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Monday, 17 February, 2020

AnalysisUK infrastructure
Reopening of Beeching rail lines faces long delays
Tory manifesto pledge aimed at ‘levelling up’ the regions of Britain faces uphill struggle
Friday, 14 February, 2020

AnalysisUK Broadband
Ultrafast broadband answers Salisbury’s prayers
Cathedral city has proved a learning curve for Openreach’s engineers
Friday, 14 February, 2020

UK Budget
Sunak under pressure from No 10 to relax fiscal rules
Sajid Javid had insisted on discipline but Downing Street wants more leeway to borrow
Friday, 14 February, 2020

Rail
China offers to build HS2 in five years
UK government in talks with China Railway Construction Corporation
Friday, 14 February, 2020

Utilities
Ofwat faces biggest battle since privatisation
Four regional groups at odds with regulator over how much they can charge customers
Wednesday, 12 February, 2020

HS2
High Speed North will be built in full, says transport secretary
Relief for sceptical local leaders as Shapps gives assurances on regional rail boost
Wednesday, 12 February, 2020

LexHS2
HS2: High Spender 2.0 Premium
It is an inescapable fact that — as with most projects — budgets and timetables expand
Tuesday, 11 February, 2020

AnalysisHS2
Johnson’s rail gamble sends signal on levelling-up
PM’s decision in theory marks end of decade of turmoil but is unlikely to bring debate to a halt
Tuesday, 11 February, 2020

The FT ViewThe editorial board
Britain’s green light for HS2 is worth the risks
The government must now restore oversight of the rail scheme
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Tuesday, 11 February, 2020

HS2
HS2: tracking the developments of the project
From its launch in 2009, the scheme has received mixed reports
Tuesday, 11 February, 2020

HS2
Johnson promises transport ‘revolution’ with HS2 go-ahead
£106bn project to be split in three with new High Speed North delivery body
Tuesday, 11 February, 2020

HS2
HS2 faces three-way split to win critics’ backing
Boris Johnson offers £5bn for buses and bikes among plans to stall Tory revolt
Monday, 10 February, 2020

Water Services Regulation Authority UK
Water industry hits out over regulator’s five-year plan
Ofwat has told water companies to cut debt, reduce bills and invest in infrastructure
Monday, 10 February, 2020

Telecoms
KKR to sell German internet business in €2.8bn deal
EQT and Canadian pension fund Omers to buy fibre network specialist Deutsche Glasfaser
Monday, 10 February, 2020

Rail
London Overground offers model for UK rail overhaul
Transport for London’s system has boosted punctuality and customer satisfaction
Sunday, 9 February, 2020

UK infrastructure
Johnson to order boardroom shake-up at HS2
Decision to proceed will be welcomed by business leaders but is likely to anger some Tory MPs
Sunday, 9 February, 2020

Utilities
UK water groups weigh Ofwat settlement options
Thames and Yorkshire among utilities considering whether to challenge regulator
Sunday, 9 February, 2020

UK infrastructure
Chinese diplomat accuses Tory MPs of Huawei ‘witch hunt’
Boris Johnson faces mounting criticism over plan to use group’s 5G technology
Friday, 7 February, 2020

HS2
Review calls for HS2 Ltd to be stripped of Euston project
Planning on London terminus well behind schedule with costs still not fixed
Friday, 7 February, 2020

AnalysisEM Squared
Serbia’s embrace of Chinese FDI raises questions of transparency Premium
Nation of 7m is Europe’s fourth-biggest recipient of Chinese investment
Wednesday, 5 February, 2020

AnalysisMexico
Mexico’s slowdown threatens López Obrador’s grand plans
Mexican leader’s projects could be brought low by a sputtering economy
Wednesday, 5 February, 2020

ExplainerHS2
HS2: arguments for and against
Boris Johnson expected to decide within days on first phase of 250mph railway
Tuesday, 4 February, 2020

Social and environmental impact investment
Renewable energy investor raises more than $1bn
San Francisco-based Generate Capital has worked with BYD and Plug Power
Tuesday, 4 February, 2020

Telecoms
Mobile groups warned to deliver on rural ‘not spots’
BT rebuked by government’s digital director as deal nears collapse
Sunday, 2 February, 2020

The FT ViewThe editorial board
Britain’s rail franchising system has run out of steam
Passengers are rebelling as train operators struggle to provide reliable services