‘Likely’ British Steel will be nationalised, says business secretary

‘Likely’ British Steel will be nationalised, says business secretary

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has said it is "likely" that British Steel will be nationalised.It comes after he appeared to row back on his claim that he would not bring a Chinese company into the steel sector again after the government had to urgently step in to save the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe.Mr Reynolds, speaking to reporters in the Lincolnshire town, said that nationalisation was the "likely option at this stage".He added: "What we are now going to do, […]

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Pontins owner charged over death of grandmother after ceiling collapse

Pontins owner charged over death of grandmother after ceiling collapse | UK News | Sky News Wendy Jones, 68, was injured in the ceiling collapse in February 2019 and died in hospital six months later.Tuesday 15 April 2025 08:49, UK Image: The ceiling collapse at Pontins. Pic: Angela McDonald Why you can trust Sky NewsThe owner of Pontins holiday parks has been charged with corporate manslaughter after a grandmother died following a ceiling collapse at a resort.Eighteen people were injured […]

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Man admits murdering two women in Christmas Day attacks

Man pleads guilty to murdering two women in stabbing in Milton Keynes on Christmas Day | UK News | Sky News Tuesday 15 April 2025 12:52, UK Why you can trust Sky NewsA man has pleaded guilty to murdering two women and trying to kill two other people in a suspected stabbing in Milton Keynes on Christmas Day.Jazwell Brown, 49, attacked Joanne Pearson, 38, and Teohna Grant, 24, at an address in Santa Cruz Avenue, Bletchley, on 25 December last […]

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Kate’s ‘very spiritual reconnection’ in nature

Princess Kate has described how she feels a "very spiritual and very intense emotional reconnection" when surrounded by nature.In a video released by Kensington Palace of the Princess of Wales' visit with a group of Scouts from the north west last month, the 43-year-old also said nature gives her a "sense of peace" in a "very busy world".Kate, who is in remission from cancer, can be seen in a bakerboy cap, walking near the shores of Lake Windermere in the […]

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Military clerk faces jail after nearly £1m Ministry of Defence fraud

A military clerk who stole nearly £1m from the Ministry of Defence by making false expense claims faces prison for fraud and money laundering. Former corporal Aaron Stelmach-Purdie, 34, defrauded the government out of £911,677 - £557,093 of which he kept for himself - by manipulating the MoD's online platform for the management of staff expense and allowance claims.The scam took place from November 2014 to January 2016 and saw Stelmach-Purdie involved in 161 fraudulent claims, a judge sitting at Southwark […]

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Star friend of Rory McIlroy reacts to his historic Masters victory

Friends and colleagues of Rory McIlroy have hailed his career Grand Slam as "one of the greatest days in sport" - as the golfer's psychologist revealed how he overcame an 11-year wait for another major.The Northern Irishman, 35, secured victory at the Masters to become only the sixth man to have won all four of golf's major championships.McIlroy had not won a major since the 2014 US PGA Championship - and his victory at Augusta sparked emotional and jubilant scenes. […]

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Warwick Davis’s wife died ‘hours before she was due to be discharged from hospital’

Actress Samantha Davis, the wife of Warwick Davis, died after suffering a cardiac arrest hours before she was due to be discharged from hospital, an inquest has found. Mrs Davis, 53, died at London's University College Hospital on 24 March last year.She had been admitted six and a half weeks earlier, after a disc prolapse caused a sudden loss of mobility in her lower limbs.She then underwent a thoracotomy operation - a surgical procedure where the chest wall is opened […]

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Newcastle boss Eddie Howe recovering from pneumonia in hospital

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe is recovering in hospital from pneumonia and will miss two more games, the club has announced.It comes after the 47-year-old missed the team's 4-1 win against Manchester United on Sunday due to illness.The club said on Saturday that he had been admitted to hospital after feeling unwell "for a number of days".In an updated statement on Monday, Newcastle said: "The club continues to extend its best wishes and support to Eddie and his family as he […]

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Woman, 72, and boy, 12, in hospital after home invasion ‘linked to ongoing gang feud’

A 72-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy were seriously assaulted by masked assailants during a home invasion believed to be linked to an ongoing gang feud that has spread from Edinburgh to Glasgow.Police Scotland said the victims suffered "significant injuries" after two males forced their way into a property in Milton's Egilsay Crescent, Glasgow, at about 12.10am on Saturday.The force said the woman and schoolboy were taken to hospital for treatment, with "extensive enquiries" under way to track down the […]

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