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• Almost twice as many boys as girls cycle in UK, Sustrans report finds

  26-02-2025 08:00
  
  Charity sounds alarm over gender gap – but finds children enthusiastic about measures to make cycling easierAlmost twice as many boys as girls routinely cycle in the UK, a pioneering report on young people’s active travel has found.The study, led by the charity Sustrans, also found strong support among children for measures to help them cycle and walk, such as dedicated bike lanes, slower traffic speeds and barring motor vehicles from outside schools. Continue reading...
  
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• UK Government Decision on Gatwick Expansion Draws Closer

  26-02-2025 01:00 via aviationsourcenews.com
  
  Aviation Industry- A decision is expected to be delivered by the UK government later this week on whether plans for Gatwick Airport to operate two simultaneous runways can go ahead.
  
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• UK battery firm says it has learned from others’ errors as it licenses Chinese tech

  26-02-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Volklec aims to start making batteries at part-government-funded site near Coventry before building its own factoryA startup has said it has learned from Britainmp;#146;s faltering attempts to manufacture batteries for electric vehicles, as it signed a deal to license technology from an established Chinese firm.Coventry-based Volklec plans to manufacture batteries for cars, boats, construction vehicles and aircraft using technology from Chinamp;#146;s Far East Battery (FEB), a mak
  
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• Train operator launches a First Class dining experience

  26-02-2025 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - TransPennine Express (TPE) has launched a new menu for First Class passengers on its Liverpool to Newcastle services.TransPennine Kitchen: Coast to Coast will focus on serving up hot meals influenced by famous food from along the route.
  
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• The huge 'carriage wash' that keeps new Tyne and Wear Metro trains clean and shiny

  26-02-2025 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Situated at the new mp;pound;70m Gosforth Metro Depot, the purpose built machine is used by Stadler staff to keep the trains looking presentable
  
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• Tesla shares slump after European sales fall

  26-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Shares in the US electric carmaker dropped after European sales halved in January.
  
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• Taiwan catches Chinese-owned ship in act of cutting subsea cable

  26-02-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Confrontation comes after Taipei launched crackdown on Beijingmp;#146;s mp;#145;shadow fleetmp;#146;
  
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• Southeastern recalls Network SouthEast for Railway 200

  26-02-2025 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -A Class 465 Networker unit has made a journey back in time, by being repainted in Network SouthEast livery. The units were built for NSE services by British Rail, and the train was unveiled at London Charing Cross to mark the Railway 200 festival. Guest of honour was Chris Green, who was the first managing director of Network SouthEast when the business was launched in June 1986.
  
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• SCOTTISH GREENS CALL FOR CROSS-PARTY SUPPORT FOR CUTTING RAIL FARES

  26-02-2025 01:00 via greens.scot
  
  Green Miscellany - The Scottish Greens' transport spokesperson, Mark Ruskell MSP, is urging all MSP?s to back his party?s call for cheaper, accessible rail travel ahead of today's Holyrood debate.
  
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• Ryanair cries 'fake' after being named alongside British Airways on holiday list of shame

  26-02-2025 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - mp;amp;quot;This research from Which? is entirely at odds with comments from the hundreds of thousands of customersmp;amp;quot;
  
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• Query over support in Reading for Heathrow third runway

  26-02-2025 01:00 via readingchronicle.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Questions have been raised over whether a third runway at Heathrow Airport is supported in Reading.
  
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• Public to share views on Didcot link road proposals

  26-02-2025 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The public have been invited to share their views on proposals for the northern section of a new link road in Didcot.
  
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• North-south Belfast Glider plans scaled back

  26-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Plans to extend Belfastmp;#39;s Glider bus service to the north and south of the city are being scaled back because they are mp;quot;not economically viablemp;quot;.
  
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• Minister says she ?believes in airport expansion? ahead of Gatwick decision

  26-02-2025 01:00 via mylondon.news
  
  Other Regional Press - The Cabinet minister said the Government will do "all we can to support the sector and take the brakes off growth"
  
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• Minister poised to defy ?eco-warriors? and approve Gatwick runway subscription

  26-02-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - If Heidi Alexander agrees to the plan it will allow an extra 100,000 flights per year by the turn of the decade
  
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• Minister poised to defy 'eco-warriors' and approve Gatwick runway subscription

  26-02-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - If Heidi Alexander agrees to the plan it will allow an extra 100,000 flights per year by the turn of the decade
  
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• Minister backs expansion of airports as Gatwick decision looms

  26-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - A decision is expected later this week on whether Gatwick airport has won permission to expand its operations.
  
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• Man with plan for railway arches says idea 'isn't being taken seriously' by officials

  26-02-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A Bradford man who wants to transform the Forster Square railway arches into a market has told of his frustration after the Council distanced itself from the idea
  
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• Major UK airport set for new runway with extra 100k flights a year

  26-02-2025 01:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Daily Express - The mp;amp;#xA3;2.2 billion project would increase the airportmp;#39;s passenger capacity from around 43 million to 75 million annually.
  
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• I?m no flight-shaming eco warrior, says Transport Secretary subscription

  26-02-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Heidi Alexander tells aviation bosses she has ?no intention of clipping anyone?s wings? ahead of Gatwick expansion ruling
  
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• I'm no flight-shaming eco warrior, says Transport Secretary subscription

  26-02-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Heidi Alexander tells aviation bosses she has no intention of clipping anyonemp;#39;s wings ahead of Gatwick expansion ruling
  
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• HS2 Euston tunnelling works rescheduled as Long Itchington Wood tunnel civils completed

  26-02-2025 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Delivery of a number of works at the Euston station end of High Speed 2?s (HS2?s) 7.2km tunnel between west and central London has been delayed.
  
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• Heathrow confirms planning permission timetable for third runway

  26-02-2025 01:00 via travelweekly.co.uk
  
  Aviation Industry- Heathrow will submit proposals for a third runway this summer in a bid to achieve planning permission by the end of the current Parliament.
  But the London hub warned that policy changes are needed to deliver the project successfully.
  
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• Extension to Borders Railway set to progress to next phase

  26-02-2025 01:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - The campaign to extend the Borders Railway beyond Tweedbank and down to Carlisle is set to progress to the next phase.
  
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• Elizabeth Line strikes called off after new pay offer

  26-02-2025 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Strikes planned by train drivers on the London Elizabeth Line this week have been called off, a union has announced. Aslef said on Tuesday the walk-outs would not take place after a new pay offer was made from the Elizabeth Linemp;amp;#8217;s operators, MTR. It will consider offer tomorrow. Passengers had been expecting significantly reduced services ...
  
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• British Despairways: Tired passengers rank airline worst for long-haul journeys as its reputation hits major turbulence

  26-02-2025 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The nationmp;#39;s flag-carrier also scored lower than rivals easyJet and Tui in the surveymp;#39;s short-haul list.
  
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• £5m plans to extend Scottish Borders railway to Carlisle announced

  26-02-2025 01:00 via thenational.scot
  
  The National - A MULTI-MILLION pound investment to extend the Borders Railway to Carlisle has been announced.
  
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• ‘It’s taken 40 years to get here’: A228 widening works get the green light

  26-02-2025 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Work to widen one of the countymp;#146;s busiest roads will finally get underway next month at a cost of mp;amp;amp;#163;1.3million.
  
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• Airline that once ruled the skies branded 'dreadful' in major customer survey

  26-02-2025 01:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Daily Express - A customer survey of long-haul and short-haul airlines has revealed how far from grace one particular airline has fallen.
  
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• ?5m plans to extend Scottish Borders railway to Carlisle announced

  26-02-2025 01:00 via thenational.scot
  
  The National - A MULTI-MILLION pound investment to extend the Borders Railway to Carlisle has been announced.
  
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