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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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• Zack Polanski slams Heathrow third runway 'great betrayal' as Holborn by-election hots up

  26-09-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Green leader says new runway is ?betrayal of climate commitments, betrayal of communities breathing polluted air, and betrayal of our children?s future?
  
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• Zack Polanski slams Heathrow third runway 'great betrayal' as Holborn by-election hots up

  26-09-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Green leader says new runway is mp;#39;betrayal of climate commitments, betrayal of communities breathing polluted air, and betrayal of our childrenmp;#39;s futuremp;#39;
  
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• What's next for the proposed Manchester-Sheffield tunnel?

  26-09-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Future Works has come up with plans for a 14-mile Peak District tunnel
  
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• What next for station scheme beset by roadwork delays?

  26-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - After three years of chaos and delay, a key route in the centre of Oxford finally reopened in the early hours of Sunday morning.
  
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• Welsh Govt funds VR films to boost safety message with the young

  26-09-2026 02:00 via highwaysmagazine.co.uk
  
  Highways Magazine - Deputy transport minister Mark Hooper has launched virtual reality (VR) road safety content aimed at young drivers.
  
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• Watch moment Arriva ‘ghost’ bus slams into Tamworth homes after eerily rolling out of depot

  26-09-2026 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Calls have been made for bollards to be put in place after a bus slammed into a property on the other side of the road from a depot - said to be the fourth time it has happened
  
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• VW-backed car hire giant plunges to £43m loss as tax hikes bite

  26-09-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - One of the UKmp;#146;s biggest car hire businesses has taken aim at government tax hikes after it plunged to a mp;pound;43.2m loss. Europcar UK, which is backed by German carmaker VW, recorded a profit of mp;pound;7m in 2024 but its fortunes went into reverse gear a year later amid rising costs and weak demand. Europcar ...
  
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• Unite welcomes TfL plan for publicly-owned London buses

  26-09-2026 02:00 via unitetheunion.org
  Other News Sources - Unite, the union representing bus workers in the capital, has today welcomed plans by Transport for London (TfL) to launch a publicly-owned bus company in late 2027.
  
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• UK diesel price close to all-time high

  26-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The average price of a litre of diesel at the pump stands at 198.32p, according to the RAC motoring body.
  
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• Train cancellations are worst on record, how bad was your operator? subscription

  26-09-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - This summer saw an all-time low in punctuality and reliability for Britainmp;#39;s railways. See how your local rail operator managed
  
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• Train cancellations are worst on record ? how bad was your operator? subscription

  26-09-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - This summer saw an all-time low in punctuality and reliability for Britain?s railways. See how your local rail operator managed
  
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• Torbay MP says council has 'repeatedly failed' to recognise importance of bus network

  26-09-2026 02:00 via torbayweekly.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Torbay MP Steve Darling has criticised the borough's council over its handling of bus services, citing the collapse of a building in Paignton and roadworks at Churston as examples of the council's failure to value the bus network.
  
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• TfL fined £2m after pensioner killed by bus at pedestrian crossing subscription

  26-09-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Transport operator failed to ensure people and vehicles could circulate safely at Walthamstow bus station
  
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• TfL fined ?2m after pensioner killed by bus at pedestrian crossing subscription

  26-09-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Transport operator failed to ensure people and vehicles could circulate safely at Walthamstow bus station
  
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• TfL announces capital's publicly owned bus company

  26-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Transport for London says one west London route will switch to its own operator from late 2027.
  
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• Schoolchildren without smartphones penalised with higher bus fares

  26-09-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Despite guidance keeping mobile phones out of England?s schools, cheaper travel may only be available via an app
  
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• Reports suggest Andy Burnham 'open minded' over Heathrow expansion plans

  26-09-2026 02:00 via businessgreen.com
  Other News Sources - New Prime Minister yet to be publicly drawn on government's support for ?33bn third runway, but FT reports he has privately expressed misgivings over the controversial plans and was previously highly critical of the project
  
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• Reports suggest Andy Burnham 'open minded' over Heathrow expansion plans

  26-09-2026 02:00 via businessgreen.com
  Other News Sources - New Prime Minister yet to be publicly drawn on governmentmp;#39;s support for mp;pound;33bn third runway, but FT reports he has privately expressed misgivings over the controversial plans and was previously highly critical of the project
  
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• One year on: what the UK's 10-Year Infrastructure Plan means for investors

  26-09-2026 02:00 via trustintelligence.co.uk
  Other News Sources - PPP is moving, slowly. Euston Station, cited in the original strategy as a potential Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) pilot (a financing model where the public and private sectors share a long-term contract to build and run an asset), has progressed to market engagement: the Department for Transport began sourcing a delivery partner in early 2026, with a tender for a five-year, roughly mp;pound;300 million engineering and design contract expected to follow. The funding mode
  
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• Nostalgic makeover for modern Blackpool tram

  26-09-2026 02:00 via blackpooltransport.com
  Other News Sources - Blackpool Transport is paying tribute to its rich heritage with the unveiling of an eye-catching ?new? look for one of its modern, second-generation trams.
  
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• No furlough compensation for Alexander Dennis after conditions not met

  26-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Scottish government has not paid any of its promised ?4.1m furlough package to Alexander Dennis after the firm failed to met agreed conditions.
  
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• New Piccadilly train featured at Berlin exhibition

  26-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Transport for London features its new Piccadilly line train at an international exhibition.
  
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• New fears over Bungay and Halesworth bus route future

  26-09-2026 02:00 via becclesandbungayjournal.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Fears have been raised that a town could end up losing a major bus route after it emerged that further service reductions could be on the cards as funding looks set to be cut.
  
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• MSP presses cases for ferry compensation payouts

  26-09-2026 02:00 via welovestornoway.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Isles MSP Donald MacKinnon has met with the Islands Minister, Jim Fairlie MSP, where he pressed on him the ?urgent and precarious? position that island businesses find themselves in due to the ?historic and ongoing ferry disruption? across the isles.
  
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• Midland motorway stop named among UK's worst services

  26-09-2026 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Drivers ranked UK motorway services on Google - with one Midland stop ranking badly
  
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• ?Major milestone?: TfL to launch new public bus operator in London

  26-09-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Buses for London aims for ?greener, safer and better-value? service but private operators say move will not fix problems
  
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• London Northwestern Railway may offer cheaper Euston trips

  26-09-2026 02:00 via london-now.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The train operator Londoners may overlook for cheaper journeys from Euston to Birmingham, Milton Keynes, and beyond.
  
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• Khan accused of ?mad vanity project? with London bus power grab subscription

  26-09-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - New company created with initial fleet of 100 vehicles and depot in west of capital
  
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• Khan accused of 'mad vanity project' with London bus power grab subscription

  26-09-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - New company created with initial fleet of 100 vehicles and depot in west of capital
  
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