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In April, the government took control of British Steel from its owners but has so far stopped short of fully nationalising the business.

"People may look at this episode and laugh, and think 'oh, North Korea is so far behind', but they're making significant progress", he said.

And Israel is also striking "sources of knowledge" by assassinating, so far, at least nine nuclear scientists and a growing list of top military commanders.

Indeed, the wages at United are so high, and the performances have been so far below expectations, it is not clear to see what deals might be done quickly.

This has not been an easy season for Norris so far.