Government moves to nationalise Speciality Steel UK to protect 1,300 jobs
Posted on Monday September 14, 2026

Firm, once part of Sanjeev Gupta’s empire, fell into administration last year but has failed to find buyer

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One of Britain’s steelworks is to come into public ownership after the government said it would take over Yorkshire-based Speciality Steel UK (SSUK).

Jonathan Reynolds, the business secretary, said officials would “work towards” acquiring the company to protect the jobs of its 1,300 workers in Rotherham, Stocksbridge and Brinsworth in South Yorkshire and Wednesbury in the West Midlands.

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US borrowing costs hit 5% for first time since 2023 amid bond sell-off
Posted on Monday September 14, 2026

Soaring oil prices of above $108 a barrel after Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure stoke inflation fears

US government borrowing costs have risen to 5% for the first time since 2023 as soaring oil prices fuelled by the war in the Middle East trigger an intensifying sell-off in the global bond market.

The yield – in effect the interest rate – on 10-year US Treasury bonds hit the psychologically important threshold on Monday, on a day of renewed selling pressure on Wall Street as the global oil price reached $108 a barrel.

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AI-linked stocks slide after tech bosses call for slowdown in ‘reckless’ development
Posted on Monday September 14, 2026

Donald Trump dismisses attempts to increase controls on artificial intelligence as ‘sick conspiracy’

AI-linked stocks tumbled on Monday after the bosses of Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX called for a slowdown in AI “reckless” development, citing fears the technology could soon run out of control.

Shares in the semiconductor designer Nvidia – the world’s most valuable company – were down 3% by early afternoon in New York, while Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) slid 4.4% and Micron Technology and Sandisk shares slumped by 5%.

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Crispin Odey loses appeal against lifetime ban from UK financial services industry
Posted on Monday September 14, 2026

Judges uphold ruling that financier tried to ‘frustrate’ investigations into harassment claims against him

The former hedge fund boss Crispin Odey has lost a legal challenge to overturn his lifetime ban from the City for trying to “frustrate” investigations into sexual harassment allegations against him.

A ruling by judges at the upper tribunal upheld the ban imposed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in March last year, while reducing a proposed fine of £1.83m to £1.53m.

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AI-linked stocks slide after tech bosses call for slowdown in ‘reckless’ development
Posted on Monday September 14, 2026

Donald Trump dismisses attempts to increase controls on artificial intelligence as ‘sick conspiracy’

AI-linked stocks tumbled on Monday after the bosses of Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX called for a slowdown in AI “reckless” development, citing fears the technology could soon run out of control.

Shares in the semiconductor designer Nvidia – the world’s most valuable company – were down 3% by early afternoon in New York, while Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) slid 4.4% and Micron Technology and Sandisk shares slumped by 5%.

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I worked at Google DeepMind. You should listen to the warnings about AI | Alex Turner
Posted on Monday September 14, 2026

We must stop companies from allowing AI to self-improve into an uncontrollable level of intelligence

Major AI lab CEOs advocated for slowing the pace of AI development this weekend. They are right to be concerned: the field runs an extremely dangerous race towards superintelligent AI. We can and should be demanding that our governments protect us from the catastrophe of out-of-control AI.

This July, OpenAI’s AI swarm of 700 agents broke containment to hack Hugging Face, a multi-billion dollar company. OpenAI didn’t tell the AIs to hack that company, but the AIs had different priorities: cheating on the unrelated challenge OpenAI gave them. AI researchers call this a “misalignment” between what OpenAI wanted and what the AI actually prioritized.

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Leeds United v Newcastle United: Premier League – live
Posted on Monday September 14, 2026

⚽ Premier League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off
⚽ 10 weekend talking points | And you can mail Daniel

Jaissle did, of course, have a choice; he might’ve picked Touré. But it makes sense that in so competitive a contest and such an intimidating environment, he’s decided that one new face is enough.

Elanga, though, is a big miss. When he was playing age-group football, I really liked him – he combined the agility of a winger with the instinct of a striker. But when he broke into the Manchester United first team, his touch didn’t look good enough for the level, and even at Forest, he was more of a runner than a footballer. His worth-ethic, though, is unreal, and it might just be that he’s improved his technique to the point he’s growing into an all-round threat.

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VARs who wrongly confirmed Haaland’s goal at Manchester United are stood down
Posted on Monday September 14, 2026

• Matt Donohue and his assistant not used this weekend

• Pro Ref said allowing winner was ‘error of judgment’

The video assistant referee officials who allowed Erling Haaland’s winning goal in the Manchester derby on Sunday have been stood down. Matt Donohue and his assistant, Blake Antrobus, have been told by Pro Ref they have not received appointments for this weekend’s round of Premier League fixtures.

Howard Webb, the chief ­refereeing officer, took the decision with his management team after a review of the weekend’s action. Their availa­bility will be reconsidered after the international break.

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