Bombardier Transportation and German railway operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) have signed a framework agreement for 800 double-deck coaches that could be worth up to 1.5 billion euros. The new-generation vehicles will be the first to incorporate driven cab cars.
Russia, Ukraine, and the European Union are bidding to end a crisis which has left at least seven EU countries facing major gas shortages amid a winter freeze.
Plans by former Conservative defence secretary Sir John Nott to build two 80ft wind turbines on his country estate have been approved.
The recession is already hitting the semiconductor business but tight capacity might mean a rapid turnaround in fortunes.
As the search for oil moves into deeper waters and harsher environments production is moving onto the seabed.
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