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  • 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

  • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
    HS2
    Jon Thompson to become new chair of HS2

    UK audit watchdog chief takes over as government attempts to rein in rail link’s costs

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