31/03/2016 Newsround


31/03/2016

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Good morning, I'm Hayley and you're live with me

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And how many birds are in our gardens?

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First to the town of Port Talbot in South Wales.

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It's home to the biggest steelworks in the country.

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People there are worried because Tata Steel, which owns

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the site, wants to sell it and workers could lose their jobs.

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The company employs around 10,000 people at 14 sites in Britain.

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It wants to get rid of them because they are losing money.

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Ricky, what have people there told you?

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Good morning from Port Talbot in south Wales, where the wait

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continues for families who don't know what will happen

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to the massive steelworks you can see behind me.

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We know that Prime Minister David Cameron will hold a special meeting

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this morning to discuss the future of the steel industry

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It has been really busy here this morning and lots of trucks have been

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coming into the factory. In this town, this factory has a

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long-standing tradition of being here. Many people work here and many

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children's parents work in the factory behind me. As we have been

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finding out, people live next door to someone who works here, so I went

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to find out what would happen if things change.

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Wherever you are in Port Talbot, it is not hard to miss

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You can see it from pretty much all over the town.

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And kids have been telling me today that they will be pretty sad

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Alfie and Lily, your dad works at the steelworks.

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He has worked there for six years, hasn't he?

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And what do you think would happen if it was to close?

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Well, I would miss seeing the ships going in and out.

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What is it like having a dad who works at the steelworks?

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You have got the beach and then the mountains where I live,

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which is like my back garden, so it is nice to explore different

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And how much of a big deal is the steelworks for this town?

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It is major because there are so many jobs there

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and so many of my friends' parents work there.

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And it means so much to them if they keep their jobs.

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I know lots of people, especially loads of neighbours

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It would affect them because they all have children.

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So, if it closes, then they will all be out of work.

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If it was to close, would it be quite sad?

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Yes, it would be bad for the country and the economy.

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Not just the community, but also some smaller businesses

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Could you imagine Port Talbot without the factory?

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Find out more about the steel industry in the UK on our website.

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For now, it's back to the studio and Hayley with the rest

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Next, despite a wet and windy winter, over half a million people

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have been out in their gardens to take part in this year's

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The Big Garden Bird Watch aims to find out which types of birds

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are doing well and which need our help.

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Over the course of the count, more than 8 million birds have been

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counted and the top spot goes to the house

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There was also good news for the long-tailed tit,

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England beat the Black Caps by seven wickets to secure their place

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Making it to the final completes a remarkable turnaround from last

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year's World Cup, where England were knocked out

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But England women were unable to win their semifinal,

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falling to a five-run defeat by Australia earlier in the day.

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Next, to a baby gorilla who didn't have the easiest start in life.

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Afear's mum had problems giving birth to her,

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so vets had to do an operation on mum to help.

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Afear's mum is recovering but in the meantime keeper Lindsey

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has taken her home so she can feed Afear through the night.

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The little gorilla is now doing well and it's hoped her mum will be able

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That's all for now but I'm back right here in about half an hour.

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