A small London museum dedicated to the first tunnel in the world to be built under a major river will close in September to undergo a £1.85m revamp.

HyperTunnel has signed a deal allowing AmcoGiffen exclusive use of its breakthrough robot tunnelling construction tech in the UK rail sector.

Contractors working for HS2 have transported a 160t tunnel boring machine cutter head to a new digging site in a complex overnight operation.

Helicopters have been used to airlift construction materials into position for essential repairs to a ventilation shaft in one of Britain’s deepest railway tunnels.