the move will protect 4,000 jobs at its scunthorpe and teesside plants, and up to 20,000 in the supply chain. an raf helicopter and army engineers are sent in to help in yorkshire with more flooding expected this week. today we have rain moving from the west towards the east. that will clear and then heavy blustery showers with sunshine in between. the weather this week remains u nsettled.

pretty much today, the uk government needs to put up or potentially british steel in scunthorpe will have to shut. on a similar theme, jamie oliver, his restau ra nt similar theme, jamie oliver, his restaurant empire has collapsed. this is got some international traction. being reported quite widely in the united states because he is well—known. he says he is heartbroken but again, this is one of many restaurant chains in the uk who are in this position. he's not alone. you are right, jamie is a global name. he's take on his own brand outside the uk to all parts of the world. this is another case of a business that's scaled up really quickly. it scaled up with private accurate —— private equity support. the question is, did it take on too much debt to scale up that quickly. it's a question that we get again and again and again with as they describe the casual dining sector. i was reading some stuff this morning about whether or not the quality of the meal and that you had in his restau ra nt the meal and that you had in his restaurant was as good as it was ten yea rs restaurant

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 effectivel

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 power, look at facts. 99% of solar pow

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, then put it to the people, because that is the way that we can finally

how months of 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

if we look online again you can see scunthorpe in the north—east of england, which is the main british steel plan. and you can see in this image herejust how large the british steel site is next to the british steel site is next to the town of scunthorpe. it is the main employer. you know, if you go to, say, pennsylvania, in the us, which is big with steel, these things are the main employers. in the 1960s and 1950s they made those places to be roaring. it was the backbone of the community. now it has all changed. the one thing eye would say, you know, beware of promises made because sometimes things change. will keep an eye for sure. you very much. cornellius back later for the news sure. you very much. cornellius back laterfor the news briefing. we have more to discuss them. —— core nearly the leader of spain's socialist party says he will call all other party leaders on monday to get them to tackle the political stalemate after the country's fourth election in four years again delivered a hung parliament. pedro sanchez‘s party will remain the largest — just as in april's pol

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 desperately dange

but certainly a500 workers in and around scunthorpe will be breathing a sigh of relief. it's not guaranteed, but it's looking positive. simon jack, thank you. the family of a lawyer who was stabbed to death with a screwdriver outside a busy shopping centre in newcastle have described him as "a kind and caring man who was always first to help others." peter duncan died in hospital following the incident near eldon square on wednesday evening. seven teenage boys — aged between 1a and 17 — remain in custody on suspicion of murder. andy moore reports. it was an attack in broad daylight, just outside this busy shopping centre. peter duncan, a lawyer, was taken to hospital after being stabbed, but could not be saved. his family described him as a kind and caring man who was always first to help others. they said he would be deeply missed, and his death would leave a huge hole in their lives. it appears to have been a chance encounter between the victim and the offender which then led to, became what appears to have been an unprovoked attack. we believe the weapon to have b

british steel has around a500 employees at its scunthorpe and teesside sites with a further 20,000 people working in the supply chain. many of whom have rallied to save the firm. i feelthe many of whom have rallied to save the firm. i feel the steelworks is the firm. i feel the steelworks is the life of the town. basically, it's the heart of the town and if the heart stops beating, services, retail, everything else around it will be affected massively. jingye group says it plans to up the production but also cut costs, so although the news brings hope for those working for british steel, uncertainty overjobs continues. james dunn, bbc news. well, as employees arrived for work this morning they were asked for their reaction to the news. yeah, the majority has been told. we've been told by managers and stuff like that, yeah. everyone's happy, like, because obviously we're still in a job. it's been a big concern, nobody knowing what's going to be happening, if they've got a job, pay their mortgages, feed their families. it's great news. how much of a worry has it been? yeah, it has been. you

still as scunthorpe and scunthorpe as the steelworks. it is not just the scunthorpe as the steelworks. it is notjust the people lately employed by the contractors that rely on the steelworks, karen mechanics across the roads, how can the run cars and people cannot buy a house of the don't have a regular income. we spoke three years ago when you are an electrician here and there was a rescue deal then my the assets from watford £1 and it was branded as a revival, what has gone wrong? there is an optimistic feel on the steelworks when there was the ta keover steelworks when there was the takeover and going back to our history british steel and what that meant as a tone that has been a what of outside forces and we cannot influence but it is the government that can ultimately and follow us how these affect manufacturing in the uk. i don't what has gone wrong but we did the government to save us and it looks like they have sat on their hands and watched us worry about whether we will have a job. there has been a reaction yet from british st

scunthorpe and lincolnshire, are completely flooded. there is a big holler, a dip in the line here. that is filled with water. very, severe travel disruption if you are intending to go by rail. the answer today, if you are travelling in this direction, don't. check. there are a lot of warnings out there on social media, and local radio. listen to those in terms of road closures, travel disruption to rail and buses. this will take some time to clear. 0bviously everyone is nervously looking the sky wondering whether there will be further rain. the a nswer to there will be further rain. the answer to that question, for the moment in this part of the world, not severe. there may be showers but there is further rain threatening in there is further rain threatening in the west. the risk isn't over, although i must say enclosing that the evacuation the red alert in this area and along this stretch of the river don, has been lifted in the last hour. robert hall. we can talk to robert cramp, who was stranded in chesterfield yesterday because of