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Reserves would give company six months to find alternative sellers if Scunthorpe blast furnaces are switched offNetwork Rail has built up a stockpile of rails to last as long as a year in case of disruption in the supply from British Steel’s Scunthorpe works.The company, which manages Britain’s railway tracks, has been stockpiling rails over the past 12 months as British Steel started to contemplate the closure of its two blast furnaces. The rails are stored at various depots around the country. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/13/network-rail-stockpile-rails-british-steel-scunthorpe Author : Jasper Jolly Publish date : 2025-04-13 16:21:00 Copyright for syndicated

Jonathan Reynolds says allowing British Steel to collapse would have cost £1bn as public ownership looks increasingly likelyJasper Jolly, a financial reporter at the Guardian, has written some analysis on the multiple crises British Steel faces as the supplies needed to keep the blast furnaces operating at the Scunthorpe plant are running low. Here is an extract from his piece:Union leaders representing steelworkers said they were relieved that the government appeared to be moving towards public ownership. Charlotte Brumpton-Childs, a former Scunthorpe steelworker and national officer for the GMB union, said nationalisation was “the only way to save the UK

Emily Thornberry calls for UK to join France, as Emmanuel Macron says June UN conference must be decisive momentThe UK foreign office is under pressure from Labour MPs to recognise a Palestinian state if Emmanuel Macron, the French president, presses ahead with plans to recognise Palestine at a joint international conference set for June.France is co-chairing the conference at the UN in New York alongside Saudi Arabia, and Macron has said the conference must be a decisive moment. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/13/labour-mps-pressure-foreign-office-to-recognise-palestinian-statehood Author : Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Publish date : 2025-04-13 11:17:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

The National Theatre is worried about a shortage of skills from costume designers, to set creators, to computer techniciansThe decline of drama as a school subject has had a serious knock-on effect on the live entertainment business. While it is harder now for a budding star to imagine a stage career, the more immediate impact is on theatres’ skills and craft departments.The problem is a top priority for Indhu Rubasingham, two weeks into her high-profile job as artistic director at National Theatre. Now she and the NT’s executive director, Kate Varah, are announcing a move to boost the supply of