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Data from Environment Agency prompts calls for government to declare national emergency
Pollution from emergency overflow pipes into canals, coastal waters and rivers has not always been recorded until now
Government decision heightens risk of significant lay-offs at Hitachi and Alstom’s UK plants
Leaders of West Midlands and Greater Manchester propose cheaper 70-mile high-speed line along roughly the same route
Notice of fresh disruption comes as northern leaders call for rail operator Avanti to be stripped of its contract
John Armitt says pension schemes need to ‘find the best possible opportunity’
Regulator has new options to take away investors’ ownership of water companies while leaving them dealing with debt
Government is testing new trading market in drought-prone Cambridgeshire
Red tape must be slashed to meet the UK’s demand for housing and infrastructure
Research by state-owned body in charge of project runs counter to MPs’ criticism that line is poor value for money
City veteran will stay as chair of regulated entity as utility faces financial pressures
Public accounts committee says neither managers nor government are able to explain project’s benefits
High Court upholds PDT’s claims across three parts of former steelworks site
Annual increase will come on top of the uplift set by Ofwat every five years
BCG report reveals price of a flat road in Britain is £8.45mn per km against European average of £5.77mn
Smaller network providers are being hit by rising rates and disappointing customer uptake
Local leaders warn ‘nonsensical’ pledge by central government ignores absence of infrastructure
Officials to tackle drop in passenger capacity after Rishi Sunak revised rail link plans
A 14-mile road and tunnel project is a microcosm of the cost overruns and missed deadlines that plague projects around the country
Chronic under-investment outside London and the south-east has contributed to regional inequality and poor productivity
New rules provide more options for special administrators to restructure groups unable to repay their debts
Record tenth winter storm on its way as workers clean up damage caused by high winds and rain brought by Isha
Organisation formed to defuse disputes between investors and public sector over financing deals
Project chair Sir Jon Thompson tells MPs there are no guarantees price of London to Birmingham line will not rise again
FTSE 100 group acquires rival in sign of sustained appetite for utility assets despite performance concerns
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