The 84-kilometre line is now expected to open to passengers in late 2029, three years behind the original plan.

Midday generation exceeded demand on eleven separate days last month, forcing curtailment across three regions.

Shippers say surcharges introduced during the port backlog were never withdrawn once volumes normalised.

Twelve streets in the old quarter will close to through traffic for eighteen months from September.

Administrators credit a triage overhaul rather than extra staffing for the improvement.

Developers point to financing costs, while planning authorities report a growing queue of approved but unbuilt sites.

The transfer ends a nine-year negotiation and sets a template for four similar claims.

Catch limits for three shared stocks were cut by between four and eleven per cent.

Applications to engineering and computing programmes grew while humanities intake held flat.

The carrier will fly four times weekly from March, citing recovered business demand.

Engineers say the scheme performed close to its design case, but drainage remains the weak link.

Independent stores reported the strongest February trading in five years, offsetting a weak December.