UK Coal to close; PPF expects 'no further liabilities'

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A ‘managed closure' of UK Coal following a £10m loan deal with the government will create ‘no further liabilities' for the Pension Protection Fund.

The lifeboat fund said it welcomed the news the government has been able to step in to support UK Coal in an orderly wind-down of its activities. But it said it was ‘unfortunate' that, following...

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