‘Obscene’ – HS2 on track to cost at least £102bn as minister slams ‘gold-plated folly’ Transport & Infrastructure HS2 is now poised to cost the taxpayer as much as £102bn and will not run from Euston until at least 2040, according to the transport secretary who blasted the project as a “massively over-specced folly”. Heidi Alexander said the cost of the ill-fated train line was now on course to nearly double from the […]
Rejecting affordable homes means Peckham will get no homes Opinion Southwark council has rejected the redevelopment of the low-rise Aylesham shopping centre on the basis that it did not include enough affordable homes. This completely misses the point, says Jeremy Driver London has England’s most acute housing shortage: the average rent for a one-bedroom flat is now around £1,500 a month, and the average home […]
The 2026 London Craft Week China Pavilion opens: Eastern craftsmanship blooms in the new era and women’s ingenuity spreads the beauty of China Partner
MP calls on government to mandate for free-to-air Champions League final Sport Business MPs have called on the government to ensure the Champions League is on free-to-air television in the future after broadcaster TNT Sports took the three European football finals behind their paywall. The Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League will feature three Premier League clubs – Arsenal, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace respectively – […]
Jakajaro to have day in the Sun at Haydock Sport HAYDOCK’s card this weekend is headlined by two Group Two sprint contests, the Sandy Lane Stakes (2.58pm) and the Temple Stakes (3.30pm). With the weather in the north west unsettled and a good bit of rain around, I’m expecting the ground to be no better than good-to-soft come Saturday. Softer conditions should suit the Clive […]
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