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• Cubic opens innovation centre in London

  17-12-2015 12:41 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Facility will provide collaborate space to explore new solutions
    
  Cubic Transportation Systems this week opened its Cubic Innovation Centre in London. The new facility is intended to drive mobility innovation and solutions that address the future’s global transport needs.
  The company, which is a business unit of San Diego-based Cubic Corporation, is famous for its role in delivering London’s Oyster card, but the opening of the innovation centre reflects its desire to expl
  
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• West Midlands bus operations sale 'logical for National Express

  19-08-2026 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Mobico said the transaction of its West Midlands bus operations is expected to be completed in November
  
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• Ulez linked to improvement in health of London children?s lungs subscription

  19-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - A five-year study found pupils in the capital reached the same breathing capacity as their counterparts in Luton as clean-air zones reduced air pollution
  
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• Trump ?stops negotiating with Iran? after ship hit in Hormuz subscription

  19-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The incident occurred a day after President Trump threatened to bomb Oman if it interfered in discusssions over the waterway?s sovereignty
  
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• Trump circles the Strait of Hormuz on map and proclaims it as ?new US territory?

  19-08-2026 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - The president reasserts that the U.S. will takeover the Middle East passageway it hasn?t been able to get under control for months ? and even parts of Iran ? in taunting new Truth Social post
  
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• Train lines shut as firefighters tackle south London blaze subscription

  19-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - A fire at a recycling centre has shut railways running into London Bridge only weeks after a similar blaze at the same plant
  
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• Shipyard cranes to be overhauled ahead of major contract

  19-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - It is part of an investment of almost mp;pound;100m as the Belfast yardmp;#39;s Spanish owners prepare it for a major defence contract.
  
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• Scottish Government commits to additional private jet taxation

  19-08-2026 02:00 via aef.org.uk
  
  Aviation Industry- Earlier this year, the Scottish Government consulted on introducing Air Departure Tax (ADT) from April 2027. The consultation included questions on applying a new rate to private jets, supplementary to mp;amp;#8230;The post Scottish Government commits to additional private jet taxation appeared first on Aviation Environment Federation.
  
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• Scientists stunned by children's lung recovery in ultra low emission zone

  19-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Scientists say they have been "stunned" by how quickly young children's lungs began to recover and grow after pollution restrictions were brought in where they lived.
  
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• Railway bridge vandalised ahead of planned mural

  19-08-2026 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - Vandals have scrawled graffiti style tags over a railway bridge that had just been given a fresh undercoat in preparation for an authorised mural.
  
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• Mobico sells West Midlands bus business to combined authority for £24m

  19-08-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The group, which also runs the National Express coach business, said dealis part of efforts to make Mobico mp;amp;quot;simpler and strongermp;amp;quot;
  
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• Mobico is dismantling the National Express empire it once built subscription

  19-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The travel company?s retreat from the West Midlands will be personal for chairman Phil White, who cut his teeth there
  
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• Minister visits derailment site amid funding plea

  19-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The rail minister has visited the site of a derailment in East Sussex amid calls for more investment in transport in the South East.
  
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• Major repairs start at fire-damaged railway line

  19-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - National Rail is aiming to reopen the line by the weekend but says it will mp;quot;take some timemp;quot;.
  
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• Let them build homes near stations, but let them be beautiful too

  19-08-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Rules to allow thousands of new homes near stations is cause for celebration, but the government must avoid creating mp;#39;anywhere developmentsmp;#39;.
  
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• Leader of Newport Council on the M4 the city's tech sector and a relocation of the ONS

  19-08-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Dimitri Batrouni said the city is at the heart of the growing South Wales compound semiconductor cluster
  
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• Is it a bus? Is it a boat? The former Citybus taking to the water

  19-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The vessel has gone from ferrying passengers around Belfast to sailing up the River Bann.
  
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• Introducing Ulez was my hardest decision as mayor of London ? but now we know its astonishing impact Sadiq Khan

  19-08-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Critics said I was attacking motorists. It?s more important for me that the city?s children are no longer breathing dangerous levels of pollution
  
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• FTSE 100 Live: Stocks to fall as oil jumps after Trump claims Strait of Hormuz

  19-08-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Oil prices are surging higher for the fourth consecutive session after Donald Trump declared the Strait of Hormuz as US territory.
  
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• Ferguson shipyard to cut a quarter of its workforce

  19-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The state-owned yard on the Clyde will lose 70 of its 283 staff through a voluntary redundancy process as it awaits confirmation of promised new orders.
  
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• Ferguson Marine shipyard to slash quarter of total workforce subscription

  19-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The state-owned facility faces delays to new orders as bosses say the job cuts are needed to secure its long-term viability
  
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• Children?s lungs grew after London launched Ulez subscription

  19-08-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Study of more than 3,400 pupils finds improved respiratory health since pollution car charges were introduced
  
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• Bus travel is changing in the West Midlands - what will it mean for you?

  19-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - What impact will WMCAmp;#39;s shift to a franchise model have on fares and timetables?
  
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• Andy Burnham?s vision for Britain pulls into focus at the bus station subscription

  19-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The prime minister?s summer roadshow rolls through another place he argues has suffered under private ownership. Can growth come from changing that?
  
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• American Airlines to bring back TV screens on US flights

  19-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - It is also adding more premium seats, with the changes aimed at improving the travel experience and boosting revenue.
  
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• AI to help planes avoid climate-warming 'sky graffiti'

  19-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A new UK trial hopes to reduce the condensation trails from planes, which can trap heat in the Earthmp;#39;s atmosphere.
  
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• 1,600 homes could be built in tiny Cambridgeshire city as Network Rail raises 'significant concerns'

  19-08-2026 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - The plans could extend a Cambridgeshire city
  
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• Virgin wins approval for cross-Channel trains despite Eurostar complaints

  18-08-2026 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Virgin wins approval for cross-Channel trains despite Eurostar complaints.
  
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• Virgin Trains to end Eurostar?s cross-Channel monopoly subscriptiion

  18-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The rail regulator has approved track access for Sir Richard Branson?s company to run services from London to Europe
  
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• Virgin Trains to end Eurostar's cross-Channel monopoly subscriptiion

  18-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The rail regulator has approved track access for Sir Richard Bransonmp;#39;s company to run services from London to Europe
  
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