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How to complain in a restaurant, according to chefs, etiquette expert and the King’s former butler

Industry experts have spoken with the Money blog and revealed the right way to complain when dining out – and how to get your money's worth.
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Rise in suicide attempts linked to HMRC tax crackdown as MPs criticise ‘sham’ review into loan charge schemes

HMRC has been accused of harassing ordinary people who were victims of mis-selling when they signed up to 'loan charge' schemes that the government has declared as tax avoidance. Now MPs and campaigners have branded the independent review as a “cover-up”.

Chinese embassy urges government to act with ‘fairness’ over British Steel

Unions said earlier this month that British Steel's owner, Chinese company Jingye, decided to cancel future orders for the iron ore, coal and other raw materials needed to keep the furnaces running.
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Ministers and businesses are working to secure raw materials to keep British Steel working

Govt ‘confident’ enough raw materials secured to keep blast furnaces going after British Steel rescue

Urgent legislation rushed through the House of Commons and House of Lords on Saturday gives ministers the power to instruct British Steel – owned by Chinese company Jingye – to keep the plant open.
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Without raw materials the furnaces will stop and cannot be restarted. Pic: REUTERS/Dominic Lipinski

Hundred investors force ECB onto sticky wicket over revised £975m deal

The ECB would forego voting control over its flagship new tournament but retain the right to unilaterally cancel it after seven years of a new commercial deal, according to a document seen by Sky News.
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The winners of the men's and women's Hundred finals last August. Pic: Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs

Analysis
Analysis
A sticking plaster, not a solution: What next for British Steel?

Keeping the blast furnaces in Scunthorpe alive is far from a foregone conclusion with difficult times to come.

Emergency bill to protect British Steel becomes law

Ministers took the unusual step of recalling parliament from its Easter recess to sit on Saturday to pass the legislation. It is the first time this has happened in more than 40 years.

Analysis
Analysis
Donald Trump has finally blinked – but it’s not the stock markets that have forced him to act

The US president had brushed off the sour equity market reaction to his tariffs as being akin to “medicine” that had to be taken. But, as ever, it is the bond markets that have forced Mr Trump to blink.
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Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Pic: AP

Analysis
Analysis
How market turmoil has affected mortgages, savings, holidays and fuel

There's good news for anyone re-mortgaging, but those with a stocks and shares ISA may have taken a hit.
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Eyewitness
Port Talbot: How steel town is grappling with ‘life-changing’ loss of more than 2,000 jobs

Six months since Port Talbot's last blast furnace was closed as part of Tata's green transition, talks are ongoing to save the blast furnaces at Scunthorpe.
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Cassius Walker-Hunt (right) with former colleagues