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• Westfield veteran to oversee Oxford Street?s transformation subscription

  05-11-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The former UK boss of the shopping centre giant will manage the pedestrianisation of the shopping thoroughfare as the mayor takes control of the scheme
  
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• West End pedicab drivers face fines for loud music and speeding subscription

  05-11-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Westminster city council has pre-empted a proposed crackdown by Sadiq Khan and TfL amid claims the operators are creating a nuisance
  
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• West Coast Main Line reopens after landslip derails train

  05-11-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - No trains have been running north of Preston and south of Carlisle since the derailment near Shap.
  
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• Trains cancelled and 200m cordon in place as bomb units called to railway station

  05-11-2025 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - Police officers, fire crews and paramedics are in attendance
  
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• Train hero who saved passengers during attack named

  05-11-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - The family of rail worker Samir Zitouni say they are mp;quot;immensely proudmp;quot; and he has mp;quot;always been a heromp;quot;.
  
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• South Western Railway awards £66m EMU support and spares contract

  05-11-2025 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  Railway Gazette - UK: South Western Railway has awarded Alstom a 4mp;frac12;-year Technical Support mp;amp; Spares Supply Agreement for its Class 701 Arterio electric multiple-units.
  
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• South Western Railway awards ?66m EMU support and spares contract

  05-11-2025 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  Railway Gazette - UK: South Western Railway has awarded Alstom a 4?-year Technical Support mp; Spares Supply Agreement for its Class 701 Arterio electric multiple-units.
  
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• Ryanair boss warns of UK fare increases and flight cuts as budget looms

  05-11-2025 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Michael Omp;#39;Leary said the budget airline could move its operations from some of the UKmp;#39;s smaller airports to countries with lower business taxes
  
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• Rolls-Royce teams up with British Airways and Heathrow on aviation fuel project

  05-11-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - The engineering giant is also working with Imperial College London on the two-year research initiative
  
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• Rail Reform in the Wales and Borders area

  05-11-2025 01:00 via gov.uk
  Department for Transport - Joint working between the UK and Wales will support the delivery of a modern, integrated railway that works for all passengers.
  
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• Plans to reopen long-lost 'missing link' railway line boosted by cross-party support

  05-11-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - CROSS- party support from the areamp;#39;s MPs has been given to the campaign to restore the Skipton to Colne railway line.
  
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• Peninsula Transport strengthening team to deliver vision

  05-11-2025 01:00 via midweekherald.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The sub-national transport body for Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Plymouth, and Torbay has announced three new appointments and a university placement assistant to support its Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP) for 2025-2050.
  
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• Paid-for car parking could return to town

  05-11-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Bollington Town Council has covered the cost to keep parking free, but may soon no longer be able to.
  
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• Our cars are idle most of the time so let's share them

  05-11-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - Cars are expensive but we only use them on average for around an hour each day.
  
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• Nissan warns of £1.3bn operating loss expected this year as cost cutting prioritised

  05-11-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - Chief financial officer Jeremie Papin says the manufacturer expects ongoing challenges
  
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• Nearly all drivers say headlights are too bright

  05-11-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - The study, commissioned by the Department for Transport, was completed by Berkshiremp;#39;s TRL.
  
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• Mayors urged to act fast to deliver London-style transport

  05-11-2025 01:00 via cities-today.com
  Other News Sources - England?s six largest city regions outside London could see 1.2 million more residents reach their city centres within 30 minutes if metro mayors use new powers to deliver fully integrated public transport systems, according to analysis from Centre for Cities.
  
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• Manchester Airport's drop-off and pick-up charges addressed by government

  05-11-2025 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Motorists must now pay mp;pound;5 remotely to drop off or collect passengers, rather than paying at a barrier
  
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• Journey to Great British Railways gathers steam with landmark legislation

  05-11-2025 01:00 via gov.uk
  Department for Transport - Bill includes fare and ticketing reform and a strengthened passenger watchdog to create a better, more inclusive railway for all.
  
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• Is the tax exemption for classic cars about to be scrapped? subscription

  05-11-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Is Rachel Reeves coming for your old motor in the Budget?
  
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• Integrated transport holds the key to realising the North?s economic potential

  05-11-2025 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - The research by the think tank Centre for Cities shows the importance of transport connectivity across the North.
  
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• Integrated transport holds the key to realising the North's economic potential

  05-11-2025 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - The research by the think tank Centre for Cities shows the importance of transport connectivity across the North.
  
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• How Bristol Harbour could change over five years with more events and pricier parking

  05-11-2025 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  Bristol Live - A new five-year strategy looks at how the docks could get upgraded
  
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• Government publishes 'landmark' Railways Bill

  05-11-2025 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -The text of the Act of Parliament which will create Great British Railways will enter Parliament today. The Department for Transport said: mp;#145;GBR will be accountable to passengers, freight customers and taxpayers and will drive a relentless focus on responding to their needs. Responsible for co-ordinating the whole network: from track and train, to cost and revenueGBR will deliver lasting change.mp;#146;
  
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• Glasgow to trial free public transport on trains, buses and subway

  05-11-2025 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  The Independent - Glasgow is set to become the first city in Scotland to trial a free public transport scheme.
  
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• Extend Belfast nights out with Translink's new year-round late night transport pilot

  05-11-2025 01:00 via belfastcity.gov.uk
  Local Government - Translink is set to light up Belfastmp;#39;s festive season with the return of its popular late-night bus and train services.
  
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• Details of Translink late-night buses pilot announced

  05-11-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - The pilot scheme will begin on 28 November 2025 with late-night buses running on Friday and Saturday evenings.
  
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• Deprivation in England: What's changed, and what's stayed the same?

  05-11-2025 01:00 via oxfordeconomics.com
  Other News Sources - ... MPs will be reflecting on the political repercussions of increasing spend in areas of London, which already receive significantly higher spend per head in many core services, at the expense of much lower income areas elsewhere - an issue already in the spotlight given the South-centric nature of the governmentmp;#39;s recent infrastructure announcements on Heathrow, Gatwick, and Lower Thames Crossing.
  
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• Danish authorities in rush to close security loophole in Chinese electric buses

  05-11-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Investigation launched after discovery that Chinese supplier had remote access to vehiclesmp;#39; control systems
  
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• Cabinet asked to abandon Princes Risborough Link Road plan

  05-11-2025 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  Bucks Free Press - A link road for Princes Risborough could be scrapped after Buckinghamshire Council failed to secure the funding to build it.
  
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• Brussels and Liège airports close after drone sightings

  05-11-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Belgiummp;#146;s security services investigate the latest incidents to highlight the vulnerability of European airspace
  
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• Britain?s trains are gripped by violent crime. These numbers prove it. subscription

  05-11-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Incidents like the mass stabbing on a train from Doncaster to London King?s Cross on Saturday are mercifully rare in Britain. But recent figures show that other types of violent crime on our rail network are not.
  
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