Matt Oliver

Unelected planning officers will have power to brush aside local opposition to major projects

Move comes as British manufacturer races to develop first electric supercar

Companies are resorting to ‘heavy discounting’ to meet targets that have proved ‘overly-optimistic’

Russia appears to be reaching for an energy weapon it has previously been reluctant to use

A project designed to boost EV uptake has received the backing of Department for Transport ministers

Artillery production facility to make M777 guns favoured by Kyiv in war against Russia

Grid connection setbacks have already cost Britain £12m to plug a power supply gap

Robot squadrons could shore up aircraft carriers’ capabilities amid a recruitment crisis

Industry experts warn of ‘unsustainable’ price-cutting as EV sales jump 24.5pc

‘Tortuously slow’ decision-making blamed for decision to push back development of small modular reactors