There are some datacentre waste heating projects on the way, in London and Yorkshire, but the UK lags behind other European countries. We look at the challenges of providing district heating from ...

With the growing trend towards multi-occupancy buildings, David Corner explores how effective plumbing specification delivers ...

Local elections in England, and parliamentary elections in Scotland and Wales, took place on Thursday. Early results showed the governing Labour Party doing badly. By Stephen Castle Reporting from ...

A UK bathroom company is on a brink of administration after it filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator. Bathroom pod specialist Offsite Engineered Products UK Ltd (OEP UK), which is ...

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), together with BSI, has signed off content for Amendment 4 (2026) to the standard Requirements for Electrical ...

Temperatures in the UK could soon surge as high as 24C as a three-day heat blast spreads across the country. On May 6, the maps show temperatures peaking at 23C in Yorkshire. Highs of 21C or 22C are ...

A burst of summer sun and welcome warmth is sweeping across the UK today to make way for a heat surge this weekend with highs of 21C in parts - hotter than Greece. The Met Office predicts it will be ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...