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• Details revealed on ?1.75bn Birmingham rail plan

  06-07-2026 02:00 via placemidlands.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Plans to turbo-charge rail services in Birmingham could include more services to the East Midlands and cities south of the region.The Midlands Rail Hub Alliance will launch an 8 week consultation on a ?1.75bn project to upgrade rail services into Moor Street, plans which could reduce congestion at New Street by switching some services across the city.
  
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• Transport secretary looks east for HS2 inspiration

  07-07-2026 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -Transport secretary Heidi Alexander says HS2 should be the match of Japanmp;#146;s Shinkansen network, which started to be developed in the 1960s. The transport secretary has been visiting Japan, where she met her ministerial counterpart Yasushi Kaneko and toured Hitachimp;#146;s Tokyo headquarters.
  
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• Stansted Express to trial overnight trains to Stansted Airport for the summer Fridays

  07-07-2026 02:00 via economyclassandbeyond.boardingarea.com
  
  Other News Sources - One of the more annoying things when travelling is the lack of good-quality public transport when you need to get to the hotel late at night and early in the morning.
  
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• Siemens to modernise Zillertalbahn train control system

  07-07-2026 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - AUSTRIA: Siemens Mobility has signed a contract to undertake a complete modernisation of the signalling and train control system on the Zillertalbahn, including the supply of a radio and satellite-based continuous train supervision system.
  
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• Rail 'does an amazing job but can do more to make all users safe'

  07-07-2026 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - There?s a huge opportunity to make the railway safer and more welcoming for all users, visitors to RAIL Live heard.
  
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• Over £1 million handed to delayed Midland rail passengers in just three months

  07-07-2026 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Newly-nationalised company running two operators makes major payouts to customers whose journeys arrived late
  
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• MPs to probe evidence for Heathrow expansion

  07-07-2026 02:00 via theplanner.co.uk
  Other News Sources - In January 2025, the government announced its support for proposals to expand capacity at Heathrow Airport by constructing a third runway. This required a review of the airports National Policy Statement (NPS), first published in 2018, as the basis for decision-making on granting development consent for a runway.
  
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• MP remains hopeful Blackpool Airport can be revived

  07-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - An MP has said he remains hopeful that Blackpool Airport can eventually be revived, but that passenger flights were not currently commercially viable.
  
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• Mount Etna eruption live: Catania airport closed until Tuesday as volcano ash cancels dozens of flights

  07-07-2026 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Mount Etna in Sicily has blasted ash into the sky above Sicily leading to major travel disruption and a second day of flight cancellations at Catania Airport
  
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• More railway arches could become business spaces

  07-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - More new shops, wine bars and restaurants could be on the way as part of a project to make use of a set of railway arches in Worcester.
  
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• Major disruption to trams for £150m upgrade works

  07-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - There will be no trams operating on the Eccles, Trafford Centre and Altrincham lines for three weeks.
  
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• London railway station upgraded to meet new, modern, standards for customer service and design

  07-07-2026 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - The station environment at Gipsy Hill is now more welcoming and easier to navigate after a customer-centric upgrade where all aspects of the station environment were considered, from lighting to staff training and from accessibility to community engagement.
  
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• Iran fires at two commercial ships transiting Strait of Hormuz causing 'significant damages'

  07-07-2026 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - As part of the Memorandum of Understanding MoU with the US, Iran agreed to ensure that the movement of merchant ships from the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman and vice versa
  
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• Investigators tackle rogue Gatwick parking firms

  07-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A multi-agency operation has been attempting to crack down on the rogue parking operators around Gatwick Airport.
  
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• Hundreds of petrol stations, including supermarkets, breaking fuel price rule

  07-07-2026 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Officials have vowed to take action against those not complying
  
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• HS2?s giant tunnelling machines are passing the grave of the man who invented them

  07-07-2026 02:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The two tunnel boring machines carving HS2?s Euston tunnels are currently passing beneath Kensal Green Cemetery, and one is about to chew its way past the grave of one of tunnelling?s greatest pioneers: Marc Brunel.
  
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• Heathrow expansion will cause enormous environmental impacts

  07-07-2026 02:00 via aef.org.uk
  
  Aviation Industry- After months of speculation, the Department for Transport recently published its draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement (HENPS), the framework against which any application to expand the airport will be mp;amp;#8230;The post Heathrow expansion will cause enormous environmental impacts appeared first on Aviation Environment Federation.
  
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• Guildford MP reiterates calls for third railway station in town

  07-07-2026 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The idea for a third railways station in Guildford was first suggested back into the 1990s
  
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• EasyJet shares surge after Castlelake's £5.5bn takeover agreement

  07-07-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - EasyJetmp;#39;s board has indicated it would be minded to recommend the fifth approach from the American suitor
  
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• EasyJet shares jump almost 10 after it agrees £5.5bn takeover bid

  07-07-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Airlinemp;#146;s board to recommend offer of mp;pound;6.90 a share in deal analysts say shows UK firms are being bought on the cheapShares in easyJet surged nearly 10 after the airline agreed to a mp;pound;5.5bn takeover at the fifth attempt, but analysts said that it showed UK firms were being bought on the cheap.The low-cost carriermp;#146;s board will recommend shareholders accept an offer price of mp;pound;6.90 a share from Castlelake, a US private equity firm, after rejecting
  
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• East West Rail under pressure over southern route plans

  07-07-2026 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - East West Rail is under increased scrutiny over its planned southern route after Cambridge University objected to its current plans for the section because of concerns for several of its sites.
  
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• East Midlands Airport strengthens position as ?central driver of UK international trade? in year of investment

  07-07-2026 02:00 via insidermedia.com
  Other News Sources - East Midlands Airport has hailed its growth in a financial year in which the transport hub bolstered its position as a "central driver of UK international trade" and celebrated its 60th anniversary.
  
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• East Midlands Airport cements position as leading cargo handler in anniversary year

  07-07-2026 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - East Midlands airport celebrated 60 years of aviation in April this year ? nailing down its status as the UK?s primary express cargo airport.
  
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• Drivers could see national speed limits reduced as Labour's road safety plans come under fire

  07-07-2026 02:00 via gbnews.com
  
  GB News - Drivers could face new national speed limits after road safety experts urged Labour to introduce tougher measures to tackle road fatalities.
  
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• Communities invited to celebrate new railway station

  07-07-2026 02:00 via greaterbirminghamchambers.com
  
  Other News Sources - More than 13,000 passengers have used the new station on the Camp Hill line since it opened its doors to the public in April.
  
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• Climate change is existential threat to aviation, says Heathrow executive subscription

  07-07-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Climate change has become an ?existential threat to UK aviation?, Heathrow Airport?s own sustainability director has warned.Matthew Gorman said that rising emissions from aviation, even as other sectors are being forced to cut back, created a ?very clear risk for aviation, certainly for us in the UK, and for Heathrow.?
  
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• Can China repeat its EV success with robotaxis?

  07-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Chinamp;#39;s self-driving car firms have been given a headstart by the countrymp;#39;s EV supply chain as they expand globally.
  
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• Blackpool MP gives update on commercial flights from Blackpool Airport

  07-07-2026 02:00 via central.radio
  Other News Sources - The Blackpool South MP says he is hopeful that opportunities can arrive in the future to revive the town?s airport ? but that moment isn?t ready yet.
  
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• Amended national policy statement for ports

  07-07-2026 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Announcing the laying before Parliament of the final proposed text of the amended national policy statement for ports.
  
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• A ‘rewired’ Britain – with rewired transport

  06-07-2026 12:19 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Andy Burnham promises ‘the biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen’, with better transport seen as key to delivering nationwide growth
   Andy Burnham believes other parts of the country can learn from Greater Manchester’s Bee Network
   As he draws closer to becoming the UK’s next prime minister, Andy Burnham has pledged a radical overhaul of the way the country is governed to deliver a “rewired Britain” – with major implications for tra
  
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