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Last UK blast furnaces days from closure as Chinese owners cut off crucial supplies
The last blast furnaces left operating in Britain could see their fate sealed within days, after their Chinese owners took the decision to cut off the crucial supply of ingredients keeping them running.
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Prince Andrew's Pitch@Palace branded 'crude attempt to enrich himself' as Chinese spy documents set to be released
Prince Andrew's efforts to make money from his Pitch@Palace project have been branded as a "crude attempt to enrich himself" at the expense of "unsuspecting tech founders", as new documents may shed more light on what he and his team have been attempting to sell.
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The 'awful' scenes in Birmingham - where even the workers sent to clear up mounds of rubbish are running from the rats
In Small Heath in Birmingham, the sun is setting on another mound of rubbish.
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Joanne Sharkey: Mother spared prison over death of newborn son found in bin bags in woodland in 1998
A mother has been given a two-year prison sentence, suspended for two years, over the death of her baby 27 years ago.
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UK in talks with Brazil over 'potential sale' of two Royal Navy amphibious assault ships
The UK is in talks with Brazil over the "potential sale" of the Royal Navy's two amphibious assault ships that are being ditched to cut costs, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
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'Will the PM side with parents or tech bros?': Labour peer demands action on children's smartphone safety
Sir Keir Starmer needs to choose between parents who want stronger action to tackle harmful content on children's phones, or the "tech bros" who are resisting changes to their platforms, Baroness Harriet Harman has said.
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Online safety protections for children 'not up for negotiation' in US trade talks
Online safety protections for children are "not up for negotiation" in US trade talks, a minister has said, amid speculation they could be watered down to avoid Donald Trump's tariffs.
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Highs and lows of Five-Year Keir: The PM's journey from Doughty Street to Downing Street
From Doughty Street to Downing Street: from human rights barrister in a left-wing chambers to a prime minister tough on rioters and illegal migrants.
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Mother of teenager stabbed to death 12 years ago appeals to public to help locate final suspect
The mother of a teenager who was "hunted down" and stabbed to death in London more than 12 years ago has appealed to the public to help locate the final suspect in the case.
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Body found in lake during search for missing 16-year-old
A body has been found in the search for a teenage boy who got into difficulty at a lake.