Jon Yeomans

From changing designs to Covid delays, there are myriad excuses for why the new nuclear power station is billions over budget and more than a decade late

Estelle Brachlianoff is still waiting for the government to decide a strategy for rubbish and recycling, but her global empire is on the march

Simon Bowen, the chairman of Great British Nuclear, wants to roll out fleets of small reactors. They should come with benefits for a sceptical public, he argues

A year ago, they seemed to be going nowhere fast, and there are still bumps in the road, but electric vehicles should now be able to hit the accelerator in the UK

The mining giant Glencore says it is still on the road to net zero after its deal for Teck Resources, but some believe we may have reached ‘peak EGG’

Geneva is no stranger to money and prestige. But this month it hosted an auction exclusive enough to make even the most jaded Genevese look up from their fondue

The City watchdog has been accused of an “astonishing” grab of people’s personal data under sweeping new proposals to collect information about loans from lende

Apple boss Tim Cook has a confession to make. At university, he says, “I went a little wild.” So, what did the world’s most buttoned-up tech leader get up to? S

America’s top energy security official has warned that China’s move to curb exports of some critical minerals used in green technology shows that the West must

The site of the former power station at Blyth, Northumberland, is not much to look at, but the future of this windswept expanse of cleared rubble and scrubland

The Chinese-owned car brand MG Motors smashed through £1 billion in UK sales last year as drivers were attracted by its affordable electric cars, throwing do

The Soho House Awards last week marked 20 years of the members’ club opening in New York. An eclectic crew of celebs — including Oscar Isaac in a kilt — turned

Getty ImagesWork from home is not working for some of our readers Hanging up on WFHI don’t doubt that those working from home feel it’s the best option for them

Bill Gates is poised to enter the multibillion-pound race to build nuclear power plants in the UK, challenging the likes of Rolls-Royce in the scramble to shore

Tough new rules around the sourcing of batteries in electric cars that could push up prices for motorists may be postponed because manufacturers are struggling

High energy costs and the lack of an industrial strategy put firms off investing in the UK, the boss of DS Smith, the FTSE 100 packaging giant, has warned. Miles Roberts said his company had throttled back investment in the UK in favour of Europe and America because of concerns about energy supply a

Andrew Haines may be the boss of Network Rail, but he wants to make one thing clear: he is not a trainspotter. “I was with a colleague yesterday who could tell

An ageing industry is behind the ‘green’ jobs of the future. Jon Yeomans reports on a conundrum

Alex Cresswell liked to say that his business, Thales UK, was “the best-kept secret” in Northern Ireland. That was until last year, when Russia went to war wi

Who’s calling the shots?Big, lumbering and ripe for a shake-up: Vodafone seems a prime target for activists. For starters, there is French telecoms billionaire