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• Welsh Government questioned over Delyn transport priorities

  10-04-2025 02:00 via leaderlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - At First Minister?s Questions last week, I asked about the Welsh Government?s transport priorities for Delyn, taking the opportunity to raise what feels like an attempt to resurrect the ?red route? buried away in Ambition North Wales? draft Regional Transport Plan ? there is a need for future-focused transport solutions, not outdated proposals like the so-called ?red route?.
  
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• US to retaliate against international carbon levies on ships

  10-04-2025 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Trump administration warns other members of UNmp;#146;s maritime body against measure negotiated this week
  
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• UK?s longest direct train route cancelled by CrossCountry

  10-04-2025 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - The UK?s longest direct train journey has been axed after more than 100 years of service.
  
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• UK's longest direct train route cancelled by CrossCountry

  10-04-2025 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - The UKmp;#39;s longest direct train journey has been axed after more than 100 years of service.
  
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• The man whose road rage has cost Britain £200m subscription

  10-04-2025 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Anti-road activist Chris Todd doesmp;#39;mp;#39;t do sit-ins, he uses mp;#39;lawfaremp;#39;judicial reviews that cost millions and cause agonising delays
  
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• The man whose road rage has cost Britain ?200m subscription

  10-04-2025 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Anti-road activist Chris Todd doesn?t do sit-ins, he uses ?lawfare? ? judicial reviews that cost millions and cause agonising delays
  
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• Sydenham Bypass roadworks completed

  10-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Long-running resurfacing work on one of the busiest roads in Belfast is finished, department says.
  
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• Starmer shifts focus in US trade talks to cutting 25 tariff on UK cars

  10-04-2025 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Prime minister admits he does not know if Trump can be persuaded to scrap 10 levy on all imports
  
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• SELRAP meet with Skipton MP to update on rail campaign

  10-04-2025 02:00 via cravenherald.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - SKIPTON MP Sir Julian Smith has committed to working with the group and fellow MPs campaigning for the reinstatement of the Skipton to Colne railway - which could reopen in the early part of the next decade, say supporters.
  
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• Rail accessibility programme still oversubscribed 9 months into new government

  10-04-2025 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Network Rail?s Access for All programme for delivering step-free access at stations is still ?heavily oversubscribed? more than 9 months into the new government, according to a minister.
  
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• Push for greener shipping is welcome but more clarity is needed subscription

  10-04-2025 02:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - A drive by ministers to cut emissions has left questions unanswered, and significant investment will be needed to hit the required targets
  
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• Price of parking rises steeply due to English councils’ clean-air surcharges

  10-04-2025 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - AA says mp;#145;cash-guzzlingmp;#146; councils are adding clean-air levies to parking tariffs and resident parking permitsDrivers are being caught out by hefty price rises to park their cars, as councils across England impose parking surcharges on petrol and diesel vehicles.An estimated one in five councils now add clean-air levies to parking tariffs and resident parking permits to deter polluting vehicles. Continue reading...
  
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• New figures say almost one in three rail passengers are commuters

  10-04-2025 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -The number of railway passengers travelling to work has reached 30 per cent, according to the Department for Transport, which says commuting also tends to be concentrated on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The most likely reason for using trains is travelling for leisure, which involved 54 per cent of journeys. Another 15 per cent of passengers were making journeys for business purposes.
  
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• Network Rail guidance on Mauchline station reopening plan

  10-04-2025 02:00 via cumnockchronicle.com
  
  Other Regional Press - A steering group is currently working towards plans for a stop to be brought back to the town.
  
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• MyPeople: Why the rail industry should get on board with behavioural safety

  10-04-2025 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Christian Hughes is Chief Executive Officer of MyPeople. He began his career as a sports psychologist, helping to create environments in which individuals could really perform. Now, he and his team are applying this approach to the rail industry, and have created a new suite of safety profiling products with a focus on behaviour.
  
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• More tunnels could be built in UK city after £2.2bn project part of Boris Johnson's vision

  10-04-2025 02:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Daily Express - EXCLUSIVE: More river crossings could be completed in the coming years which officials say would benefit drivers.
  
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• Leisure travel tops charts for reasons people choose rail

  10-04-2025 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - The railway network connects people across the country, fuelling business, growth and opportunity.
  
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• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62gz5nz4nqo

  10-04-2025 02:00 via cravenherald.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - SKIPTON MP Sir Julian Smith has committed to working with the group and fellow MPs campaigning for the reinstatement of the Skipton to Colne railway - which could reopen in the early part of the next decade, say supporters.
  
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• Groundbreaking thermal modelling slashes railway heating costs

  10-04-2025 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Significant cost and carbon reductions will be delivered through an industry-leading initiative joint developed by Network Rail, AtkinsRalis, Balfour Beatty and TSO, as the Central Rail Systems Alliance (CRSA).
  
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• Government backs mayor to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport

  10-04-2025 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - The South Yorkshire Mayor has announced a mp;pound;30m devolved funding investment into reopening Doncaster Sheffield Airport, in a major economic boost for the region.
  
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• Government backs investment to support Doncaster Sheffield Airport reopening

  10-04-2025 02:00 via insidermedia.com
  Other Regional Press - A ?30m investment plan aimed at supporting the reopening of Doncaster Sheffield Airport has been given government backing.
  
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• Government backs £30m plan to revive Doncaster Sheffield airport

  10-04-2025 02:00 via travelweekly.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The government has backed a mp;pound;30 million investment plan to reopen Doncaster Sheffield airport (DSA).
  
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• Government backs £30m plan to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport

  10-04-2025 02:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - A mp;pound;30million investment plan to support the reopening of Doncaster Sheffield Airport has been given government backing.
  
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• Government backs £30m investment to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport

  10-04-2025 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - A mp;pound;30m investment proposal by South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport has received government backing.
  
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• Government backs ?30m plan to revive Doncaster Sheffield airport

  10-04-2025 02:00 via travelweekly.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The government has backed a ?30 million investment plan to reopen Doncaster Sheffield airport (DSA).
  
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• Government backs ?30m investment to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport

  10-04-2025 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - A ?30m investment proposal by South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport has received government backing.
  
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• Funding secured for accessibility upgrades at Hither Green station

  10-04-2025 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Passengers are set to benefit from step-free access at Hither Green station thanks to a ?28m funding boost from the Department for Transport?s Access for All (AfA) programme.
  
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• Ferry firm to resume seasonal sailings to France

  10-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A passenger ferry serving the Channel Islands and France is set to resume seasonal sailings.
  
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• Eyes on the road convince drivers to hang up the phone

  10-04-2025 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Australian start-up Acusensusmp;#146;s cameras have already been linked to a fall in road fatalities
  
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• Doncaster Sheffield Airport reopening given boost with extra £30m in funds from Mayor Oliver Coppard

  10-04-2025 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Plans to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport have been given a huge boost, with Mayor Oliver Coppard set to use mp;pound;30m of new funding to support the project following Government talks.
  
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• Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Extra funding means take-off for reopening but big new question emerges

  10-04-2025 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - After months of uncertainty, the reopening of Doncaster Sheffield Airport now appears to be all-but-confirmed following the announcement of significant additional taxpayer funding for the project.
  
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• Doge’s job cuts at US traffic safety regulator hit self-drive experts

  10-04-2025 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Muskmp;#146;s cull of agencymp;#146;s workers disproportionately affected staff overseeing tech on which he has staked Teslamp;#146;s future
  
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• Delta Air Lines pulls guidance for record profits due to trade war

  10-04-2025 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Carrier says mp;#145;growth has largely slowedmp;#146; as evidence of consumer pain mounts
  
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• CalMac boss must go to "ferry mess" summit or resign, demands Isles MP

  10-04-2025 02:00 via westcoasttoday.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - ?It is hard to understand the depths of despair that the latest events have caused, particularly in South Uist and Barra, without having been in these places," says MP
  
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• CalMac boss must go to

  10-04-2025 02:00 via westcoasttoday.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - mp;quot;It is hard to understand the depths of despair that the latest events have caused, particularly in South Uist and Barra, without having been in these places,mp;quot; says MP
  
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• Bus service between two popular Welsh seaside towns set to be reduced

  10-04-2025 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The bus service reduction, along with a number of other changes to services was discussed at a councilmp;#39;s community liaison committee meeting
  
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• Blackburn outer circle buses come back with a winning Ewood extra

  10-04-2025 02:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Blackburnmp;#39;s outer circle bus route scrapped in 2016 will start to run again next month - with a new service to and from Ewood Park for midweek Rovers home games.
  
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• Bidding open to West Yorkshire organisations for active travel grants

  10-04-2025 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - Thousands of pounds in funding is being made available to organisations in West Yorkshire, to encourage active travel.
  
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• Automotive-reliant firms nervous over Trump tariffs

  10-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Businesses in Solihull say they are dependent on Jaguar Land Rover, which employs 9,000 in the town.
  
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• Approach to tram network in Leeds has always been fragmented - Yorkshire Post Letters

  10-04-2025 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Westminster Correspondent Ralph Blackburn comments on the PMmp;#39;s mp;#39;supportmp;#39; for the West Yorkshire (including Leeds) Mass Transit System (TYP, March 29). The Leeds/Bradford route is inevitably still at the talking shop stage.
  
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• 'Most people just ignore 20mph' Anger as countless motorists flout limit

  10-04-2025 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - There are growing calls for the limit to be scrapped - but one reporter caught 96 out of 100 drivers breaking it
  
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• Airbus unveils ultra luxury first class cabins for its flagship plane

  10-04-2025 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - The highlight is the Master Suite for the A350-1000
  
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