These are the top stories making the headlines across The Business Magazine website today:

Work starts on £16m plant to turn food waste into energy

Eco Sustainable Solutions has commenced construction on a £15.6 million anaerobic digestion plant in Dorset, designed to convert over 50,000 tonnes of food waste annually into 60GWhs of biomethane, enough to power approximately 5,300 homes.

Full story here: https://thebusinessmagazine.co.uk/companies/work-starts-on-16m-plant-to-turn-food-waste-into-energy/

UK watchdog CMA approves £16.5bn tie-up of Vodafone and Three

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved the £16.5 billion merger of telecom giants Vodafone and Three, forming the nation's largest mobile network with 27 million customers after an 18-month analysis.

Full story here: https://thebusinessmagazine.co.uk/companies/uk-watchdog-cma-approves-16-5bn-tie-up-of-vodafone-and-three/

Cash injection to boost Bristol firm's photonic chip design

Bristol-based Light Trace Photonics has secured £600,000 in its first investment round, led by QantX Ventures, to advance its integrated photonic chip designs, following its recent induction into the SETsquared incubation programme.

Full story here: https://thebusinessmagazine.co.uk/technology-innovation/cash-injection-to-boost-bristol-firms-photonic-chip-design/