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• Zero emissions target to be made legally binding

  15-03-2016 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald -The hottest February ever on record shows the urgent need to act on climate change and put into law a zero carbon emissions target, Ed Miliband has said.
  
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• What happens when street signs go wrong

  14-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - People living in Worcester were left bemused this week when a motorway sign renamed their city "Worchester", but there is a long history of road signs going wrong.
  
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• Watch as historic 192-year-old Austhorpe Lane railway bridge in Leeds is demolished

  14-06-2026 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Austhorpe Lane railway bridge, which was constructed for the Leeds and Selby Railway between 1830 and 1834, has been demolished and will now be rebuilt as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade?s programme of improvements to deliver more frequent, faster, greener trains on a better, more reliable railway.
  
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• Trial of 12mph bike lane speed limit grinds gears of Dutch cyclists

  14-06-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Increase in road deaths amid rise of e-bikes prompts Houten to test willingness of freedom-loving cyclists to slow down
  
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• Transport Made Simple: customer focus paves fast track to success

  14-06-2026 02:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Transport Made Simple MD Peter Nathanail tells routeone how he and his business partner transformed a college transport software supplier into one of the largest independent operators in the UK before the age of 30
  
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• Things still looking up at East Midlands Airport, with more passengers and cargo than last May

  14-06-2026 02:00 via derbyshiretimes.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A busy May half term contributed to an increase in the number of people flying through East Midlands Airport compared to last year.
  
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• One of the world's greatest engineers who carried out extraordinary feats in Yorkshire

  14-06-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - On June 19th, 2026 it will be 150 years since one of the world?s greatest locomotive and carriage engineers, Sir Nigel Gresley, was born. Most of his greatest achievements were realised in Yorkshire at Doncaster Works.
  
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• One of the world's greatest engineers who carried out extraordinary feats in Yorkshire

  14-06-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - On June 19th, 2026 it will be 150 years since one of the worldmp;#39;s greatest locomotive and carriage engineers, Sir Nigel Gresley, was born. Most of his greatest achievements were realised in Yorkshire at Doncaster Works.
  
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• New buses to join TrawsCymru network across Wales

  14-06-2026 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Plaid Cymru - New buses are being introduced to the TrawsCymru network in a bid to improve long-distance public transport links across Wales.
  
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• Network of EV car clubs expanding across Wales

  14-06-2026 02:00 via herald.wales
  
  Other Regional Press - FOLLOWING huge demand from its members and communities across Wales, TrydaNi islaunching four new electric car clubs.
  
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• Nationalise Heathrow to get third runway built, says Emirates boss subscription

  14-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Sir Tim Clark orders UK ministers to think ?out of the box? and ?bang heads? together to drive expansion, as he takes aim at the airport?s overseas investors
  
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• Mayors meet in Sheffield to 'drive the change' for rail improvements in Yorkshire

  14-06-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Mayors from across Yorkshire have gathered in Sheffield for the first meeting of a new board tasked with progressing rail improvements in the region.
  
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• March station left in rail 'no man's land' as passengers face higher fares and poorer services

  14-06-2026 02:00 via cambsnews.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The author is PETER WAKEFIELD, vice chairman of Railfuture East, the independent campaign for a better passenger and freight rail network. His article is from the June issue of raileast, the newsletter of Railfuture East Anglia and reproduced with consent.
  
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• Magic is lost on Potter fans as Jacobite train carriages turn blue subscription

  14-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Safety regulations mean the famous maroon cars that trundle from Fort William to Mallaig via the Glenfinnan Viaduct are being replaced by more modern ones
  
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• Magic is lost on Potter fans as Jacobite train carriages turn blue

  14-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Safety regulations mean the famous maroon cars that trundle from Fort William to Mallaig via the Glenfinnan Viaduct are being replaced by more modern ones
  
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• Lights from Trump?s White House UFC fight are blinding pilots at DC airport, report says

  14-06-2026 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - A pilot described the glare from the White House UFC event lighting as ?10 times worse than any laser illumination event? they had ever experienced
  
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• Lights from Trump's White House UFC fight are blinding pilots at DC airport, report says

  14-06-2026 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - A pilot described the glare from the White House UFC event lighting as mp;#39;10 times worse than any laser illumination eventmp;#39; they had ever experienced
  
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• Keir Starmer overrules Ed Miliband on electric car sales targets subscription

  14-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The prime minister wants to water down the net-zero policy after pressure from business and the Unite union over job losses
  
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• https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/france-high-speed-rival-to-open-paris-bordeaux-route/788204

  14-06-2026 02:00 via connexionfrance.com
  
  News from Europe - The first French passenger train to challenge SNCF on the country?s high-speed rail network was unveiled in late April in La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime).
  
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• France high-speed rival to open Paris-Bordeaux route

  14-06-2026 02:00 via connexionfrance.com
  
  News from Europe - The first French passenger train to challenge SNCF on the country?s high-speed rail network was unveiled in late April in La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime).
  
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• Flight shaming is dead. But there's still turbulence ahead subscription

  14-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - While Greta Thunbergmp;#39;s retrograde phenomenon may have petered out, the aviation sector has a mountain to climb if it wants to hit net-zero targets
  
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• Ending the 80-year wait: Mass transit for Bristol region takes major step forward

  14-06-2026 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - The project to create a mass transit system in Bristol and the West of England for the first time in more than 80 years has taken a big step forward, with the Government launching a new ?Mass Transit Taskforce?.
  
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• Eco-friendly rail maintenance building opens

  14-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - An eco-friendly rail maintenance building has officially opened in North Lincolnshire.
  
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• Doncaster Sheffield Airport lease renegotiations have ?made progress?, says Oliver Coppard

  14-06-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - The Mayor of South Yorkshire has said he thinks negotiations with the Peel Group on the lease for Doncaster Sheffield Airport have ?made progress?.
  
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• Doncaster Sheffield Airport lease renegotiations have 'made progress', says Oliver Coppard

  14-06-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - The Mayor of South Yorkshire has said he thinks negotiations with the Peel Group on the lease for Doncaster Sheffield Airport have mp;#39;made progressmp;#39;.
  
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• Call for new M5 junction in West Midlands to create new jobs

  14-06-2026 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Malvern Hills Science Park chief executive Alan White says a new M5 Junction 7A could support economic expansion in Worcestershire, though he admits it may be mp;#39;just a pipe dreammp;#39;
  
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• Bishop Auckland train boss slams rising abuse on staff

  14-06-2026 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo - A Bishop Auckland train boss was attacked while protecting staff from "rising" abuse and threats of violence.
  
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• Action demanded over A303 traffic problems near Stonehenge

  14-06-2026 02:00 via gazetteandherald.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Urgent action has been demanded over traffic on the A303 near Stonehenge after the government's controversial ?2 billion tunnel scheme was scrapped.
  
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• 31.4 million investment into stations by Greater Anglia

  14-06-2026 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - Greater Anglia has invested more than mp;pound;1.4m in a station repainting programme covering 29 stations across Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire, and Hertfordshire.
  
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• ?1.4 million investment into stations by Greater Anglia

  14-06-2026 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - Greater Anglia has invested more than ?1.4m in a station repainting programme covering 29 stations across Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire, and Hertfordshire.
  
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