Build HS2 quicker, says project boss
Craig TaylorHS2 chairman Sir David Higgins calls on the government to “accelerate” the northern section of the £50bn high-speed rail project. BBC News – UK
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Bomb set off by wire, police say
A bomb thought to have been thrown at a police patrol in west Belfast on Friday night was in fact detonated by a command wire, the PSNI has said. BBC News – UK
Labour stalwart Tony Benn dies at 88
Veteran Labour politician Tony Benn has died at home at the age of 88, his family says. BBC News – UK
Children’s heart surgery unit ‘safe’
A children’s heart surgery unit temporarily closed last March due to fears over a high number of patient deaths is safe, a review has found. BBC News – UK
RMT union leader Bob Crow dies
General secretary of the Rail Maritime and Transport union Bob Crow dies aged 52 of a suspected heart attack. BBC News – UK
Labour extends jobs guarantee pledge
Labour commits to fund a “jobs guarantee” for the long-term unemployed for the whole of the next parliament, if it wins power. BBC News – UK