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'Meaningless soundbite' or a good way to get passengers back on track? Why the Great Rail Sale has sparked debate

“If it was going to have any meaningful impact on fares then the Treasury wouldn’t have okay’d it."

Manchester Evening News

Great British Rail Sale - all you need to know for cheapest fares

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said more than one million train tickets would be reduced this spring to help with cost of living crisis

Wales Online

Great Rail Sale branded a 'headline grabbing gimmick' that won't help commuters

Government-backed cheap train tickets do not apply to peak times, meaning most workers will still have to pay top prices for fares at a time when the cost of living is soaring

Daily Mirror

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Train tickets half price today as over one million fares go on sale

Passengers can travel for less on off-peak fares between April 25 and May 27

Liverpool Echo

British Rail sale: Destinations and dates included as one million train tickets reduced

Officials said offering half-price train tickets was “one of the ways” the Government was helping to support families with the cost of living, having previously announced measures to defer energy costs and offer council tax discounts for some households

Daily Mirror

Train ticket prices to be slashed by half as Government address cost of living crisis

The Great British Rail Sale will see over one million train tickets reduced in price this spring.

Chronicle Live

Great British Rail Sale: How do these half-price train tickets work – and what’s the catch?

50 per cent discount applies on a relatively narrow range of tickets

The Independent UK

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Rail sale makes more than a million tickets half price

The Department for Transport said the move would be a boost for UK tourism

Evening Standard

Rail sale makes nearly a million tickets half price TODAY - how to find cheaper fares

The 'Great British Rail Sale' - which doesn't cover Welsh or Scottish operators - will give money off more than a million fares in total between April 25 and May 27. We explain everything you need to know

Daily Mirror

Half-price sale on rail fares announced to help with cost of living pressures

Government says scheme will take pressure off hard-pressed travellers

Wales Online

Government plan to tempt UK back to trains dismissed as gimmick

Labour and unions say ‘Great British Rail sale’ will do nothing for commuters who have suffered steep fare rises

The Guardian - UK

Half-price sale on rail fares announced to help with cost-of-living pressures

The Department for Transport said the move would be a boost for UK tourism.

The Independent UK

easyJet boss explains cancellations after airline axes hundreds of flights during Easter holidays

The chief executive of easyJet said cancellations were partly a result of Department of Transport delays.

Daily Record

EasyJet boss: Delays in crew security checks adding to flight cancellations

Delays in processing security checks for new airline crew are increasing the number of flights being cancelled, according to the boss of easyJet

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The Independent UK

Airport chaos could remain for another year amid staff shortage, experts warn

‘It is going to take at least the next 12 months for the industry vacancy-wise to settle down,’ says airport recruiter

Evening Standard

Speed up staff security checks to prevent repeat of airport chaos, say aviation bosses

Bosses are hiring ‘tens of thousands’ of extra employees to cope with the unexpectedly strong surge in bookings since most travel restrictions were lifted in February

The Guardian - UK

Accounting watchdog investigates Deloitte over Go-Ahead audits

Deloitte says it will cooperate with FRC investigation after Go-Ahead was embroiled in accounting scandal

Liverpool Echo

Councillors attack Department for Transport over Rimrose Valley plans

Campaigners said 'communities won’t be fooled by word games'

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The Independent UK

Long wait times at Dover crossing costing transport companies ‘£800 per lorry’

The suspension of P&O services at the Channel crossing is causing perishable products to go bad.

Wales Online

Bus journeys still a third below pre-pandemic levels across Britain

Research by the Campaign for Better Transport suggests that more than a quarter of bus services have been lost in the last 10 years

The Independent UK

New signs at level crossings as home delivery surge prompts safety fears

The Department for Transport said there was ‘room for improvement’ in the clarity of signage at private level crossings.

Birmingham Post

Work to start on major West Midlands transport projects as £1.3bn investment programme confirmed

The Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed a £1bn grant to transform road, bus, rail, tram, cycling and walking infrastructure across the West Midlands

Liverpool Echo

City region allocated just £12m government bus funding after bidding for £667m

The bus funding is said to be a key part of the Government's plan to level up transport outside London

The Independent UK

Cornwall, Liverpool and Norfolk among winners of new bus funding

Improvements include making services more frequent, better reliability, cheaper fares and greener buses.

The Independent UK

Gridlock at Dover as ferry shortages and bad weather cause huge queues of traffic

Post-Brexit traffic system reintroduced after P&O services suspended over mass-sacking

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