23-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com

Railway enthusiasts split over plan to restore train services in rural areas

Some are hopeful upgraded tracks will preserve steam engine rides, but others fear they will morph into commuter services

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‘Friedrich Merz's fate is a warning for Andy Burnham’

‘Friedrich Merz's fate is a warning for Andy Burnham’

Infrastructure fund INPP defies the sceptics

Infrastructure fund INPP defies the sceptics

Was Scott Bessent's intervention in Japan effective?

Was Scott Bessent's intervention in Japan effective?

‘Juggernaut’ BT’s decade-long turnaround hits crunch time

Mark Carney says Canada is now ‘at war’ with US over trade

Mark Carney says Canada ‘at war’ with US over trade

Economic adviser O'Neill rules out government job but backs PM's devolution plans

Economic adviser O'Neill rules out government job but backs PM's devolution plans

Tina Fordham: “It's a mad world – and it's here to stay”

Tina Fordham: “It's a mad world – and it's here to stay”

‘The Magnificent Seven may have faltered but the bull market is not over yet’

‘The Magnificent Seven may have faltered but the bull market is not over yet’

UK housebuilders that will profit from a Burnham boost

UK housebuilders that will profit from a Burnham boost

Canada vows to match US tariffs as trade talks collapse

Why more young workers are leaving the UK behind

The fight to save England’s rivers

Edinburgh festivals demand more money from Scotland’s first tourist tax