3 h. ago We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel

With British industry faltering, the excuse that the public wants this is risible. Parliament must force Starmer to actWhile Keir Starmer fiddles in India, Rome burns. The British steel industry now faces a calamity so severe, insiders say it could be “terminal”. The vast majority – 80% – of its output is exported to the EU, which this week revealed plans to cut tariff-free steel import quotas by almost half. The remainder will be subject to a 50% tariff. The UK steel industry will be butchered. Thank you, EU. Thank you, Brexit.Whenever I meet politicians who championed Brexit nowadays, I ask them a simple question: do you still think you were right? A few fools mutter, “Yes, on balance” and “In the long term, perhaps.” The honest ones shrug and look uncomfortable. We can all accept that some day a new generation of British politicians will resume open trade across the Channel. It is normal for an island, and makes sense. So I ask the honest ones: why not go public? Make a headline,...

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3 h. ago We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel – it’s time for politicians to be honest and reverse it | Simon Jenkins

With British industry faltering, the excuse that the public wants this is risible. Parliament must force Starmer to actWhile Keir Starmer fiddles in India, Rome burns. The British steel industry now faces a calamity so severe, insiders say it could be “terminal”. The vast majority – 80% – of its output is exported to the EU, which this week revealed plans to cut tariff-free steel import quotas by almost half. The remainder will be subject to a 50% tariff. The UK steel industry will be butchered. Thank you, EU. Thank you, Brexit.Whenever I meet politicians who championed Brexit nowadays, I ask them a simple question: do you still think you were right? A few fools mutter, “Yes, on balance” and “In the long term, perhaps.” The honest ones shrug and look uncomfortable. We can all accept that some day a new generation of British politicians will resume open trade across the Channel. It is normal for an island, and makes sense. So I ask the honest ones: why not go public? Make a headline,...

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10 h. ago Suspect ‘killed & cut up Scots victim’ before ‘scattering remains in woods & Loch Lomond’ 

A MAN accused of murder allegedly chopped up his victim then scattered the body parts in woodland and at Loch Lomond, court papers have claimed. Prosecutors claim that David McColl, 50, used “sharp and serrated” weapons to assault Graham Wright, 38, at a flat in Glasgow’s Gorbals district. It’s alleged that he then subjected Graham’s...

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12 h. ago Fat jabs take the fizz out of Pepsi sales: Health aware consumers cut back on snacks and drinks

PepsiCo, which owns Walkers, Doritos and Pipers Crisps, said the volume of goods sold by its food and drink arms fell 1% in the third quarter.

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12 h. ago Offshore wind developer Orsted to cut around a quarter of its workforce by the end of 2027

The Danish firm said it was axing about 2,000 roles out of its 8,000-strong workforce, with plans to make around 500 staff redundant by the end of the year.

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12 h. ago Trump live: President threatens to cut ‘very popular Democrat programs’ as shutdown drags on

Trump said the hostages in Gaza will be released early next week

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13 h. ago Senate still deadlocked over shutdown as Trump reiterates threat to Democrats

Seventh round of votes fails to yield breakthrough while president threatens to cut funds for ‘Democrat programs’ The US Senate remained deadlocked on legislation to end the government shutdown on Thursday, as Donald Trump reiterated his threat to make Democrats pay for the funding lapse that has closed federal agencies and furloughed workers nationwide.The Senate took its seventh round of votes on competing Democratic and Republican proposals to restart the funding, but neither won enough bipartisan support to clear the 60-vote threshold for advancement in the chamber. In a sign that neither party had budged from its demands, no senators changed their votes from when the bills were last considered in recent days. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Trump says ‘we’re only going to cut Democrat programs’ as Senate again fails to pass dueling funding bills – live

Trump says federal cuts made while government is shut down will ‘only’ target his opponents’s priorities; House-passed bill and Democratic stopgap rejectedThe president has spent much of Thursday morning thanking his allies on Truth social for praising his diplomatic efforts in Gaza. “I would like to thank Republican Congressman Brian Mast, of Florida, for his brilliant words and analysis on the return of the Hostages, and Peace in the Middle East, this morning on Fox & Friends. Thank you Brian!!!,” Trump wrote in a post. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Trump says ‘we’re only going to cut Democrat programs’ as Senate again fails to advance stopgap funding bill – live

Trump says federal cuts made while government is shut down will ‘only’ target his opponents’s priorities; Democratic measure fails again on ninth day of shutdownThe president has spent much of Thursday morning thanking his allies on Truth social for praising his diplomatic efforts in Gaza. “I would like to thank Republican Congressman Brian Mast, of Florida, for his brilliant words and analysis on the return of the Hostages, and Peace in the Middle East, this morning on Fox & Friends. Thank you Brian!!!,” Trump wrote in a post. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago One of world’s biggest wind farm developers to cut quarter of workforce

Ørsted plans to shrink company after Trump administration causes share price to plunge to all-time lowOne of the world’s biggest windfarm developers will cut its workforce by a quarter in the next two years after a series of setbacks for the industry.Danish wind giant Ørsted plans to remove about 2,000 positions from its 8,000-strong workforce by the end of 2027 through a combination of redundancies, natural attrition and selling off parts of its business. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago One of world’s biggest windfarm developers to cut quarter of workforce

Ørsted plans to shrink company after Trump administration causes share price to plunge to all-time lowOne of the world’s biggest windfarm developers will cut its workforce by a quarter in the next two years after a series of setbacks for the industry.Danish wind giant Ørsted plans to remove about 2,000 positions from its 8,000-strong workforce by the end of 2027 through a combination of redundancies, natural attrition and selling off parts of its business. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Donald Trump's hopes for Nobel Peace Prize soaring as odds cut following ceasefire deal

Ladbrokes bookies fancy Donald Trump's chances of being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize tomorrow, after the US President announced a Gaza ceasefire last night (October 8)

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18 h. ago Oompa Loompa from viral Willy Wonka experience looks a lot different now

Kirsty Paterson, 30, was one of the orange-faced helpers hired for the two-day event in Glasgow, which left families outraged after they were handed a single jelly bean and a quarter cup of lemonade

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18 h. ago Remington hair dryer that leaves hair 'smoother and shinier' cut to £29 in limited time deal

Amazon has slashed 45 per cent off on of its top choice haircare appliances.

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19 h. ago Katie Price ordered to cut 'extravagant' spending as she's set to lose half her monthly income

Katie Price faced more financial woes as she was told to pay almost half her earnings to creditors after being declared bankrupt for a second time last year

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19 h. ago Zelenskyy says he will nominate Trump for Nobel peace prize if he secures Ukraine ceasefire – Europe live

US president has claimed he deserves the award for what he has described as his work in securing ‘numerous’ peace dealsBelow is a video published by the Guardian showing Ukrainian firefighters tackling blazes in burning shipping containers after a Russian drone attack injured at least five people in Odesa.The attack cut power to 30,000 people and damaged the city’s port infrastructure. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Katie Price dealt huge blow as court orders her to cut 'extravagant' spending

Reality star Katie Price, who was declared bankrupt again last year, is set to lose almost half of her monthly income from multiple companies in order to pay off her debts

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20 h. ago Katie Price ordered to hand over half her monthly income by court

The judge also told her to cut back her “extravagant pattern of expenditure”

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20 h. ago Katie Price to lose some of income and told to cut ‘extravagant’ spending

Ms Price did not attend the latest hearing related to her bankruptcies in London on Friday.

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20 h. ago Voices: The Tories are making a fatal mistake in push to cut UK foreign aid to a new low

Britain Cannot afford to ignore the politics of aid, or we will suffer the consequences, writes Stefan Dercon

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