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• Get on board! CityZap could be the future

  14-12-2017 15:52 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Leeds to Manchester has been looked at and dismissed by bus operators many times over the years – but Transdev Blazefield had a zappy new idea
   Linking Leeds and Manchester, every hour
   
  VISITED: 15th November 2017
  SERVICE: The first CityZap route has linked Leeds and York since March 2016, using SatNav technology. Last month, a new CityZap service was launched, operating hourly between Leeds and Manchester with a journey time of 80 minutes
  FARES: I paid just £6 to travel b
  
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• What you need to know as ScotRail starts charging ticket dodgers minimum £10 fare

  01-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The charge will be more than the standard ticket fare on most shorter journeys.
  
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• Warnings that Northern rail scheme has 'clear risk' of exceeding £45bn budget

  01-07-2026 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - A report by the Commonsmp;#39; Public Accounts Committee suggested the Department for Transport had not learned from mp;#39;past failuresmp;#39;
  
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• Transport Secretary Signals Potential Rail Spending Cuts Amid Defence Funding Pressures

  01-07-2026 02:00 via saferhighways.co.uk
  
  Safer Highways - Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has warned that the railway sector could face reduced subsidies, lower investment and possible service reductions as the government reassesses spending priorities in response to growing defence commitments.
  
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• Transport for Wales welcomes new retailers to Cardiff Bus Interchange

  01-07-2026 02:00 via news.tfw.wales
  
  Trafnidiaeth Cymru[Transport for Wales] - Two new retailers have been introduced to Transport for Wales? Cardiff Bus Interchange (CBI), welcoming local favourite Kiwis Bowls and the international sandwich specialist Which Wich.
  
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• Trains disrupted on UK?s busiest intercity line as cows wander on to tracks

  01-07-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - London to Manchester among routes affected after cows blocked west coast mainline for more than three hours
  
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• Trains disrupted on UK's busiest intercity line as cows wander on to tracks

  01-07-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - London to Manchester among routes affected after cows blocked west coast mainline for more than three hours
  
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• Shetland council backs £1.5bn tunnel plan with first link by 2034 subscription

  01-07-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Officials believe fixed links will provide a cheaper long-term alternative to replacing ferries while supporting jobs, transport and economic growth
  
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• Shetland council backs ?1.5bn tunnel plan with first link by 2034 subscription

  01-07-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Officials believe fixed links will provide a cheaper long-term alternative to replacing ferries while supporting jobs, transport and economic growth
  
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• Senior Glasgow and Aberdeen airport executive to chair CBI Scotland group

  01-07-2026 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Every month of crucial projects being held up costs jobs and investment that Scotland cannot afford.Gavin Newlands.CBI Scotland has appointed a senior Glasgow and Aberdeen airport executive to chair its infrastructure working group amid a push to mp;#39;remove barriers to economic growthmp;#39;
  
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• Questions raised by report into Northern Powerhouse Rail need to be answered

  01-07-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Today?s report from the Public Accounts Committee will be a cause for alarm for everyone who wants to see better rail connectivity across the North of England.
  
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• Police Operation Safe Landing launches at Prestwick Airport

  01-07-2026 02:00 via ayradvertiser.com
  
  Other Regional Press - POLICE Scotland has launched Operation Safe Landing, an initiative to prevent drink-driving among holidaymakers arriving at Prestwick Airport.
  
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• Plans for Greenwich town centre improvements progress with political backing

  01-07-2026 02:00 via royalgreenwich.gov.uk
  Local Government - Plans to improve cycling, walking and wheeling connections through Greenwich town centre continue to move forward. Further design and traffic modelling work is underway as the Royal Borough of Greenwich and Transport for London (TfL) develop proposals for the future of the town centre.
  
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• Northern rail scheme set to improve Sheffield trains has 'clear risk' of exceeding £45bn budget, MPs warn

  01-07-2026 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  Sheffield Star - There is a mp;#39;clear riskmp;#39; that a major scheme to boost rail connections across northern England cannot be delivered within its mp;pound;45 billion funding cap, MPs have warned.
  
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• Northern rail scheme has 'clear risk' of exceeding budget

  01-07-2026 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - There is a mp;#39;clear riskmp;#39; that a major scheme to boost rail connections in Bradford and across northern England cannot be delivered within its mp;pound;45 billion funding cap, MPs have warned.
  
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• Northern Rail Project risks repeating costly HS2 failures, MPs warn

  01-07-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - The mp;pound;45bn scheme to link cities across north of England with new or upgraded lines has no convincing or properly costed plan, committee says
  
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• Northern rail link stuck in sidings subscription

  01-07-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The long-delayed Powerhouse project has been overshadowed by the HS2 clown-show and needs private sector expertise to get it on track
  
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• Northern Powerhouse Rail has 'echoes of same failures seen in HS2', MPs warn

  01-07-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - The Public Accounts Committee has questioned how the ?45bn Treasury budget will deliver the long-awaited rail network connecting cities on both sides of the Pennines.
  
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• Northern Powerhouse Rail has 'echoes of same failures seen in HS2', MPs warn

  01-07-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - The Public Accounts Committee has questioned how the mp;pound;45bn Treasury budget will deliver the long-awaited rail network connecting cities on both sides of the Pennines.
  
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• Northern Powerhouse Rail could be HS2-style disaster, MPs warn subscription

  01-07-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The ill-fated plan to transform railway services in the north of England still lacks a clear design and realistic budget, the public accounts committee said
  
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• Northern Powerhouse Rail: Considerable uncertainty still clouds project, PAC warns

  01-07-2026 02:00 via committees.parliament.uk
  Public Accounts Committee - In a new report, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) warns that it is not confident that the Department for Transport (DfT) has learned all the lessons from its past failures in its management of other rail projects, with clear risks that the full programme and benefits cannot be delivered within its mp;pound;45bn funding cap.
  
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• Northern Powerhouse Rail at 'clear risk' of breaching £45billion funding cap, MPs warn

  01-07-2026 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - The Public Accounts Committee said the Northern Powerhouse Rail scheme - to boost poor northern rail connections - is in danger of repating the same mistakes as chaos-hit HS2
  
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• ?No 10 North? plans hit the buffers as train drivers set to strike subscription

  01-07-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Andy Burnham plans to divide his time between Downing Street and a ?No 10 North? in Manchester, so he will be hoping for a reliable commute along the west coast main line.
  
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• New five-hour bus route to connect north and south Wales

  01-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Welsh government say the service will cost about mp;pound;2m to run in the first year.
  
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• New airport link to launch between Edinburgh and West Lothian this week

  01-07-2026 02:00 via edinburghnews.scotsman.com
  Edinburgh Evening News - All-electric bus operator Ember has launched the new route which will run between Livingston and Edinburgh Airport from July 1. The new route will provide a service around every 20 minutes between the airport and Livingston bus station.
  
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• Ministers told to cut budgets to fund higher UK defence spending

  01-07-2026 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Keir Starmer locked in eleventh-hour wrangling with departments over how to pay for delayed investment plan.
  
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• Minister Criticises Spending Cuts To Pay For Defence Boost In Another Blow For Starmer

  01-07-2026 02:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Hamish Falconer said he was "disappointed" by the "uncertainty" the government's new defence investment plan offers.
  
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• Lufthansa Prepares Big Campaign For Widebodies, Cuts Europe Network

  01-07-2026 02:00 via aviationweek.com
  Aviation Industry- FRANKFURT?Lufthansa is preparing to launch a large competition for further widebody aircraft, according to CEO Carsten Spohr. The competition, envisaged to take off in spring 2027, will be ?a big campaign? for additional Airbus A350-1000s or Boeing 777Xs, Spohr told employees in an internal meeting...
  
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• Loss-making airport to go back on the market

  01-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - An airport is back on the market four months after a previous sale collapsed, it has been announced.
  
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• London's new towns need transport and social housing

  01-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Two "new towns" planned for north and south-east London will only succeed if paired with good transport, green spaces and enough social housing, ministers have been told.
  
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