Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news A fire has broken out at Tata Steel’s plant in south Wales, with the manufacturer saying it is too early to say whether the incident will affect its operations. Emergency services attended the Port Talbot site at 8pm last night to deal with a fire at one of its processing lines, the company said in a statement. All staff were accounted for and evacuated to safety, it said. “UK construction companies reported a steep downturn in business

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