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NewsFinal bill for Nightingale hospitals to top £500m
Government had previously only revealed a total programme build cost of £220m
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NewsMcAlpine to restore grade I-listed St Marylebone Parish Church
Refurb will see 1817 church taken off Historic England’s Buildings at Risk register
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FeaturesRunning on empty: whatever happened to the Nightingales?
The Nightingale hospitals, built in record time, were a proud moment for construction. But with patient numbers overwhelming the NHS, Elizabeth Hopkirk asks why they never fulfilled their original promise
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NewsJenrick green lights £250m west London homes
Assael Architecture-designed ‘urban village’ will replace DIY store in Richmond
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NewsGovernment confirms plan to make new homes meet net zero by 2025
New consultation for energy efficiency in non-domestic buildings also published
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CommentNow is a critical moment to protect site workers
If construction sites are to stay open and help keep the economy afloat, then bosses must act to minimise the risks
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NewsGovernment announces new construction products regulator
Housing secretary says position set up in response to ‘dishonest practice by some manufacturers’ highlighted by Grenfell Inquiry
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NewsBuild UK issues fresh guidance for contractors on how to beat Tube congestion
Industry told to reduce number of workers using network
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NewsBig firms told to slash payment times to small suppliers
Prompt Payment Code changes mean signatories will soon have to play small businesses within 30 days
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NewsKier upbeat as firm eyes improved first half results
But firm’s average month-end net debt refuses to budge much from last year’s £436m
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NewsParliament refurbishment will cost at ‘least £12bn,’ chair of spending watchdog says
Review into scheme due out this month
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NewsTube overcrowding continues to threaten sites in London
Issue to top agenda at Build UK meeting this morning
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NewsConstruction workers told to get asymptomatic tests by London council
Daily testing began yesterday
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FeaturesRethinking Design: what’s the word on the street with retail?
With the impact of the pandemic expected to last for years, retailers and shoppers will be adjusting to changes long after covid has been contained. Sector experts talk about what we can expect
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NewsLone Star to wrap up £647m McCarthy & Stone takeover this month
US private equity firm made move last October
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NewsCovid and cladding costs send Watkin Jones profit tumbling
Firm pays back £800,000 furlough cash
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NewsRecycled aircraft parts to be used in Populous plan for French football stadium
Scheme involves renovating Ligue 1 side Strasbourg’s ground
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NewsTransport for the North calls for review as government cuts funding
Group questions Whitehall’s commitment to levelling-up agenda
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CommentA question of scope
A party that wants to limit the scope of an adjudication must be wary of asking questions that accidentally widen the dispute