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Households living near pylons and substations will be offered compensation as part of Autumn Statement
Price tag for high-speed London to Birmingham line is raised to £57bn just weeks after previous big increase
Comments will inflame running debate over impact of post-pandemic employee shift
The country’s attractiveness as a destination for private capital is at an all-time low, an investor association warns
Challenger groups or alternative network providers threaten BT’s market share
Sadiq Khan rejects prime minister’s suggestion that private sector will pay for 4.5-mile stretch of high-speed rail project
Annual Ofwat report flags Thames Water, Southern Water, South East Water and SES Water as high priority
Keeping too many options open may slow progress to net zero
Sunak cancelled northern leg of UK high-speed link in favour of list of projects that have since been questioned
Chancellor seeks to address concerns of pensions industry over investing in long-term infrastructure projects
Public authorities and lenders are clashing over hospitals and schools as private finance initiative contracts draw to a close
Transport select committee says proposals have gone ‘too far, too fast’ and risk excluding disabled passengers
Dominic Johnson says big projects are needed for UK to ‘grow and survive as a nation’
UK’s net zero ambitions rest on huge growth in wind power but industry figures warn investment is being hit by policy uncertainty
Government should prioritise investment in roads and 5G, says survey by trade body Make UK
Decision comes month after west coast rail operator was awarded long-term contract following services improvement
Telecoms groups say increases are needed to fund network expansion as demand for data grows
From relocating Manchester to ‘illustrative’ new schemes, the replacement for HS2’s northern leg is pure improvisation
IFM Investors, a large shareholder in Manchester airport, cites political upheaval and slow planning system
Increase comes after UK government axed rest of line to Manchester in bid to save £36bn
The region’s infrastructure is creaking in the absence of a functional executive at Stormont
Rishi Sunak promised major new investments as he slashed back HS2. But the UK rail industry is fearful of the future
Announcement may ‘land badly’ with electorate as UK government shifts focus to new local schemes
The Labour leader said on Thursday he cannot commit to reversing Rishi Sunak’s cut to the northern leg of HS2
Even in countries bigger than England, high-speed rail is often a vanity project that escapes public scrutiny
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