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UK races to secure coal to keep British Steel furnaces operating
Officials work to ensure shipments arrive quickly after emergency government interventionFinancial Times - 2d -
Race to keep furnaces burning at British Steel plant
The government is working to obtain coal to power the company's furnaces after passing an emergency law to take control of its site.BBC News - 2d -
Emergency law passed to force loss-making steel companies to keep operating
Special powers granted to prevent the collapse of British Steel’s Scunthorpe works. Emergency legislation allowing the government to instruct companies to keep loss-making steel operations in ...The Guardian - 3d -
The Papers: 'Blast chance saloon' and 'Katy roars into space'
Many of Monday's front pages cover the government's "race against time" to keep British Steel's furnaces burning.BBC News - 2d -
British Steel to deploy emergency measures to save Scunthorpe furnaces
Firm in race against time to get key materials as business secretary says no guarantee it will get what it needs. British Steel is to deploy emergency measures in a race against time to save the ...The Guardian - 2d -
Stock markets rise on signs of Trump tariff retreat; British Steel races to keep furnaces burning – business live
Chinese exports jump as official says ‘the sky won’t fall,’ despite warning from US officials that smartphone and laptop exemption from import tariffs on China will be short-lived. Here’s our story ...The Guardian - 2d -
Reynolds refuses to say if British Steel furnaces can keep running
The government took control of the steelworks to prevent Chinese owners Jingye shutting down production.BBC News - 3d -
Decline of the UK steel industry in four charts
Ministers have intervened to keep the country’s last two blast furnaces open — for nowFinancial Times - 1d -
Why did the UK rush to save British Steel and what happens next?
Government now has tricky task of running a costly and complex industrial operationFinancial Times - 3d -
China warns UK government to treat Chinese owners of British Steel fairly
China has warned the U.K. government to treat the Chinese owners of British Steel fairly or risk undermining investor confidence in the country after British authorities took control of the companyABC News - 2d -
Why did the government take control of British Steel?
An emergency law has handed control of the UK's only remaining plant making virgin steel to the government.BBC News - 3d -
The UK government needs a proper plan for steel
The future is not in the Scunthorpe blast furnaces that ministers have rescuedFinancial Times - 1d -
UK Parliament meets in emergency Saturday session to approve rescue of British Steel
U.K. lawmakers are returning to Parliament from their Easter break to approve an emergency rescue of the country’s last remaining factory that makes steel directly from raw materialsABC News - 4d -
RSA brand to disappear from UK insurance sector
The change comes four years after Intact Financial Corporation paid £3bn to take over its British and Canadian operationsFinancial Times - 2d -
British Government Takes Control of Country’s Last Major Steel Mill
London says it acted to prevent the plant’s Chinese owners from closing the plant, threatening jobs and national security.The New York Times - 3d -
British Steel nationalisation is ‘likely option’, says business secretary
MPs vote in favour of bill giving the government powers to seize control of British SteelFinancial Times - 4d -
The Papers: 'Ring of steel' and 'King will not slow down'
An emergency law handing control of British Steel to the government dominates Sunday's front pages.BBC News - 3d -
A Step Towards British Steel Nationalisation?
MPs met in Parliament on a Saturday to pass emergency bill.BBC News - 4d -
A Crisis at a British Steel Mill Has Cast a Shadow Over U.K.-China Relations
Britain was edging closer to China, but a dispute at a Chinese-owned steel company in the U.K. may prompt a rethink.The New York Times - 1d -
Bayern held by Dortmund to keep title race alive
Borussia Dortmund prevented Bayern Munich from going eight points clear in the Bundesliga on Saturday by fighting back for a 2-2 draw in "der Klassiker."ESPN - 3d -
The UK’s Top 6 Mattresses in a Box to Improve Your Sleep in 2025
Our UK team has its own guide to the best British mattresses in a box and picks the Nectar Premier Hybrid Mattress as the best bed you can buy online.Wired - 5d -
British Steel: how its Chinese owner’s plans unravelled
From the outset there were doubts that Jingye Group could turn round the business where so many others had failedFinancial Times - 1d -
UK drivers brace for luxury British car price hike
A global trade war could mean higher prices for some models on both sides of the AtlanticFinancial Times - 4d -
UK suspends import tariffs to ease strain for British businesses
Levies cut on 89 products to support domestic companies against Trump’s trade warFinancial Times - 3d -
UK and EU close ranks on defence amid Trump turmoil
British PM next month will host first summit with bloc’s leaders since BrexitFinancial Times - 2d -
UK Cuts Tariffs on Dozens of Products as Global Trade Tensions Rise
British officials also announced more financing for exporters as the country sought to protect firms hurt by tariffs.The New York Times - 1d -
Chris Mason: British Steel law rushed through Parliament but it is just a stop gap
For all of Saturday's drama, the government's intervention so far is just a stop gap, writes our political editor.BBC News - 3d -
UK start-ups consider switch to US as funding falls to post-pandemic low
Leading British tech groups explore moving headquarters in effort to tap deep-pocketed American investorsFinancial Times - 3d -
Trump Wants to Reverse Coal’s Long Decline. It Won’t be Easy.
Coal has been displaced by cheap and plentiful natural gas and the rapid growth of wind and solar energy — forces that President Trump will struggle to do away with.The New York Times - 2d -
UK could target parts of Chinese state under new foreign influence rules
Exclusive: Government is weighing up security concerns against economic benefits of closer ties with Beijing. The government could target parts of China’s security apparatus under new foreign ...The Guardian - 3d -
Prince Harry ‘exhausted’ by legal battle over UK police protection
Duke of Sussex says removal of security after he and Meghan left royal duties was ‘difficult to swallow’. Prince Harry has said he is “exhausted” by his lengthy legal battle to reinstate his police ...The Guardian - 4d -
IndyCar Series 2025 drivers championship, Rookie of the Year, Leaders Circle standings
he IndyCar Series has run three of its 17 races in the 2025 season. Can anyone keep up with Alex Palou?Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Mickey Rourke kicked out of 'Celebrity Big Brother' house following 'unacceptable behavior'
Actor Mickey Rourke was kicked out of the “Celebrity Big Brother UK” house Saturday following his use of “inappropriate language and instances of unacceptable behaviour,” according to British ...NBC News - 3d -
Davide Ancelotti talks Mbappe, title race and Ceballos after Alaves 0-1 Real Madrid
After back to back defeats to Valencia and Arsenal, Real Madrid returned to winning ways on Sunday as they secured a narrow 1-0 win over Deportivo Alaves.It was a hard-fought win for Los Blancos, ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
N.Y.C. Helicopter Company Shuts Operations After Deadly Crash, F.A.A. Says
All six people on board the craft, operated by New York Helicopter Tours, died when it crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday.The New York Times - 2d -
British parliamentarian refused entry to Hong Kong
A British member of parliament has been refused entry to Hong Kong, the first to have received such treatment since the former British colony's return to Chinese rule in 1997ABC News - 3d -
Cubs pitcher Justin Steele to undergo season-ending surgery on left elbow
Steele left last Monday's start with elbow tightness after pitching eight scoreless innings versus the Rangers.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Cubs' Steele to have elbow surgery, done for '25
Cubs pitcher Justin Steele, who went on the IL last week after feeling discomfort in his left elbow, will undergo season-ending surgery, manager Craig Counsell said.ESPN - 2d -
Cubs pitcher Justin Steele to have season-ending elbow surgery
Chicago Cubs ace Justin Steele will undergo season-ending surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his left elbow, dealing a significant blow to the team’s rotation.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Cambridge win men's and women's Boat Races
Cambridge continue their recent dominance over Oxford by winning the men's and women's Boat Races in London.BBC News - 3d
