British Steel's Scunthorpe plant is pictured at dawn in north Lincolnshire, north east England on May 22, 2019. AFP PHOTO

LONDON:  British Steel collapsed on Wednesday after the government said last-ditch talks with its owners failed to secure a financial rescue.

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