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Government procurement changes target jobs, skills, shipbuilding, and insourcing nationwide. Utilities face stronger expectations over domestic employment, while civil ship procurement and decisions about outsourced central-government services will come under more coordinated oversight.
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Cornwall lithium investment adds domestic capacity to critical supply chains. Geothermal Engineering plans a £43m extraction facility backed by an offer in principle of almost £10m through DRIVE35, with commercial production scheduled for 2029.
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Amaiz has launched local-network payments across ninety-six international markets today. The service targets SMEs paying overseas suppliers and contractors, offering an alternative to relying exclusively on SWIFT for routine cross-border transactions.
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A £190m charging scheme has entered formal subsidy scrutiny today. The proposed government programme would fund electricity-network upgrades at motorway service areas where connection costs are constraining open-access electric vehicle charging.
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Government modelling shows how supply chain shocks can spread systemically. A new technical annex explains the network stress-testing behind an existing UK foresight report, including how indirect dependencies and bottlenecks can amplify disruption between connected businesses.
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Bentley has completed £350m of investment at its Crewe plant. The programme prepares the factory for its first fully electric model, supports around 4,000 jobs, and forms part of more than £1bn in recent UK automotive investment announcements.
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UK-ASEAN trade reached £62bn as both sides deepened cooperation further. The updated partnership covers digital trade, financial services, supply chains, regulation, skills, and investment.
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A £20m programme will build four UK regulatory science centres. The five-year initiative will focus on AI, personalised healthcare, novel technologies, and new evidence methods.
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Thousands of traders must switch platforms for GB-NI goods movements. The replacement Trader Support Service becomes mandatory for movements taking place from 20 October.
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Proposed EU manufacturing rules could disadvantage UK-built vehicles across Europe. SMMT analysis estimates British automotive production supports €24bn of EU economic activity and 250,000 jobs.