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Labour refuses to rule out Chinese involvement in British Steel

No 10 has said there are no plans to review Chinese companies involved in UK national infrastructure

Politics

How blast furnaces work and why they’re so difficult to get restarted

Cooling a furnace is complex, costly and takes months — and it is just as difficult to get it going again


Miliband’s net zero obsession left British Steel on the brink

Ministers were more concerned with their environmental credentials than what it meant for the country



Rocket launch.
All-female Blue Origin crew goes to space and back in ten minutes

Jeff Bezos’s wife-to-be Lauren Sánchez, Katy Perry and the rest of an all-female crew blast off aboard the New Shepard rocket



Henry Cookson in a yellow submarine in Antarctica.
Heiress sues Prince Harry’s polar guide over cancelled Titanic dive

A person walks past overflowing trash bags piled high on a street during a bin strike.
Birmingham bin workers reject ‘totally inadequate’ council pay offer

Craig Williams, Conservative parliamentary candidate, being interviewed after election.
Former Sunak aide charged over bets placed on general election date
Politics
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Henry Cookson in a yellow submarine in Antarctica.
Heiress sues Prince Harry’s polar guide over cancelled Titanic dive






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Rory McIlroy putting on the first playoff hole.
McIlroy holds nerve in play-off to join pantheon of grand-slam greats


Aimee Lou Wood criticises SNL sketch which mocked her teeth


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Editor's picks



Two injured civilians in the aftermath of a missile strike.
Trump claim that Sumy strike was ‘mistake’ is propaganda, says Ukraine

A senior MP called for an FBI investigation into Russian influence in the White House


Illustration of robots delivering goods to a 7-Eleven store.
The future of shopping: robot staff and hydrogen-powered smoothies



Collage of Vladimir Putin and another man shaking hands, with images of war-torn buildings and burning vehicles in the background.
Palm Sunday attack illustrates Putin’s brutal negotiating tactics


Jonathan Jacob Meijer holding a baby.
Fears of inbreeding as 85 ‘mass sperm donors’ father thousands




Trump’s policy on China is a strategic blunder

US will pay a high price in both wealth and influence after underestimating Beijing’s resolve not to be pushed around



Illustration of a starfish-like figure in a steel factory, labeled "Growing Britain's Backbone".

Cartoon by Ella Baron



a man in a white shirt smiles for the camera
Starmer should be kicking ass, not kissing it






a man in a white shirt smiles for the camera
Starmer should be kicking ass, not kissing it




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Headshot of Paul Johnson.
Paul JohnsonDrastic times need drastic action: breaking the 50-year tax taboo




Collage of Kevin De Bruyne in a Manchester City jersey, holding his jersey, and a seated man.

There are some calling for City to be stripped of their titles yet also celebrating the brilliant Belgian — you can’t have it both ways


a man with a beard wearing a suit and tie
This was the best of sport: late drama, traumatic scars — and ecstatic joy


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Portrait of Caitlin Moran.
Caitlin MoranMy worst trait? I’m a terrible gossip. As in, I’m terrible at it




Maurizio Cattelan at the launch of his exhibition, Bones.

The artist talks about the infamous theft of the loo he installed at Blenheim Palace — and insists his work is no joke


A girl from The Last of Us holds a shotgun.
What’s on TV and radio tonight — The Last of Us


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