Locals reported their houses shook with the force of a blast at about 3.35am on Friday.

Two injured after explosion rocks Tata Steel Port Talbot works

 A merger between steel giants Tata and Thyssenkrupp will prompt 'significant' investment, a union chief says.

Steel merger deal 'will secure jobs and investment', union says

Tata Steel and Thyssen Krupp will formally announce the merger of their European steel operations on Wednesday, ITV News understands.


A majority of steelworkers have accepted a less generous pension to save thousands of jobs and pave the way for a £1bn rescue deal.

The sale could help secure jobs for the thousands of workers at the Speciality Steels arm in South Yorkshire.

Tata Steel has committed to the future of jobs and production at Port Talbot and other steelworks in the UK, steel unions have said.

A plan to secure the future of Port Talbot steelworks in south Wales is to be unveiled to staff.

A plan to secure the future of Port Talbot steelworks will be unveiled to staff on Wednesday, ITV News understands.

The multi-million pound financial package is expected to be announced next week, ITV News learns.

The company plead guilty to two counts of breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act after the grisly accidents.

Steelworkers at Port Talbot are concerned there may be job losses on the horizon after Tata say they will not be selling it as planned.

There is only one bidder left with any real chance of buying Tata Steel UK, ITV News can reveal - but a deal is unlikely to be soon.

Indian company Tata Steel have announced that they have completed the sale of their European business - to Greybull Capital.

Ministers are considering changes to pension laws in an attempt to persuade Tata abandon its planned sell-off.

Hundreds of steelworkers will march on Wednesday to highlight the crisis in their industry.
