'Ghost town' fears haunt threatened UK steel community

Scunthorpe, United Kingdom (AFP) April 15, 2025

"This is the best three weeks I've ever had," steelworker Kian Hopkins told AFP of his new job at a Scunthorpe plant, even though locals fear it may be closed turning their home into a "ghost town". Smeared in soot, 18-year-old Hopkins said after his shift at the British Steel plant: "I shovel and all that lot, it's amazing. It's hard work but it makes your day go faster... when you get you