Project Management news

• HS2: What is the route and why could part of it be cancelled?

  25-09-2023 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The high-speed railway between London, the Midlands and North of England could be scaled back.
  
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• BP names new boss as current CEO leaves after less than two years

  18-12-2025 09:04 via bbc.com
  BP has appointed Meg O'Neill as its chief executive, making her the first female boss of a major oil giant.
  
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• Soup kitchen serves 120 meals in 16 minutes

  18-12-2025 08:55 via bbc.com
  Volunteers say rising demand in Luton for their help sees people queuing down the street for food.
  
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• Warner Bros favours Netflix offer over $108bn Paramount bid

  18-12-2025 01:47 via bbc.com
  Warner Brothers says the offer for its film and streaming businesses is inferior to Netflix's.
  
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• Should more be done to tackle 'ghost jobs', vacancies that don't exist?

  18-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  Companies are advertising vacancies that have already been filled or might not have ever existed.
  
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• The Oscars to leave ABC and stream on YouTube starting in 2029

  17-12-2025 20:30 via bbc.com
  The show was hosted by ABC for more than a half-century and reveals the latest major shakeup in Hollywood.
  
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• Starmer tells Abramovich to 'pay up now' or face court

  17-12-2025 18:53 via bbc.com
  The Prime Minister said Roman Abramovich should make good on his pledge that money from the sale of Chelsea FC would go to benefit Ukrainians
  
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• New £150m funding package to protect jobs at Grangemouth

  17-12-2025 17:45 via bbc.com
  The UK government and owners Ineos say the funding will support 500 jobs at the site's ethylene plant.
  
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• Morrisons faces £17m bill over hot chicken row

  17-12-2025 15:41 via bbc.com
  The supermarket firm claimed its rotisserie chickens were exempt from the hot food tax.
  
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• Six-month wait for driving tests set to last until 2027

  17-12-2025 15:38 via bbc.com
  The National Audit Office said there was a backlog of 1.1 million learner driver tests since the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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• Pay freeze for Father Christmas but elves fare better

  17-12-2025 15:27 via bbc.com
  Some seasonal workers have seen pay rises this year but Santas may have to tighten their belts.
  
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• Why this month's inflation figure may be good news for you

  17-12-2025 15:18 via bbc.com
  The rate of inflation, which charts the rising cost of living, has slowed - driven partly by essentials.
  
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• Lower clothing and food prices help inflation fall by more than expected

  17-12-2025 13:40 via bbc.com
  The 3.2% November figure is down on the 3.6% recorded in the year to October.
  
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• Weight-loss jab ads banned for exploiting body insecurities

  17-12-2025 13:16 via bbc.com
  Three social media adverts are found to be irresponsible, with one targeting new mums.
  
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• Paddy Power Betfair to pay £2m over problem gambling failings

  17-12-2025 13:03 via bbc.com
  The Gambling Commission said Paddy Power Betfair did not act quickly enough when customers appeared to be engaged in harmful gambling
  
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• Why are UK prices still rising?

  17-12-2025 12:14 via bbc.com
  UK Inflation has dropped back from record highs but remains above the Bank of England's 2% target.
  
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• How many homes could be heated by cow poo?

  17-12-2025 07:14 via bbc.com
  Some dairy farmers say Dairy cow manure is "nature's crude oil".
  
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• Downing Street insists negotiations over US-UK tech deal still live

  16-12-2025 23:39 via bbc.com
  When the partnership was unveiled in September the UK government said it would "shape the futures of millions of people".
  
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• Former chancellor George Osborne joins OpenAI

  16-12-2025 20:37 via bbc.com
  Osborne said it was a privilege to become managing director of OpenAI for Countries based in London.
  
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• EU waters down plans to end new petrol and diesel car sales by 2035

  16-12-2025 20:28 via bbc.com
  Carmakers, particularly in Germany, have lobbied heavily for concessions to the planned rules.
  
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• Employment Rights Bill clears last parliamentary hurdle

  16-12-2025 19:27 via bbc.com
  Sir Keir Starmer said the development marked a "major victory for working people in every part of the country".
  
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• Thousands of drivers wrongly fined for speeding since 2021

  16-12-2025 18:32 via bbc.com
  An anomaly identified by National Highways caused thousands of incorrect speed camera activations.
  
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• Sunak defends Covid loan scheme over excessive fraud claims

  16-12-2025 15:24 via bbc.com
  Critics say Bounce Back Loans were vulnerable to fraud, but Sunak cited need for speedy rollout
  
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• Nissan begins building new Leaf in UK

  16-12-2025 14:53 via bbc.com
  Business Secretary Peter Kyle says "Nissan's investment is a major commitment to the North East".
  
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• Bentleys and Scottish salmon to benefit from UK-South Korea trade deal

  16-12-2025 14:14 via bbc.com
  The government said the deal was an extension of its current tariff-free arrangement on most goods and services traded between the countries.
  
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• Young workers hit hard as UK unemployment rate rises to 5.1%

  16-12-2025 13:21 via bbc.com
  UK job vacancies flatline in a "subdued labour market", but average earnings still higher than inflation.
  
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• Ben & Jerry's row deepens as three board members removed

  16-12-2025 05:05 via bbc.com
  One co-founder called it a "blatant power grab" designed to strip the board of its independence.
  
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• Meet the biggest heat pumps in the world

  16-12-2025 01:06 via bbc.com
  Across Europe huge heat pumps are being installed that can heat tens of thousands of homes.
  
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• UK launches taskforce to 'break down barriers' for women in technology

  16-12-2025 01:04 via bbc.com
  It comes after the government was urged to help close the UK tech sector's gender gap in order to meet its ambitious AI goals.
  
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• Ford to scale back electric vehicle plans, taking $19.5bn hit

  16-12-2025 00:32 via bbc.com
  The US carmaker is backing away from large electric vehicles, citing lacklustre demand and recent regulatory changes under US President Donald Trump.
  
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