The Labour party has appointed the former boss of Siemens to lead a review into rail and transport infrastructure. Juergen Maier will chair a group of experts from across the sector who will look at how projects can be delivered better, quicker and more cost effectively, ultimately providing recommendations to Labour’s leadership on changes that...
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Top construction figures join Labour’s infrastructure review
The bosses of Mace and Skanska as well as the former chief of Crossrail are among construction industry leaders appointed to advise the Labour Party on infrastructure policy. Darren Jones, the shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, announced the comprehensive review into major infrastructure yesterday during a visit to the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC)...
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Lack of investment in NI Water infrastructure is ‘restricting’ new housing developments
According to the report by the comptroller and auditor general of the Northern Ireland Audit Office, Dorinnia Carville, construction of new homes is among the developments affected. The NIO estimates that development applications in 100 areas, including 25 cities and towns, cannot be approved or are subject to restrictions due to pressure of wastewater and...
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Major funding unveiled for cutting-edge research tools that could halt future pandemics and protect the planet
Digitisation of historic specimens among projects unveiled by Science Secretary at the Natural History Museum researchers will be given access to millions of historic specimens – illuminating the secrets of the world’s rich history to solve some of the most pressing issues of our time further work includes construction of most powerful microscope of its...
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Major research and innovation infrastructure investment announced
New funding that will equip the UK’s research and innovation base for the future was announced today by the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Michelle Donelan. Multimillion pound investments from UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Infrastructure Fund will cover a wide range of needs. These include: digitising the UK’s natural science collections...
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The infrastructure trusts with narrowing discounts
Infrastructure trusts staged a partial recovery in November Will it hold? Infrastructure trusts have seen their average discounts to net asset value (NAV) narrow in the past month, as the decline of government bond yields brought some good news for the sector. But not all the trusts recovered to the same degree, overall discounts remain...
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Ukraine war: Two Russian landing ships hit off Crimea, officials say
24 March 2024 By James Gregory & Paulin Kola,BBC News Reuters Kyiv’s mayor has told residents not to leave shelter Ukraine says it has hit two landing ships, a communications centre and other infrastructure used by Russia’s Black Sea fleet off annexed Crimea. An announcement by the Ukrainian general staff said the Yamal and Azov...
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World’s best country to be retired named
The World Happiness Report was released earlier this week and Finland maintained its place at the top of the table for the seventh consecutive year. But this year’s report was a little different as the team also divided the results by age group, looking at happiness levels for people over the age of 60 and...
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Government to pilot AI use in infrastructure project management | Construction News
Government infrastructure chiefs have announced plans to increase the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in project management – with checks in place to stop computers making decisions that should be taken by humans. The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) this week launched a new framework to guide collaboration between departments and contractors on using AI....
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London population tops 10.1 million as it bounces back from Covid slump
A combination of new migration and the return of people who left London during the Covid-19 pandemic has boosted the UK capital’s population, which is “now likely to be well above” its pre-pandemic high of 10.1 million people, a report from Centre for Cities shows. The think tank notes that London’s population fell during the...
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Virgin Media O2 successfully trials smart poles powered by its fixed network to boost mobile coverage across the UK – Virgin Media O2
Virgin Media O2 has successfully deployed 4G and 5G smart poles on top of its existing fibre network in a UK first Smart poles with 4G and 5G mobile cells don’t require planning permission, can be installed in a matter of hours and are powered by Virgin Media O2’s fibre network using innovative ‘digital electricity’...
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Challenges facing EV charging infrastructure
Charging At Home discusses the issues facing EV charging infrastructure and supply chains in the UK and the steps that must be taken to overcome them. If the UK wants to successfully transition from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles, then a comprehensive and reliable charging infrastructure is paramount. Many people rely on public EV...