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The Business Secretary has issued instructions to British Steel, using the emergency powers approved by Parliament on Saturday to save the Scunthorpe blast furnaces. A Government source confirmed that Jonathan Reynolds had given directions to the company following the extraordinary sitting of Parliament. But they declined to give details of those instructions, saying they would not provide a running commentary on them. Earlier on Saturday, MPs and peers had approved […]

A major incident has been declared following an explosion at a home in Nottinghamshire. Nearby homes in Worksop have been evacuated as fire crews and the East Midlands Ambulance Service work to account for all residents. Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said it received its first report about the incident in John Street at 7.39pm on Saturday. “This has now been declared a major incident, and we are likely to […]

Gym owner Amanda Wah and gymnastics coach Joe Fishburn have been crowned the winners of Gladiators 2025. Wah, from Warrington, and Fishburn, from Scarborough, beat their female and male contenders to triumph in the final of the competition broadcast on Saturday on BBC One. In the women’s competition, Aneila Afsar, a supply teacher from Manchester, had the upper hand in the final Eliminator battle, having earned a 1.5-second head start […]

Proposals to save British Steel’s Scunthorpe blast furnaces have been approved by Parliament after an extraordinary sitting on Saturday. Proposals to save British Steel’s Scunthorpe blast furnaces have been approved by Parliament after an extraordinary sitting on Saturday. Emergency legislation giving the Government the power to instruct British Steel to keep the plant open passed both the Commons and Lords in a single day unopposed. Ministers had taken the unusual […]

The Business Secretary accused British Steel’s Chinese owners of attempting to “unilaterally” close down its Scunthorpe blast furnaces as MPs began debating emergency legislation to save the plant. Jonathan Reynolds told MPs that developments over recent days had made Saturday’s extraordinary sitting of Parliament necessary as Jingye rejected the Government’s offer of support and took steps to end steel production at Scunthorpe. He said: “Doing nothing is not an option. […]

Eurovision organisers have responded to calls for a debate around the participation of Israeli public broadcaster Kan. Last year’s singing competition was mired in controversy and the participation of Israeli contestant, Eden Golan, in the wake of the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, was a frayed point of debate. Spanish broadcaster RTVE said it had written to the director-general of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Noel Curran, requesting the opening […]

The family of a man who was stabbed to death in Leicestershire have paid tribute to a “gentle giant” who was “ripped from us cruelly”. Police were called to a house in Oakdale Close in Braunstone Frith just after 10.40pm on Wednesday, where 35-year-old Louis Howard was found to have been stabbed. He was pronounced dead at the scene despite the efforts of East Midlands Ambulance Service, Leicestershire Police said. […]

A watchdog is investigating after a woman was seriously injured at a golf club by a van that was being pursued by police. The woman suffered life-threatening injuries in the collision at Aston Wood Golf Club in Little Aston, near Sutton Coldfield, on Friday, and was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition, West Midlands Ambulance Service said. West Midlands Police officers in two patrol cars began following a grey […]

A woman who killed her terminally ill father as an act of mercy has spoken of the “heavy price” her family has paid after she walked free from court with a suspended prison sentence. Dr Lisa Davenport, 55, smothered Barrie Davenport, 88, with a pillow at his home in Banbury, Oxfordshire, in October 2022. A judge took a “merciful course” in imposing a two-year suspended sentence after Davenport pleaded guilty […]