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
Mega Projects Ministers To Issue Safety Guidance On Re-Opening Public Transport Boris Johnson has said he does not expect a ‘flood’ of people returning to work following easing of the lockdown. Gavin Cordon 12th May
Mega Projects Oxford University Partners With AstraZeneca To Distribute Covid-19 Vaccine The move will allow for rapid vaccination around the world if the candidate proves to be effective, the university said. Nilima Marshall 30th Apr
Mega Projects Government Launches Covid-19 Population Study With ONS Some 20,000 households in England are being contacted to take part in the first-wave of the research. Emma Bowden 23rd Apr
Mega Projects HS2 Given Green Light To Enter Construction Phase The Government has issued a notice to proceed to the companies that will build the high-speed railway. Neil Lancefield 15th Apr