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Funding for drains, embankments and other measures is part £45.4bn five-year investment planBusiness live – latest updatesNetwork Rail is to spend nearly £3bn to protect the railway from the effects of the climate crisis and extreme weather, as it warned that the country’s network was having to contend with hotter summers and increased winter floods.As part of its new £45.4bn five-year investment plan, the...

Mayor Sadiq Khan thinks his new line names for the capital’s ever-expanding rail network bring clarity, but not everyone agreesThe ancient Egyptians saw names as magical. It was said that Isis tricked Ra, the sun god, into telling her his true name, to give her power over him and put her son Horus on the throne.Londoners have a different take. The Northern line was...

Dismay at St Pancras International in London as services cancelled due to flooding of Thames tunnelUK weather: Eurostar services from London cancelled for day due to floodingWhen Ilse Deurloo arrived at St Pancras station after a festive holiday with her boyfriend in London, she was shocked by the scenes of chaos and disruption as thousands of travellers were left stranded.“This is not what I...