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• VW talks to Huawei about licensing software for cars in China

  17-05-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Turmoil at German carmakers in-house tech arm threatens to affect market share
  
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• Why should I have to pay more for buses if I don't use a smartphone?

  05-10-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - I applaud Anna Tims for her article (Schoolchildren without smartphones penalised with higher bus fares, 26 September), raising the need for a unified approach on this issue to properly tackle the ill effects of such technology on children in the classroom and beyond.
  
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• Transport for Wales names top rainy day attractions to visit by train

  05-10-2026 02:00 via wales247.co.uk
  
  Wales 247 - Transport for Wales has suggested indoor attractions within reach of train stations in Aberystwyth, Swansea and Cardiff for days out in wet weather.
  
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• Train station returning to village after more than 100 years

  05-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Cheadle in Stockport has been without a train station since its original hub closed in 1917.
  
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• Tories would ?do whatever it takes? for third runway at Heathrow

  05-10-2026 02:00 via lbc.co.uk
  
  LBC - Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith is expected to make the pledge in a speech at the Conservative Party conference, as the airport?s bosses seek approval for expansion plans by 2029
  
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• Tories would 'do whatever it takes' for third runway at Heathrow

  05-10-2026 02:00 via lbc.co.uk
  
  LBC - Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith is expected to make the pledge in a speech at the Conservative Party conference, as the airportmp;#39;s bosses seek approval for expansion plans by 2029
  
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• Tories to review ?rip-off? airport drop-off charges subscription

  05-10-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The review will look at whether any regulations are incentivising higher fees that can be as much as ?10 for ten minutes
  
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• Tories to review 'rip-off' airport drop-off charges subscription

  05-10-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The review will look at whether any regulations are incentivising higher fees that can be as much as mp;pound;10 for ten minutes
  
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• Tories pledge to ban 'dangerous' floating bus stops subscription

  05-10-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Party would use mp;pound;1m fund to rebuild 100 of the bus halts deemed dangerous to blind and elderly people
  
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• The violence is off the scale': staff and passengers at risk as assaults on trains in Great Britain soar to record high

  05-10-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Cases of abuse, spitting, head-butting and sexual harassment, have spiked as transport police numbers have dwindled
  
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• ?The violence is off the scale?: staff and passengers at risk as assaults on trains in Great Britain soar to record high

  05-10-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Cases of abuse, spitting, head-butting and sexual harassment, have spiked as transport police numbers have dwindled
  
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• Taxi union demands payoffs over driverless cars due to job loss fears subscription

  05-10-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The GMB Union, the UK?s biggest for taxi and private hire drivers, is calling on ministers to back a ?transition fund? paid for by a levy on operators
  
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• Sunshine to power Manchester trams

  05-10-2026 02:00 via railbusinessuk.com
  
  Other News Sources - Transport for Greater Manchester is to enter into a power purchase agreement with AGR Power covering 42 GWh/year, broadly equivalent to the amount of power currently used to run the Metrolink light rail network and over half of TfGM's current energy usage.
  
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• Rail suppliers warn €1.2bn EU research partnership has no successor yet

  05-10-2026 02:00 via railway.supply
  
  Railway Supply - Europemp;#39;s rail supply industry is pressing for a successor to the EU rail research partnership, Europemp;#39;s Rail, whose mp;#128;1.2bn programme has no confirmed follow-up in the 2028-2034 EU budget.
  
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• Oxfordshire explores trams for future transport network

  05-10-2026 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford Mail - Trams could be explored in Oxfordshire to help meet future transport needs and reduce car use.
  
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• North Ayrshire approves £100,000 community transport plan

  05-10-2026 02:00 via ardrossanherald.com
  
  Other Regional Press - A COMMUNITY transport system for North Ayrshire has been approved after residents identified transport as a barrier for many.
  
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• North Ayrshire approves ?100,000 community transport plan

  05-10-2026 02:00 via ardrossanherald.com
  
  Other Regional Press - A COMMUNITY transport system for North Ayrshire has been approved after residents identified transport as a barrier for many.
  
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• New £1 bus fares introduced for older teenagers

  05-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Older teenagers living in parts of Cheshire are now eligible for mp;pound;1 bus fares under a new trial scheme.
  
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• Music venues raise fears over railway plans

  05-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A number of businesses say they will have to close if planned rail-widening work goes ahead.
  
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• M4 Newport congestion must not be fixed by closing junctions

  05-10-2026 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  South Wales Argus - Today, the Argus is telling the Welsh Government to keep its hands off our junctions.
  
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• Londoners report 130 hours of delays on Tube line

  05-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Passengers are logging their negative experiences of the District Line, a campaignmp;#39;s founders say.
  
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• Improving rail access to the Port of Liverpool

  05-10-2026 02:00 via greengauge21.net
  Greengauge21 - The Port of Liverpool has the potential to handle significantly more freight by rail, helping to support the growth of the port while reducing pressure on the road network around the city and across the wider Liverpool City Region.
  
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• If Andy Burnham wants to improve Avanti West Coast trains immediately, I've got a policy for him

  05-10-2026 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - Manchester Evening News Night Editor and frequent train user Tom Burnett has an idea that might finally bring people across the UK together...
  
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• Heathrow and housing: Griffith pledges ‘most ambitious deregulation project’ in generation

  05-10-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - The Conservativesmp;#146; pick for chancellor has pledged to roll out the mp;#147;most ambitious deregulation project in a generationmp;#148; as he is set to say plans could cut mp;pound;50,000 off the price of a new home.mp;amp;#160; Andrew Griffith, the shadow chancellor, will say on Monday say he will slash red tape for businesses across construction, supermarkets ...
  
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• Grand Central's Newcastle-Brighton bid, opposed by Network Rail, lines up four Class 180s

  05-10-2026 02:00 via railway.supply
  
  Railway Supply - Grand Central said that, once the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) approves the route, the four five-car units would be refurbished by Arriva TrainCare at Eastleigh before carrying passengers.
  
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• Flying back to the UK? Soon your face will be your passport subscription

  05-10-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Britons will no longer need to show their passports when flying back into UK airports because upgraded facial recognition technology is being introduced at e-gates.
  
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• Driverless taxis deserve a clear run subscription

  05-10-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Trying to stand in the way of technology through punitive taxes never works and a subsidy for traditional drivers should be resisted
  
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• Coventry Very Light Rail: Council starts planning first route

  05-10-2026 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Coventry City Council says it is starting to develop the first Very Light Rail route and its business case. A December update is expected on the Mile Lane demonstrator, the regional funding settlement and the business case work plan.
  
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• Council to to upgrade bus stations, shelters and rail links

  05-10-2026 02:00 via basingstokegazette.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Bus passengers across Hampshire are set to benefit from new shelters, live departure screens and CCTV after nearly ?1 million of improvements.
  
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• Conservatives will do 'whatever it takes' to greenlight Heathrow ​third runway as Tories go 'all in for growth'

  05-10-2026 02:00 via gbnews.com
  
  GB News - The Conservatives will pledge to "do whatever it takes" to get a third runway at Heathrow Airport off the ground.
  
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