A Reform UK government would scrap plans to build the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) link, its deputy leader has said. In a report to the right-leaning Policy Exchange think tank, Richard Tice said ...

The reopened passenger line will connect Ashington with the Tyne and Wear Metro system. Credit: Shutterstock A UK rail line that laid dormant for 60 years is ready for a return to passenger services ...

Northern Powerhouse Rail is to be delayed again, in a blow to Sir Keir Starmer. Concerns over the cost of the plan to build a rail line between Liverpool and Manchester have led it to be dropped from ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Plans for a new high-speed rail line in northern England have been delayed again, with Sir Keir Starmer no ...