The Latest Breaking News from Scunthorpe

Confirmation follows progress at talks over government support for switch to less polluting technology

Exclusive: Lord Ben Houchen raised fears have been raised that the UK will lose domestic steel production for the first time since the Industrial Revolution

The next crisis may be in Scunthorpe, where the owner of British Steel is reportedly threatening to close its 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

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

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

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

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…

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

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