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• ?33m Caerphilly transport hub moves closer as TfW launches contractor search

  12-08-2026 02:00 via saferhighways.co.uk
  
  Safer Highways - Plans to transform Caerphilly's bus and railway connections have taken another step forward, with Transport for Wales beginning the search for a contractor to deliver a new ?33 million integrated interchange.
  
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• Wickford train derailment - recap: Greater Anglia train comes off tracks in Essex

  15-08-2026 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - A Greater Anglia train derailed near Wickford in Essex - the second train to come off the tracks in the UK within 24 hours - with services cancelled between London Liverpool Street and Southend Victoria.
  
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• Wickford train derailment as second incident in a day causes 'major disruption'

  15-08-2026 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - A Greater Anglia train has derailed in Essex sparking mp;amp;quot;major disruptionmp;amp;quot; on the rail network
  
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• Voi rides on in London borough despite council order

  15-08-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Voi is continuing to operate hundreds of e-bikes in Ealing despite the council choosing Lime and Forest to run its new rental scheme, City AM understands. The Swedish e-bike operator has not removed its fleet after its previous agreement with the west London council expired at the end of July, leaving three companies operating in ...
  
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• Second train derails in less than 24 hours: Carriages come off tracks a day after 20 people were injured in Lewes crash on hottest day of the year

  15-08-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Mail Online - The latest incident has occurredmp;nbsp;at Wickford in Essex and appears to involve a Greater Anglia service.
  
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• Ryanair window that passenger was partly sucked out of was broken by engine debris, report finds

  15-08-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Fan blade broke off shortly after takeoff on 10 July flight from Greece to Germany, preliminary findings showBusiness live mp;#150; latest updatesBroken engine parts were responsible for shattering a window on a Ryanair plane, causing a passenger to be partly sucked out mid-flight in July, US investigators have said.A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found an engine fan blade broke off shortly after takeoff on the 10 July flight from Greece to
  
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• Restore 30mph limit to 'all the roads' except outside schools and hospitals

  15-08-2026 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Councillors welcome Conwy County Councilmp;#39;s reinstatement of higher speed limit on 15 roads but some think the authority should go further
  
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• Reckless ebike users put all of us at risk Letter

  15-08-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Kevin Lloyd is angered by the sheer impunity that radiates from users and calls for regulation There may be something in the argument identified by Andy Beckett that increased use of ebikes reflects broader changes in urban areas, including the cost of housing (Lime bikes hurtling around the city: is this the revenge of a priced-out generation?, 8 August). Yet none of that excuses the sheer impunity that radiates from ebike users, worsened by the design of city bikes which encoura
  
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• Ontario free to axe Toronto bike lanes, region’s top court rules

  15-08-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Win is significant for regionmp;#146;s premier, Doug Ford, who blames protected zones for citymp;#146;s traffic illsThe Ontario government is now free to rip out Torontomp;#146;s bike lanes on its busiest streets after the regionmp;#146;s top court ruled in favour of the province on Friday, overturning a lower courtmp;#146;s decision that decreed removal would violate constitutional rights.The win is significant for Ontariomp;#146;s premier, Doug Ford, and his government, who have
  
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• National Rail says heat poses ‘exceptional challenges’ after two trains derail in 24 hours

  15-08-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Incident near Essex town of Wickford happens day after two passengers seriously hurt in East Sussex derailmentThe UKmp;#146;s fifth heatwave of the summer has mp;#147;presented exceptional challenges to the railwaymp;#148;, Network Rail has said, after two trains derailed in less than 24 hours.On Friday, British Transport Police (BTP) confirmed the rear carriages of a Greater Anglia train derailed mp;#147;in an upright positionmp;#148; at Wickford railway station in Essex, adding
  
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• London bus drivers start 26 days of strike action over 'dangerously hot' working conditions as capital sees latest heatwave in record-breaking summer

  15-08-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Mail Online - More than 1,500 bus drivers working for Arriva London started industrial action today - with warnings of major transport delays and chaos across the coming months.
  
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• Investigators work to find 'root cause' of Lewes derailment

  15-08-2026 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -Greater Thameslink Railway interim CEO John Whitehurst says the root cause of last nightmp;#146;s derailment near Lewes will be the subject of an mp;#145;open investigationmp;#146;. Twenty people were injured in the crash, two of them seriously, when the three trailing cars of a Southern train became derailed and overturned in a lineside field.
  
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• Heathrow warns of disruption at two terminals after flooding

  15-08-2026 02:00 via news.sky.com
  Sky News - Heathrow Airport has warned access to Terminals 2 and 3 is restricted.
  
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• EV targets set to be watered down

  15-08-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Electric vehicle sales targets for British carmakers could be watered down after ministers launched a fresh review amid growing pressure from manufacturers and dealerships. The government said it was seeking the opinions of auto makers, suppliers and charging point providers on whether to loosen the ambitious plans to phase out sales of petrol and hybrid ...
  
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• Engine parts smashed Ryanair window that man's head was sucked out of, report says

  15-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A preliminary report by US investigators says an engine fan blade broke on last monthmp;#39;s flight from Greece to Germany.
  
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• Electric vehicle sales targets could be cut after pressure from car makers

  15-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The government says it is considering cutting the new electric car sales target from 80 to 50 by 2030.
  
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• Derailed Essex train leads to travel chaos

  15-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - More than 60 patients were checked over by ambulance crews but all were discharged at the scene.
  
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• Commuters forced to dodge human waste outside historic railway hubs, drug addicts on the streets and sprawling camps of rough sleepers: How London's homeless crisis is only getting worse

  15-08-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Mail Online - Kingmp;#39;s Cross, long infamous as a red light zone with prostitutes, heroin addicts and kerb crawlers, has lately been mp;#39;gentrifiedmp;#39; - yet many rough sleepers remain.
  
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• Bus drivers strike over oven-like cabs in heatwave

  15-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Unite union is demanding air conditioning in driver cabs as drivers complain of heatstroke.
  
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• Two seriously injured after passenger train derails near Lewes in East Sussex

  14-08-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Additional nine passengers sustain less serious injuries and major disruption to services reportedTwo people have been seriously injured after a passenger train derailed between Haywards Heath and Lewes in East Sussex on Thursday.The South East Coast ambulance service said two people were taken to major trauma centres with severe injuries. Continue reading...
  
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• Two seriously hurt as passenger train derails

  14-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - mp;quot;It was pandemonium... I could feel the carriage rocking,mp;quot; says one passenger who was on the train with his six-year-old daughter.
  
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• Transport and Active Travel Commissioners Retained as Bee Network Enters Next Phase

  14-08-2026 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Mayor of Greater Manchester, Bev Craig, has confirmed that Vernon Everitt CBE will remain as Transport Commissioner and Dame Sarah Storey will continue as Active Travel Commissioner, extending their roles as the region prepares for the next phase of the Bee Network's development.
  
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• Trains to busy UK airport stopped for 9 days - 'leave extra time'

  14-08-2026 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - The Metro to the regional airport will close for nine days while repairs are carried out on the tracks, stations and cabling - this comes after a revamp to the airport
  
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• There Aren?t Enough Ships to Handle China?s Booming Car Exports subscription

  14-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - As demand slumps at home, Chinese cars are flooding other markets?and testing the shipping industry
  
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• There Aren't Enough Ships to Handle China's Booming Car Exports subscription

  14-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - As demand slumps at home, Chinese cars are flooding other markets and testing the shipping industry
  
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• South Korean airport becomes busiest in world for global traffic amid Iran war

  14-08-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Incheon airport had 38.39m international passengers in first half of 2026, as traffic diverted from Middle East hubs
  
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• Seoul soars past Dubai as world's busiest international airport

  14-08-2026 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Seoulmp;#39;s Incheon airport said it had overtaken Dubai to become the worldmp;#39;s busiest airport for international passengers this year
  
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• Scottish operators to be consulted on planning roadworks after CPT demands

  14-08-2026 02:00 via busandcoachbuyer.com
  
  Bus and Coach Buyer - A Code of Practice for the Co-ordination of Works in Roads, published by the Scottish Government, requires local authorities and utilities to consult bus operators ?as early as possible? in planning roadworks.
  
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• Rail guard who won 'whites only' job gets plaque

  14-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A blue plaque has been installed at the former west London home of Asquith Xavier, a West Indian railway worker who became a leading figure in the fight for racial equality in Great Britain.
  
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• Plans for new Leeds bus depot unveiled with space for 100 buses and new jobs

  14-08-2026 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Evening Post - One of the UK?s biggest bus operators could run services out of a new Leeds depot if plans are agreed with the council.
  
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