plants in scunthorpe and teesside. british steel went into liquidation in may and another proposed rescue deal with a turkish firm collapsed last month. our business correspondent theo leggett reports. this is british steel's plant in scu nthorpe. the beating heart of an industrial town. its future had been in deep doubt after the company went into liquidation earlier this year. but today, news of a lifeline. the chinese firm jingye is expected to buy the business for £70 million. it's been a big concern, hasn't it? nobody knowing what's going to be happening, whether they've got a job, pay their mortgages, feed their families. it's great news. you don't know if you're batting or bowling, do you? once it gets sorted, we can get on with it better, can't we? it's finally something positive, it's good. what are your thoughts aboutjingye? anything is better than nothing, i suppose. yeah, it's getting better. british steel employs 4,000 people in britain, at scunthorpe and at other sites in the north—east. 20,000 more are employed in the supply chain. unions sayjingye can protect tho

, whose largest manufacturing site is in scunthorpe, went into insolvency in may after rescue talks between the government and the company's owner, greybull capital, broke down. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. for nearly four months, the future of british steel has been hanging in the balance. here in scunthorpe, its main plant dominates the landscape and provides most of the work. today, news of a tentative deal to rescue the business. it's a move forward from may when we were in a period of extreme uncertainty and obviously concern, to now where we have a preferred bidder and an announcement from the official receiver that they are entering into more detailed discussions with the hope of a purchase by the end of october, is extremely positive. the scunthorpe steelworks and its other assets in the north—east, are an important strategic asset for the uk. 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 th

the government we'll be live at the british steel plant in scunthorpe and talking to our business correspondent — also this lunchtime... the cabinet agrees to theresa may's new brexit offer which will be put before parliament next month. niki lauda — the legendary driver who returned to racing after a horrific crash — dies at the age of 70 you know, you're really worried and frightened that you're going to die and then that means you start everything possible to keep you going. and facial recognition technology — is it a breach of your human rights when police take your picture without you knowing? coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news, england name their squad for the cricket world cup and jofra archer makes the cut at david willey‘s expense. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. thousands ofjobs are at risk today with two high profile british companies in crisis. the celebrity chef jamie oliver's chain of restaurants has collapsed. and british steel, the country's second biggest steel maker, is waiting to hear whether if it will get a govern

scunthorpe 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

those people in scu nthorpe potentially good news for those people in scunthorpe 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

— 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

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 that the brexit party would not contest any of the 317 seats won