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• VIDEO: Tiny robot ants pull car with teamwork

  16-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A team of tiny robot ants pull a car that is thousands of times their weight as part of an experiment at Stanford University.
  
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• 'They will make a huge difference': CrossCountry unveils first refurbished Voyager

  11-02-2026 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - CrossCountry has revealed the first refurbished Voyager unit, marking the start of a ?75 million investment programme.
  
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• The railway's dismal record on digital connection needs urgent action

  11-02-2026 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Rail operators must invest in stronger onboard routers, better integration with mobile networks, and consistent coverage along commuter routes
  
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• The new Essex railway station that's 'changed travel for the better'

  11-02-2026 01:00 via essexlive.news
  Other Regional Press - A new mp;#39;very smartmp;#39; Essex train station has mp;#39;changed travel for better for evermp;#39;, commuters have said. The new Beaulieu Park Station, on the outskirts of Chelmsford, which cost about mp;pound;175million to construct, launched in October and itmp;#39;s safe to say itmp;#39;s getting very good reviews from Essex locals.
  
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• The Crown Slips: Why London Heathrow Won't Be Europe's Busiest Airport In 2026

  11-02-2026 01:00 via simpleflying.com
  Aviation Industry- London Heathrow Airport is widely recognized as Europe?s busiest airport, and it has held the title for decades. In 2025, it narrowly beatIstanbul Airport by the slimmest of margins, serving 84.48 million passengers compared with Istanbul?s 84.44 million, according to ACI Europe data. However, with traffic growth stalling in London and, in contrast, robust increases continuing in Istanbul, aviation insiders now expect Heathrow to lose the crown in 2026.
  
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• The Crown Slips: Why London Heathrow Won't Be Europe's Busiest Airport In 2026

  11-02-2026 01:00 via simpleflying.com
  Aviation Industry- London Heathrow Airport is widely recognized as Europemp;#39;s busiest airport, and it has held the title for decades. In 2025, it narrowly beatIstanbul Airport by the slimmest of margins, serving 84.48 million passengers compared with Istanbulmp;#39;s 84.44 million, according to ACI Europe data. However, with traffic growth stalling in London and, in contrast, robust increases continuing in Istanbul, aviation insiders now expect Heathrow to lose the crown in 2026.
  
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• The airlines fighting the expansion of Heathrow

  11-02-2026 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - The carriers say the mp;pound;33bn plan for a new runway is unaffordable. The airport says the companies just want to keep out competitors
  
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• Teams to start £2m woodland management project set to reduce risk to vital Merseyside railway

  11-02-2026 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - Woodland management teams will soon begin a mp;pound;2m project aimed at controlling vegetation and reducing delays on a key section of railway line in Merseyside.
  
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• Teams to start ?2m woodland management project set to reduce risk to vital Merseyside railway

  11-02-2026 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - Woodland management teams will soon begin a ?2m project aimed at controlling vegetation and reducing delays on a key section of railway line in Merseyside.
  
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• Strong progress on Kirk Hill bridge upgrade as demolition footage released

  11-02-2026 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - Time-lapse demolition footage has been released as strong progress continues on a bridge reconstruction benefiting passengers and freight.
  
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• Senior DfT rail leader based in devolved Scotland

  11-02-2026 01:00 via transportxtra.com
  Transportxtra - The DfT has published a spreadsheet which shows Alex Hynes, Chief Executive of DfT Operator Ltd, being based in Scotland.
  
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• Ryanair signs multibillion-dollar deal to bring engine maintenance in-house

  11-02-2026 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Agreement with CFM will limit costs and offer more security, says airlinemp;#146;s chief Michael Omp;#146;Leary
  
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• Richmond Council restates firm opposition to Heathrow expansion plans

  11-02-2026 01:00 via twickenham.nub.news
  Other Regional Press - Richmond Council has reaffirmed its strong opposition to any expansion of Heathrow Airport, including the proposed third runway and any measures that would increase flight numbers or disruption for local communities.
  
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• Reopening of disused rail line 'not backed up' with funds

  11-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Plans to reconnect Oswestry to the main rail line have been put on hold, as funding from the cancelled HS2 project has "not been possible".
  In an email to North Shropshire MP Helen Morgan, Rail Minister Lord Hendy said the proposal "had not been backed up" with necessary funds.
  
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• Powys MP calls to reopen disused railway stations

  11-02-2026 01:00 via countytimes.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Steve Witherden, Labour MP for Montgomeryshire and Glyndmp;#373;r, has tabled an amendment to the Railways Bill that would establish a department within Great British Railways to explore reopening stations closed since the 1960s.
  
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• Plans to transform UK's busiest station approved

  11-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - The project has been met with opposition from those who say it will disfigure the railway station.
  
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• Planning approval for Network Rail's transformation of Britain's busiest station.

  11-02-2026 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - The proposals will futureproof Britain's busiest station for decades to come, increasing customer capacity and creating a fully connected, accessible transport hub for customers across the capital and beyond.
  
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• Photos as CrossCountry unveil first refurbished Voyager train

  11-02-2026 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - CrossCountry and Alstom invited RailAdvent to Derby Litchurch Lane Works today to see the unveiling of the first Voyager train to go through a refurbishment as part of a ?75m project.
  
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• North Wales on high-speed rail network vision dubbed The Loop

  11-02-2026 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) - An ambitious vision has been unveiled for an elevated high-speed railway network that would connect nine cities in Wales, England and Ireland. The Loop is the creation of the president of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), Chris Williamson.
  
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• New train station planned for Cardiff to get massive boost

  11-02-2026 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - Backers of the scheme are expecting an announcement of UK Government funding
  
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• More coach services between London, Heathrow and Wales as FlixBus expands network

  11-02-2026 01:00 via london-post.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Leading travel tech company FlixBus is expanding its network for 2026, launching more coach services between central London, Heathrow Airport, Cardiff and Swansea from Sunday 15 February.
  
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• ?Mini Switzerland? plans published for Hope Valley Line integrated transport demonstrator

  11-02-2026 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Detailed plans have been published for a proposed rural transport demonstrator in the Hope Valley, billed as ?Mini Switzerland?, which aims to show how fully integrated bus and rail services could work in a UK rural setting.
  
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• Mayoral rail plans may buck nationalisation as West Midlands Trains joins public sector

  11-02-2026 01:00 via transportxtra.com
  Transportxtra - West Midlands Trains was renationalised this week as the latest step in the Labour Government?s rail reform programme, but uncertainty is growing over the future private or public status of some local rail services in two areas with Labour mayors. One service could even be returned to private sector operation.
  
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• Major contract for Derby company Alstom as CrossCountry train is unveiled

  11-02-2026 01:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  Derby Telegraph - Derby train maker Alstom has been celebrating the unveiling of the first fully refurbished CrossCountry train at its Litchurch Lane works - marking the site's "first major refurbishment contract in a generation".
  
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• Major bus service changes announced across Oxfordshire

  11-02-2026 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Major bus service changes for Oxfordshire have been announced by Oxford Bus Company and Thames Travel.
  
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• Liverpool Airport cancellations below UK average in 2025

  11-02-2026 01:00 via nwemail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Flight cancellations have risen, but this UK airport is still flying high above the rest.
  
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• How Freightliner locomotive fleets are splitting after Intermodal sale

  11-02-2026 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Following ratification of the sale of Freightliner Intermodal (FLI) to the CMA CGM Group, Freightliner?s locomotive fleet has been split into two.
  
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• Honeymoon period for new BP boss won’t last long

  11-02-2026 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Markets did not like the decision to suspend share buy-backs mp;#150; and investors will want clarity about what happens nextThe clearing of the decks continues apace at BP. The last chief executive, Murray Auchincloss, got the heave-ho in December. Last month brought news of hefty write-downs on the troublesome low-carbon energy assets in solar and biogas. Now comes an admission that the current debt-reduction measures arenmp;#146;t enough to ease the strain on an over-extended b
  
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• George Bradshaw address 2026

  11-02-2026 01:00 via gov.uk
  Department for Transport - The Transport Secretary sets out her vision for a reformed railway that's run by the public, for the public.
  
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• Ford says it took an extra $900m tariff hit last year

  11-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - The US carmakermp;#39;s tariff costs were higher than expected because of a change to the Trump administrationmp;#39;s tariff relief program.
  
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