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Bill to save British Steel plant becomes law after king’s approval
Proposals to save British Steel’s Scunthorpe blast furnaces have been granted royal assent after an extraordinary parliament sitting on Saturday. Emergency legislation giving the government [more…]
Parliament approves British Steel bill as sources say owners blocked from entering Scunthorpe plant – as it happened
British Steel to keep the plant open passed both the Commons and Lords in a single day unopposed. The TUC has welcomed the move, describing [more…]
Davina McCall says her brain tumour is ‘not coming back’
Davina McCall announced that her benign brain tumour “is not coming back” after recent MRI scans. The former Big Brother presenter had surgery in November [more…]
Travellers arriving in Great Britain face import ban on EU meat and dairy
Tourists from Great Britain who travel to the continent to satisfy their epicurean desires for cured meats and fragrant cheeses will be frustrated in their [more…]
Cambridge University accused of bullying ‘cover-up’ as internal survey revealed
Only a quarter of staff at Cambridge University are satisfied with how their department tackles bullying and harassment, according to an internal survey seen by [more…]
Ted Kotcheff, director of First Blood, Weekend at Bernie’s and Wake in Fright, dies aged 94
Ted Kotcheff, the prolific Canadian director of films including First Blood, Weekend at Bernie’s, Wake in Fright and The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, has died [more…]
Panama opposition party accuses US of ‘camouflaged invasion’
Panamanian opposition politicians have accused the US of launching a “camouflaged invasion” of the country, amid simmering discontent over the government’s handling of the diplomatic [more…]
Coup leader favourite in presidential race as Gabon goes to the polls
An estimated 1 million Gabonese citizens head to the polls on Saturday to vote in the country’s first presidential election since an August 2023 coup [more…]
Zimbabwe starts compensating white farmers 25 years after land seizures
Zimbabwe has started to make compensation payments to white former farm owners, 25 years after Robert Mugabe’s government began confiscating land. The government paid $3.1m [more…]
Weather tracker: early heatwave sweeps northern India
Northern India has been experiencing early extreme heat this week as temperatures topped 40C (104F), including in the capital, New Delhi. Hot weather across the [more…]
