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First Group savages ‘irresponsible’ activist [Subscription]

First Group called its largest shareholder irresponsible, opportunistic and self-interested yesterday as the bus and train operator battled attempts to remove more than half its board. ...Yesterday First in turn ridiculed Coast’s plans to sack most of the board and replace them with seven new directors, headed by Steve Norris, 74, the former Conservative transport minister

UK might switch infrastructure focus away from high-speed rail - minister

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s next prime minister might decide to prioritise other infrastructure spending projects over the planned, 56 billion-pound High-Speed 2 (HS2) rail project, a government minister said on Tuesday.

M4 relief road decision: Why the planning inspector overwhelmingly backed the £1.4bn black route south of Newport

On nearly all grounds, inspector Bill Waldrup concluded in favour of the £1.4bn M4 relief road - yet his recommendation was rejected by First Minister Mark Drakeford