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Ministers prioritised driving in England partly due to conspiracy theories

Exclusive: Documents show shift in transport policy influenced by unfounded fears about loss of freedom of movement in ‘15-minute cities’

The Guardian - UK

New law requires 22% of cars sold in UK to be zero-emission

Threshold will rise annually until it reaches 100 per cent by 2035

The Independent UK

Disbelief at plan to fix London potholes as part of Network North project

£235m funding for capital’s roads is possible only because of investment that comes from scrapping northern leg of HS2

The Guardian - UK

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Government invests £235m in London's roads using funds from HS2

Roads will be resurfaced across the capital over the next 11 years

Evening Standard

Landowners on axed HS2 route left ‘suicidal’, MPs told

Rail expert Trevor Parkin told the Commons’ Transport Select Committee that HS2 Ltd officials are ‘dragging their feet’.

Evening Standard

Ministers urged to act as figures show surge in fatal crashes among elderly drivers

Some 245 men aged 70 and over were killed in crashes during the year to the end of June

The Independent UK

Plea to boost drivers’ skills after surge in deaths of older road users

Some 245 men aged 70 and over were killed in crashes during the year to the end of June, provisional figures for Britain show.

The Independent UK

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Heathrow accuses ministers of stalling over greener jet fuel

The airport urged the government to provide more support for domestic production of sustainable aviation fuel.

The Independent UK

Self-driving cars: Government rejects claim its safety ambitions are ‘weak’

The Department for Transport said ‘setting too high a level of ambition’ could stifle the introduction of the technology.

The Independent UK

Fewer than one in 10 A-road miles are dual-carriageway in dozens of areas

The AA said upgrading single carriageways can ‘improve traffic flows and air quality whilst reducing collisions’.

The Independent UK

Love them or hate them, a UK government decision on e-scooters is well overdue

Despite local trials being cut short for safety concerns, regulation has been kicked down the road, says Oliver Wainwright, the Guardian’s architecture and design critic

The Guardian - UK

Road investment to focus on maintenance instead of new highways

The Department for Transport wrote that keeping the network in a ‘safe and serviceable condition’ will be a growing priority.

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan writes to Rishi Sunak for ‘urgent clarification’ of HS2 Euston plans

The mayor said the high-speed line could ‘overwhelm’ existing Tube connections

Evening Standard

HS2 alternative plans watered down or dropped a day after being announced

Shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh said Network North was a ‘back of a fag packet’ plan.

The Independent UK

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Sunak’s ‘spiteful’ sale of land intended for HS2 dashes hopes of revival

Prime minister’s move criticised as ‘salting the earth’ so Birmingham-Crewe line cannot be built

The Guardian - UK

HS2 will not extend to Euston without private funding

Rishi Sunak’s promise depends on a substantial portion of the cost being met by third-party investment

The Independent UK

HS2 will not reach Euston without private investment

The PA news agency understands Rishi Sunak’s commitment to extend the high-speed railway to central London is contingent on private money.

Evening Standard

‘Ludicrous’ decision not to protect land on axed HS2 routes

Railway consultant William Barter described the decision as ‘ludicrous’ and an act of ‘spite’.

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The Independent UK

Land on axed HS2 routes will not be protected

Railway consultant William Barter described the decision as ‘ludicrous’ and an act of ‘spite’.

The Independent UK

‘Blanket’ 20mph speed limits make roads less safe, says Transport Secretary

The Conservative Government said it would strengthen guidance to prevent 20mph speed limits ‘in areas where it is not appropriate’.

The Independent UK

Sunak ‘removing the alternatives’ to driving, say walkers and cyclists

Newspapers reported that a Plan for Motorists will be unveiled at the upcoming Tory conference in Manchester.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak ‘set to announce curbs on new 20mph zones’ at party conference

The Prime Minister is expected to announce his ‘plan for motorists’ at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester

The Guardian - UK

Sunak and Hunt can’t play shocked at HS2’s cost overruns

Yes, the costs of the high-speed rail project are getting ‘totally out of control’ – but it’s hardly lacked political oversight

The Independent UK

Road deaths up 10% in a year

Some 1,711 fatalities were recorded in 2022, compared with 1,558 in 2021.

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Billions spent, no track built and still no trains – 14 years on, what happened to HS2?

In today’s newsletter: As the government prepares to scale down its ambitious high speed rail project again, we explore what happened

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