The Latest Breaking News from British Steel

In a move to embrace sustainable steelmaking, British Steel has unveiled a £1.25 billion plan to replace two blast furnaces at its Scunthorpe plant with electric arc furnaces. This follows the UK government’s commitment in September to invest up to £500 million towards an electric arc furnace at Tata Steel’s…

Unions say move could force Tata’s automative steel factory at Llanwern to close, costing 600 jobs

As Scunthorpe faces 2,000 job losses in a move to greener tech, MPs and unions fear for workers and a strategic UK industry

UK’s coal-hungry blast furnaces likely to be replaced, making economic case for mine ‘dead in the water’ says local MP

Unions fear up to 2,000 jobs could be put at risk by the move.

Plant’s Chinese owner says £1.25bn scheme to switch to electric arc furnaces is contingent on £500m in government support

Editorial: Visiting Port Talbot steelworks this week, Sir Keir Starmer was right to call for a new deal for a vital sector

The Labour leader made the vow as the industry faces painful job cuts as part of the drive to lower emissions

The Labour leader made the vow as the industry faces painful job cuts as part of the drive to lower emissions.

Sir Keir Starmer will visit the Port Talbot steelworks on Monday.

China’s Jingye Group said to be considering move as part of switch to using greener electric arc furnaces