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• Where Rachel Reeves can get help on the economy | Brief letters

  22-12-2024 18:02
  
  Good advice | Visionaries |Map trap | Stobbies v Nobbies | Jelly breaks the mouldRachel Reeves claims that she does not see people putting forward alternatives to her measures to manage the economy (Report, 20 December). She ought to read the letters section in the Guardian. If I were prime minister, it would be the first thing I would read every morning.Eddie Ross
  Colchester• As I read the correspondence on the prime minister’s vision for Britain (Letters, 18 December), I was re
  
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• Winds blow UK Christmas travel off course, with ferries and flights cancelled

  22-12-2024 12:32
  
  More than 100 Heathrow flights expected to be called off, along with ferries between Northern Ireland and ScotlandThousands of people in the UK are facing a Christmas travel nightmare as strong winds led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights and ferries.A Met Office yellow weather warning was in place until 9pm on Sunday from John o’Groats to Land’s End, with gusts of up to 60mph widespread and some as strong as 70mph on hills and around exposed coasts. Continue reading...
  
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• Trump sets eyes on 'vital' cargo channel to avoid six-figure bills and drastically cut shipping times to US ports

  22-12-2024 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Donald Trump says it is costing too much to use the Panama Canal and if prices don't drop, he will demand it's given back to the US.
  
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• Travel news live: Christmas getaway delays as 100 Heathrow flights cancelled amid 80mph wind weather warnings

  22-12-2024 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - RAC estimates 22.7 million drivers will hit the roads as people get away for Christmas
  
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• The man holding Britain's railways to account

  22-12-2024 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - While waiting for a delayed train on a cold railway station platform back in 2016 a 30-something tech enthusiast had his big idea. The scene of all-consuming misery sparked his concept for a more rewarding type of platform, one based in cyberspace, with the power to drive news stories and generate questions in Parliament.
  
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• Swindon MP talks about her first days as transport secretary

  22-12-2024 01:00 via thisiswiltshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - It?s been an incredibly busy couple of weeks, and I?m still catching my breath.
  
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• Strong winds disrupt Christmas getaway travel

  22-12-2024 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Roads, ferries, rail and air travel face disruption on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year.
  
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• ScotRail expands Flexipass routes with new Glasgow stations introduced

  22-12-2024 01:00 via glasgowtimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - SCOTRAIL has announced the expansion of its Flexipass to include more routes across Scotland.?
  
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• Scotland?s Modernization of InterCity Trains to Enhance Rail Travel

  22-12-2024 01:00 via railway.supply
  
  Railway. Supply - Scotland has launched a procurement process to replace its InterCity Trains with modern, efficient models. This initiative focuses on comfort, reliability, and sustainability to meet growing passenger needs. This was reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
  
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• Scotland's Modernization of InterCity Trains to Enhance Rail Travel

  22-12-2024 01:00 via railway.supply
  
  Railway. Supply - Scotland has launched a procurement process to replace its InterCity Trains with modern, efficient models. This initiative focuses on comfort, reliability, and sustainability to meet growing passenger needs. This was reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
  
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• Protestors rally as Bluestar cuts bus services to Calshot

  22-12-2024 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Protestors created a mp;#39;walking busmp;#39; and followed a mp;#39;dangerousmp;#39; route after hourly bus services were slashed.
  
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• Oxfordshire bus operators to participate in new bus fare cap

  22-12-2024 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford Mail - Oxfordshire?s leading group of bus operators has confirmed it will participate in the Government?s new cap on single fares from January 1.
  
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• North East Mayor to meet Transport Secretary over 'escalating emergency' of shut Gateshead flyover

  22-12-2024 01:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - North East Mayor Kim McGinness has secured an urgent meeting with the Transport Secretary to discuss the disruption caused by the closure of the A167 Gateshead flyover.
  
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• MP tours Glasgow depot to learn more about infrastructure projects

  22-12-2024 01:00 via glasgowtimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A GLASGOW MP toured Siemens Mobility's depot to learn more about infrastructure projects in the city.?
  
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• Major £10m investment to improve customer facilities and accessibility at Salford Central station in 2025

  22-12-2024 01:00 via premierconstructionnews.com
  
  Other News Sources - TfGM and Network Rail to invest ?10m at Salford Central station to deliver accessibility and customer improvements.
  
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• Major ?10m investment to improve customer facilities and accessibility at Salford Central station in 2025

  22-12-2024 01:00 via premierconstructionnews.com
  
  Other News Sources - TfGM and Network Rail to invest ?10m at Salford Central station to deliver accessibility and customer improvements.
  
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• Just 2 of some key trains on London to Manchester line run on time

  22-12-2024 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Failing passenger service is a ?national embarrassment,? says Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham
  
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• Honda eyes return to UK with Nissan tie-up in Sunderland subscription

  22-12-2024 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - The car makers are locked in talks over a potential merger and could share production space in factories
  
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• Coventry Very Light Rail to trail in city centre in 2025

  22-12-2024 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Residents can have a change to experience the CVLR in summer 2025
  
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• Council 'seeking alternative' to school bus cuts

  22-12-2024 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Two school bus services under threat of being axed could be saved following "constructive dialogue" with councillors, according to one headteacher.
  
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• Cosco Shipping keeps up bulker ordering frenzy

  22-12-2024 01:00 via lloydslist.com
  
  Lloyd's List - Orders include up to five newcastlemaxes and 10 kamsarmaxes
  
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• Christmas travel chaos: delays expected as millions take to roads subscription

  22-12-2024 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Drivers are urged to travel at off-peak hours, rail operators warn of disruption for engineering works and airports expect record numbers seeking sun and skiing ? as strong winds hit UK
  
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• Chinese electric buses subsidised by UK taxpayers

  22-12-2024 01:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- Chinese firms are pocketing more than half the taxpayer-funded subsidies earmarked for new zero-emission buses under a 'buy British' scheme, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
  
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• Cheshire: Work brought forward on Northwich Station's ticket office

  22-12-2024 01:00 via chesterstandard.co.uk
  
  Chester Standard - WORK to get?Northwich Railway?Station?s new ticket office up and running?has been brought forward.
  
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• Cheshire: Work brought forward on Northwich Station's ticket office

  22-12-2024 01:00 via chesterstandard.co.uk
  
  Chester Standard - WORK to get Northwich Railway Stationmp;#39;s new ticket office up and running has been brought forward.
  
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• Bus fares to rise as fare cap increased

  22-12-2024 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Some bus fares in Cornwall are set to rise as the government's national bus fares cap is rising to ?3.
  
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• A once-in-a-generation chance to end the second-class treatment of Wales' railways

  22-12-2024 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Keir Starmermp;#39;s government must not pass up its chance to right the wrongs of the past and set the Welsh rail network on a sustainable path
  
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• A once-in-a-generation chance to end the second-class treatment of Wales' railways

  22-12-2024 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Keir Starmer?s government must not pass up its chance to right the wrongs of the past and set the Welsh rail network on a sustainable path
  
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