Channel Tunnel owner Eurotunnel is cancelling all planned UK rail infrastructure investments after warning its business rates are set to almost triple from 2026, describing the increase as “unparalleled” for a single asset. The company, which operates the 50 km fixed link between Folkestone and Coquelles and handles both high-speed passenger and freight traffic, says the tax shock undermines the business case for new terminals, sidings and capacity upgrades. For UK rail engineers, this signals potential delays to cross-Channel capacity enhancements and associated track, signalling and terminal works on the British side.

National Highways has identified 182 outfalls and soakaways on the Strategic Road Network that will be remediated for polluted road runoff by 2030, following pressure from river and water quality campaigners. The published list covers priority discharge points where runoff currently enters sensitive watercourses without adequate treatment, enabling targeted design of retrofit SuDS, settlement ponds, filters and upgraded soakaway systems. For civil and geotechnical teams, this signals a pipeline of brownfield drainage works involving constrained verges, high-traffic possessions and complex ground–water interface design.

Knighthead Capital Management has unveiled concept images for a new 62,000‑seat Birmingham City FC stadium within the proposed Birmingham Sports Quarter at Bordesley Green. The large-capacity bowl will be the centrepiece of a wider mixed-use redevelopment, with the scale implying major transport, geotechnical and utilities upgrades on a constrained urban site. Early-stage design decisions on structural framing, roof span and crowd circulation will be critical for meeting Premier League and UEFA standards while managing buildability and phased construction around existing infrastructure.