in the last few minutes. it s been announced that the uk s third largest steel maker, liberty, has announced plans to re open its rotherham steel plant. the company says the large majority of its one thousand workers who have been on furlough, will return when operations restart later this month. our business correspondent is here. this sounds like excellent news. it is really good news for the workers in rotherham who have been waiting a long time for this, but it might be confusing for viewers because we have been talking for weeks now about what difficulties the steel industry is in with gas prices four times what they were at the start of the year. speaking to liberty today, they said there is no doubt, it is a difficult time for the industry, gas prices are very high, but they say demand for steel is still very strong and they believe that if they can keep going through this really difficult time that they will emerge stronger. there is an added sort of different thing a
little rain left, and invasion of cloudy skies and damp weather in the south, brighter in the north, bicelli, seven or 8. south, brighter in the north, bicelli, seven or 8 . then, as we move into next week, high pressure is likely to be pushed away by a strengthening jet stream across the atlantic and across the latitudes which will push low pressure system is way and icy gets more unsettled, winding at times and wetter at times. obviously the devil is in the detail that far ahead, times. obviously the devil is in the detailthat farahead, but times. obviously the devil is in the detail that far ahead, but it looks like after a largely settled week with frost at night and fog problems, by the time we get to next weekend and beyond it is looking distinctly more unsettled. still mild but at times really quite wet and windy. uk s steel maker, liberty, announces plans to re open its rotherham steel plant. with around 1,000 furloughed workers returning to operations later this mon
and how our green and pleasant land is threatened, as we take space away from nature. good evening. the business secretary says rising gas prices have created a critical situation for many industries. steel makers are among those warning that they may have to stop production because of spiralling energy costs. today kwasi kwarteng said he s looking at whether existing government support is sufficient. cooking up a classic sunday brunch for hungry punters, but plating up in this leeds cafe is getting more expensive. as energy bills rise, they can t just turn off the coffee machine. i mainly worry that in the long term the prices won t change and there will be that this idea that because we dealt with the current situation, it will be normalised to keep those prices the same. we might have to change our prices in the future if prices don t go down, which could have a knock on effect on the people who feel like they can come in. the business secretary this morning would not comm
but they are no ordinary band. they re from ukraine, a country in the midst of a bloody war. in the lead up to the contest, all the band members faced a difficult decision. now their winning song has become a powerful statement of defiance. and they hope their global stardom will help ukraine s plight. i m viktoria zhuhan, i work as a journalist for bbc in ukraine. i don t normally cover eurovision, especially when there is a war raging in my country. but kalush orchestra isn t an ordinary, typical eurovision contestant. but after following the kalush orchestra for ten days, i ve learned that, for them, this is much more than a singing competition. it s a way to tell the world about the war that s destroying ukraine. we are on our way to a rehearsal in the north of the country. oleh, in the pink hat, the group s front man finds it hard to take in what he sees. it s tima, the band s vocalist and flute player who realises he s been here before. only weeks earlier, russian troop
for your kids, only worse. it s the film that helped define the 19905 now train spotting returns for a new generation. foggy start for parts of the uk. carol has the weather. good morning. yes, we have dense fog, particularly across southern england. it is freezing fog thomas some will be slow to clear. for many, it will be dry with sunshine but i will have more details and 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. prime minister, theresa may will today introduce the government s vision for a more interventionist, industrial strategy for britain. the proposals will be unveiled at her first regional cabinet meeting, taking place in north west england. our industry correspondent john moylan has more. how can the government ensured that the economy is fit for the future. but the business secretary greg clark, places like this are part of the answer. it is a new automotive centre, backed by government and industry money, designed to keep our carmakers are firing on all c