Review says current system of environmental regulations not working, but conservationists warn of ‘high risk’ to nature in planning reforms.

After more than five years of debate, discussions and public hearings, the 278 of William Hilton Parkway corridor project is ...

A new map of deprivation from OCSI (Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion) shows the hardest done-by areas are in the North ...

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High Speed 2 is a “casebook example of how not to run a major project”, say the members of Parliament who make up the Public Accounts Committee.

The northern leg of HS2 could be replaced with a new privately funded railway under government plans to boost economic growth. Ministers are considering reviving plans for a new high-speed line ...

alongside our plans for better east-west rail links confirmed in the Northern Transport Strategy last week.” The Committee agrees with the objective to rebalance the economy but disputes the claim ...

Sir Keir Starmer has repeatedly said he does not want to see any more bat tunnels - the £100m, one kilometre shed being built by HS2 in Buckinghamshire to protect an estimated 300 bats in nearby ...

Advisers are recommending preliminary plans for a mental health crisis center in northeast Oklahoma City under the $1.1 billion MAPS 4 program. Voters in 2019 approved Oklahoma City to use nearly $45 ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

According to Cloete, their vision would now materialise physically as plans, maps and meticulous budgets are gathered for its construction, which is set to take place over phases. “We hope to ...