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The British Geological Survey (BGS) has released significant updates to its online tool for validating geotechnical data held as AGS files.

HS2 Ltd has gained consent from Buckinghamshire Council for revised plans to excavate through part of an ancient earthwork structure known as Grim’s Ditch in the Chilterns.

The deadline for this year's Ground Engineering 100 (GE100) survey - aimed at geotechnical contractors, consultants, manufacturers and suppliers operating in the UK - is on 26 July.

Construction industry research organisation Ciria recently gave an update on its ongoing research covering guidance for piling and tunnel asset management, as well as projects in the pipeline or in need of  further funding.

A 35m deep "sinkhole" that formed last year in a field in Buckinghamshire has been filled in, but the site remains closed to the public until further voids can be ruled out.

The GE Sustainability conference in September will be wrapped up with a collaborative session to create a “manifesto for change” for the geotechnical sector.

Thames Water has made several major design changes to its Teddington Direct River Abstraction project, which would discharge “recycled” sewage water, following a public consultation.

A vast "sinkhole" that emerged on a football pitch in Illinois last month was likely caused by a “very rare” roof collapse in an underground limestone mine, a geologist has said.

Ground investigations set to be carried out in Ventnor this summer will give the Isle of Wight Council more information about whether to fully reopen a landslide-hit road.

Internet service providers have urged the next government to re-evaluate the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) and carry out more consultation before making it legislation, but geotechnical industry figures want to see the platform taken forward.