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Scunthorpe steelworks: why can’t you just turn a blast furnace off and what is a salamander tap?

From coking coal to the ‘four queens’, here’s what you need to know about workings of UK’s last two blast furnaces

The Guardian - UK

What critical infrastructure does China own in the UK?

From nuclear power plants to British universities – what exactly does Beijing own in the UK?

The Independent UK

Labour would nationalise Grangemouth if it was in England, John Swinney suggests

JOHN Swinney has called for Scotland’s only oil refinery to be nationalised by the UK Government – suggesting the Labour administration would…

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British Steel appoints interim executives as efforts to secure future continue

The two appointments were signed off by the Business Secretary.

Evening Standard

Union officials ‘hopeful’ of Scunthorpe steel materials delivery within 48 hours

British Steel staff and civil servants are expected to spend Monday trying to prevent the permanent shutdown of Britain’s last steel-making plant.

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

Swinney pledges earlier legislative programme to help tackle tariff ‘challenges’

The First Minister also said Scots should be ‘prepared rather than scared’ about the economic challenges ahead.

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Chinese investment in the UK will face 'high trust bar', says minister

Chinese firms will have to fulfil strict criteria when investing in key sectors in the UK in the future, said the UK government after the rescue of British Steel.

Euronews

Ministers race to attract more Chinese investment in UK despite Scunthorpe steelworks fiasco

Trade minister Douglas Alexander is currently in China seeking to drum up business deals

Evening Standard

Labour minister accuses SNP of 'manufacturing grievance' over Grangemouth

A Scotland Office minister has accused the SNP of “manufacturing grievance” over calls for the UK Government to save the Grangemouth oil…

The National (Scotland)

Labour minister clashes with Sky News presenter over British Steel future: ‘Give us an answer’

Labour minister James Murray clashed with a Sky News presenter as he was grilled on the future of British Steel.

The Independent UK

SNP are ‘manufacturing grievance’ with Grangemouth calls – minister

Kirsty McNeill said the situation at Grangemouth is different to the steelmaking plant at Scunthorpe.

Evening Standard

UK Govt Races Against Time To Keep Steel Furnaces Running

Britain's government on Monday raced to secure raw materials to keep the country's last steelmaking blast furnaces running after passing emergency legislation to take control of British Steel.

International Business Times

UK politics: No 10 ‘confident’ on securing supplies to keep Scunthorpe furnaces burning – as it happened

PM’s spokesperson says ships carrying materials needed by the steel plant have docked in Lincolnshire

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British Steel factory in danger after Chinese firm’s ‘sabotage’

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Stock markets rise on signs of Trump tariff retreat; British Steel races to keep furnaces burning – as it happened

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-lived

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: British Steel is in crisis – is nationalisation the answer?

In today’s newsletter: Emergency powers aim to prevent the closure of British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant, safeguarding 2,000 jobs and Britain’s last two functioning blast furnaces – but what comes next?

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John Swinney calls Scottish media to Bute House for press conference

FIRST Minister John Swinney will host a press conference at Bute House today

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Report hits back at ‘disgraceful’ accusations of two-tier policing after summer riots

‘Those participating in disorder were not policed more strongly because of their supposed political views but because they were throwing missiles’

The Independent UK

British Steel staff and civil servants race to keep Scunthorpe blast furnaces on

Officials from the Department for Business and Trade are already on site in Scunthorpe after the Government took over the running of British Steel.

The Independent UK

Race to save British Steel factory after Chinese firm’s ‘sabotage’

Dozens of businesses have rallied to help British Steel with offers of managerial support and raw materials

The Guardian - UK

Network Rail has stockpiled a year’s worth of rails in case of British Steel disruption

Reserves would give six months to find alternative supply if Scunthorpe blast furnaces are switched off

The Independent UK

Business secretary refuses to say whether British Steel will get raw material before furnaces go out

Jonathan Reynolds has warned that crucial blast furnaces cannot be restarted once they go out

Evening Standard

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.

The Guardian - UK

Labour has done right by British Steel – now it must speed up a radical strategy for all industry

Taking control of the ailing company wasn’t an easy decision, but it makes sense. Hopefully the nationalisation phobia is passing, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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