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• Chewing gum artist makes plea to save Millennium Bridge works

  05-10-2023 20:49
  
  Ben Wilson told most of his art on discarded gum to be removed during engineering and cleaning workAn artist who paints tiny pictures on discarded chewing gum has pleaded for his works to be saved after being told most of them will be removed from the Millennium Bridge in London as part of engineering work.Ben Wilson, nicknamed “the chewing gum man”, has been painting on pieces of chewing gum trodden into the bridge since 2013. Continue reading...
  
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• Artist who paints on chewing gum pleas to save his Millennium Bridge pieces

  05-10-2023 20:49
  
  Ben Wilson, who decorates discarded gum, has been told most of his art will be removed during engineering workAn artist who paints tiny pictures on discarded chewing gum has pleaded for his works to be saved after being told most of them will be removed from the Millennium Bridge in London as part of engineering work.Ben Wilson, nicknamed “the chewing gum man”, has been painting on pieces of chewing gum across the bridge since 2013. Continue reading...
  
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• The Guardian view on HS2 cancellation: mind the north-south gap | Editorial

  05-10-2023 20:20
  
  Rishi Sunak promotes himself as a leader who takes long-term decisions for the national benefit, but this one is the exact oppositeFlying into Granada for the European political community summit on Thursday, Rishi Sunak may have noticed that the Andalusian city is well served by high-speed trains. Granada is not alone. Spain now has the largest high-speed rail network in Europe, with more than 4,300km of track in operation and a further 1,370km under construction. Britain, by contrast, has 113km
  
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• Sunak’s ‘spiteful’ sale of land intended for HS2 dashes hopes of revival

  05-10-2023 20:15
  
  Prime minister’s move criticised as ‘salting the earth’ so Birmingham-Crewe line cannot be builtA future Labour government would not be able to easily reverse Rishi Sunak’s decision to scrap the northern leg of HS2 as he has “spitefully” authorised the sale of properties that were subject to compulsory purchase orders on part of the route.Steve Rotheram, the mayor of the Liverpool city region, said the move killed HS2 “stone dead” and would “
  
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• Ten problems with Rishi Sunak’s Network North announcement

  05-10-2023 19:43
  
  Prospectus repeats old promises, ditches others and demonstrates an elastic definition of ‘the north’Life moves fast when you’re Rishi Sunak. On Tuesday, he insisted he was not going to be bounced into making a quick decision on HS2. Within 24 hours he was standing up at Conservative party conference heralding a new transport network.Not only did he scrap HS2 north of Birmingham, dismissing it as “the ultimate example of the old consensus”, but he had somehow found
  
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• The Tories say 15-minute cities are sinister. That’s nonsense – here’s the truth | Kate Soper and Martin Ryle

  05-10-2023 17:19
  
  Rishi Sunak’s risible rhetoric about a divide between motorists and ‘woke’ spoilsports is easy to counter – but Labour shows little sign of wanting to do soFollowing hard on the prime minister’s defence of the drivers who are supposedly victimised by London’s Ulez extension, and Penny Mordaunt’s rubbishing of 20mph speed limits in Wales (currently in force in parts of her own constituency), we now have the transport secretary, Mark Harper, denouncing &ld
  
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• ​​Minister defends No 10 claim that HS2 decision had not yet been taken despite prerecorded announcement - as it happened

  05-10-2023 17:15
  
  Video of Rishi Sunak announcing the axing of the HS2 Manchester leg was filmed in No 10 before he travelled to conferenceTell us: will you be affected by the scrapping of the HS2 leg to Manchester?A record number of hate crimes were committed against transgender people last year in England and Wales, even as racist and homophobic hate crimes recorded by police fell for the first time on record, Michael Goodier reports.HS2 will not be extended to Euston unless enough private investment is secured
  
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• ‘Ragtag’ investments cannot replace HS2

  05-10-2023 16:06 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Prime minister Rishi Sunak announces that high speed line won’t go north of Birmingham – but ‘every single penny’ saved will be invested in transport
   The government has scrapped HS2 north of Birmingham
   After a long and intense period of speculation, prime minister Rishi Sunak finally announced that his government is scrapping HS2 north of Birmingham this week.
  Addressing the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, Sunak revealed that the high speed line w
  
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• Why isn’t multi-modal integration a priority?

  05-10-2023 15:56 via passengertransport.co.uk
  ‘It’s the thing everyone wants but in so many ways it remains elusive. Last week’s Great Transport Debate examined why we can’t join up journeys
   The debate brought together executives from the air, rail, bus, micro-mobility, taxi and active travel sectors in Manchester Airport’s Concorde Hanger
   Why hasn’t more progress been made to integrate different modes of transport to create seamless door-to-door journeys that rival, or exceed, the convenience
  
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• Millennium Bridge in London to close for urgent repairs

  05-10-2023 15:52
  
  Structure due to reopen by 5 November after replacement of layer under aluminium deckThe Millennium Bridge in London will be closed for three weeks for urgent maintenance work after parts of its underside started to degrade.The suspension bridge, also known colloquially as the “wobbly” bridge, crosses the Thames and links St Paul’s Cathedral in the City of London with the Tate Modern gallery on the South Bank. Continue reading...
  
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• Short term thinking at its very worst

  05-10-2023 15:46 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Rishi Sunak’s new ‘Plan for Motorists’ and his decision to cancel Phase 2 of HS2 are not ‘long-term decisions for a brighter future’
   Rishi Sunak at his ‘Net Zero’ press conference last month
   In my last column for Passenger Transport, I observed that it never helps when No 10 or No 11 take too close an interest in transport policy. It gives me no pleasure at all to have been proved right so quickly and so devastatingly.
  We had already
  
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• A transport debate with a difference

  05-10-2023 15:24 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Last week’s Great Transport Debate in Manchester brought together all modes of transport, and more. But what did we learn?
   A quirky venue (underneath a Concorde aircraft) and a quirky host (yours truly)
   I’m not going to lie but I make it my place to avoid corporate and social events. I am actually socially awkward and find them a drag. In previous years, if I had to go I’d feign a phone call to dip out halfway through, and when I was in the logistics sector,
  
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• ​​Minister defends No 10 claim that HS2 decision had not yet been taken despite prerecorded announcement - UK politics live

  05-10-2023 15:14
  
  Video of Rishi Sunak announcing the axing of the HS2 Manchester leg was filmed in No 10 before he travelled to conferenceTell us: will you be affected by the scrapping of the HS2 leg to Manchester?A record number of hate crimes were committed against transgender people last year in England and Wales, even as racist and homophobic hate crimes recorded by police fell for the first time on record, Michael Goodier reports.HS2 will not be extended to Euston unless enough private investment is secured
  
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• HS2 will not extend to Euston without private funding

  05-10-2023 15:00
  
  Rishi Sunak’s promise depends on a substantial portion of the cost being met by third-party investmentUK politics live – latest updatesHS2 will not be extended to Euston unless enough private investment is secured, it has been reported.While cancelling HS2 to Manchester this week, Rishi Sunak pledged to extend the high-speed railway to the central London station. Continue reading...
  
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• We need inclusive leadership

  05-10-2023 14:55 via passengertransport.co.uk
  October marks Black History Month, an opportunity to build understanding and bridge divides
   The theme of year’s Black History Month is ‘saluting our sisters’
   By Nafisa Nathani
  October marks Black History Month. The theme this year is ‘saluting our sisters’ – recognising the important role Black British women have played in modern Britain through building communities and inspiring change.
  Throughout this month, we need to amplify the voices of Black
  
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• We need effective, inclusive leadership

  05-10-2023 14:55 via passengertransport.co.uk
  October marks Black History Month, an opportunity to build understanding and bridge divides
   The theme of year’s Black History Month is ‘saluting our sisters’
   By Nafisa Nathani
  October marks Black History Month. The theme this year is ‘saluting our sisters’ – recognising the important role Black British women have played in modern Britain through building communities and inspiring change.
  Throughout this month, we need to amplify the voices of Black
  
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• Rishi Sunak denies HS2 has been reduced to ‘shuttle service’

  05-10-2023 10:54
  
  Prime minister defends revised transport plans after intense criticism from Tory predecessorsRishi Sunak has denied that HS2 high-speed rail will be reduced to a mere “shuttle service” between London and Birmingham, insisting that many more people will be helped by paring back plans for the project and boosting other transport schemes instead.In his first interview since his speech to the Conservative party conference, the prime minister declined to apologise for scrapping the northe
  
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• Motorway services near Bradford voted worst in Britain ... again

  05-10-2023 07:00
  
  Welcome Break’s Hartshead Moor on the eastbound M62 comes last out of 120 rest stops for second year runningIt’s the award that no business would want to win once, let alone twice.Hartshead Moor East, near Bradford in West Yorkshire, has just been given the unwelcome accolade of being voted Britain’s worst motorway services for the second year in a row. Continue reading...
  
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• Yorkshire Labour leaders slam 'massive waste' as HS2 north scrapped by Tories

  05-10-2023 02:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Their Conservative counterparts disagreed hailing 'a new era for Levelling Up'
  
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• What Rishi Sunak scrapping HS2 means for the North of England

  05-10-2023 02:00 via news.liverpool.ac.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The below interview with Dr Tom Arnold, Research Associate in Public Policy, at the Heseltine Institute, was originally published in The Conversation
  
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• What does the scrapping of HS2 link mean for Scotland?

  05-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Scotland was not part of the plans, but Rishi Sunak's announcement will still have an impact.
  
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• Water Orton HS2: 'What is going to happen to us now?'

  05-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Hedgerows have been ripped up and HS2 roadworks are in place leading residents to ask what will happen now?
  
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• UK's first battery-powered trains hit the tracks

  05-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The UK's first battery-powered passenger trains have started running in Merseyside.
  
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• Transport projects supported by PM as HS2 axed north of Birmingham

  05-10-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Proposed schemes include Leeds trams, rail electrification in Yorkshire and pothole repairs nationwide
  
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• Towns rail station gets the green light

  05-10-2023 02:00 via aroundwellington.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Plans for Wellingtons new railway station have been approved by the Government.
  
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• The HS2 rail line: what has been cut and what will replace it?

  05-10-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - The £36bn saved from cancelling the northern leg is meant to fund smaller transport schemes
  
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• The Government isn't fooling anyone as HS2 betrayal is confirmed - The Yorkshire Post says

  05-10-2023 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Finally the Prime Minister has delivered the ultimate betrayal to the North that his Government has been gearing up to for many years.
  
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• Sunak sparks Tory civil war with scrapping of HS2 Manchester leg

  05-10-2023 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Tory leaders attempt to portray himself as change candidate at party conference overshadowed by fierce criticism of U-turnRishi Sunak unleashed a Tory civil war on Wednesday by announcing the scrapping of the northern leg of HS2 as the former prime minister David Cameron said the decision showed the country was heading in the wrong direction.After days of frenzied speculation over the future of the flagship levelling-up project, Sunak confirmed he was axing the Birmingham to Manch
  
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• Sunak axes northern leg of HS2 in flurry of radical decisions

  05-10-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Prime minister confirms high-speed rail decision and also announces education reforms and smoking curbs
  
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• Shipley MP welcomes scrapping of northern leg of HS2

  05-10-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A BRADFORD district MP has welcomed the scrapping of the northern leg of HS2 - and hailed announcements by the Prime Minister about major transport schemes forthe area.
  
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• Scrapping of HS2 gets a mixed reaction with Black Country commuters

  05-10-2023 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Members of the Black Country public have reacted with bemusement and some regrets to this afternoon's announcement that the northern leg of HS2 is to be scrapped.
  
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• Scrapping HS2 was a smart move now bring on more bold action

  05-10-2023 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Structural reforms are one thing: cultural shifts are altogether more difficult. Many a football manager has learnt this over the years, where a formation change and a sprinkling of new talent in an under-performing club fails to make a difference because something in the club isnt right. Creating winning cultures is hard. City bigwigs are ...
  
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• Rishi Sunak's decision to scrap HS2 to Manchester is 'another betrayal of the North'

  05-10-2023 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin said the decision would "punish passengers and businesses alike"
  
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• Rishi Sunak receives furious backlash after scrapping HS2

  05-10-2023 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press - Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed today that the northern HS2 leg between Manchester and Birmingham will be axed.
  
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• Rishi Sunak promises new Network North after scrapping northern leg of HS2

  05-10-2023 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has scrapped the northern leg of HS2, claiming the move will save £36bn which can be invested in a new Network North and hundreds of other transport projects across the money.
  
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• Rishi Sunak promises more rail, road and bus links

  05-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - It comes after the section of the HS2 high-speed train line between Birmingham and Manchester was scrapped.
  
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• Rishi Sunak announces electrification of North Wales main line with cash saved from HS2

  05-10-2023 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) - UK Government abandons northern leg of HS2 but North Wales could benefit from the cash saved
  
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• Right to own a car in Singapore can cost £87,000

  05-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The city-state introduced a 10-year certificate of entitlement system in 1990 as an anti-congestion measure.
  
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• Request for Skipton rail station work to go ahead only at night

  05-10-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - THE rubber stamp remains poised over plans
  
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• Rail leaders court Labour as fears of managed decline grow

  05-10-2023 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: Amid mounting concern about potential cuts to rail provision, senior leaders in the passenger and freight markets have begun to engage more closely with the Labour Party ahead of a likely general election in 2024.
  
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• Post-Covid rail sector must understand what it does best, says Haines

  05-10-2023 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: We in the rail sector must be objective and honest about what we are good at, Network Rail Chief Executive Andrew Haines told a conference in Birmingham on October 3, as he reflected on how the industry can plot its way through the uncertainty of the post-Covid period.
  
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• PM pledges £1bn electrification of North Wales rail line from HS2 cash

  05-10-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Rishi Sunak announced a series of transport projects after he axed HS2 north of Birmingham
  
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• OPEC+ opt against further oil output cuts as prices drop on demand fears

  05-10-2023 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Oil prices have slide after OPEC+, opted against further changes to the group's hawkish output cuts this year.
  
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• Northern leg of HS2 will be cancelled, Grant Shapps confirms

  05-10-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Rishi Sunak to announce decision on high speed rail line in his Conservative conference speech
  
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• New M25 services: Village betrayed by approval of green belt site

  05-10-2023 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press - A local council has attacked the approval of a new M25 motorway services between junctions 15 and 16 and demanded a Government intervention.
  
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• Network North: what is in Rishi Sunaks £36bn HS2 replacement plan?

  05-10-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The Department for Transport (DfT) has revealed full details of the £36bn investment plan promised by Rishi Sunak to replace the scrapped Manchester and East Midlands legs of High Speed 2 (HS2).
  
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• MP welcomes decision to reopen Oswestry to Gobowen rail link

  05-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - An MP has welcomed the announcement that scrapping HS2 will enable the reopening of a historic railway line.
  
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• Mixed response as Prime Minister reveals bypass funding

  05-10-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - THE Prime Minister's announcement about funding for the long-awaited Shipley bypass has received a mixed response.
  
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• Mayor Andy Street rules out resigning after HS2 leg scrapped

  05-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - There was speculation Andy Street could resign, but he says he will not leave the Conservatives.
  
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• London Euston: HS2 will run into centre of capital, PM confirms

  05-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The line to Euston will go ahead after Rishi Sunak axed the HS2 leg from Birmingham to Manchester.
  
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