With his ‘golden share’ in U.S. Steel, Trump turns to a mechanism more common elsewhere in the world

U.S. President Donald Trump turned to a little-used mechanism—the “golden share”—to ensure that a Japanese-owned U.S. Steel doesn’t become a threat to national security. Nippon Steel, the U.S. steelmaker’s soon-to-be owner, is granting Washington special authority over the company’s operations, though the extent of those powers remains unknown.  Yet while …

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Compensation scheme for Capture victims announced

The government has announced a compensation scheme for postmasters who suffered financial shortfalls due to a faulty Post Office IT system that preceded the Horizon scandal. The Capture software was a faulty computer system used by postmasters in more than 2,000 branches in the 1990s. It comes as Sky News …

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‘A good death’ and ‘Royal AscHot’

A mix of stories makes the front pages of Friday’s papers but the looming vote on the assisted dying bill features prominently. The Daily Express leads off with a plea from a supporter of the bill urging MPs to “allow us the choice to have a good death”. A photograph …

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Princess Charlene of Monaco puts on united front with Albert in Monte Carlo after Palace’s money man claimed he sought out ‘bachelor pad’ for the Prince a year into their marriage

Princess Charlene put on a united front with Prince Albert at the Monte Carlo Television Festival on Tuesday evening amid allegations that her husband had a ‘discreet bachelor pad’ set up shortly after they wed.  The royal mother-of-two, 47, channelled her late-mother-in-law Grace Kelly as she stepped out in a sky blue …

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