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• Rachel Reeves’s bid to expand Heathrow could add £40 to airline ticket

  23-01-2025 06:00
  
  Exclusive: Treasury analysis shows ticket prices expected to go up across board with no plans for frequent flyers to shoulder more of the costRachel Reeves’s bid to expand Heathrow airport could add £40 to the cost of an airline ticket, according to the Treasury’s own analysis.The chancellor’s proposal to minimise the carbon emissions of a bigger Heathrow include the use of sustainable aviation fuels, which experts say are expensive and unlikely to reach the scale needed
  
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• Volvo Buses to test new self-driving bus technology in Sweden

  23-01-2025 01:00 via just-auto.com
  
  News from Europe - The technology is designed to autonomously navigate buses into and out of bus stops, aiming to alleviate driver stress.
  
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• UK: 50 Wrightbus Electric Buses to Enter Service in Plymouth

  23-01-2025 01:00 via bus-news.com
  
  Other News Sources - This year, Plymouth Citybus is set to introduce 50 zero-emission electric double-decker buses, manufactured by Wrightbus.
  
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• Trump says China is ‘operating’ the Panama Canal – here are the facts

  23-01-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - The US president has singled out China during his complaints about the Panama Canal mp;#150; so what influence does Beijing have?Donald Trump has repeatedly complained about the Panama Canal and the fees being charged, calling the vital transport corridor a mp;#147;foolish gift to Panama that should never have been mademp;#148; and threatening to take it back.But he has also repeatedly accused China of being in control of it. At his inauguration Trump claimed without providing evi
  
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• Transport Secretary sets out five priorities for Shadow Great British Railways in 2025

  23-01-2025 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander set out five priorities for Shadow Great British Railways in her first major rail-focused speech in the role.
  
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• Trainline shares hit by UK plans for state-backed rival

  23-01-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Government outlines proposal for online service that brings together train operatorsmp;#146; ticketing websites
  
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• TfL Go update makes top-ups and refunds easier

  23-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The latest version of the Go app makes it easier to top up pay-as-you-go and buy season tickets.
  
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• Storm Éowyn set to cause severe rail disruption

  23-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Wherever possible, Northern Rail is urging passengers not to travel during Storm mp;Eacute;owyn on Friday.
  
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• Sir Keir Starmer dodges Heathrow expansion query amid Labour's internal rift on airport growth

  23-01-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Sir Keir Starmer has refused to say whether he would back the expansion of Heathrow Airport after voting against a third runway in 2018
  
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• Reeves says growth eclipses net zero as Heathrow runway decision looms

  23-01-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Chancellor hints in Davos she intends to reaffirm backing of airport expansion despite climate concerns
  
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• Reeves says growth ‘trumps’ net zero as Heathrow runway decision looms

  23-01-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Chancellor set to confirm her support for UKmp;#146;s largest airport having a third runway
  
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• Rail stations to come under Bee Network control

  23-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Nearly 100 local railway stations are to become part of Greater Manchestermp;#39;s Bee Network.
  
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• Rachel Reeves says need for 'growth trumps all' amid Heathrow expansion speculation

  23-01-2025 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Get Surrey - The Chancellor is expected to use a speech on growth next week to support the proposed third runway and endorse expansion at Gatwick
  
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• Rachel Reeves says need for 'growth trumps all' amid Heathrow expansion speculation

  23-01-2025 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The Chancellor is expected to use a speech on growth next week to support the proposed third runway and endorse expansion at Gatwick
  
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• Portishead line's first trains could run in two years

  23-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Restoring the rail line between Bristol to Portishead could be "fast-tracked", with construction beginning this year and the first trains running by 2027.
  
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• Popular on demand bus services expand further

  23-01-2025 01:00 via worcestershire.gov.uk
  Other Regional Press - The Worcestershire on Demand bus services in Bromsgrove and surrounding areas and Malvern Hills have been expanded, improving the reach of the already successful services even further.
  
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• Plans to totally revamp problem Kent road with aim of completing work by 2031

  23-01-2025 01:00 via kentlive.news
  Other Regional Press - New details on plans to totally revamp the A229 Blue Bell Hill have been revealed and members of the public are urged to have their say. On Tuesday, January 21 Kent County Council (KCC) launched its second public consultation on the proposals to transform the vital route between Medway and Maidstone.
  
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• Petrol cars are on the way out. Are you ready to go electric?

  23-01-2025 01:00 via ig.ft.com
  Financial Times - By 2030 the UK government wants 80 per cent of new cars to be EVs. These are the changes needed to accelerate the transition
  
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• Network Rail appoints new Southern Managing Director to its Executive Leadership Team

  23-01-2025 01:00 via railstaff.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Network Rail has today announced the appointment of Dave Hooper as new Managing Director for its Southern region.
  
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• NASA deal for Cornwall’s Blue Abyss to support astronaut training and space research

  23-01-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Blue Abyss has signed a Space Act Agreement with NASAmp;#146;s Glenn Research Center
  
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• MP urges Government to support Scarborough bus manufacturing with public procurement

  23-01-2025 01:00 via thescarboroughnews.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Scarborough and Whitby?s MP has called for greater use of public procurement to support British manufacturing, including bus company Alexander Dennis in Scarborough.
  
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• MP to grill train bosses over Watford Junction cancellations

  23-01-2025 01:00 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Watford?s MP is set to grill rail bosses as he is ?not happy? amid unreliability, overcrowding, and cancellations.
  
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• Map shows what London boroughs could soon have a new Overground line

  23-01-2025 01:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Metro - Tens of thousands of new passengers could soon travel on the London Overground if extension plans go ahead.
  
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• LNER cancels trains north of Newcastle on Friday as Storm ?owyn set to hit UK

  23-01-2025 01:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - mp;#8232;Rail operator LNER says no trains will run north of Newcastle for the most part of Friday (24 January) due to severe weather warnings.
  
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• LNER cancels trains north of Newcastle on Friday as Storm Éowyn set to hit UK

  23-01-2025 01:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - mp;amp;#8232;Rail operator LNER says no trains will run north of Newcastle for the most part of Friday (24 January) due to severe weather warnings.
  
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• Legal challenges to infrastructure projects to be blocked in push for growth

  23-01-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Keir Starmer hopes his plan to mp;#145;take the brakes off Britainmp;#146; will send a message to business to build moreCampaigners will be blocked from mp;#147;excessivemp;#148; legal challenges to planning decisions for major infrastructure projects including airports, railways and nuclear power stations as part of the governmentmp;#146;s drive for economic growth.High court judges will be given the power to rule that judicial reviews on nationally significant projects that they
  
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• Leeds Bradford Airport launch flights to 'exciting' European destination

  23-01-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) has launched a new service to an mp;quot;exciting European destinationmp;quot; with flights going for as little as mp;pound;32.99 per person.
  
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• Keeping you moving during winter storms

  23-01-2025 01:00 via networkrail.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Storms can severely impact the railway and cause countless minutes of delays and disruption to your journeys.
  
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• Introducing Bee Network - Rail

  23-01-2025 01:00 via publicsectorexecutive.com
  
  Other News Sources - Mayor Andy Burnham has set out Greater Manchester?s step-by-step plan to bring rail into the Bee Network by 2028, working with the rail industry.?It is the next stage of his joined-up ?London-style? public transport system, intended to boost passenger numbers, drive growth and deliver new homes.
  
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• Increase in trains between Bradford and London is 'brilliant news for the North'

  23-01-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - The number of direct trains running between Bradford and London are set to be mp;#147;more than tripledmp;#148; by LNER.
  
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• Heathrow?s ?catastrophic? expansion plans

  23-01-2025 01:00 via euroweeklynews.com
  Other News Sources - Labelled by many as controversial and even catastrophic by some, the planned expansion for Heathrow airport, adding a third runway, will aim to bolster travel and trade opportunities and build on the UK?s plans for better economic growth. it is rumoured the chancellor will accept the proposal.
  
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• Heathrow: Starmer won’t say if he backs London airport expansion

  23-01-2025 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Sir Keir Starmer has refused to say whether he would back the expansion of Heathrow Airport after voting against a third runway in 2018. The Prime Minister said would not be mp;#147;comment on speculationmp;#148; on the issue, as emphasised the government is mp;#147;committed to growthmp;#148; when asked about reports ministers could be set to approve ...
  
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• Heathrow airport: an allegory of our decline

  23-01-2025 01:00 via capx.co
  
  Other News Sources - Having spent more of my life than is natural arguing in favour of airport expansion, I can tell you that Rachel Reeves is right to pick the cause up, as she is reportedly doing. But she has chosen a mouthful which it is unusually difficult to chew on.
  
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• Final phase of £1m historical viaduct revamp

  23-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The Grade II listed Stockport Viaduct was built in 1840.
  
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• EasyJet halves losses on Christmas travel boost and lower fuel costs

  23-01-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Low-cost airlinemp;#146;s chief expects discounting to be confined to current quarter
  
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• Dog charity gets valuable funding from LNER

  23-01-2025 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - Wag mp; Company, a North-East based charity has received valuable funding from train operating company LNER.
  
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• Depots being built for fleets of electric buses

  23-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A bus company is building a charging depot in preparation for a fleet of electric buses, as part of a ?15m sustainable transport scheme.
  
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• Chancellor Rachel Reeves indicates she will overrule environmental objections to a third runway at Heathrow

  23-01-2025 01:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - Chancellor Rachel Reeves has indicated she will overrule environmental objections to a third runway at Heathrow in order to prioritise economic growth, a position likely to bring her into conflict with colleagues including energy secretary Ed Miliband.
  
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• Cargo ship crew held by Houthi rebels released after more than a year in captivity

  23-01-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Houthis in Yemen said 25-member crew of Galaxy Leader had been freed mp;#145;in supportmp;#146; of the Gaza ceasefire agreementSee all our Middle East crisis coverageYemenmp;#146;s Iran-aligned Houthis have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader more than a year after they seized the Bahamas-flagged vessel off the Yemeni Red Sea coast, Houthi-owned Al Masirah TV has reported.It said on Wednesday the crew were handed to Oman mp;#147;in coordinationmp;#148; with the three-day-old ce
  
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• Bristol trains labelled unreliable as delays and costs spiral upward

  23-01-2025 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  Bristol Live - MPs call for urgent rail reforms to address Bristolmp;#146;s poor train services
  
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• Bradford to get more daily trains to London

  23-01-2025 01:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  The Business Desk - LNER is planning to more than triple its daily direct connections between Bradford and London King?s Cross from May 2025, operating seven services in each direction from Monday to Saturday.
  
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• Belfast airport closes smoking area due to vandalism

  23-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The smoking gallery, located in the airportmp;#39;s departure area, is closed following mp;quot;persistent vandalismmp;quot;.
  
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• Bee Network to serve 96 Greater Manchester railway stations by 2030

  23-01-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Move mirrors changes to bus network
  
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• BA?s owner warns it would not back Heathrow expansion without fees overhaul

  23-01-2025 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - IAG)chief executive Luis Gallego said the regulatory model used to determine the west London airport?s charges is ?not fit for purpose?.
  
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• Another East Lancs council to join row over axed hospitals shuttle bus

  23-01-2025 01:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Blackburn with Darwen Council is set to join the row over the controversial cancellation of the East Lancashire Hospitals Trust free shuttle bus.
  
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