hearing from tata steel, which owns the steelworks in october, it is bad news for the thousands of people who work at that steel facility. we have just been told that tata steel plans to close both remaining blast furnaces at the steelworks and that could come at the cost of 3000 jobs. clearly something which will devastate the local community. stay with us on bbc news for more updates on that story. tata steel says they will close the remaining port talbot blast furnaces at the steelworks with potential loss of up to 3000 jobs. news coming to us from bbc sources, ratherthan jobs. news coming to us from bbc sources, rather than confirmed by tata steel themselves. the unfolding issues around attacks on cargo ships by houthi rebels from yemen, warning from the world trade organization that it could affect developing countries the hardest. today the us has launched a fourth round of air strikes against the rebels, the us military said it targeted missiles that could be intended
this is bbc news, the headlines. a scathing report concludes the failure of the police chaos and confusion and a lack of urgency in helping victims. the bbc understands have the seal is to close in south wales. up to 3000 jobs are at risk. the back to award nominations are out. we take a look at the juggernauts aiming for the top prizes. before all that northern ireland has seen its biggest day of strike action in 50 years without more than action in 50 years without more than a hundred public sector workers walked out in a dispute over pay. schools closed, health services and transport lacking. the dispute has been complicated by the fact that there s been no functioning government at stormont for two years with the union leaders say workers are used as palms in restoring power shower in northern island. schools closed without the gritting of icy roads finished at midnight. it s been a day of disruption and demonstrations across northern ireland. some people are pointing the
crimes and a charge of genocide, is israel s response to the trauma of october 7 serving its own best interests? mark regev injerusalem, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me, stephen. it s a pleasure to have you on the programme. as i said, we are more than 100 days into this war. you are inside the israeli government. is there any discussion inside your government as to whether the current strategy you re pursuing in gaza is working? so, the overall strategy, the goal remains what it was at the beginning, to destroy hamas s military machine, to have our hostages released, returned home, and to end this terror enclave, to end hamas s rule in the gaza strip. now, the way to achieve that is obviously flexible and depending on battlefield conditions and other conditions, as well. so the tactics in achieving that goal can be fluid, but the goal remains the same destroy hamas s military machine, end their rule of gaza, and get all the hostages home. do you think it s wor
that these little ones that are growing up become ocean guardians in their own right. they are able to advocate for the protection of our ocean. this was once a classroom where kids used to play and got educated. but this time, it s been reduced to a scene of no activity because of the level of destruction caused by increasing tidal waves. global warming is causing a significant rise in sea levels, making the erosion worse. the advancing coastline has already swallowed up these homes, and residents here tell me they fear losing everything. djon djon is mushrooms. ooh! that smells good. my name is francois alexandre. i was born in ayiti, also known as haiti. and i came here, in the united states, in 1996, at the age of ten. little haiti has been here for such a long time. this place became a place of resurrection for myself in terms of my cultural identity. the little haiti is very vibrant, and you can smell the culture, the seasoning. this is definitely inside the united
with the loss of up to 2800 jobs. tata steel in a statement said that. a government spokesperson said the uk is determined to secure a sustainable and competitive future for its steel sector. the government has committed £500 million towards the cost of a new electric arc furnace. here s the tata steel ceo speaking about the cuts. it’s furnace. here s the tata steel ceo speaking about the cuts. speaking about the cuts. it s not something speaking about the cuts. it s not something we speaking about the cuts. it s not something we would ve - speaking about the cuts. it s not something we would ve liked - speaking about the cuts. it s not something we would ve liked to | speaking about the cuts. it s not - something we would ve liked to have happen. i think we ve tried really hard over the years to preserve the site and keep it going despite all the challenges over the last 15 years, i think we ve invested something like £5 million to keep the business going. so it s n