Banbury's Prodrive helps smash 400mph hydrogen land speed record

US: British Car & Driver Smash Land-Speed Record [406.320MPH]! (16.8.2026)

Driven by Wing Commander Andy Green OBE, JCB Hydromax completed the record attempt on the Bonneville Salt Flats, setting a new world benchmark for a hydrogen combustion-powered vehicle. The achievement represents the culmination of an intensive development programme that combined JCB’s hydrogen combustion technology with engineering and operational expertise from across the project team.

Following its appointment to the programme this time last year, Prodrive has played a key role, being responsible for vehicle integration and trackside operations, helping prepare both car and crew for the unique challenges of a world land speed record campaign. Working alongside JCB and Ricardo, the company supported the development, testing and execution of the record attempt, drawing on decades of experience operating at the highest levels of international motorsport.

James Scott Rees Anderson

Russia: British POW – “James Scott Rhys Anderson” – Sentenced for Fighting for Neo-Nazi Ukraine! (5.3.2025)

A Russian Court sentenced British mercenary – James Scott Reece Anderson – captured in the Kursk region fighting for Neo-Nazi Ukraine, to 19 years in prison — according to the Investigative Committee.

Anderson will spend the first 5 years in an ordinary Prison – the rest of his sentence (14 years) – in a Maximum Security Penal Colony. Anderson will be sharing a cell with hardened (Russian) criminals.