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What does the government’s takeover of the Scunthorpe steelworks mean for the future of UK industry? Why is a bin strike in Birmingham exposing deep cracks in Britain’s social fabric? And who’s paying the price for Trump’s cuts to US foreign aid?


Rebecca Moore is joined by Katie Gunning, Stephen Armstrong and NPR’s Lauren Frayer as they battle to pitch the top story of the day.


**Join us at the next edition of the News Meeting Live on Tuesday 29th April here: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-2

Get in touch and let us know what you think should lead the news. Send a voice note to newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com


Read more about the team’s guilty pleasure news stories here:

  • US blocks Canadian access to cross-border library
  • Batman and Robin costumed police make arrests
  • Katy Perry kisses the ground as she leaves capsule

Listen to Stephen’s Slow Newscast episode, 'DIE, DIE, DEI’ here: lnk.to/8NMCoV

Listen to Lauren’s report on the impact of US aid cuts in Syria here: https://www.npr.org/2025/04/14/nx-s1-5342255/how-trumps-cuts-to-u-s-foreign-aid-have-hobbled-syrias-war-crimes-investigations

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Host: Rebecca Moore, executive producer at Tortoise


Email: newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com


Producer: Casey Magloire


Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore and Jasper Corbett



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