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Restore Avanti rail services or end contract, leaders tell government

The London and Greater Manchester mayors and Manchester City Council boss have told Transport Minister Grant Shapps it was "unacceptable".

Rotherham won't get its new railway station for years after government pulls funding with no warning

The government has kicked Rotherham's planned new railway station "into the long grass", according to the borough's council leader, after it was revealed the project will be delayed until at least 2027. In a letter to South Yorkshire’s Mayor, Oliver Coppard, the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed that the long-awaited scheme will not be funded during this transport settlement period.

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  • Strikes expected at Felixstowe port as pay talks end without agreementDock workers at vital Suffolk container port offered 7% pay rise and £500 lump sum. Talks between the Unite union and the company that runs Felixstowe port, which were aimed at stopping an eight-day strike by dock workers at Britain's busiest container port, have ended without a deal.Negotiations came to an end despite the company's new offer of a £500 bonus for each of the 1,900 dock workers, who have already voted in favour of strike action between 21 and 29 August amid a pay dispute with the Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company.

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  • Heathrow investor could take flight [subscription]Heathrow’s single largest investor is reportedly looking at offloading all or part of its stake in the airport. According to Reuters, Ferrovial, the Spanish infrastructure giant, is considering options for its 25 per cent stake, with private equity firms and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund said to have shown interest.

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