Jonathan Reynolds says ‘high trust bar’ now in place for Chinese companies to invest in critical UK infrastructure
The business secretary has refused to guarantee that blast furnaces in Scunthorpe will get raw materials in time, saying the emergency government action meant there was now a “high trust bar” for Chinese companies to invest in critical UK industries.
Jonathan Reynolds declined to directly accuse the British Steel owner Jingye of sabotaging the plant but it is understood ministers do not expect the company to return to any negotiations.
Continue reading...Volodymyr Zelenskyy says dozens killed and wounded on ‘ordinary city street’ while going to church for Palm Sunday
At least 32 people have been killed and nearly 100 injured in a Russian ballistic missile strike in the Ukrainian city of Sumy as people were going to church for Palm Sunday, in the worst attack on civilians this year.
Two missiles landed in the crowded city centre on Sunday morning. One hit a trolley bus full of passengers. Footage from the scene showed bodies lying in the street, burning cars, and rescuers carrying bloodied survivors. Two of the dead were children.
Continue reading...Campaigners warn NHS rules are putting migrant mothers and babies at risk
A destitute asylum seeker who was billed more than £10,000 for having a baby could afford to pay just a penny a month, leading to calls for an urgent review of NHS maternity charging for migrants.
Kim, 34, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, was invoiced and then contacted by a debt collection agency after having an emergency caesarean section.
Continue reading...4 mins: Good work from Todibo to hold up Luis Diaz on the Liverpool left, and then to toe-poke the ball away from Jota as it ran towards him in the area.
3 mins: The home fans sing Mo Salah’s name. He’s done little of interest so far, but he’s signed a new contract and everyone’s happy about it.
Continue reading...President’s first stop is Vietnam as China urges US to end trade war and return to ‘right path of mutual respect’
The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, will visit Vietnam on Monday as he begins a tour of south-east Asia where he will seek to strengthen ties with neighbouring countries amid an escalating trade war.
Xi will visit Vietnam from Monday, before travelling to Malaysia and Cambodia, a high profile tour that Chinese officials have described as being of “major importance”.
Continue reading...Unnamed tourist fell from viewing platform overlooking the historic structure in Segovia, authorities say
A 63-year-old British man has died after falling from a viewing platform overlooking the historic aqueduct of Segovia in central Spain, according to local authorities.
In a brief statement on Saturday, officials described the man as a British passport holder who had arrived in the city on Thursday with two other people.
Continue reading...Former City minister accused of illegally receiving plot of land from her aunt, ousted PM Sheikh Hasina
An arrest warrant for the former City minister Tulip Siddiq has been issued in Bangladesh with a new allegation accusing her of illegally receiving a plot of land from her aunt, the ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Bangladeshi media reported the warrant was issued by a judge for 53 people connected to Hasina, including Siddiq. There is no formal extradition treaty between the UK and Bangladesh.
Continue reading...Civil defence agency says al-Ahli hospital hit as IDF operations cut off access to southern city of Rafah
An Israeli airstrike destroyed parts of a hospital in Gaza City early on Sunday, as Israel continued its military offensive in the war-battered Palestinian territory and cut off access to the southern city of Rafah.
The Palestinian civil defence agency said Israel’s air force fired missiles at al-Ahli hospital, also known as the Baptist or Ahli Arab hospital, at around 2am. It was the only hospital still fully functioning in Gaza City after the destruction of medical facilities in the northern area of the strip.
Continue reading...Police appeal for information from people living in Worksop as they investigate ‘extremely serious incident’
A man has died after an explosion at a house in Nottinghamshire, police have said.
Emergency services were called to John Street in Worksop at 7.39pm on Saturday. A major incident was declared and homes were evacuated after the blast, in which a terraced property was destroyed and significant damage was caused to neighbouring properties.
Continue reading...Researcher warns that dark daytime naps can disrupt babies’ sleep when they properly go to bed at night
Babies should not be put in a dark, quiet room for a nap but in a light room with background noise like a washing machine, an expert has said.
Prof Helen Ball, a scientific adviser for the charity The Lullaby Trust who has carried out sleep research with more than 5,000 parents and babies at Durham University, said long daytime naps are like “mini night times” that can disrupt babies’ sleep when they properly go to bed.
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