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Pay rise? You should have worked harder at school, says Network Rail boss [subscription]

Network Rail has been accused of insulting workers after a manager defended high salaries for senior staff as proof that others “should have probably worked harder at school”.

'Atrocious', 'sell it': What readers said about Cardiff Airport's devastating passenger numbers

Figures out this week showed that Cardiff Airport served just 123,000 passengers last year. That compares to 2.08m for Bristol, 6.2m for Gatwick and 19.3m for Heathrow.

Integrated Rail Plan to focus on driving forward capacity, not just speed

The Transport Secretary Grant Shapps recently sat down with the Transport Select Committee to discuss and answer questions on his job performance so far. A large chunk of this committee hearing focused on the railway industry, with the Integrated Rail Plan, the plan for rail and HS2’s progression being a core theme for the questioning. Shapps was accompanied by the secretary at the Department for Transport; Bernadette Kelly, with each providing key information about the progression of the projects.