Era of 'criminal enterprise' feared by MPs and campaigners ahead of disposable vapes ban - as it emerged only 80 staff have been recruited to enforce it

found 2025 › Apr › 13 (Sun) @ 15:55 UTC

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Only 80 apprentice Trading Standards officers have been employed and a 'pathetic' £10million allocated to police a booming black market economy predicted to be worth billions.

Royal Navy on alert to escort essential fuel cargo to Scunthorpe after MPs vote to seize control of British Steel from Chinese owners

found 2025 › Apr › 13 (Sun) @ 01:25 UTC

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The Royal Navy could be deployed to deliver an essential fuel shipment to Scunthorpe's blast furnaces after MPs voted to seize control of British Steel from Chinese owners.

Rebel MPs tell Starmer to abandon his plan to exempt AI firms from copyright law - and claim it will threaten the UK's film and TV industries

found 2025 › Apr › 13 (Sun) @ 01:25 UTC

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The Prime Minister wants to give Big Tech free rein to train AI systems on copyright material, forcing writers, musicians, artists and filmmakers to 'opt out' if they want to protect their work.

Emergency law passed to force loss-making steel companies to keep operating

found 2025 › Apr › 12 (Sat) @ 19:50 UTC

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Special powers granted to prevent the collapse of British Steel’s Scunthorpe works

Emergency legislation allowing the government to instruct companies to keep loss-making steel operations in England o…

Britain’s MPs back powers to take control of British Steel

found 2025 › Apr › 12 (Sat) @ 16:40 UTC

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Dramatic intervention follows tense standoff with Chinese firm Jingye, British Steel’s owner.

A Step Towards British Steel Nationalisation?

found 2025 › Apr › 12 (Sat) @ 15:25 UTC

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MPs met in Parliament on a Saturday to pass emergency bill.

Britain’s MPs vote to take control of British Steel

found 2025 › Apr › 12 (Sat) @ 15:20 UTC

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Dramatic intervention follows tense standoff with Chinese firm Jingye, British Steel’s owner.

MPs approve emergency law to 'save' the UK's steel industry as MPs accuse China of trying to shut it down by closing British Steel blast furnaces

found 2025 › Apr › 12 (Sat) @ 14:15 UTC

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Both the Commons and the Lords have reconvened during Easter recess for a highly unusual Saturday sitting to debate a Bill aimed at blocking Jingye from closing the Scunthorpe site.

Labour faces calls to nationalise British Steel as MPs urged to pass emergency law today to save UK steelmaking and thousands of jobs

found 2025 › Apr › 12 (Sat) @ 12:25 UTC

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Both the Commons and the Lords have reconvened during Easter recess for a highly unusual Saturday sitting to debate a Bill aimed at blocking Jingye from closing the Scunthorpe site.

MPs and Lords head to parliament as PM aims to pass emergency law today to save British Steel – live

found 2025 › Apr › 12 (Sat) @ 07:40 UTC

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MPs to debate emergency law that will give the business secretary the power to direct the company

British Steel owner Jingye was not negotiating “in good faith” about saving the blast furnaces at Scun…