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650 jobs at risk as huge UK metals recycling firm files for liquidation

Unimetals Recycling is expected to begin winding down operations imminently

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2025

650 jobs at risk as metals recycling firm files for liquidation

Unimetals Recycling plays a key part in Britain’s steel industry.

Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2025

How new asylum policies will affect child refugees

The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has announced plans for the biggest overhaul of the UK asylum system in decades. Some of the harshest criticism of the proposals has come from Labour peer Lord Alf Dubs, a former child refugee who came to Britain on the Kindertransport from Prague in 1939.…

The Conversation · Nov 24, 2025

Royal Navy Intercepts Russian Spy Ships –- Healey to Putin: 'We see you. We know what you're doing'

The Royal Navy intercepted Russian vessels in the English Channel amid warnings over espionage threats to UK undersea cables and military operations.

International Business Times UK · Nov 24, 2025

UK ‘most expensive place’ to build nuclear power, review finds

Government panel’s final report calls for ‘radical reset’ of planning and environmental rules to get reactors built faster and cheaper

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2025

Prisoner 951 review – this defiant Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe drama makes Britain look ridiculous

This tale of one family’s six-year ordeal just highlights what an unserious country Britain became in that era. The cast, including Joseph Fiennes, are excellent

The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2025

After all the hype and confusion, Reeves’s Budget must deliver clarity, stability and direction

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Britain deserves more than mixed messaging and policy drift. After weeks of premature proposals, the chancellor must deliver a Budget that provides the confidence and coherence so far lacking in both her stewardship and Labour’s broader economic direction

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2025

Royal Navy intercepts Russian warship and tanker as Moscow steps up activity

There has been a notable 30 per cent increase in Russian naval activity around UK waters over the past two years

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2025

Trump accuses Zelensky of ‘ingratitude’ but agrees to change ‘pro-Russian’ peace plan

Britain, France and Germany presented a modified version of the Trump administration’s plan

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2025

Steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal quits London for Dubai over Labour tax shake-up

Mittal is Britain’s 7th richest individual and now plans to spend more time in the Gulf

Evening Standard · Nov 23, 2025