British Steel has announced that it will keep its two Scunthorpe blast furnaces running and end consultation on redundancies after the UK Government took control of the business earlier this month ...

The UK government passed a law allowing it to take control of British Steel to prevent the closure of blast furnaces and ensure continued steel production. The intervention followed plans by ...

Relieved steelworkers at Britain’s last blast furnaces have had the threat of redundancy removed following the government’s dramatic takeover 10 days ago. British Steel this evening confirmed ...

An emergency bill to save British Steel's Scunthorpe blast furnaces became law after MPs were recalled to the House of Commons for an urgent debate on 12 April. It meant the steel plant in ...

In March, Chinese firm Jingye, which bought British Steel in 2020, proposed to close Scunthorpe’s two blast furnaces. As a result, it launched a consultation which it said was due to affect between ...

The plant’s final two blast furnaces were shut amid claims they were losing money – one in July and another after the general election in September. The departments also said they had no ...

Since the government’s intervention, British Steel has been able to secure a stable supply of raw materials to its two blast furnaces, Queen Anne and Queen Bess. Now British Steel has confirmed ...

Experts predict the taxpayer may have to pump billions more into UK steelmaking after the Government took control of Britain's last blast furnaces in Scunthorpe. Demand for steel is set to soar as ...