become could the uk s richest man own manchester united? andy murray powers to victory for his match at the australian open. it and coming up on the bbc news channel: harvey elliot s on target, but can liverpool seal their spot in the next round of the fa cup, with a win over wolves in their replay? good evening. the electric car battery company britishvolt has collapsed making most of its 300 staff redundant and putting the future of the uk s electric car making industry into serious jeopardy. the company had been planning to build a giant battery making factory in northumberland it was to be a vital part for britain s electric car industry with petrol and diesel engines being phased out by 2030. britishvolt had planned to make around 300,000 batteries a year to power around of a quarter of electric vehicles on the british market. but it has collapsed after months of trouble as it struggled to raise enough money to stay afloat. our business editor simonjack report
actually a large area of high pressure is keeping things very dry and settled and warm across much of central europe. but for us, don t expect it to be settled, there is going to be a lot of rain over the next few days. the next batch starts to show its hand over the next few hours, pushing into the south west of bringing a lot of low cloud and mist and fog, keeping it on the mild side across england and wales, but clearer skies, single figures into aberdeenshire, where the best of the sunshine will be first thing tomorrow morning. but it will not last, the rain will push gradually northwards, fragmenting, showery outbreaks, some of it heavy, with the odd rumble of thunder. clearer skies with some sunshine following on behind, and it is in that sunshine where we might see 20 22. more rain to come on friday, still staying mild but we will see some wet and increasingly windy weather coming in from the west, gale force gusts on that band of rain. the heaviest of the rain will be
the uk government has announced that it plans to ban all forms of conversion therapy in england and wales including for transgendered people. previously westminster had said any legislation would only apply to attempts to change a person s sexual orientation. 0ur lgbt and identity correspondent, lauren mosand lauren moss our lgbt and identity correspondent is here. conversion therapy practices attempt to change somebody s sexual orientation or gender identity. for an idea of how widespread this is, a government survey found that 5% of lgbt people had been offered conversion in an attempt to cure them as it was described in their lifetime. in 2018 the government said it would introduce a ban and there have been quite a few u turns around this. last year a ban was scrapped altogether. that was quickly changed after a backlash from campaigners. the prime minister at the time, borisjohnson, said it
and they know that means they are going to have to make some compromises. please do be respectful of the host nation. they will try they are trying to ensure that people can be themselves and enjoy the football and i think with a little bit of flex and compromise at both ends it can be a safe, secure and exciting world cup. the bbc s lgbt and identity correspondent lauren mossjoins me now. what have been the reactions to james cleverly s comments? like what have been the reactions to james cleverly s comments? like you said, james cleverly s comments? like you said. labour james cleverly s comments? like you said, labour were james cleverly s comments? like you said, labour were quick james cleverly s comments? like you said, labour were quick out james cleverly s comments? like you said, labour were quick out of- james cleverly s comments? like you said, labour were quick out of the - said, labour were quick out of the blocks reacting to this today with the shadow sports m
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