and in 2002 she became the first monarch to visit a british mosque, in scunthorpe. afzal khan was the man who presented her with the koran then. he says now that, in the months of fear and division following the 9/11 attacks, that visit had a profound impact. we were suffering in a way that we were frightened. we needed some sort of support from someone, and that support came in from the queen, and that gave us something that made us part of british society. after her visit, we were feeling that we are the same. it doesn't matter if anyone shouted at us, "terrorists," we are still british. that really had that big effect on you? yes, it did. yes, yes. it's why today's service at st paul's wasn'tjust to give thanks for the queen's reign and her faith, but was also to pay tribute to her commitment to foster unity. aleem maqbool, bbc news. the platinumjubilee pageant on sunday afternoon will bring celebrations to a close. it will be led by the gold state coach through the streets of central london. 0ur royal correspondent sarah campbell has been speaking to some of tho

as the booster programme continued in scunthorpe and around the country, there was a clearer message from the government about christmas in england. go ahead with your plans as there won't be any new measures affecting them. but, given the threat of omicron, nothing can be ruled out after that. speaking before that announcement, one minister suggested they weren't rushing tojudgment. we minister suggested they weren't rushing to judgment.— rushing to 'udgment. we are looking ve rushing to judgment. we are looking ve closel rushing to judgment. we are looking very closely at _ rushing to judgment. we are looking very closely at the _ rushing to judgment. we are looking very closely at the data, _ rushing to judgment. we are looking very closely at the data, that's - rushing to judgment. we are looking very closely at the data, that's why l very closely at the data, that's why the prime minister said we reserve the prime minister said we reserve the option of coming back with further measures, but we are not at that stage, because obviously there is very significant economic disrupti

but these mums, dads and caregivers in scunthorpe are learning how to talk to their primary school kids about different types of relationships. my daughter's heard the word "sex" on telly, and she asked me, "oh, what's sex?" parents have the option to withdraw their children from certain elements of the teaching, but mum victoria still has concerns. you never want your children to lose their innocence, but i think if it's not dealt with as soon as possible, then, like... yeah, yeah. i think i'll warm to it. parents have really got to step up to the mark and take that responsibility, get over their shyness and potential embarrassment, and begin to have those conversations with their children. the next generation deserves that. the onus on primary and secondary schools is to make the lessons age—appropriate, but there are still questions about whether this approach is enough. chi chi izundu, bbc news. three fathers who all lost their daughters to suicide are nearing the end of a 300—mile walk to raise money for charity in memory of their children. they'll finish their two—week trek

crops are sold locally and the power is solar — from panels on the roof, in this industrial estate in scunthorpe. this is the future. if you can grow stuff that's supposed to grow in italy here in the uk, you can grow it anywhere in the world. you can grow it in the middle east, in africa. and then you cut out all of the transportation, so... you're saving money, time, resources. and carbon, i reckon. and carbon, a lot of carbon. you're not flying basil all over the world. paul mcgoogan reckons he's also in an industry of the future. the heat pumps being made here in livingston release no carbon. and for him, a green career is safe. me and my girlfriend, we've just bought a new home, and the next step for us is hopefully to start a family. so knowing that we are doing our bit in this company to create a better, brighter future, more sustainable future — for my family and for generations to come — is a big deal to me. so now, we're just checking to see if there's any power coming in. - as an apprentice, bridey is getting ready to join the offshore wind industry. from grimsby, she'll head out

simonjack, bbc news, scunthorpe. the trial of three russians and a ukrainian charged with the murder of the passengers and crew of flight mh—17 has opened in the netherlands. the trial opened with the names of the 298 people aboard malaysia airlines flight mh17 which was shot down over ukraine in 2014, being read out. the four defendants were not present in the courtroom and are being tried in absentia. the trial has begun at the high court in edinburgh of alex salmond, who is accused of sexually assaulting ten women while he was first minister of scotland. the former snp leader faces a total of fourteen charges, including one of attempted rape at the first minister's official residence, bute house. mr salmond, who is 65, has entered not guilty pleas to all of the charges and has vowed to defend himself vigorously. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith reports. cameras click. alex salmond arrived at court today determined to prove his innocence. he is, thejudge told thejury, a very well—known public figure, but they mu

the bulk of them here in scunthorpe. with me now is alan davies from the community union. a huge relief for you and your members. since the 22nd of may la st your members. since the 22nd of may last year there has been uncertainty around the business and it is good to see it now finally start to relax done. we are starting to see some more details of this rescue package, £1.2 billion invested over the next decade. but there will be did redundancies as well questioning the investment is huge and that is only a positive thing to come in for this dillinger site. the steel industry is all in terminal at the moment. getting stability is great, but we cannot forget the people who have not been given jobs. cannot forget the people who have not been givenjobs. we will be working with jingye to hopefully offer people'sjobs, positions in the future as the investments come in. this huge investment package, but would that entail? what kind of things will be seen here in terms of upgrading and modernisation? everything is around making it a greener place to work, so there will be thin

simonjack, bbc news, scunthorpe. the british founder of an organisation that trained the syrian white helmets emergency response group has been found dead in istanbul. turkish authorities have launched an investigation afterjames le mesurier‘s body was discovered beneath his apartment‘s balcony. the white helmets are a volunteer group set up to rescue civilians caught up in the syrian civil war and are credited with saving thousands of lives. mr le mesurier — a former british army officer — received an 0be in 2016 for his work. more heavy rain is expected in parts of yorkshire and the midlands which are already flooded. the environment agency says 43 flood warnings are in place across the country, including five severe warnings on the river don in south yorkshire. doncaster council says it‘s concerned that some residents in the village of fishlake are refusing to leave their properties despite extensive flooding. 0ur correspondent dan johnson reports. 0n the low flat lands is to have doncaster, fishlake 0n

scunthorpe in the north—east. they are good highly paid and highly skilled job each of which supports at least another two jobs locally. we have to see this through to the conclusion. we are talking about families, middle of november and thinking about christmas, after months of worry, what does an announcement like this do? it feels everyone with confidence. we are not done yet and we need to keep our eye on the ball and see it through to the conclusion whatever government is in power but it will give everyone a huge boost. we know jingye are serious and we look forward to working with them to make sure we get the right outcome for the people of scunthorpe and the community is related to british steel and the uk economy because it isa steel and the uk economy because it is a strategic business. a quick word on what the government have done because it is their action that perhaps ease this through, isn't it? that is right. the learnt lessons from 2015 when ssi went into liquidation, that did not have to happen and

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.

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

colletta smith is at british steel in scunthorpe, these are anxious times for the workforce. what chance theirjobs can be saved? well, this is another dip in a horrible roller—coaster that the thousands of workers and their families have been facing since the company went into liquidation six months ago. there was good news over the summer as ataer holdings were announced as the preferred bidder to buy the company and they had exclusive access to the documents, the financial paperwork of the company said they could have a good look through and decide whether they wa nted look through and decide whether they wanted to buy the company. the workers kept theirjobs and furnaces behind me had kept burning in that period. there were questions raised about whether the investment arm of the turkish armed forces should be allowed to buy such a significant company here in the uk. now today the official receiver and the government has said that from tomorrow they are going to be open tomorrow they are going to be open to talks with other companies who might be interested in buying the

it's the heart of scunthorpe, that's why people come to scunthorpe, it's for the jobs, they bring up their families here. to see all that go out the window would be really disappointing and quite upsetting. so, the news today is great? absolutely brilliant. it's hoped that the turkish deal will be finalised in the coming weeks. those whose livelihoods depend on it say it must come with a bold vision for the future, to stop history repeating itself. judith moritz, bbc news, scunthorpe. our business editor, simon jack, is here. the turkish military pension fund. what exactly is that, and how often do pension funds get involved in this kind of takeover? it sounds odd, what are they doing buying up british deal? but it's not that unusualfor some british deal? but it's not that unusual for some occupational pension schemes are some of the biggest investors in the world, like the ontario teachers fund, which used to own hs1. they are big investors. the important thing about this particular subsidiary, it is also 50% owner of turkey's biggest steel producer, so it is thought these two busin

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 another 800 on teeside. 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 o

scunthorpe scunthorpe, many more in the supply chain. scu nthorpe is scunthorpe, many more in the supply chain. scunthorpe is a huge supplier of steel, someone knows someone who works there in the town, it would be devastating for the town. the beds are on sunday, anybody interested in buying british steel. some potential buyers have emerged, some as far as away from france and russia. 0ne company, called gsw, one of india's leading steelmakers. british steel is important, one of their biggest customers is network rail. 95% of all railtrack v travel on in this country supplied and made in scunthorpe. a country supplied and made in scu nthorpe. a lot country supplied and made in scunthorpe. a lot ofjobs rest on finding new buyer. one steel expert has said today, i don't see a saviour on the horizon. let's hope he's wrong. lets hope indeed. we'll be thinking of everybody in scunthorpe over weekend. so, naomi, why have chimney sweeps been making the news? for many, they might conjure up images of dick van dijk in the classic film mary poppi

areas like hull, scunthorpe, grimsby north—east. areas like hull, scu nthorpe, grimsby have north—east. areas like hull, scunthorpe, grimsby have felt far fewer benefits and have felt a little overlooked. five years on, transport links getting to and from these dolls, travelling across the north generally, remains the biggest challenges for businesses. from coast—to—coast, hull to liverpool, the idea was to produce a powerful economy to rival london. but some business leaders are now increasingly sceptical about what difference the northern actually made. a lot of people still see the north as manchester centric. the north exist 20 miles past manchester, we are here, we are ready to do business. poor transport links are still the biggest challenge for many businesses here, especially for hauliers. we have very few arterial routes. they are clogged, they are not wide enough, traffic doesn't flow enough. if you look at the rail line, we are not electrified into hull even now with electric trains dare not come into hull. we do no

never to this is the news that everyone in scunthorpe hoped never to hear. they have survived decades of difficulties in this industry, and now the company is being liquidated. that means british steel have said they will pay workers this week's wages but the government are going to pick up the tab from then on. and while last—ditch attempts are made to find a buyer for any or all of the business will stop if that's not successful then the gates here will be locked and more than 3000 people will face redundancy in this town alone. this steelworks has shaped the landscape and lives here for generations. but that might be about to change. we have been told 110 different things so we don't know where we are or what's going on.|j wa nt where we are or what's going on.|j want to stay in myjob but what will be will be. can't do anything. apparently we are getting special managers to ring us and let us know what is happening. but still left in limbo, don't know what's happening. for weeks, everyone who has been living in the hope that the government would step in

the steel plant in scunthorpe dominates the landscape. it also dominates life, with 3000 people from the town working in the plant. today, their future, like the company's is unclear. it's notjust this town that gets affected, it's everywhere around it. that's a lot of people's lives up in the air. if it goes, the town will disappear, really. there is all your little businesses, there will be nothing here. i feel that the steelworks is the lifeblood of the town. basically, it's the heart of the town. if the heart stops beating, services, retail, everything else will be affected massively. british steel employs 5000 people across the uk and abroad, but it's thought the company supports a further 20,000 jobs in its supply chain. it's notjust the people directly employed by the contractors that rely on the steelworks forjobs, house prices, people aren't going to be able to buy houses if they haven't got a regular income. today's news is the latest blow in the long decline of steel—making, which was once the bedrock of british engineering.

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

coletta smith, bbc news, in scunthorpe. as well as the jobs in scunthorpe — there are another 800 that could be lost on teeside. danny savage is at the lackenby plant near middlesbrough. danny, what is the reaction there? we are 108 miles up the road from north lincolnshire. 800 people work at the site behind me and a neighbouring one. they will be paid this month but going forward after that there is great uncertainty and there is a feeling of here we go again. is this the final nail in the coffin of steel works on the side? 0nly coffin of steel works on the side? only three years or so down the road from when the last blast furnace in this area close down by the loss of 1700 jobs. people are used to this industry winding down but it will be at the forefront of many people's minds. we are focusing on middlesbrough and the surrounding area this week and many people will be wondering what will happen to the side's oldest industry. tributes have been paid to niki lauda — the veteran motor racing driver, who's died aged 70

we are talking about 4000 jobs, most employed here at the works in scunthorpe at some across teeside and cumbria. it‘s crunch time here for british steel, a lot of factors coming together at once for them as a company. they had an unexpectedly big bill from the eu to do with carbon emissions and they weren‘t expecting to have to pay that because the eu —— the uk should have left the eu, that‘s what they were planning for. they had a significant drop in the amount of orders on their books because a lot of companies that buy from them aren‘t sure what tariffs they will have to pay in the future when the uk leaves the eu. because of that reduction in orders on their books a lot of the lenders are very worried here at british steel and that‘s what hearing today, that those lenders may well get too concerned and pull the plug, essentially, calling in administrators into the company u nless administrators into the company unless the government steps in. that‘s what british steel are hoping for, they asked for a loan of up to 75 million, we believe they reduce that request t

and mps to provide british steel with emergency financial help and safeguard more than 4,000 jobs in scunthorpe. the company is seeking a £75 million government loan to avoid collapse. it blames brexit uncertainty for slowing demand for steel, which is keeping prices low. the government has already lent the company £120 million. with the european elections taking place next week, we're travelling around the uk, examining the issues which will affect how people will vote. today, our correspondent sian lloyd reports from wales, where a majority voted to leave the european union in the referendum in 2016. what do they think now? loading up ready to make another crossing from holyhead, the welsh terminal is an importance gateway to europe. the second busiest roll—on, roll—off port in the uk. leaving the european union would bring changes here, but the forthcoming elections aren't uppermost on passengers' minds. no, not interested in voting in the european elections. i don't have any faith in anything anyone's doing at the minute. i think it's a bit of a damp squib. in common with wales as a w

but in additional financial support, but in a context of the employment story, british steel and at scunthorpe plant employs around 5000 people directly, around four times that indirectly so there is a fairly significant degree of employment components in the story. jeremy stretch, thank you. egon, take me to the markets. the footsie turned out because of those reports, world dutch shell is also doing well because there has been positive news about its cash flow, vodafone lost £6.6 billion last year so no surprise on their losses, brent crude on the way up. are you here tomorrow? i am not. then i will not see you. see you soon. every year hundreds of ex—servicemen and women receive help at the defence and national rehabilitation centre. it provides expert care for people suffering serious physical or mental trauma. last year the centre relocated from headley court in surrey — to a much bigger site at stanford hall near loughborough. and today cameras were allowed inside for the first time. phil mackie reports. an early morning run on the new track at stanford hall. and for the patients tr

and british steel shows its metal, after it decides to invest £50 million in a scunthorpe mill. the firm says it's the biggest single investment in the industry for a decade. let's start with the inflation figure — it was a surprise for some? that;s right — some analysts were expecting inflation to rise but for the third month in a row it has stayed at 2.4% — these latest figures are forjune. this is important because the next opportunity for the boe to change the interest rate is in august — curretnly at 0.5% — we were expecting a rise but with inflation staying put that could weaken the argument for an increase. it is at 0.5%, it was down 72% the last time i checked. also today we had that major fine for google £3.9billion for freezing competitors out of its android operating system. the european commission says the american tech giant unfairly favoured its own internet search service. google says it will appeal. also today we had that major fine for google £3.9billion for freezing competitors out of its android operating system. the european commission says the am

we have spoken to parents in scunthorpe, students. we have spoken to parents in scu nthorpe, and students. we have spoken to parents in scunthorpe, and the parents have very strong views, many of them saying today that many seem to be blaming parental control or lack of pretend —— parental control at home. it has to be said that scunthorpe has one of the highest rates of exclusion in the country. it is unusualfor exclusion in the country. it is unusual for 0fsted to talk out like this, and it is not a reputation that they particularly want. but as you know, some very bright and sassy people do eventually emerge from scunthorpe! they certainly do, and they end up marrying equally sassy people down south! he is talking about my wife before anyone gets any ideas! beta, thank you very much. and mary, thank you. if you would like to see more on any of those stories, you can access them on the bbc i player, and we go nationwide every weekday afternoon at 4:30pm. getting started in the world of work is difficult, but if you also have to

iam i am marriage to a scunthorpe lass and her father was a i am marriage to a scunthorpe lass and herfather was a manager in british steel, so we are watching that closely. let's cross now to salford and speak to annabel tiffin, as former england captainjimmy to annabel tiffin, as former england captain jimmy armfield's funeral was held today in blackpool. paying tribute to one of their own. we often speak about footballing legends but no exaggeration to say thatjimmy armfield was one, particularly, in his blood at blackpool. the town did come out to him, lovely, the funeral could charge passed through blackpool's ground, bloomfield road stadium, where he had played all his career, 17 years, many fans in the south stand named after him, and alongside the pitch, members of the current first—team, the youth team, and some of the former players for the club. fans gathered outside the ground and laid where was at his statue. the funeral corsage went on to a private church service at st petersburg on which was his family church, he even played the organ there. the service was private, friends

gary clement has worked at the scunthorpe steelworks for 40 years, he'd planned to retire at 55. he paid a team of financial advisors, called lighthouse, a fee of more than £10,000 for advice which included information about when he could access his pension, which they've since admitted was wrong. you go to a financial advisor forfinancial advice. he says — this is what you do, this is in your best interest. you listen. i don't believe they have anybody‘s best interests at heart. i believe it's just about money. gary has received a letter from his advisors accepting he wasn't given the correct information, but they say they believe he would have reached the same decision to leave the fund anyway. gary believes transferring out of the scheme when he did has cost him hundreds of thousands. the city watchdog, the financial conduct authority, is worried that steelworkers are particularly at risk. this is a group of people, thousands of people, who have to make a decision one way or the other, that gives rise to particular complexities. so, yes, they are particularly vulnerable i

been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following the stabbing of a school welfare officer near scunthorpe. the 61—year—old woman is being treated for serious injuries. she was attacked this morning at winterton community academy in north lincolnshire. dan johnson reports. at the start of the school day at this small—town comprehensive, it was shaken by an incident that ended with a member of staff seriously injured and a year in ii with a member of staff seriously injured and a year in 11 people under arrest. we reacted immediately and were on scene in minutes. the people had been detained by staff and treatment was being given to the victim. a stabbing involving a knife? that is what we believed. we understand the incident took place in an office away from children. the 61—year—old hurts was a welfare officer and she is in hospital being treated for what are described as serious but not life—threatening injuries. the headteacher was one of the first to see what had happened. when i arrived in the office there we re when i arrived in the office there were a number of staff dea