colletta smith in scunthorpe, in scunthorpe. colletta smith in scu nthorpe, thank you in scunthorpe. colletta smith in scunthorpe, thank you very much. the uk economy recovered in the third quarter of the year, growing by 0.3% to reverse a contraction earlier in the year. but the growth was modest and the figures showed economy has slowed to its lowest rate in almost a decade. here's our economics correspondent andy verity. in peterborough, this is the biggest tyre distribution centre in the country. it is the sort of service business which does well when consumers are not ready to invest in a new car but are ready to buy new tires to keep the old motor going. in the third quarter of the year, that pattern was repeated across the economy. business in services picking up but weak investment not helped by brexit uncertainty. picking up but weak investment not helped by brexit uncertaintym makes it difficult to plan for the future in terms of our cost base and what selling price we need to make the money that the company needs to r

british steel employs around 11,500 workers, the vast majority here at scunthorpe. another 800 on teesside. 20,000 jobs in the supply chain also depend on it. steel production in an industry that's been feeling the heat. this loss—making business was bought by greybull capital for a pound three years ago, but it collapsed. the government's official receiver took control and the search for a buyer began. ataer, the investment arm of turkey's military pension fund, has now clinched a provisional deal. sources told the bbc it was the best offer, saving morejobs. the next stage of the process from our perspective is we now expect ataer to engage with us, present their plans for proper scrutiny. right from the beginning we've always said that this business needs to be kept together. the long—term future of steel—making in scunthorpe needs to be secured, and there needs to be an investment plan which takes the business forward and secures steel—making in scunthorpe and the north—east of england for generations to come. there is some way to go though before this

historically, scunthorpe steel has been used for many infrastructure projects such as hms two. should we be using world —class hms two. should we be using world—class seals such as the steel produced in scu nthorpe world—class seals such as the steel produced in scunthorpe for projects like this? most of our train tracks come from british steel, whether in scunthorpe or elsewhere, come from british steel, whether in scu nthorpe or elsewhere, and come from british steel, whether in scunthorpe or elsewhere, and we will do our utmost, notwithstanding the difficulties that that plant faces, we will do our utmost to ensure that that remains the case in the future. years ago we were not talking about the climate emergency. given the landscape has changed in that respect, surely there government should be investing behind regional and subregional transport systems, buses and cycle systems on the level that the french and continental systems a re that the french and continental systems are doing. i have built more cycle lanes than anybody else in this house. even when it was not

in a moment we'll talk to coletta smith at british steel in scunthorpe but first let's get the latest from our business correspondent emma simpson jamie oliver's restaurant chain, what's gone wrong? his restaurant business has been struggling for quite a long time. it also —— almost went bankrupt a few years ago and he ploughed in £13 million of his own money to keep it going. they did a restructuring last year, 12 outlets closed, the loss of some 600 jobs and they brought in a new management tea m and they brought in a new management team and new funding but it seems that wasn't enough to turn things around. we know some 25 outlets are affected, the vast majority of them atjamie's affected, the vast majority of them at jamie's italian, the affected, the vast majority of them atjamie's italian, the chain he started back in 2008. we are waiting ona started back in 2008. we are waiting on a statement from the administrators but we know this affects some 1300 jobs. jamie oliver has been speaking on twitter this morning saying i appreciate how difficult this is for everyone affected.

here in scunthorpe they have be making irony and steel for more than 150 years. this takeover will secure, as you say, 3200 jobs 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

good solution for british steel at scu nthorpe and elsewhere. good solution for british steel at scunthorpe and elsewhere. the north—east children and young people will be off school today, they may well be watching this spectacle but forgive me for not encouraging them to have faith in the prime minister's bluster and warm words because the factors that are no—deal brexit put at risk our 63% of exports to the eu and therefore theirfamiliesjobs. exports to the eu and therefore their families jobs. i hope that the children in her constituency, that she describes, will be able to learn from watching these proceedings that they will get more funding for their schools! 4000 people in primary schools! 4000 people in primary schools! 5000 per pupil in secondary schools! 5000 per pupil in secondary schools! that will be welcome news for them all. the vast majority of people in my constituency who voted to leave welcome the determination of the promised to deliver brexit. beyond that, we welcome extra police numbers because we share the concern about rising crime but when can we know the number

that we have been talking about. people in scunthorpe that we have been talking aboutlj people in scunthorpe that we have been talking about. i turkish investment group may be offering a rescue deal for british steel, 4000 workers at british steel are worried, understandably so about losing theirjobs. or industry in the uk that has been in decline, not just for the past few years and not just for the past few years and not just because of the exit for a decade at least, not to say there is not some uncertainty about the exit, but like the car industry... where is the steel going? i know you are sceptical... i am fascinated, because i hope they are rescued, i do. but i am interested in, turkeys and in the eu, britain will not be in the eu, where is the stuff going? i what particular interested is that a turkish investment group has decided that this deal is profitable to buy? that's what doesn't add up. exactly. that is my point. however, individuals cannot always dictate where that market is going, if it got some great insight, fine. where that market is going, if it got some great insight,

chinese firm confirms a rescue deal for british steel — buying it for 70 million and saving 4000 jobs in scunthorpe and teesside. it has been a big concern, nobody knowing what would happen and whether they would have a job to pay their

chinese firm confirms a rescue deal for british steel — buying it for 70 million and saving 4000 jobs in scunthorpe and teesside. it has been a big concern, nobody knowing what would happen and whether they would have a job to pay their mortgage. finally something positive. it's good. there are 42 flood warnings still in place in the north of england. ministers will hold an emergency meeting tomorrow as locals underline the scale of the crisis. a state of emergency has been declared in new south wales and queensland as bushfires continue to burn, posing what authorities say, is a "catastrophic" threat. families in england will benefit from two cannabis—based medicines approved for the nhs — but others say they still won't get what they need. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are asa bennett, the brexit commissioning editor at the telegraph, and sienna rodgers, who's the editor of labourlist. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the financial times says borisjohnson has been given a boost after nigel farage‘s announcement tha

in the league one play—off semi—final first leg between scunthorpe and rotherham, cameron mcgeehan scrambled home a late equaliser for scu nthorpe as they salvaged a 2—2 draw. in league two, coventry scored a controversial last minute penalty to snatch a draw in their first leg against notts county. lincoln drew 0—0 with exeter. tranmere rovers have been promoted to the football league again after a dramatic play off at wembley. despite having a man sent off in the first minute, tranmere won 2—1 to earn promotion. in scotland, ross county have been relegated from the premiership after a draw at stjohnstone. they needed a partick thistle defeat to keep alive any hope of survival, but partick beat dundee i—0, thanks to this kris doolan goal. partick now face livingstone of the championship in a two—legged play off. the winner of which will be playing premiership football next season. chelsea ladies took a giant step towards clinching the women's super league title by beating sunderland 2—i. this goalfrom eni aluko doubled the lead for chelsea after fran kirby opened the scoring. ch