Category: Infra

Labour is promising to “rewire Britain”, making its case to the UK’s rural communities that it will connect farmers and businesses to the National Grid at record-breaking speed. The pledge comes as Rishi Sunak faces a battle over electricity pylons with the trade secretary, Kemi Badenoch, and former ministers urging him to pull the plug...

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Government is to launch an Online Fraud Charter with 11 major tech companies in a “world-first” initiative to combat online scams, fake adverts and romance fraud. Home...

Recent damage to undersea pipelines and cables in Europe has raised concern among NATO members. They fear that Russia could interfere with seabed infrastructure to put pressure on the alliance. But legal and environmental difficulties complicate NATO’s ability to secure that infrastructure. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in...

The UK’s patchy public charging infrastructure is one of the primary hurdles to mass EV adoption, and while new stations are popping up all over the country, the rate of growth isn’t keeping pace with electric car sales.  As it enters a new era of EVs, Lotus has developed a new charging solution designed to...

The UK is sending one of its most lethal warships to the Gulf to deter growing threats to shipping from Iran and Iranian-backed groups in the wake of Israel’s war against Hamas. The deployment of HMS Diamond, a Type 45 destroyer, with the ability to shoot missiles out of the sky, comes after Houthi rebels...

New digital brand, known as Government Digital and Data, launched today, to attract top tech talent. Proportion of Civil Service working on tech and digital nearly doubles in five years, making the UK Government one of the biggest tech employers. Move comes as Government opens up to more digital secondments from the private sector. Top...

New digital brand, known as Government Digital and Data, launched today, to attract top tech talent.  Proportion of Civil Service working on tech and digital nearly doubles in five years, making the UK Government one of the biggest tech employers. Move comes as Government opens up to more digital secondments from the private sector.  Top...

Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang, who runs the semiconductor industry’s most valuable company, said the US is as much as 20 years away from breaking its dependence on overseas chipmaking. From a report: Huang, speaking at the New York Times’s DealBook conference in New York, explained how his company’s products rely on myriad components...

Saudi Arabia prepares for football’s biggest event; Bahrain weathers political and fiscal headwinds; France’s Technip Energies tops MEED’s 2023 EPC contractor ranking Saudi Arabia has effectively been confirmed as the host of football’s 2034 Fifa World Cup, after the only other potential bidder, Australia, withdrew from the bidding process. While Fifa is not expected to officially announce...

Hooray, everyone’s favourite (former) GBNews producer and anti-cycling bingo enthusiast Charlotte Gill is back at it, this time with something a bit more flamboyant and swashbuckling than what her previous attempts have been, some might say. Her hall of fame highlights include the article in the eye-openingly conservative magazine The Critic, criticising a new study on Low Traffic Neighbourhoods,...