Coal being added to a blast furnace at Govan Iron Works, Glasgow, c1880. Coal was the fuel that powered factories during the Industrial Revolution. Image caption, The Newcomen steam engine was ...

British Steel has announced plans to close its two blast furnaces and steelmaking operations in Scunthorpe, marking the end ...

Ironbridge is known throughout the world as the symbol of the Industrial Revolution. It contains all the elements ... from the mines themselves to the railway lines. Nearby, the blast furnace of ...

Britain's steel industry decline and India's rise in steel production compared, highlighting the shift in global power ...

British Steel plans to shut down the two remaining blast furnaces at its last plant in Britain by June. 2,700 workers will be ...