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HS2: Government ‘misleading’ people over Leamside line reopening
References to the restoration of a mothballed line are dropped 24 hours after its announcement.
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Prada to design Nasa’s new moon suit
Art meets science as Prada designers help create the spacesuits for the 2025 moon mission.
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HS2 will not go to Euston without private funds
If the money cannot be raised then passengers travelling to and from central London will have to change.
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South East water firms have highest complaint rates – report
Southern Water is the most complained about provider in the country, with Thames Water second.
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Electric car sales to private buyers fall sharply
No incentives for consumers to buy electric has affected sales, but overall the car market is growing.
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HS2: No new compensation for ‘pain’ of people affected by scrapped rail route
There will be no new money for displaced people and firms along the scrapped route, the government says.
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Metro Bank shares plunge on fund raising reports
Its shares sank by as much as a third in early trading, after reports it needs to raise £600m.
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Amazon and Microsoft to face cloud computing competition probe
The competition watchdog is investigating the tech giants' cloud computing dominance.
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Right to own a car in Singapore can cost £87,000
The city-state introduced a 10-year certificate of entitlement system in 1990 as an anti-congestion measure.
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Renters chasing each home jumps from 20 to 25 in five months
When a property goes up for rent there are typically 25 people competing for a viewing, Rightmove says.
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