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- Travis Perkins warns of price rises amid shortage of raw materialsTravis Perkins has been informing customers in its stores, websites and by email of the price rises. It said it had seen demand across the board - from consumers doing more DIY projects, to demand from big infrastructure projects such as HS2.
The Telegraph
- Overspending puts ScotRail upgrades at risk [subscription]Nicola Sturgeon wants to nationalise Scotland's railway network as part of a transport spending spree
Daily Express
- Sturgeon warned 'Boris burrow’ tunnel linking Scotland to NI could derail independenceNICOLA STURGEON's independence bid might be derailed if Boris Johnson's proposal to build a tunnel linking Scotland to Northern Ireland goes ahead, it has been claimed.
Bristol Live
- Residents near railway could face noisy summer nights A major 'safety critical' operation is due to start this week
Other Regional Press
- Chance to visit HS2 archaeology dig near AylesburyHS2 is inviting Bucks residents to visit its field museum at St Mary’s Church, Stoke Mandeville, to see how its archaeologists have started to unlock almost 900 years of history.
- Delays at Eurotunnel due to power faultBoth tunnels now open after engineers have repaired an overhead power fault at Eurotunnel.
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- The 'dive under' feat of engineering needed at Nuneaton to allow direct trains from Leicester to CoventryAn ambitious feat of civil engineering is likely to be undertaken close to the Leicestershire border to connect up Leicester and Coventry by rail once again.
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