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• Strike is on as communication breaks down Subscription

  25-03-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The all-out strike at Bus ireann is to continue throughout the weekend after the unions and management failed to make contact with each other to try to solve the dispute.
  
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• Wizz Air eyes transatlantic flights in time to ferry UK football fans to FIFA World Cup

  27-01-2026 01:00 via express.co.uk
  Daily Express - Wizz Air is eyeing a bold new venture that could change the game for football fans and transatlantic travel. Whatmp;#39;s brewing behind the scenes?
  
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• Was 2025 the year London became a cycling city? subscription

  27-01-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Uptake has surged and TfLmp;#39;s cycleway now rivals Copenhagenmp;#39;s in scale, with Timothmp;eacute;e Chalamet among those embracing the ubiquitous Lime bike
  
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• UK motorists who park cars on pavements face fines as part of new 2026 rule

  27-01-2026 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News - The Government has warned that it plans to introduce new legislative measures to 'tackle pavement parking', which could see UK drivers fined for parking on pavements.
  
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• TRU wraps up a month of major upgrades transforming train travel

  27-01-2026 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) teams have completed over 32 days of major upgrades between Leeds and York, helping deliver faster, greener, more frequent services across the North.
  
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• Transport for London looks to add bar code readers to Underground ticket gates

  27-01-2026 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  Railway Gazette - UK: Transport for London is looking at options to install bar code readers on its ticket gates. This would enable National Rail tickets for through journeys which include a cross-London transfer by London Underground to be issued electronically.
  
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• TfL to charge utility companies £2.5k per day to shut roads in bid to limit bus delays

  27-01-2026 01:00 via mylondon.news
  Other News Sources - Transport for London will charge utility companies up to mp;pound;2,500 per day to shut busy roads. Sir Sadiq Khan has set a deadline of 2030 to tackle the capitalmp;#39;s congestion problem and speed up bus journeys.
  
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• Taxpayer to lose £120m a year in Thames tunnel deal subscription

  27-01-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Revenues from the existing Dartford Crossing tolls are to be handed to a private operator in perpetuity to provide cashflow to the Lower Thames Crossing project
  
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• Station restoration enters final phase with clock tower transformation the 'crowning glory'

  27-01-2026 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - The year-long restoration of Scarborough station is nearing completionand bringing even more benefits than originally planned.
  
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• Scotland-France ferry could relaunch amid £35bn Dunkirk regeneration plan

  27-01-2026 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - French portmp;#146;s green energy push, evoking second world war spirit of resilience, is seen as a testing ground for reindustrialisationA new cargo and passenger ferry service directly linking Scotland and France could launch later this year as the port of Dunkirk embarks on a mp;#128;40bn (mp;pound;35bn) regeneration programme it claims will mirror the second world war resilience for which it is famed.The plans could include a new service between Rosyth in Fife and Dunkirk, eig
  
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• Ryanair is the rare airline that can afford to stay cheap

  27-01-2026 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - While most carriers are moving upmarket, Michael Omp;#146;Leary is burnishing his penny-pinching credentials
  
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• Ryanair fares to rise as passenger numbers forecast to surge

  27-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - The airline says it expects fares to increase by up to 9 as passenger numbers grow this year.
  
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• Ryanair demands ‘big discounts’ from Ukraine to resume flights

  27-01-2026 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Chief Michael Omp;#146;Leary says airline could restart services within four to six weeks of any peace deal
  
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• Railway line in North Wales county to close for nine days

  27-01-2026 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Two level crossings will also see temporary closures, affecting local traffic
  
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• Railway 200 celebration of rail hailed world's biggest

  27-01-2026 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press - A national railway celebration has been hailed the worldmp;#39;s largest rail celebration.
  
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• Rail lines to close after landslip affects track

  27-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A railway line between Surrey and West Sussex will be closed until "at least Friday" following a landslip, Network Rail has said.
  
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• Rail chaos in Devon revives push for Tavistock route - 'Mother nature will always win'

  27-01-2026 01:00 via northdevongazette.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Repeated weather damage on Devonmp;#39;s coastal line is prompting MPs, rail groups and residents to revisit plans for a Tavistock and north Dartmoor railway
  
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• Number of US-style ‘battering ram’ pickup trucks on UK roads has nearly doubled in a decade

  27-01-2026 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Exclusive: Campaigners say mp;#145;menacing vehiclesmp;#146; are putting children at risk owing to their large front blind zones.The number of US-style pickup trucks on UK roads has almost doubled in the past 10 years, data shows.The vehicles are more environmentally damaging than ordinary cars, and more dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists. Campaigners have said the extra-large vehicles, which are often too big for UK streets and parking spaces, are built like mp;#147;battering
  
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• Northern's rolling stock plans may not include leasing

  27-01-2026 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews - Northern has revealed that it is planning to buy up to 450 trains, but it has not confirmed how they will paid for.
  
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• Northern Powerhouse Rail agreements on stations and capacity signed

  27-01-2026 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - A potential underground Manchester Piccadilly station, pushing the case for a new Bradford station and improving capacity at Sheffield are all included in Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) agreements with devolved authorities.
  
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• NEW CYCLING AND WALKING PATH PLANNED BETWEEN SALISBURY AND WILTON

  27-01-2026 01:00 via salisburyandavon.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - WILTSHIRE Council has been awarded mp;pound;169,000 to support travel initiatives including a shared-use path between Salisbury and Wilton so people can walk, wheel and cycle everyday journeys.
  
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• Munich's airport to open massive new terminal in April

  27-01-2026 01:00 via travelweekly.com
  News from Europe - Munich Airport is gearing up to unveil the new Terminal 1 Pier on April 13. the facility is scheduled to start welcoming passengers on April 21.
  
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• MPs demand answers after Dartford tunnel damaged

  27-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Two Labour MPs have demanded answers as to how an over-height vehicle was able to cause significant damage to one of tunnels of the Dartford Crossing.
  
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• Major works on key railway link completed after more than a month of works

  27-01-2026 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - Major railway upgrades between Leeds and York completed as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade, improving journey times, capacity and reliability.
  
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• Long-awaited plans for east-west road linking M61 and M6 could be revived

  27-01-2026 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - Local Democracy Reporting Service explores how mp;#39;transformationalmp;#39; project could take shape
  
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• LNER ?quieter? coaches are a monstrous dilution of a beautiful thing subscription

  27-01-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - It?s cowardice to pretend that softening the title will prevent antisocial behaviour ? either a train carriage is silent or it is not
  
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• LNER 'quieter' coaches are a monstrous dilution of a beautiful thing subscription

  27-01-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Itmp;#39;s cowardice to pretend that softening the title will prevent antisocial behaviour either a train carriage is silent or it is not
  
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• Leeds to Manchester trains hit by Standedge Tunnel fire

  27-01-2026 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - THE fire service has confirmed what caused a blaze in a railway tunnel that has wreaked havoc with today's trains.
  
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• Landslip closes major Surrey rail line until at least Friday as emergency repairs take place

  27-01-2026 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources - A replacement bus service will be in operation between two Surrey towns
  
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• Improvements planned for railway station

  27-01-2026 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - INFORMATION for travellers is expected to be improved at Dorchester West Railway Station where Network Rail is planning to install two Customer Information System (CIS) displays.
  
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