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Sir Keir Starmer was flying the flag for domestic steel production on Saturday as his government passed emergency legislation to give itself extraordinary powers to intervene in the running of the steel works in Scunthorpe and elsewhere.
As football fans filed out of Scunthorpe United's ground, the evening sun was shining down on them.Their team had just secured a win, and in the stands many British steel workers and their families celebrated - hoping that it would translate to further luck for their jobs."Save British Steel", one man shouted at us as he wound down the window of his car, driving away from the match, gleeful.Politics latest: Emergency bill to keep British Steel plant open becomes lawEveryone […]
An emergency bill to save British Steel's Scunthorpe blast furnaces has become law.
Three prison officers have been attacked by the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber. The Prison Officers Association (POA) said 28-year-old Hashem Abedi - the brother of Salman Abedi - threw hot cooking oil over the guards before stabbing them with homemade weapons.He was sentenced in 2020 to at least 55 years in prison after being found guilty of 22 counts of murder over the 2017 atrocity.The three officers were taken to hospital after the attack at category A Frankland […]
Newcastle United's head coach Eddie Howe has been admitted to hospital after feeling "unwell for a number of days", his club have said.In a statement confirming the 47-year-old will miss the team's next match against Manchester United on Sunday "due to illness" after feeling unwell "for a number of days"."The Magpies' head coach was admitted to hospital late on Friday evening having felt unwell for a number of days," the statement said."Medical staff kept Eddie in hospital overnight for further […]
I'm not sure their police officers felt the same from the looks on their faces, but the King and Queen, we're told, were on a "huge high" after making their way through the scrum of entourage, security and locals while on walkabout in Ravenna.It's no wonder then that just a few days earlier, while visiting a school in Rome, Camilla told members of the British press that we should "dream on" if we thought the King's health worries were going […]
Smartphones and laptops among items excluded from reciprocal tariffs, US says | World News | Sky News Saturday 12 April 2025 15:54, UK Why you can trust Sky NewsElectronics such as smartphones and laptops will be excluded from reciprocal tariffs, the Trump administration has said.The move could help keep prices down for popular consumer items that are not usually made in the US.Machines used to make semiconductors and flat-panel monitors would also be exempt, US Customs and Border Protection said.This […]
It's been an unusually sunny start to spring, with parts of the UK enjoying temperatures over 20C (68F) over the past few days.But why has it been so hot - and why is it about to come to an end?Extraordinary highs and lowsThe recent spell of fine weather was brought to us courtesy of high pressure. But no ordinary high pressure; a blocking high - the result of a stratospheric warming event.Ironically, it's the same weather set up that brought […]
Iran says "indirect talks" over the country's rapidly advancing nuclear programme have taken place with US officials, with more to come next week.The discussions on Saturday took place in Muscat, Oman, with the host nation's officials mediating between representatives of Iran and the US, who were seated in separate rooms, according to Esmail Baghaei, a spokesperson for Iran's foreign ministry.After the talks concluded, Oman and Iranian officials reported that Iran and the US had had agreed to hold more negotiations […]
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