As the japanese yen and gold. A chinese firm is poised to rescue British Steel for close to 90 Million Dollars which could safeguard up to 4,000 jobs in the uk. The company has been in liquidation since may and has been kept alive by the british government. Sam ryder has more. British steel has been feeling the heat for more than six months. Since going into liquidation its been propped up by the british government. Several deals have been on the table, but chinasjingye group is the front runner for the ta ke group is the front runner for the take over. The rescue deal is worth almost 90 million us dollars. News which will no doubt come as some relief to the a500 people employed at the discomfort and his side side is only 20,000 workers in the supply chain rely on British Steel. Many have been rallying in their communities to save theirjobs. Have been rallying in their communities to save theirjobsli feel that the steelworks is the life of the town. Basically, its the heart of the town
Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Here we are at this viewpoint, its called the Horseshoe Falls viewpoint, but there is no fall . Maybe one year there will be no fall completely, no water. Weve lost at least 200 elephants. From starvation . Starvation, yes. After yea rs of starvation . Starvation, yes. After years of political turmoil and misrule, zimbabwe now faces an existential threat from Climate Change. Can it adapt before its too late . Victoria falls, one of the wonders of the natural world. The waters of the Zambezi River plunge more than 100 metres along a fault line that divides zimbabwe from zambia. The british explorer David Livingstone claimed to be the first european to experience this magic. It was, he said, a view for the angels. Long before David Livingstone got here and named this spectacular place Victoria Falls, local people knew it as the smoke that thunders. But right now, this smoky mist isnt so thick and the thundering raw, it isnt so loud. The falls are more than one
Camps in western china are used to brainwash the muslim uighur minority. The billionaire former mayor of new york Michael Bloomberg announces he wants to run for us president as a democrat. Good morning. It is 1 00am in london, 8 00pm in new york and 9 00am it is 1 00am in london, here in hong kong, where the pro democracy parties are on course for an overwhelming landslide victory in local elections. With about half the vote counted, the pro democracy camps have won seven seats for every one held by parties backing the government. These are only local District Council elections, but this is a huge vote of support for the protest movement, after almost six months of often violent demonstrations that have brought this city to a standstill. Rupert Wingfield Hayes reports. In the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island this morning, the queue to vote at the shau kei wan polling station went on and on and on. Were seeing queues like this in districts all over hong kong today, people waiting f
Proved, as they pushed for the two goals they needed, their defence was open up yet again. The tournaments top scorer getting the goal his performance deserved. His 11th of the competition. Indian, a co mforta ble the competition. Indian, a comfortable victory for the Saudi Arabian side. They avenged the final defeat of 2017 for the third Asian Champions League title. They also grabbed the last spot of the Club World Cup next month in qatar. Elsewhere, the brazilian side flamengo were given a rapturous welcome home, when they returned to rio dejaneiro as the champions of south america. They came from behind to beat river plate 2 1 in saturdays final of the Copa Libertadores in lima. Gabriel barbosa was the hero. He scored twice in the last five minutes and got sent off as flamengo won the cup for the second time in their history. In the english premier league, Manchester United came from 2 0 down to lead 3 2 at Sheffield United but still had to settle for a point, when the blades fough
The pro democracy parties in hong kong are on course for an overwhelming landslide victory in local elections, after months of protests across the city. Lets go live to Sharanjit Leyl in hong kong thats right, it is a bright, breezy monday morning here in hong kong and of course many hong kong is waking up of course many hong kong is waking up to this electoral result. They took to the voting boots on sunday in overwhelming numbers, a record turnout, and even though with just over half the votes counted, it already seems to indicate a landslide victory for the pro democracy camp. The latest results suggest that over 70 of hong kong is voted overwhelmingly in favour of the pro democracy candidates. This may just favour of the pro democracy candidates. This mayjust be local District Council elections, really, the lowest rung of government, but it isa the lowest rung of government, but it is a huge show of support for the protest movement, which of course has erupted in sometimes violent