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• Mobico is dismantling the National Express empire it once built subscription

  19-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The travel company?s retreat from the West Midlands will be personal for chairman Phil White, who cut his teeth there
  
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• Yorkshire MP celebrates victorious disabled bus campaign

  19-08-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Andy Burnham has credited Harrogate and Knaresbrough MP Tom Gordon for his campaign to end time restrictions on disabled bus passes.
  
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• Why System-Level Rail Asset Management Beats Asset-by-Asset Planning

  19-08-2026 02:00 via railway-news.com
  
  Railway-News - Rail infrastructure managers do not usually run into trouble because a single asset is old, late or in poor condition on its own. The bigger problem comes when asset decisions are made without enough visibility of how they affect performance, access, risk, cost and sequencing across the wider network.
  
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• West Midlands bus operations sale 'logical for National Express

  19-08-2026 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Mobico said the transaction of its West Midlands bus operations is expected to be completed in November
  
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• Ulez linked to improvement in health of London children?s lungs subscription

  19-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - A five-year study found pupils in the capital reached the same breathing capacity as their counterparts in Luton as clean-air zones reduced air pollution
  
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• Ulez linked to improvement in health of London children's lungs subscription

  19-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - A five-year study found pupils in the capital reached the same breathing capacity as their counterparts in Luton as clean-air zones reduced air pollution
  
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• Ulez linked to improved lung growth in children, major study finds

  19-08-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A study of more than 3,400 children found lung growth in London improved following the introduction of ULEZ in 2019
  
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• UK slings £13 million into space

  19-08-2026 02:00 via telecoms.com
  Other News Sources - The UK Space Agency is ploughing mp;pound;13 million of public funds into 16 projects geared towards the development of satellite communications systems.
  
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• UK slings ?13 million into space

  19-08-2026 02:00 via telecoms.com
  Airportwatch - The UK Space Agency is ploughing ?13 million of public funds into 16 projects geared towards the development of satellite communications systems.
  
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• UK needs more clean air zones like Ulez, says mother of girl whose death was linked to air pollution after landmark study

  19-08-2026 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - A landmark new study has linked London?s ultra-low-emissions zones to improved lung function in children
  
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• Trump ?stops negotiating with Iran? after ship hit in Hormuz subscription

  19-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The incident occurred a day after President Trump threatened to bomb Oman if it interfered in discusssions over the waterway?s sovereignty
  
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• Trump circles the Strait of Hormuz on map and proclaims it as ?new US territory?

  19-08-2026 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - The president reasserts that the U.S. will takeover the Middle East passageway it hasn?t been able to get under control for months ? and even parts of Iran ? in taunting new Truth Social post
  
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• Trump circles the Strait of Hormuz on map and proclaims it as 'new US territory'

  19-08-2026 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - The president reasserts that the U.S. will takeover the Middle East passageway it hasnmp;#39;t been able to get under control for monthsand even parts of Iranin taunting new Truth Social post
  
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• Trump 'stops negotiating with Iran' after ship hit in Hormuz subscription

  19-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The incident occurred a day after President Trump threatened to bomb Oman if it interfered in discusssions over the waterwaymp;#39;s sovereignty
  
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• Transport Committee Chair welcomes free bus travel for disabled people

  19-08-2026 02:00 via committees.parliament.uk
  Transport Committee - The Chair of the Transport Committee has welcomed Government plans to enable disabled people across England to travel by bus for free at any time of day.
  
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• Train lines shut as firefighters tackle south London blaze subscription

  19-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - A fire at a recycling centre has shut railways running into London Bridge only weeks after a similar blaze at the same plant
  
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• Three weekends of rail disruption between Newcastle and Edinburgh amid major rail upgrades

  19-08-2026 02:00 via edinburghnews.scotsman.com
  Edinburgh Evening News - Passengers travelling between Edinburgh and Newcastle are facing three consecutive weekends of rail replacement buses and diversions due to major rail upgrades taking place across the North East of England.
  
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• Thames Barrier may need £20bn replacement far sooner than expected

  19-08-2026 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Extreme weather has put Londonmp;#39;s flood defence under strain, senior government officials warn.
  
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• Thames Barrier may need ?20bn replacement far sooner than expected

  19-08-2026 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Extreme weather has put London's flood defence under strain, senior government officials warn.
  
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• Ten years of the Night Tube: 'I did feel like a part of history'

  19-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Ten years and 67 million passengers later, London's Night Tube is a vital part of the capital's infrastructure. But what was it like to work its opening night?
  
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• Steam engine trips suspended after two fires

  19-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A heritage railway service has paused its steam engine trips after two fires, one of which was "most likely" caused by a passing train.
  
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• Shipyard cranes to be overhauled ahead of major contract

  19-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - It is part of an investment of almost mp;pound;100m as the Belfast yardmp;#39;s Spanish owners prepare it for a major defence contract.
  
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• Scottish Government commits to additional private jet taxation

  19-08-2026 02:00 via aef.org.uk
  
  Aviation Industry- Earlier this year, the Scottish Government consulted on introducing Air Departure Tax (ADT) from April 2027. The consultation included questions on applying a new rate to private jets, supplementary to mp;amp;#8230;The post Scottish Government commits to additional private jet taxation appeared first on Aviation Environment Federation.
  
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• Scientists stunned by children's lung recovery in ultra low emission zone

  19-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Scientists say they have been "stunned" by how quickly young children's lungs began to recover and grow after pollution restrictions were brought in where they lived.
  
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• Scientists stunned by children's lung recovery in ultra low emission zone

  19-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Scientists say they have been mp;quot;stunnedmp;quot; by how quickly young childrenmp;#39;s lungs began to recover and grow after pollution restrictions were brought in where they lived.
  
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• Satellites to improve broadband in the Highlands

  19-08-2026 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - A UK Space Agency project being trialled on remote rural railways in Scotland aims to improve broadband speed and reliability.
  
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• Sadiq Khan: Government has 'not sufficiently made' case for Heathrow third runway

  19-08-2026 02:00 via asianstandard.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The Government has not made a sufficient case for a third runway at Heathrow and is relying too heavily on evidence dating back almost a decade, London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has warned.
  
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• Richard Foord MP urging upgrades to vital Devon rail line

  19-08-2026 02:00 via sidmouthherald.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - An East Devon MP is demanding urgent upgrades to a vital rail line.
  
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• Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic leads airlines shredding Government's case for third runway at Heathrow

  19-08-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - ?Heathrow is already the most expensive airport in the world for airlines to use, and expansion risks driving charges up to the point where the hub becomes unaffordable,? British Airways? parent company IAG added
  
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• Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic leads airlines shredding Government's case for third runway at Heathrow

  19-08-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Heathrow is already the most expensive airport in the world for airlines to use, and expansion risks driving charges up to the point where the hub becomes unaffordable, British Airways parent company IAG added
  
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