NewswireTODAY – /newswire/ - Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, 2024/05/27 – The city of Milton Keynes, located in Buckinghamshire, has again awarded the contract to maintain and improve its road infrastructure to Ringway, a VINCI Construction subsidiary in the UK – VINCI.com. CAC 40; Euronext 100 ...
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KAL Airways, Kalanithi Maran to seek Rs 1,323 cr in damages from SpiceJet, Ajay Singh – ET Infra
NEW DELHI: KAL Airways and Kalanithi Maran on Monday said they will seek more than Rs 1,323 crore in damages from SpiceJet and its chief Ajay Singh as well as challenge the recent Delhi High Court order in the ongoing dispute between the two sides. On May 17, a division bench of the court set...
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UK’s North Star Shipping picks Cochin Shipyard for a repeat hybrid SOV order worth 60 million Euros – ET Infra
MUMBAI: North Star Shipping (Aberdeen) Ltd, United Kingdom’s top offshore infrastructure support vessel operator in the North Sea, has placed a repeat order for a hybrid Service Operation Vessel (SOV) at Cochin Shipyard Ltd in a deal worth 60 million Euros, the shipbuilder said. The hybrid SOV will be deployed on a contract with Siemens...
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Inside Starmer’s plan to use private finance to boost Britain’s infrastructure
Sir Keir Starmer is planning to use private finance to boost Britain’s infrastructure as part of a 10-year strategy to be set out within the first year of a Labour government if it wins power, i has learnt. According to industry sources, the party has drawn up plans to increase private-sector financing and streamline the...
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UK not heeding warning over China threat, says ex-cybersecurity chief
The UK is not paying enough attention to a “gamechanging” shift in China’s cyber-espionage tactics towards infiltrating critical infrastructure including energy and communications networks, a former head of Britain’s cybersecurity agency has warned. Ciaran Martin, the ex-chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, said a warning from the US this year that Chinese state-backed...
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UK Infrastructure Bank: ‘We’re the catalyst’
The UK’s part-answer to Germany’s KfW and Bpifrance is the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB). Built on Brexit rubble in the wake of the UK leaving the EU – and, with it, the European Investment Bank – UKIB was established in early 2021. Its five-year mandate is to invest £12 billion ($15.2 billion; €14.1 billion) to...
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UK-based financial expert commends Gov Abdulrasak on infrastructure devt
A UK-based leading financial expert and Entrepreneur, Dr. Kazeem Salaam, has lauded the giant strides of Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRasak, on infrastructural Development across the State, saying his commitment to speedy development is unprecedented. Salaam, who is presently the Secretary General of the Kwara State Association in the UK (KWASANG), and an Advisory Board...
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Russia is using Iranian-made weapons to target Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Thank you, President and I thank Director Lisa Doughten and Director Caitlin Howarth for their informative briefings. This spring, Russia has targeted power plants, electricity substations and gas storage facilities across Ukraine. The United Kingdom calls for an immediate halt to this destructive campaign against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Millions of people already face disruption to...
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Spectacular Northern Lights stun UK
11 May 2024 By Simon King, BBC Weather • Jacqueline Howard, BBC News David Severn BBC Weather Watchers/Shamrock_Sean The Severn Family were treated to a display of colour at Ashdown Forest, East Sussex A tree blocks out the vivid colours of the Northern Lights in Thorpe, Derbyshire The Northern Lights have made a rare appearance across the UK, delighting sky...
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UK: Dawlish Cliff Works Paused Due to Unexpected Wildlife
Ongoing works on a Dawlish cliff were recently brought to a brief pause due to the discovery of a tawny owl nesting in a hole on the side of the sheer cliff face. The owl, which was discovered by an abseiling railway worker as he attempted to, unknowingly, place a foot into the bird’s nest,...
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Li Ka-shing’s CK Infrastructure buys more UK renewable energy assets
The UU Solar assets include 65 solar-power projects, four onshore wind farms and one hydropower plant, with combined installed capacity of 68.7 megawatts. Most of the electricity output is supplied to water and sewerage firm United Utilities Water, with the remainder exported to the power grid. People walk along the Southbank with the Palace of...
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UK Infrastructure Bank and Centrica announce significant investment into sustainable electricity funds
The deals, which represent the Bank’s first investments in the electricity storage sector, could facilitate around 1300 jobs and will unlock at least a further £200 million in match-funded private sector capital, acting as a catalyst for the sector and helping to build confidence among private investors. Securing enough storage capacity for the UK...