Firefighters are warning the public to stay away as they respond to a "significant" gas explosion in a residential street in Nottinghamshire.

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

So intertwined is the relationship between British Steel and the city that at half time workers, their families and union officials were allowed to parade banners on Scunthorpe United's pitch.

The emergency bill to keep the British Steel site in Scunthorpe open has become law after King Charles granted royal assent.

The bill was rushed through in a single day, with MPs and peers being recalled from recess to take part in a Saturday sitting for the first time in over 40 years.

Protesters have gathered in the coastal town of Ardrossan after a series of expensive errors plagued the launch of two new ferries to the Isle of Arran.

It means that the steel plant in Scunthorpe will continue to operate as the government decides on a long-term strategy for the plant.

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.

Hashem Abedi was jailed for at least 55 years after helping to plan the 2017 atrocity in which 22 innocent people died.

Newcastle United say head coach Eddie Howe will miss the match against Manchester United "due to illness" after feeling unwell "for a number of days".

The emergency bill to keep the British Steel site in Scunthorpe open has passed both Houses of Parliament.