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Morrisons slashes its capital expenditure budget by 50%
Retailing giant to spend £550m on capital expenditure this year, down from £1.1bn
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Government decides to drop £700m HS2 to HS1 link
Transport secretary Patrick McLouglin also backs redevelopment of Euston in response to Higgins report
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Contractors applaud faster HS2 delivery plan
But lawyer warns starting the second phase of the line three years early may not be possible
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Higgins plans to slash HS2 timescale by three years
Sir David Higgins’ report recommends private investment in redesigned Euston scheme
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Help to Buy to be extended to 2020
Chancellor announces plans to prolong the life of the housing loan scheme
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Comment
Gaming can inspire construction's next generation
Computer games like Minecraft could be harnessed to help the sector
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What is the 'office of the future'?
A lot is changing in office development but then much remains the same as it always was
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Higgins expected to cut HS2 timescale
Report, due to be published this morning, is expected to recommend a raft of measures to cut costs
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Construction grows 1.8% in January
But growth in final quarter has been revised down to a 0.2% fall and overall recovery remains ‘patchy’
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Government slashes housing standards red tape
Overhaul includes minimum space standards promise, as well as discarding requirments for rainwater harvesting
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RIBA submits plans for new head office
Theis Khan’s conversion for existing building just five doors down from current HQ
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Oxford's £500m Westgate development approved
Planners pave way for construction of Crown Estate and Land Securities joint venture
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HCA searches for developer for Leeds scheme
Agency to start hunt for new phase of Tower Works scheme
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MPs tell blacklisting firms to pay compensation
MPs investigating blacklisting say firms must make amends or face being barred from public work
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Aecom boosts its programme management arm
Firm appoints former EC Harris partner Peter Mumford, sets ambition to grow to 200 staff
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Safety first
A series of serious accidents in the past week has highlighted the need to maintain focus on site safety
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Features
Interview: Neil Martin
It’s been all change in Lend Lease’s European business, with recent years marked by management instability and falling profits. Can the managing director of its construction arm Neil Martin succeed where others have failed and turn the business around?
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Hansom: Go compare
Architects get competitive about the size of their erections; there are cars as status symbols (or not, if at Ecobuild); and a chance to steer a 1,000 tonne boring machine under London. Plus, Peter Rees’ greatest hits