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• Man dies and three injured in London after car overturns on M4

  29-10-2023 19:22
  
  Met police say passenger believed to be in his 20s died at scene of incident near Cranford Park interchangeA man has died and three other people were hurt when a car overturned on the M4 motorway.The motorway was closed in both directions on Sunday as police dealt with the incident that happened on the eastbound carriageway near the Cranford Park interchange, west London, at 11.39am. Continue reading...
  
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• Value for money has sunk in the great ferries scandal. subscription

  29-10-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - t the end of last month, David Tydeman, chief executive of the Scottish government-owned Ferguson Marine shipyard on the lower Clyde, submitted his latest quarterly progress report to Holyroods net zero, energy and transport committee on two ill-fated ferries it has been building for the state-owned operator CalMac since 2015.
  
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• Two months of misery for West Coast line as Avanti cuts services. subscription

  29-10-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Train operator Avanti is quietly cancelling hundreds of services between now and the new year, risking a repeat of the travel chaos suffered by passengers travelling between London, Birmingham and Manchester.
  
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• Transport Scotland exploring options amid A9 Dunkeld roadworks backlash

  29-10-2023 02:00 via thecourier.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The Enchanted Forest executive director, Nela Popovic, is amongst those pleading for the works to be stopped.
  
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• The climate cost of Farnborough Airports plan for more private jets

  29-10-2023 02:00 via aef.org.uk
  
  Aviation Industry- Farnborough Airport has been consulting on proposals for operational changes including an increase in the airports annual flight limit numbers. The operator, Farnborough Airport Ltd., wants to increase the cap The post The climate cost of Farnborough Airports plan for more private jets appeared first on Aviation Environment Federation.
  
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• The Birmingham area where car is king - and over half of residents drive

  29-10-2023 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - The latest Census reveals which areas of Birmingham are the most car-reliant
  
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• Report 12/2023: Collision between passenger trains at Salisbury Tunnel Junction

  29-10-2023 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Government - RAIB has today released its report into a collision between passenger trains at Salisbury Tunnel Junction, Wiltshire, 31 October 2021.
  
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• Rail firm must replace hundreds of trains - and bosses have no idea how much it will cost

  29-10-2023 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - The region's biggest rail operator will have to replace three-quarters of its trains to meet government targets, the Manchester Evening News can reveal.
  
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• Porterbrook maintains a 100 rating in annual GRESB Assessment

  29-10-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - The five-star rating achieved by the British rolling stock company marks its second year as the Transport Sector Leader
  
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• Merseyside to receive £8.8 million of HS2 cash for bus services

  29-10-2023 02:00 via wirralglobe.co.uk
  
  Wirral Globe - MERSEYSIDE will receive £8.8 million pounds to improve bus services over the next financial year, the Transport Secretary has announced.
  
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• Humberside Airport strike officially suspended as airport bosses agree to meet with union

  29-10-2023 02:00 via grimsbytelegraph.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Staff from multiple departments were due to walk out for 48 hours from Tuesday, October 31 in a row over pay
  
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• How Welsh streets would look if cars were banned from them

  29-10-2023 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - These pictures show how the places where we live would be transformed if cars were no longer allowed to drive on them
  
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• Greens to put pressure on SNP to drop support for Heathrow expansion

  29-10-2023 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - The Scottish Greens will put pressure on the SNP Government to ditch its support for the expansion of Heathrow Airport on climate grounds - labelling their Holyrood partners position as reckless.
  
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• Go-slow protesters gather at the Senedd after taking to roads across Wales against 20mph default speed limit

  29-10-2023 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Motorways and major A-roads are being affected
  
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• Go North East bus strike: How long will disruption last?

  29-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Bus services across the North East of England are being hit again as the latest strike by staff at one of the region's major firms brings services to a halt. Why are they taking action and how long will disruption last?
  
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• From HS2 to Wembley, why cant Britain build on budget? subscription

  29-10-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Our infrastructure projects are invariably late and over-budget compared with European neighbours. Our planning system, political wrangling and a lack of civil service expertise is to blame.
  With just 134 miles of track between London and Birmingham now planned, the scope of HS2 is modest by international standards. Yet this short line is at least world-leading in one area: its price.
  
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• Every road in Solihull where speed could be slashed to 20mph - full list

  29-10-2023 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - A number of roads have either been approved or are waiting to go up in front of Solihull Council as the authority pushes ahead with its road safety agenda, with a focus on local schools and nurseries
  
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• Epic view of A55 tunnel that fooled some and left others scared witless

  29-10-2023 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - An aerial photo was condemned as a 'fake' because the engineering involved looked impossible
  
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• Dinner marks Concorde's last Manchester Airport flight

  29-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A gala dinner celebrating the last commercial flight Concorde made into Manchester Airport has taken place at the airport under the wings of the jet.
  
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• Cruise ships visiting Scotland to be charged emissions tax

  29-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Scottish Green said the tax would target the most polluting vessels that dock in Scotland.
  
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• Concerns raised over new £6.6 million security scanners for Cardiff Airport

  29-10-2023 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - The Chair of the Senedds Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee has raised concerns over the Welsh Governments investment of £6.6 million in new security scanners at Cardiff Airport.
  
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• Changes to road layout near city centre agreed after traders say 'we're struggling to survive'

  29-10-2023 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  Other Regional Press - It came after a petition by business owners who said the current layout was damaging their trade
  
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• Change to buses which travel between Glasgow's transport hubs

  29-10-2023 02:00 via glasgowtimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - New zero emissions vehicles have been introduced for passengers using the Glasgow station bus link service.
  
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• Andy Carter Warrington South MP on transport in Warrington

  29-10-2023 02:00 via warringtonguardian.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Andy Carter is Warrington South MP and writes a regular column for the Warrington Guardian
  
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• Airline chiefs press Gatwick airport to improve performance

  29-10-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Executives are worried about more disruption next year unless staffing issues in the control tower are resolved
  
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• After Luton airport, were still at risk of more car park blazes. subscription

  29-10-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - 1,400 vehicles were destroyed in a fire at the airport this month. Blazes at multistoreys keep sparking and warnings about the dangers have gone unheeded
  
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