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• London has a congestion charge – and traffic in gridlock. We need other ways to end the obsession with cars | Jonn Elledge

  09-01-2025 13:00
  The charge was seen as draconian, but new thinking is now essential. Look to the cities trying a range of bold ideasThere was a moment, during the long, strange summer of 2020, when it felt like Covid might reshape London, as it seemed set to change so much else. The streets of the capital, so long given over to dangerous metal boxes spewing out fumes, felt open to human life once again. Main streets were closed to private traffic; and an abundance of new low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) and cy
  
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• Work to begin on new £2.5m cycle route

  09-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Work is scheduled to start on Monday and will last until autumn 2025.
  
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• The port of Holyhead port will remain partially closed for months

  09-01-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - One of the ferry berths at the port will reopen from January 16
  
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• TfL pays out £2m in pothole compensation claims

  09-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - More than mp;pound;2m has been paid out in pothole compensation claims by TfL since 2021, fresh data shows.
  
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• Swinney says sorry to islanders for ferry delays

  09-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The first minister has offered an mp;quot;unreservedmp;quot; apology days before a new CalMac ship finally begins passenger sailings.
  
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• Superloop bus from Canary Wharf to Lewisham launches soon

  09-01-2025 01:00 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  This Is Local London Network - A new Superloop route across the River Thames is set to be launched within months.
  
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• Study reveals deadly risks of living near an airport

  09-01-2025 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Researchers at University College London linked exposure to aircraft noise to poor heart health
  
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• Stair-free access to Biggleswade Railway Station could arrive this year, meeting told

  09-01-2025 01:00 via biggleswadetoday.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Work to enable access for all at Biggleswade Railway Station is set to resume shortly, and could be completed later this year, a meeting heard.
  
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• Ryanair targets clamp down on ‘disruptive passengers’ with legal action

  09-01-2025 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Low-cost airline Ryanair has issued legal action against mp;quot;disruptive passengersmp;quot; in a move to clamp down on misconduct on its flights
  
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• Ryanair sues 'unruly' passenger over flight diversion

  09-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The airline hopes to claw back costs in damages over behaviour it says forced a plane to land early.
  
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• Roof repairs on Temple Meads train station delayed again and due to end summer 2026

  09-01-2025 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - Repairs to the roof of Temple Meads train station have been delayed again and are now due to end in the summer next year. The painstaking work is more extensive than Network Rail first thought, although 1,900 individual repairs to steelwork on the roof have already been finished.
  
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• Rolls-Royce pump £300 million pounds into West Sussex manufacturing site

  09-01-2025 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Rolls-Roycemp;nbsp;has announced an additional mp;pound;300m in funding for its Goodwood manufacturing site based in Chichester.
  
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• Prototype 450 km/h high speed trains unveiled in China

  09-01-2025 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - CHINA: Two prototype CR450 high speed trainsets designed for a maximum speed of 450 km/h and an operating speed of 400 km/h have been unveiled in Beijing, ahead of testing to optimise the design and enable the sets to enter service as soon as possible.
  
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• Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer backs calls to reinstate international train services to Ashford International

  09-01-2025 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Kent Online - The Prime Minister has backed calls to reinstate international trains in Kent saying he is mp;#39;keenmp;#39; to see the services return.
  
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• Plans for huge new Kent lorry park 'should be moved to Leeds Castle M20 junction' says councillor

  09-01-2025 01:00 via kentlive.news
  
  Other Regional Press - Claims a controversial lorry park plan for hundreds of HGVs should be built at a motorway junction near a major Kent tourist attraction has sparked a spat between local Conservatives.
  
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• Plans change for Birmingham Curzon Street's flagship HS2 station

  09-01-2025 01:00 via birminghamworld.uk
  Other Regional Press - Plans have been lodged for design mp;#39;refinementsmp;#39; for Birminghammp;#39;s new flagship high speed railway station.
  
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• Park Signalling win Network Rail contract for new SSI design workstation

  09-01-2025 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Park Signalling, a Unipart company, has won a mp;amp;pound;3 million contract with Network Rail to produce a Design Workstation supporting Solid State Interlocking (SSI) signalling systems in the UK.Configuring SSI systems requires specialised knowledge of railway signalling principles, interlocking logic, and the SSI technology being used.According to Park Signalling, its design will replace obsolete and unsupported technology and provide rail en
  
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• Off-peak Fridays trial made no difference - TfL

  09-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - A trial to make all Friday fares off-peak did not increase passenger numbers last year, TfL says.
  
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• Newcastle Airport increase parking costs as changes branded 'very unpopular'

  09-01-2025 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Stopping for up to 10 minutes in the drop-off zone has increased to mp;pound;5 as of today.
  
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• New Tyne and Wear Metro train suffers "minor issue" and is pulled from service

  09-01-2025 01:00 via sunderlandecho.com
  Sunderland Echo - The first new Tyne and Wear Metro train had to be taken out of action this morning after suffering a technical failure.
  
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• More than 100 people attend campaign event to keep London Road Crossing open

  09-01-2025 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - More than 100 people attended an event as part of local groupmp;#39;smp;nbsp;campaign to keep London Road Crossing open.
  
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• Major update on £6m transport hub sat empty for almost a year

  09-01-2025 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The multi-million pound Porth Transport Hub has been sat empty for close to a year, much to the frustration of local residents
  
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• London’s airports test Labour with plans for rapid growth

  09-01-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Luton and Gatwick ruling to come this year, while Stansted and City expansion already approved
  
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• London mayor's £24m fares cut on Fridays made 'no noticeable difference' TfL

  09-01-2025 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast Telegraph - Sir Sadiq Khanmp;#39;s mp;pound;24 million scheme to cut Londonmp;#39;s Tube and train fares on Fridays to boost passenger numbers made mp;#39;no noticeable differencemp;#39; to demand, Transport for London (TfL) said.
  
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• Living near an airport increases heart attack risk by fourfold, study reveals subscription

  09-01-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - More than one million people plagued by aircraft noise that could lead to cardiovascular problems
  
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• IPPR research: Bus cuts led to £2.6bn economy reduction

  09-01-2025 01:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Cuts to bus services were responsible for an estimated mp;pound;2.6 billion reduction in Englandmp;#39;s economy between in 2011 and 2023, according to new analysis by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) North.
  
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• How do we ensure regeneration projects reach their full potential?

  09-01-2025 01:00 via placenorthwest.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - With a focus on developing around railway stations, representatives from local authorities, Network Rail, and the private sector delved into the ins and outs of not only creating a great masterplan, but also ensuring it gets delivered at a roundtable discussion hosted by WW+P Architects and RJP Town Planners.
  
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• 'Growing demand' for Eurostar to return to town

  09-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A council leader in Kent has called for Eurostar services to return to the county after an almost five-year absence.
  
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• Glasgow railway line to be closed for almost five months

  09-01-2025 01:00 via glasgowtimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - ScotRail has issued advice to travellers as a busy Glasgow railway line is set to be close for almost five months.
  
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• Giant beams installed ahead of HS2's 'innovative' Warwickshire bridge slide

  09-01-2025 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The installation of 120 mp;#39;giganticmp;#39; beams has been completed as part of a 14,500t box structure designed to take the HS2 under the A46 Kenilworth Bypass in Warwickshire.
  
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• First Bus pulls 30 electric buses from service over 'cracks in structure'

  09-01-2025 01:00 via news.stv.tv
  
  STV - First Bus has withdrawn 30 electric buses from services due to mp;#39;cracks in structuremp;#39;
  
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• Every road set for repair in Yorkshire town under 34 mile scheme

  09-01-2025 01:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - More than 235 roadwork schemes are set to get underway
  
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• Eurostar confirms it will not return to Ashford International train station in Kent this year

  09-01-2025 01:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - Eurostar services will not return to Kent this year.The high-speed train to Paris and Amsterdam has not stopped in Ashford International since the pandemic and will remain closed for the rest of this year.
  
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• Europa helps boost campaign to ease the pain of congestion on the Dartford Crossing

  09-01-2025 01:00 via londondaily.news
  Other Regional Press - As the campaign for the proposed Lower Thames Crossing continues at pace, leading logistics provider Europa Worldwide Group has become one of the latest British business to lend its voice to the issue.
  
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• Electric buses withdrawn over 'technical failures'

  09-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Buses from across the UK were reallocated to cover routes in Scotland while manufacturer repairs are made.
  
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• Edinburgh and Heathrow increase drop-off charges

  09-01-2025 01:00 via businesstraveller.com
  Aviation Industry- Heathrow quietly increased its drop-off fee to ?6 (charged each time a vehicle enters the area) from 1 January. This is up ?1 on the charge that was introduced back in October 2021.
  
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• Devon electric vehicle battery firm secures $5m for planned North East factory

  09-01-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - Altilium converts end-of-life EV batteries into materials that can be used in new batteries
  
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• Darlington among worst places in England for bus service cuts

  09-01-2025 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Darlington is one of the worst-affected areas in England by cuts to local bus services.
  
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• Cost of improving Kent's 'second worst stretch of road' has risen by a 'ridiculous' £50 million

  09-01-2025 01:00 via kentlive.news
  
  Other Regional Press - Government delays and inflation are among the factors being blamed
  
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• Concern grows over future of open access

  09-01-2025 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -A group which lobbies on behalf of the private sector is urging the government to make the future prospects for open access passenger services clear, after transport secretary Heidi Alexander warned on Monday that she is advising the Office of Rail and Road to mp;#145;ensure that the benefits provided by open access operators outweigh the impacts they have on taxpayersmp;#146;.
  
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• Clash between taxi company and airport over picking-up disabled passengers

  09-01-2025 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - A dispute has broken out between an airport taxi servicemp;nbsp;and the airport over the picking up of disabled passengers.
  
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• Canals have vital role to play in UK’s climate resilience, says charity

  09-01-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Waterways can protect biodiversity, help with water security and keep cities cooler, says Canal mp;amp;amp;amp; River TrustProtecting the UKmp;#146;s canals is crucial for improving the nationmp;#146;s resilience to climate change, campaigners have said.A report by the Canal mp;amp;amp;amp; River Trust charity found canals could play a mp;#147;critical rolemp;#148; in biodiversity, decarbonisation and climate adaptation. Continue reading...
  
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• Biggest shipping nations back flat tax on emissions

  09-01-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Worldmp;#146;s two most important countries for registrations join efforts to impose flat levy on pollution
  
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• Are WFH Fridays here to stay? Sadiq Khan's £24m cheap fares plan to lure Londoners back to the office 'flops'

  09-01-2025 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Now London mayor suggests offering free coffees to passengers after scrapping of peak fares made mp;#39;no differencemp;#39; to Friday commutes
  
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• 'Embarrassing' Southeastern Metro trains will finally be refurbished

  09-01-2025 01:00 via greenwichwire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Worn-out Southeastern Metro trains that were branded mp;#39;embarrassingmp;#39; by the companymp;#39;s boss will finally be refurbished this yeartwo years after plans were first announced.
  
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• Airport runway problems down to 'type of snow'

  09-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Manchester Airport explains why airports in countries more used to snow fare better when it falls.
  
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