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PAN PYLAS

PAN PYLAS

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UK will set 'high trust bar' for future Chinese investment after British Steel rescue, minister says

Chinese companies will have to clear a “high trust bar” when investing in key sectors in the U.K., the country’s business secretary said after he took effective control of Britain’s last remaining factory that makes steel from scratch from its Chinese owners

UK will set 'high trust bar' for future Chinese investment after British Steel rescue, minister says
Business|Economy|Europe|Political

UK government takes over day-to-day running of British Steel from Chinese owner Jingye

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

UK government takes over day-to-day running of British Steel from Chinese owner Jingye
Business|Economy|Europe|Political

UK government recalls Parliament for emergency legislation to save British Steel

U.K. lawmakers are being recalled this weekend to back emergency legislation aimed at saving the last plant in the country that makes steel from raw materials

UK government recalls Parliament for emergency legislation to save British Steel
Celebrity|Crime|Europe

Influencer Andrew Tate accused of pointing gun at woman's face ahead of London civil case

One of four women suing influencer and self-styled misogynist Andrew Tate for sexual assault said he whipped her with a belt and once stuck a gun in her face, according to court documents that have been filed in London

Influencer Andrew Tate accused of pointing gun at woman's face ahead of London civil case
Business|Economy|Environment|Europe|Political

British Steel plans closure of plant after failing to agree package with UK government

British Steel says it is planning to close its two blast furnaces and steelmaking operations in the north England town of Scunthorpe, after its Chinese owner Jingye failed to agree a rescue package with the U.K. government

British Steel plans closure of plant after failing to agree package with UK government
Business|Economy|Europe|Political

UK government plugs hole in finances as 2025 growth forecast is halved to 1%

The U.K. Treasury chief says the economy will only grow by 1% this year, half the rate previously anticipated

UK government plugs hole in finances as 2025 growth forecast is halved to 1%
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|Political

With outlook uncertain, the Bank of England joins the US Fed in putting interest rates on hold

The Bank of England has kept its main U.K. interest rate unchanged at 4.50% even though the economy is barely growing and the nation faces more uncertainty in light of the tariff policies being enacted by the Trump administration in the U.S. The decision by the nine-member Monetary Policy Committee on Thursday was widely expected, and comes a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve also kept interest rates unchanged

With outlook uncertain, the Bank of England joins the US Fed in putting interest rates on hold
Crime|Europe

British teenager who killed family and planned school massacre gets minimum 49 years in prison

A 19-year-old British man who shot and killed his mother and two younger siblings and who wanted to carry out a high-profile school shooting has been told he will not be eligible for parole for at least 49 years

Arts|Europe|Science

This portrait may be the only one of England's 9-day queen painted during her lifetime

Research by the charity English Heritage suggests it may have found a portrait of England's shortest-reigning queen Lady Jane Grey

This portrait may be the only one of England's 9-day queen painted during her lifetime
Crime|Europe|World

Crossbow killer convicted of raping his ex-partner during attack near London in which 3 women died

A 26-year-old man who had pleaded guilty to the murder of three women at their family home just north of London has been found guilty of raping one of them, his ex-partner, during the attack

Europe|Science|Technology

AI and scientists unite to decipher old scrolls charred by the Vesuvius volcano

U.K. scientists say they have made a historic breakthrough by making the first image of the inside of a scroll carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago

AI and scientists unite to decipher old scrolls charred by the Vesuvius volcano
Business|Economy|Environment|Europe|Political

UK government backs contentious third runway at London's Heathrow Airport

U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves says that the new Labour government is backing the construction of third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport

UK government backs contentious third runway at London's Heathrow Airport
Environment|Europe|Political|World

Major storm lashes Ireland and Scotland as hurricane-force winds down power lines and ground flights

Millions of people in Ireland and northern parts of the U.K. have heeded the advice of authorities to stay at home

Major storm lashes Ireland and Scotland as hurricane-force winds down power lines and ground flights
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Europe

Tony Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, widow of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95

Award-winning British stage actor Joan Plowright, the widow of Laurence Olivier, has died

Tony Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, widow of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
Business|Economy|Environment|Europe

Around 3,000 jobs at risk at UK's biggest steelworks despite government-backed package of support

Around 3,000 workers at Britain’s biggest steelworks face the prospect of losing their jobs as part of a government-backed package to make the plant “greener.”

Around 3,000 jobs at risk at UK's biggest steelworks despite government-backed package of support

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