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Disability campaigners call on mayor to scrap floating bus stops

The stops, first introduced in 2013, involve a cycle lane running between a bus stop and the pavement

Evening Standard

Half-price train travel extended to 18-year-olds in major change to 16-17 railcard

Under the old rules, some teens were £175 worse off a year than their younger peers

The Independent UK

Children to get free bus travel across England throughout August – here’s what you need to know

The initiative is designed to alleviate financial pressures on families during the school summer holidays

The Independent UK

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Child pedestrian casualties are almost five times higher in England’s worst-off areas

Official figures expose widening gap in road deaths and injuries between poor and wealthy postcodes

The Guardian - UK

The UK’s busiest commuter trains running at 170% capacity

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The Independent UK

Ministers urged to give TfL final say on driverless taxis as London rollout looms

Chair of the London Assembly Transport Committee says the government has ‘stepped in on London’s devolved powers’

Evening Standard

Heathrow expansion would take thousands of jobs from other UK regions, report finds

Airports in England and Wales are likely to lose millions of passengers if third runway goes ahead, DfT economic paper shows

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Ministers urged to give TfL final say on driverless taxis as London rollout looms

Several firms, including Uber and Wayve, are seeking approval to transport passengers in automated vehicles in London as soon as this year

Evening Standard

Plea to reopen Hammersmith Bridge to public transport as 'lack of vision' condemned

Plans to fully reopen the bridge to vehicles were recently shelved

Evening Standard

EV sales soar as UK drivers turn to Electric Car Grant

Online vehicle marketplace Autotrader say new electric cars are now cheaper than equivalent petrol models

The Independent UK

Fare dodger crackdown as UK stations upgrade ticket barriers

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The Independent UK

Full list of railway stations to get taller ticket barriers in bid to tackle fare evasion

The DfT estimates fare evasion puts up to £400 million in rail revenue at risk each year

Evening Standard

Train stations to undergo major changes in fare dodger crackdown

The rollout is expected to begin in the first half of next year

The Independent UK

Taller barriers to be installed at London stations in crackdown on fare-evasion

The upgrades form part of a £33.4 million funding package that will be rolled out across England by six train operators

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

France and UK to increase staffing at border controls in effort to avert travel chaos

Disruption at Channel crossings expected to rise amid new fingerprint and facial recognition checks

The Independent UK

Warning of ‘drug-driving epidemic’ as offences overtake drink-driving for the first time

Data shows over 30,000 endorsements for drug-driving were added to licences in 2025

The Independent UK

Warning over ‘drug-driving epidemic’ as offences overtake drink-driving

Some 30,707 endorsements for drug-driving were added to licences in 2025, up 28% from 23,981 three years earlier, data shows.

The Independent UK

‘Spectre of HS2’ hangs over Burnham-backed Northern Powerhouse Rail, MPs warn

Committee say ‘clear risk’ major scheme to boost rail connections cannot be delivered within £45bn funding cap

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Northern Rail Project risks repeating costly HS2 failures, MPs warn

The £45bn scheme to link cities across north of England with new or upgraded lines has no convincing or properly costed plan, committee says

Bangkok Post

Durian demand propels May border trade

Durian exports and electronic goods imports drove border trade with third countries in May, with China being the top trading partner by value, according to the Department of Foreign Trade (DFT).

The Independent UK

HS2’s failures under spotlight as £153 million to be spent on reset process

HS2 could cost more than £100 billion and may not open until 2039

The Guardian - UK

Pause HS2 reset until you are confident it can be delivered, NAO tells ministers

Spending watchdog says high-speed rail project must be put on stable footing to avoid repeat of costly past failures

The Guardian - UK

Heathrow third runway GDP yield may be 90% less than previous estimates

Department for Transport analysis suggests tiny economic boost would be outweighed by up to £62.5bn in trade-offs

Bangkok Post

Checkpoint reopening to boost Myanmar trade

The reopening of the Myawaddy border checkpoint is expected to bolster trade between Thailand and Myanmar, according to the Department of Foreign Trade (DFT).

The Guardian - UK

Extra £174m earmarked for ‘spiralling’ bill for Lower Thames Crossing

More than £3bn is due to be spent on the proposed road tunnel between Kent and Essex, which is estimated to have higher costs per mile than HS2

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