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Investigation finds more than 30 oil ships across the world are at risk of deadly accidents
Speed Read The investigation was spurred by a deadly tanker explosion in February 2022
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The 100-year-old railway Mexico hopes will rival the Panama Canal
Under the radar The route will run across Mexico's narrowest point, connecting the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean
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Pros and cons of HS2
Pros and cons The government has scrapped plans for the northern leg of the high-speed railway after spiralling costs and delays
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Italian authorities looking into Venice tourist bus crash that killed 21
Speed Read Flags flying at half-mast after 'apocalyptic' incident
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Can HS2 get back on track?
Today's Big Question West Midlands mayor offers business solution to keep northern leg but final decision may rest with Labour
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Speed limits: is 20 plenty?
Talking Point Many Welsh drivers are 'furious' at new limit, but pedestrians are 'far less likely to be killed'
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HS2: a runaway train
Talking Point PM may cut Manchester to Birmingham line of beleaguered rail project due to spiralling costs
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Paris bans e-scooter rentals
Talking Point Electric vehicles were popular with younger residents but older Parisians swung the crucial referendum
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Is Britain’s infrastructure failing?
feature High costs, inflation, policy uncertainty and ‘nimby’ tax have led to ‘dire state’ of UK building projects
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Wind-powered cargo ship takes maiden voyage
feature Good news stories from the past seven days
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HS2: is this the end of the line?
Talking Point The costs of the track have steadily risen even as the potential gains have diminished say detractors
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Teachers ‘grapple’ with strange names
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
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Electric flying taxis: pie in the sky or climate panacea?
Talking Point Race is on to develop ‘quieter, cheaper and emission-free aircraft’ that can land in city centres
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Giant cruise ships: monsters of the high seas
feature Today’s ships are more than twice the size of those built in the 1990s
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