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There will be no disruption to building safety legislation being implemented despite the prime minister’s plans to remove regulation of industry, Construction News understands. Since taking power in September, Liz Truss and chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng have expressed their desire to cut red tape to promote growth within the UK economy.…

Prime minister Liz Truss has expressed support for Heathrow Airport’s third runway, a break with her predecessor Boris Johnson’s stance. Truss was questioned at Prime Minster’s Questions about her position on the £14bn project, which is currently under review by the airport’s owners. An MP opposed to the expansion asked…

Trade bodies have warned against scaling down HS2 amid speculation that imminent cuts to government spending could see plans changed. Market turmoil and pressures on the government have led to chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng bringing forward an announcement on how he will balance public finances following last month’s package of tax…

Bam Construct has been awarded an £84.5m job to build a mental health facility in Bodelwyddan, Wales. The contractor will develop a 63-bed facility at Glan Clwyd hospital, in the north of Wales. It won the work via the £560m NHS Building for Wales framework. Betsi Cadwaladr University’s (BCU) Health…

“Further work” is needed to come up with a solution for removing tonnes of spoil from HS2’s Euston station site, the company has confirmed. Earlier this year Sir Douglas Oakervee was commissioned by the Department for Transport (DfT) to assess options for transporting excavated materials away from the Euston site.…

Bowmer & Kirkland has entered the competition to become the main contractor a new £73m events centre in Southport, Merseyside, Construction News can reveal. The contractor is looking to lead on the building of the Marine Lake Events Centre, a 1,500-capacity concert hall with additional exhibition and conference facilities. It…

The government has launched legal action against a developer over a tower block in Stevenage which has suffered two years of delays to fire remediation works. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has taken the first step in legal action against developer Grey GR, which is owned…

Contractors have seen the first details of a £500m framework covering construction in the east of England. The four-year framework, which is being run by Suffolk County Council, covers public sector construction and building services in the region and is split into five lots, depending on the value of the…

Transport for London (TfL) rewarded senior bosses with five-figure bonuses in 2021/22 despite being urged by government to resist, Construction News can reveal. Last November, former parliamentary under-secretary of state for transport Trudy Harrison urged TfL to "demonstrate prudence" in rewarding bosses this year – stressing that bonuses should not…

Lendlease’s £325m restoration of Manchester Town Hall is facing a significant £17m overspend. Work on the Grade I-listed building, which is halfway through the construction phase, is facing shortages of steel, plaster, stone and timber, in addition to uncertainty around energy costs and a “flight” of specialist labour. In a…