Hollywood giant gears up for £5bn UK resort build

Main construction work is poised to start on Hollywood giant Universal’s £5bn UK theme park after ministers committed £1.3bn to unlock the transport and infrastructure upgrades needed to make the Bedfordshire mega-project a reality.
The entertainment resort, branded Universal United Kingdom Resort, will rise on the former Kempston Hardwick brickworks site and is set to become Universal’s first theme park destination in Europe.
Government backing will fund road, rail and c