Sir Keir Starmer was flying the flag for domestic steel production on Saturday as his government passed emergency legislation to give itself extraordinary powers to intervene in the running of the steel…
Emergency bill to protect British Steel becomes law | Politics News
An emergency bill to save British Steel’s Scunthorpe blast furnaces has become law. The urgent legislation gives ministers the power to instruct British Steel to keep the plant open. A government source…
Money and grotesque flattery: The art of doing a deal with Donald Trump is to make sure there is an ‘upside’ for him | US News
Donald Trump boasts that he is the king of dealmakers. His 1987 ghostwritten bestseller, The Art Of The Deal, turned the New York City nepo babe into a national figure. This in…
Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse denied entry to Hong Kong to visit newborn grandson | UK News
A Liberal Democrat MP has been denied entry to Hong Kong where she was due to visit her newborn grandson. Wera Hobhouse landed at Hong Kong airport on Thursday after a 13-hour…
Number of dead in Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse disaster rises to 225 | World News
The number of people who have died after a nightclub roof collapsed in the capital of the Dominican Republic has risen to 225. Officials said 189 people were rescued alive from the…
US-Iran talks exceeded expectations – but the first round was the easy bit | World News
The talks in Muscat lasted only two hours. The two delegations – Iran and the US – were in separate rooms, with Oman’s experienced and respected foreign minister Badr Albusaidi acting as…
Smartphones and laptops among items excluded from reciprocal tariffs, US says | World News
Electronics such as smartphones and laptops will be excluded from reciprocal tariffs, the Trump administration has said. US Customs and Border Protection added that machines used to make semiconductors and flat-panel monitors…
Iran says ‘indirect talks’ taking place with US over nuclear programme | US News
Iran says “indirect talks” over the country’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme are under way with US officials. The discussions on Saturday took place in Muscat, Oman, with the host nation’s officials mediating…
Mahmoud Khalil: Judge rules Palestinian student activist can be deported from US | US News
Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported from the US, an immigration judge has ruled. Mr Khalil, a postgraduate student at Columbia University’s school of international and public affairs, has been…
Three brothers bid to row across Pacific Ocean in record time after conquering Atlantic | UK News
Three brothers are hoping to set a record time for rowing across the Pacific Ocean – having already conquered the Atlantic. Ewan, Jamie, and Lachlan Maclean, from Edinburgh, start their four-month, 9,000-mile…