Xircon has begun the construction of the new state-of-the-art visitor centre at Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Garden.

Talks are to take place this afternoon between RMT, Metronet, the company’s administrator and Transport for London to try and break the deadlock over the fallout from the collapse of Metronet and end the three day strike which began yesterday.

Sunand Prasad, founding partner of Penoyre and Prasad Architects has taken up his new role  as President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

Carillion has completed track renewal work on Manchester Metrolink’s Altrincham Line, for clients Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE).

Equipment manufacturer JCB is to double its capacity at a key Indian factory after beginning work on a £36 million expansion project.

The first of two 72-hour strikes by more than 2,300 RMT members at Metronet is to go ahead from 18:00 on Monday after the union claimed the company and its administrator failed to give the unequivocal guarantees on jobs, transfers and pensions that the union is seeking.