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• BA boss shocked to find out that third Heathrow runway will raze his HQ

  22-11-2016 19:28
  
  Airline chief Wille Walsh furious about not being told of demolition – and about fact he will ‘end up paying for the destruction’The boss of Heathrow’s biggest customer, British Airways, only discovered that building the airport’s planned third runway would require the demolition of his airline’s head office after looking at a map.Willie Walsh, the chief executive of BA’s parent company IAG, claimed that despite the group being responsible for about half
  
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• We are just trying to survive, say victims of HS2 dither and delay subscription

  24-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Shops and restaurants lining Drummond Street, near Euston station, have faced disruption and dwindling customers for more than a decade
  
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• Warning for train passengers in Wales as 'extreme heat' arrives

  24-06-2026 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - National Rail has warned that services could be disrupted as high temperatures arrive
  
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• UK has 'one of the safest railways in the world', says transport secretary following Bedford crash

  24-06-2026 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has spoken in the House of Commons in response to a fatal train crash that occurred on Friday, 19 June, stating the UK has one of the mp;#39;safestmp;#39; railway networks in the world.
  
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• UK approval for Gatwick airport expansion lawful, court rules

  24-06-2026 02:00 via reuters.com
  Reuters News - Britain's approval of Gatwick Airport's expansion was lawful, London's High Court ruled on Tuesday, allowing the country's second busiest hub to proceed with a plan to add millions of new passengers by 2030.
  
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• Transport plan for busy national park criticised

  24-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A national park authority's plans to deal with transport issues have been criticised as "weak" by a charity.
  The Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) is due to discuss its five-year plan, which will guide how key decisions are made within the Cumbrian area.
  
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• Transport group backs call for Northampton to be included in East West Rail plans

  24-06-2026 02:00 via northamptonchron.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A transport campaign group has backed calls for Northampton to be included in future East West Rail passenger plans, warning that the town risks missing out unless action is taken soon.
  
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• Tram system among transport plans for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

  24-06-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The idea is part of a 10-year strategy aiming to better connect the region
  
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• Stop pretending EU's new border system is working, says airports chief

  24-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The head of Europemp;#39;s airports lobby says concerns over EES are keeping him awake at night and he doesnmp;#39;t know how airports will cope over the summer.
  
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• Searing UK heat leaves schools, hospitals and transport networks struggling to cope

  24-06-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Temperature on Tuesday hits high of 34.6C in Surrey, England, with heatwave forecast to get more intense on Wednesday and Thursday
  
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• Rail replacement PSVAIR compliance 'needs temporary transition'

  24-06-2026 02:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - A shortage of technicians to fit next-stop announcement equipment to coaches so they comply with the PSV Accessible Information Regulations (PSVAIR) 2023 when used on in-scope rail replacement work poses a risk to service continuity after current temporary exemptions expire on 31 July, a supplier of such products has warned.
  
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• Passengers urged not to travel as temperatures soar

  24-06-2026 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -Rail passengers are being urged not to travel, particularly in southern England or the Midlands, as temperatures threaten to exceed 35 degrees over the next few days. Train operators are warning that speed restrictions will be necessary as rail temperatures climb, and the Met Office has issued a red mp;#145;extreme heatmp;#146; warning for much of England.
  
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• Nissan ‘shelves all-electric Qashqai plans’ as it cuts costs

  24-06-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Firm has been developing full EV version of its top-selling model in Europe at its plant in SunderlandBusiness live mp;#150; latest updatesNissan has reportedly stopped developing a fully electric version of its Qashqai, its top-selling model in Europe, as the Japanese carmaker seeks to cut a fifth of its models and slash costs.The carmaker quietly halted development of a full EV version of the Qashqai at Sunderland, the site of the UKmp;#146;s largest car factory, last year, acco
  
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• New pictures show devastating impact of Kidwelly bus crash as six in hospital and 19 hurt

  24-06-2026 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - This is everything we know about the crash near Kidwelly on Tuesday
  
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• New electrification approach could improve confidence and costs as hundreds of people leave sector

  24-06-2026 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - A programme-based approach to electrification would help provide confidence to the supply chain at a time when hundreds of redundancies have been made.
  
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• More Guided Busway improvement works to take place this summer

  24-06-2026 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - The works will help keep the busway safe
  
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• Mayor's ambition of extension of North East metro down to Teesside using existing rail network

  24-06-2026 02:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Mayor Ben Houchen said that a mp;#39;North East rail systemmp;#39; would be a number of years away due to its complex nature
  
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• London City Airport is finally getting its first lounge

  24-06-2026 02:00 via executivetraveller.com
  Other News Sources - London City Airport has operated since 1987 without a proper departure loungeand for most of its existence, that has been entirely the point.
  
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• LIVE Britain braces for red heat alert transport chaos subscripton

  24-06-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Temperatures could hit 40C on Wednesday and Thursday in some parts of England and Wales after a mp;#39;heat-domemp;#39; settled over western Europe, bringing extreme conditions across the continent.
  
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• Janus Electric targets global heavy transport market with retrofit battery-swap strategy

  24-06-2026 02:00 via proactiveinvestors.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Heavy transport remains one of the hardest sectors of the economy to decarboniseand one of the most valuable opportunities for companies able to solve it.
  
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• Irish government to contribute £197m to cross-border rail services

  24-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The money will come from the last allocation from the Irish governmentmp;#39;s Shared Island Fund.
  
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• Inside the plan to bring back HS2 - and the tax to pay for it

  24-06-2026 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - Andy Burnham could make use of a mp;#39;rebrandedmp;#39; HS2 team to resurrect rail in the North if he becomes PM
  
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• Improved transport options helping keep Cumberland connected

  24-06-2026 02:00 via cumberland.gov.uk
  Local Government - Cumberland Council is highlighting the wide range of transport options available across the area, helping residents stay connected whether travelling by bus or through community transport schemes.
  
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• I helped design HS2 - this is why it is broken - Professor Andrew McNaughton

  24-06-2026 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - Flawed decisions and a bureaucratic nightmare created a perfect storm of out-of-control costsHS2 was supposed to give us high-speed trains linking London with Birmingham and Manchester, freeing up the clogged West Coast Main Line and forming the critical first part of a network reaching as far north as Leeds.
  
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• HS2 was doomed because of one crucial thing - Sally Gimson

  24-06-2026 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - HS2 seemed like a good idea in 2009. Most of Europe had high speed rail systems, and yet, we in Britain preferred what the then secretary of state for transport Lord Adonis dubbed, a mp;#39;make do and mendmp;#39; approach.
  
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• HS2 cuts 300 'back-office roles' in efficiency push

  24-06-2026 02:00 via constructionnews.co.uk
  Construction News - Cutting hundreds of people from HS2 Ltdmp;#39;s payroll was part of a push to create a mp;#39;simplified, more cost-effective companymp;#39;, rail minister Lord Hendy told the House of Lords on Monday (22 June).
  
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• Highs and lows: Inside construction of Dublin Airport's 'once-in-a-generation' £270M North Runway

  24-06-2026 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - The 3,100m North Runway at Dublin Airport has provided a blueprint for aviation infrastructure delivery within budgetary and operational constraints, according to a key member of the schememp;#39;s leadership.
  
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• High Court dismisses climate challenge to 32.2billion Gatwick Expansion

  24-06-2026 02:00 via lbc.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Campaigners have lost High Court challenges over the expansion of Gatwick Airport.
  
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• Heathrow on final call for departure subscription

  24-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Will Andy Burnham take heed of an official assessment that suggests Britain would be better off without the third runway?
  
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• Grand Central planning new London routes from Manchester and Bristol

  24-06-2026 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Grand Central (GC) is submitting plans for two new open access services offering alternative routes along major corridors into London, although sources have described both plans as a mp;#39;ORCATS raidsmp;#39;. ORCATS being the model used to divide ticket revenue.
  
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