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we can join close both the blast furnaces at port talbot.rt talbot. we can join lucy who close both the blast furnaces at port talbot. we canjoin lucy who is there for us. thank you, today there is a lot of meetings and a lot going on. the first thing we are expecting is probably one of the most emotionally charged events of the day. the managing director of tata steel is due to meet workers here. that is ahead of the official announcement which we are expecting at 1130 this morning, where we believe they will confirm that up to 3000 jobs will go across the uk, mostly here at the port talbot site. joining me now is the local mp, stephen kinnock. how are people feeling this morning? people are feeling very, very concerned and also very disappointed. we know that the multi—unions have put a plan on the table which was a compelling plan that would enable us to keep one of the blast furnaces open whilst building an electric furnace which would have given us a bridge to the future we want to have rather than this cliff edge which is going to pote

in port talbot.es in port talbot. and you are talking about _ arrives in port talbot. and you are talking about the _ arrives in port talbot. and you are talking about the various - talking about the various consultations that now start, giving us an idea of the timeline. what is being said about any sort of help or support for the communities? there is a fund, support for the communities? there is a fund. a — support for the communities? there is a fund, a transition _ support for the communities? there is a fund, a transition fund - is a fund, a transition fund established by the uk government and tata to prepare the ground for when job losses are eventually announced. they may not be up to spend that fast enough, to be honest with you, because of the speed and severity of the job losses that will hit here in the job losses that will hit here in the coming months. tata has also pledged £130 million to redundancy payments that are responding over the course of the period where it is laying people of

this in port talbot in tata. this in port talbot in wales . we are expecting the wales. we are expecting the official announcement at about 11:00 this morning. so we will be across that all morning. we're also talking to stephen kinnock aren't we. who's the local mp in port talbot. and we're going to be speaking to him about that in the next few minutes. as well. >> first, piers, led by a >> but first, piers, led by a former labour attorney general, have outlined plans that could threaten to delay rishi sunak's rwanda policy. yes, it seeks to halt the treaty until the government can that the government can show that the country for asylum country is safe for asylum seekers. now all this comes as the home office has admitted to losing 6000 asylum seekers. well, joining now is our well, joining us now is our political correspondent , olivia political correspondent, olivia utley. olivia rishi sunak, he's already seems to be pitting himself against the peers in the house of lords. and now they are threatening to throw a right spannerin threatening to throw a right spanner in

. operations, exactly like we would in port talbot-— port talbot.rt talbot. they said they were losing £1 million _ port talbot. they said they were losing £1 million a _ port talbot. they said they were losing £1 million a day, - port talbot. they said they were losing £1 million a day, that's i port talbot. they said they were | losing £1 million a day, that's not sustainable, is it? i losing £1 million a day, that's not sustainable, is it?— sustainable, is it? i think with £1 million a day. — sustainable, is it? i think with £1 million a day, to _ sustainable, is it? i think with £1 million a day, to be _ sustainable, is it? i think with £1 million a day, to be honest, - sustainable, is it? i think with £1| million a day, to be honest, they quoted that for a long time now and one thing we would call on the government and the labour government is to look at their losses, is it really that bad? because people who have worked there... that they've got steaks in, so i think a lot of people believe that they've all shored things for profit. the prime

hywel griffith, bbc news, port talbot.a university's school of management. gareth, thank you forjoining us. a really difficult time, isn't it, for the 3000 or so staff who will be affected by this? as we said, expected to be officially announced tomorrow. but there is an economic reality too. we will come onto that decarbonisation in a second, but the company say it is losing £1 million a day on its uk operations. something had to change, didn't it coachella thank you, ben. i something had to change, didn't it coachella thank you, ben.- coachella thank you, ben. i think this is been _ coachella thank you, ben. i think this is been a _ coachella thank you, ben. i think this is been a long-standing - this is been a long—standing challenge notjust this is been a long—standing challenge not just for this is been a long—standing challenge notjust for this site but the industry as a whole since the 2016 steel crisis which showed a lot of... it really is a dark day for port talbot and the communities, the individual workers, the

in port talbot.sibly to be confirmed. hartlepool shotton, wolverhampton , corby. we're not wolverhampton, corby. we're not yet sure, but to get more on this i'm joined now here on gb news . with peter hughes. peter news. with peter hughes. peter is the leader of the welsh branch of the unite union. peter a sad day, a very sad day . a sad day, a very sad day. >> it's a sad day for the steel industry and it's a sad day for wales. like you said, this plant's been producing steel for over years. it's the over 100 years. it's the lifeblood community over 100 years. it's the lifebloc here. community over 100 years. it's the lifeblochere. and ommunity over 100 years. it's the lifebloc here. and om makey over 100 years. it's the lifebloc here. and om make 2500 around here. and to make 2500 people redundant from here, it's devastated. >> what's actually at stake here is the blast furnaces behind us are being shut down because because they emit lots of carbon , we're moving away from the creation of virgin ste

for those workers there _ port talbot site. for those workers there it _ port talbot site.astating news. tata steel— there it is devastating news. tata steel pulling out temporarily, dosing — steel pulling out temporarily, closing these two blast furnaces, will really — closing these two blast furnaces, will really make a huge impact on the community, even though the plant will continue there, it is not a complete _ will continue there, it is not a complete withdrawal, but it is going to be a _ complete withdrawal, but it is going to be a lot _ complete withdrawal, but it is going to be a lot more limited, the activity. _ to be a lot more limited, the activity, at that site. just 70 miies— activity, at that site. just 70 miles up— activity, at that site. just 70 miles up the m4 from where i am now in bristol, _ miles up the m4 from where i am now in bristol, the furnaces are a landmark— in bristol, the furnaces are a landmark and also the really to support— landmark and also the really to support the local economy. most of the jobs _ support the local economy. most of the j

the unions plan _ in port talbot will close. the unions plan was _ in port talbot will close.rejected, you say, so do we know any more details as to why? so do we know any more details as to wh ? ., ., �* ~ ., so do we know any more details as to wh? ., «a, .,, why? no, we don't know the details ofthe why? no, we don't know the details of the meeting _ why? no, we don't know the details of the meeting and _ why? no, we don't know the details of the meeting and we _ why? no, we don't know the details of the meeting and we will- why? no, we don't know the details of the meeting and we will not - why? no, we don't know the details of the meeting and we will not be i of the meeting and we will not be told because the unions are very clear, they want to speak to their members before they communicate into much detail with the media. tata steel will make their own announcement tomorrow morning and the detail will be in that and there have been last—minute changes from tata steel in the past and it was expected to come out with this information last november but instead decided to loo

0f and we have any reaction from people in port talbot? of course, huge worry, i am in port talbot?am guessing, in port talbot? of course, huge worry, i am guessing, 3000 jobs? in port talbot? of course, huge worry, iam guessing, 3000 jobs? we worry, i am guessing, 3000 “obs? we don't worry, lam guessing, 3000 jobs? - don't have any reaction as yet, because the announcement has not been made. however, outside the union meeting today, i did speak to the national officer of the gmb. 0bviously the national officer of the gmb. obviously the unions want to tell their members before they can officially say that any of this is going on, but my understanding is that tata will push ahead with its plans and this is what gmb's national officer had to say. fiur national officer had to say. our exerts national officer had to say. our exnerts has — national officer had to say. our experts has been _ national officer had to say. our experts has been a _ national officer had to say. our experts has been a long time talking to tate _ experts has been a long time talking to tata steel, they know the d

.— arrive in port talbot.u very much _ arrive in port talbot. thank you very much indeed. _ arrive in port talbot. thank you | very much indeed. presumably, arrive in port talbot. thank you - very much indeed. presumably, the fallout from this will be analysed now. what is your expectation as to where it goes in terms of steel production in the uk in the short term? ., , ., , ., production in the uk in the short term? ., , ., , , term? the union shall try to push back and say _ term? the union shall try to push back and say there _ term? the union shall try to push back and say there priority - term? the union shall try to push back and say there priority are - term? the union shall try to push| back and say there priority are the existing workers at port talbot. there is a pressure for tata to adapt to an emission free future, to invest more in green steel. this country hasn't quite adapted compared to european counterparts to a green steel future. we have a guestjoining us now from the climate intelligence u

hywel griffith, bbc news, port talbot. biggest military exercise since the cold war next week. around 90,000 troops will take part from more than 30 countries. the operation follows a major overhaul of nato�*s defence plans prompted by russia�*s invasion of ukraine. the exercise, named steadfast defender, will run all the way through to may. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let�*s look at some other stories making news. the independent office for police conduct is to investigate whether there were "missed opportunities" to check on a toddler and his father before they died. bronson battersby is thought to have starved to death in a house in skegness after his father kenneth — had a heart attack. a man has been arrested as part of an investigation into the alleged escape of daniel khalife from wandsworth prison last september. the 24—year—old was arrested on wednesday morning on suspicion of assisting an offender. police said the man is not a member of staff at the prison. thousands of public sector wor

a new freeport has been promised for port talbot. there are plans for a jet fuel plant.now demand will rise. they are not aligning in terms of the timing, so some of these are not going to be implemented for three, five, ten years' time, but people are losing theirjobs today, so where do they go? where do they work? tata's expected to make its formal announcement tomorrow. many here already know they'll need to retrain and seek work elsewhere. for them, a greenerfuture is also an uncertain one. hywel griffith, bbc news, port talbot. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. indian officials say at least 15 people, including 13 children and teachers, are thought to have drowned in a boat accident in western india. the group were travelling to a picnic organised by their school, when the vessel ferrying them across harni lake capsized. gujarat officials say more than ten children have been rescued and taken to hospital. thousands of men have queued in northern india during a recruitment drive to send workers to israel. the on—going war in gaza has led to a

the bbc understands tata steel is to push ahead with plans to close both blast furnaces at its port talbot works in south wales. the move is expected to lead to the loss of up to 3,000 jobs. pakistan carries out strikes on what it calls �*terrorist hideouts' in iran's border province — two days after iranian attacks on pakistan. nurses teachers and civil servants are among tens of thousands walking out over pay in northern ireland's largest ever strike. rishi sunak urges the house of lords to �*do the right thing' and back his rwanda migrant legislation, after it passed its third reading in the commons. the prince of wales has visited his wife in hospital where she is recuperating after abdominal surgery. and queen camilla has given this update on king charles. haw surgery. and queen camilla has given this update on king charles.— this update on king charles. how is his majesty? _ this update on king charles. how is his majesty? he — this update on king charles. how is his majesty? he his _ this update on king charles. how is his majesty? he his fine, _ this update on king charles. how is

hywel griffith, bbc news, port talbot. pakistan. state television says nine people were killed. it comes two days after iran ordered its own strikes across the border, which are thought to have killed two children and focused world attention on the troubled frontier region between the two countries known as balochistan. militant groups on both sides are thought to be based there in the mountains — an area also rife with crossborder drug trafficking. both sides claim they've been targetting militants in their recent strikes, resulting in an increasingly strained relationship, between the two countries. in a moment we ll hear from the bbc�*s, farhatjaved, who's in balochistan. but first, caroline davies has the latest, from the pakistani capital, islamabad. rubble and dust. the aftermath of today's strike by pakistan in iran. nine killed, say iran's state media — children and women among them. pakistan says this was about national security. pakistan undertook a series of highly coordinated, and specifically targeted, precisi

it'll close two coal—fired blast furnaces at port talbot. look at the impact on the community, the environment and the economy. also tonight, a fresh charge of involuntary manslaughter against the actor alec baldwin over a fatal film set shooting in 2021. in south africa, cash—carrying security vans are being targeted in brazen heists, in the country's spiralling cases of violent crime. could this high—powered laser weapon provide aerial defence much more cheaply in the future? japan becomes the fifth country to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon. and the cold snap comes to an end this week as storm isha sweeps in. it's going to bring strong winds for all of us and some disruption. i will have details on which areas are likely to be worst affected. 0n newsnight at 10.30 — in grangemouth, an oil refinery, in port talbot, a steel plant — hundreds ofjobs in the old industries lost. but is there a just transition for workers as we move to a green future? good evening. tata steel's decision to close two blast furnaces at its steelworks in

very, very sad port talbot sad situation. port talbot today.up being lost of jobs, up to 3000 being lost for generations of steel production and our man liam halligan has been on the ground. he spoke to union people. he's spoken to workers, spoken to locals. and there's huge, huge locals. and there's a huge, huge feeling the british steel feeling that the british steel industry, has industry, what's left of it, has been surrendered been absolutely surrendered on the of net zero. we'll the altar of net zero. we'll still have to import steel from china. we can use an arc furnace. it's not as good as virgin steel. and basically port talbot has been outmoded because of punitive net zero policies and policies which net zero keir starmer is fully on board with. here is a labour ran country, a labour ran constituency where we're losing manufacturing jobs. the working class has once again thrown to the dogs and there's no way out of it because we're enslave to green policies. well, no , i think first of all, we no, i think first of all, we have to take

we us from port talbot. knew this was coming. it has on we knew this was coming.cards for quite awhile. we knew it was losing on its uk operations. none of that will be an consolation for the thousands of people and families affected today. absolutely and it is hard, really, to take on the scale of this announcement because while it is almost 3000 jobs for tata steel employees, the knock—on impact for the community of port talbot could be seismic. there are so many contractors, cafe is depend on money flowing out of the steelworks as well so it is a body blow, really, for the community here. the workers taking on the news from the past hour or so but they know now that those two coal—fired blast furnaces which make liquid iron virgin and steel will be shutdown at the end of this year. all employment which results from that will go. and there are questions about how long it will bring into —— take to bring in the new furnace. they have said it will not be until 2027 but far fewer workers will be required and far less money flowing out of the steelworks into the loc

tata steel, the bbc understands, as it pushes ahead with plans to shut down the blast furnaces at port talbot. frustration, disappointment is probably the biggest word. disbelief. it'sjust been... handled absolutely appallingly in my opinion. also coming up: are pre—election handouts ahead? taxes in his march budget. when i look around the world to america and asia, when i look around the world to america iwith sia, when i look around the world to america iwith lower when i look around the world to america i with lower taxes countries with lower taxes have more dynamic, faster growing economies. that's and a sweet business that ran out ofjuice. we look at the rise and fall of the original indian steel giant tata is expected to confirm up to 3,000 jobs will be cut from its british operations. the bbc understands tata is to go ahead with plans to shut down both blast furnaces at its port talbot site in south wales — which is the uk's biggest steel plant. the company is intending to replace the furnaces with an electric version which is more environmentally—friendly but needs fewer workers. forg

there are no immediate options in the port talbot or south wales area.und many otherjobs in terms of suppliers, shops and cafe is in town. i was at one cathy earlier on he said after 13 years more than likely they will have to close their doors in a few months as well. this has brought real anxiety to a community which was brought up alongside the steel community and whilst there is talk of a freeport coming here, maybe a jet aviation plan in the future there is nowhere immediately for workers to go. to a fascinating story. tiara immediately for workers to go. to a fascinating story.— immediately for workers to go. to a fascinating story. two madonna fans are suina fascinating story. two madonna fans are suing the _ fascinating story. two madonna fans are suing the singer— fascinating story. two madonna fans are suing the singer for— fascinating story. two madonna fans are suing the singer for being i fascinating story. two madonna fans are suing the singer for being late i are suing the singer for being late by more than two hours last month according t

put simply, without the steelworks, there is very little left in port talbot.ut transforming it, making it greener but with a far smaller workforce. these highly skilled workers doubt necessarily have somewhere else to go. scunthorpe, that platt is moving towards an electric arc furnace. there are now directly comparable jobs to be had. there are plans to transform the port, lots of talk about greenerjobs in the future but nothing immediate to step into. this will be hugely worrying particularly to younger workers who may be in the first decade or two of work, have mortgages and families to worry about and already feeling the cost of living crisis. many had been feeling this use but it seemed that is a plan that tata steel will push ahead with. if there is any new is, we will bring your right up—to—date with them here on bbc news. there is pretty more to come on bbc news throughout the afternoon. it has been a busy afternoon, i would like to share these pictures with you. they are of a couple of fairly adorable baby pandas. these are from the china conservation

let's go to wales now and our correspondence who is in port talbot.to be decommissioned by the end of the year, so between those two comedy coking plant which supplies it, the port which brings in the raw ingredients, subsidiary sites all around it, we are talking about thousands of posts being lost here. now, tata steel says they will make every effort to stick with voluntary redundancies and avoid compulsory ones, but if you look at the sheer manpower involved, it seems very, very hard to see had that could be achieved. so lots of workers now as these beta details come through will be making those calculations that they think they will be involved, do they think they will be involved, do they think they will be involved, do they think there is anyway of them hanging on or maybe transitioning to something else within the site. but while steel—making will continue here in the future, the arc furnace, they says, they don't believe we'll be ready until 2027, so there will be ready until 2027, so there will be an interim period of a couple of years where

port talbot has two blast furnaces.y one other site has a blast furnace and that is due to close, too. the three blast furnaces used to make steel in the u.k. are now set to close. the plan is to move to a greener sort of generation of steel that uses electricity rather than traditional: gas that is -- traditional coal and gas that is hugely polluting and emits carbon emissions. but it speaks to the wider decline of steelmaking in the u.k. back in 1971 there was 25 million tons of steel made in the u.k. that is fallen to about 6 million. the u.k. is increasingly lion on imports of steel from elsewhere, used of course in industry particularly car making. what tata says is this new generation of greener furnaces powered by lectures he will help it fabricate new types of steel that are used in industry, particular when it comes to rolled steel that is used in car manufauring. but the big question of course that will hang over this decision is what future for those jobs. 75% of the workforce at tata could be out of work as

the steel plants left the only two steel plants left in uk , port talbot and in the uk, port talbot ande scunthorpe. one owned by the chinese the other owned by chinese and the other owned by india. steel can the india. tata steel can the secretary of state fence not see what is happening? and jim says you are wrong. electric arc furnaces can be fed with iron or treated with gas, but we don't have our own gas. the alternative, as this alternative has lowest 1% costs in the . has lowest 1% costs in the. world as the israel—hamas war gnnds world as the israel—hamas war grinds on with geopolitical developments taking place across the region from pakistan to the red sea, it's easy sometimes to allow the reason why the israeli defence forces entered the gaza strip to begin with. on the seventh, after the 7th of october massacres to pass from immediate political conversation as south africa takes its ridiculous claims of genocide , ridiculous claims of genocide, the international criminal court , family squabbles, international community doesn't seem to be focusing on the nihilistic death cul

hywel griffith, bbc news, port talbot.n to launch a deadly missile attack into iran — two days after similar iranian air strikes on pakistani soil. pakistan claims its strikes hit what it called "terrorist hideouts". iran state tv says that three women and four children were killed in the attacks. earlier this week, iran struck within the province of balochistan. the two countries have long accused each other of having militant groups along the frontier. 0ur pakistan correspondent, caroline davies, reports. rubble and dust. the aftermath of today's strike by pakistan in iran. nine killed, say iran's state media — children and women among them. pakistan says this was about national security. pakistan undertook a series of highly coordinated, and specifically targeted, precision military strikes against terrorist hideouts in sistan and balochistan province of iran. this action is a manifestation of pakistan's unflinching resolve to protect and defend its national security against all threats. most are seeing pakistan's attac

you industry in port talbot.sceptical of . those who are sceptical of. these theories of man made global warming on the bbc. for them, it an explicit article them, it is an explicit article of they the of religion. they say the science settled. there can be science is settled. there can be no about it. therefore no argument about it. therefore you won't hear any. and that no argument about it. therefore you woto hear any. and that no argument about it. therefore you woto mear any. and that no argument about it. therefore you woto me toany. and that no argument about it. therefore you woto me to be and that no argument about it. therefore you woto me to be completely seems to me to be completely wrong . overwhelmingly, bbc wrong. overwhelmingly, bbc presenters and contributors were anti—brexit for example, and it was quite clear from the subliminal , was quite clear from the subliminal, uh, bias which existed in the coverage of brexit on the bbc and not just the bbc. i'm not singling them out . all the other major

forged by over a century of steel making, port talbot is a place dominated by one industry.rawls over three miles. at its heart, two coal—fired blast furnaces, which produce liquid iron. both will be switched off — replaced eventually by one new electric furnace, which recycles scrap steel. it's a cleaner, greener way to make metal, that needs far fewer workers. sean fears his part of the plant will close. a lot of anger, frustration. disappointment is probably the biggest word. and disbelief. it's just been handled absolutely appallingly, in my opinion. but the news is out now, so we've just got to deal with it. britain's second biggest steelworks, in scunthorpe, is also going electric. it may mean the uk will no longer produce its own so—called "virgin steel" from scratch. steel's important because it has a place in all our lives. from construction to cars, from coins to tin cans, it all starts here. but it's an industry with a pollution problem. this site in port talbot is one of the uk's biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, responsible for 2% of the uk's carbon emission

they'll be across the uk , but most of them will be at port talbot. so that's, uh , port talbot.t's, uh, probably more than half of the workforce that's in, uh, under threat at the moment. and the british government is, is trying to come up with half £1 billion to come up with half £1 billion to work with, uh, tata to transform there. but we've already lost 4/5 of the jobs that at port talbot over the course of the last half century. uh, and, and there's a limit to what you can do to, to slow or to or to stop those sorts of changes when it's such massive technological change that we're looking at. uh, and this is in essence, no different from when coal mining communities lost their source of, of, of, uh, work or indeed any of the other industrial , work or indeed any of the other industrial, uh, industries that we've seen over time have moved as britain has moved , broadly as britain has moved, broadly speaking, away from being the industrial heartland of the world, from the industrial revolution onwards, towards much more of a service economy where manufacturing is certainly imp

hywel griffith there at port talbot. - griffith there at port talbot.r—old bronson battersby has told the bbc she doesn't blame social services for his death. the toddler, who was found in a flat in skegness last week, is believed to have starved to death after his dad kenneth suffered a fatal heart attack. melanie battersby, who's 37, says she believes social services and the police did what they could "within the powers they had." she's been speaking exclusively to our midlands correspondent navtej johal. bronson! come on, then. every time i saw him, you know, were happy, he were smiley, he were... he learned to walk. he were learning to speak. he were just a really beautiful, sweet—natured little boy. my dad was a character. he were born to be wild. he was funny, hilarious sometimes. he were stubborn. he really, really loved his children. and i know how proud he were of every single one of us. he absolutely doted on him. you know, he never complained. i think he loved doing what he were doing for him. seeing him with him, it were really, really heart

these -- >> these 2800 workers were in port talbot.t are you saying to them and others to keep up with the changing economy in the u.k. and indeed the world, what slls should be all be getting to keep up with an ai world? >> it really depends on where you are physically, where you want to stay, and also depends on how long it will take you. i am not saying they should become computer scientists from one day to the next. that would take fever. instead, where do we not have enough workers in the u.k.? there are so many areas great gaps. truck drivers, for instance, carers. it is virtually every sector has gaps in employment. it is about matching the gaps in employment with the workers and with what their skills are. >> ok. a business and tech consultant, thank you for joining us here on bbc news. the community union which represent workers at the tata steel works port talbot had described the plan to cut the jobs as devastating for the industry here in the u.k.. around the world and across the u.k., this is bbc news. let's take a look at

so you're going to have a lot of steel making families port talbot making families in port talbot losingighly skilled workers, steel making . we've still got steel making. we've still got 30,000 steel making jobs in the uk, many more in the supply chain . they're generally well chain. they're generally well paid jobs . martin. in parts of paid jobs. martin. in parts of the country, like south wales, like the midlands, like the nonh like the midlands, like the north east, which need those highly paid jobs. so it's no wonder the trade unions are kicking up a fuss. and quite frankly, i think the government should should have showed a bit more sensitivity on this and gone more slowly because gone a bit more slowly because the green benefits from this aren't nearly what they're cracked up to be. given that we're going to be relying on lots of imported steel and steel that's imported in diesel powered freight ships from the other side of the world. going through the red sea and the suez canal. through the red sea and the suez canal . pretty difficult. that canal. pretty difficult. that part of

i'm sure we'll talk again as more details emerge about what happens at the site in port talbot.decide the entire future of an industry. back to 2008 and the financial crisis that set this decline of the steel industry, we have let that decline continued and every politician since then has talked a good game about protecting the steel industry, protecting the workers, but what we have seen is essentially carving off of the sector by two firms really deciding the future. the companies have been given close to £1 billion if you look at tate given close to £1 billion if you look at tata steel and british steel, but it doesn't look like a good deal to me if it can stop the job losses. good deal to me if it can stop the job losses-— job losses. what does it tell us about the _ job losses. what does it tell us about the government - job losses. what does it tell us| about the government strategy, job losses. what does it tell us - about the government strategy, about what the uk should be doing as far as industry is concerned? we hear speeches from all sorts of politicians about it bei

that's not why we're shutting down port talbot. ts life. and another one of the, uh, smelters there is, uh, needs to be replaced so that we can meet our commitments under climate change. but the real primary reason we're shutting it down is because the government has decided it doesn't want to go supporting that tata steel go on supporting that tata steel to invest in steel in this country, which it's been doing for the last 20 or 30 years. >> so i think to me that sounds like a very bad idea, but let's see what, uh, donald nana i'm not sure what you think's a bad idea. >> well , well, no, i idea. >> well, well, no, i think it's a bad idea having to rely on foreign providers to make. >> really? i agree with it. yes that's that's what i'm saying. that's what a bad ideas. i'm just telling you. you said you're sure. you're not sure. >> produce the >> clean. let's produce the clean green steel that we know how do that the markets in how to do that the markets in the future are going to want. >> going take >> we're not going to take old

tata steel says they will close the remaining port talbot blast furnaces at the steelworks with potential loss of up to 3000 jobs. news coming to us from bbc sources, ratherthan jobs. news coming to us from bbc sources, rather than confirmed by tata steel themselves. the unfolding issues around attacks on cargo ships by houthi rebels from yemen, warning from the world trade organization that it could affect developing countries the hardest. today the us has launched a fourth round of air strikes against the rebels, the us military said it targeted missiles that could be intended for attacks on ships. as this diverted away from the red sea to longer and more costly routes that avoid the area, supply chains have been disrupted and economists have warned it could add to inflation. the world trade organization's director—general has been speaking to our economics editor at the world economic forum in switzerland. obviously people are concerned about the fluidity of trade given these big geopolitical challenges and the physical blockages we are seeing in the red sea, what is the situation? fir

lucy is in port talbot now. morning to you. can you take us throth morning to you.lf, is devastated. uncertain — including myself, is devastated. uncertain times at this present moment. — uncertain times at this present moment, very angry. tata uncertain times at this present moment, very angry. tata steel says it is losini moment, very angry. tata steel says it is losing £1— moment, very angry. tata steel says it is losing £1 million _ moment, very angry. tata steel says it is losing £1 million a _ moment, very angry. tata steel says it is losing £1 million a day _ moment, very angry. tata steel says it is losing £1 million a day and - moment, very angry. tata steel says it is losing £1 million a day and is - it is losing £1 million a day and is looking to moving towards a greener way of working. how do you tally that with the need for people to have jobs that with the need for people to havejobs here? i that with the need for people to have jobs here?— that with the need for people to have jobs here? have 'obs here? i am uncertain of the have jobs here? i am uncer

steel — the bbc understands — as it pushes ahead with plans to shut down the blast furnaces at port talbotllo. i'm lukwesa burak. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says he has told the united states he opposes the establishment of a palestinian state once the conflict in gaza comes to an end. in a news conference, mr netanyahu said israel must have security control of all territory west of the riverjordan, which would include the territory of any future palestinian state. there's been a critical response from washington — a us state department spokesman said there was no way to ensure israel's long—term security without a two—state solution. many nations, including the us, have long called for a two—state solution, in which a future palestinian state would sit side—by—side with an israeli one. mr netanyahu, however, has spent much of his political career opposing palestinian statehood. let's have a listen to what he told thursday's news conference. trans: in any arrangement in the foreseeable future, with a settlement or without a settlement, israel needs security control ove

hywel griffith, bbc news, port talbot.rom tata, i am joined by karina robinson, a business consultant and ceo of redcliffe advisory, who looks at how technology has changed the way we work. welcome to the programme. when you look at what happens in the last day, this announcement from tata, do you thinkjob losses were inevitable? i you thinkjob losses were inevitable?— you thinkjob losses were inevitable? ., , inevitable? i fear they were inevitable. _ inevitable? i fear they were inevitable. we _ inevitable? i fear they were inevitable. we keep - inevitable? i fear they were inevitable. we keep on - inevitable? i fear they were - inevitable. we keep on throwing inevitable? i fear they were _ inevitable. we keep on throwing good money after bad money, and it is just, in the end we won't be able to save these jobs. the just, in the end we won't be able to save thesejobs. the uk just, in the end we won't be able to save these jobs. the uk will become a manufacturing hub again. ithink save these jobs. the uk will become a man

live now to port talbot and our business correspondent, huw thomas.ews. plenty of shock both at the _ devastating news. plenty of shock both at the scale _ devastating news. plenty of shock both at the scale of— devastating news. plenty of shock both at the scale of the _ devastating news. plenty of shock both at the scale of the job - devastating news. plenty of shock both at the scale of the job cuts . both at the scale of the job cuts but also the speed with which they will be implemented. because we expect both blast furnaces behind me to shut by the end of the year around two and half thousand jobs going into a half months as the heavy and winds down. the union says they will fight these proposals and locally there�*s a lot of pushback against them from politicians as well who say there is still time for tata steel to change its mind. yet, it has had a long time to formulate these plans, certainly today saying they looked at all other options and this is the best option for them to cut their losses in with the prospect of greener steel—making com

uh, look, we were just talking at the start of the programme about port talbot. who got in talbot. who got in touch that one? and touch about that one? um, and we. bring in your views we. i'll bring in your views before the end the programme, we. i'll bring in your views befcforthe end the programme, we. i'll bring in your views befcfor now,nd the programme, we. i'll bring in your views befcfor now, we've:he programme, we. i'll bring in your views befcfor now, we've justrogramme, we. i'll bring in your views befcfor now, we've just been �*nme, but for now, we've just been talking the fact that talking about the fact that we're not really very self reliant. in any matters reliant. are we, in any matters at moment? how concerning is at the moment? how concerning is that? well, you listen to one that? well, if you listen to one of the officials nato, he's of the officials in nato, he's been saying that we start been saying that we should start preparing all out preparing basically for all out war in the next 20 war with russia in the next 20 years. basically saying years. he's basical

but that's not helping the port talbot now the people of port talbot now who are losing jobs is who aredisagree because disagree with suzanne, because actually, do actually, i think this is to do with not standing up to with rishi not standing up to tata, actually tata, the company that actually are saying that they're going to, you know, these to, you know, use these electrode devices at port talbot. actually they're talbot. but actually they're going to still be fossil going to still be using fossil fuels india, then they're fuels in india, and then they're going that made going to be shipping that made back which nothing going to be shipping that made ba do which nothing going to be shipping that made ba do with which nothing going to be shipping that made ba do with green nthh nothing going to be shipping that made ba do with green anything.)thing to do with green anything. i mean, i think has the tory party learned nothing from closures of mines, for example? you know, i'm from yorkshire. i know very well i was born 80s. well i was born in the 80s. i know how impacted know very wel

something that really does annoy me hugely. 3000 jobs are to go at tata steel in port talbot.place where i broadcast from with gb news. it's all because guess what folks , we're because guess what folks, we're going green. so we didn't. because guess what folks, we're going green. so we didn't . as going green. so we didn't. as a country, we will cease to be producers in britain of primary steel. i believe it to be total and utter madness radio. >> the first ever farage at large we did was in port talbot in south wales, and i talked there about steel that actually keep blast furnaces going was inconsistent with our net zero targets and therefore what we were doing was happy to see the steel industry closed down, moved to india and china for steel to produced under lower environmental standards than the product shipped back. and i, i feel furious when i learned the news today that 3000 jobs are to go in south wales at port talbot , as the blast furnaces are to close. is this not strategic madness for a country? well, i'm joined by roy fishwick, managing director of cleveland st

understand that india owned tata steel is to push ahead with plans to close both blast furnaces at its port talbot works in south wales. it is expected to lead to the loss of over 3000 jobs. pakistan carries out strikes and what it called terrorist hideouts in iran's border province days after iranian attacks. nurses, teachers and civil servants are among tens of thousands walking out over pay in northern ireland's biggest ever strike. british prime minister rishi sunak urges the house of lords to do the right thing and back his rwandan migrant legislation after it passed its third reading in the house of commons. time for a look at the business news now. we start with the unfolding crisis in the red sea and concerns that the continued attacks on cargo ships by yemen's houthi rebels will affect developing countries the hardest. that's the warning from the world trade organization. today the us has launched a fourth round of airstrikes against the rebels — the us military said it targeted missiles that could be intended for attacks on ships. as vessels divert to longer and more costly routes that a

tata steel is to push ahead with plans to close both blast furnaces at port talbot works in south walesthe loss of up to 3000 jobs. rishi sunak urges the house of lords to �*do the right thing' and back his rwanda migrant legislation, after it passed its third reading in the commons. nurses, teachers and civil servants are among tens of thousands walking out over pay — in northern ireland's biggest strike yet. initial�*s forces are continuing their assault on khan younis in the south and with fierce fighting happening close to the largest hospital in the territory. let's show you these pictures come in the ladies coming to us from rafah. smoke rising in the distance after all large explosion. here you can see destruction in gaza city's neighbourhood. that is one of the key battlegrounds in the territory. the health ministry and hamas run gaza city 24,620 palestinians have been killed and 61,830 wounded in israeli strikes on gaza since the 7th of october. it comes as qatar says a consignment of medicines for israeli hostages held by hamas and humanitarian aid for palestinians has now ent

theirjobs after tata steel confirmed plans to close a coal fired blast furnaces at its steelworks in port talbotbs will go across the uk, but mainly in wales. one union says the plans will be devastating for the town. there's not many people, they're not connected to it. you get people just the worry of losing theirjobs or not being able to fend for their family, losing the houses, losing everything. the company says it will install an electric arc furnace which produces less carbon dioxide, but this needs fewer staff. it could cut uk emissions by 1.5%, but critics say it will mean bringing steel from more polluting countries. the government's going to help pay for the new furnace. rishi sunak says the alternative was closing everything. there's loads more on this story on the bbc news website. some other stories now stealing cats and dogs is set to become a crime in england and northern ireland. plans to create an offence of pet abduction have had initial approval from mps. it would mean anyone convicted could face a fine up to five years in prison. this is exciting — japan has landed on the mo

here's david rees, a member of the welsh parliament for aberavon — where port talbot is located.the 2,800, it's the supply chain, the contractors and even small businesses that suffer as a consequence of the decision. we're talking about many more thousands than tata steel directly employs and the question is how we transition from the carbon intensive steel production to a less carbon intensive and more green steel production and that is what politicians should look at, how we do the transition with minimal damage to the economy and workforce. shouldn't those things have been worked out before now, before the redundancies were announced? that investment would have put conditions on it and would have ensured a transition would be smooth and not the cliff edge we see now? but was there no contingency organised by yourself, by the labour party there in wales? what if tata steel suddenly announces redundancies and speeds up the process? there must have been a plan? the unfortunate thing is the main levers available are from the uk government, the welsh government has minimal resourc

tata steel has defended its decision to cut thousands ofjobs at its port talbot site in south wales, �*phased transition�* to greener steel production. the changes will see the loss of 2,800 jobs. live now to david rees, who is a member of the welsh parliament for aberavon where port talbot is located. thank you very much for coming on the programme. this is a dreadful weekend for everyone involved, 2800 potential redundancies on the horizon but how much blame should relay at the door of politicians? i think the first thing we must remember is the challenges facing those workers and it�*s notjust the 2800, it's the those workers and it�*s notjust the 2800, it�*s the supply chain, the contractors and even small businesses that suffer as a consequence of the decision. were talking about many more thousands than tata steel directly employs and the question is how we transition from the carbon intensive steel production to a less carbon intensive and more green steel production and that is what politicians should look at, how we did the transition with minimal damage to the economy and w