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British Steel is launching a consultation that could see the closure of its two blast furnaces at Scunthorpe, in England, putting up to 2,700 jobs at risk out of a workforce of 3,500.

The company said the blast furnaces were "no longer financially sustainable" due to tough market conditions, the imposition of tariffs and higher environmental costs.

The BBC understands British Steel was expecting a £1bn injection of government money to keep the business going, but was offered £500m.

The Prime Minister's official spokesperson said the government had made a "generous offer" to British Steel and it would continue to work with the company and its Chinese owner Jingye to secure its future.

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Jeffrey Goldberg has told the BBC that top Trump officials who accidentally added him to a group chat discussing bombings in Yemen, should accept their mistake.

Goldberg, the editor of The Atlantic, has released the full exchange from the Signal group chat.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday "someone made a big mistake" inviting Goldberg, but he says none of the messages put the lives of service members at risk.

Goldberg spoke to the BBC's Sarah Smith about the fallout and what officials are saying about him.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told the BBC that he's not sure how he'll be remembered after the Ukraine-Russia war, but would like to see his children walk the streets "without hiding".

Zelensky was speaking during a panel interview in Paris with journalists from across Europe.

When asked by the BBC's Jeremy Bowen if he'll be remembered as the man who saved Ukraine, Zelensky said "I don't know what history books will write about me," he said.

"It's not my purpose or goal."

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President Donald Trump has announced new import taxes of 25% on cars and car parts coming into the US.

Trump said the latest tariffs would come into effect on 2 April, with charges on businesses importing vehicles starting the next day. Taxes on parts are set to start in May or later.

The president said the measure would lead to "tremendous growth" for the industry, promising it would spur jobs and investment in the US.

But analysts have said the move is likely to lead to the temporary shutdown of significant car production in the US, increase prices, and strain relations with allies.

Trump's latest move threatens to upend global car trade and supply chains.

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Today, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a set of measures aimed at restoring her fiscal headroom following last October's Budget.

Adam Fleming and Chris Mason are joined by the BBC's Faisal Islam and Dharshini David to unpack everything the Chancellor revealed today, including cuts to welfare spending. Plus we dive into the Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecast - and their many, many, charts.

This episode was originally livestreamed on YouTube and BBC Sounds Live News Stream.

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Russia has said some Western sanctions must be lifted before it begins a maritime ceasefire with Ukraine.

Within hours of the US announcing the two sides had agreed to halt strikes in the Black Sea in separate deals, the Kremlin said it would only take place once sanctions on a number of Russian banks were lifted.

The demands include revoking sanctions on the state agricultural bank Rosselkhozbank and restoring the firms' access to the Swift international payment system.

Overnight, Moscow launched a drone attack on the port city of Mykolaiv, Ukrainian officials said, with President Volodymyr Zelensky saying the strikes were "a clear signal" Russia did not want peace.

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Thousands of people in Turkey have turned out for a seventh night of protests which have so far seen more than 1,400 people detained, including students, journalists and lawyers.

The nightly unrest began last Wednesday when Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu - who is seen as the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival - was arrested on corruption charges.

Rights groups and the UN have condemned the arrests and the use of force by police on the protesters.

Imamoglu said the allegations against him were politically motivated, a claim the Turkish president has denied.

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Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg has published the exact text messages that Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth sent to a high-level White House group chat providing key details about the US strike on Houthi forces in Yemen just hours before the attacks began.

Goldberg has said he's written a follow-up piece because people deserve to see the texts as they are in the public interest following claims by Trump officials that Goldberg had been lying.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has dismissed the latest article in the Atlantic as "another hoax written by a Trump-hater who is well known for his sensationalist spin".

Meanwhile, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard are being grilled about the security breach before a House committee.

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The Sudanese army has told the BBC it has recaptured the airport in the capital, Khartoum, from the paramilitary RSF, marking its latest territorial gain in the brutal two-year civil war.

Gen Mahomed Abdel Rahman al-Bilawi said troops had fully secured it and might be able to clear the rest of the RSF fighters by the end of day.

The army has been moving swiftly since recapturing the presidential palace on Friday, and civilians have been celebrating in the streets as it advances.

The RSF had controlled most of the capital since the war began in April 2023. Nationwide, hundreds of thousands have been killed, and millions have been forced to flee their homes.

Some 12 million Sudanese people have fled their homes since war broke out - that is equivalent to Belgium or Tunisia's entire population.

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US Vice-President JD Vance will join his wife Usha in travelling to Greenland on Friday, a visit that follows Donald Trump's threats to take over the island.

The couple will go to the Pituffik Space Base to receive a briefing on Arctic security issues and meet members of US forces stationed there, according to the White House.

Usha Vance had planned to travel to the Danish territory on a cultural visit before her husband announced his plans. Trump's National Security Adviser Mike Waltz is also set to visit this week on a separate trip.

Officials in Greenland have fiercely criticised the planned visits as disrespectful.

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