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'I was like, wow, look at that': 1991 Mars Bar found after 35 years during Scunthorpe house clearance leaves social media stunned as 62.5g chocolate bar sparks shrinkflation debate

A 1991 Mars Bar discovered during a Scunthorpe house clearance has gone viral after its 62.5g size was compared with today’s 40g version, sparking a fresh debate over shrinkflation and how chocolate bars have changed over the past 35 years. Over the last 35 years, we have made a number…

The Economic Times

Trauma cleaner finds ‘enormous’ 35-year-old Mars Bar during house clear-out

A trauma cleaner’s discovery of a 35-year-old Mars Bar has sparked debate about ‘shrinkflation’ due to its size. Victoria Gordon, who runs the cleaning company Pocket Rockets, found the chocolate bar – with a best-before date of 1991 – while clearing out a house in Scunthorpe. She posted a photo…

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Kevin Keegan: how Liverpool, Hamburg, Southampton and Newcastle fell Head Over Heels In Love with King Kev

Fifty years ago, a 20-year-old Kevin Keegan made his Liverpool debut following an almighty leap from the Fourth Division. King Kev's incredible success extended far beyond the Kop, however, during a fascinating career of pop single, punch ups bike crashes... and cracking perms

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Jingye Group demands compensation over British Steel nationalisation

UK took control of British Steel in 2025 after Jingye Group considered closing Scunthorpe plant

The Independent UK

China ‘strongly dissatisfied’ with UK government nationalising British Steel

The UK Government announced it had brought British Steel under public ownership to protect the ‘future of steel production’.

The Independent UK

China ‘strongly dissatisfied’ following decision to nationalise British Steel

The UK Government announced it had brought British Steel under public ownership to protect the ‘future of steel production’.

Evening Standard

British Steel is taken into public ownership to save UK supply

Scunthorpe factory expropriated from China’s Jingye and ministers will ask a valuer to assess compensation

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Footballer recalls being stabbed seven times during mass knife attack on train: ‘I was drenched with blood’

Former Scunthorpe defender Jonathan Gjoshe opened up on the mass stabbing on a train in Cambridgeshire last year

The Independent UK

British Steel nationalisation: what went wrong, and what happens now?

Keir Starmer’s plan for full state ownership marks latest chapter in Scunthorpe plant’s troubled history

The Guardian - UK

British Steel: more questions than answers on the future

Hard decisions over a possible sale and future subsidies loom now full nationalisation is on the cards

The Guardian - UK

British Steel set to be nationalised as Government mulls future for Scunthorpe

New powers could be used to nationalise British Steel, 38 years since the firm was first sold off.

Evening Standard

Full nationalisation of British Steel expected in king’s speech

Officials reportedly drafting legislation likely to safeguard Britain’s last blast furnaces and save thousands of jobs

The Guardian - UK

Peter Smith obituary

Other lives: Health food shop pioneer who established his first store in Scunthorpe during the late 1950s

The Guardian - UK

Taxpayer bill for saving Scunthorpe steel furnaces could top £1.5bn by 2028, auditor says

National Audit Office highlights benefits of state rescue for jobs and orders but warns of continuing high cost

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Lincolnshire council approves AI datacentre despite emissions warnings

Campaigners say campus near Scunthorpe could generate emissions close to those from all UK domestic flights

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‘We need to accept the cost’: future of British Steel unclear as bills for government build up

Propping up operations at Scunthorpe site, still legally owned by Jingye, now costs over £1.2m a day – so what are the options?

The Guardian - UK

Samurai erotica, a metal-and-flesh sculptor and Jenny Holzer’s big glow-up – the week in art

The secret side of Japan’s warrior class, Holzer lights up Scunthorpe, Julia Phillips steels herself and Quentin Blake takes off in Dorset – all in your weekly dispatch

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Jonathan Gjoshe set to return to training with Scunthorpe after train knife attack

The defender was injured in the Huntingdon train knife attack in November

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The Guardian - UK

Business secretary backs shift to electric arc furnaces at British Steel plant

Move would secure future of steel production at Scunthorpe but raise questions over future of blast furnaces

The Guardian - UK

Cost of taking over British Steel rises to £235m, government says

Taxpayers have been footing bill for loss-making company since April as minister acknowledges threat of EU tariffs

The Guardian - UK

Tata bought slabs from rival British Steel as it sought to beat Trump tariff plans

Sale of product from Scunthorpe plant came when Indian-owned firm tried to avoid US rules that were later dropped

The Independent UK

Starmer warned British jobs at risk without better trade deal from Trump

US tariffs for the steel industry will stand at 25 per cent for now – as negotiations over an improved deal continue

The Independent UK

Rail deal worth £500m will help save Scunthorpe steelworks, says minister

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is visiting the Scunthorpe plant to finalise a major rail steel deal between Network Rail and British Steel.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss features in bizarre promotional video to help bare-knuckle fight convict launch new whiskey

The former prime minister attended the promotional event in Scunthorpe ‘to support the people working to regenerate the town’

The Guardian - UK

Ministers said to be considering bill to wipe out British Steel’s debts

Chinese owner owed almost £1bn as government weighs up how best to attract buyer for Scunthorpe works

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