{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6447cb7391dbd3001135bccf/67fd44887b4fe9379b27dcef?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The government’s race to save British Steel ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6447cb7391dbd3001135bccf/1744650969764-bcf95505-995e-45d9-af03-3654058f77cb.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>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?</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>**Join us at the next edition of the News Meeting Live on Tuesday 29th April here: <a href=\"https://www.tortoisemedia.com/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tortoisemedia.com/our-events/the-news-meeting-live-2</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Get in touch and let us know what you think should lead the news. Send a voice note to <a href=\"mailto:newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Read more about the team’s guilty pleasure news stories here:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/21/canada-cross-border-library\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">US blocks Canadian access to cross-border library</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c5yg6q0861ro\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Batman and Robin costumed police make arrests</a></li><li><a href=\"https://news.sky.com/story/blue-origin-rocket-launch-katy-perry-to-join-jeff-bezoss-wife-on-all-female-flight-into-space-13348677\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Katy Perry kisses the ground as she leaves capsule</a></li></ul><p>Listen to Stephen’s Slow Newscast episode, 'DIE, DIE, DEI’ here:&nbsp; <a href=\"http://lnk.to/8NMCoV\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">lnk.to/8NMCoV</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Listen to Lauren’s report on the impact of US aid cuts in Syria here: <a href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/04/14/nx-s1-5342255/how-trumps-cuts-to-u-s-foreign-aid-have-hobbled-syrias-war-crimes-investigations\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.npr.org/2025/04/14/nx-s1-5342255/how-trumps-cuts-to-u-s-foreign-aid-have-hobbled-syrias-war-crimes-investigations</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Follow us on Social Media:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>@tortoise on IG and X,&nbsp;</li><li>@tortoisemedia on tiktok&nbsp;</li><li>@tortoisemedia.bsky.social on bluesky&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Host: Rebecca Moore, executive producer at Tortoise&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Email: newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com</p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Casey Magloire</p><p><br></p><p>Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore and Jasper Corbett&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Observer"}