In our latest round-up of the weekend’s national news, chancellor Rachel Reeves is revealed to be drawing up plans to reduce household energy costs and is considering scrapping VAT on fuel bills.

Andy Mitchell is to step down from Tideway after 12 years leading the organisation. But before he can do so, he needs a ...

The government has rejected all of the Transport Select Committee’s recommendations to overhaul street works in the UK. The committee urged the Department for Transport (DfT) to implement a raft of ...

More than 100 tonnes of waste, including around 5 million wet wipes, have been removed from a 250-metre island on the foreshore of the Thames near London’s Hammersmith Bridge. Dubbed ‘Wet Wipe Island’ ...

A 1.4GW battery energy storage system (BESS) project, said to be the UK’s largest, is being hailed as a “a bet for the ...

It was the delegates lining up at the bar to order pints at 10 o’clock in the morning who provided the first signal that Reform UK’s annual conference was not going to be the same as other political ...

A greater focus is needed on delivery arrangements for big energy missions such as developing small modular reactors and carbon capture infrastructure, a group of MPs has warned. The Public Accounts ...

Increased risks around the net zero transition and weaker long-term sector visibility will result in gas networks tightening their capacity to incur debt in RIIO3. That is according to the latest ...

A more robust electricity planning standard which mirrors the approach used in the gas sector is needed to mitigate the impact of exceptionally cold winters. That is the view of Energy Systems ...

Northern Ireland’s water regulator has acknowledged fears that non-household customers could be forced to make up a significant funding gap at the country’s water company. NI Water currently has an 11 ...

In our latest round-up of sector coverage in the national press, Octopus CEO Greg Jackson claims that the way the UK is doing net zero is leading to a public backlash. Elsewhere, The Drinking Water ...

Swapping out old smart meter communications hubs with a 4G model could cost consumers more than half a billion pounds, industry experts have warned. Under plans unveiled by Ofgem, energy suppliers ...