in the last few minutes, prince harry has withdrawn his libel action against the associated newspapers. hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, before we turn to the headline stories, i want to show you pictures coming from japan. in the next 20 minutes, we are going to see if all goes well, japan is set to make a latest attempt at a soft touch down on the moon. it is the smart lander investigating the moon, it is known as slim, it is hoping to touch down in about 20 minutes time. it is very difficult to land on earth s natural satellite safely, about half of all attempts have succeeded. now slim is set to begin descent manoeuvres from an altitude of about 15 kilometres about now, that process is supposed to be starting now, and if all goes well the craft will touch down on the lunar surface in 20 minutes time. we will take you through all of that here on bbc news in the next 15 minutes, so do stay with us and we will have plenty more on that attempted land
hearing from tata steel, which owns the steelworks in october, it is bad news for the thousands of people who work at that steel facility. we have just been told that tata steel plans to close both remaining blast furnaces at the steelworks and that could come at the cost of 3000 jobs. clearly something which will devastate the local community. stay with us on bbc news for more updates on that story. tata steel says they will close the remaining port talbot blast furnaces at the steelworks with potential loss of up to 3000 jobs. news coming to us from bbc sources, ratherthan jobs. news coming to us from bbc sources, rather than confirmed by tata steel themselves. the unfolding issues around attacks on cargo ships by houthi rebels from yemen, warning from the world trade organization that it could affect developing countries the hardest. today the us has launched a fourth round of air strikes against the rebels, the us military said it targeted missiles that could be intended
that these little ones that are growing up become ocean guardians in their own right. they are able to advocate for the protection of our ocean. this was once a classroom where kids used to play and got educated. but this time, it s been reduced to a scene of no activity because of the level of destruction caused by increasing tidal waves. global warming is causing a significant rise in sea levels, making the erosion worse. the advancing coastline has already swallowed up these homes, and residents here tell me they fear losing everything. djon djon is mushrooms. ooh! that smells good. my name is francois alexandre. i was born in ayiti, also known as haiti. and i came here, in the united states, in 1996, at the age of ten. little haiti has been here for such a long time. this place became a place of resurrection for myself in terms of my cultural identity. the little haiti is very vibrant, and you can smell the culture, the seasoning. this is definitely inside the united
with the loss of up to 2800 jobs. tata steel in a statement said that. a government spokesperson said the uk is determined to secure a sustainable and competitive future for its steel sector. the government has committed £500 million towards the cost of a new electric arc furnace. here s the tata steel ceo speaking about the cuts. it’s furnace. here s the tata steel ceo speaking about the cuts. speaking about the cuts. it s not something speaking about the cuts. it s not something we speaking about the cuts. it s not something we would ve - speaking about the cuts. it s not something we would ve liked - speaking about the cuts. it s not something we would ve liked to | speaking about the cuts. it s not - something we would ve liked to have happen. i think we ve tried really hard over the years to preserve the site and keep it going despite all the challenges over the last 15 years, i think we ve invested something like £5 million to keep the business going. so it s n