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• The 'unique' Scottish bus operator transforming public transport

  06-08-2026 02:00 via thenational.scot
  
  The National - IN the race to make public transport more climate-friendly, one small operator is revolutionising Scotland's bus network.
  
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• Victims of road crime feel ‘forgotten by system’, official review finds

  13-08-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Many of those affected in England and Wales think offences are not treated with the seriousness they deserve, says commissionerBereaved families or seriously injured victims of road crime feel mp;#147;forgotten by the systemmp;#148; with offences not treated with the seriousness they deserve, an official review has found.The victimsmp;#146; commissioner for England and Wales found that many of the thousands afflicted each year by criminal driving felt that mp;#147;the harm they ha
  
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• Tui hit by Middle East travel chaos and rising fuel costs as airline earnings slump

  13-08-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The worldmp;#39;s largest travel and tourism firm swung to a mp;#128;17m airline loss
  
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• Speed bump plea to stop drivers racing in Coventry street rejected

  13-08-2026 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - The council insists the street has a good safety record but will carry out a spot speed survey to check if further action is needed
  
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• Rail operator set to reinstate key train services

  13-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The company will begin to reinstate priority services from 31 August.
  
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• More night buses among overhaul to Bee Network

  13-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The mayor says she is mp;#39;making it easier than ever for people to get around the city region by busmp;#39;.
  
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• Live facial recognition cameras to be used on UK’s busiest shopping street

  13-08-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Sadiq Khan has indicated the technology will be deployed on Londonmp;#146;s Oxford Street despite human rights concernsThe Metropolitan police are understood to be planning to use live facial recognition (LFR) technology on Britainmp;#146;s busiest shopping street.In June, the Met said it would introduce the technology in Londonmp;#146;s West End by Christmas and into a further six areas next year. Sadiq Khan, the London mayor, has indicated that the newly pedestrianised Oxford St
  
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• Kings Heath's new Camp Hill stations draw visitors but city 'could learn from Manchester'

  13-08-2026 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - The new stations at Kings Heath, Moseley Village and Pineapple Road on the Camp Hill line have been open for four months
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover owner Tata Group's chairman to step down

  13-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Chandrasekaran said he would not seek reappointment when his term ends due to a lack of support from the Tata Sons board.
  
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• Don't travel unless it's essential, says rail firm

  13-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Off-peak services on Thursday between London Marylebone and Birmingham will be hourly, Chiltern says.
  
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• Bristol 'flying taxi' maker Vertical Aerospace lands $100m and plans UK production facility

  13-08-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The company is leading the race to develop an all-electric vertical take-off and landing (EVTOL) aircraft
  
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• ‘Relief’ as MP ‘intervenes’ over rolling road closures for major power network upgrade

  13-08-2026 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A major scheme to upgrade the underground electricity network near a motorway is now well under way - and about to impact a busy village.
  
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• ‘Outrageous’ plans to get rid of car park could ‘shut the doors’ of historic building

  13-08-2026 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - Residents are outraged that a townmp;#39;s bus station and mp;#39;vitalmp;#39; car park could be changed into flats and new businesses
  
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• Airport boss: I feel terrible over baggage failings

  13-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Birmingham Airport boss Nick Barton talks to the BBC to address passengersmp;#39; anger over the problems.
  
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• Work to make Pokesdown station step-free set to begin in October

  12-08-2026 02:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Pokesdown station is set to become step-free, with work beginning in October 2026.
  
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• Why public ownership is the answer for Scotland?s buses, and our climate?

  12-08-2026 02:00 via foe.scot
  
  Other News Sources - We?ve?been hearing a lot about bus fare caps lately. A key pledge in the SNP?s manifesto ahead of May?s elections was a roll out of the ?2 single bus fare cap nationally ? expanding beyond the?places where?a trial was already in place, like the Highlands and Islands.??
  
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• Why public ownership is the answer for Scotland's buses, and our climate

  12-08-2026 02:00 via foe.scot
  
  Other News Sources - Wemp;#39;ve been hearing a lot about bus fare caps lately. A key pledge in the SNPmp;#39;s manifesto ahead of Maymp;#39;s elections was a roll out of the mp;pound;2 single bus fare cap nationallyexpanding beyond the places where a trial was already in place, like the Highlands and Islands.
  
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• Why public ownership is the answer for Scotland's buses, and our climate?

  12-08-2026 02:00 via foe.scot
  
  Other News Sources - Wemp;#39;ve been hearing a lot about bus fare caps lately. A key pledge in the SNPmp;#39;s manifesto ahead of Maymp;#39;s elections was a roll out of the mp;pound;2 single bus fare cap nationallyexpanding beyond the places where a trial was already in place, like the Highlands and Islands.
  
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• West Midlands Interchange delivers more than £7 million boost to jobs, local business and communities

  12-08-2026 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - West Midlands Interchange (WMI) has launched its first Social Value Impact Report (2022-2025), revealing how the project has already delivered more than 7 million in social value across South Staffordshire, Staffordshire and Wolverhampton.
  
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• West Midlands Interchange delivers more than ?7 million boost to jobs, local business and communities

  12-08-2026 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - West Midlands Interchange (WMI) has launched its first Social Value Impact Report (2022?2025), revealing how the project has already delivered more than ?7 million in social value across South Staffordshire, Staffordshire and Wolverhampton.
  
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• Vernon Everitt confirmed to remain as Greater Manchester Transport Commissioner

  12-08-2026 02:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Vernon Everitt has been confirmed to continue as Greater Manchester Transport Commissioner.
  
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• "Unprecedented faults" hit Lumo's Class 222s on Stirling-Euston route

  12-08-2026 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Lumo and Alstom are reviewing the open access operator?s fleet position after reliability problems on Stirling-London Euston service.
  
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• Unite threatens London-wide bus strike over 'crisis conditions' and will take fight to Andy Burnham

  12-08-2026 02:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - One of Britain?s biggest trade unions has threatened to ballot London bus drivers for strikes, warning services in the capital could be brought to a standstill unless urgent action is taken to improve working conditions.
  
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• Unite threatens London-wide bus strike over 'crisis conditions' and will take fight to Andy Burnham

  12-08-2026 02:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - One of Britainmp;#39;s biggest trade unions has threatened to ballot London bus drivers for strikes, warning services in the capital could be brought to a standstill unless urgent action is taken to improve working conditions.
  
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• Train line in North Wales to close for two weeks

  12-08-2026 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Buses will replace trains on the route between Wrexham and Bidston as major works are carried out
  
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• Stagecoach South gets its customer service bus onto the road

  12-08-2026 02:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Stagecoach South is taking a specially adapted customer service bus to communities across West Sussex, Hampshire and Surrey.
  
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• Stagecoach deploys first 42 electric buses in Hull

  12-08-2026 02:00 via electrive.com
  Other News Sources - The UK operator has introduced 32 Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV double-deckers and 10 Yutong E10 single-deckers in Hull. The operator plans to expand the city's electric bus fleet to 55 vehicles in the coming months.
  
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• Self-levelling sleeper research offers transition zone hope

  12-08-2026 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - EUROPE: A novel self-levelling railway sleeper designed to tackle problems relating to transition zones has been developed and tested by researchers at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, working with colleagues at the University of Leeds and across Europe.
  
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• Scots over 60 saving £1,000 thanks to bus passes

  12-08-2026 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - Single bus fares will be capped across England at mp;pound;2 from January - but no firm date has been announced for when such a scheme will apply across Scotland.
  
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• Questions about how bus franchising will work across Calderdale's borders

  12-08-2026 02:00 via halifaxcourier.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - That is a shame, but has a silver lining in that any issues should be ironed out before it gets here, said Calderdale Council?s leader, Coun Daniel Sutherland.
  
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