Steve Calder is the chief customer officer at the Met Office, working to ensure weather and climate intelligence can power future plans for local and national government, as well as support key UK industries to grow. Here, he discusses how innovative science and partnerships will prove crucial to the future success of government and industry

Ordnance Survey has analysed 23.6 million homes to understand which parts of Britain are hardest to heat as temperatures fall

Ordnance Survey has released the first national dataset showing the position and coverage of more than six million street lights across Great Britain. The data reveals the country’s brightest and darkest routes and offers new insights to support safer travel, planning and public‑sector decision‑making