Blast furnaces are the heart of the steel industry, transforming raw materials into molten iron, which is then converted into steel. This process ...

British Steel is at the centre of a major national crisis after the UK government intervened to prevent the closure of its Scunthorpe plant—the last facility in the country capable of producing steel ...

The UK government has taken control of British Steel's plant in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, to prevent it from closing. Ministers say they have secured the raw materials needed to keep the plant's blast ...

A supply of raw materials needed in order to keep Scunthorpe steel plant operating have been paid for, Angela Rayner has said. The Deputy Prime Minister insisted that the North Lincolnshire site was ...

The deputy PM says "nothing is off the table" and would like to see private investment at the Scunthorpe plant.

The decline of British Steel is a story of political failure, economic turmoil and the unintended consequences of net zero, writes James Moore. Rather than asking whether the government can rescue it ...

Virgin steel is essential for new buildings and railways, meaning it would be key to the government’s plan to grow the ...

Ministers had taken the unusual step of recalling parliament from its Easter recess after negotiations with British Steel’s ...