Steve Birdstall CEO Gaist The future of travel has arrived, or so we are told. Driverless taxis are reported to begin operating on UK roads before the year is out. You may have even seen one of them on the road today. British startup Wayve Technologies has begun test runs ahead of government-backed robotaxi trials launching this year, with London set to become the UK’s test ground for autonomous vehicles. Global players, including U.S. company Waymo and China’s Baidu, also pl

When HS2 was first conceived, it was intended to transform Britain's railway network. The vision was ambitious: a high-speed line connecting London, Birmingham, Manchester and eventually Leeds, while relieving pressure on the overcrowded West Coast Main Line and creating the backbone of a modern national rail system. Instead, the project has become synonymous with spiralling costs, delays and political controversy. Originally estimated to cost £32bn in 2011, the latest foreca

Passengers in the Finnish city of Tampere are now travelling on one of Europe's most advanced public transport services after an autonomous electric shuttle entered regular passenger operation without a safety driver on board. The self-driving vehicle began operating on Route 301 between Hervantajärvi and Lintuhytti on 24 June, marking a significant step beyond conventional pilot projects. Unlike many autonomous vehicle trials that operate on closed campuses or limited demons

An investigation has been launched after an electric double-decker bus caught fire at a London depot during the capital's record-breaking heatwave, destroying the vehicle and damaging charging infrastructure. The incident happened on Wednesday evening at First Bus London's Westbourne Park depot in west London, where flames rapidly engulfed a Route 23 bus while it was parked at the site. London Fire Brigade deployed crews from North Kensington and Paddington fire stations afte

Concerns remain within the rail freight sector that proposed legislation creating Great British Railways (GBR) could allow ministers to exert greater control over privately owned freight infrastructure, despite government amendments intended to clarify the Bill. Industry representatives say changes made during the Railways Bill's passage through the House of Commons have not fully addressed fears surrounding Clause 72, which gives the Transport Secretary powers to introduce r

M Group has been ranked 32nd in the Top 50 Employers of Veterans in the UK 2026 and, to celebrate Armed Forces Week, more than 30 of its armed forces community walked to the summit of Mount Snowdon in support of Combat Stress and SSAFA. On 22 June more than 30 of M Group’s armed forces community completed a 50km sponsored trek to the top of Mount Snowdon, ascending 3,420m and raising more than £5,000 for Combat Stress, a charity that provides specialist clinical treatment a

Kier has appointed company veteran Barry Jupp as the new Managing Director of its Highways business, reinforcing its commitment to promoting talent from within the organisation. The appointment takes effect from 1 July, with Jupp assuming responsibility for one of the UK's largest highways operations, overseeing around 2,000 employees delivering construction, maintenance and improvement projects across both local authority and strategic road networks. A familiar face within t

Major electricity infrastructure upgrades are progressing across Greater Manchester and Lancashire as SP Electricity North West (SPEN) continues a programme of investment designed to strengthen the region's network for future demand. The largest scheme is underway in Salford, where a £24 million project is modernising key transmission infrastructure serving more than 146,000 homes and businesses. A major milestone has recently been reached with the installation of three giant

The London Transport Museum is preparing for its biggest transformation in decades, with ambitious redevelopment plans set to expand exhibition space, modernise visitor facilities and improve the environmental performance of its historic Covent Garden home. The museum, which attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year, will remain open throughout the programme of works as it prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary in its current location. Among the most significan

London's soaring temperatures are changing the way people travel, with shared e-bike operators reporting a sharp rise in demand as commuters opt for cycling instead of crowded buses and Tube trains. New figures released by micromobility providers show that periods of extreme heat are prompting thousands of Londoners to rethink how they move around the capital, with cycling emerging as one of the preferred alternatives. Lime says journeys increased by 28% during days when temp

Balfour Beatty is supporting the next phase of National Grid’s Electricity Transmission Partnership (ETP), which will see major upgrades to overhead lines across England and Wales to increase network capacity and enable new connections. Under the programme, an initial £1.2 billion of reconductoring projects - spanning more than 1,000km of overhead line routes - will be delivered through a collaborative partnership model, supported by Balfour Beatty, M Group, Morgan Sindall

HS2 has significantly expanded its efforts to detect and prevent fraud, with internal governance papers revealing a major shift towards proactive investigations and tighter oversight of spending across the £100bn-plus rail programme. Board documents released this month show the organisation has strengthened its Counter Fraud and Investigations function, moving away from a system that largely responded to allegations after they emerged. Instead, dedicated teams are now being t

A series of police operations targeting organised plant theft has led to the recovery of construction equipment worth almost £65,000 across Essex. Specialist officers located two stolen machines in separate incidents during June, highlighting the continued efforts to disrupt criminals responsible for targeting construction sites and exporting valuable equipment. The largest recovery involved a JCB telehandler worth around £40,000, which had disappeared from a construction pro

The UK’s next wave of nuclear power projects could become faster to deliver and more attractive to investors under sweeping regulatory reforms expected to be introduced through a new Nuclear Regulation Bill. Announced in the King's Speech, the legislation is set to overhaul how civil nuclear projects are regulated, following growing concerns that the UK's current approval process is too slow, too complex and too expensive. The reforms are based on recommendations from John Fi

Drivers will have to wait a little longer before using the first completed section of the new A417 Missing Link after extreme temperatures forced National Highways to postpone a key traffic switch. Motorists had been due to begin using almost two miles of the newly constructed dual carriageway following a planned weekend closure at the end of June. However, the milestone has now been rescheduled for the weekend of 3–6 July, subject to weather conditions. According to National

Amey has been awarded a place on the Government Commercial Agency’s Construction Professional Services 2 (CPS2) Framework, strengthening its ability to provide advisory and engineering services to government departments, public sector bodies and third sector organisations across the UK. The CPS2 framework is worth up to £3.5bn over a four-year period and will enable the provision of technical consultancy services to the UK public sector, including dedicated Environment Agen