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UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Celebrity dog trainer sues government for 8m over HS2 upheaval

A dog training business owner seeks £8 million compensation from the UK government after his kennels were compulsorily acquired for the HS2 high-speed rail project.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

King made more than 1m selling land for leg of HS2 that was scrapped

The Duchy of Lancaster negotiated payments totalling 1,132,400 by selling land for road works near a proposed hub station in Crewe, Cheshire in a deal that has emerged despite the organisation's assertion that it is completely self-financing and does not rely on taxpayers' money. The duchy which has been controlled by reigning monarchs since medieval times and exists to provide them with a private income acquired a sprawling, 1,400-hectare (3,450-acre) estate set around the Jacobean mansion of Crewe Hall in 1936.
Real estate
fromwww.bbc.com
7 months ago

Mayor floats forcing land sale for Man Utd stadium

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is prepared to enforce the sale of land necessary for the redevelopment of Old Trafford stadium, valued at £400m by Freightliner.
Manchester United
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