Jill Lawless

Associated Press

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

Closed pumps at a petrol station in Manchester, England, Sept. 27, 2021.

U.K. Mulls Calling in Army Over Gas Shortages

The government insisted the U.K. had “ample fuel stocks” and blamed the problems on consumer behavior.

Instructor Graham Bolger directs learner truck driver Cadhene Lubin-Hewitt as he reverses at the National Driving Centre in Croydon, south London, Sept. 22, 2021.

U.K. Scrambles for Truckers Amid Supply Woe

Officials urged motorists not to panic-buy fuel.

A bottle of Petrus red wine that spent a year orbiting the world in the International Space Station pictured in Paris, May 3, 2021.

Wine that Went to Space Gets $1M Price Tag

The Pétrus 2000 is one of 12 bottles sent into space by researchers exploring the potential for extraterrestrial agriculture.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street, London, April 21, 2021.

UK Leader Under Fire Over Texts to Dyson

Prime Minister Boris Johnson exchanged text messages with the industrialist and promised to "fix" tax rules for him.

Closed shops on an empty New Bond Street, London, Nov. 17, 2020.

Watchdog Slams Government Over Secrecy in Virus Equipment Contracts

A report said companies with links to politicians were fast-tracked and had more chances of getting a contract.

Technicians check the hull and interior of the Mayflower Autonomous Ship, Plymouth, U.K., Sept. 14, 2020.

Autonomous Solar Ship to Cross the Atlantic

The vessel will journey from England to Massachusetts to mark the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower.

A subject receives a shot in the first-stage safety study clinical trial of a potential vaccine by Moderna for COVID-19 at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle, March 16, 2020.

Russia Hacking Virus Vaccine Trials

The hacking group APT29 was previously implicated in the hacking of Democratic email accounts during the 2016 election.

A car passes graffiti during the lockdown in London, April 13, 2020.

UK Scientist Quits Over Lockdown Breach

Neil Ferguson, an Imperial College epidemiologist and key scientific adviser, secretly received visits from his girlfriend.