Cohort of people is now being contacted, with the Prime Minister still determined to see the first plane departing later this spring. Will the Prime Minister was also announcing plans today to create 20,000 new apprenticeships on his visit to the west midlands. He pledged £60 million worth of new investment to cover fully funded training for young people and a reduction in red tape for Small Businesses who take them. Mr sunak says the full cost of apprenticeships will be offered to applicants aged under 21 at small firms from the 1st of april. Tata steel says its begun shutting down operations at its site in port talbot from wednesday. Thats due to stability concerns, the steel group said. Its been forced to make the closures earlier than previously planned because the equipment can no longer run safely. Coke ovens are used to turn coal into coke, a key raw material used in the process of making steel. Tata has about 40 remaining coke ovens operational , many of them having already be
The top stories this hour from the gb newsroom. Im Polly Middlehurst. Mps have been middlehurst. Mps have been voting this evening on ten changes to the rwanda bill. Amendments suggested by peers in the house of lords. The first four amendments have already been rejected. They were designed to ensure the bill complies with domestic and international law. The international law. The controversial legislation aims to deter Illegal Migrants from coming to the uk on small boats by deporting them to rwanda, downing street says the initial cohort of people is now being contacted, with the Prime Minister still determined to see the first plane departing later this spring. Will the Prime Minister was also announcing plans today to create 20,000 new apprenticeships on his visit to the west midlands. He pledged £60 million worth of new investment to cover fully funded training for young people and a reduction in red tape for Small Businesses who take them. Mr sunak says the full cost of apprenti
Paying attention to. The to talk about in ukraine. There are military vehicles on the border. The dow down more than 100 points. Breaking economic news. Heres michael with the latest on the manufacturing economy. Otherwise youd would be seeing a big rally. The isn number comes in with a big rise. The forecast had been to go to 52. 3 where we want to be. We are about a point ahead of where we wanted to be. Newport is rose significantly. 54. 5 from 54. 2. The production number to come in a little bit weak on the month. 48. 2 falls below the expansion number. The other number is unchanged. Manufacturing was not too bad. We do not get a clue as to where we are going with that. Higher thanoint what you expected any month when the weather was so bad it has to give people some hope that we do see a lot of weather impact on the economy. Thank you very much. The a point out, it would market moving piece of data. There is so much else going on. Other side ofthe the world. We need to get to the c