28 h. ago Coking coal to keep British Steel Scunthorpe furnaces burning being unloaded in docks in race against time

Industry minister Sarah Jones confirmed the shipment had been paid for and the rescue mission was being stepped up on Tuesday

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30 h. ago British Steel secures raw materials to keep Scunthorpe furnaces burning in race against time

Industry minister Sarah Jones confirmed the shipment had been paid for and the rescue mission was being stepped up on Tuesday

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32 h. ago Coking coal to keep British Steel Scunthorpe furnaces burning to be unloaded in docks in race against time

Industry minister Sarah Jones confirmed the shipment had been paid for and the rescue mission was being stepped up on Tuesday

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41 h. ago Supplies to be sent to Scunthorpe steel plant to keep blast furnaces burning

The Government has taken control of British Steel and are facing a race against time to get material such as coking coal and iron ore to the site.

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54 h. ago Labour confident it can keep British Steel furnaces burning after taking control

British Steel is in a race to secure raw materials for its blast furnace and keep operations going

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56 h. ago Sky News host asks brutal question in furious response to minister's answer

Treasury minister James Murray said the Government was doing 'everything we can' to keep the furnaces burning at British Steel's Scunthorpe site before it is too late

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57 h. ago Stock markets rise on signs of Trump tariff retreat; British Steel races to keep furnaces burning – business live

Chinese exports jump as official says ‘the sky won’t fall,’ despite warning from US officials that smartphone and laptop exemption from import tariffs on China will be short-livedMatt Britzman, senior equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said:Just when it seemed the tariff chaos couldn’t get any worse, tech investors have spent the weekend scrambling to make sense of a whirlwind of confusing - and at times contradictory - messages coming out of the White House. Despite the drama, European markets have taken an easing stance on US tech components as a positive in a broad-based rally this morning, with the FTSE 100 up 1.5% in early trading.This time, it’s chips, smartphones, and other tech components taking centre stage. While there were early signs on Friday night that some broad exemptions might be in play, it turns out tariffs are still very much on the table. But here’s the twist: despite the messy rollout, what’s caught investors’ attention is the news that these products won’t...

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3 d. ago UK races to secure coal needed to keep British Steel furnaces burning

Officials work to ensure shipments arrive in time after emergency government rescue

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3 d. ago More than a dozen businesses offer to help British Steel keep furnaces burning

If the blast furnaces at the Scunthorpe steelworks run out of raw materials, they can never be turned back on.

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5 d. ago Millions on coal from Japan to save our steel: Net zero 'madness' as taxpayers foot the bill to keep furnaces burning

It comes just months after Energy Secretary Ed Miliband declared he had banned new coal mines in Britain to 'send a signal to the world' on climate change.

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2 w. ago Renfrewshire Council will do 'everything it can' to catch Paisley fly

Taxpayer left to foot bill for clean-up in Waverley Road after pile of rubble was scattered along street.

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2 w. ago Grand National 'ring of steel' deployed to foil morons after 'hyper' horse death anger

The Grand National will be guarded by a so-called 'ring of steel' around the Aintree racecourse, made up of undercover security experts keeping a low profile in the crowd

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2 w. ago Taxpayers had to foot Kristi Noem’s huge travel bill last year, new data shows

Trump’s homeland security secretary racked up costs in her previous job as governor of South Dakota

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2 w. ago Taxpayers had to foot Kristi Noem’s huge private jet bill last year, new data shows

Trump’s homeland security secretary racked up costs in her previous job as governor of South Dakota

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3 w. ago No more wonky sourdough: in search of the perfect kitchen knife

When your old knives no longer make the grade, should you buy British or Japanese, stainless steel or carbon steel, factory-made or handmade?In Deptford, south-east London, Holly Loftus hand-crafts between 10 and 15 knives a month. The least expensive of these could be yours for £160, while the dearest might set you back as much as £580. What do you get for your money if you seriously splash out? Loftus, who was born in Ireland and is soft spoken and gently thoughtful, takes her time with this question. “It’s to do with how much time I’ve spent combining different steels,” she says, hesitantly. “Some of the knives involve a layering technique – people know it as damascus steel – which creates a pattern on the blade. It takes a long time. There’s a lot of folding and cutting and hammering.”Such a knife is likely to be with its owner for a good while – perhaps for ever. “I’m lucky,” she continues. “The people who buy my knives have a strong sense of what they’re ge...

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