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Salford incident: Armed police and helicopter swarm city estate as streets on lockdown

Dozens of police officers have descended on residential streets, including Romney Street and Littleton Road, in Salford, Greater Manchester, following reports of a serious incident

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Author: Bradley Jolly

The scramble to save British Steel

What does the British Steel crisis reveal about the UK’s critical infrastructure? Jasper Jolly reports

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Author: Helen Pidd,Jasper Jolly,George McDonagh,Natalie Ktena,Rudi Zygadlo,Courtney Yusuf

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.

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Author: Mark Landler

Kate celebrates ‘peace and reconnection’ in nature with Scouts

The Princess of Wales has championed the outdoors, highlighting its restorative power, as she met the chief scout, Dwayne Fields, and children from across the north

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Author: Lara Wildenberg, News Reporter

Kate makes secret visit to the Lake District

Kate, 43, who is Joint President of Scouts met with Chief Scout, Dwayne Fields near the shores of Lake Windermere where they spent time with a group of Scouts.

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Author: Bridie Pearson-jones

Race to keep steel plant alive fuels China trade row

Beijing warns Britain to treat its firms fairly risk future investment

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Author: David Maddox

Supplies to be sent to Scunthorpe to keep blast furnaces going

Coking coal and iron ore from the US will keep the British Steel blast furnaces running for the coming weeks, says the government.

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Author: @BBCNews

Birmingham rubbish strikes set to continue after bin workers reject offer

The Government has stepped in in an attempt to prompt an end to the deadlock.

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Author: Helen Corbett

Birmingham bin strikes cost Unite £1m for workers and legal costs

The union’s basic wage bill alone tops £833,000, as refuse workers on Monday voted against Birmingham city council’s latest offer to end the strikes

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Author: Geraldine Scott, Senior Political Correspondent

Scunthorpe: Ex-Tata Steel workers ‘frustrated’ by steel investment

The UK government has been accused of double standards after it saved a Scunthorpe steel plant.

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Author: @BBCNews

Birmingham bin strike continues as union rejects deal

Now refuse workers in Birmingham have overwhelmingly rejected a deal from the Council aimed at ending their long-running strike.

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Author: @francesreadtv

UK needs ‘more reliable sources of income’ than China

We spoke to former Conservative Party Leader Iain Duncan Smith, who chairs the parliamentary cross-party Alliance on China.

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Author: @krishgm

‘Everything in place’ to keep British Steel plant furnaces running

The Government says it has paid for the raw materials needed to keep the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe up and running.

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Author: @MisraAndrew

Dangerous inmates should not have access to prison kitchen, union chair says

Prison Officers’ Association official says staff are furious after attack by Hashem Abedi

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Author: Vikram Dodd

Ex-Tory MP among 15 people charged with betting offences

The former Tory MP Craig Williams, who was a parliamentary aide to Rishi Sunak when he was Prime Minister, is among 15 people to be charged with gambling offences over bets placed on the date of the 2024 General Election.

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Author: @adavies4

How blast furnaces work and why they’re so difficult to get restarted

Cooling a furnace is complex, costly and takes months — and it is just as difficult to get it going again

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Author: Kaya Burgess, Science Reporter

Birmingham bin strike to continue as deal rejected

The month-long walkout has seen bin bags and fly-tipped rubbish piled high on Birmingham’s streets.

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Author: @BBCNews

Rightwing media falsely blames Ed Miliband for UK steel crisis, experts say

Net zero and clean energy can actually help save the steel industry, experts point out

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Author: Helena Horton

Prison Service bans dangerous inmates from kitchens after officers attacked

Move comes after Hashem Abedi injured three officers with hot oil and improvised blades at HMP Frankland

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Author: Vikram Dodd

Birmingham bin strike to continue after union rejects council’s offer

Waste collections in Birmingham have been disrupted since the start of the year – ahead of an all-out strike in March by members of Unite.

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Author: Sky News

Dozens of residents spend second night out of homes after fatal blast

Thirty-five properties were evacuated after a man died following an explosion caused a terraced house to collapse in Worksop. | ITV News Calendar

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Author: ITV News

Labour confident it can keep British Steel furnaces burning after taking control

British Steel is in a race to secure raw materials for its blast furnace and keep operations going

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Author: Sam Tabahriti

Military planners called in to ease Birmingham rubbish pile-up

Move by government comes as workers vote on pay deal from local authority in UK’s second city

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Author: Joshua Gabert-Doyon,Anna Gross

UK’s fatal XL Bully dog attacks mapped – check your area for number of horror maulings

In the last five years, there have been 31 lethal dangerous dog attacks in the UK, of which around 17 involved confirmed or suspected XL Bully breed dogs, with two fatal attacks already this year

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Author: Fiona Leishman

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Category Archives: News

Salford incident: Armed police and helicopter swarm city estate as streets on lockdown

The scramble to save British Steel

A Crisis at a British Steel Mill Has Cast a Shadow Over U.K.-China Relations

Kate celebrates ‘peace and reconnection’ in nature with Scouts

Kate makes secret visit to the Lake District

Race to keep steel plant alive fuels China trade row

Supplies to be sent to Scunthorpe to keep blast furnaces going

Birmingham rubbish strikes set to continue after bin workers reject offer

Birmingham bin strikes cost Unite £1m for workers and legal costs

Scunthorpe: Ex-Tata Steel workers ‘frustrated’ by steel investment

Birmingham bin strike continues as union rejects deal

UK needs ‘more reliable sources of income’ than China

‘Everything in place’ to keep British Steel plant furnaces running

Dangerous inmates should not have access to prison kitchen, union chair says

Ex-Tory MP among 15 people charged with betting offences

How blast furnaces work and why they’re so difficult to get restarted

Birmingham bin strike to continue as deal rejected

Rightwing media falsely blames Ed Miliband for UK steel crisis, experts say

Prison Service bans dangerous inmates from kitchens after officers attacked

Birmingham bin strike to continue after union rejects council’s offer

Dozens of residents spend second night out of homes after fatal blast

Labour confident it can keep British Steel furnaces burning after taking control

Military planners called in to ease Birmingham rubbish pile-up

UK’s fatal XL Bully dog attacks mapped – check your area for number of horror maulings