News Grid Operator To Outline New Energy Infrastructure Sites In Long-Term Plan Energy ministers have asked the National Grid operator to produce the first-ever strategic spatial plan for energy across the UK’s land and sea. Rebecca Speare-Cole 22nd Oct
News HSBC Announces Overhaul With Bank Split Into East And West The bank said it was simplifying by splitting up into four key units, and geographically into East and West. Anna Wise 22nd Oct
News Meta Starts Testing Facial Recognition Tools To Combat ‘Celeb-Bait’ Adverts The tech giant said it would use the technology as a new way of identifying fake celebrity endorsement adverts on its platforms. Martyn Landi 22nd Oct
News Tata Steel Hails Milestone As Contract Signed To Deliver Electric Arc Furnace The electric arc furnace will reduce the Port Talbot site’s steelmaking carbon emissions by 90%, equivalent to five million tonnes of CO2 a year. Alan Jones 18th Oct
News ‘Landmark’ For UK Lithium Production As Demo Plant Opens In Cornwall The Cornish Lithium demonstration facility will be producing battery-grade lithium domestically from granite extracted from an old China clay pit. Emily Beament 18th Oct
News US To Probe Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ System After Pedestrian Killed The company reported four crashes after Teslas entered areas of low visibility including sun glare, fog and airborne dust. Tom Krisher 18th Oct
News Government Speeds Up ‘Skills Passport’ For Workers To Move To Clean Energy Jobs UK and Scottish Governments also strike new deal for Great British Energy to work with public bodies in Scotland to support clean energy. Emily Beament 17th Oct
News Gap Between Cyber Threats And Defences ‘Widening’, Cybersecurity Chief Warns The head of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has called for greater global collaboration in the face of rising reports of cyber attacks. Martyn Landi 16th Oct
News Morrisons Partners With Newton And FareShare For Efficient Food Redistribution Newton’s analytical capabilities enabled an innovative solution allowing surplus vegetables to be recovered for human consumption. News Team 16th Oct
News Ministers Hail £1.1 Billion Stansted Airport Investment Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which owns the Essex airport, said the project will create up to 5,000 new on-site jobs. Neil Lancefield 14th Oct
News £6 Billion Investment In UK Data Centres Hailed As ‘Vote Of Confidence’ Four US firms have announced plans to invest in UK-based data centres to support growing demand for artificial intelligence. Martyn Landi 14th Oct
News ‘Renewed optimism’ For Growth As Government Unveils Industrial Strategy Business group bosses and industry chiefs have indicated the strategy could help accelerate growth and create more UK jobs. Henry Saker-Clark 14th Oct
News Government Opens New Competition To Find Next Generation Of Cybersecurity Talent The UK Cyber Team Competition will be open to 18 to 25-year-olds. Martyn Landi 09th Oct
News Clean Energy To Meet Nearly Half Of World’s Electricity Demand By 2030 But forecasts suggest that countries will miss a UN target of tripling global renewable capacity by the end of the decade. Alex Daniel 09th Oct
News Call For £1.9bn A Year To Help Oil And Gas Workers Move Into Clean Energy Climate groups, backed by trade unions, called on the Treasury to fund a strategy that prioritises domestic renewable manufacturing and production. Emily Beament 09th Oct