they are devastated. i am live on the scunthorpe with the very latest. theresa may will make the case for her amended brexit plan in parliament — as opposition to her proposals hardens. i think the sensible thing would be for her to admit defeat and not actually put it to a vote. she is making a statement to parliament this afternoon and she could use that to make it clear because this is going absolutely nowhere. i hope that colleagues will, over the course of the next day or so, take an opportunity to reflect on the choices in front of us, and marks & spencer reports a fall in both sales and profits as it continues to implement a major turnaround programme. and lyon striker ada hegerberg is voted the bbc women's footballer of the year 2019. good morning, welcome to bbc newsroom live. britain's second biggest steel producer is being put into insolvency, after last—minute rescue talks between the government and the company's owner broke down. the process puts five— thousands jobs at british steel at risk, and could affect a further twenty— thousand in the supply chain. li

. british steel — which employs thousands of people in scunthorpe — is due to hear whether it will receive an emergency government bailout, as the firm teeters on the brink of administration. almost 600 suspected members of so—called "county lines" drugs gangs have been arrested in a coordinated police operation across the uk. research suggests that the majority of british motorists are not ready to buy an electric car. and fast bowlerjofra archer has been included in england's final 15—man squad for this summer's cricket world cup, replacing long—term team member david willey. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'mjoanna i'm joanna gosling. tributes have been paid to the three—time formula 1 world champion, niki lauda, who has died at the age of 70. the austrian driver, who had a lung transplant last year, famously made a remarkable return to racing, just a0 days after he was badly burned in a crash in 1976. in a statement, his family said he was a "benchmark for all of us". joe wilson looks back on his life. niki lauda excelled and somehow survived in a desperate

to 4,000 jobs at plants in scunthorpe and teesside. it's been a big concern, nobody knowing what's going to be happening, whether they've got a job, can pay their mortgages orfeed theirfamilies. it's job, can pay their mortgages orfeed their families. it's great news. authorities warn flooding around south yorkshire's river don will continue, with more than two inches of rain forecast today. five severe flood warnings — meaning a threat to life, remain in place. the latest figures on economic growth are out showing a 0.3% rise from july to the end of september — avoiding a recession. in hong kong, a pro—democracy protester has been shot by police during another day of demonstrations while a pro—beijing demonstrator was set on fire after arguing with protesters. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. there's fresh hope for thousands of staff affected by the collapse of british steel, with a chinese firm on the verge of signing a recue deal. british steel collapsed six months ago, and has been run by the government at a loss ever since, but china'sjingye group has now ag

, you will see that the railway lines east towards scunthorpe and lincolnshire are completely flooded. there is a big dip in the line. that has filled up with water. very, very severe travel disruption if you are intending to go by rail. if you are travelling certainly in this direction, don't. there are a lot of warnings out there on social media, and local radio. listen to those in terms of road closures and travel disruption. this is going to take some time to clear. 0bviously eve ryo ne some time to clear. 0bviously everyone is nervously looking at the sky and wondering if there will be further rain. the answer to that question, for the moment in this pa rt question, for the moment in this part of the world, is not severe, they may be showers but there is further rain trekking in the west. the risk is not over. i must say in closing the evacuation call for the red alert in this area and along this stretch of the river don has been lifted in the last hour. thank you very much. i am sure we will talk to you in the course of the morning and at lunchtime. the conservatives say they wi

insights at scunthorpe the valuable operations insights at scu nthorpe and teesside the valuable operations insights at scunthorpe and teesside and elsewhere and i will be meeting a group of members of parliament from the region whose constituents are affected later today. since the government did nothing to protect the steel industry in redcar, i hope they will do better on scunthorpe where 5000 jobs are at risk. the select committee raises questions about whether the government entered into the negotiations in good faith. another sector that has been failed by the government is not of the renewable industry. solar installations are down by 94%, onshore wind coming to a grinding halt, they have failed to back the very important, very exciting and innovative swansea bay tidal lagoon. they are failing on cars, steel, on renewables. i know the tory leadership candidates have been falling over themselves to confess to their past indulgences, but can the prime minister name an that is legal that her government ministers actually backed? -- name and industry. he talks about solar powe

notjust rails in this country that are built by british steel in scunthorpe. it are built by british steel in scu nthorpe. it may are built by british steel in scunthorpe. it may be to the advantage of the house and to the pessimist opposite to know that the tgv in france runs on rails made in scunthorpe. mr speaker, the prime minister re ce ntly mr speaker, the prime minister recently appalled and offended many people when he criticised investigating historic child abuse as "spaffing money op the wall". what does he have to say to those who were victims of predatory paedophiles, especially those who are seeking justice, and will he now apologise? mr speaker, this country is proud of its record is a world leader in fighting child sexual abuse, and under this government, we will continue to lengthen that lead will stop i i hope the prime minister agrees that having a general election might be something that the leader of the opposition wants, but it is not something the countries, and it will not resolve the brexit deadlock. will he bring back any brexit plan and put into this house,

on steel in scunthorpe. by tgv is run on steel in scunthorpe. by british steel. not a lot of people know that. the british ambassador didn't know that until i told him but there can be no more powerful metaphor for the cultural, economic and political partnership between our countries and i'm proud to say that in spite of some of the negative predictions over the last three years, our capital city in london remains one of the biggest french cities on earth. and long may it so remain, and i know that of course you will want to treasure and support the hundreds of thousands of british citizens living here in france, as much as we in the uk will treasure and support the 3.2 million eu nationals, including french citizens come in our country, so let's get brexit done sensibly and pragmatically and in the interests of both sides and let's not wait until october at the 315t, let's get on now in deepening and intensifying the french and a partnership between us over lunch. —— the friendship. what does leaving without a deal actually mean? trading on wto rules for the long term or is it

uncertainty over the future of the company, which employs 5,000 people, mostly at the scunthorpe steelworks in lincolnshire, is taking a toll. is your supermarket full of halloween decorations? fa ncy dress costu mes, lights and pumpkins — much of it is made from plastic and some of it is impossible to recycle. a study suggests halloween costumes being sold by some of the uk's biggest retailers contain the same amount of plastic as over 80 million plastic bottles. nokia's shares lost almost a quarter of their value after the finnish telecoms equipment maker said it would stop payments to shareholders temporarily — and cut its forecasts for this year and next. nokia said that competition from the likes of china's huawei and sweden's ericsson had increased, leading to pressure on pricing at the same time as its costs were high. the rollout of 5g telecoms networks has turned into a business and geopolitical battle between china and the west. watch those chairs today. more in about an hour watch those chairs today. more in aboutan hourand watch those chairs today. more in about a