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UK infrastructure

  • Tuesday, 3 February, 2026
    Hydrogen power
    Cost and complexity hobble UK’s drive for low-carbon hydrogen

    Setbacks risk upsetting decarbonisation plans of factories in the industrial region between Liverpool and north-west Wales

    Chris Dye, wearing a high-visibility vest and hard hat, stands by machinery at Pilkington’s factory in St Helens. His reflection appears in a large glass sheet.
  • Monday, 26 January, 2026
    Utilities
    Water companies press for faster abolition of regulator

    Slow pace of reforms means Ofwat is likely to be influencing household bills and infrastructure for another decade

    A hand holds a glass overflowing with water and bubbles as it is filled from a kitchen tap.
  • Thursday, 22 January, 2026
    UK business
    Data centre suffers setback after UK government admits planning error

    Legal challenge to proceed against contentious £1bn project due to be built on former landfill site near London

    Aerial rendering of a proposed data centre complex with two large buildings adjacent to a lake and the M25 motorway in Buckinghamshire.
  • Thursday, 22 January, 2026
    LexUK Broadband
    UK’s broadband ‘altnets’ need some serious rewiring

    Even with the benefits of merging, it is hard to see the numbers stacking up

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    A worker in a high-visibility vest sets up blue fencing marked “100% fibre broadband” around a street installation site.
  • Thursday, 22 January, 2026
    News in-depthSouth East Water PLC
    Debt and disruption: South East Water’s creaking infrastructure and finances

    Under-fire utility paid almost as much in interest and dividends as it invested in network over past 15 years

    A worker in a high-visibility jacket carries a pack of bottled water at an emergency distribution site with pallets of bottles stacked behind.
  • Tuesday, 13 January, 2026
    Reeves to unveil £45bn railway upgrade in northern England

    Chancellor only committing to ‘planning, development and design work’ worth £1.1bn during current parliament

    Two passenger trains at platforms 6 and 7 in Manchester Piccadilly station, with passengers walking along the platform.
  • Tuesday, 13 January, 2026
    Ministers to announce new rail link between Birmingham and Manchester

    Government will reveal much-delayed plans for major new and upgraded rail links in north of England

    A woman walks past HS2 construction hoardings displaying a high-speed train and the slogan "Live in Birmingham, Work in Manchester, Play in London."
  • Tuesday, 13 January, 2026
    UK Broadband
    Distressed debt buyer applies to put UK broadband operator into administration

    FitzWalter Capital’s move at G.Network is set to mark the first insolvency in Britain’s ‘altnet’ sector for years

    A worker operates a small digger behind blue barriers marked with G.Network signs and ‘100% fibre broadband’ notices on a London street.
  • Tuesday, 13 January, 2026
    Business InsightJohn Gapper
    Openreach needs to make full fibre broadband work

    BT’s infrastructure company cannot retreat on its plans for a national digital network

    A BT Openreach engineer in a high-visibility jacket works on overhead telephone wires from a cherry picker.
  • Tuesday, 13 January, 2026
    HS2
    How the UK ended up building the world’s most expensive railway

    HS2 is set to cost more per kilometre than any other rail project in the world as total bill could surpass £100bn

    Montage shows a computer-generated image of the HS2 train design surrounded by red arrows pointing up against a money backdrop
  • Friday, 9 January, 2026
    UK property
    Homes on sale in England should be tested for lead, says water watchdog

    Call by Drinking Water Inspectorate comes after FT revealed millions of people may be unknowingly exposed to toxic metal

    A plumber wearing gloves uses a torch and solder to join copper pipe fittings.
  • Wednesday, 7 January, 2026
    UK housebuilding
    ‘Not in my name’: Labour’s new towns battle

    Ministers’ response to the UK’s acute housing shortage is running into local opposition

    A crowd of protesters lines a road, with one person holding a sign reading "“TOP Adlington New Town” and others holding similar signs.
  • Wednesday, 7 January, 2026
    UK business
    Businesses say Britain’s ‘jam tomorrow’ energy plans threaten their survival

    New charges to fund building of electricity pylons and Sizewell C nuclear power station will be added to bills from April

    Two workers in orange protective suits and helmets weld steel beams, producing bright sparks and blue light.
  • Tuesday, 6 January, 2026
    Water boss blames working from home for Tunbridge Wells shortages

    South East Water’s David Hinton says lifestyle changes stretched ‘resilience’ of system in Kent spa town

    South East water workers in orange high-visibility jackets distribute multipacks of bottled water to people in a red car, with pallets of water stacked nearby.
  • Tuesday, 6 January, 2026
    News in-depthUK energy
    Power grid jobs boom as UK energy shifts away from fossil fuels

    Electricity network owners are hiring at fastest pace since 1950s

    Three people in high-visibility jackets and hard hats watch a fourth person climbing an overhead utility pole, with sunlight shining behind.
  • Tuesday, 6 January, 2026
    News in-depthUK housebuilding
    Councils rely on ‘sticking plaster’ extensions to meet planning targets

    Local authorities in England increasingly push back deadlines on decisions as system becomes more complex

    Montage shows the silhouette of a bulldozer against a data backdrop
  • Monday, 5 January, 2026
    UK Broadband
    UK broadband operator sold to distressed debt specialist

    G.Network’s lenders trigger sale of company with £300mn of net debt but just 25,000 customers

    Workers in high-visibility clothing install fibre optic broadband behind blue barriers on a residential street in Clapham, London.
  • Monday, 22 December, 2025
    Ministers set to lay out details for ‘Northern Powerhouse’ rail scheme in new year

    Timelines and funding remain unclear for proposal that has been promised for a decade

    Transpennine Express train for Cleethorpes and British Rail Class 156 Super Sprinter train at platforms in Liverpool Lime Street station.
  • Friday, 19 December, 2025
    Rail
    London St Pancras revamp aims to cut Eurostar waiting time to 15 minutes

    Planned £100mn overhaul of train station will seek to end ‘holding pen’ experience for passengers

    Passengers board a Eurostar train at St Pancras International station; a person in the foreground carries a Union Jack shopping bag.
  • Thursday, 18 December, 2025
    Rail
    £2.5bn Leeds tram project delayed following review

    Labour had pledged to make the network a priority

    Tracy Brabin stands smiling in front of a bus displaying "Driving Economic Growth" at a First Bus depot.
  • Wednesday, 17 December, 2025
    Waste management & recycling
    KKR nears Viridor stake sale to Equitix

    Private capital firm explored both £7bn sale and partial disposal of UK waste management group

    A trading screen at the New York Stock Exchange displays KKR's logo
  • Monday, 15 December, 2025
    UK Broadband
    UK plans curb on freeholders blocking broadband cabling in flats

    Building owners would no longer be able to ‘unreasonably refuse’ upgrade requests from leaseholders

    A woman sits at a desk with a computer displaying charts, holding a mug
  • Tuesday, 9 December, 2025
    UK housebuilding
    City of London explores outside investment for housing projects

    Move by Square Mile’s governing body comes as it seeks to tackle funding shortfall

    View of the Golden Lane Estate’s residential towers and yellow-panelled building, with large round concrete ventilation shafts in the foreground.
  • Monday, 8 December, 2025
    UK energy
    Britain’s grid overhaul means hundreds of energy projects unable to connect this decade

    Connection priority given to those ready to build in bid to meet clean power 2030 target

    Apprentices wearing safety harnesses and orange vests work on top of a high pylon, practising maintenance on overhead power lines
  • Friday, 5 December, 2025
    News in-depth
    ‘Systemic failure’: fury as tap water in Tunbridge Wells runs dry after outage

    South East Water faces mounting criticism over latest supply failure

    Harry Wright stands in his home behind a table covered with large water bottles and filled water containers.
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