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UK Construction and LawA roofer's insurer may refuse cover for a school fire if any listed hot works precaution was missed, whether or not the roofer was reckless
A roofing contractor lost a preliminary issue on its liability policy. The court held the listed hot works precautions are absolute conditions, so cover can fail without any recklessness.
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UK Construction and LawA London loft and extension company is wound up in the public interest after leaving work unfinished and taking payment for doors that were never supplied
Royal Lofts & Extensions Ltd took about 224,596 pounds through its bank account and left a nil balance. Customers paid for work and goods they did not receive, and the court has now wound it up.
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UK Construction and LawA Staffordshire manufacturer is fined 300,000 pounds after an unplanned forklift lift dropped a one tonne hopper on a worker's head
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UK Construction and LawA Cotswold earthmoving and aggregates firm pays more than 47,000 pounds after tipping red diesel out of a screener to avoid an HMRC inspection
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UK Construction and LawSGE UK signs a letter of intent with Origin Nuclear to form a UK operating company for its proposed fleet of 14 small modular reactors
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UK Construction and LawCruden more than doubles pre-tax profit to 6.1m pounds as the Scottish builder sells more private homes at a lower average price
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UK Construction and LawChancellor makes higher mileage rates permanent and lifts tariffs on more than 100 products before the Budget
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UK Construction and LawA homeowner must repay a 225,000 pounds flood settlement after failing to tell Thames Water that the house she called unsaleable had been sold
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UK Construction and LawA tenant's break takes effect despite 45,000 pounds of unpaid rent because the landlord's agents invoiced only up to the break date
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UK Construction and LawA party that lost part of its section 68 challenge to an arbitration award cannot keep the judgment private, the Commercial Court rules
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UK Construction and LawAn Oldham landlord brings in a new contractor to correct defects and finish 30 flats after terminating the original builder for delay
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UK Construction and LawStorm Boelo leaves 40,000 Scottish customers without power and floods properties in Largs and Saltcoats as ministers warn of more
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UK Construction and LawScotland consults on land management plans and community requests to lease land for holdings of more than 1,000 hectares
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UK Construction and LawPrime Minister doubles rough sleeping funding to 874m pounds as housing associations look for 2,000 homes
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UK Construction and LawA housebuilder may sue over fire safety defects at seven Cardiff towers although its parent company lost the same claim on limitation in arbitration
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UK Construction and LawAn employer enforces a 1.6m pounds adjudication award on a London industrial scheme as the contractor fails to prove it cannot pay or be funded
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UK Construction and LawA homeowner's one-star reviews of a Devon and Cornwall builder carry defamatory statements of fact as well as opinion, the High Court rules
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UK Construction and LawA TCC judge may be told the date of a Part 36 offer when deciding the costs of a first trial, though not its terms
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UK Construction and LawA bed spring maker is fined 80,000 pounds after a pallet truck hit a forklift on routes changed for a machinery installation
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UK Construction and LawStorm Boelo brings 80mph gust warnings to Scotland and northern England a day after Storm Austen
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UK Construction and LawThe Housing Minister directs Southend to consult on its local plan and gives councils until 31 March 2027 to submit
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UK Construction and LawThe heat networks minister says a failing scheme needs a better network, not gas boilers, as a regulated asset base is assessed
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Middle EastTAAMEER Group buys more plots on Qetaifan Island North for projects worth over QR1.4 billion
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Middle EastSaudi crude will be stored at Singapore's Jurong Rock Caverns from the second half of 2027
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Middle EastOmani joint venture plans a $12 million tissue mill at Suhar Industrial City
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Middle EastFinal bridge of Dubai's World Trade Centre roundabout project opens on 30 October
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Middle EastADNOC puts more than Dh60 billion of manufacturing work on offer to UAE suppliers through 2030
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Middle EastSABIC returns to a third-quarter profit of SAR500 million as revenue rises 14 per cent
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Middle EastWorld Investment Forum opens in Doha as Qatar points to $38.5 billion of infrastructure projects
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Middle EastUAE and Benin sign an economic partnership agreement after non-oil trade reached $2.15 billion
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Middle EastNizwa Public Park is formally opened after 1.3 million visitors in its trial months
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Middle EastAbu Dhabi health department, Cleveland Clinic and AstraZeneca plan up to 30 clinical trials by 2030
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Middle EastBuild Your House exhibition brings more than 250 exhibitors to Doha from 26 October
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Middle EastSaudi Awwal Bank nine-month profit rises 3 per cent to SAR6.58 billion
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Middle EastJazeera Airways puts cadet pilots through an 18-month ATPL course with BAA Training
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Middle Eastflydubai's $190 million aircraft maintenance centre at Dubai South nears completion
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Middle EastDeyaar hands over more than 2,100 homes in Dubai as nine-month profit rises 27 per cent
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Middle EastSaudi rail carries 40.9 million passengers in the third quarter as Riyadh Metro adds 27 driverless trains
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Middle EastMasirah Oil starts the first well of its Yumna infill drilling programme off Oman
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Middle EastCityscape Qatar opens on 27 October with more than 400 projects and new launches in Lusail
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Middle EastMRC will collect and recycle the plastic waste from EQUATE's Kuwait petrochemical operations
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Tech and AIAnthropic files to list on Nasdaq, disclosing 16.3 billion dollars of first-half revenue and an 80.7 billion dollar net loss driven by a non-cash charge
Anthropic's registration statement shows 16.3 billion dollars of revenue in six months and a first adjusted operating profit, with the founders keeping 50.1 per cent of the vote.
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Tech and AIMicrosoft offers voluntary exit packages to about 60,000 employees, more than a quarter of its workforce, as its AI spending climbs
Microsoft is offering voluntary exit packages to about 60,000 staff in four countries, on terms said to match its standard severance, as it funds heavy AI investment.
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Tech and AIGMO Internet asks Japan to use its new active cyber defence powers for the first time after attackers reach up to 26,739 servers used by currency traders
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Tech and AITexas sues OpenAI and Sam Altman personally under its consumer protection law, alleging ChatGPT was sold as safe while failing to protect children
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Tech and AIThe Federal Court of Australia orders Apple to let iPhone users install apps from rival stores and websites from 1 March 2027, with no fee for doing so
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Tech and AIIndia will publish a consultation paper on regulating AI in the coming weeks, says its electronics and IT minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw
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Tech and AIThe owners of Elvis Presley's music sue Anthropic, alleging that 274 of his songs were used to train its Claude models without a licence
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Tech and AIAmazon's chief executive says AWS cloud capacity is largely sold out through 2027 as data centre space, power and memory run short
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Tech and AIA security researcher says one compromised device on a Tailscale network can gain root access on other servers through Tailscale SSH
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Tech and AIMemory chip exports lift South Korea's second-quarter current account surplus above those of Germany and Japan combined
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Tech and AIApollo's chief economist says AI has so far brought no financial payoff to large US companies outside the technology sector
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Tech and AIUkraine says Starlink and Starshield are back to full speed after a week in which its drones lost their link above 160 km/h
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Tech and AINASA sets out a 14-day Artemis III test in Earth orbit in which Orion will dock with both commercial Moon landers before any landing
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Tech and AIOfcom finds children's exposure to harmful content online has not changed nine months after the Online Safety Act duties took effect
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Tech and AISymantec captures an AI attack agent built to hijack exposed language models and run for 100,000 steps without a human
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Tech and AIPennsylvania will require advertisers to label adverts generated or substantially altered by AI, wherever they were made
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Tech and AIResearchers model the 1,000-mile cloud that forms each Martian morning by Arsia Mons and find ice may be forming without dust
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Tech and AIUkraine signs a letter of intent with Nokia and ICEYE on sovereign satellite communications as limits on Starlink persist
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Tech and AIThe US Commerce Department offers 389 million dollars for power semiconductor research, taking an equity stake in each of four companies
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Tech and AISK hynix halts plans for a US listing of its Solidigm memory unit after objections from shareholders and Seoul's regulators
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Tech and AIHoltec recovers the tilted fuel assembly at Palisades with a purpose-built device and resumes loading fuel for the restart
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Tech and AIThe US Space Force says it needs a third spaceport for medium and heavy launches by 2030 as its two coastal ranges fill up
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World NewsUganda orders 21-day quarantine for returnees from Congo as Nigeria's Ebola patient is flown to Switzerland
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World NewsAlgeria sends army units to Niger to protect shared energy interests in its first deployment abroad since 1973
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World NewsUS judge rules Maurene Comey was unlawfully fired as a federal prosecutor and orders back pay
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World NewsJapanese prosecutors charge a US marine with the murder and robbery of a woman in Okinawa
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World NewsSerbia's Vucic concedes defeat as the Student List wins a snap election on record turnout
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World NewsWestern Sydney International Airport opens to passengers forty years after the site was chosen
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World NewsAudi will build its first US factory in Macon, Georgia, at a cost of $4bn
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World NewsNew Mexico asks for federal help after the San Juan River floods Farmington and Bloomfield
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World NewsNew York archdiocese and about 1,300 abuse survivors agree an $800m settlement
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World NewsKenya orders bus inspections after 23 die in a head-on crash on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway
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World NewsLula wins a fourth term in Brazil as Flavio Bolsonaro refuses to recognise the result
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World NewsAlmost 1,000 arrested as hundreds of thousands march across France over schools and living costs
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World NewsRescuers work in thin air and cold after a magnitude 7 earthquake kills 16 in northern Tibet
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World NewsFire largely destroys the Eagle's Nest in Bavaria and police arrest a 33-year-old man
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World NewsUS Justice Department sues to block certification of Alaska's Senate race if Senator Sullivan loses
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World NewsArgentine judge dismisses the $LIBRA cryptocurrency case against President Milei and his sister
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World NewsKim Jong Un crosses the New Yalu River Bridge into China on his first visit since 2025
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World NewsQueensland braces for a peak storm day on Monday as the Mary River rises towards major flood level
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World NewsRussia and Ukraine agree a local ceasefire in Oleshky to let aid in and civilians out
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World NewsA building under construction collapses in Nairobi and rescuers search the rubble for people trapped inside
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1France to replace its university admissions platform in 2028
Ministers promised substantial change to Parcoursup in 2027, 15,000 more higher education places and inflation-linked student grants. Student groups welcomed some measures but called for protests to continue, with demonstrations planned for 31 October.
2Cyclone Arnab heads for India's Andhra Pradesh coast
The weather office expects the storm to cross the coast near Yanam or Kakinada around noon on Wednesday, with gusts of up to 140 kmph. Andhra Pradesh has identified 570,000 vulnerable people, and Odisha has more than 1,700 shelters ready.
3Uganda orders quarantine for returnees from Congo
Ugandans returning from Congo must spend 21 days in quarantine at their own cost. Nigeria's first Ebola patient was flown to Switzerland on Monday, and a nurse was killed in an attack while responding to an alert in Congo.
4Algeria sends army units to Niger
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune ordered the deployment to protect energy and economic interests the two countries share, after both chambers of parliament approved it on Sunday. It is Algeria's first deployment of troops abroad since 1973.
5US judge rules Maurene Comey was unlawfully fired
Judge Jesse Furman found that the dismissal of the former FBI director's daughter as a federal prosecutor breached the separation of powers and her due process rights, and granted back pay. The Justice Department says it will appeal.
6US marine charged with murder in Okinawa
Prosecutors have charged Devin Jacob Ballard, a 20-year-old lance corporal, with the murder and robbery of Anna Yagi at a hotel in Naha on 3 October. He is reported to deny the charges.
Contract News
Contract awards, project launches, tenders and appointments across the industry.
Bank of England picks Sir Robert McAlpine for 133m pound main works
The contractor will deliver the phased consolidation and refurbishment of the Bank's Threadneedle Street estate, Section by Section, from November 2026.
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FCDO Services tenders 170m pound Global Works Framework
Eight lots cover electrical, mechanical, fire alarm, secure, turnkey, asbestos and HV and LV works across Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia Pacific.
Read the full reportBank of England picks Sir Robert McAlpine for 133m pound main works
The contractor will deliver the phased consolidation and refurbishment of the Bank's Threadneedle Street estate, Section by Section, from November 2026.
Read the full reportFCDO Services tenders 170m pound Global Works Framework
Eight lots cover electrical, mechanical, fire alarm, secure, turnkey, asbestos and HV and LV works across Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia Pacific.
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Veidekke signs Thon Gruppen contract for Vitaminveien 6 in Oslo
The design and build contract covers 98 rental flats, about 5,200 square metres of offices and a retail and parking podium at Storo, due to finish in 2029.
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Webuild completes final tunnel breakthrough on Lima Metro Line 4
TBM Micaela reached Carmen de la Legua Station, the future Line 2 and Line 4 interchange, after more than 20km of tunnelling with TBM Delia under Lima.
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Keon Homes starts building New Park Village council homes
Phase 1 of Wolverhampton's 42m pound estate regeneration brings 98 homes over 24 months, and a second phase adds 81 more where old maisonettes stand.
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Gentoo plans demolition contract for three Sunderland tower blocks
The planned procurement covers soft strip and demolition of Londonderry, Lambton and Lumley Towers, three large panel system blocks, under a single lot.
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Dubai Municipality awards AED3bn Tasreef Phase 3 drainage contracts
Four Phase 3 Tasreef projects will add about 100km of main stormwater lines across Jumeirah, Al Quoz, Al Wasl, Al Marmoom and other districts of Dubai.
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Wakefield signs 40m pound Castleford regeneration partnership with Muse
The contract, let through a framework further competition, covers a 10 to 15 year housing and economic growth regeneration programme for Castleford.
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Irish Government clears Sisk to build new National Maternity Hospital
Approval lets the HSE sign with John Sisk and Son for the Elm Park hospital, with main works due to start in early 2027 and to finish in 2033.
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Gamuda and MiTAC win 29.22bn Taiwan dollar Keelung MRT contract
The design and build contract covers trackwork, rolling stock and systems on a 15.6km line serving 13 stations across Taipei, New Taipei and Keelung.
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Hyundai E&C selected to rebuild Seoul's Mokdong Complex 10
The 2.61 trillion won scheme replaces 2,160 flats in Yangcheon District with 4,248 homes in towers of up to 40 storeys, under the THE H brand.
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LA Metro breaks ground on 12.4-mile Vermont bus rapid transit corridor
The fully funded scheme brings dedicated bus lanes, signal priority and 26 upgraded stations to Vermont Avenue, the county's busiest bus route.
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DfE signs 57m pound schools flood resilience contracts in five regions
Ground Control and Flood Control (NI) will design and build flood resilience measures at schools at risk of flooding, each lot worth 11.4m pounds.
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FCDO prepares 10.6m pound Accra High Commission redevelopment tender
The two-site project in Accra covers refurbishment, a new extension, seismic strengthening and new M&E, with the questionnaire due in early November.
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Skanska signs 163m dollar East Side Greenway connector contract in New York
The design-build contract replaces a narrow path beside the FDR Drive with a waterfront route linking East River Park to Captain Patrick J. Brown Walk.
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Acciona and WSP alliance to remove two Melbourne level crossings
The alliance will remove the Anderson Street and Hudsons Road crossings on the Werribee line, with two underpasses and completion due in 2029.
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Thames Water names nine contractors to 4bn pound major projects framework
BAM Nuttall, Costain, Kier, Murphy and five more are named for places on the AMP8 and AMP9 water and wastewater framework, due to start on 4 November.
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Crown Estate tenders 322m pound St James Market Phase 2 main works
The main contractor will build a 312,500 sq ft office around the listed Carlton Cinema, with an option for 130 Jermyn Street. Requests close 19 November.
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Anglian Water names suppliers to four-lot mechanical and electrical framework
Places on the AMP8 and AMP9 framework cover projects, mechanical and electrical maintenance and DSEAR services, with lot values from 18m to 123m pounds.
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Wills Bros chosen for 220m pound A9 Pitlochry to Killiecrankie dualling
The Scottish Government intends to award the 6.4km contract after a standstill. It will help make half the A9 from Perth to Inverness dual by 2030.
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Liverpool agrees Festival Gardens development deal for about 800 homes
The council has approved legal agreements with Urban Splash and igloo for the south waterfront site, with up to 441 homes expected in the first phase.
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Clancy to build Havant Thicket pumping station and 8.5km pipeline
Portsmouth Water's contract covers a pumping station at Farlington and a treated water pipeline to Nelson reservoir, starting in December for early 2030.
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Guildford picks Natta for Weyside Urban Village infrastructure works
The Phase 1 and 3 contract covers demolition of the council depot, remediation, drainage, utilities and highways, with work due from March 2027.
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Trafford names 80 consultant places on 1.7bn pound heat network framework
The open framework has 48 places on a non-technical lot and 32 on a technical lot, covering heat network work from strategy to commissioning.
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Balfour Beatty takes first phase of Birkhill Wood substation
The early works award covers design and site preparation for the East Yorkshire 400kV substation, with main construction expected to start in 2027.
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Network Rail calls suppliers to 5bn pound track systems contract session
An online session on 28 October covers the track renewals contract to follow the Rail Systems Alliances, with a contract period now running to 2041.
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Notting Hill Genesis plans 540m pound building safety framework
The association is seeking views on a two-lot framework for cladding, fire safety and envelope works, with a meet the buyer event on 20 November.
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Mid Sussex selects Wates for Clair Hall redevelopment in Haywards Heath
The development partner will deliver a new cultural facility and residential-led scheme on Perrymount Road, with signing expected on 30 November 2026.
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Crown Estate picks Wates for Westwick Row demonstration homes
A two-stage design and build appointment covers low-carbon houses, apartments and a community hub at Leverstock Green, with Passivhaus principles.
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Arcadis and Tetra Tech join Irish Rail infrastructure framework
The joint venture is one of five suppliers on a five-year Iarnród Éireann design and advisory framework with a published value of up to 600m euros.
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Port Polska picks three contractors for 90km of airport roads
Mirbud and Kobylarnia, Strabag and NDI were selected to design and build roads linking the future airport to the A2, with offers over 1.3bn zlotys.
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Thiess wins two five-year mining services contracts in Mongolia
The awards cover underground mining services at Oyu Tolgoi, where the workforce is projected to reach almost 800, and asset management at Ukhaa Khudag.
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Brent names Ballymore as South Kilburn regeneration delivery partner
The award notice covers at least 1,600 more mixed-tenure homes, with a partnering agreement of ten years that can be extended up to twenty years in total.
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United Utilities sounds out market for Windermere design and integration partner
Only Rainwater into Windermere needs a partner to design the system and lead a Development Consent Order, with roles valued at 60m to 600m pounds.
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Blackpool seeks development partner for central housing regeneration scheme
The council wants a partner to clear up to 300 properties and build up to 230 homes on a 5.41-hectare site, backed by 110.4m pounds of Homes England grant.
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Manchester appoints contractors to 1bn pound North West Construction Hub framework
Kier, VINCI, BAM, McLaren, Robertson and John Graham take places on the top lot of the three-lot framework for 2027 to 2031 let by Manchester City Council.
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Work starts on main building of 30m pound Huntingdon sport hub
Universal Group has begun the main building at One Leisure Huntingdon, in a council-funded scheme with swimming, padel courts and a 3G pitch by 2028.
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Walsall plans 62m pound procurement for former gasholders site
The council will tender a contract in 2027 to remediate the nine-hectare Darlaston Road site and build four industrial units by the M6, with a PCSA stage.
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Portsmouth seeks DBFO partner for 60 extra care homes at Cosham
Portsmouth City Council wants a provider to design, build, finance and run about 60 affordable extra care homes on the former Edinburgh House site.
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LHC plans 900m pound Scottish refurbishment and modernisation framework
LHC Procurement Group has filed a pipeline notice for a 16 lot refurbishment and modernisation framework for public sector bodies across Scotland.
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Windsor and Maidenhead picks HBV Cityheart for Imperial Road homes
The Royal Borough has chosen HBV Cityheart to redevelop its Imperial Road site in Windsor as homes for 22 adults with learning disabilities.
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Elsewedy and Sinohydro venture signs Rabigh 2 expansion EPC contract
A joint venture of Elsewedy Electric PSP and Sinohydro has signed the EPC contract for the 2.3 GW Rabigh 2 power plant expansion in Saudi Arabia.
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Cheshire West names Read Construction for 12m pound Ledsham School
Cheshire West and Chester Council has appointed Read Construction to build the new primary school at Ledsham Garden Village, due to open in 2028.
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Yorkshire Water tenders 14.25m pound HV and ACB electrical framework
Yorkshire Water is tendering a four lot framework for high voltage design, build and maintenance and air circuit breaker work, interest due 30 October.
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Sefton selects Dowhigh for 80m pound carriageway resurfacing contract
Sefton Council has named Dowhigh for an eight year carriageway resurfacing term contract across the borough, with work due to start in December 2026.
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Eastleigh seeks design and build contractor for 192 Botley homes
Eastleigh Borough Council wants a contractor to design and build 192 mixed tenure homes at Kings Copse Avenue, Botley, with questionnaires due 11 November.
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City of London tenders 3.5m pound Barbican Centre logistics contract
The City of London Corporation seeks a logistics contractor for the occupied Barbican Centre refurbishment, run by construction manager Blue Sky Building.
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MHRA tenders electric steam boiler replacement at South Mimms laboratories
MHRA wants a contractor to swap three gas fired steam boilers for two electric units at its live South Mimms laboratories, with tenders due 20 November.
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West Yorkshire Fire sounds out market for 70m pound refurbishment framework
West Yorkshire, Humberside and South Yorkshire fire services plan a shared framework for station refurbishments, with responses invited by 2 November.
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Liverpool City Region tenders 35m pound electrical works framework
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and Merseytravel seek six contractors for minor and major electrical works over four years, bids due 2 November.
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