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• Watch: Shell unveil energy efficient concept car

  23-04-2016 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The concept car could deliver a 34 reduction in primary energy use compared to a typical UK city car.
  
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• Why AI Orchestration Will Define the Next Generation of Airport and Travel Services

  29-06-2026 02:00 via cybersecurity-insiders.com
  
  Other News Sources - Airlines and airports have invested heavily in technologies designed to improve efficiency and deliver more personalized experiences. This growing prioritization is reflected in reports that in 2025 alone, airlines invested $36 billion in technology while airports spent nearly $15 billion.
  
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• Two life-saving upgrades could stop lorry crashes like this subscription

  29-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Experts believe rear protection guards and smarter automatic braking would save 400 lives a year, including 40 in Britain
  
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• Transport for London to use ESP for customer contacts

  29-06-2026 02:00 via railbusinessuk.com
  
  Other News Sources - The outsourced customer contract services company with offices in Arbroath and Hull has worked with TfL for almost two decades, providing product fulfilment, call and email handling for Oyster smart card products.
  
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• Spirit airlines is dead and a bus travel boom looks likely - but will Greyhounds ever be cool again?

  29-06-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - For most Americans, riding a bus means abandoning expectations of basic dignity - but with an increase in ridership, that could change
  
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• Spirit airlines is dead and a bus travel boom looks likely ? but will Greyhounds ever be cool again?

  29-06-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - For most Americans, riding a bus means abandoning expectations of basic dignity ? but with an increase in ridership, that could change
  
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• Slower HS2 trains may not save money after all, NAO warns subscription

  29-06-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Dropping the top speed to 199mph will remove mp;pound;1.3bn in long-term benefits
  
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• Simon Calder names 'best airline in the world'

  29-06-2026 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - The travel expert says he stands by his controversial opinion
  
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• Pause HS2 reset until you are confident it can be delivered, NAO tells ministers

  29-06-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Spending watchdog says high-speed rail project must be put on stable footing to avoid repeat of costly past failures.Revised plans for HS2 should not be put into action until the government is confident they can be delivered, according to the public spending watchdog.The project to build the high-speed railway must be put on a stable footing to avoid a repeat of past failures, the National Audit Office (NAO) said in a report.
  
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• New high-speed rail link and station set for town

  29-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Plans are under way for a high-speed rail link and train station to be built at Warrington Quay Bank.
  
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• Major Metrolink expansion plan unveiled for Bolton under £1.5M plans

  29-06-2026 02:00 via infrastructure-now.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Plans are being made for a major expansion of the Metrolink tram network into Bolton.
  
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• Major Metrolink expansion plan unveiled for Bolton under ?1.5M plans

  29-06-2026 02:00 via infrastructure-now.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Plans are being made for a major expansion of the Metrolink tram network into Bolton.
  
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• I toured CalMac's Aladdin's cave of spare parts that keeps the fleet sailing

  29-06-2026 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Equipment salvaged from scrapped 40-year-old ferry among thousands of parts stored
  
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• 'I can't see through the sweat': London bus drivers raise heatwave safety alarm

  29-06-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - London bus drivers have revealed the sweltering conditions on board during hot weather is compromising safety, saying they can struggle to concentrate on the road or see properly through the "sweat dripping on your eyes".
  
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• HS2 running out of time to renegotiate civil contracts, watchdog says

  29-06-2026 02:00 via constructionnews.co.uk
  Construction News - HS2 Ltd is running out of time to save costs on civil work after failing to renegotiate contracts, the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned.
  
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• HS2 reset to cost £153m and slower trains 'won't save money' subscription

  29-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - External consultants will soak up much of the cash, the National Audit Office reports
  
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• HS2 reset to cost ?153m and slower trains ?won?t save money? subscription

  29-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - External consultants will soak up much of the cash, the National Audit Office reports
  
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• HS2 reset on track - but watchdog warns of risks ahead

  29-06-2026 02:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The governmentmp;#39;s latest reset of the HS2 railway project is making progress but still risks repeating past mistakes unless ministers and HS2 fully stabilise the project before pressing ahead, according to a critical report from the National Audit Office (NAO).
  
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• HS2 reset hinges on contractor deals and £8bn Euston plan

  29-06-2026 02:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction Enquirer - A National Audit Office report said the Department for Transport and HS2 Ltd are making progress on the overhaul.But the watchdog warned major risks remain around commercial deals, cost control, delivery skills and the unresolved London terminus.
  
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• Hotel tycoon hires Britain?s best-paid barrister for Heathrow showdown subscription

  29-06-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Tensions escalate over third runway proposals ahead of Government decision
  
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• Hotel tycoon hires Britain's best-paid barrister for Heathrow showdown subscription

  29-06-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Tensions escalate over third runway proposals ahead of Government decision
  
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• High Speed Two reset

  29-06-2026 02:00 via nao.org.uk
  
  National Audit Office - The High Speed Two (HS2) programme aims to deliver a high-speed, high-capacity railway between London and Birmingham. The Department for Transport (DfT) sponsors the programme and is responsible for funding and oversight. High Speed Two Limited (HS2 Ltd), an armmp;#39;s-length body of DfT, is responsible for building the railway and bringing it into service. A new body, Euston Delivery Company Limited, is responsible for the HS2 station and related work at Euston, where t
  
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• Heathrow?s ?33bn expansion is ?like a luxury Mercedes?, says airline group boss

  29-06-2026 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - The head of a major airline alliance that includes Lufthansa and United has likened Heathrow's third runway plans to an unaffordable luxury car
  
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• Heathrow's £33bn expansion is 'like a luxury Mercedes', says airline group boss

  29-06-2026 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - The head of a major airline alliance that includes Lufthansa and United has likened Heathrowmp;#39;s third runway plans to an unaffordable luxury car
  
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• Government focussing on 'maximising use' of Liverpool ferry terminal?

  29-06-2026 02:00 via motorsport.manxradio.com
  Other News Sources - The Isle of Man and Liverpool have marked the first anniversary of a cooperation agreement saying ambition will be turned into ?practical action?.
  
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• Government focussing on 'maximising use' of Liverpool ferry terminal

  29-06-2026 02:00 via motorsport.manxradio.com
  Other News Sources - The Isle of Man and Liverpool have marked the first anniversary of a cooperation agreement saying ambition will be turned into mp;#39;practical actionmp;#39;.
  
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• Gatwick Airport expansion plan explained - what it means for Londoners

  29-06-2026 02:00 via mylondon.news
  
  Other Regional Press - Gatwick Airport plans to bring its standby runway into routine use, boosting Gatwick passenger capacity from 43 million to 75 million and increasing flights to 386,000 per year
  
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• French lessons on Gallic Vitesse. A tale of two railways

  29-06-2026 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - In the UK we have spent fifteen years in unproductive bickering over the construction of the HS2 high-speed line: whether it should be classed as an England-only railway, and whether it should stick to the original plan or be cut back by successive UK governments.
  
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• Forest of Dean MP pushes for investment in cross-border transport links

  29-06-2026 02:00 via theforester.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Forest of Dean MP Matt Bishop calls for investment in cross-border transport links to boost economic growth and connectivity.
  
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• First passengers use new £250m Cambridge South station after months of delays

  29-06-2026 02:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - The first Great British Railways branded station officially opened this morning, after months of delays.
  
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