Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

HISTORICAL FACTS: 5 | History Defined

Chess: Bodhana Sivanandan dazzles at European Women’s Blitz Championship

The English prodigy, eight, totalled 8.5/13 and finished 15th in a field of 105 as well as winning the prize for best junior

The Guardian - UK

Chess: forgotten world champion Ding Liren to return at Wijk aan Zee

Ding is scheduled to return to action at the ‘chess Wimbledon’ that includes five of the eight Candidates to challenge him for the world title this year

The Guardian - UK

Electric arc furnaces: the technology poised to make British steelmaking more sustainable

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…

The Conversation

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Unions reveal plan to safeguard Port Talbot steel plant and protect jobs

Community and the GMB said their proposal would secure a just transition for the workforce and owner Tata Steel UK.

The Independent UK

Unions tell Tata Steel UK steelmaking is at risk if blast furnaces closed

Union leaders make last-ditch attempt to avert job cuts and massive hit to local economy in south Wales

The Guardian - UK

Unions present Tata with alternative plan aimed at saving jobs at steel plant

Tata Steel wants to decarbonise its site at Port Talbot in South Wales under moves to safeguard its future.

The Independent UK

Large parts of Port Talbot steelworks could be shut under Tata Steel cuts plan

Unions say move could force Tata’s automative steel factory at Llanwern to close, costing 600 jobs

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Iron resolve: steel town unites to fight for its furnaces

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

The Guardian - UK

Fears over jobs as British Steel confirms plans to shut blast furnaces

Unions fear up to 2,000 jobs could be put at risk by the move.

The Independent UK

British Steel to replace Scunthorpe furnaces, putting up to 2,000 jobs at risk

Plant’s Chinese owner says £1.25bn scheme to switch to electric arc furnaces is contingent on £500m in government support

The Guardian - UK

Port Talbot workers in limbo as Tata Steel pulls job loss announcement

Staff had been braced for up to 3,000 job cuts and confirmation of the closure of two blast furnaces

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Labour and the steel industry: how to forge a better future

Editorial: Visiting Port Talbot steelworks this week, Sir Keir Starmer was right to call for a new deal for a vital sector

The Guardian - UK

Tata Steel raised to investment grade by Moody’s

Moody’s Investors Service upgraded Tata Steel Ltd’s long-term rating with a stable outlook on expectation of an improvement in profits and its debt reduction efforts.

The Times of India

Tata Steel to begin Port Talbot job cuts within months, say unions

Timeframe of large-scale redundancies discussed at meeting with bosses days after firm secured £500m state support package

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Government accused of ‘rushed’ Tata Steel deal that leaves 3,000 jobs at risk

Unions call agreement a ‘disgrace’ and vow to ‘fight tooth and nail’ to save jobs

The Guardian - UK

Tata Steel seals £500m UK support package but big job losses feared

Unions say as many as 3,000 workers could lose posts in long term on back of deal to help decarbonisation plans

The Guardian - UK

Job cut fears as Port Talbot state aid deal announced; company insolvencies jump 19% – as it happened

Unions fear that jobs will be lost through £500m green steel subsidy deal with Tata which has been announced today

The Guardian - UK

Tata Steel poised for £500m subsidy to secure future of Port Talbot site

Expected government deal to help switch to greener production could lead to as many as 3,000 job losses

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Unions express anger at exclusion from talks on state aid for Tata Steel

Firm close to securing £500m to help decarbonise Port Talbot steelworks – but move could lead to thousands of job losses

The Hindu

I think Anand is among the five great chess players of all time, says Alexander Grischuk

Alexander Grischuk, 17, shocked the chess world by reaching the semis of the World Championship. 23 yrs later, he won the Tata Steel Chess India tournament. He attributes his success to his hatred of losing & his admiration for Anand. He fondly remembers his visit to the Taj Mahal.

The Hindu

Panda holds Grebnev; Indians lead in girls’ event

Sambit Panda held the top seed Aleksey Grebnev to a draw, but he wasn’t pleased with the result, though. The second board clash between Manish Cristiano and Rohith S. Krishna was also drawn, and that left Dilshan Liyanage of Sri Lanka and Gilbert Tarigan of Indonesia in the lead position…

The Hindu

Mayank and Nazerke crowned Asian junior rapid chess champions

India's Mayank Chakraborty and Kazakhstan's Nazerke Nurgali won gold in the Tata Steel Asian Rapid Chess Championship in Jamshedpur. India won four of the six medals on offer, with L. Srihari and Rohith S. Krishna taking silver and bronze in the Open section. L. Jyothsna and Mrudul Dehankar won silver…

The Hindu

Jamshedpur to host Asian junior chess from Friday

Tata Steel Chess India tournament brings world's biggest stars to Kolkata, with over 100 players from countries such as Kazakhstan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Indonesia competing in classical, rapid and blitz formats. Top seed in open section is Russian Aleksey Grebnev (2486 Elo rating), while highest-rated Indian is L.R. Srihari.…

The Hindu

Equal pay will help women’s chess, says World champion Ju Wenjun

Ju Wenjun, reigning World champion, wins blitz title of Tata Steel Chess India tournament in Kolkata. She also claims runner-up spot in rapid section. China's Xie Jun played key role in progress of chess in China, now Ding Liren is male World champion. Ju won World rapid championships in 2017…

The Independent UK

Government ‘in talks with Tata Steel to provide £500m funding package’

A deal being negotiated with the company would reportedly secure £1 billion for its Port Talbot steelworks but may lead to thousands of job losses.

1 … 4 5 6 7

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Tata Steel Chess India

28 stories

Tata Steel UK

13 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.