John Armitt News Today

The economic prospects of Birmingham and Manchester are being seriously damaged because of the Government’s failure to come up with any plans to improve the West Coast Main Line, to replace the cancelled northern leg of HS2, writes Howard Johnston.

The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has criticised the UK Government for its failures to improve building energy efficiency, promote low-carbon heating and make the changes to energy infrastructure needed to enable the net-zero transition.

Ministers urged to ramp up rollout of devices to combat water shortages

Sir John Armitt urges ministers to act swiftly or risk impeding growth and jeopardising climate targets

The National Infrastructure Commission has called for faster decision-making from government to achieve carbon reduction targets.

The UK government is planning to build a new nuclear reactor in Scotland, despite opposition, according to the Scottish secretary Alistair Jack

After six years of work, the longest undersea tunnel in the world opened - 30 years on, it still transports millions of commuters each year.

For Kate Flounders, an allotment holder whose broccoli and corn have been all but ruined by constant rain in Hartlepool over the winter, the prospect of another hosepipe ban is simply a “kick in the teeth”.

Baroness Brown of Cambridge, Julia King, who is chair of the Science and Technology Committee, warned that Whitehall needs to act quickly to ensure

The chair of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has said UK design leadership ‘should start from school’, with students being shown the difference between good and bad design from a young age