The plant will burn up to 760,000 tonnes of rubbish a year and provide power, heat and steam.

A huge explosion at a chemical plant near Scunthorpe that killed 28 workers is still "real" for some.

Twenty-eight workers died when a massive vapour cloud exploded at the Nypro plant in 1974.

Ian Johnson, now retiring, is one of only a handful of UK firefighters to reach the 50-year mark.

People are being asked to contribute to an exhibition for the 50th anniversary of the Flixborough explosion.

Connor Richards, 23, from Sheffield dies in hospital after being injured in Scunthorpe on Saturday.