Cities from pollution. And coming up in the sport on bbc news Afterfacing Criticism over its make up, the fa table a series of proposals to boost diversity at board level. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at 6. There are concerns about the future of around 4,500 people who work at Vauxhall Plants in the uk after the business was bought by a french car company. Psa which already owns peugeot and citroen has agreed a deal to buy vauxhall in britain and 0pel in germany forjust under £2 billion. Vauxhall has two factories in luton and Ellesmere Port. Unions say the fight begins now to try to safeguard jobs. Heres our industry correspondentjohn moylan. Vauxhalls vast Vehicle Plant at luton, for decades a cornerstone of gms european operations. But soon what happens here will be decided in france. Creating uncertainty for thousands of workers. Weve all been worried, of course. Were all going to be worried because weve all got families. I myself have been here nearly 30 years. Disbel
Three decades on, the legacy of the heralds loss is its capacity to fill a church with family and friends. 193 victims. 193 names read out. Among them the aunt and uncle of kim spooner, then an eight year old girl, but still able to recall her familys night of anguish. Oh, my goodness, i remember it so vividly. I didnt really process what it meant at the time, to be honest. But sitting up all night waiting to hear them called, waiting, hoping they would get in touch and it didnt happen. To the lasting regret of kim and many families no one was ever prosecuted for the herald disaster. But the impact was so great, entire fleets of ships were redesigned to make them more stable. Today the heralds salvage bell was finally returned to the harbour that she had set sail for but never reached. Duncan kennedy, bbc news, in dover. Recalling the terrible events of 30 yea rs recalling the terrible events of 30 years ago tonight was Duncan Kennedy reporting there. Newsnight is getting under way on
The Department Ofjustice believes that this Executive Order, just as the First Executive order, is a lawful and proper exercise of president ial authority. A zoo in cumbria, where nearly 500 animals have died, has been ordered to close. In china, the government takes action against old, polluting vehicles. It says it will make the skies blue again. And 30 years after the zeebrugge ferry disaster, relatives, survivors and rescuers return to remember the 193 people who lost their lives. And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News chelsea are in action at west ham, as they look to restore their ten point lead at the top of the Premier League. Good evening. Trade Union Leaders have demanded assurances about the future of thousands of jobs at vauxhalls two car plants in the uk, at luton and Ellesmere Port. Vauxhall has been sold by General Motors to the french car manufacturer, psa, which owns peugeot and citroen. Ministers say they are cautiously optimistic about the future but it all depends o
Three decades on, the legacy of the heralds loss is its capacity to fill a church with family and friends. 193 victims. 193 names read out. Among them the aunt and uncle of kim spooner, then an eight year old girl, but still able to recall her familys night of anguish. Oh, my goodness, i remember it so vividly. I didnt really process what it meant at the time, to be honest. But sitting up all night waiting to hear them called, waiting, hoping they would get in touch and it didnt happen. To the lasting regret of kim and many families no one was ever prosecuted for the herald disaster. But the impact was so great, entire fleets of ships were redesigned to make them more stable. Today the heralds salvage bell was finally returned to the harbour that she had set sail for but never reached. Duncan kennedy, bbc news, in dover. Recalling the terrible events of 30 yea rs recalling the terrible events of 30 years ago tonight was Duncan Kennedy reporting there. Newsnight is getting under way on
Vegas casinos. Places tens of thousands of Dollars Worth of bets in recent weeks. But why he did this, they simply have no clue. They know he has been acquiring weapons over the past several months. He has bought at gun stores in nevada, possibly outside the state as well. That part of nevada he is from, mesquite, is right on the border. So he could go to other states to try to buy weapons and have them sent back to the gun dealers in nevada 20 do it legally. But The Big Question here is how did he acquire automatic weapons. Youve heard the sounds on the videos of these rapid shots. Machine guns are illegal in the u. S. But its possible to buy conventional semiautomatic weapons, meaning they fire every time you pull the trigger, but just one round and convert them. But that Conversion Process can make the weapons illegal. So the authorities are trying to figure out how he managed to get
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