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The British government has given the 'go-ahead' to a new high-speed rail network between London and Birmingham despite fierce opposition

The House of Commons Transport Committee has backed the government's HS2 high-speed rail plan following its inquiry into the £34 billion project

British designed 'Project Utopia' was unveiled at the Monaco Yacht Show and nods towards the future of luxury sea-faring accommodation

London's tallest skyscraper, The Shard is now, officially, a staggering 800ft tall

The way that consumers view the world, and a brand’s place within it, has always been a matter of vast importance to CEOs and marketers alike.

Kingfisher (KGF.L), Europe's biggest do-it-yourself retailer, posted a 0.8 percent fall in underlying sales for its fiscal second quarter, hit by a particularly weak performance in Britain. [ID:nLDE66L04E]

Kier (KIE.L), the construction, development and services group said net cash ending the financial year was over 170 million pounds and that it had secured nearly 90 percent of its targeted revenue for next year on its order book.

The provision for a fine related to a fair trading probe led to a decline in first-half profit, construction company Kier Group PLC reported Wednesday. Excluding items, profit increased from last year, despite a fall in revenues.

Hundreds of workers protested outside British power stations in the latest protests over the use of foreign contractors in recession-hit Britain, where almost two million people are unemployed. About 400 workers demonstrated outside the Staythorpe power station in central England, owned by German group RWE.