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• easyJet supports LLA development

  09-03-2017 01:00 via lutontoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - easyJet has announced a massive growth in passengers for London Luton Airport.
  
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• Transport review assessing 160 projects for funds

  22-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Up to 168 schemes were being looked before a decision to allocate mp;pound;2.4bn of transport funding.
  
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• The future of more than 160 West Midlands transport projects 'to become clearer'

  22-01-2026 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - A review into all proposed West Midlands transport projects is currently ongoing
  
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• Schools, airports, high-rise towers: architects urged to get ‘bamboo-ready’

  22-01-2026 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Manual for building design aims to encourage low-carbon construction as alternative to steel and concreteAn airport made of bamboo? A tower reaching 20 metres high? For many years, bamboo has been mostly known as the favourite food of giant pandas, but a group of engineers say itmp;#146;s time we took it seriously as a building material, too.This week the Institution of Structural Engineers called for architects to be mp;#147;bamboo-readymp;#148; as they published a manual for des
  
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• Ryanair boss thanks Elon Musk for 'boost' in ticket sales after online row

  22-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Musk and Ryanair boss Michael Omp;#39;Leary have called each other mp;quot;idiotsmp;quot; in recent days, but the airline executive says itmp;#39;s helping lift sales
  
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• Northern Powerhouse Rail has more to do with votes than growth

  22-01-2026 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - With Northern Powerhouse Rail now given the green light, the North-South divide now benefits the North over London, writes James Ford I have long thought that the North-South divide was far more cultural than economic. One end of the country prefers gravy on their chips and chooses to eat them watching Coronation Street whilst the ...
  
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• Menai Bridge repairs delayed after more problems found

  22-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - It shut in 2022 because of defects in the hangers, which link suspension chains and the road.
  
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• King’s Cross retail sales boom as reinvention continues

  22-01-2026 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Kingmp;#146;s Cross retail sales rose by double digits last year as the zonemp;#146;s reinvention attracts significant retail and leisure investment. mp;amp;#160; Total sales across the Kingmp;#146;s Cross estate climbed by 13.5 per cent year on year, with retail sales up by 16 per cent and food and drink sales also climbing by 10 per cent.mp;amp;#160; ...
  
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• Innocent motorists wrongly punished by speed camera glitch on smart motorways going back SEVEN years could have penalties revoked

  22-01-2026 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Transport secretary Heidi Alexander this week ordered an independent review into errors that mp;#39;resulted in a number of people incorrectly facing enforcement action for speedingmp;#39;.
  
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• How tiny Slovakia became a car making heavyweight

  22-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - The European country is the biggest autos manufacturer relative to the size of its population.
  
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• Four more strike days to hit 13 London bus routes

  22-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Workers at the Lea Interchange Bus Company in Leyton are taking part in further strike action.
  
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• Four in five blind people struggle with gap at UK train stations, survey finds

  22-01-2026 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - RNIB research uncovers high anxiety around rail travel with some having fallen into gaps or been trapped in doorsmp;#145;It was a very lucky escapemp;#146;: blind man who fell on to tracks calls for rail travel improvementsFour in five blind and partially sighted people in the UK have struggled to cross the gap between trains and station platforms, according to a survey, with some falling and injuring themselves.Many blind and partially sighted people avoid taking train journeys o
  
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• Driving test cheating surges 47 in a year as RAC Foundation warns 'road users at risk'

  22-01-2026 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - Driving test cheating has jumped by 47 in one year, with technology-enabled fraud during theory examinations the most common violation
  
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• Decision on Manchester-London 'ghost train' was uninformed, regulator admits

  22-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - The Office of Road and Rail says it was missing mp;quot;critical pointsmp;quot; when it made a decision.
  
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• Bezos' Blue Origin announces satellite rival to Musk's Starlink

  22-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Blue Origin will be focused on businesses and governments, while Starlink also offers services to individual customers.
  
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• ‘Exclusively for the elite’: why Mumbai’s new motorway is a symbol of the divide between rich and poor

  22-01-2026 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - With 64 of the citymp;#146;s residents relying on buses and trains so overloaded that up to 10 passengers die a day, anger is rising over a taxpayer-funded road most will never useMumbai is known for its graphic inequality, its gleaming high-rises where the rich live with panoramic views of the Arabian Sea standing next to windowless hovels perched over drains. It is home to 90 of Indiamp;#146;s billionaires, but also to more than six million slum dwellers, about 55 of central Mum
  
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• Public transport’s ‘global family gathering’

  21-01-2026 13:01 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Dubai will host the UITP Summit on April 21-23. We spoke to UITP’s secretary general, Mohamed Mezghani, about the event and what visitors can look forward to
   
   Mohamed, the UITP Summit is heading to Dubai in April, less than one year after the edition in Hamburg. What does it mean for UITP and your members to bring the Summit to the UAE in 2026?‘Dubai is a city that plans for the future with real intent’
  Dubai represents ambition, leadership and vision, which are qua
  
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• Warrington passengers to benefit £400 million railway upgrades

  21-01-2026 01:00 via warringtonguardian.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - ESSENTIAL upgrade work has been announced to a key railway line, with Warrington passengers set to benefit.
  
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• Warrington passengers to benefit ?400 million railway upgrades

  21-01-2026 01:00 via warringtonguardian.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - ESSENTIAL upgrade work has been announced to a key railway line, with Warrington passengers set to benefit.
  
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• Trump greenlit tiny Kei cars but will Americans actually buy them?

  21-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - The president wants to bring to the US tiny vehicles, like those commonly seen on the streets of Japan.
  
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• SWR sees rising number of small retailers at its stations

  21-01-2026 01:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Three quarters of retailers at South Western Railway (SWR) stations are now independent businesses.
  
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• Stockport tees up bus temporary depot relocation

  21-01-2026 01:00 via placenorthwest.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Plans for the first 435 homes at Stockport 8 require the demolition of the existing depot off Daw Bank, facilitating the need for two short-term bus compounds while work to find a site for a permanent complex with EV-charging capability drags on.
  
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• Stagecoach pleased with sustainability rating

  21-01-2026 01:00 via busandcoachbuyer.com
  Bus and Coach.com - The operator has been recognised for its consistently strong transparency on climate impact and sustainability by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a global environmental non-profit, which runs the world?s only independent disclosure system.
  
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• Spat deepens between Elon Musk and Ryanair's O'Leary

  21-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Elon Musk has suggested he could buy Ryanair and called for its chief executive to be fired amid a deepening spat between the pair.
  
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• Spain train crash recovery continues as investigators probe 'gap' in rail

  21-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Heavy machinery is being used to assist in the recovery following a two-train crash in southern Spain which killed at least 42 people.
  
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• Siemens delivers major Christmas rail upgrades across Britain's busiest routes

  21-01-2026 01:00 via news.siemens.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Siemens Mobility successfully completed a major programme of rail commissioning work over the Christmas and New Year period, delivering critical signalling and infrastructure upgrades across key UK rail corridors. This work supports a more modern, reliable network for passengers and freight, aligning with national rail upgrade priorities and strengthening capacity for the future.
  
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• Scotland to France ferry 'sailing by next year' subscription

  21-01-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The launch of a 20-hour trip from Rosyth to Dunkirk is a matter of ?when not if?, according to the mayor of the French port
  
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• Ryanair launches ?Big Idiot? seat sale as spat with Elon Musk intensifies

  21-01-2026 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  The Independent - The battle of the billionaires between Elon Musk and Ryanair?s boss, Michael O?Leary, has intensified. Europe?s biggest budget airline has launched what it calls a ?Ryanair's Big ?Idiot? Seat Sale?.
  
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• Ryanair launches 'Big Idiot' seat sale as spat with Elon Musk intensifies

  21-01-2026 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  The Independent - The battle of the billionaires between Elon Musk and Ryanairmp;#39;s boss, Michael Omp;#39;Leary, has intensified. Europemp;#39;s biggest budget airline has launched what it calls a mp;#39;Ryanairmp;#39;s Big mp;#39;Idiotmp;#39; Seat Salemp;#39;.
  
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• Railway passenger services designation - Policy Paper

  21-01-2026 01:00 via gov.uk
  Department for Transport - Sets out how the Secretary of State for Transport will designate railway passenger services under the Railways Bill.
  
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