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UK Parliament meets in emergency Saturday session to approve rescue of British Steel

U.K. lawmakers are returning to Parliament from their Easter break to approve an emergency rescue of the country’s last remaining factory that makes steel directly from raw materials

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Author: Pan Pylas

Police statement in full as mum arrested after ‘confiscating’ daughters’ iPads

She was kept in a custody cell for seven-and-a-half hours

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Author: Sam Honey

MPs and Lords head to parliament as PM says emergency law must be passed today to save British Steel

MPs to debate emergency law that will give the business secretary the power to direct the company

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Author: @HamishMackay

Why parliament has been recalled on a Saturday for first time since Falklands War

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Author: Archie Mitchell

Council boss spent first week of bin strike in Cannes at MIPIM

Birmingham City Council’s Joanne Roney spent the first week of the city’s bin strike in Cannes after declaring a major incident

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Author: Bradley Jolly, Phoebe Tonks

Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine could be partitioned like Berlin after second world war, says US envoy

Gen Keith Kellogg appears to suggest Ukraine could be split into zones of control after a peace deal; Trump warns Putin to ‘get moving’ ahead of US-Russia talks. What we know on day 1,144

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Author: Guardian staff reporter

Laura Kuenssberg: Can UK afford to save British Steel – and can it afford not to?

The vote later won’t determine British Steel’s future, but is a first step towards a possible nationalisation.

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Author: @bbclaurak

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Public sector malaise must be put to bed

Sir Jim Mackey’s mid-afternoon snoozeathon is embarrassing for him and for the NHS he helps to lead.

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Author: Daily

Parliament to vote on granting Government control of British Steel

Both the Commons and the Lords will break from Easter recess for a highly unusual Saturday sitting.

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Author: PA Reporters

Young boy dies after being struck by Ford Transit van

Awful news, RIP

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Author: Shannon Brown

Mother arrested for theft after confiscating children’s iPads

The investigation was later dropped as police confirmed the iPads belonged to her children.

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Author: Athena Stavrou

Why is British Steel in trouble, who owns it and what will the government do?

MPs are having an emergency debate on the future of the UK’s only remaining plant making virgin steel.

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Author: bbc.com

Mother ‘held in police cell for seven hours after confiscating daughters’ iPads’

Vanessa Brown said she had suffered sleepless nights as a result of the incident on March 26.

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Author: Rosie Shead

This is a remarkable step by the government – and Donald Trump, China and Reform UK have all played their part

The government’s response to Donald Trump’s stance on tariffs and security has been to emphasise the need to increase the UK’s resilience in both business and defence – allowing the Scunthorpe site to close would hardly fit with that narrative.

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Author: Rob Powell

Nurse who injected stranger with deadly anaesthetic wanted ‘to play God’

Operating theatre worker jailed for 16 years after attempted murder of Yorkshire record shop owner with powerful muscle relaxant

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Author: Max Stephens

Teachers threaten new strike action in clash with Labour

Education Secretary urges National Education Union to ‘put children first’ following rejection of latest pay offer

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Author: Poppy Wood

British Steel employees express fears over future of Scunthorpe plant

People who work at the steelworks have told Sky News they hope it will be nationalised as MPs prepare to debate legislation about taking over the site.

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Author: Sky News

Scottish fire chiefs issue ‘extreme’ wildfire warning

Several blazes across the country after prolonged dry weather with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service calling for people to be vigilant

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Author: Mark Macaskill

Scunthorpe workers relieved as government considers nationalisation

As MPs are recalled from their Easter break for an emergency debate on the future of British Steel’s site in Scunthorpe, we speak to some of its workers.

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Author: @clarefallon

Horror in UK town as boy dies after being hit by Ford Transit van

The tragic incident took place on Friday afternoon with the child pronounced dead at the scene.

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Author: Kris Boratyn

Child dies in tragic crash involving van

A CHILD has died in a crash with a van.

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Author: Matt Simpson

Young child killed in van crash on Dorset residential street

Dorset Police said it responded to the incident in Colehill just before 14:00 BST on Friday.

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Author: @BBCNews

‘Parade of political flunkies’: MPs critical as Sunak awards Michael Gove a peerage

Lib Dem deputy leader condemns ‘reward for failure’ as former PM elevates allies to Lords in resignation honours

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Author: Eleni Courea

‘Mercy-killing’ daughter spared jail

‘Our family paid a heavy price,’ says woman given suspended sentence for smothering terminally ill father

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Author: Janet Eastham

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