Last UK blast furnaces days from closure as Chinese owners cut off crucial supplies
Jingye, the Chinese company that bought British Steel out of receivership in 2020, rejected a £500 million offer of public money as talks with the government broke down.
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One of the two blast furnaces at British Steel's Scunthorpe operation
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These steel workers could soon be out of work
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