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The Latest Breaking News from Scunthorpe

Business secretary backs shift to electric arc furnaces at British Steel plant

Move would secure future of steel production at Scunthorpe but raise questions over future of blast furnaces

The Guardian - UK

Cost of taking over British Steel rises to £235m, government says

Taxpayers have been footing bill for loss-making company since April as minister acknowledges threat of EU tariffs

The Guardian - UK

Tata bought slabs from rival British Steel as it sought to beat Trump tariff plans

Sale of product from Scunthorpe plant came when Indian-owned firm tried to avoid US rules that were later dropped

The Guardian - UK

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Starmer warned British jobs at risk without better trade deal from Trump

US tariffs for the steel industry will stand at 25 per cent for now – as negotiations over an improved deal continue

The Independent UK

Rail deal worth £500m will help save Scunthorpe steelworks, says minister

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is visiting the Scunthorpe plant to finalise a major rail steel deal between Network Rail and British Steel.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss features in bizarre promotional video to help bare-knuckle fight convict launch new whiskey

The former prime minister attended the promotional event in Scunthorpe ‘to support the people working to regenerate the town’

The Independent UK

Ministers said to be considering bill to wipe out British Steel’s debts

Chinese owner owed almost £1bn as government weighs up how best to attract buyer for Scunthorpe works

The Guardian - UK

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US-UK trade deal imposes conditions on ownership of British steel plants

Trump administration understood to have pushed for requirements to be attached to deal in effort to freeze out Chinese steel

The Guardian - UK

British Steel to hire more staff weeks after government rescue

Open roles include engineers and manufacturing operators as firm prepares to ramp up production

The Guardian - UK

British Steel to hire more workers for first time after government intervention

Ministers used emergency powers to take control of British Steel and continue production at the site

The Independent UK

British Steel begins recruitment drive for first time since Government rescue

The firm is seeking 180 new employees.

Evening Standard

Alba lay 'wreath from Scottish Labour' to mark end of Grangemouth production

ALBA have laid a wreath "on behalf of Scottish Labour" to mark the end of oil refining at Grangemouth after MSPs rejected proposals to…

The National (Scotland)

Almost £100 million spent on British Steel nationalisation so far, minister says

Jonathan Reynolds said the £94 million spent on the Scunthorpe site is ‘considerably less’ than allowing its collapse.

Evening Standard

Labour MSPs vote against giving Grangemouth and Scunthorpe equal support

SCOTTISH Labour MSPs have rejected proposals to give Grangemouth oil refinery equal protections to Scunthorpe's British Steel works ...

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Coal delivery arrives to keep Scunthorpe steel plant working for months

Government hails safeguarding of jobs as 55,000-tonne load and other imminent supplies mean blast furnaces have fuel

The Independent UK

Fuel for blast furnaces and iron ore supplies arrive at British Steel

55,000 tonnes of blast furnace coke have arrived in the UK to fuel the furnaces, and shipments of iron ore are soon to arrive.

The Independent UK

‘Sigh of relief’ as British Steel shipments bring lifeline to industry on the brink

It comes after ministers used emergency powers to take control of British Steel after what was thought to be a Chinese plot to sabotage the plant

The Guardian - UK

British Steel halts redundancy plans after government rescue

Union welcomes announcement company is closing consultation on laying off up to 2,700 Scunthorpe workers

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The Independent UK

British Steel halts plans for thousands of job losses after government intervention

Chinese firm Jingye proposed to close Scunthorpe's two blast furnaces last month

The Guardian - UK

Britain must steel itself for the future

Brief letters: Saving Scunthorpe and Port Talbot | Supply security question | Anthemic way to stop the noise | Coffee and newspaper prices | Hay fever remedy

The Guardian - UK

British Steel on a razor’s edge: inside Starmer’s Scunthorpe rescue mission

There were suspicions, legal wheezes and a plan to divert a ship to Gibraltar to seize cargo, as ministers’ anxieties rose

Evening Standard

Government risked ‘throwing good money after bad’ in steel talks – Reeves

‘Government are going to play a big role’ in the future of steelmaking in Scunthorpe, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said.

The Guardian - UK

Cheaper energy, more cash and a bit of scrap: how to save British Steel

UK politicians and industry have options if they want steel to make money while minimising emissions

Evening Standard

Anti-China rhetoric over British Steel is absurd, says country’s embassy

A spokesperson for the embassy said individual UK politicians have shown ‘arrogance, ignorance and twisted mindset’.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Labour rule out backing Grangemouth nationalisation after SNP appeal

SCOTTISH Labour have summarily dismissed calls to back the nationalisation of Grangemouth after the area’s SNP MSP penned an appeal to group…

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