Why is British Steel in trouble and who owns it

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 - 2d

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 operation

Financial Times - 1d

British Steel nationalisation is ‘likely option’, says business secretary

MPs vote in favour of bill giving the government powers to seize control of British Steel

Financial Times - 2d

The curious case of why a billionaire wants to buy Royal Mail

From the end of April, the 500-year-old Royal Mail will be controlled by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky who co-owns a football club - but why does he want it?

BBC News - 1d

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 - 1d

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 - 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 materials

ABC News - 2d

A Step Towards British Steel Nationalisation?

MPs met in Parliament on a Saturday to pass emergency bill.

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 - 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 - 1d

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 - 1d

Bangladesh court issues arrest warrant for British MP

A court in Bangladesh’s capital has issued an arrest warrant for the British member of Parliament and former Labor Minister Tulip Siddiq, who is a niece of Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh ...

ABC News - 20h

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 - 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 - 1d

UK races to secure coal to keep British Steel furnaces operating

Officials work to ensure shipments arrive quickly after emergency government intervention

Financial Times - 1d

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 - 23h

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 - 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 - 17h

Two British tourists drown near Great Barrier Reef

The men were found by a rescue helicopter, as was an Australian who is being treated in hospital.

BBC News - 19h

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 - 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 - 3d

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 1997

ABC News - 1d

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 - 1d

NFL draft prospect Kyren Lacy dies at 24 amid fatal car crash charges

Receiver had allegedly caused death in December crash Authorities say player apparently took own life Lawyer says he believes charges will be declined Former LSU receiver Kyren Lacy, who was ...

The Guardian - 1d

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 - 1d

Justin Steele injury: Cubs lose valuable starter to season-ending elbow surgery

Steele, 29, has been the Cubs' most reliable starter the last few years

CBS Sports - 1d

After decades of pushing, stunts will get their own Oscar

The Oscars will finally honor stunt performers with a new award for achievement in stunt design, debuting at the 100th Academy Awards in 2028.

Los Angeles Times - 4d

This Famous Physics Experiment Shows Why the Government Should Support ‘Useless’ Science

Basic research often pays huge dividends—but that’s not why we do it.

Wired - 3d

‘Gunshots were my obsession’: the nicked golden toilet’s creator on his new pump-action art

Maurizio Cattelan, the great Italian conceptual prankster who framed a banana and plumbed in a precious loo, explains why he’s now blasting holes in sheets of gold. ‘For a long time,” says Maurizio ...

The Guardian - 19h

If millions of dead people are stealing from Social Security, then why can’t the DOJ find any of them?

Why the ‘dead people collecting Social Security’ narrative just won’t die

MarketWatch - 2d

British man, 63, dies after falling at Roman aqueduct in Spain

Unnamed tourist fell from viewing platform overlooking the historic structure in Segovia, authorities say . A 63-year-old British man has died after falling from a viewing platform overlooking the ...

The Guardian - 1d

Masters victory means McIlroy will get 'hero's welcome' at home British Open

From a Masters green jacket to a British Open that will be played in his home Northern Ireland this year, suddenly everything seems to be falling into place for Rory McIlroy. After he became the ...

Yahoo Sports - 17h

The only thing that can stop Rory McIlroy now is his own mind

When Rory McIlroy holed a devilish chip for eagle at the second, igniting a sequence of six threes unparalleled in the history of the Masters, the usual decorum of an Augusta crowd evaporated. ...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Cramer: Apple and Nvidia are tough to own in the Trump era — what I'm considering

This current period requires a different mindset and an understanding that there are fewer stocks to like.

CNBC - 1d

Why Dan Hurley turned down the Los Angeles Lakers

UConn men's basketball coach Dan Hurley and his wife Andrea said there were many reasons why they declined an offer to coach the NBA team.

CBS News - 1d

Why Darwin Nunez Missed Liverpool’s Win Over West Ham

Why Darwin Nunez Missed Liverpool’s Clash With West HamSurprise Omission at AnfieldWhen Liverpool fans filtered into Anfield and cast their eyes over the team sheet for the crunch Premier League ...

Yahoo Sports - 21h