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    • Friday, 9 June, 2023
      Labour Party UK
      Labour waters down commitment to £28bn green plan

      Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves says borrowing for projects to curb emissions would ramp up gradually

    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      Train drivers in it for ‘long haul’, says UK rail union chief as new strikes start

      Aslef’s Mick Whelan says his members have had no pay rise since 2019

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      BT Openreach
      Ofcom allows BT’s Openreach to lower prices despite fierce pushback

      New model for clients including Sky, TalkTalk and Vodafone not a threat to competition, regulator says

    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      Ofwat probes South West Water over leakage data

      Pennon-owned monopoly faces a fine of as much as 10% of turnover

    • Friday, 19 May, 2023
      Network Rail Ltd
      Network Rail doubles spending on adapting to climate risks

      Rail owner admits that vital infrastructure will deteriorate over 2024-29 despite new investments

    • Friday, 19 May, 2023
      Personal Finance
      How to invest in wind farms, motorways and mobile phone masts

      With governments banging the drum for infrastructure, retail investors should look hard at the opportunities

    • Thursday, 18 May, 2023
      Pollution
      UK water companies told to put ‘consumers above profits’

      Downing Street intervenes after industry admits households will pay £10bn sewage spills bill

    • Thursday, 18 May, 2023
      Environment
      UK water industry pledges £10bn investment to stem sewage spills

      Environmental campaigners dismiss ‘empty’ apology issued by trade body Water UK

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
      News in-depth
      How attempts to cut sewage pollution in England are being undermined by rising costs

      Soaring labour, energy and material charges expected to hinder rapid infrastructure improvements despite mounting public anger

    • Monday, 15 May, 2023
      Network Rail Ltd
      UK rail inspections backlog risks safety and reliability, watchdog warns

      Office of Rail and Road calls on infrastructure owner Network Rail to address ‘limited progress’ on non-compliance

    • Monday, 8 May, 2023
      UK water company dividends jump to £1.4bn despite criticism over sewage outflows

      Payments include internal transfers between complex web of holding companies

    • Monday, 17 April, 2023
      Brett Christophers
      The dangers of asset managers when it comes to long-term infrastructure

      Closed-end funds with fixed lifespans dominate the sector

    • Friday, 14 April, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Britain’s elusive high-speed rail dream

      Despite the delays and spiralling costs, the UK still needs HS2

    • Tuesday, 11 April, 2023
      News in-depthHS2
      After all the cuts and delays, is HS2 still worth building?

      Continued ministerial tinkering after axing Leeds leg of high-speed rail line has undermined project

    • Friday, 7 April, 2023
      LetterOne Holdings SA
      LetterOne challenges UK national security sale of broadband provider Upp

      Group backed by sanctions-hit Russian oligarchs seeks to reverse forced divestiture

    • Tuesday, 4 April, 2023
      Virgin Media Ltd
      Virgin Media glitch left thousands of UK customers without broadband

      Company says broadband has been restored after more than 28,000 reported connectivity problems on Tuesday morning

    • Friday, 31 March, 2023
      Pollution
      Two water groups blamed for 40% of England’s sewage spills in 2022

      United Utilities and Yorkshire Water responsible for 124,000 incidents, Environment Agency data shows

    • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
      UK government spending
      Low government investment has made Britain poorer, says report

      UK suffering from state of infrastructure across health, transport and housing sectors, finds Resolution Foundation

    • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
      Anna Gross
      Fibre infrastructure is not a ‘natural monopoly’

      Altnets have boosted UK broadband coverage but incumbent BT will still fight for growth

    • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
      OutlookJennifer Williams
      Time is money and it’s being wasted in the north

      Improved transport is vital if the UK chancellor’s ‘Canary Wharf’ investment zones are to succeed

    • Sunday, 26 March, 2023
      High Speed Two Ltd
      HS2 delay will increase costs, warns UK spending watchdog

      Rail line’s price tag has soared from £33bn a decade ago to as much as £100bn

    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      News in-depthUK business & economy
      UK’s top airports aim to fly 150mn more passengers a year

      Expansion plans would lift numbers by 60% as sector pursues growth ahead of 2050 net zero target, FT analysis finds

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      UK Budget
      Hunt scales back UK ‘investment zones’ plan

      Chancellor announces launch of 12 new clusters in a trimmed-down version of Liz Truss’s policy

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      High Speed Two Ltd
      HS2 rail project delayed by 2 years to save costs

      Road schemes postponed as ministers seek to offset impact of inflation on capital budgets

    • Saturday, 25 February, 2023
      Mitie Group PLC
      Mitie hunts for acquisitions to boost telecoms support business

      UK outsourcer seeks to capitalise on 5G roll out and removal of China’s Huawei from country’s telecoms network

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