UK lawmakers approve rescue of British Steel in emergency parliamentary session
“It’s your jobs, your lives, your communities, your families.”Relief swept the town, even spilling into Scunthorpe United’s soccer match, where steelworkers were welcomed on the field with cheers. The local club’s nickname, “The Iron,” stands as a tribute to the town's industrial roots.The blast furnaces are not just vital to Scunthorpe — they represent the UK’s last capacity to produce steel from raw materials. He accused Jingye of making “excessive” demands during negotiations and warned that without intervention, the company was on track to “irrevocably and unilaterally” shut down primary steelmaking.Though the new law does not nationalize British Steel, Reynolds acknowledged that a future transfer of ownership to the state remains on the table. It also raises uncertainty over Jingye’s role going forward. Should the company fail to comply with the law, it and its executives could face legal action.British Steel, acquired by Jingye in 2020, has yet to comment on how it will respond to the government’s move.
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April 12, 2025 16:57 UTC
Masters round three tee times UK as Rory McIlroy goes hunting for glory
More infoWe have reached the halfway stage of the US Masters and Rory McIlroy is bang in contention. Friday's blistering round of six-under-par helped erase the late double bogeys in Thursday's opening round. McIlroy is trying to win a first ever Masters title, and complete the career grand slam. The top two on the leaderboard - Rose and DeChambeau - will tee off at 7.40pmIreland's Shane Lowry gets his third round under way at 7.20pm alongside Matt McCarty. Scottie Scheffler underwhelmed with a second-round 71, seeing the defending champion drift from 21/10 favourite out to 15/4.
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April 12, 2025 14:02 UTC
Mullet mania: why primary-school boys are going Eighties
Huxley Marshall works hard and plays hard. Just 12 years old, he has made £350 over the past year from self-taught barbering, cutting the hair of friends (and friends’ dads) at £8 a chop. Huxley is a rugby enthusiast, so when the team at his Wimbledon school were looking for a haircut to match their on-field prowess, the choice was an obvious one: the mullet. “Our team is planning on bringing the mullet back for rugby season,” he says. When I play someone with a mullet, I think they’re tough — it gives me that vibe that they don’t really care.
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April 12, 2025 13:52 UTC
Trump envoy: Ukraine could be divided like Berlin after Second World War
Ukraine could be divided like Berlin after the Second World War, Donald Trump’s envoy to the war-torn nation has said. “You could almost make it look like what happened with Berlin after the Second World War, when you had a Russian zone, a French zone, and a British zone, a US zone,” he told The Times, before clarifying that the US would not provide any ground troops under this scenario. The proposal would require Ukraine to cede control of its eastern territories, which are currently under Russian control. Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly voiced opposition to relinquishing land to Russia without Nato protection for its remaining territories. “Ukraine will never recognise territories that are occupied by Russia as Russian territory.
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April 12, 2025 13:17 UTC
Times letters: Tariffs backdown and its effect on America
Write to letters@thetimes.co.ukSir, We are in danger of fatally underestimating the significance of President Trump’s decision to suspend his tariffs (“Trump puts the brakes on tariffs for 90 days”, news, Apr 10; “Unknown territory”, leading article, Apr 11). Bond investors (the world’s canary in a coalmine) were dumping Treasury bonds, but not simply to cover losses. This was also the day investors lost confidence in America — a profound shift. President Trump’s trade war is causing a fundamental reassessment of the US economy and its financial markets. Investors will demand higher returns for buying Treasury bonds, which means higher borrowing costs for an economy already
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April 12, 2025 12:27 UTC
What Time is Bahrain GP Today? Bahrain Grand Prix 2025 Start Times US, UK and more!
What are the start times for the Bahrain GP race this Sunday, April 13th? The Bahrain GP race weekend is spelling a disastrous story for Red Bull. Bahrain Grand Prix 2025 Start TimesFormula 1 has already released the official schedule for the race on their website. Bahrain Grand Prix 2025 Start Times UKThe Bahrain GP will be streamed for the viewers in UK from 3:00 PM according to GMT time zone. Bahrain Grand Prix 2025 Start Times USIn the USA, viewers can watch Bahrain GP from 11:00 AM as per the Eastern Time zone.
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April 12, 2025 12:11 UTC
Foot-and-mouth disease: UK tourists face new rules to stop spread
Holidaymakers returning from Spain with a leg of jamon iberico are in for a nasty surprise this weekend as the government has banned travellers from bringing many meat and dairy products from the EU into the UK. The restrictions, which are intended to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, apply to meat and dairy from cows, pigs, sheep and goats. The government said the rules include a ban on “bringing items like sandwiches, cheese, cured meats, raw meats or milk into Great Britain — regardless of whether it is packed or packaged or whether it has been bought at duty free”. The restrictions apply only to travellers arriving in Great Britain and will not be imposed on imports arriving from Northern Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey or
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April 12, 2025 12:05 UTC
When is WWE WrestleMania 2025? Dates, venue, UK start times and latest news for two-night event
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April 12, 2025 10:46 UTC
UK deeply involved in Ukraine war: The Times
The daily claimed that British troops were sent into Ukraine in small numbers on several occasions throughout 2022 and 2023, operating discreetly to avoid provoking Russia. In particular, UK forces were deployed to fit Ukrainian aircraft with Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles and train pilots and ground crews in their use. Former UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace was even reportedly nicknamed “the man who saved Kiev” by military officials. “The Americans went to Ukraine only on rare occasions because of concerns that they would be seen to be too involved in the war, unlike Britain’s military chiefs, who were given the freedom to go whenever necessary,” The Times wrote. The presence of current and former NATO troops has also been tacitly admitted, but never openly confirmed, by Western officials.
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April 12, 2025 10:37 UTC
Wait times for US visitor visas drop sharply across India, but this city still has an over 400-day wait
Live EventsVisitor visa appointment wait times at US consulates in India have reduced significantly in recent months, offering relief to thousands of Indian applicants. The current wait times for B1/B2 visa interviews are now 140 days in Hyderabad, 151 days in Mumbai, and 156 days in New Delhi. At the height of the backlog in 2022 and early 2023, wait times had crossed 800 days in some cities.The recent decline in wait times follows operational changes made by the US embassy and its consulates. (Join our ETNRI WhatsApp channel for all the latest updates)While wait times have come down, the visa process continues to involve detailed scrutiny. B1/B2 visas accounted for a large portion of this total.
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April 12, 2025 09:22 UTC
Masters 2025 Saturday tee times and pairings confirmed as McIlroy chases down Rose
Justin Rose and Bryson DeChambeau are set to take centre stage in Saturday's action at the Masters. Rose, the British golfer, delivered a 1-under round to maintain his position at the top of the leaderboard, following his remarkable performance on Thursday at Augusta. American DeChambeau managed to outdo his previous round of 69, placing himself second with a score of 7-under. Rory McIlroy, after a disappointing end to his round on Thursday, bounced back on Friday with a score of 6 under par, putting him back in the running. Elsewhere, Tyrrell Hatton will be partnering with Scottie Scheffler, both of whom had disappointing ends to their rounds.
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April 12, 2025 06:46 UTC
Trump envoy says Ukraine could be carved up like post-war Berlin
Read our Privacy noticeUkraine could be partitioned like Berlin after the Second World War as part of a peace deal, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia has suggested. Last month, Gen Kellogg was excluded from peace talks because the Kremlin complained that he was “too close” to Kyiv, it was reported. However, Moscow has repeatedly insisted it would not accept peacekeeping troops from any Nato country “under any conditions” in Ukraine. Mr Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, held talks about a peace deal with President Putin for several hours in St Petersburg. “This is another step in the negotiating process towards a ceasefire and an ultimate peace deal,” she said.
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April 12, 2025 06:11 UTC
Bella Thorne accuses Mickey Rourke of ‘GROSS’ behavior on set after his offensive behavior on TV
Mickey Rourke was the target of Bella Thorne’s wrath in the wee hours Friday morning as she unloaded with allegations of rude, unprofessional behavior by the star of “The Wrestler.”Bella Thorne is joining the “Big Brother” party in piling allegations of rude, unprofessional behavior on “The Wrestler” actor Mickey Rourke. I wasn’t taking it all so serious” and didn’t have “dishonorable intentions.”AdvertisementHowever, that wasn’t enough to get outspoken “The DUFF” actor Thorne to rein in her thoughts. “This f— dude,” the OnlyFans disrupter and Disney Channel alum wrote in her Instagram stories and on X (formerly Twitter), reacting to an article about the “Big Brother” drama. Thorne played the Girl and Rourke played the Sheriff, leaving one to wonder how the metal grinder and zip ties came into the picture. Rourke told Siwa on “Big Brother” that it took him “23 years of therapy to get almost normal” and the two now appear to have become some sort of friends.
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April 12, 2025 05:40 UTC
Newspaper headlines: 'Parliament recalled' and 'Royals tried to trap me' says Harry
The Guardian says, external the emergency parliamentary sitting to decide the immediate future of British Steel's Scunthorpe plant is an unprecedented move that paves the way for nationalisation. The Times reports, external that US President Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy has said the country could be split up like post-war Berlin. According to the paper, General Keith Kellogg suggested Russia could occupy the East, with British and French adopting zones of control in the west as a "reassurance force". General Kellogg has said on social media that the article "misrepresents what I said", adding he was "not referring to a partitioning". "Royals Tried to Trap Me" is the headline in the Sun,, external which calls it a "shock new attack" by Prince Harry on his own family.
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April 12, 2025 05:26 UTC
Jaguar Paused Shipments to America. These Britons Blame Trump.
Solihull, a market town in England’s West Midlands, is home to one of Britain’s largest car factories, run by the luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover. The factory, a collection of low-slung gray buildings spread over 300 acres, does not tower physically over Solihull. Nine thousand people work directly for Jaguar Land Rover, known as JLR, while many more are employed by its contractors. JLR, which sells about a fifth of its cars in the United States, responded Saturday by announcing that it would pause shipments to the U.S. for the month of April. The company is one of Britain’s biggest car manufacturers and exported about 38,000 cars to the United States in the third quarter of 2024 alone.
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April 12, 2025 04:31 UTC