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• ‘We’d go absolutely nuts’: PM warned of Labour fight if he backs huge oilfield

  31-01-2025 18:59
  
  Exclusive: MPs and ministers say they would oppose Starmer if he tries to approve Rosebank developmentSenior Labour figures are warning of a serious fight if Keir Starmer tries to give the go-ahead to a giant new oilfield off Shetland later this year.MPs and ministers have told the Guardian they are prepared to oppose the UK prime minister should he try and give final consent to the Rosebank development, which is Britain’s biggest untapped oilfield. Continue reading...
  
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• Would you trust a driverless car?

  31-01-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Despite the potential for safer roads, polls suggest public trust in automated vehicles is falling
  
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• Wizz Air issues second profit warning in six months as plane grounding costs soar

  31-01-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Low-cost airline hit by engine problems that have taken a fifth of its fleet out of action
  
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• When will Edinburgh have a South Suburban line?

  31-01-2025 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - On September 10, 1962, a train carrying passengers on Edinburgh?s South Suburban Railway rolled into Waverley Station for the last time, bringing an end to 80 years of service. It was far from the last word on the loop connecting up Portobello, Morningside and Gorgie and other neighbourhoods with the city centre however, as a succession of petitions, newspaper articles and campaigns have fought to keep hopes of reviving it one day alive.
  
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• What the public need to improve trust in Scotland's railway

  31-01-2025 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - For a passenger, what they need from the railway is simple.They buy a ticket, which should allow them to reach their destination safely, comfortably and punctually.ScotRail?s passengers are generally reasonably satisfied with their journeys ? 88 of them according to the latest Transport Focus Rail User Survey.It should be a routine experience, unremarkable, trustworthy and predictable.
  
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• Washington DC plane crash live: flight data and cockpit voice recorders recovered, officials say

  31-01-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - National Transportation Safety Board announces recorders are now at a lab for evaluation; operation to recover bodies continuesFull report: cockpit voice and flight data recorders recoveredVictims: world champion Russian pair and US skaters were onboard crashed planeVisual guide mp;#150; how did the DC plane crash unfold?Reagan nationalmp;#146;s main runway is the busiest in the United States, with more than 800 daily takeoffs and landings.The National Transportation Safety Board
  
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• Warrington set to feature in Manchester Bee Network 2030 rail plan

  31-01-2025 01:00 via warringtonguardian.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - WARRINGTON is set to feature in plans for Greater Manchester?s integrated transport plan from 2030.
  
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• UK forecasts small role for green airline fuel by 2040 despite Reeves’ claims

  31-01-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Governmentmp;#146;s models suggest Sustainable Aviation Fuel will take years to make significant impact
  
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• Transport expert urges North Yorkshire tourism firms to promote buses and trains

  31-01-2025 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - York and North Yorkshire tourism businesses are urged to promote the use of public transport and make deals with such operators to drive extra custom.
  
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• Toyota could pilot hydrogen-powered taxis in Bradford

  31-01-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A motoring giant could be rolling out hydrogen powered taxis in Bradford as part of a pilot scheme.
  
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• The one major problem Heathrow must solve before expanding according to Surrey's transport boss

  31-01-2025 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A third runway will bring more passengers and staff
  
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• Royston railway plans fail to get backing

  31-01-2025 01:00 via barnsleychronicle.com
  
  Other News Sources - ?READY-TO-GO? plans to reopen a freight-only railway line to restore passenger services to neighbouring cities have been shelved after years of preparations - after discussions by transport bosses from Network Rail and the Department for Transport ruled out the return.
  
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• Relief road to get £11m in budget proposal

  31-01-2025 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The Watlington Relief Road in Oxfordshire is set to get mp;pound;11.1 million in funding from Oxfordshire County Council
  
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• Reeves changes mind over Leeds airport expansion

  31-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Rachel Reeves has said she would now support any expansion, despite previously opposing the plans.
  
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• Plans for new transport hub and entrance to 'transform' Bristol Temple Meads unveiled

  31-01-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Ambitious plans to transform the entrance and create a transport hub at Bristol Temple Meads have been unveiled.
  
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• Northern trains praised for safeguarding vulnerable people

  31-01-2025 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo - British Transport Police has commended a train company operating in the North East for its work to protect vulnerable people on its network.
  
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• No targets for aviation or farming in UK climate plan

  31-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The UK has set an ambitious goal to radically reduce carbon emissions by 2035.
  
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• New 'job creating' rail station finally approved

  31-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The project had been delayed after ministers called in the planning decision in October 2022.
  
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• Merseyrail chaos was 'only third incident of its kind in a decade'

  31-01-2025 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - Managing director Neil Grabham said the cold snap that brought network to its knees had been a mp;#39;fast pacedmp;#39; situation
  
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• Mayor appoints transport big hitter to review severe disruption on Merseyrail

  31-01-2025 01:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  The Business Desk - Liverpool City Region Mayor, Steve Rotheram, has appointed one of the UK?s most respected transport leaders to review the rail industry?s winter weather planning, following this month?s severe disruption on the Merseyrail network.
  
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• Major Cardiff Parkway train station project finally approved by Welsh Government

  31-01-2025 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The major development planned for St Mellons in the east of Cardiff has been waiting years for a decision
  
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• Lower Thames Crossing map for M25 route, what still needs to happen and earliest it could open

  31-01-2025 01:00 via essexlive.news
  
  Other Regional Press - The 2.6-mile tunnel under the Thames would be the UK?s longest road tunnel
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover pre-tax profit reverses by £100m despite sales rise

  31-01-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Automotive giant Jaguar Land Rover has posted a pre-tax profit of mp;pound;523m for the final three months of 2024, down from the mp;pound;627m it reported during the same period in 2023
  
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• How did Washington DC plane crash unfold? A visual guide

  31-01-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - More than 60 people are believed to have died after an American Airlines regional passenger jet collided with a US army helicopterWashington DC plane crash mp;#150; latest updatesFirst confirmed victims include figure skating championsAn American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and four crew members onboard collided with an army helicopter carrying three soldiers while landing at Reagan National airport in Washington DC on Wednesday evening. Continue reading...
  
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• Heathrow's third runway can be built in 10 years, Reeves says

  31-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The chancellor says she wants to see planes start using the new runway in the next decade.
  
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• Heathrow third runway flights will take off ‘within a decade’, says Reeves

  31-01-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Chancellor also vows bat tunnels will not be used in UK infrastructure projects as she defends new growth measures
  
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• Government would back further expansion plans for Leeds Bradford Airport

  31-01-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - The Government has said it would back further expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) if the owners produced plans.
  
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• Government eyes ?9bn private funding for controversial Lower Thames Crossing

  31-01-2025 01:00 via trans.info
  Other News Sources - The UK government has confirmed its commitment to the ?9bn Lower Thames Crossing, aiming to ease congestion and improve connectivity, while exploring private funding options.
  
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• First 20mph year sees 100 fewer killed or badly hurt

  31-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Ex-minister says it shows policy was the most successful road safety initiative in modern times.
  
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• Crossing would "improve port's connectivity" - Rachel Reeves

  31-01-2025 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - A transport boss and a business representative have questioned the chancellor's claim that a new River Thames crossing will "improve connectivity" at the Port of Felixstowe.
  
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• Court quashes 350 fare evasion cases brought against rail passengers by Northern Rail

  31-01-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - Scores more prosecutions brought by three rail firms for alleged fare evasion have been quashed.
  
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• Commuters set to get 'cheaper and smarter' transport as launch of ticket approaches

  31-01-2025 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - Travelling on Greater Manchestermp;#146;s buses and trams is set to get even cheaper this March with a new annual ticket allowing customers unlimited travel for the equivalent of between mp;pound;2.75 and mp;pound;4.10 a day.
  
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• Chancellor: Heathrow Airport’s third runway can be built in the next decade

  31-01-2025 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press - Heathrow Airportmp;#146;s third runway can be built in the next decade, Rachel Reeves has said, as she aims to boost growth amid the UKmp;#146;s gloomy economic outlook.
  
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• Call for rail project to use direct line to city

  31-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Councillor Tim Huxtable wants the planned station in Aldridge to have direct trains to Birmingham.
  
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• Birmingham Airport changes for 2025 travellers including night flights, routes and McDonald's

  31-01-2025 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Changes affecting all Birmingham Airport travellers
  
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• AEF expresses frustration at the renewal of Heathrow expansion plans

  31-01-2025 01:00 via aef.org.uk
  
  Aviation Industry- AEF today expresses its frustration and sadness that plans for a 3rd runway at Heathrow are back on the political agenda. Expanding Heathrow airport is one of the most destructive mp;amp;#8230;The post AEF expresses frustration at the renewal of Heathrow expansion plans appeared first on Aviation Environment Federation.
  
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