Polar crossing attempt is abandoned
The first ever attempt to cross Antarctica in winter, dubbed The Coldest Journey, has been abandoned after just 313km of the planned 3,822km.
New planning policy fails aggregates industry
Are changes in the planning regime failing to safeguard the future supply of essential construction materials? Is it a real threat? Mark Smulian reports
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Top 10 Construction Companies
| Rank by turnover | Rank by profit | Company | Latest turnover (£m) |
| 1 | 1 | Balfour Beatty | 10541.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Carillion | 5139.0 |
| 3 |  20 |
Laing O'Rourke | 3320.0 |
 4 |
3 | Babcock | 2755.8 |
| 5 |
11 |
Morgan Sindall | 2101.9 |
| 6 |
9 |
Kier | 2098.7 |
| 7 |
6 |
Mitie | 1891.4 |
| 8 |
8 |
Interserve | 1872.0 |
| 9 |
13 | Skanska | 1267.3 |
| 10 |
19 |
Galliford Try | 1221.5 |
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