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• The greatest scandal is individual power | Brief letters

  09-02-2025 18:27
  
  Trump and US democratic deficit | Report cards | Train strain | Musk’s brain power | Prostate cancer anxietyScandalous as Donald Trump’s actions may be, they do not constitute the greatest scandal (Trump’s foreign aid cuts could be ‘big strategic mistake’, says Lammy, 7 February). That lies rather in the fact that a system purporting to display democracy to the world allows so much power to be concentrated in one individual’s hands. The eventual departure of t
  
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• Warning as major Bury road set to be closed for 32 weeks as part of £33m project

  09-02-2025 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - Night-time closures are planned for Angouleme Way in Bury as part of a mp;pound;33m transformation project.
  
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• Trump’s Gaza proposal dashes shipping industry’s Red Sea hopes

  09-02-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  
  Financial Times - Traffic had risen after the Houthis said they would stop targeting most vessels following the Israel-Hamas ceasefire
  
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• Travellers are obsessed with status and airlines are going into battle for their loyalty Subscription

  09-02-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Many of us stick with an airline because we enjoy the perks earned through points schemes. But woe betide those who short change their members, says Cathy Adams
  
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• Tiny 'ghost' airport in UK seaside city could reopen as first steps made

  09-02-2025 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - A councillor has re-opened debate around a tiny UK airport that closed back in 2011 after its operators said the aviation hub was 'no longer viable'
  
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• Tees Valley: Revised plans for improved transport unveiled

  09-02-2025 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - People are being asked to share their thoughts on updated plans to improve travel across Tees Valley.
  
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• ScotRail needs significant investment amid 'huge challenges'

  09-02-2025 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - Significant investment is required for Scotland's publicly owned railways, unions have warned.
  
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• Roman cemetery and bomb crater found at York Central

  09-02-2025 01:00 via gazetteherald.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Work is well underway at the 45-hectare York Central site, behind York Railway Station, which is one of the largest city centre brownfield regeneration sites in England, with many parts of the site restricted to rail uses for more than 150 years.
  
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• PD Ports' rail freight service completes first journey

  09-02-2025 01:00 via porttechnology.org
  
  Other News Sources - PD Ports has confirmed that the new Trans Pennine rail freight connection between Teesport and Manchestermp;#39;s Trafford Park has successfully completed its first run.
  
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• New speed limit on Birmingham road notorious for crashes after years of complaints

  09-02-2025 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - There are near-daily collisions and other incidents along City Road in Rotton Park
  
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• New menus on Transport for Wales long-distance services

  09-02-2025 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - A new preparation kitchen and new head chef have enabled Transport for Wales to introduce new menus for its long-distance services.
  
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• Network Rail maintenance to close Bicester to Banbury route

  09-02-2025 01:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Passengers in Oxfordshire will be affected by railway closures for track maintenance closures from Network Rail this weekend.
  
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• Map shows UK's busiest motorway with new tunnel underneath airport runway

  09-02-2025 01:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - The M25 could be diverted through a tunnel under Heathrow's third runway as part of the airport's expansion plans. Here's how the motorway's new route could look.
  
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• 'Life changing' trial to ease blind people's travel on ScotRail

  09-02-2025 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - A ?life changing? scheme to enable blind and partially sighted people to use trains by providing free travel for a companion is to be trialled in Scotland.
  
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• Level crossings to close as part of rail upgrades

  09-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A series of level crossings and a railway line will be closed in Surrey during upgrade work, Network Rail has said.
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover warns EV sales targets could hit UK investment subscription

  09-02-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - October email correspondence shows that Adrian Mardell, JLRmp;#39;s boss, told business secretary Jonathan Reynolds that quotas risked investment in the car industry
  
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• 'Italy is very similar to Grimsby' - MPs debate importance of direct rail line to London

  09-02-2025 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - MPs likened Grimsby to Italy during a debate about rail in which the continued lack of direct trains to London from Cleethorpes was raised yet again.
  
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• Heathrow expansion: What a third runway means for noise, pollution and the environment

  09-02-2025 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - There would be an additional 4.4m tonnes of CO2 a year from a third runway ? the equivalent to 101,862,382,320 miles driven by the average fuel-powered car
  
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• Final budget for next year approved - including increase in crucial transport fund

  09-02-2025 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - West Midlands Combined Authority?s (WMCA) final budget proposals for the forthcoming year have been given the go-ahead.
  
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• DP World Achieves Record Growth Despite Red Sea Disruptions

  09-02-2025 01:00 via slguardian.org
  
  Other News Sources - Among DP Worldmp;#39;s top-performing terminals, Ecuadormp;#39;s Posorja terminal led the way with an impressive 87 surge in volume, nearing 1 million TEUs.
  
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• BYD Takes the Wheel. Is This the Future of Transportation?

  09-02-2025 01:00 via lanoticiadigital.com.ar
  
  Other News Sources - BYD, or Build Your Dreams, is steadily establishing itself as a major player in global transportation, primarily through its innovative EV (electric vehicle) advancements.
  
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• Busy road's revamp for cyclists and pedestrians

  09-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The plans are designed to encourage more people to leave their cars at home, Salford Council says.
  
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• 'We're ready': Etihad Airways boss is taxiing towards a $5bn float. subscription

  09-02-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - The airline led by Antonoaldo Neves is eyeing a stock market listing in Abu Dhabi. He wants to fly more routes ? and keep its A380 jumbos in the air
  
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• 'Life changing' trial to ease blind people's travel on ScotRail

  09-02-2025 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - A mp;#39;life changingmp;#39; scheme to enable blind and partially sighted people to use trains by providing free travel for a companion is to be trialled in Scotland.
  
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• Airlines warn No 10 over cost of Heathrow?s third runway subscription

  09-02-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - British Airways and Virgin Atlantic use talks in Downing Street to say that they will support expansion only if there is ?fundamental reform? of landing fees
  
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• Airlines warn No 10 over cost of Heathrow's third runway subscription

  09-02-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - British Airways and Virgin Atlantic use talks in Downing Street to say that they will support expansion only if there is mp;#39;fundamental reformmp;#39; of landing fees
  
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• 10 days with the US Coast Guard on the new Arctic front lines

  09-02-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  
  Financial Times - As new sea passages open up, the commercial and defence possibilities are becoming irresistible. To take advantage, America desperately needs ships
  
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