Launching the review, Defence Secretary John Healey described the current state of the armed forces as "hollowed-out" and said "procurement waste and neglected morale cannot continue".
Vicki Lee, senior project manager for HS2, said the preliminary work would allow colleagues to "carry out important work directly on the carriageway that would be unsafe for our workforce to do during live traffic".A National Highways spokesperson said the work had been organised to "avoid clashes with other works and minimise disruption as much as possible".
A 16-year-old florist has been praised for using tips and donations to buy five bleed control kits for the local community.Bobby-Ray from Yardley, Birmingham, decided to raise money for the life-saving equipment after his friends had knives pulled on them.Since he started his business, Bobby's Flowers, in March, customers have travelled more than 40 miles (64km) to purchase flowers and help fund the kits, which cost £112 each.
"I'm helping the community and showing people you can be good, there's no point in being bad," he said.Bobby-Ray said he was grateful for everyone who had visited the shop outside his mum's former cafe in Yardley, especially as he only started it a short time ago.
Since he began his fundraiser, Bobby-Ray said violence had affected his family and friends for a second time after his cousin was stabbed.
West Midlands Police said that it was investigating after the man in his 20s was injured on Lower Trinity Street shortly after 23:00 BST on Sunday."Social media can be a dangerous place for those affected by eating disorders", Mr Quinn added.
"We'd urge people to be cautious when using social media during their recovery as some content can be incredibly triggering. "Miss Shaw's parents have described their daughter's journey as a "miracle".
Dr Siân Shaw said she had "never thought" of posting on social media "as a therapeutic technique to get better from a mental illness".She said that it had been "difficult to keep it together" over the past few festive seasons.