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Valleys rail upgrade deal 'shortly'

A deal on who will pay to electrify the valleys rail network should be ready in a

Boris Johnson: third runway at Heathrow would be a 'disaster'

Johnson is calling for new Thames estuary airport, saying Heathrow expansion would cause too much noise pollutionBoris Johnson has rebuffed calls to back a third runway at Heathrow, saying it would be a "disaster".The London mayor said the expansion plans were "desperately short-sighted" and "barbarically contemptuous of the rights of the population", whose health he said would be put at risk.

CBI hints at backing for expansion at Heathrow

The CBI has dropped a heavy hint that it favours an expanded Heathrow airport as it called for “spades in the ground” by 2020 to tackle the UK’s shortage of runway capacity and boost trade with emerging markets.

Transport authority cannot say when Merseyrail will get new trains to replace aging 36-year-old fleet

Merseytravel boss talks of 'modernisation and refurbishment' but says a new fleet is an 'option'