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• Why we should embrace our driverless future

  31-10-2017 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post -The driverless car is the next revolution in transport and the Midlands is well placed to take advantage
  
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• Yorkshire seaside station makes 'difficult decision' to shut toilets for good

  08-10-2026 02:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Toilets at a Yorkshire seaside railway station have been shut permanently after another incident of extreme vandalism.
  
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• Welsh Government proposals to ease M4 congestion

  08-10-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Business Live - All options are back on the table to ease congestion on the M4 around Newport, the Welsh Government has said. Wales ' transport minister Mark Hooper announced an 18-month review to look at options for the traffic hotspot.
  
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• Wellington station clearance could start before Christmas

  08-10-2026 02:00 via somersetcountygazette.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Work to clear the site of Wellington?s new railway station could start before Christmas, the town?s MP has confirmed.
  
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• Wage War Against Motorists: Welsh Conservatives Blast Proposal to Close Key M4 Junctions Around Newport

  08-10-2026 02:00 via aberdareonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - NEWPORTProtests are mounting over the Welsh Governmentmp;#39;s new M4 congestion strategy following revelations that officials are considering closing major motorway junctions around Newport - a move opposition politicians warn will create complete chaos for local drivers
  
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• ?Wage War Against Motorists?: Welsh Conservatives Blast Proposal to Close Key M4 Junctions Around Newport

  08-10-2026 02:00 via aberdareonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - NEWPORT ? Protests are mounting over the Welsh Government?s new M4 congestion strategy following revelations that officials are considering closing major motorway junctions around Newport?a move opposition politicians warn will create complete chaos for local drivers
  
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• The 'little piece of post-war history hiding in plain sight'

  08-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - An "important" bus shelter thought to be one of four of its kind in England has been given Grade II-listed status.
  
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• The Department for Transport is to hire advisers to assess the financeability of Britain's longest-delayed and most controversial infrastructure project, according to a document seen by Sky News.

  08-10-2026 02:00 via news.sky.com
  Sky News - Ministers are lining up advisers to assess the affordability of Heathrow's ?49bn third runway plan amid growing expectations that it will miss its 2035 completion deadline by four years.
  
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• The Department for Transport is to hire advisers to assess the financeability of Britain's longest-delayed and most controversial infrastructure project, according to a document seen by Sky News.

  08-10-2026 02:00 via news.sky.com
  Sky News - Ministers are lining up advisers to assess the affordability of Heathrowmp;#39;s mp;pound;49bn third runway plan amid growing expectations that it will miss its 2035 completion deadline by four years.
  
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• Swinney on the spot: A solemn FM brings his serious face to MSP grilling

  08-10-2026 02:00 via holyrood.com
  
  Holyrood - It had been a polite enough session, but then, in the dying minutes, it was Willie Rennie?s turn. ?You should have serious concerns about Mr Flynn?s competence,? he told the first minister.
  
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• Sadiq Khan: Run international trains from Stratford instead of expanding Heathrow

  08-10-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - With three times more Brits supporting increasing international rail services over expanding airports, connecting Stratford to Europe is a no-brainer, writes Sadiq Khan
  
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• Rogue Pilots Have Become One of the Biggest Threats to Airline Safety subscription

  08-10-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - FlyDubai security incident spotlights industry struggle over deliberate pilot crashes that have brought attention to cockpit technology and mental health
  
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• PM challenged over Manchester to Whitby train time

  08-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The government has responded after Andy Burnham was challenged to travel by rail from Manchester to Whitby and back.
  
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• Plan ahead: Essential Island Line improvement works begin this autumn

  08-10-2026 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Improvement work to keep the Island Line running safely and reliably will take place this autumn.
  South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail Wessex engineers will renew ageing track and signalling infrastructure across the Island Line.
  
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• Phase two of Thornton rail electrification work begins

  08-10-2026 02:00 via fife.gov.uk
  Other Regional Press - Work to replace the bridge over the railway line at Thornton, to allow for line electrification, is progressing to the next stage. From Monday 19th October the bridge will be closed to all traffic for around six months.
  
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• Penrith railway station opens new community garden

  08-10-2026 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - The Mayor of Penrith, Councillor Val Bowen, has officially opened a new community garden at the town?s railway station.
  
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• Peel Ports investment to open up one million ft of network space

  08-10-2026 02:00 via logisticsmanager.com
  
  Other News Sources - Peel Ports Group has announced plans to make a multi-million-pound investment in new warehousing to create one million ft of additional capacity.
  
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• Peel Ports investment to open up one million ft? of network space

  08-10-2026 02:00 via logisticsmanager.com
  
  Other News Sources - Peel Ports Group has announced plans to make a multi-million-pound investment in new warehousing to create one million ft? of additional capacity.
  
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• Paddle Steamer Waverley Celebrates 80th Anniversary

  08-10-2026 02:00 via shipsmonthly.com
  
  Other News Sources - The world?s last seagoing paddle steamer made a passage through London?s Tower Bridge shortly after 9.30am on 2 October as part of a special anniversary sailing on the River Thames. She continued downriver, visiting Gravesend and Southend before undertaking a cruise of the historic Thames Forts.
  
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• Pacer train donated to defunct charity Platform 1 at Huddersfield Railway Station has been broken up and scrapped

  08-10-2026 02:00 via huddersfieldhub.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The Pacer train that became a base for the defunct mental health charity Platform 1 inside Huddersfield Railway Station has been dismantled and scrapped.
  
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• ORR rejects new West Coast services over capacity constraints and risk of worsening delays for passengers

  08-10-2026 02:00 via orr.gov.uk
  Office of Rail and Road (ORR) - Proposals for new train services between London and Wrexham, Rochdale and Blackpool have been rejected by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) after its assessment found adding more trains to the West Coast Main Line would likely increase delays and cancelled trains for passengers.
  
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• New Higer Azure 9 8.9m bus launches

  08-10-2026 02:00 via busandcoachbuyer.com
  
  Bus and Coach Buyer - Harris Bus mp; Coach is launching the new 8.9m Higer Azure 9 city-bus, which will make its official UK debut at Euro Bus Expo at the NEC in November.
  
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• MPs urged to back aviation ombudsman for airspace changes

  08-10-2026 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - An independent aviation group is urging MPs to support greater protections for communities affected by airspace changes.
  
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• More toll roads proposed by new Government bill

  08-10-2026 02:00 via whatcar.com
  Other News Sources - Private firms could soon be able to charge for using roads which they have invested intoand issue fines to drivers who refuse payment
  
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• Mellor begins rollout of 33 AccessBus vehicles in West Yorkshire

  08-10-2026 02:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - British-built Strata Plus buses join West Yorkshire's door-to-door transport service
  
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• Living Streets calls for ban on delivery robots as trials spread

  08-10-2026 02:00 via bmmagazine.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Living Streets has called for an outright ban on delivery robots on UK pavements as London, Stockton-on-Tees and Nottingham prepare to join the rollout.
  
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• Leger Shearings Group MBO sees duo take full ownership

  08-10-2026 02:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Leger Shearings Group has announced that Chief Executive Liam Race and Chief Financial Officer Andrew Oldfield have taken sole ownership of the business following a management buyout (MBO) of the remaining shares.
  
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• John Swinney defends minister Stephen Flynn over criticism

  08-10-2026 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - First Minister John Swinney has defended one of his ministers amid accusations he is ?not on top of the issue?.Stephen Flynn was appointed Transport and Economy Secretary immediately after being elected to Holyrood earlier this year, following his high-profile stint as the SNP?s leader at Westminster.
  
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• I'm leading efforts to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport - here's why the project will succeed: Christian Foster

  08-10-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Over the past year or more, we?ve started to build something special at Doncaster Sheffield Airport. While the roots of this reopening project can be traced back to late 2022, the decision made by SYMCA at their September 2025 board meeting, was the springboard for activity to really ramp up.
  
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• I'm leading efforts to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport - here's why the project will succeed: Christian Foster

  08-10-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Over the past year or more, wemp;#39;ve started to build something special at Doncaster Sheffield Airport. While the roots of this reopening project can be traced back to late 2022, the decision made by SYMCA at their September 2025 board meeting, was the springboard for activity to really ramp up.
  
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