The UK government has announced that it will invest £26.2 million to develop an electric car battery that will have the capability of providing a similar driving range to that of a petrol engine. This investment by the government forms part of a bigger funding programme of developing green automotive technology.

By investing in low carbon hydrogen fuel to heat homes and power vehicles thousands of jobs could be created says government.

Leading engineering contractor Bilfinger has secured a multi-million pound contract for work on the construction of Hinkley Point C, the nuclear new build in Somerset.

The government will approve the High Speed 2 (HS2) rail project today, it has been reported by the BBC.

Global chemicals manufacturer INEOS has inked a five-year deal to become Principal Partner of the reigning F1 champions, Mercedes-AMG Petronas, it has announced.

Canadian billionaire and Racing Point F1 owner Lawrence Stroll has led a consortium in buying a 16.7% stake in luxury automotive manufacturer Aston Martin, investing £182 million.

Construction work is underway in Runcorn on a £23m office site for Inovyn ChlorVinyls.

A UK-based consortium led by Rolls-Royce aims to have its first small modular reactor (SMR) generating nuclear power for the grid by 2029.