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Heathrow's owner confirms sell-off of its other three airports
Buyers of Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton are Australian bank Macquarie and Spanish firm Ferrovial in deal worth £1bnHeathrow has confirmed it is to sell the other three airports it owns in a deal worth just over £1bn.The buyers for Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton airports are a consortium formed by Spanish construction firm Ferrovial still the largest single shareholder in Heathrow and Macquarie, the Australian investment bank, which recently sold its interest in Bristol airport.
Little hope for Bradford commuters facing fare hikes
LABOUR has refused to rule out higher rail fares or keeping decrepit trains, in a bleak message for the North's passengers.
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- M1 speed limit cut still possible, Highways Agency admitsTransport bosses may press ahead with a speed limit reduction on the M1 as a ‘last resort’ to tackle pollution – despite more than 90 per cent of motorists opposing the plan.
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