Steel industry

UK sets target to boost steel making and cut imports

Up to half of steel used in Britain should be made there, the government says, as it announces its steel strategy.

The government spent £377m to keep British Steel's Scunthorpe site operating, according to a report.

Trump's volatile trade policy has thrown the world economy into chaos, and put some US prices up.

The deal allows 24/7 rail manufacturing to resume at Scunthorpe for the first time in over a decade.

Campaigner Alison Gaffney says the council have not answered parents concerns.

Corby Town Council wants more action after the contaminated land scandal of the 1980s.

Net Zero Teesside Power is developing a government-backed energy plant on the site in Redcar.

The Community Union calls on the government for a plan of action for the Scunthorpe steelworks.

But some in the town say the cleaner air came at too high a cost with all the jobs lost.

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