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The latest official estimate puts the bill for completing HS2 as high as £102.7bn, with services between London and Birmingham now not expected until between 2036 and 2039.
Ministers have published a draft national policy statement on Heathrow expansion and opened a 10-week public consultation, in the clearest signal yet that the long-stalled third runway is moving forward.
Local authorities in England could forfeit around a third of their £1.6bn road maintenance funding unless they demonstrate the money is being spent effectively, as the pothole crisis tops drivers' concerns.
London Gatwick is advancing its £2.2bn plan to bring its northern runway into routine use, lifting capacity towards 80 million passengers a year as new airlines and routes arrive at the airport.