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• We paid out £1,600: UK passengers reveal flight cancellation woes

  09-09-2023 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Airline eventually gives refund after wildfires; and passenger tells how Gatwick became a campsiteA family told the Guardian they were left £1,600 out of pocket after their flight to Sicily was cancelled six days before their summer holiday, forcing them to scrabble to make alternative arrangements.Juliet and Josh Stott and their daughters, aged 13 and nine, who live in North Yorkshire, were due to fly from Leeds Bradford airport to Catania on 26 July, and then return a fort
  
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• Watch: Did Tesla really just unveil a flying car?

  17-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Tesla CEO Elon Musk showcased the vehicle at a facility owned by his SpaceX company, which helped develop the model.
  
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• Third runway at Heathrow Airport would drive growth, Healey says

  17-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - It comes after the prime minister refused to say whether he backed expansion.
  
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• The worst charge in rip-off Britain involves the airport

  17-10-2026 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - It was the consumer rights champion Martin Lewis who first raised the idea that, if government wanted to find a way to connect with its citizens and improve the everyday life of the nation, it had to sweat the small stuff. So forget about global insecurity, climate change and macroeconomics for a minute and mp;#39;find a hundred small things that piss people offmp;#39; and fix them mp;#39;in a way that people can see theymp;#39;re fixedmp;#39;
  
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• The road schemes 'quietly' cancelled by Department of Transport

  17-10-2026 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - The Department for Transport (DfT) has told stakeholders that more than 20 road schemes, which were being considered as recently as July 2025, have been cancelled.
  
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• The Government is investigating hated airport drop-off fees will it make a difference? subscription

  17-10-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - The UK Government is to investigate airport drop-off fees, which have risen sharply over the past yearincluding the cost of a kiss-and-fly journey to Gatwick or Stansted rising from 37 to mp;pound;10 earlier this year. Ministers say the review will take a year and will look at affordability, the effects on how passengers reach the airport and how the money is being spent. But will it make a difference?
  
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• The European cities with the best public transport, according to thousands of locals

  17-10-2026 02:00 via timeout.com
  
  Other News Sources - Europe took half of the worldmp;#39;s top 20 spots for public transport, but one hilly Scottish city beat them all
  
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• Sir John Kingman named as first Great British Railways Chair

  17-10-2026 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Sir John Kingman has been named as the first Chair of Great British Railways (GBR).
  
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• Sir John Kingman is GBR?s first Chair

  17-10-2026 02:00 via modernrailways.com
  Modern Railways - Sir John Kingman will be the first chair of Great British Railways, starting in his role immediately.
  
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• Sir John Kingman is GBR's first Chair

  17-10-2026 02:00 via modernrailways.com
  Modern Railways - Sir John Kingman will be the first chair of Great British Railways, starting in his role immediately.
  
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• Sir John Kingman appointed as Great British Railways Chair

  17-10-2026 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Appointment marks a defining moment in government's mission to put passengers first and rebuild Britain?s railways.
  
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• Ship attack reports near Hormuz reach record high as oil exports slow

  17-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - BBC Verify analysis of data from a UK maritime agency shows 12 vessels were struck in a week.
  
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• Residents say planned road changes 'a nightmare'

  17-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Residents say council plans to make major changes to roads and transport across busy Sheffield neighbourhoods will be "devastating" and "a nightmare".
  
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• Politician calls for fast track on asbestos fix

  17-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A politician has called for proactive rather than reactive action, after firefighters vacated their base due to asbestos being found in a vehicle bay.
  
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• PM should stop being parochial and back Heathrow third runway subscription

  17-10-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - An expanded airport means an expanded British economy, yet Andy Burnham is refusing to commit himself to the project
  
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• Oliver Coppard to purchase Doncaster Sheffield Airport from Peel Group in shock move

  17-10-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) is close to signing a deal to purchase Doncaster Sheffield Airport from the Peel Group, it can be revealed.
  
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• Norfolk bus station could undergo £1.25m refurbishment

  17-10-2026 02:00 via edp24.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A bus station used by 96,000 people every year could undergo a mp;pound;1.25 million refurbishment as part of a bid to create a modern travel hub.
  
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• Norfolk bus station could undergo ?1.25m refurbishment

  17-10-2026 02:00 via edp24.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A bus station used by 96,000 people every year could undergo a ?1.25 million refurbishment as part of a bid to create a modern travel hub.
  
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• Newcastle Airport to talk with alternatives airlines after Loganair cancels two UK routes

  17-10-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Loganair has cancelled its Newcastle flights to Southampton and Exeter from 24 October
  
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• New Citylink bus service between Glasgow & Edinburgh Airport launches

  17-10-2026 02:00 via thenational.scot
  
  The National - A NEW bus service between Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh Airport is set to launch next week.
  
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• London bus fares to rise next month in cost-of-living blow to millions

  17-10-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Cost of using buses in the capital to rise for first time in more than three years
  
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• Kier on board for Manchester tram stop upgrade

  17-10-2026 02:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction Enquirer - Kier has been appointed by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) to lead improvements to Heaton Park Metrolink stop in Prestwich, Greater Manchester.
  
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• Jet2 extends new Leeds Bradford Airport route amid demand

  17-10-2026 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - The airline said it had put more seats on sale after strong demand from customers booking early and late-winter holidays.
  
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• HS2 works begin near Crewe after major rail project cancellation

  17-10-2026 02:00 via crewe.nub.news
  
  Other News Sources - Ground investigation remediation works are taking place on land near Crewe, as part of efforts to reverse preparatory work carried out for the cancelled HS2 rail project.
  
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• How to resurface one of the busiest runways in the world

  17-10-2026 02:00 via travelradar.aero
  
  Aviation Industry- When a road needs to be resurfaced, it is cordoned off with access restricted. However, resurfacing an entire airport runway is a much more complicated engineering affair, with challenging logistics. The Northern runway at London Heathrow (LHR) is currently being replaced during the night, around the 1,300 combined take-offs and landings, in order to remove embedded aircraft tyre rubber. The project will be completed over three months, by 230 specialist workers, using around 1
  
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• How much cash councils have raked in from Manchester Airport Group

  17-10-2026 02:00 via stockport.nub.news
  
  Other Regional Press - Councils across the region have still raked in mp;pound;318m from Manchester Airport Group despite major payments stopping during the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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• Healey backs pro-growth case for Heathrow third runway after Burnham ducks issue

  17-10-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Chancellor says government will study responses to public consultation, with airports being mp;#145;big part of jobs and growthmp;#146;John Healey has said there is a pro-growth case for going ahead with a third runway at Heathrow despite the prime minister declining to back it.Healeymp;#146;s predecessor as chancellor, Rachel Reeves, put approval of the long-planned runway at the heart of her mp;#147;growth speechmp;#148; last year, saying it would mp;#147;make Britain the worldm
  
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• Government names Great British Railways chair

  17-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The chairman of Barclays Bank UK, Sir John Kingman, has been appointed chair of Great British Railways (GBR), the government has announced.
  
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• Government may support 'crucial' Heathrow link

  17-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A Jersey minister says an all-year British Airways link to London is essential to the island's economy and the government will consider using public money to make sure it is maintained.
  
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• Glasgow Airport bosses give major update on renaming proposal

  17-10-2026 02:00 via thenational.scot
  
  The National - GLASGOW Airport bosses have set out why they have mp;#39;no plansmp;#39; to change its name after the subject was recently debated by councillors.
  
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