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2,500 steelworkers to be laid off before Christmas as British Steel shutters Scunthorpe blast furnaces

Exclusive: In a move unions say will be devastating for the local community, British Steel will stop importing coal and coke in October, meaning the blast furnaces will be turned off permanently just before Christmas

The Independent UK

London borough may have to send homeless to Scunthorpe as rents rocket

Redbridge says there are simply are not enough affordable homes in the borough for locals

Evening Standard

China-owned British Steel said to have requested £600m of taxpayer support

Company is looking for help from next government to upgrade to less polluting technology

The Guardian - UK

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‘A golden opportunity’: Port Talbot fights to keep its steelmaking tradition alive

Tata’s plan for greener steel would see a four-year shutdown in Wales but unions and locals are adamant there is another way

The Guardian - UK

Electric arc furnaces: the technology poised to make British steelmaking more sustainable

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…

The Conversation

Iron resolve: steel town unites to fight for its furnaces

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

The Guardian - UK

Fears over jobs as British Steel confirms plans to shut blast furnaces

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

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British Steel to replace Scunthorpe furnaces, putting up to 2,000 jobs at risk

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

The Guardian - UK

Bing Chat and ChatGPT-4 Reject Queries That Mention Kike Hernandez

Thanks to Jacob Mchangama, I learned that Bing Chat and ChatGPT-4 (which use the same underlying software) refuse to answer queries that contain the words "nigger," "faggot," "kike," and likely others as well. This leads to the refusal to talk about Kike Hernandez (might he have been secretly born in…

Reason

Welsh steelworks at breaking point over the cost of cleaning up its act

Time is running out in Port Talbot to decarbonise its operations: at stake is the supply chain for much of Britain’s construction and manufacturing sectors, along with thousands of jobs

The Guardian - UK

Family’s desperate appeal for missing man whose phone was last located in Manchester

Craig Riddell, 28, was last seen on Thursday, June 28, in Scunthorpe

Manchester Evening News

Scunthorpe construction materials firm PremSeal bought out by new investment house

Almost 30 years of roofing, cladding, glazing and coldstore expertise acquired by Red Coast Industries

Birmingham Post

Keir Starmer blasts 'asleep at the wheel' Tories as he vows to save steel industry

On a visit to British Steel site in Scunthorpe, the Labour leader said a good, secure steel industry is a 'massive prize' - and it would be 'unforgivable for this Government to simply sit it out'

Daily Mirror

Starmer: Labour would ‘seize opportunity’ to revive British steel industry

The Labour leader visited the British Steel site in Scunthorpe on Thursday as he pledged Labour support for the industry.

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Belgian rail deal extension delights British Steel

Infrabel signs four-year agreement covering 40,000 tonnes of Scunthorpe steel

Birmingham Post

£3m investment to create 100 more jobs as new Scunthorpe green packaging plant opened by Omni-Pac

Three to five year plan unveiled to double turnover for business that has chalked up a decade of growth in North Lincolnshire

Nottingham Post

Connell Rawlinson addresses Sam Slocombe incident during Notts County victory

Notts County news from NottinghamshireLive as the Magpies defender gives his thoughts on the incident that forced Sam Slocombe off at Meadow Lane

Birmingham Post

2023 Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards are upon us

Shortlist reminder for South Bank celebration

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£65m North Lincolnshire waste contract won by East Yorkshire firm

Transwaste to take on 10-year contract after serving Scunthorpe and surrounding area for the past five years

Birmingham Post

Scunthorpe set to welcome national pet chain Jollyes as it expands UK pawprint

£1m investment programme sees North Lincolnshire location open in first wave of new stores

Daily Mirror

Boost for British Steel as firm wins huge rail contract in Africa

The Scunthorpe-based company, which announced plans for hundreds of job losses last month, revealed it had netted a deal for a Guinea freight line

Birmingham Post

MP's extreme disappointment at Scunthorpe steel jobs threat amid support talks

British Steel has formalised initial redundancy talks with 260 roles identified as coke ovens set to close

Birmingham Post

260 jobs set to go at British Steel as coke ovens closure proposed

Scunthorpe site could lose significant number of employees due to unprecedented increase in operating costs

The Independent UK

British Steel to cut up to 260 jobs as it closes coke ovens

The Chinese-owned steelmaker said the move at its site in Scunthorpe was part of its drive to overcome global economic challenges.

Daily Mirror

British Steel plans 260 job cuts at Scunthorpe in blow to industry

The posts are under threat at the Chinese-owned firm, which is poised to close its coking ovens at its plant at Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, in a bid to slash soaring costs

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