Zoe Conway

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Zoe Conway |Simon Jack

Liberty Steel is making a last-ditch attempt to save its plants in and around Rotherham and Sheffield from collapse. On Wednesday, a court could force Liberty's speciality steel business to close over unpaid debts, putting 1,450 jobs at risk, unless the company wins an adjournment. Liberty Steel told the BBC that discussions continue with creditors and that it ''understands the concern this will create for colleagues''.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Zoe Conway |Simon Jack

Liberty Steel plants in Rotherham and Sheffield under threatZoe Conway & Simon JackBBC Business correspondent and editorGetty ImagesLiberty Steel is making a last-ditch attempt to save its plants in and around Rotherham and Sheffield from collapse. On Wednesday, a court could force Liberty's speciality steel business to close over unpaid debts, putting 1,450 jobs are at risk, unless the company wins an adjournment.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Zoe Conway |Simon Jack

3 hours agoWatch: Starmer condemns Israel’s ‘utterly intolerable’ actions in GazaSir Keir Starmer has described the “level of suffering” in Gaza as “utterly intolerable”. The prime minister told the House of Commons on Tuesday (20 May): "We’re horrified by the escalation from Israel. We repeat our demand for a ceasefire as the only way to free the hostages.

2 months ago | bbc.com | Zoe Conway |Tom Espiner

British Steel could decide to shut Scunthorpe plant in daysZoe Conway & Tom EspinerBBC business correspondent & reporterGetty ImagesDecisions taken within the next few days will determine whether British Steel's Scunthorpe plant stays open, the BBC understands. The plant's Chinese owner, Jingye, has cancelled two cargo shipments of coking coal for the site's two blast furnaces and it has not yet paid for iron pellets that are scheduled to arrive next week.

Mar 14, 2025 | yahoo.com | Noor Nanji |Zoe Conway

Every McDonald's in Britain has been warned its owners could face legal action if they fail to take steps to protect staff from sexual abuse. The equality watchdog has written to all 1,400 branches telling them they must comply with their legal duties, or risk enforcement action, after a BBC investigation uncovered claims of a toxic culture of sexual assault and harassment.