Port Talbot steelworkers braced for up to 3,000 job cuts

Tata Steel board thought to be meeting in India and decision over blast furnaces expected about noon

Tata Steel is expected to confirm as many as 3,000 job losses at its steelworks in Port Talbot on Wednesday, in what would be a devastating blow to the south Wales economy.

The board of Tata Steel is thought to be meeting in India, where it is headquartered, to make a final decision.