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• Southern warns of service cuts when ASLEF ban starts

  24-06-2017 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Southern has warned that its train services will be reduced from 29 June until further notice, as ASLEF prepares to start an indefinite overtime ban. Talks between the unions and Govia Thameslink Railway over driver-controlled operation appear to be stalled once again, following a 14-day truce earlier this month between GTR and ASLEF which was intended to allow negotiations to restart. The RMT has also announced new strike dates on Southern, Merseyrail and Northern, while a repor
  
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• Vehicles could be banned from street outside school under new plans

  04-10-2026 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - Plans have been unveiled to introduce a mp;#39;school streetmp;#39; outside a primary school
  
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• UK car industry faces ‘difficult trade-off’ between Chinese and EU markets

  04-10-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Britain under pressure to put tariffs on cheap Chinese vehicle imports ahead of protectionist trade measuresBritainmp;#146;s car industry is grappling with a mp;#147;difficult trade-offmp;#148; between China and Europe, as manufacturers struggle to balance the benefits of both markets ahead of looming trade measures that could restrict UK exports to the EU.The UK is an outlier in choosing not to put import taxes on Chinese vehicles, even as the US has shut them out almost entirely
  
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• Trespass incidents cause almost 10,000 minutes of delays

  04-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - SWRmp;#39;s network had the third-highest rate of vandalism and obstruction across Network Railmp;#39;s routes.
  
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• The Manchester Airport aircraft that’s home to the ‘World’s Best Business Class’

  04-10-2026 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - Inside the Business Class and Economy cabins of Qatar Airways Airbus A350-1000 aircraft
  
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• The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it George Monbiot

  04-10-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term mp;#145;growthmp;#146;, we need to use planes less, not moreIf a third runway is built at Heathrow, what will be the impact on the wealth of the nation? It will cost us somewhere between mp;pound;23.4bn and mp;pound;62.5bn. These are not my figures; they werenmp;#146;t calculated by environmental groups, but by the Department for Transport.For decades, government ministers have told
  
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• Residents of Solihull 'with potholes everywhere' call road AND footpaths to be resurfaced

  04-10-2026 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Potholes in notorious Streetsbrook Road called mp;#39;disgracemp;#39; as calls grow for pavements to also be resurfaced
  
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• Passengers asked to plan ahead for nine-day closure

  04-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Rail passengers in parts of west Kent and East Sussex are being asked to plan ahead due to a nine-day closure of a stretch of track for improvements.
  
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• Oxford rail link to north east and south coast nears reality

  04-10-2026 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford Mail - A new direct rail service connecting Oxford with the north east and south coast has moved closer to becoming a reality.
  
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• More flexibility for rail passengers from Manchester Airport

  04-10-2026 02:00 via chesterstandard.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - PASSENGERS who miss trains from Manchester Airport due to delayed flights can now travel up to three hours later at no extra cost
  
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• M4 and other major road closures to hit drivers in Wales this week - full list

  04-10-2026 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - There are road works scheduled throughout Wales
  
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• M3 and M27 drivers issued speed camera warning over commonly believed motorway myth

  04-10-2026 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Motorists who use the M27 and M3 should know about this speed camera myth to avoid being fined and even disqualified from driving.
  
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• Jaguar unveils EV 'that will scare you on the motorway' subscription

  04-10-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Boss Rawdon Glover says the eagerly awaited relaunch mp;#39;couldnmp;#39;t be more Britishmp;#39; - as the carmaker prepares to invest mp;pound;6.5bn in the UK over the next two years
  
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• FlyDubai co-pilot behind alleged axe attack under investigation by authorities in TWO countries

  04-10-2026 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - A second investigation has been launched into Hamam Al Hammami by authorities thousands of miles from where the alleged axe attack mid-air attack took place
  
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• Eight-mile diversion announced with Hampshire road to close

  04-10-2026 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A main road is set to close with a diversion of nearly eight miles being announced for pole works.
  
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• EasyJet cancels Manchester Airport flights amid cabin crew strike

  04-10-2026 02:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Affected passengers are potentially entitled to up to mp;pound;520 in compensation for any disruption
  
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• Coventry traffic lights campaign thrown out because it would cause congestion

  04-10-2026 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - The council says new signals would create vehicle queues, have no effect on road safety and cost too much
  
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• Billionaire brothers' bus firm posts fivefold rise in profit

  04-10-2026 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - A major bus company owned by two Scottish billionaire brothers has posted a rise in profit and revenue.
  
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• £200m Swansea Bay Metro rail business cases updated

  04-10-2026 02:00 via southwalesguardian.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Business cases for rail projects costing an estimated mp;pound;200m in Swansea, Carmarthenshire, and Neath Port Talbot are being updated, a council leader said.
  
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• 'No jobs on a dead planet' - ex-commissioner defends helping scrap M4 relief road

  04-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Sophie Howe helped get dozens of other road projects cancelled over environment and wellbeing concerns.
  
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• Welsh Government making major update on Menai Strait crossings next week

  03-10-2026 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth said the transport minister will make announcement in the Senedd
  
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• UK diesel prices top £2 a litre for first time, RAC says

  03-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The rise in global oil prices has been pushing up the pump prices of petrol and diesel in the UK.
  
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• Trains cancelled and carriages sealed up over BED BUG infestation

  03-10-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Mail Online - The bugs affected themp;nbsp;West Marina train care depot near Hastings, East Sussex, which serves routes between London and Kent.
  
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• Traffic lights switched to green for prison vans to reduce court delays

  03-10-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Local authorities urged to adopt mp;#39;VIPmp;#39; routes to prevent defendants getting stuck in traffic and delaying trials
  
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• Ticket gates plan at Midland railway station to tackle county lines drug dealers

  03-10-2026 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - The gates at Stafford Railway Station would bring it into line with other Staffordshire railway stations such as Stoke-on-Trent and Wolverhampton
  
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• Speed up regulation for 'Wild West' e-bike schemes, says mayor

  03-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Lord Khan waiting another two years or so for regulation over e-bike schemes is mp;quot;not good enoughmp;quot;.
  
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• Signal passed in Bedford crash had no SPAD alarm

  03-10-2026 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -An interim report from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch has revealed that the red signal which was passed a few seconds before the rear-end collision south of Bedford on 19 June this year was not equipped with a SPAD alarm. The driver of the second train was killed, and more than 160 people were injured.
  
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• Ryanair's Michael O'Leary hits out at Andy Burnham over plans to stop airlines charging parents to sit with children

  03-10-2026 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - The UK Government says it will ensure parents cannot be charged for sitting next to their children on planes
  
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• Million Dollar Highway death trap: 'America's scariest road' causes horrific crashes and forces daring rescues... but no-one wants to fix the 'attractive nuisance'

  03-10-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Mail Online - For tourists, it is a breathtaking bucket-list drive. For locals, it is a road to be treated with caution, a momentmp;#39;s distraction can send a vehicle tumbling into the wilderness below.
  
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• Kent trains cancelled after bedbugs found

  03-10-2026 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Pest control specialists were reportedly called to an outbreak of bedbugs on some Southeastern carriageways serving London and Kent.
  
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