29 h. ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: If Net Zero nutjob Ed Miliband gets his way, will the last factory worker in Britain turn off the lights...

The Government is considering using emergency powers to renationalise British Steel and save the Scunthorpe works from closure.

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37 h. ago British Steel’s auditors warn of ‘material uncertainty’ as it battles to survive

Company had £736mn of debt at end of 2023, much of it from entities controlled by its Chinese parent Jingye

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38 h. ago British Steel blames outages and costs for losses after owner rejects deal

The company said challenging trading conditions impacted its profitability in 2023, in its latest annual results published on Monday.

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56 h. ago Prince Harry's 'Netflix camera crew demand' cost charity huge loss

Sentebale chairman Dr Sophie Chandauka said an opportunity for the charity to do a Polo Challenge in Miami was thrown into turmoil when Prince Harry insisted on bringing his Netflix camera crew.

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4 d. ago Government urged to nationalise British Steel if deal cannot be reached

The company has reportedly rejected a £500 million Government offer to help its transition.

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5 d. ago Thousands of jobs at risk as British Steel threatens closure of blast furnaces

A consultation has been launched on closing blast furnaces at Scunthorpe steelworks

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5 d. ago Thousands of jobs at risk as British Steel announces plan to close blast furnaces

Trade unions have responded by calling this a 'dark day' for the nation's steel industry - while calling for urgent government intervention.

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5 d. ago Thousands of British Steel jobs at risk after owner rejects government offer to go green

The Chinese parent company have rejected the government’s subsidy offer to aid transition to producing green steel

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6 d. ago British Steel’s Chinese owner rejects UK government subsidy offer

Move triggers fears over future job losses at company’s flagship Scunthorpe site

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9 d. ago No more wonky sourdough: in search of the perfect kitchen knife

When your old knives no longer make the grade, should you buy British or Japanese, stainless steel or carbon steel, factory-made or handmade?In Deptford, south-east London, Holly Loftus hand-crafts between 10 and 15 knives a month. The least expensive of these could be yours for £160, while the dearest might set you back as much as £580. What do you get for your money if you seriously splash out? Loftus, who was born in Ireland and is soft spoken and gently thoughtful, takes her time with this question. “It’s to do with how much time I’ve spent combining different steels,” she says, hesitantly. “Some of the knives involve a layering technique – people know it as damascus steel – which creates a pattern on the blade. It takes a long time. There’s a lot of folding and cutting and hammering.”Such a knife is likely to be with its owner for a good while – perhaps for ever. “I’m lucky,” she continues. “The people who buy my knives have a strong sense of what they’re ge...

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1 week ago ‘Spooked’ customers cancel UK orders to avoid Trump’s tariff warfare

Bosses at Tata Steel UK and British Steel say the damage to sales could be ‘significant’ after the US imposed tariffs on steel imports earlier this month

Economics

2 w. ago UK steel firms warn Trump's 'tariff warfare' has 'spooked' customers who are cancelling orders

Bosses at Tata Steel UK and British Steel said they are seeing the impact of the White House's protectionist move against US metals imports to try to prop up its own industry.

Economics

2 w. ago Steel chiefs say customers already moving to cancel orders after Trump tariffs

Bosses at Tata Steel UK and British Steel said customers are ‘spooked’ after the US imposed tariffs on steel imports earlier this month.

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2 w. ago Google’s parent to buy cybersecurity group Wiz in biggest ever deal

Alphabet’s acquisition of Israeli startup for $32bn follows rejection of takeover bid last summerGoogle’s owner, Alphabet, has agreed to buy the cybersecurity group Wiz for $32bn (£24.7bn), the biggest acquisition it has ever made.The search giant’s purchase of the Israeli startup comes as Google to catch its rivals Microsoft and Amazon in the competitive cloud services market. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Google’s parent to buy cybersecurity group Wiz in its biggest ever deal

Alphabet’s acquisition of Israeli startup for $32bn follows rejection of takeover bid last summerBusiness live – latest updatesGoogle’s owner, Alphabet, has agreed to buy the cybersecurity group Wiz for $32bn (£24.7bn), the biggest acquisition it has ever made.The search company’s purchase of the Israeli startup comes as Google attempts to catch its competitors Microsoft and Amazon in the competitive cloud services market. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Jadon Sancho told 'he can't stay at Chelsea' as costly Man Utd option emerges after Arsenal loss

Jadon Sancho has been urged to do more to earn a permanent move to Chelsea, with the Blues' obligation to sign the England winger from Manchester United looking in doubt.

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3 w. ago British steel industry warns of damage as Trump tariffs come into force

The British steel and aluminium industries are braced for the impact of the US President’s tariffs, which came in overnight.

Events

3 w. ago Washington Post columnist quits after her opinion piece criticizing owner Jeff Bezos is rejected

A columnist who has worked at the Washington Post since 1984 quit on Monday, after she said the publisher Will Lewis killed her column criticizing owner Jeff Bezos' edict that the newspaper's editorial section concentrate on issues of personal liberties and the free market

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