here in scunthorpe they have be making irony and steel for more than 150 years.obs across the business, but this plant supports another 20,000 jobs in the wider supply chain. the company is believed to have paid between £50 million and £70 million for the business and over the next decade it plans to invest a huge £1.2 billion but in the short term it will streamline the business. there will be 400 redundancies. it was back in may of course that british steel was put into compulsory liquidation. since then it has been bankrolled by the government, but workers are of course there are relieved that later this afternoon this deal will be finalised with jingye. sarah, thank you very much indeed. the government department responsible for supporting disabled people has lost more disability discrimination cases than any other uk employer. an investigation by the bbc‘s panorama programme found that over a four—year period the department had to pay out hundreds of thousands of pounds to current and former disabled staff who accused it of discrimination. richard butchins r

simonjack, bbc news, scunthorpe.engers and crew of flight mh—17 has opened in the netherlands. the trial opened with the names of the 298 people aboard malaysia airlines flight mh17 which was shot down over ukraine in 2014, being read out. the four defendants were not present in the courtroom and are being tried in absentia. the trial has begun at the high court in edinburgh of alex salmond, who is accused of sexually assaulting ten women while he was first minister of scotland. the former snp leader faces a total of fourteen charges, including one of attempted rape at the first minister's official residence, bute house. mr salmond, who is 65, has entered not guilty pleas to all of the charges and has vowed to defend himself vigorously. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith reports. cameras click. alex salmond arrived at court today determined to prove his innocence. he is, thejudge told thejury, a very well—known public figure, but they must reach a verdict on the evidence and nothing else. politics, they were told, is ir

our correspondent, sarah corker, is in scunthorpe and gave us this update. jingye has described thise of confidence in the sector and here in scunthorpe they have been making are in and stealfor more than hundred 50 years. it is part of the town's identity and vital for the town's identity and vital for the local economy. after many negotiations, the takeover got over the line, securing 3200 jobs here. this plan supports another 20,000 jobs in the wider supply chain across this area. jingye has said it plans over the next decade to invest a huge £1.2 billion upgrading and modernising this business, eventually planning to increase production. but in the short—term, there will be some pain, 400 redundancies have been announced. this is the end of a long and difficult process, it was back in may that british steel was put into compulsory liquidation, it ran out of money and the government have been bankrolling it ever since. workers to date have expressed huge relief that this deal has finally been agreed, but there is some caution as well. over the decades this plant has had a string o

simonjack, bbc news, scunthorpe.crisis, in what is already considered the world's worst humanitarian disaster. the red cross says a recent upsurge in fighting in northern yemen has displaced tens of thousands of people, leaving them without food, shelter, and access to medical care. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet, cameraman dave bull and producer tony brown have been to hospitals at aslam in northern yemen, which is controlled by the houthi rebels — and aden in the south of the country, where a saudi—led coalition, backed by the uk and us, is supporting the yemeni government. lyse's report contains some distressing images. this is ghadir, nine months of age, three kilos in weight. a third of the weight she should be, says dr makkiyah. but ghadir was born here in aslam where so many babies are just skin and bones. dr makkiyah cares for them as if they were her own. and the mothers here are malnourished too. and fathers have little work in this poor northern pocket of yemen. not enough to buy enough

simonjack, bbc news, scunthorpe.r of the passengers and crew of malaysia airlines flight mh17 has opened in the netherlands. the trial opened with the names of the 298 people aboard mh17 being read out. the flight was shot down over ukraine in 2014 the four defendants were not present in the courtroom. in yemen, aid agencies are warning of an escalating crisis in what is already considered the world's worst humanitarian disaster. the red cross says a recent upsurge in fighting in northern yemen has displaced tens of thousands of people, leaving them without food, shelter, and access to medical care. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet, cameraman dave bull and producer tony brown have been to hospitals at aslam in northern yemen which is controlled by the houthi rebels, and aden in the south of the country, where a saudi—led coalition backed by the uk and us is supporting the yemeni government. lyse's report contains some distressing images. this is ghadir, nine months of age, three kilos in weight. a th

the bulk of them here in scunthorpe. with me now is alan davies from the community union.orget the people who have not been givenjobs. we will be working with jingye to hopefully offer people'sjobs, positions in the future as the investments come in. this huge investment package, but would that entail? what kind of things will be seen here in terms of upgrading and modernisation? everything is around making it a greener place to work, so there will be things around the blast furnaces, making it more efficient and cleaner. it will be right across the pond and obviously in teesside as well. some people have been asking why on earth does a chinese steel—maker want to take over a loss—making plant in north lincolnshire? there has been some scepticism, really, that the level of influence china will have any uk steel industry. i think you have to remember that even though you see it asa remember that even though you see it as a loss—making industry and it has struggled from time to time, the government needs to do more, jingye see a vision for the business and believe that they