Financial trader's plan for mast higher than the Shard suffers setback

Dover council challenges Vigilant Global's communications tower proposal and queries whether it would benefit rural Kent

A financial trading firm's plan to make millions by building a mast higher than the Shard in rural Kent has suffered a setback after its proposals were challenged by Dover council.

Vigilant Global is one of two companies hoping to build a communications mast designed to boost profits by shaving milliseconds off the time it takes to beam information to European markets.