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• Ban delivery robots that put pedestrians at risk, says charity subscription

  15-09-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Autonomous delivery robots are mp;#39;putting pedestrians at riskmp;#39; and should be banned from pavements across the country, a charity has warned.
  
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• Thefts fall at London stations following crackdown

  25-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Luggage theft at Kingmp;#39;s Cross and St Pancras stations decreases, British Transport Police says.
  
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• Sadiq Khan lays down 3 demands ahead of Burnham's first Budget as Elizabeth Line funding set to end

  25-09-2026 02:00 via mylondon.news
  
  My London - The Mayor of London has laid out his three main demands for Andy Burnham in next month's Autumn Budget.
  
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• Reported assaults on Great Britain’s railways rise by fifth in a year

  25-09-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Unions say record high of nearly 25,000, including assaults on rail workers and public, shows need for more staff and policingTell us: have you been assaulted on Great Britainmp;#146;s railways?The number of reported assaults on Great Britainmp;#146;s railways has risen by a fifth to a record high of almost 25,000 incidents in a year.Unions said the mp;#147;horrendousmp;#148; figures showed the need for more staff and policing, as the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) revealed a sharp
  
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• Reported assaults on Britain's rail services rise by more than a third

  25-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Recorded incidents of violence and harassment against passengers and rail workers showed a sharp increase in the year to March.
  
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• Portishead Line milestone reached after Pill demolition

  25-09-2026 02:00 via northsomersettimes.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A major rail project aimed at reconnecting Portishead to the national network has reached another milestone.
  
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• Oxford doesn't have capacity for ?7bn East West Rail

  25-09-2026 02:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - After more than three years, Oxford's Botley Road has reopened, but not everything is back on track.
  
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• How TransPennine Express conductors strike could impact train travel in Leeds

  25-09-2026 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Evening Post - The RMT transport union has announced strike action involving conductors on every Sunday throughout October.
  
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• Glasgow flight landed 'with minutes of fuel left' - report

  25-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The jet carrying 177 people had about 1 of its fuel remaining after a series of diversions last year.
  
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• Electric car charging just got even faster: Chinese carmaker's EV battery charges in under five minutes - smashing the previous record by 30 seconds

  25-09-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Mail Online - Geely Auto Group, the Chinese owner of Volvo, has used AI to boost the charging performance of its batteries.
  
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• Edinburgh Airport announces ?500million investment plan

  25-09-2026 02:00 via airsideint.com
  Aviation Industry- Edinburgh Airport has unveiled the first phase of the largest capital investment programme in its history, with more than ?500 million to be invested over the next five years.
  
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• Burnham's opposition to Heathrow expansion puts third runway in doubt

  25-09-2026 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Andy Burnham has plunged the plan for a third runway at Heathrow into doubt by privately telling MPs he has always opposed the project
  
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• Blaenavon's Heritage Railway hit by fresh vandalism

  25-09-2026 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  South Wales Argus - A beloved heritage railway has been targeted in a fresh act of vandalism.
  
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• Bentley investing £350m to build new Torcal electric car at its Crewe site

  25-09-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Third major boost in a week for the UKmp;#39;s automotive industry
  
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• ‘We wanted to prove we didn’t need air conditioning’: the airport cooled by natural ventilation

  25-09-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - At Roland Garros airport on Rmp;eacute;union island, the ceiling design funnels a light tropical breeze into the terminal At the arrivals terminal at Roland Garros airport on Rmp;eacute;union island, visitors are greeted by floor-to-ceiling windows framing the lush green mountains of the French Indian Ocean territory.What they may have also expected was the icy chill of air conditioning; this island just off Madagascar sits in the tropical zone to the south of the equator. But ins
  
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• All the places in London a proposed new Overground line could cover

  25-09-2026 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Metro - London could soon be getting a new Overground train line ? and you have a say in where it?ll go.
  
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• Workington MP calls for rail station and coast line upgrades

  24-09-2026 02:00 via newsandstar.co.uk
  
  Carlisle News & Star - The MP for Workington is calling for major investment in the townmp;#39;s railway station and improvements to the Cumbrian Coast Line.
  
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• Why Shetland tunnel plan offers fresh hope to all Scotland's islanders

  24-09-2026 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - A four-mile tunnel between the Shetland mainland and Yell could end up costing about the same as two ferries
  
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• Watch: 'A great day for West Yorkshire', says Mayor as new bus station opens in Heckmondwike as first in Weaver Network

  24-09-2026 02:00 via dewsburyreporter.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Mayor Tracy Brabin said it was a mp;#39;great daymp;#39; for West Yorkshire as the new Heckmondwike Bus Station officially opened its doors.
  
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• Watch: 'A great day for West Yorkshire?, says Mayor as new bus station opens in Heckmondwike as first in Weaver Network

  24-09-2026 02:00 via dewsburyreporter.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Mayor Tracy Brabin said it was a ?great day? for West Yorkshire as the new Heckmondwike Bus Station officially opened its doors.
  
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• Transport Secretary to meet Nats chair amid calls for air traffic boss to quit

  24-09-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Nats boss Martin Rolfe has come under pressure to step down after the second air traffic issue within two weeks caused flight disruption on Monday.
  
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• Transport secretary has no date set for £7bn East West Rail

  24-09-2026 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford Mail - The transport secretary has not committed to a date for when East West Rail passenger trains will run from Oxford to Milton Keynes.
  
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• Transport secretary has no date set for ?7bn East West Rail

  24-09-2026 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford Mail - The transport secretary has not committed to a date for when East West Rail passenger trains will run from Oxford to Milton Keynes.
  
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• Third Menai crossing ?vital? for Anglesey?s future, council report says

  24-09-2026 02:00 via herald.wales
  
  Other Regional Press - THERE is a ?vital need? for a third crossing over the Menai to safeguard ?Anglesey?s socio-economic future? and the wider North Wales region. That is the conclusion of an Anglesey County Council report on the resilience of the Menai crossings.
  
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• Third Menai crossing 'vital' for Anglesey?s future, council report says

  24-09-2026 02:00 via herald.wales
  
  Other Regional Press - THERE is a ?vital need? for a third crossing over the Menai to safeguard mp;#39;Angleseymp;#39;s socio-economic futuremp;#39; and the wider North Wales region. That is the conclusion of an Anglesey County Council report on the resilience of the Menai crossings.
  
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• Talks held over plans to ease Northallerton station parking problems

  24-09-2026 02:00 via hambletontoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Talks have taken place over plans to provide more parking at Northallerton railway station following increasing pressure on available spaces.
  
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• Stuart Anderson urges Andy Burnham to prioritise rural buses

  24-09-2026 02:00 via ludlowadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Stuart Anderson MP has written to Prime Minister Andy Burnham raising concerns about cuts to services in his constituency and urging that rural areas not be overlooked.
  
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• Stagecoach Yorkshire puts bus simulator to work in recruitment drive

  24-09-2026 02:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Barnsley recruitment day demonstrates how Stagecoach's bus simulators can support driver recruitment alongside training and development
  
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• Stagecoach says changes are planned as bus passengers call for improvements

  24-09-2026 02:00 via hellorayo.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Stagecoach has told us it's planning 'changes' in the coming weeks, after complaints from passengers about having to stand on the Number 2 service, or not even being able to get on
  
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• Slower Plymouth trains fear over Ivybridge platform expansion plan

  24-09-2026 02:00 via plymouthherald.co.uk
  
  Plymouth Herald - A feasibility study is soon to be completed on whether Ivybridge Railway Station platforms can be extended so more mainline trains can stop there.
  
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