British billionaire businessman, chairman of JCB
British driver Andy Green has set a new land-speed record for hydrogen internal-combustion cars, reaching 406.320 mph at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats in JCB’s Hydromax. The 32ft vehicle used two hydrogen-burning engines adapted from JCB machinery and the FIA has certified the run as the hydrogen class record. JCB is promoting the result to push hydrogen for heavy industry.
Tim Speers and Sean Middlebrough are on trial over a planned Palestine Action protest at Lord Bamford’s Daylesford Estate in 2022. Police found spray paint, glue and a red boiler suit. Speers denies intending to damage property and says he abandoned the plan due to heavy security as the case continues.