American Steel Company and said it is vital that the company remain owned and operated in the us. This is a big deal and notjust politically. Nippon steel is set to pay 14. 9 billion to acquire the us giant. But politically, this is territory President Biden knows well. He has cast himself as the champion of the Working Class and has called himself the most pro Union President in history. He made headlines for walking the picket line with striking Auto Union Workers last fall. Unionised steelworkers could land the president supporting his election bid. The four north americas largest industrial union. For his part, former President Donald Trump pledged to block the deal if he retakes the white house. The president of the United Steel Workers International welcomed the call from biden on thursday, agreeing that Foreign Ownership would leave the us vulnerable when it comes to prioritising its own defence and infrastructure. It is bound to be a topic of conversation between key allies whe
edin dzeko has moved from inter milan to turkish side fenerbahce on a free transfer. the 37 year old striker s final game for the milan club was the champions league final, which inter lost 1 0 to manchester city in istanbul. onto tennis and the grass court season is well under way at queens in london british number one cameron norrie has been knocked out in the quarter finals. he was beaten by america s seb korda. norrie was a queens finalist two years ago but he was below par in this match losing the first set 6 4 and the second 7 6 in a tie break. korda will face either the top seed carlos alcaraz in the last four on saturday. holger rune of denmark will face alex de minaur in the other singles semifinal after overcoming lorenzo musetti 6 4, 7 5. australian de minaur, who beat andy murray in his opening match, beat adrian mannarino of france. the women s ashes test is looking really well matched. australia were eventually all out for 473 midway through day 2 at trent
welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we start with an exclusive interview with the wife and mother of two of the british passengers lost in the titan sub disaster in the north atlantic last week. the submersible was on its way to view the wreck of the titanic when contact was lost, and the vessel imploded. christine dawood the wife of shahzada dawood and the mother of 19 year old suleman dawood was on the polar prince, which was supervising the mission. she told the bbc that her initial intention was to go on the trip herself, but she gave the spot to her son because he was so excited by the prospect. it comes as the us coast guard has announced the launch of an investigation, which would be able to recommend civil or criminal charges. christine dawood has been speaking to the bbc s nomia iqbal in stjohn s, newfoundland, from where the expedition had set off. the sentence, we lost comm. i think that would be a sentence i will neve