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• Uber loses appeal against employment rights ruling Subscription

  11-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Uber has lost an appeal against a ruling which determined that drivers should be classed as workers rather than treated as self-employed.
  
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• Wickford train derailment - recap: Greater Anglia train comes off tracks in Essex

  15-08-2026 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - A Greater Anglia train derailed near Wickford in Essex - the second train to come off the tracks in the UK within 24 hours - with services cancelled between London Liverpool Street and Southend Victoria.
  
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• Wickford train derailment as second incident in a day causes 'major disruption'

  15-08-2026 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - A Greater Anglia train has derailed in Essex sparking mp;amp;quot;major disruptionmp;amp;quot; on the rail network
  
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• Voi rides on in London borough despite council order

  15-08-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Voi is continuing to operate hundreds of e-bikes in Ealing despite the council choosing Lime and Forest to run its new rental scheme, City AM understands. The Swedish e-bike operator has not removed its fleet after its previous agreement with the west London council expired at the end of July, leaving three companies operating in ...
  
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• Views sought on plans for new railway station

  15-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Thorpe Park Rail Station would be built on the Leeds to York line between Cross Gates and Garforth, serving the Thorpe Park business and retail development.
  
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• Uber president: Self-driving cars will put 100,000 taxi jobs at risk subscription

  15-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - On the 15th floor of Uber?s UK headquarters in trendy east London, the rhythmic ping-pong sound of a table tennis match can be heard. During rallies, idealistic visions are exchanged about how the world?s transportation systems will change.
  
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• Two new non-executive directors appointed to the DVSA board

  15-08-2026 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Heidi Alexander, Secretary of State for Transport, has appointed 2 new non-executive directors to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) board.
  
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• Tony Lodge: Burnham should look East for better trains

  15-08-2026 02:00 via conservativehome.com
  
  Conservative Party - Andy Burnham?s decision to take the plane instead of the train to open ?No. 10 North? last month was unsurprising to those who regularly endure the failing West Coast Main Line and its Avanti trains. The company has just announced 12 per cent cuts to its summer services and its drivers are balloting for strike action. The service will be nationalised next year.
  
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• Thousands of e-bikes lack third-party crash insurance subscription

  15-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - About 14,000 Voi hire bikes in London are not covered, leaving victims of collisions at risk of losing out on compensation
  
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• TfL warned broken escalators risk scaring commuters away from London Underground

  15-08-2026 02:00 via mylondon.news
  
  My London - It's claimed Londoners could shift away from public transport and scupper City Hall targets
  
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• Swindon MP 'deeply concerned' by train derailment near Lewes

  15-08-2026 02:00 via swindonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A Swindon MP and Transport Secretary has said she is "seriously concerned" after two people were seriously injured following a train derailing near Lewes in East Sussex.
  
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• Staff made redundant as bus company ceases trading

  15-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A bus operator serving the East Midlands has announced it has ceased trading and made the majority of its 76 members of staff redundant.
  
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• Specialised transport sector welcomes UK?s first dedicated logistics minister

  15-08-2026 02:00 via heavyliftpfi.com
  
  Other News Sources - The appointment of Keir Mather MP as the UK?s first dedicated minister for logistics is being viewed by the specialised transport sector as a crucial opportunity to tackle long-standing regulatory bottlenecks.
  
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• Specialised transport sector welcomes UK's first dedicated logistics minister

  15-08-2026 02:00 via heavyliftpfi.com
  
  Other News Sources - The appointment of Keir Mather MP as the UKmp;#39;s first dedicated minister for logistics is being viewed by the specialised transport sector as a crucial opportunity to tackle long-standing regulatory bottlenecks.
  
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• Second train derails in less than 24 hours: Carriages come off tracks a day after 20 people were injured in Lewes crash on hottest day of the year

  15-08-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Mail Online - The latest incident has occurredmp;nbsp;at Wickford in Essex and appears to involve a Greater Anglia service.
  
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• Sadiq Khan blasted over 'bonkers' ?2m a year project ?almost nobody is using?

  15-08-2026 02:00 via express.co.uk
  Daily Express - Sir Sadiq Khan has been told to scrap a "bonkers" scheme that "almost nobody" is using. The Silvertown Tunnel underneath the River Thames opened last year in east London. Commuters on bicycles can use a shuttle bus between the Greenwich Peninsula and Royal Victoria station, but critics suggest it is not being used enough to justify a running cost of ?2million a year.
  
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• Sadiq Khan blasted over 'bonkers' £2m a year project 'almost nobody is using'

  15-08-2026 02:00 via express.co.uk
  Daily Express - Sir Sadiq Khan has been told to scrap a mp;quot;bonkersmp;quot; scheme that mp;quot;almost nobodymp;quot; is using. The Silvertown Tunnel underneath the River Thames opened last year in east London. Commuters on bicycles can use a shuttle bus between the Greenwich Peninsula and Royal Victoria station, but critics suggest it is not being used enough to justify a running cost of mp;pound;2million a year.
  
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• Ryanair window that passenger was partly sucked out of was broken by engine debris, report finds

  15-08-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Fan blade broke off shortly after takeoff on 10 July flight from Greece to Germany, preliminary findings showBusiness live mp;#150; latest updatesBroken engine parts were responsible for shattering a window on a Ryanair plane, causing a passenger to be partly sucked out mid-flight in July, US investigators have said.A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found an engine fan blade broke off shortly after takeoff on the 10 July flight from Greece to
  
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• Review launched to shape pathway to reach zero emission driving by 2035

  15-08-2026 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, charge point operators, dealers, consumers and communities are being asked for their views on the pathway to ending sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 and ensuring all new cars and vans are zero emission by 2035, as the government today (14 August 2026) launches a consultation on the zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate.
  
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• Restore 30mph limit to 'all the roads' except outside schools and hospitals

  15-08-2026 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Councillors welcome Conwy County Councilmp;#39;s reinstatement of higher speed limit on 15 roads but some think the authority should go further
  
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• Reckless ebike users put all of us at risk Letter

  15-08-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Kevin Lloyd is angered by the sheer impunity that radiates from users and calls for regulation There may be something in the argument identified by Andy Beckett that increased use of ebikes reflects broader changes in urban areas, including the cost of housing (Lime bikes hurtling around the city: is this the revenge of a priced-out generation?, 8 August). Yet none of that excuses the sheer impunity that radiates from ebike users, worsened by the design of city bikes which encoura
  
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• Railway bosses insist lines are safe in extreme heat after two trains derail within 24 hours

  15-08-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Mail Online - The Greater Anglia service crashed off the tracks in Essex less than 24 hours after a Southern Rail trainmp;#39;s carriages flipped over in Sussex.
  
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• Progress in restoration of historic Nottinghamshire signalbox

  15-08-2026 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - The East Midlands Transport Heritage Trust has launched an appeal to raise funds towards parts required for the restoration of the former London and North Eastern Railway Hotchley Hill signal box on the Great Central Railway (Nottingham).
  
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• Ontario free to axe Toronto bike lanes, region’s top court rules

  15-08-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Win is significant for regionmp;#146;s premier, Doug Ford, who blames protected zones for citymp;#146;s traffic illsThe Ontario government is now free to rip out Torontomp;#146;s bike lanes on its busiest streets after the regionmp;#146;s top court ruled in favour of the province on Friday, overturning a lower courtmp;#146;s decision that decreed removal would violate constitutional rights.The win is significant for Ontariomp;#146;s premier, Doug Ford, and his government, who have
  
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• New long-term vision to be developed for Blackburn Railway Station

  15-08-2026 02:00 via theshuttle.org.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Blackburn with Darwen Council has commissioned a new long-term plan to help shape the future of Blackburn Railway Station and its surrounding area.
  
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• National Rail says heat poses ‘exceptional challenges’ after two trains derail in 24 hours

  15-08-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Incident near Essex town of Wickford happens day after two passengers seriously hurt in East Sussex derailmentThe UKmp;#146;s fifth heatwave of the summer has mp;#147;presented exceptional challenges to the railwaymp;#148;, Network Rail has said, after two trains derailed in less than 24 hours.On Friday, British Transport Police (BTP) confirmed the rear carriages of a Greater Anglia train derailed mp;#147;in an upright positionmp;#148; at Wickford railway station in Essex, adding
  
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• MP urges Andy Burnham to extend railcard discounts to commuters over 30

  15-08-2026 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Ministers serving Andy Burnham "should look seriously" at cutting rail fares for passengers aged 31 and over, an MP has urged.
  
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• More than 1,000 air-con faults hit Transport for Wales trains amid sweltering heat

  15-08-2026 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - More than 1,000 air-conditioning faults have been reported on Transport for Wales trains since April, new figures reveal, as passengers complain of sweltering conditions during recent hot weather.
  
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• Mid Wales Is Moving From Transport Strategy to Delivery

  15-08-2026 02:00 via businessnewswales.com
  
  Other News Sources - Transport investment is most valuable when people can see and feel the difference it makes to their everyday journeys. That is now beginning to happen across Mid Wales, as the Regional Transport Plan moves from a long period of evidence gathering, engagement and strategic planning into delivery on the ground.
  
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• Lord Snape, long-serving Labour MP and transport expert who once clashed with Edwina Currie

  15-08-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - A former railwayman and regular soldier, Peter Snape specialised in transport, most effectively in tandem with his friend John Prescott.
  
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