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• Wizz Air boss vows to beat Ryanair in race to dominate Ukraine market subscription

  23-02-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - J?zsef V?radi and Michael O?Leary of Ryanair vie to re-establish civil air travel if and when Russian and Ukraine sign a peace deal
  
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• West Coast Main Line reopens after landslip

  23-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The West Coast Main Line has been reopened following major disruption caused by a landslip.
  
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• UK-wide parking app may be out of road after government funding withdrawn

  23-02-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Five-year-old platform intended to make driversmp;#146; lives easier will only be supported until the end of Marchmp;#145;Those without smartphones unfairly penalised, say campaignersHow to navigate apps: from checking safety to recalling passwordsUK-wide parking app may be out of road after funding withdrawnIt was hailed as mp;#147;the future of UK parkingmp;#148;, intended to remove one of the bugbears of modern life: the need to sign up to a plethora of different apps in order
  
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• Transport for London faces £23m funding shortfall

  23-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - TfL needs to find more than mp;pound;20m in savings due to an increase in employersmp;#39; NI contributions.
  
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• The 45-year battle to keep walking over our level crossing subscription

  23-02-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - A bizarre dispute about the safest way to cross a train line in Dorset reveals the absurdity that can ensue when planning and protest collide
  
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• Solihull Jaguar Land Rover agency staff axed after 'assignments come to an end'

  23-02-2025 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - The Lode Lane firm has confirmed that some roles at the plant have finished as part of a normal business practice
  
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• Parking changes due at 42 railway stations

  23-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Southeastern has announced that the way passengers pay for parking at 42 stations on its network will change from 24 February.
  
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• Oil traders steer away from long-term tanker charters amid Trump uncertainty

  23-02-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  
  Financial Times - Concerns over US presidentmp;#146;s policies on tariffs and global conflicts add to existing worries
  
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• New platform encourages train journeys instead of car travel

  23-02-2025 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Oxfordshire Community Rail Partnership has launched TrainTripper.
  
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• New hand luggage screening rules by Bournemouth Airport

  23-02-2025 01:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - BOURNEMOUTH Airport has changed the rules of hand luggage for passengers travelling though airport.
  
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• 'New bus services will make everyday life easier'

  23-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - More bus services have been created in Stoke-on-Trent in a bid to meet demand for public transport on evenings and weekends.
  
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• New 'smart' AI speed cameras catch out thousands of drivers in just one year on Midlands roads

  23-02-2025 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  Other Regional Press - The cameras, which use the latest technology and artificial intelligence to capture speeding drivers, were rolled out at hotspot locations at the end of 2023
  
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• Never mind Heathrow: Gatwick airport is close to getting a new runway subscription

  23-02-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - The airport?s second runway is set to be approved this week ? for a fraction of the cost of its rival?s plan. It will be litmus test for the government?s growth agenda
  
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• MetroWest takes top regional prize at Rail Business Awards

  23-02-2025 01:00 via premierconstructionnews.com
  
  Other News Sources - A scheme designed to transform train services in the West of England was a winner at this year?s Rail Business Awards, the industry?s most recognised awards scheme.
  
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• Hitachi Rail Transforms Rail Maintenance with Cutting-Edge Real-Time Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance Technology Powered by UK-Led Research and Development

  23-02-2025 01:00 via travelandtourworld.com
  
  Other News Sources - Hitachi Rail has successfully commercialized a groundbreaking technology designed to enable real-time infrastructure monitoring and predictive maintenance, following extensive UK-led research and development.
  
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• Can Cardiff Airport take flight?

  23-02-2025 01:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - Professor Stuart Cole, CBE. Emeritus Professor of Transport (Economics and Policy), Prifysgol de Cymru / University of South Wales
  
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• Bus firm awards drivers pay rise to end strikes

  23-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A bus operator in Hampshire has given drivers a 4.8 pay rise in a bid to end strike action, saying it has "fully exhausted the negotiation process".
  
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• BMW pauses £600m upgrade to Oxford Mini plant as electric car demand falls

  23-02-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - German carmaker will review plans for site which had been forecast to secure 4,000 jobs in EV productionBMW Group has paused a mp;pound;600m investment into a Mini car assembly plant on the outskirts of Oxford, amid a declining demand for electric vehicles.In 2023, the German carmaker, which has owned Mini since 2000, announced the investment to upgrade its Cowley plant for electric production of the Mini. It was supported by government-backed investment, and was forecast to secur
  
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• Apparently passengers are fuming at King?s Cross. I tried to find one. subscription

  23-02-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Reports of outrage about a tweak on the station?s departure boards may be exaggerated
  
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• Apparently passengers are fuming at King's Cross. I tried to find one. subscription

  23-02-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Reports of outrage about a tweak on the stationmp;#39;s departure boards may be exaggerated
  
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• A train through Germany: is Europe?s powerhouse going off the rails?

  23-02-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian -In the run-up to Sunday?s crucial election, the Guardian took a long journey through Europe?s heartland to talk to voters
  
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