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Reeves rejects Heathrow expansion critics, saying answer ‘cannot always be no’

The Chancellor said the economy will stagnate if you ‘always give in’ to objections.

Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025

The full list of English infrastructure projects backed by Rachel Reeves today

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has supported a number of major infrastructure schemes in a speech on growth on Wednesday.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 29, 2025

Moves to tackle water scarcity aim to drive forward ‘Europe’s Silicon Valley’

The EA has lifted objections to new housing in Cambridge, while a new reservoir will provide long-term supplies to the water-stressed region.

Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025

Chancellor backs Heathrow third runway as she lays out plans for growth

Rachel Reeves struck a more positive note on the economy as she announced a slew of infrastructure projects.

Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025

UK cannot afford to not build runways, says Reynolds ahead of key Reeves speech

The Chancellor is due to set out policies on Wednesday to encourage economic growth, including an expected expansion of Heathrow airport.

Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025

Starmer vows to clear ‘regulatory weeds’ ahead of Reeves growth speech

Writing in The Times, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer criticised the ‘morass of regulation that effectively bans billions of pounds’ of investment.

Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2025

Reeves plans to create ‘Silicon Valley’ between Oxford and Cambridge

Chancellor to announce plans to improve infrastructure in region to put it at forefront of science and tech advances

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2025

Rachel Reeves to pledge to ‘fight’ for growth in economic speech

The Chancellor will claim the so-called ‘Oxford-Cambridge growth corridor’ has ‘the potential to be Europe’s Silicon Valley’.

Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2025

The Rev Don Cupitt obituary

Controversial academic and theologian best known for his 1984 television series The Sea of Faith

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2025

‘The risk of extinction is accelerating’: world’s botanic gardens raise alarm with space to protect endangered plants running out

University of Cambridge research suggests living collections have collectively reached peak capacity

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2025