Mega Projects What Post-Brexit Issues Do UK Businesses Face? The end of the transition period from December 31 will see companies having to make adjustments to their operations. Tom Pilgrim 31st Dec
Mega Projects Plans For £2.6bn Electric Vehicle Battery Plant On Old Coal-Burning Site Britishvolt’s proposal for Blyth is said to represent the biggest investment in the North East since Nissan arrived in 1984. Tom Wilkinson 11th Dec
Mega Projects Crossrail Reaches ‘Important Milestone’ The number of test trains in the tunnels is being doubled from four to eight. Neil Lancefield 09th Dec
Mega Projects Consultation Opens On New Nuclear Power Station After ‘Important Changes’ EDF says it has made changes to its plans for Sizewell C in Suffolk following local feedback. Alan Jones 19th Nov
Mega Projects Auto Industry ‘Has Spent £735m On Brexit Preparations’ In excess of £235 million has been spent in 2020 alone, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders says. Neil Lancefield 10th Nov
Mega Projects Labour Calls For Cross-Party Talks On Six-Month Economic Support Plan Anneliese Dodds accused her Tory counterpart of taking a ‘short-sighted approach’. Patrick Daly 03rd Nov
Mega Projects G4S Awarded £300m Contract To Run New Mega-Jail The security company will manage HMP Five Wells, in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, for 10 years. Flora Thompson 07th Oct
Mega Projects Delay In 5G Rollout Will Cost UK Economy Billions, Report Says A study from the Centre for Policy Studies has called for reforms around planning rules to help speed up the rollout of 5G technology. Martyn Landi 01st Oct
Mega Projects Cost Of No-Deal Brexit On Automotive Industry Revealed A 10% tariff could be made on cars and up to 22% on vans and trucks, which would almost certainly need to be passed… Alan Jones 14th Sep
Mega Projects Rolls-Royce To Shut Factory Amid Major Shake-Up The engine maker announced plans in May to axe at least 9,000 jobs globally to cut costs in response to falling demand. Holly Williams 27th Aug
Mega Projects Virgin Galactic Signs Deal With Rolls-Royce To Develop Supersonic Aircraft Sir Richard Branson’s company is collaborating with Rolls-Royce on a commercial supersonic aircraft. Taz Ali 04th Aug
Mega Projects Ministers ‘Getting On’ With Northern Powerhouse With £600m Rail Investment Transport Secretary Grant Shapps described the announcement as ‘very significant’. Neil Lancefield 23rd Jul
Mega Projects Sky Given Go-Ahead For New TV And Film Studios Sky Studios said the scheme will provide space ‘for the ongoing boom in film and TV production in the UK’. Sherna Noah 09th Jul
Mega Projects New Jobs And Apprenticeships In Latest Phase Of Hinkley Point Power Station Thousands of workers will fit electrical systems, cables and pipes at the multibillion-pound project. Alan Jones 09th Jul
Mega Projects New Nuclear Power Station Reaches Major Milestone The 49,000-tonne base of the second reactor at Hinkley Point has been completed on schedule. Alan Jones 01st Jun
Mega Projects Nasa And SpaceX’s Astronaut Launch ‘Major Milestone For Global Space Sector’ It will mark the first launch on US soil for astronauts in nine years. Nilima Marshall 26th May
Mega Projects Coronavirus: Next Phases Begin In Vaccine Trial Researchers hope to recruit up some 10,000 people for the next stages of trials. Trevor Marshallsea 22nd May
Mega Projects Federal Reserve Boss Calls For United Response And Warns Of Prolonged Recession Jerome Powell was speaking as Covid-19 has forced millions of Americans to seek unemployment support. Christopher Rugaber 14th May