Incomplete designs, poor delivery and bad management send bill for HS2 rocketing to more than £100bn and full opening of line to 17 years away

Route between Birmingham and London Euston not expected to be ready until 2043

Supermarket giants call for ‘level playing field’ in regulatory battle against Aldi and Lidl

Iceland, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s argue that the German discounters should now be classified as large grocery retailers, and so be included in a ban on practices preventing rivals opening nearby stores. The post Supermarket giants call for ‘level playing field’ in regulatory battle against Aldi and Lidl appeared first on Property Week.

BDP and BAM complete transformation of Digbeth’s Typhoo building as new BBC base

BBC to complete internal fit out of Birmingham building ahead of planned opening in 2027

Review: Beatriz González at the Barbican shows artist’s playfulness, wit and rage

The Architects’ Journal Review: Beatriz González at the Barbican shows artist’s playfulness, wit and rage Sadly, Colombian artist Beatriz González died shortly before the opening of this retrospective of her work at the Barbican, subtly and sensitively designed by Unknown Works The post Review: Beatriz González at the Barbican shows artist’s playfulness, wit and rage appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Simon Aldous

Gordons expands in central Scotland

Gordons Construction Equipment is opening its seventh location, the first in central Scotland, this summer, at Blairgowrie in Perthshire.