Shares in National Express rallied today amid excitement that it was about to become the new operator of the UK East Coast Main Line (ECML).

One of the UK’s leading transport groups, National Express said today it had pulled the plug on a biofuels trial, amid fears that the “green” energy may be damaging the environment.

The Football Association were today holding a second round of interviews with candidates for the vacant chief executive’s role after Trevor Birch withdrew his application for the post.