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• Up close with the 300 tonne driverless trucks

  08-11-2024 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Big mining firms are switching to driverless trucks and other autonomous equipment.
  
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• UK airlines to be banned from charging parents to sit with children

  02-10-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Planned rule change forms part of Burnhammp;#146;s bid to crack down on the mp;#145;little charges that add upmp;#146;Airlines will be blocked from charging parents extra to sit with their children on planes, according to government plans.The new rule would require airlines to seat passengers aged under 14 next to their parents or an accompanying adult free of charge. Passengers will also no longer need to pay to tweak the name on their flight booking if they need to correct a mis
  
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• Twin HS2 viaducts completed after major works

  02-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The longest HS2 viaduct structures in the Midlands have been completed.
  They span the M42 northbound and southbound and run 1,400 metres in length
  
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• The UK’s Space Strategy is a map to the stars

  02-10-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - The UKmp;amp;#8217;s Space Strategy is a map to the starts published at a time when when geopolitical tensions on Earth are increasingly shaping the space sector at a global level, says Rachael Omp;amp;#8217;Grady The UKmp;#146;s Space Strategy, released this month, recognises that space-derived technologies, and the way we use them, have entirely transformed over the ...
  
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• The UK's Space Strategy is a map to the stars

  02-10-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - The UKmp;#39;s Space Strategy is a map to the starts published at a time when when geopolitical tensions on Earth are increasingly shaping the space sector at a global level, says Rachael Omp;#39;Grady The UKmp;#146;s Space Strategy, released this month, recognises that space-derived technologies, and the way we use them, have entirely transformed
  
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• Teens causing trouble at Barnsley Interchange risk losing free bus passes

  02-10-2026 02:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - mp;#39;MiCard is a privilege, not a rightmp;#39;
  
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• SpaceX flight led by first black female commander sets US speed record

  02-10-2026 02:00 via news.sky.com
  Sky News - Astronauts on board a SpaceX flight, including the first black woman to lead a crew to orbit, has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) after setting a US speed record.mp;nbsp;
  
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• SNP orders for new buses leaves 'Beijing buzzing' while 115 Scots jobs are slashed

  02-10-2026 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - Alexander Dennis is shutting one of its two factories in Falkirk and plans to slash jobs while it focuses on chassis work in Scotland instead of completing full vehicles.
  
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• New shelters and CCTV in £950k Hampshire bus upgrade

  02-10-2026 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Bus passengers across Hampshire are set to benefit from new shelters, live departure screens and CCTV after nearly mp;pound;1 million of improvements.
  
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• Manchester City Council makes whopping £17m profit from parking charges

  02-10-2026 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - A roads policy expert asks if some councils are using parking as a mp;#39;cash cowmp;#39;
  
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• Manchester Airport expansion plans: Bosses want to move key road

  02-10-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Runger Lane between Terminal Two and the M56 Junction 6 could be moved
  
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• London and South East railway staff to wear new uniform

  02-10-2026 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - Workers on the Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) in London and the South East of England are wearing a new uniform, and their old uniforms are being donated to help jobseekers, schoolchildren and homeless people.
  
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• How poor public transport policy is putting the brake on cities Letters

  02-10-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - David Andrews suggests a tram network could be the answer to Londonmp;#146;s clogged streets, while V Narayanan says unused cycle lanes are a waste of valuable road spaceYour analysis of slowing buses in global cities sets out the mechanism exactly, and the remedy follows from it (London buses in decline? Why public transport in global cities is slowing to a crawl mp;#150; visualised, 23 September).Transport for Londonmp;#146;s own calculation that a 10 fall in speed costs 6 of de
  
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• Greater Manchester reconnects town to rail network after 60 years

  02-10-2026 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Work has officially started on the construction of Golborne railway station, marking a major milestone for transport connectivity in Greater Manchester and delivering the city-region's first brand-new railway station of the 21st century.
  
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• Greater Anglia trains 'unable to run' for hours on route through Cambridge

  02-10-2026 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - Disruption is expected until at least midday
  
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• East Midlands Railway continues timetable recovery

  02-10-2026 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -East Midlands Railway has undertaken to restore more of the services which have been suspended since July because of rolling stock problems. Difficulties with its new Aurora fleet were compounded by delays in maintaining its Class 222 diesel units, but the operator improved its Intercity services from 87 per cent to 92 per cent of the full planned timetable on 1 September.
  
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• Direct train between Brighton and Newcastle take next steps

  02-10-2026 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Plans for a new direct rail link connecting the north and south has taken its next steps.
  
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• Darlington step closer to direct Brighton rail link

  02-10-2026 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo - Darlington has moved a step closer to gaining a direct rail link with the South Coast after Grand Central secured four trains for its proposed Newcastle to Brighton service.
  
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• Coventry city centre parking concerns as Belgrade Plaza car park remains closed

  02-10-2026 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - A councillor has reported difficulties with evening parking and signage following the closure of Coventrymp;#39;s Belgrade Plaza car park, including older theatre visitors struggling to find somewhere they feel safe parking. The council is working to secure surrender of the lease so another operator can take over.
  
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• Andy Burnham makes major change to 'rip off' UK airline rules

  02-10-2026 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  North Wales Live - The Prime Minister said people are mp;amp;quot;fed upmp;amp;quot; with the current policy
  
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• 'Rip-off' airline charges including fees for parents to sit next to children under 14 to be banned

  02-10-2026 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Holidaymakers will also be given greater flexibility to correct simple name errors including spelling mistakes on bookings for free - rather than facing charges
  
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• 'Leaf-busting' trains set to start their journeys

  02-10-2026 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -The arrival of autumn means that fleets of Network Railmp;#146;s special mp;#145;leaf-bustingmp;#146; trains are setting out on their journeys today. They will travel for a total of 6,200 hours -- the equivalent of 36 weeks -- in their annual bid to keep railheads clean, because fallen leaves create a black film, rather like dry ice, which can make it difficult for trains to stop and also cause damage to motors if the wheels slip.
  
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• Airbus A350F freighter to rival Boeing completes first flight

  02-10-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - For years Boeing has ruled the large long-haul freighter market
  
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• Zero-emissions machinery for Lower Thames Crossing project

  01-10-2026 02:00 via thurrockgazette.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The Lower Thames Crossing has begun rolling out what is expected to become one of the world's largest deployments of zero-emissions construction machinery.
  
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• Works to officially begin on new Cheadle railway station

  01-10-2026 02:00 via manchesterwire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Work to reconnect Cheadle to the rail network for the first time in more than 60 years is officially getting underway.
  
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• Work begins to build new station at Golborne after more than 60 years

  01-10-2026 02:00 via railuk.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Work on Greater Manchester?s first new train station to be built in the 21st century is underway, reconnecting Golborne to the railway network for the first time in more than 60 years.
  
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• Wakefield bus operator calls for action to raise profile of free bus passes

  01-10-2026 02:00 via wakefieldexpress.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Wakefield bus operator, Stagecoach Yorkshire, has called for more to be done to close the ?knowledge gap? that is preventing entitled people from getting their free bus passes.
  
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• Universal Signalling selects Ferrocene to develop the first Rust-based railway certification package

  01-10-2026 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Universal Signalling Ltd, a leading railway signalling company, and the team behind Ferrocene, the quality-managed, safety-qualified Rust toolchain, has announced a collaboration to develop the first railway certification package for Rust in compliance with EN 50716. The goal is to establish a certification pathway for using the Rust programming language in safety-critical railway applications.
  
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• Ultra-fast free Wi-Fi powered by Starlink is now available on Aer Lingus flights

  01-10-2026 02:00 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Aviation Industry- Aer Lingus has installed ultra-fast free Wi-Fi powered by Starlink across its entire narrow body transatlantic fleet. This means customers flying to more than 10 North American destinations can stream movies and TV shows and stay connected with family and friends at 35,000 feet.
  
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• Transport Secretary confirms new GBR train will aim to have unassisted level boarding

  01-10-2026 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Great British Railways (GBR) will make unassisted level boarding between the train and platform a baseline expectation for all new trains wherever possible, in a move towards greater accessibility on the rail network.
  
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