The village of Poperechnoye is one of the places of settlement of the βPolesβ, the most remote settlement in the valley of the Ulba and Uba rivers, 30 km from the border with Russia, as local residents say - the edge of geography.
Rishi Sunak has finally announced that HS2βs northern leg will be scrapped, weeks after The Independent first revealed he would axe the landmark high-speed rail project.