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
- Britain in blast chance saloon: MPs have approved government plans to take control of British Steel’s blast furnaces in Scunthorpe and save them from closure. In a rare move, parliament was recalled from its Easter break and MPs sat in the House of Commons all day on Saturday to get the emergency legislation over the line.
- Coming soon: Universal’s £7bn park: The massive new attraction – predicted to bring in £50 billion to the UK- is preparing to open its doors on a site outside Bedford in 2031.
- It will make the English market town, located halfway between Cambridge and Northampton, the seventh place to host a Universal park after Hollywood, Orlando, Beijing, Osaka, Singapore and Frisco in Texas.
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