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Cliff Notes – Rory McIlroy hopes to ‘inspire’ Man United after Masters win Rory McIlroy, who recently won The Masters, expressed willingness to wear his Green Jacket at a Manchester United game to motivate the struggling team. His victory marked a historic achievement, making him the sixth golfer to complete a career Grand Slam, securing his fifth major title after a tense playoff against Justin Rose. McIlroy’s win coincided with Manchester United’s disappointing 4-1 defeat to Newcastle, highlighting the club’s struggles in the Premier League this season. Rory McIlroy hopes to ‘inspire’ Man United after Masters win New Masters champion…

The front page of the Daily Mirror this morning, 14-04-2025, reports on the Manchester Arena plotter who attacked three prison officers with boiling oil and a homemade knife. The attack has left the three officers with life-threaning injuries, and unions are calling for change to ensure better safety for those working in prisons. Celebrity news makes the front splash, with Mikey Rouke being booted from the Big Brother house over his vile behaviour and Katy Perry preparing to go into space. Why on earth did he have boiling oil? More from WTX News

The front page of Metro this morning, 14-04-2025, leads with British Steel reporting the government used special powers to take over the plant yesterday. Elsewhere, there is a report on the Universal theme park, which is set to boost the UK economy and bring thousands of jobs, a guide to budgeting money for those with babies, and a report on Coachella. Britain in blast chance saloon More from WTX News

Cliff Notes Aimee Lou Wood, the star of The White Lotus, criticized a recent Saturday Night Live sketch that mocked her teeth as "mean and unfunny." Wood expressed her views on social media, noting that the humour missed the point by poking fun at her unique features instead of addressing broader issues. Following her comments, Wood indicated that she received substantial support online and that SNL has since apologised to her. Aimee Lou Wood hits out at ‘mean and unfunny’ SNL joke | Ents & Arts News . The White Lotus star Aimee Lou Wood has called a sketch making…

The front page of the i newspaper this morning, 14-04-2025, reports on the government using emergency powers to take over Scunthorpe’s British Steel plant, the weekend’s Premier League action and some exclusive features on dressing like a millennial and a report on Prince Harry and how he spends his days. Chinese firms may be blocked from critical UK sites in further after steel sabotage warnings More from WTX News

The front page of The Guardian this morning, 14-04-2025, reports on the latest from the Scunthorpe British Steel plant takeover after the government enacted special powers to take control of the plant in just a single day. Reports suggest rivals are looking to buy the plant whilst others call for it to be nationalised. There is a report on how benefit cuts could impact Labour’s seat majority, as well as reports on the latest Russian strikes in Ukraine. Rivals join race against time to save Scunthorpe blast furnaces More from WTX News

The front page of The Times this morning, 14-04-2025, leads with the latest from the British Steel plant after the government enacted special powers to take over the plant amid speculation that the Chinese owners were trying to sabotage British Steel to make Britain rely on cheap Chinese steel instead. There is a report on the Birmingham bin strikes as the army is called in to help, legal experts are backing more trials without juries in a bid to cut the backlog and an image of the women – including Katy Perry – who are set to go to space.…

The government took the drastic step of taking control of British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant over the weekend after enacting emergency legislation that was rushed through Parliament in a single day. 

The business secretary Jonathan Reynolds told MPs that the likely next step would be to nationalise the Scunthorpe plant. 

The government say they were forced to seek emergency powers to stop the Chinese owners, Jingype, from shutting down the two blast furnaces, which would have ended primary steel production in the UK. 

Since the shocking intervention from the British government, the UK headlines are assessing what could happen next with calls for the plant to be nationalised, rivals looking to buy the plant and fears the Chinese owners are trying to sabotage the site to force Britain to rely on cheap Chinese imports.

Cliff Notes – ITV presenter makes brutal swipe at UK’s Eurovision act who won’t win Charlotte Hawkins, presenter of Good Morning Britain, expressed doubt about the UK’s chances of winning Eurovision, stating, "we know the UK won’t win," ahead of the contest in Basel, Switzerland. The UK is represented by country-pop girl group Remember Monday, who have been given 4-1 odds of finishing last, with the group claiming they are "not doing it for the points." ITV presenter makes brutal swipe at UK’s Eurovision act who ‘won’t win’ Good Morning Britain presenter Charlotte Hawkins has declared ‘we know the UK…

The Manchester bomber plotter has viciously attacked three prison officers. Hashem Abedi, the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, Salman Abedi, attacked the prison officers with hot cooking oil and homemade weapons at HMP Frankland, leaving them with life-threatening injuries. 

The officers were hospitalised, with one female officer since discharged.

Abedi is already serving a 55-year sentence for his involvement in the 2017 bombing. He had previously assaulted a prison officer at Belmarsh prison. 

The attack has led to calls from unions representing prison officers for change to protect prison workers further – calls including banning prisoners from working in kitchens amid fears of copycat attacks.