Brokenshire announces £9.75m for locally-led high street spring clean Every local authority in England guaranteed money to spend on equipment and training This comes ahead of ‘National High Street Perfect Day’ later this year, a community-led clean-up… read more
In an innovative first, engineers developing the HS2 super-hub at Old Oak Common in north west London are proposing plans to tap heat from the brakes and engines of high speed trains to heat water and power central heating of up to 500 new homes that c… read more
The scheme would see 5 air source heat pumps draw warm air from the railway’s tunnels, where the waste heat from trains is usually extracted by traditional ventilation systems and seeps into the ground surrounding the tunnels. Instead HS2 Ltd’s plans … read more
A new ambition to increase the number of international students studying in the UK by more than 30% – helping boost the income generated by education exports to £35 billion – has been announced today (16 March). Education Secretary Damian Hinds and In… read more
UK aid will match £2 million of public donations to Comic Relief support mental health programmes across Sub-Saharan Africa read more