30/03/2016 Newsround

Hi, I'm Ricky, live from Port Talbot, where thousands

of people at the steelworks are worried about losing their jobs.

Hello from the town of Port Talbot in South Wales, where families

are waiting to find out what is going to happen to that huge

The company that owns it says it wants to sell its factories and many

As you drive into Port Talbot as we did today, you can spot the chimney

breasts and they have got giant furnaces which is producing all of

that steel but there is also a distinct smell in the air from that

production. Thousands of people work over there,

and so it's incredibly important to children who live in this town,

as their mums and dads have jobs I've been finding out why it's such

a big issue right now. Steel is the most widely

used metal in the world. It can be extremely

strong and flexible. It's used to make all kinds of

things like buildings and bridges. Planes, trains, and cars all have

parts made out of steel to help And you'll find it all over your

home in things like washing The UK has a long history of making

steel, dating all the way back to the 1800s, but over the last few

decades this has been changing. Nowadays, it's China that leads

the way producing around half However, it's making more steel

than it actually needs, selling all the extra stuff cheaply

all around the world. This is a problem for steel plants

in the UK. They say they're losing business

because they can't match the low prices of cheaper Chinese steel,

forcing many UK A steelworks in Redcar

in the North East of England closed last year and now more

jobs are at risk. Tata Steel is the biggest steel

company in Britain and it now says it wants to sell off

all its steelworks in the UK, which means that thousands of people

could lose their jobs. The biggest steel plant in the UK

is in Port Talbot in south Wales. It's really important to families

living in the town. Now, the UK Government

and the Welsh Assembly Government The UK Government says it wants

to keep steel plants in the UK open and is working to try

to make this happen. I'll be speaking to children

who live here in Port Talbot and have more on this story

on tomorrow's Newsround but for now

it's back to Leah in the studio. Also today we're talking about how

Leicester City's brilliant run in the Premier League is inspiring

girls to enjoy the beautiful Leicester City Football Club have

put in an astonishing performance In just 12 months, they have

stormed from the bottom of the Premier League to prove

themselves as potential The team have put in such

a successful performance over the past year that it's encouraged

these girls to get more All the kids turning to some of our

sessions in the Leicester City kick, I have been outdone by Jamie Vardy

when asking girls want the perfect session would be and they want him

to come and coach. It has been absolutely massive. Sometimes you

are with your friends and you get to meet new people as well. You are

working together. You pass the ball to everybody. I like to go to watch

them with my dad. I like it when they score goals. It is quite

interesting and it is fun. Perhaps other football teams

will follow Leicester City's lead by inspiring more girls to be

the football stars of the future. Longleat House in Wiltshire

is 50 years old today. Back then, for the first time ever,

people were invited to drive their own cars among

a pride of lions. The idea of the safari park was then

born and since then millions have come face to face with lions,

tigers and rhinos with only a car Newsround's back with

more from Port Talbot