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New Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch fuels fears about collapse of steel industry

Some steel industry insiders believe the Government is determined to 'manage decline' of the once-thriving industry amid sky-high energy costs and moves to slash pollution

Daily Mirror · Feb 9, 2023

Estate agent quit UK in lockdown to start £24m property empire on 'new Maldives'

Richard Ashby was earning £200,000 a year selling exclusive apartments in Westminster and Mayfair to rich investors, but that all changed when covid hit the UK and lockdowns loomed

Daily Mirror · Feb 9, 2023

No 10 holding talks with allies as UK recognises need for approval to send jets

Sending RAF Typhoon fighter planes to Ukraine would need permission from Italy, Spain and Germany.

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

UK urged to arrest visiting Xinjiang governor over Uighur ‘genocide’

MPs also condemned the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office for planning talks with Erkin Tuniyaz.

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

Trading Standards advises e-bike buyer caution following 150% increase in fires

E-bike conversion kits, which often don’t meet UK safety standards, are being blamed for recent e-bike fires

Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2023

UK government rejects call to resentence prisoners detained indefinitely

Almost 3,000 people remain behind bars in England and Wales under ‘imprisonment for public protection’ scheme abolished in 2012

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2023

Sadiq Khan will not intervene in Chinese ‘super embassy’ plans for east London

China’s controversial bid to build its new embassy was previously blocked by Tower Hamlets and must now go to central Government for a decision

Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2023

Could you be a millionaire? Hunt for mystery Lotto winners launched as prizes go unclaimed

Four UK players who scooped EuroMillions jackpot do not yet know about it

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

UK interest rates are too high and may need cut – Bank of England’s Tenreyro

Policymaker highlights split in rate-setting committee, saying inflation is on track to fall

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2023

Chancellors' Holyrood snubs are 'astonishing affront to Scottish democracy'

IT is "astonishing" no UK chancellor in 24 years of devolution has ever given evidence to the Scottish Parliament regarding the country's…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 9, 2023