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PM keen to boost green record as fears over Heathrow pollution grow, say sourcesDavid Cameron is warming to the idea of backing a second runway at Gatwick amid growing worries within government that expansion of Heathrow would cause excessive pollution and noise and would split the Tory party, according to informed sources.A final report on how best to increase airport capacity in the south-east will be published by Sir Howard Davies, chairman of the Airports Commission, next month or in July, and will contain a firm recommendation on which of the two airports should be developed to handle inc...
SNP fury as HS2 finds 'no business case' for taking fast train service to Scotland
The £50bn High Speed Two rail link will not be extended to Scotland, as the team behind the project has found there is “no business case” for the undertaking.
Sunday, 24 May 2015
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- Historic liners sail into Liverpool to help revive the Mersey beatThree vast Cunard ships will assemble to mark the start of seven weeks of cultural events highlighting an exciting era for a port city firmly on the way upAs Liverpool readied itself this weekend for its biggest civic spectacle of recent years, a taxi driver turning into North John Street called out encouragement to another: “The job on at the docks is unbelievable. The queue! Get down there.”Tomorrow morning, in a celebration of the city’s ocean-going past – and ahead of seven weeks of cultural events designed to underline the comeback of a great port – one of Cunard’s vast cruise liners, Que...
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