaesthetic. the department of health says work is already underway to improve access to nhs dentistry. imean, at i mean, at the heart of this many people saying our health inequalities it�*s not about being judgmental, but being compassionate and understanding and recognising the struggles many parents are facing to stop and the hidden sugars, that none of us know, none of us realise the amount of sugar in wholemeal, yoghurt, notjust the fruitjuice and coca—cola, it is the catch up on healthy yoghurt, all that. i told you, the 83% of secondary teachers according to the british dental association have had to hand out toothbrushes and toothpaste, 40% said this leads to students being socially excluded, 25% say children miss school because of poor oral hygiene, ne

tata motors, owner of jaguar, land rover , has pledged a whopping £4 rover, has pledged a whopping £4 somerset, expected to create 4000 jobs. and while electric cars are praised for their zero exhaust emissions, they overall environmental impact is still very much under scrutiny . well, joining me now scrutiny. well, joining me now is motoring journalist, a legend, quentin wilson , and legend, quentin wilson, and journalist and author of not zero, ros clarke. let's start with you, quentin. so we're constantly nudged towards getting electric vehicles, but the fact of the matter is there's not a great deal of enthusiasm. it would seem. and the inquiries are 66% down into them . just how green are them. just how green are electric cars anyway ? electric cars anyway? >> well, i think just need to understand that the best selling car in the world, not just an electric car , is a tesla model electric car, is a tesla model y . so there is huge demand out there when we're talking about green. >> look , the amount of critical >> look, the amount of critical minerals you need to produce for a b

>> because the land rover, jaguar of course, have unveiled their factory with tata down in their factorysomerset , the south—west in somerset, which is a bit of a way away from teesside , well, it's still from teesside, well, it's still very early stage , so we're very early stage, so we're currently in a fundraising round at the moment. >> the plan then is to do 14 months of design followed by 28 months of design followed by 28 months of design followed by 28 months of construction. so our refinery won't actually be producing lithium chemicals until 2027. we know that the demand is going to outstrip supply significantly . so by 2027 supply significantly. so by 2027 we think there'll be a very good customer base of people who want to buy our materials until then, we're all about solving problems . what we're announcing today is that we've achieved planning permission our site in permission for our site in teesside and that's just teesside right? and that's just one step the journey to one step on the journey to getting that point where getting to that point where we'll able to raw we'll