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British Airways is now operating a full flight schedule after an IT failure saw the airline cancel thousands of flights over the bank holiday weekend.
Crossrail 2 hits buffers as uncertainties over Brexit and election take hold
Fears over City firms leaving and wariness about appearing too London-centric are undermining consensus on £32bn project A year ago, the progress of Crossrail 2 seemed assured. A political consensus was forming that a second mass-transit line across London should be built from north to south, its urgency underpinned by the verdict of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) that this was the most important single project for Britain and work needed to start now. The then chancellor George Osborne duly doled out £80m to get the ball rolling, expecting a hybrid bill in the same parliament.
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- DP World hitches lift on the new Silk RoadPorts operator aims to co-ordinate expansion with China’s plans for One Belt, One Road
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- Strict border controls could force cruise ships to steer clear [subscription]Cruise operators could avoid UK ports if more stringent border controls are introduced when Britain leaves the European Union, the chairman of Carnival UK has warned.
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