Aston Villa to boost Villa Park capacity beyond 50,000 by 2027 April 24, 2025 Aston Villa have revealed plans to increase the capacity of Villa Park to more than 50,000 by more than doubling the number of seats in its North Stand. The Premier League club aim to complete the work by late 2027, in time for being one of the host venues for Euro 2028, which is being [...]
Branson-backed bike sharing firm Beryl more than doubles losses April 24, 2025 Losses at Beryl, a bike sharing company backed by two of Sir Richard Branson’s children, have more than doubled despite an uptick in its turnover. In accounts filed almost four months late with Companies House, the business has posted a pre-tax loss of £7.5m for the 12 months to 31 March, 2024. That total compares [...]
Balfour Beatty secures a further £670m of work in Texas April 24, 2025 Balfour Beatty has won a £670m contract to reconstruct part of a major interstate highway through Dallas in Texas. The project, awarded by the Texas Department of Transportation, involves the reconstruction of a 3.7km section of the Interstate 30 route on the east side of Dallas County. It aims to increase the number of general-purpose [...]
More airlines flying from Gatwick than ever before as long-haul drive continues April 24, 2025 More airlines flew from London Gatwick Airport than ever before last year as the Sussex hub continues to drive expansion of its long-haul offering. Chief executive Stewart Wingate said the UK’s second biggest airport was “well positioned” to grow its connections further but reiterated concern over capacity constraints. A decision on Gatwick’s plan for a [...]
Enterprise Rent-A-Car creates over 700 UK jobs as sales pass £2bn April 23, 2025 More than 700 jobs were created by the UK arm of Enterprise Rent-A-Car as rising demand helped sales pass the £2bn mark during its latest financial year. The Surrey-based division of the US giant increased its headcount to 6,778 in the 12 months to 31 July, 2024, according to new accounts filed with Companies House. [...]
Heathrow Airport holds outlook as profit edges up April 23, 2025 London Heathrow Airport has maintained its outlook for profit and passenger traffic as work continues “at pace” on a planning application for its third runway. The West London hub anticipates carrying a record 84.2m passengers in 2025, up 0.5 per cent year-on-year. But pre-tax earnings (EBITDA) are expected to decrease by 11 per cent to [...]
Plans for new £100m train station approved April 22, 2025 Plans to build a new £100m train station in Liverpool have been given the green light in a major upgrade to the city’s transport infrastructure. The station has been earmarked for the city’s Baltic Triangle district and was backed by Liverpool City Council’s planning committee. The proposals are the first of four new stations planned [...]
Brits back Ryanair calls for two drink limit at UK airports April 22, 2025 Brits overwhelmingly back a two drink limit at UK airports to stop drunken passengers disrupting flights, a new survey has found. Yasper Communications agency polled more than 2,500 people and found 60.7 per cent either agreed or agreed strongly with the idea. Only 10.8 per cent of Brits disagreed or disagreed strongly with the introduction [...]
British Steel: ‘Anti-China rhetoric’ criticised as ‘absurd’ by embassy April 16, 2025 China’s embassy in Britain has criticised the “arrogance, ignorance and twisted mindset” of UK politicians towards Chinese business, as it defended British Steel’s owner Jingye. It comes after Jonathan Reynolds said that the nationalisation of the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe is the “likely option at this stage”, while stressing the need to secure a [...]
British Steel: No 10 won’t rule out future Chinese involvement in steel making April 14, 2025 No 10 has declined to rule out future Chinese involvement in steel making, amid a race to keep the British Steel furnaces alight in Scunthorpe. The UK government has now said it is “confident” it will beat a race against time to keep the site running after taking control of the plant from Chinese owners [...]