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• The Observer view on how the climate crisis should not be used as a political football | Observer editorial

  22-07-2023 20:02
  
  The Uxbridge byelection has reopened arguments about how far to push a green agenda but global heating calls for a non-partisan approachNothing feels as good as winning. It’s been a long time since Labour enjoyed a victory as thumping as the one it scored this week in Selby and Ainsty, a once solidly Conservative patch of rural Yorkshire, and Keir Starmer deserves to savour the moment. In little over three years, he has transformed a defeated and despairing party into a government in waiti
  
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• Three-hour delays at Dover as bad weather and train strikes hit summer getaway

  22-07-2023 17:44
  
  Saturday expected to be busiest day for travel this year as millions take to UK’s roads, airports and portsHolidaymakers face delays of up to three hours at the Port of Dover as poor weather and train strikes hit Britain’s summer getaway.Saturday is predicted to be the year’s busiest day for travel after schools in England and Wales broke up for the six-week summer holiday. Abta, the travel association, said more than 2 million UK holidaymakers will head overseas this weekend.
  
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• UK rail strikes: passengers face further day of disruption

  22-07-2023 06:00
  
  RMT union stages second 24-hour strike in three days as Aslef overtime ban nears endRail passengers across Britain are facing another day of limited and disrupted services, as the RMT union stages a second 24-hour strike in three days in the long-running pay dispute.Services were due to start late this morning and end early tonight with reduced schedules across England in particular, as about 20,000 train staff working for operators contracted to the Department for Transport (DfT) took action. C
  
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• Westmorland and Furness councillor slams railway ticket office closure

  22-07-2023 02:00 via nwemail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - THE closure of railway ticket offices would a have a 'severe' impact on people in Westmorland and Furness, a councillor has said.
  
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• UK jobs are at risk without new rolling stock orders says RIA

  22-07-2023 02:00 via railuk.com
  
  Rail UK - A new report from the Railway Industry Association (RIA) shows that unless action is taken now on rolling stock orders for upgrade or replacement of the oldest trains on the network, thousands of jobs will be at risk across the railway industry.
  
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• UK drivers shocked as car insurance costs soar by up to 90

  22-07-2023 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - The price of petrol and diesel may have dropped but households are being hit by another rising costIn 2022, Stephen Sangster had an uneventful year behind the wheel of his brand-new Dacia Jogger, covering 6,000 miles with no accidents or traffic offences. So the father of four was shocked when his car insurance renewal quote landed and the price had soared by a shocking near-90.My quote has come through 87 higher, and thats with no accidents, points or anything else that would inc
  
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• Tube strike: Unions call off action following talks

  22-07-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Hundreds of Tube staff were set to walk out from 23 to 28 July amid an ongoing dispute.
  
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• Transport for London opens consultations on new Superloop route

  22-07-2023 02:00 via walthamforestecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Proposals for route SL2 mean that it would run alongside part of the existing route 123 between Walthamstow and Ilford, and would serve Barking and the eastern Royal Docks
  
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• Transport Focus receives 100,000 responses to railway ticket office consultation

  22-07-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - Transport Focus and London TravelWatch say they have received 100,000 responses to the consultation into the changes to ticket offices in England.
  
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• Today kids on bikes are greeted like the four horsemen of the apocalypse

  22-07-2023 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Remember when children used to cycle everywhere with their friends? Why have attitudes changed so dramatically?
  
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• The UK Rolling Stock Industry: Making 2023 the year of opportunity not crisis

  22-07-2023 02:00 via riagb.org.uk
  Rail Industry Association - A new report from the Railway Industry Association (RIA) has shown that unless action is taken now on rolling stock orders for upgrade or replacement of the oldest trains on our network thousands of jobs will be at risk across the railway industry.
  
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• Sunderland ticket office closure branded a "complete and utter waste of money"

  22-07-2023 02:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - The new ticket office at Sunderland railway station may close before it has even opened amid proposed nationwide cuts.A new ticket office is part of a £27 million renovation project aimed at dramatically transforming Sunderland station into a transport hub fit for the 21st century.
  
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• Siemens Mobility and Newag to Supply 8 Inspiro Trains for Sofia

  22-07-2023 02:00 via railway-news.com
  
  Other News Sources - Metro Sofia has ordered an additional eight Inspiro trains from the SIMETRO consortium comprised of Siemens Mobility Bulgaria, Siemens Mobility Austria and NEWAG SA.
  
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• RIA says new rolling stock orders needed for UK industrys survival

  22-07-2023 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Railway Technology - The rail supply chain organisation says that 30,000 jobs could be at risk when the current set of rolling stock orders are completed in 2026.
  
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• Railway ticket office closures: Legal bid over finding where the humans are

  22-07-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Two disabled activists have initiated a legal challenge over plans by train operators to shut nearly all railway station ticket offices.
  
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• Queues form as port braces for summer travel chaos

  22-07-2023 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Queues are forming outside Dover as the port braces itself for a weekend of travel chaos as schools break up for the holidays.
  
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• Protests over train ticket office closure in Liskeard

  22-07-2023 02:00 via cornwalllive.com
  
  Other Regional Press - People are wondering how this is fair if it's no longer inclusive
  
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• Port of Tyne falls to loss but highlights 'significant progress'

  22-07-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The port saw revenues fall in its cargoes and car sections, but there was growth in other areas
  
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• Permanent cycle lanes planned for Wakefield Road, Bradford

  22-07-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - Cycle lanes on Wakefield Road in Bradford will be removed - but more permanent ones are on the way.
  
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• More children can use passport e-gates after UK rule change

  22-07-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The expansion of the service is expected to benefit over 400,000 children this year.
  
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• Mayors launch legal action over railway station ticket office closure plans as 'more than 100,000' respond to consultation

  22-07-2023 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - A group of mayors including Andy Burnham have now initiated legal action against train operating companies over controversial plans to close railway station ticket offices. The news was confirmed as a rail union claimed more than 100,000 people across the country have officially responded to the proposals.
  
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• Mayors initiate legal process with deadline for rail companies to halt ticket office consultation

  22-07-2023 02:00 via greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Mayors across England have now written to train operators with an up to seven-day warning, setting out the legal action they will take if a consultation to close the majority of rail tickets offices and drastically cut staff available to support passengers across the country, is not halted.
  
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• Lisa Nandy MP: Let rail operators know your views

  22-07-2023 02:00 via wigantoday.net
  Other Regional Press - Earlier this month the rail industry confirmed plans to axe the majority of rail ticket offices across the country and reduce the operating hours of the few that will remain.
  
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• Leeds Bradford Airport Jet2 warning as airline braced for 'busiest weekend in history'

  22-07-2023 02:00 via leeds-live.co.uk
  
  Leeds Live - Jet2 are braced for 170,000 people travelling with them over Saturday and Sunday alone
  
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• Industry body warns of rolling stock supply crisis

  22-07-2023 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews - A new report is warning that train-building centres in Britain such as Alstom in Derby and Hitachi in Newton Aycliffe will run out of work within 12 months from now, putting thousands of jobs at risk.
  
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• Hogwarts Express steam train cancelled over safety issues

  22-07-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Jacobite steam train seen in the Harry Potter films has been suspended by rail inspectors.
  
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• Glasgow buses: Bar group owner in bus, train subsidy call

  22-07-2023 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - A Scottish hospitality group owner has called for subsidised night-time transport services as Scotlands largest city faces the threat of the withdrawal of late-night buses.
  
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• Free bus travel for families who claim free school meals this summer

  22-07-2023 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Families with children on free school meals, disabled and older people are being offered a summer of free bus travel.
  
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• Electric planes: how near are we to take-off and what are the obstacles? subscription

  22-07-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Developers are confident in their designs but convincing regulators of their safety remains a significant hurdle
  
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• E-bikes should be exploding, just not literally

  22-07-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Im a believer in this mode of transport but the batteries that power some cycles need checking out
  
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• Cruise liner supplier halts sales of deficient fire-resistant panels

  22-07-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Operators search for remedies after learning that as many as 45 ships in operation are affected
  
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• Council steps in to help as two crucial bus services are cancelled

  22-07-2023 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - A Welsh council has arranged for two free to all shuttle vehicles to act as a temporary last-minute solution to the axing by a local transport company of two vital bus services.
  
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• Caerphilly's new transport interchange moving forward

  22-07-2023 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  South Wales Argus - PLANS for a new transport interchange in Caerphilly have moved a step closer after the council's cabinet backed moves to push the project forward.
  
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• Caerphillys elderly bus passengers frustrated and left waiting by lack of timetables

  22-07-2023 02:00 via caerphilly.observer
  
  Other Regional Press - A lack of roadside bus timetables around Caerphilly County Borough causes elderly passengers frustration and confusionand can leave vulnerable people waiting, says a resident.
  
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• Blackburn Council backs rail ticket offices closure campaign

  22-07-2023 02:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lancashire Telegraph - A local authority has voted to back the campaign to stop the closure of ticket offices at three East Lancashire railway stations, after a warning that Blackburn's was next for the axe.
  
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• Absolute scandal - Concern over lack of step-free platforms at Old Oak Common station

  22-07-2023 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Mayor Sadiq Khan agreed with Liberal Democrat Caroline Pidgeon that it would be heartbreaking if the station was not fully accessible
  
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• £18m of funding for local transport, housing and skills as part of devolution plans

  22-07-2023 02:00 via derby.gov.uk
  Other News Sources - Millions of pounds in funding, made possible because of plans for devolution in the East Midlands, has been agreed and will be spent on improving housing, transport and the skills of local people.
  
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• 100,000 responses to ticket office consultation so far

  22-07-2023 02:00 via transportfocus.org.uk
  
  Transport Focus - As the public consultation on proposed changes to ticket offices enters its final week, Transport Focus and London TravelWatch have received more than 100,000 responses.
  
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