tata‘s port talbot plant has been seen as the flagship for the business. workforce. both tata and thyssenkrupp have said they are committed to the south wales factory. unions have been seeking reassurances about the site, including a potential refit of one of the blast furnaces. this deal would bring together a few large steel production plants across europe and experts have warned this raises longer—term questions about possible cost—cutting in the future. tomos morgan, bbc news. our business correspondent, joe lynam is here. it sounds like good news for porthole but after several years of increasingly worrying news. —— for port talbot. why are the company is confident this is going to be a positive move? i regard the merger asa positive move? i regard the merger as a safeguard measure. it protects jobs, it does not create jobs. as a safeguard measure. it protects jobs, it does not createjobs. you made reference to the last two yea rs, made reference to the last two years, which have been stressful if you are a steelworker in europe, especially in south w

tomos morgan, bbc news, port talbot.tween government forces and rebels in southern syria have ended in failure. the rebels were attempting to negotiate a ceasefire with the government's russian allies in order to stop a major offensive by syrian military forces in deraa province. but the rebels have reportedly rejected what they called a humiliating demand that they surrender. thousands of people have been holding demonstrations across the united states, to protest against president trump's immigration policies. the rallies were organised before mr trump ordered an end to the widely criticised practice of separating the children of suspected illegal immigrants from their parents. the protesters say government efforts to reunite those families are completely inadequate, as our washington correspondent chris buckler reports. no trump, no kkk, no fascist usa. a nation that was built on the back of immigration seems more than ever divided by the issue. vote them out! no hate, no fear. no trump, no kkk, no fascist usa. across

tata's port talbot plant has been seen as the flagship for the business.pany's 8000—strong workforce. both tata and thyssenkrupp have said they are committed to the south wales factory. unions have been seeking reassurances about the site, including a potential refit of one of the blast furnaces. this deal would bring together a few large steel production plants across europe and experts have warned this raises longer—term questions about possible cost—cutting in the future. tomos morgan, bbc news. a little earlier our business correspondent came into the studio andi correspondent came into the studio and i asked if it was a positive move. it creates the second—largest player in europe and it prepares them for a pan—european entity that might be better able to withstand the global headwinds that are coming. two years ago we had a total collapse in steel prices and and tata steel said they would sell the entire business but now they have decided to merge. as donald trump imposes 25% tariffs on steel going into the us. which is the largest consumer in the wo

tata's port talbot plant has been seen as the flagship for uk the business.lf of the company's 8000 strong workforce. both tata and thyssenkrupp have said they are committed to the south wales factory. unions have been seeking reassurances about the site, including a potential refit of one of the blast furnaces. this deal would bring together some large steel production plants across europe and experts have warned this raises longer—term questions about possible cost—cutting in the future. tomos morgan, bbc news. water companies across the uk are warning customers to urgently reduce how much they use, amid increased demand during the current heatwave. the first hose pipe ban to be introduced in northern ireland in nearly 25 years came into force last night, while united utilities has warned a ban could follow in north—west england. peter ruddick reports. as the mercury rises, the water flows. however it is the scale of the increased demand during the recent heatwave that is beginning to seriously worry utility companies. in rugby, bottle stations have opened

tata employs around 4,000 people at its port talbot works in south wales.siness correspondent, joe lynam. it's one of the biggest mergers in the steel sector for many years. a german giant isjoining forces with a british one to create europe's second largest steel company. considering the stresses on british steelworkers over the past few years, there is a huge sense of relief from unions and the local mp. i think it's very welcome. we've had a tough time over the last two years in the steel industry, and this is going to help us to get out of the woods and to put the industry on a more solid footing. tata steel employs 7000 people in wales, most of whom work in port talbot. it had been up for sale two years ago, when steel prices had plunged, but this merger has avoided that. however, 4000 jobs between both companies will have to go, though none of them will be compulsory. although this merger will secure the immediate future of the port talbot plant, global events could shake things up again. president trump's 25% tariff on all steel being sold in the us

tomos morgan, bbc news, port talbot.nt secretary, michael gove, tore up a report on theresa may's preferred option for a new customs relationship with the eu. he was said to be "livid" when presented with the document, as it wrongly suggested his brexit working group had agreed the plan was viable. 0ur political correspondent, chris mason, told me more about the incident. michael gove was presented with this summary michael gove was presented with this summary of his working groups discussions around this really thorny issue of the customs arrangement after brexit. most of the people on his subcommittee are sceptical about this idea of a new customs partnership which is favoured by the prime minister. the summary was favoured by the prime minister. the summary was presented by it civil serva nts summary was presented by it civil servants for him to look at. he looked at it and felt it didn't accurately reflect his deep scepticism about this particular model, which he thinks would be too bureaucratic to implement. so that

tomos morgan, bbc news, port talbot.environment secretary, michael gove, tore up a report on theresa may's preferred option for a new customs relationship with the eu. he was said to be "livid" when presented with the document, as it wrongly suggested his brexit working group had agreed the plan was viable. to tell us more, our political correspondent chris mason joins me. this just underlines the tensions we know exist in the cabinet about what kind of customs arrangement we should be doing. exactly, is the latest cuss —— case study in the fundamental truth that the premise 01’ fundamental truth that the premise or has a divided cabinet over brexit. but also she has a cabinet more than willing to tell the world about the student —— divisions. michael gove was presented with a summary michael gove was presented with a summary around this really thorny issue of customs arrangements after brexit. most of the people on the subcommittee are sceptical about this idea of a new customs partnership, which is favoured by the prim

tata steel, which owns the port talbot plant, has confirmed merger plans with germany's thyssenkrupp. protests against donald trump's immigration policies are taking place across the united states. and coming up in half an hour on sportsday, the latest from the world cup, as argentina are knocked out after losing four goals to three against france. four young men have died, and three people have been injured after a collision between a car and a taxi in leeds. the crash happened in the early hours of this morning on the a6120, in the horsforth area of the city. the men, all aged between 18 and 21, died at the scene. two teenage girls, aged 16 and 17, were also in the car. one is in a critical condition while the other has non—life threatening injuries. the driver of the taxi was taken to hospital with serious injuries. chief inspector richard padwell from west yorkshire police gave this update. those that have died and two people who were injured, were in a silver coloured seat leon which was travelling along the ring road at horsforth in leeds and there was a head—on collision with a

tomos morgan, bbc news, port talbot.the footballing world, ronaldo and messi, are both out of the world cup in the first day of the knockout phase. uruguay beat portugal 2—1 and france knocked out argentina in an exciting day of football in russia. 0lly foster is following the world cup in moscow. what a start we have had to the round of, the first knockout round. this is when the world cup gets serious and yes, those two shining stars of the game are going home after two very different matches. we will get to the french match in a moment but in the last couple of minutes in sochi, cristiano ronaldo, we saw him just wandering around the pitch looking forlorn at the full—time whistle because they were beaten 2—1 by uruguay. edinson cavani was uruguay‘s matchwinner. a lovely cross from luis suarez, look at that header. it actually came off cavani's face, off his nose, but still found the top corner, his second after pepe had equalised for portugal was a beauty. swept it home, so portugal are going home. uruguay, who looked

hopes for an end to uncertainty for workers at the port talbot steel plant as a merger deal is agreed the world cup reaches the knock—out stage, fifa suggest that harry kane's treatment against tunisia prompted a var clampdown. good morning. quite a bit of cloud this morning that while world away, you into a hot and sunny day with temperatures into high 30s and the hottest areas. —— that will melt away. i will tell you how hot it will get later on. it's saturday 30th june. our top story: water companies across the uk are warning customers to urgently cutback on how much they use amid increased demand during the current heatwave. the first hosepipe ban to be introduced in northern ireland in nearly 25 years came into force last night, while united utilities has warned a ban could follow in north—west england, as peter ruddick reports. as the mercury rises, the water flows. however it is the scale of the increased demand during the recent heatwave that is beginning to seriously worried utility companies. in rugby, bottle stations have opened up as a precaution amid fears a new water sto

tata steel, which owns britain's largest steel—making plant at port talbot, has confirmed merger plansthe german industrial group, thyssenkrupp. one of the uk's largest water firms warns people to conserve supplies as it makes emergency deliveries during the heatwave. the army will extend its stay in saddleworth on the edge of manchester to help keep control of moorland blazes which have been burning for six days. new figures obtained by the bbc show there's been a big rise in the number of uk citizens taking on the nationality of another eu country since the eu referendum. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. this week on the show: i'm in bulgaria to get an exclusive look inside one of the most extraordinary abandoned buildings in the world. dora, it's... it's incredible. i discover an unusual way to go shopping in sofia. i'll take blue. and uncover treasures near the black sea coast. 0h! we are starting off this week in bulgaria's beautiful capital, sofia. this vibrant european city is the perfect place for a break, laid—back, affordable, and picturesque. with its roman, b

hopes for an end to uncertainty for workers at the port talbot steel plant as a merger deal is agreed russia 2018 reaches the knockout stage, could we be seeing the last of two of the well‘s best players at the world cup? and i will have a full forecast of how hot it is going to get a little bit later on. it's saturday 30th june. our top story: water companies across the uk are warning customers to urgently cut back on how much they use, amid increased demand during the current heatwave. the first hosepipe ban to be introduced in northern ireland in nearly 25 years came into force last night, while united utilities has warned a ban could follow in north—west england, as peter ruddick reports. as the mercury rises, the water flows. however it is the scale of the increased demand during the recent heatwave that is beginning to seriously worry utility companies. in rugby, bottle stations have opened up as a precaution amid fears a nearby water storage facility could run dry this weekend. customers are being asked to conserve supplies it is a story being played out across the country. sev

this whole tragedy before during or after what's the idea of how many how to house people from the talbot in those extreme circumstance where they lost everybody what do you think of the effort so far. what i don't think that we've seen anything like a competent response to that kind of atrocity when found never should have happened in the first place but if the unspeakable happened a year ago our there should have been a serious disaster response put in place and that's true on a lot of levels particularly on housing we see people survivors from the tower who was there when hotels many of them in temporary accommodation and. the tower. on the right over state and there were lots of other people who were displaced by the foyle along the walkways in that state those people also sure many times they've lost family members neighbors friends and almost all of them are in temporary accommodation in fact we found this week that quite a few of them are actually being pushed into very insecure temporary private rented situations and being pressured by the council to give up their flats on the est

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tata steel, which owns britain's largest steel—making plant at port talbot, has confirmed merger plansgerman industrial group thyssenkrupp. one of the uk's largest water firms warns people to conserve supplies, as it makes emergency deliveries during the heatwave. the army will extend its stay in saddleworth, on the edge of manchester, to help keep control of moorland blazes which have been burning for six days. thank you for your company throughout the morning. more news at the top of the hour. now on bbc news, it's time for witness. hello and welcome to witness, with me, rebecca jones. i'm here at the british library to guide you through another five extraordinary moments from recent history. we'll meet a survivor of an australian town which was devastated by asbestos. we'll talk to an architect tasked with replacing the twin towers after 9—11. we have the colonel who fought for gay rights in israel's military. and we'll hear how the world cup disappeared in 1966, and how it was found by one man and his dog. but we start with a spy scandal and a diplomatic row between london and mosc

tata steel, which owns britain's largest steel—making plant at port talbot, has confirmed merger plansrman industrial group, thyssenkrupp. thousands of people turned out to applaud military personnel at the main celebration of armed forces day, in north wales. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm olly foster live in moscow, this is sportsday at the world cup. a world cup or argentina are heading home. they suffer a kylian blow. mbappe takes france through to the quarterfinals. will this be messi's last world cup? next up it will be the or portugal. uruguay have to lead in sochi. that game under way right now. england play columbia next tuesday night, we'll have an update from the training camp. i'm azi farni at the bbc sport centre with the rest of the day's sport including valterri bottas takes his first pole of the year. he'll start ahead of mercedes team—mate lewis hamilton on the front row at the austrian grand prix. and a century for rilee rossouw and a record score for hampshire sees them beat kent by 61 runs to win the one day cup final. good evening — we have our

investigators got their break arrests 55-year-old william talbot. genetic genealogy, the same tool used just weeks earlier to capture suspected lden state killer. in the washington case, authorities works wit nan labs which generated dnada from crime scene samples and uploaded the information to ged match. >> w have our first matches. >> found two second cousins related to the killer. at that point, you ineally need a lot of painst genealogy research to find out who they are, who the family members are. >> enter mrs. moore. helped thousands find long lostrelatives. >> did you think you would be a crime fighter of sorts. >> no. never even crossed my mind. >> took two second does skp cousins and blt the tree back ward then ward looking where the trees intersected. then collected dna from a cup and say it matched the killer. talbot pleaded not guilty. >> in this case it was very straightforward and really only pointing at one man. that might not always be the case. >> already uploaded dna from 100 other crime scenes and moore says about 20 of them look

there will be no compulsory redundancies for the steelworkers at port talbot. such a turbulence few years. a study in the united states has found a significant link between air pollution and an increased risk of diabetes. scientists estimate that in 2016, outdoor air pollution contributed to one in seven new cases of diabetes globally. around a20 million people are suffering from diabetes, according to the world health organisation, and pollution is thought to have been responsible for 9 million premature deaths in 2015. the lead author of the research, dr ziyad al—aly, explained the key findings. 0urfindings linka 0urfindings link a higher level of air pollution with diabetes. the way it most likely work is when we inhale pollutants, they don't only into our lungs, they sit there, they get into the bloodstream where they travel to the pancreas and pancreas secretes insulin. we find our study between exposure to higher level of air pollution and the risk of diabetes, and the risk started at levels su bsta ntially lower tha n diabetes, and the risk started at le

tata steel, which owns britain's largest steel—making plant at port talbot, has confirmed merger plansith the german industrial group, thyssenkrupp. one of the uk's largest water firms warns people to conserve supplies as it makes emergency deliveries during the heatwave. the army will extend its stay in saddleworth on the edge of manchester, to help keep control of moorland blazes which have been burning for six days. those are your headlines. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline. hello, and a very warm welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. this week, what do my guests make of the deal struck by european leaders around migration? how are relations between britain and the eu as we approach very difficult cabinet talks? and we'll discuss the direction of the us supreme court, as its longest serving justice announces his retirement. my guests: the british conservative commentator alex deane, the irish times correspondent, suzanne lynch, the guardian columnist, nesrine malik, and the american writer, and host of the frdh podcast, michael goldfarb. at the eu summit this week, leade

tata steel, which owns britain's largest steel—making plan at port talbot, has confirmed merger planstrial group, thyssenkrupp. now on bbc news, it's time for talking books. hello, and welcome to talking books, from the hay festival in wales. alexander mccall smith is one of the best—loved and most prolific authors working in britain today. he burst onto the scene 20 years ago with the no i ladies‘ detective agency, after leaving edinburgh university. now, he has published over 100 books. so what makes him write so well, and so much? alexander mccall smith, welcomed to talking books. thank you very much indeed. applause now, you are truly extraordinarily prolific. as a child, were you a childhood scribbler? did you write all the time? yes, i think many children write when they're small, when they're children, and i remember writing stories when i was a little boy. and i sent off my first story to a publisher at the age of eight, which was a very presumptuous thing to do. and i do remember the title of it, which was he's gone. but who "he" was, and where he went, and why he went, i don

the future of britain's largest steel plant at port talbot has become clearer this morning, after the approved a merger with its owner tata steel. the deal would create europe's second largest steel—maker and follows a year of negotiations. but the firms have previously warned that thousands ofjobs could be lost. unions hope the announcement will bring an end to uncertainty for its workers. there's been a big rise in the number of uk citizens taking on the nationality of another eu country since the brexit referendum. new figures obtained by the bbc, reveal almost 13,000 britons claimed citizenship of one of the 17 member states which responded to a freedom of information request. fewer than 2,000 did so in 2015. the figures don't include most people who are already entitled to an irish passport, as our political correspondent chris mason reports. it is two years since this moment, the eu referendum and victory for the leave campaign. since then, there has been a big rise in the number of uk citizens getting a new nationality. the figures obtained by the bbc were collected from the eu

tata steel, which owns britain's largest steel—making plant at port talbot — has confirmed merger plansgerman industrial group, thyssenkrupp. tens of thousands of people have protested in america against president trump's immigration policies. the largest demonstrations were in washington, new york and los angeles. on meet the author this week is the historian and novelist alison weir, who has written a book about jane seymour. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are nigel nelson, who's the political editor of the sunday mirror and sunday people. and the political commentator, jo phillips. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the observer leads with coverage of a study which indicates that recent education reforms appear to have fuelled inequality in the schools system. the sunday mirror reports that prince william has vowed to make "a just and lasting peace" in the middle east his life's mission — after a five day trip to the region. the independent on sunday claims that the eu's brexit negotiators have abandoned al

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port talbot steelworks in wales has balloted —— battle for its survival in recent yea rs. battle forits survival in recent years. now comes more battle for its survival in recent years. now comes more uncertainty. it is another kick in the teeth, after a ll it is another kick in the teeth, after all we have gone through, we have worked hard to establish ourselves in the global market again, and now this has been thrown into ourlap, again, and now this has been thrown into our lap, through no fault of oui’ into our lap, through no fault of our own. britain export some £360 million worth of steel to america each year. and industry chiefs warned that tariffs could have wider, devastating effects. bethlehem, pennsylvania. where every christmas, a huge star blows from a hilltop. where every other night in the year, the sky is lit by the hungry furnaces of little steel. the year, the sky is lit by the hungry furnaces of little steelm is way too late to save bethlehem's steel plant, the american industry's heydayis steel plant, the american industry's heyday is a thing of the past. us unemp

. >> she built their family trees backward to the great and led her to talbot.nd i cut discarded by him matched the killer. he pleaded not guilty. >> in this case it was straight forward only pointing at that one man that might not always be the case. >> parabon already uploaded another 100 crime scenes at ged match and look very promises. >> i suspect we'll put dozens of cold cases to rest. >> some worry this technique is an invasion of private sectcy b the only way they were able to find this decade-old case. >>> fascinating. there's a heated debate in this country what to do with statues and symbols of confederacy seeing it lead to violence in the last year. in russia there's similar question what to do about statues of sovie story from rus >> controversial statues and symbols of the past have ignited a fierce debate in united states. >> this is what democracy looks like. >> a similar reckoning of history has unfolded in russia after the collapse of the soviet union in 1991 statues of soviet leader where's torn down and many here in the museum park, lennin an

that led her to talbot. detectives then collected dna from a cup discarded by the defendant. he pleaded not guilty. >> i suspect we will be able to put dozens of cold cases to rest. >> reporter: like the 1992 murder of pennsylvania teacher. genetic genealogy steered authorities to raymond row, a popular disk jockey known as deejay freeze. a plastic bottle and discarded chewing gum linked him to the crime. he was arrested monday. >> he is free longer than she lived her life. >> reporter: as for hartman, after genealogy pinpointed him as a possible suspect, detectives followed him collecting a brown paper napkin left behind at a restaurant. they say the dna tied him to machine's murder. >> you always think, well, maybe by some quirk he would step out and say, you know, i need conviction on this or ab solve my guilt. but that didn't happen. i'm glad for dna. >> pretty amazing all the old cases. the labs uploaded dna from about 100 crime scenes to ged match. moore says about 20 of them look very promising and 30 others detectives hopefully narrow down the suspect list. pretty ama

tata steel, which owns the port talbot plant, has confirmed merger plans with germany's thyssenkrupp.ce across the united states. tens of thousands of people applauded military personnel at the main celebration of armed forces day in llandudno, in north wales.

tata steel, which owns britain's largest steel—making plant at port talbot — has confirmed merger planse german industrial group, thyssenkrupp. thousands of people turned out to applaud military personnel at the main celebration of armed forces day, in north wales. and now on bbc news, it's time for witness. hello and welcome to witness, with me, rebecca jones. i'm here at the british library to guide you through another five extraordinary moments from recent history. we'll meet a survivor of an australian town which was devastated by asbestos. we'll talk to an architect tasked with replacing the twin towers after 9—11. we have the colonel who fought for gay rights in israel's military. and we'll hear how the world cup disappeared in 1966, and how it was found by one man and his dog. but we start with a spy scandal and a diplomatic row between london and moscow. sound familiar? well, this one took place in the 19705, in the midst of the cold war, and resulted in 90 soviet officials being expelled from britain. we've been hearing an inside account of the affair from george walden, who wa

political civility i'm joined by my guest rob talbot new york he is a political pundit and journalist contributing to the huffington post in west palm beach we have dr gina loudon she is a psychology expert and host of america trends with dr gina and in los angeles we cross to wrongful cone he is a comedian frequent guest on the jimmy door show and the young turks as well as host of his own streaming show get your news on with ron r.-i cross-talk rules in effect that means you can. anytime you want and i always appreciate you know let me go to you because i know your political stripes pretty well and reflect upon what i had to say in the introduction to mean if you don't agree you face insults harassment and violence ask representatives beliefs about what it means to be on the receiving end of violence it seems to me and i don't want to overdramatize things but over the last few weeks it seems to me that part of the political spectrum wants to normalize political violence in terms of speech at least go ahead jeanne in west palm beach it's discouraging because i think that my whole pol

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port talbot steelworks in wales has fought for its survival recently. now more uncertainty.bring prices down, putjobs at risk, and we might then find ourselves in those very dark days of the steel crisis. steel workers here are understandably concerned. it's another kick in the teeth. after everything that we've gone through, we've worked hard to establish ourselves in the global market again. and now this has been presented and thrown onto our lap, through no fault of our own. tonight theresa may stressed her deep disappointment calling it an unjustified decision. words echoed by her trade secretary. it is very unfortunate if we get into this tit—for—tat position, especially with one of our closest allies. nobody wins in a trade war, there are only casualties. voiceover: bethlehem, pennsylvania, where every christmas a huge star glows from a hilltop. where every other night in the year the sky is lit by the hungry furnaces of steel. it's way too late to save bethlehem steel plant. the american industry's heyday is a thing of the past. but us unemployment drops today to its

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port talbot steelworks in wales has battled for its survival in recent years.k in the teeth basically. after all we've gone through, we've worked hard to establish ourselves in the global market again, and now this has been presented, or thrown into our lap, through no fault of our own. britain exports some £360 million worth of steel to america each year, and industry chiefs warn that tariffs could have wider, devastating effects. newsreel: bethlehem, pennsylvania, where every christmas, a huge star glows from a hilltop. where every other night in the year, the sky is lit by the hungry furnaces of little steel. it's way too late to save bethlehem's steel plant, the american industry's heyday is a thing of the past. but us unemployment dropped today to its lowest level in 18 years, fuelling the sense of rust belt revival and emboldening donald trump. earlier i spoke to phil levy. he is a senior fellow at the chicago council on global affairs and former trade adviser to us president george w bush. i asked him what options were open to countries hit with these ta

tata steel, which owns the port talbot plant, has confirmed merger plans with germany's thyssenkrupp.gency deliveries during the heatwave. the army will extend its stay in saddleworth to continue to tackle moorland blazes which have been burning for six days. also coming up — the world cup moves into the knockout stages. france prepare to take on argentina for a place in the quarterfinals and portugal will meet uruguay later.

tata steel, which owns the port talbot plant, has confirmed merger plans with germany's thyssenkrupp. after losing four goals to three against france.

there's been a rapid response from america's neighbours canada and mexico, and at port talbot steelworksbattled for survival in recent yea rs, battled for survival in recent years, but now comes more uncertainty. the flood of steel that would have come to the us market, it is flooded with steel, bringing prices down and putting jobs at risk. we may then find ourselves in the very dark days of the steel crisis. steelworkers here are understandably concerned. it's another kick in the teeth, really. after everything we've gone through, we've worked hard to establish ourselves in the market again. now, this has been thrown on our lap. through no fault of our own. tonight, theresa may stressed that deep disappointment, calling it an unjustified decision, words echoed by the trade secretary. it's very u nfortu nate if we by the trade secretary. it's very unfortunate if we get into a tit—for—tat position, especially with one of our closest allies. nobody wins in a trade war, there are only casualties. bethlehem, pennsylvania... where every christmas, a huge star blows from the hilltop. where ev