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Heathrow benefits are doubtful, advisers told airports commission [ Subscription]

The official commission that recommended expanding Heathrow based its decision in part on economic models that its own advisory panel believed were questionable.

Chris Grayling faces pollution grilling over new Heathrow runway

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling faces a grilling by MPs over whether a Heathrow third runway will cause more air pollution over London.

High-speed trains MUST come to York, says MP

HIGH-SPEED rail services must go via York, to ensure the city’s future prosperity, York Central MP Rachael Maskell has said.

Electrification to Swansea not a done deal says Network Rail chairman

There is still uncertainty over whether electrification of the Great Western Mainline will reach Swansea. The non-executive chairman of Network Rail Sir Peter Hendy told a meeting of Cardiff Business Club that extending the project westwards to Swansea was subject to an agreement between the UK and Welsh governments