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Focus on debt is road ahead for FirstGroup

FirstGroup has lost interest in buying National Express and is concentrating on reducing its debt, the transport giant said as it unveiled a 10% rise in its dividend despite a tough half-year.

But the Aberdeen-headquartered group will be bidding for its ailing rival’s east coast rail franchise – and it views Warren Buffett’s massive investment in US railways with interest.