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UNCOVERED: British steel - Caught on Camera

China’s Jingye seeks compensation from UK over British Steel takeover

Sources say firm is asking for more than £1bn in row that could put pressure on two countries’ relationship

The Guardian - UK

“We partied every night! We would have a hotel room and just give the details out to friends and girls, ‘We’ll see you there!’” The story of the song that made Judas Priest icons in America

With one big single, and a little help from an Iron Maiden tour, the Brummie underdogs found their footing across the pond

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State opening of parliament 2026: experts on plans for cost of living, EU ties, tourist tax and more

The government has set out its legislative agenda for the new parliamentary session in the king’s speech. Our panel of experts reveals the key points.

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The king’s speech: what is the government’s legislative agenda for the next 12 months?

Keir Starmer set out bills to abolish NHS England, overhaul Send provision, limit jury trials and forge ties with EU

The Guardian - UK

What to expect from the King’s Speech as Starmer fights for survival

Sir Keir Starmer will be hoping that an ambitious legislative agenda will persuade MPs and the public that he is the right man to lead the country. Here, The Independent looks at what we can expect to see from the King’s Speech – and what appears to be missing

The Independent UK

Business news shorts: Dua Lipa sues Samsung for £11m, what next for British Steel, and airlines slash prices

Dua Lipa sues Samsung for £11m, what next for British Steel, and airlines slash prices to lure worried holidaymakers: this week’s business news in brief

Evening Standard

Immigration and Send reforms expected in King’s Speech as PM battles on

The Government says policies to be read out by the King at the State Opening of Parliament are an ‘ambitious programme to break the status quo’.

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What new laws can we expect to be featured in the King’s speech?

The speech has taken on heightened significance with Starmer on the ropes

The Independent UK

British Steel nationalisation: what went wrong, and what happens now?

Keir Starmer’s plan for full state ownership marks latest chapter in Scunthorpe plant’s troubled history

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Starmer’s ‘last chance’ speech and the possible challengers to his premiership

In today’s newsletter: Our policy editor on what Keir Starmer said, how his leadership challengers have reacted, and what lies ahead

The Guardian - UK

British Steel: more questions than answers on the future

Hard decisions over a possible sale and future subsidies loom now full nationalisation is on the cards

The Guardian - UK

PM’s days numbered after underwhelming speech, says Swinney

Sir Keir Starmer announced plans to nationalise British Steel and put the UK ‘at the heart of Europe’.

Evening Standard

British Steel set to be nationalised as Government mulls future for Scunthorpe

New powers could be used to nationalise British Steel, 38 years since the firm was first sold off.

Evening Standard

Full nationalisation of British Steel expected in king’s speech

Officials reportedly drafting legislation likely to safeguard Britain’s last blast furnaces and save thousands of jobs

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Czech energy group hints at combined bid for British Steel and Speciality Steel UK

Exclusive: Sev.en Global Investments could turn state-owned businesses into Britain’s biggest steelmaker

The Guardian - UK

Norwegian group in talks to buy former Liberty Steel works in South Yorkshire

UK official receiver understood to prefer Blastr as buyer for SSUK’s electric arc furnace in Rotherham and site in Stocksbridge

The Guardian - UK

Steel bosses warn ‘back door’ loophole in UK trade rules could lead to job cuts and closures

New measures will protect Tata and British Steel but allow foreign pre-made parts into the UK, say industry bosses

The Guardian - UK

British Steel on track to be fully nationalised within weeks

UK plans to take economic control from Chinese owner Jingye a year after stepping in to run plant, sources say

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Nigeria takes its place on world stage in quest to become regional superpower

Nigeria and UK look to strengthen trade and economic ties amid growing calls from Africa and Caribbean for reparative justice

Evening Standard

Minister insists UK steel tariff plans are ‘not very Donald Trump’

The Government wants up to 50% of steel used in the UK to be made in the country, up from 30%.

The Guardian - UK

Taxpayer bill for saving Scunthorpe steel furnaces could top £1.5bn by 2028, auditor says

National Audit Office highlights benefits of state rescue for jobs and orders but warns of continuing high cost

MusicRadar

“We should all be proud that British musicians are responsible for this force in music called heavy metal. Black Sabbath and Judas Priest invented true heavy metal music”: How Priest singer Rob Halford remembers the band’s breakthrough moment

And how they triumphed amid the ‘mudbath’ of the first Monsters Of Rock festival

The Guardian - UK

Boost to British Steel as Turkey places high-speed rail order

‘Eight-figure agreement’ made to supply new line between Ankara and İzmir – but questions over plant’s future remain

Louder

"How would anyone feel when one is the principal songwriter in the band and along comes this upstart and spoils everything?" What happens when your bass player accidentally writes your first big hit

Making Plans for Nigel established XTC as the intelligent arm of the post-punk movement – and it's still being directed at current Nigels

The Guardian - UK

‘We need to accept the cost’: future of British Steel unclear as bills for government build up

Propping up operations at Scunthorpe site, still legally owned by Jingye, now costs over £1.2m a day – so what are the options?

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