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• How would London's next mayor pedestrianise Oxford Street?

  28-01-2016 12:36
  
  There’s cross party support for clearing traffic from the capital’s famous shopping street but imagination, compromise and political will will be required
  London politicians who don’t want the city’s world-famous, crowd-pulling, glamour-kissed, bus-walled, cab-crammed, noise-polluted, lung-wrecking, people-hurting shopping avenue of Oxford Street turned into a salubrious pedestrians’ promenade are staying home with Amazon just now. Meanwhile, mayoral candidates of d
  
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• 'Wealth fund' brought in to find funding for major South Yorkshire development projects

  07-09-2026 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  Sheffield Star - Major projects which have been proposed in South Yorkshire have included the expansion of the South Yorkshire tram train scheme, with calls for it to serve Stocksbridge; as well as the re-opening of Doncaster Sheffield Airport; and the proposed Don Valley Corridor of advanced manufacturing and clean energy industries.
  
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• Transport minister talks A55, road tolls and 'no guarantees' on ending bridge misery

  07-09-2026 02:00 via infrastructure-now.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - 'This cannot be kicked any further down the road. We need to start dealing with the things that are ahead of us'
  
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• Stephen Flynn infuriates civil servants with lax attitude to work as Swinney plot to 'bury' rival bears fruit

  07-09-2026 02:00 via scottishdailyexpress.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Staff believe the First Minister has sought to 'bury' his leadership rival by handing him the dreaded transport brief
  
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• Saxmundham rail junction to be upgraded ahead of Sizewell C freight services

  07-09-2026 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Saxmundham rail junction on Suffolk?s East Suffolk line is planned for a major renewal this autumn to improve resilience and reliability in advance of future freight trains delivering construction materials to Sizewell.
  
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• Ryanair and Virgin issue ticket price increase and schedule cut updates

  07-09-2026 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - Ryanair says some airlines may not survive this winter
  
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• Polish shipbuilder hiring as Fer?guson Marine cuts 70 jobs

  07-09-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Remon?towa announced hundreds of positions overseas on the seven-ferry loch-class programme after the nationalised Scottish yard lost the ?175m contract
  
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• No bailout for Jaguar Land Rover, says business secretary

  07-09-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds has said the government will not bail out Jaguar Land Rover after it announced plans to slash 4,000 jobs. Reynolds has spoken to PB Balaji, chief executive of Britainmp;#146;s biggest carmaker, and is due to meet with the companymp;#146;s leadership in the coming days.mp;amp;#160; But he told the BBCmp;amp;#8217;s Laura Kuenssberg ...
  
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• New station entrance set to open at Temple Meads in 'significant milestone'

  07-09-2026 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - The new entrance will open from 4pm on Monday (Sept 7) and provide direct access between Bristol Temple Meads and the University of Bristol's new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus.
  
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• New station entrance set to open at Temple Meads in 'significant milestone'

  07-09-2026 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - It is expected to create a new gateway to the city
  
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• New ?23m Bristol Temple Meads entrance opens to serve 2.5 million passengers a year

  07-09-2026 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - A new eastern entrance at Bristol Temple Meads will open from 4pm on Monday 7 September, marking a significant milestone in the transformation of one of Britain?s busiest railway stations.
  
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• Minister to meet Jaguar Land Rover boss as thousands of job cuts expected

  07-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Speaking to the BBC, Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds ruled out a bailout for the company.
  
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• Magor and Undy Walkway to be first of five new stations under ?14bn Welsh rail plan

  07-09-2026 02:00 via herald.wales
  
  Other Regional Press - LOCAL campaigners who fought a ?David and Goliath? battle have been hailed as heroes behind a decision to build a new rail station.
  
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• Landmark for Coventry's Lime e-bikes and e-scooters as one million rides logged across region

  07-09-2026 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Limemp;#39;s shared e-bikes and e-scooters have clocked up more than one million rides across the West Midlands since launching in April, with Birmingham, Coventry, Solihull, Sandwell and Wolverhampton all part of the regionmp;#39;s growing micromobility network.
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover facing 'perfect storm' expert says as firm set to cut 4,000 jobs

  07-09-2026 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Dr Charles Tennant has outlined the issues facing the Midlands car manufacturer as a huge round of redundancies was announced
  
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• Indonesia shuts airports as volcano erupts

  07-09-2026 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Indonesia has closed eight airports and cancelled hundreds of flights as a volcanic eruption spread ash across the country.
  
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• Drivers face long delays to get licences back after ill health subscription

  07-09-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - DVLA is repeatedly missing the target of 50 working days to clear people as medically fit to drive, which could make it difficult for some to get back to work
  
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• CrossCountry cancels nearly 70 trains over driver shortage - Manchester and Birmingham hit

  07-09-2026 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - CrossCountry has cancelled more than 70 trains today due to a driver shortage, with services between Manchester and Birmingham among those worst affected by the rail disruption
  
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• Coventry city centre e-bike riders failing to comply with pedestrian zone cycling ban

  07-09-2026 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - A council study found three quarters of e-bike riders flouted regulations requiring them to dismount and walk through Coventrymp;#39;s pedestrian precincts, as the city looks to renew its Public Spaces Protection Order
  
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• Consultation on Doncaster Sheffield Airport airspace proposals reaches halfway mark - more than 1,000 responses received

  07-09-2026 02:00 via insidermedia.com
  Insider Media - A consultation on proposals to reinstate controlled airspace and introduce arrival and departure routes at Doncaster Sheffield Airport has reached its halfway point, with more than 1,000 responses already recorded.
  
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• Civil servants bungle numbers on Heathrow?s third runway subscription

  07-09-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Department for Transport officials misused an ?appraisal tool? when assessing the benefits of expansion
  
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• Chiltern extends railhead low adhesion monitoring trial

  07-09-2026 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - Train operator Chiltern Railways and Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems UK have announced that they have extended their joint trial of monitoring rail adhesion by twelve months.
  
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• Cameras on school streets 'a sensible move' whilst others say they 'don't get it'

  07-09-2026 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - Cambridgeshire County Council is considering using ANPR cameras to enforce school streets, which restrict car movements at drop-off and pick-up times to reduce pollution and encourage walking and other active travel methods
  
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• ‘Extensive’ work still needed on A1 near Peterborough after man died in 2024 lorry crash

  07-09-2026 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - National Highways anticipates that the road will be permanently repaired in 2027
  
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• Airlines warn of ?blank cheque? for Heathrow cost overruns subscription

  07-09-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Civil Aviation Authority report finds that the airport has run up extra construction costs of ?600 million ? and passengers will likely have to pick up the bill
  
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• Volcano eruption triggers flight suspensions at Indonesia's main airport

  06-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A volcanic eruption has halted hundreds of flights at Indonesia's main international airport, stranding tens of thousands of passengers.
  
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• Volcanic ash cloud halts flights at five Indonesian airports, including Jakarta?s

  06-09-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Anak Krakatau eruption disrupts 301 flights, affects fishing and some school activities
  
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• Volcanic ash cloud halts flights at five Indonesian airports, including Jakarta's

  06-09-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Anak Krakatau eruption disrupts 301 flights, affects fishing and some school activities
  
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• US diesel prices hit an all-time-high

  06-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Fuel prices have soared since the Iran conflict began at the end of February, mirroring the surge in wholesale oil prices.
  
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• Uber robo-cab rollout 'PREMATURE' without plan to protect drivers, warns GMB Union Perry Richardson

  06-09-2026 02:00 via taxi-point.co.uk
  
  TaxiPoint - GMB Union has warned that plans to expand autonomous passenger services in London are mp;#39;prematuremp;#39; without measures to protect professional drivers from potential economic disruption.
  
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