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UK train chaos caused by 90 second power outage runs into second day

Rail bosses said a number of services are still experiencing delays after the brief ‘power outage’ on Thursday

The Independent UK

Rail disruption expected into morning after power outage grinds trains to halt

Further disruption is expected as engineers made ‘good progress’ through the night to fix issues.

The Independent UK

Gatwick second runway expansion set to begin after court ruling

The Court of Appeal dismissed a bid by campaigners to challenge a High Court ruling in June that the scheme could proceed.

Evening Standard

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Gatwick airport to open second runway after legal challenge fails

£2.2bn project will allow about 100,000 more flights a year to use Britain’s second busiest airport

The Guardian - UK

Gatwick Airport expansion moves one step closer as second runway challenge fails

The £2.2 billion expansion was approved by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander in September 2025

The Independent UK

Gatwick Airport to open second runway as Government wins legal challenge

The £2.2 billion expansion will see the London airport move its emergency runway 12 metres north to accommodate around 100,000 more flights a year

Evening Standard

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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Mayors given fast-track route to build new trams and transport links

The change will mean mayors and authority leaders can bypass the queue for Whitehall sign-off on their projects, if they cost less than £500 million.

Evening Standard

Burnham announces £2 bus fare cap across England from January

Measure to cost more than £500m, with money allocated to allow devolved nations to do the same

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Burnham to review early prisoner release scheme – as it happened

New PM says the main perpetrator in the killing of PC Andrew Harper will now ‘not be subject to early release’ and he will also review ‘whole policy’

The Guardian - UK

Brits could die in 12-hour queues unless EU suspends new border system, MP warns

Traffic modelling from the Port of Dover suggests that delays of between six and eight hours are possible in the worst-case scenario this summer

Evening Standard

More French border guards sent to UK to prevent summer holiday chaos from post-Brexit checks

Fears new EES system will lead to long queues

The Independent 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 Guardian - UK

Full list of Labour MPs to nominate Andy Burnham – including 18 members of Starmer’s cabinet

Ed Miliband, Chief Whip Jonathan Reynolds and Chief Secretary Darren Jones are among those who have put their names behind Mr Burnham

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Andy Burnham's Cabinet: Who are the London MPs facing the axe from key posts or promotion?

Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham has some difficult decisions to make in choosing his top team

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

Evening Standard

High Court dismisses challenge to £2.2bn Gatwick Airport expansion

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander approved the Northern Runway Project in September

The National (Scotland)

Who would be in an Andy Burnham cabinet? The runners and riders

WITH the prospect of Andy Burnham as Prime Minister looking more and more likely after Keir Starmer's resignation, questions are starting to…

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The Independent UK

Bedford train crash update issued with eight people still in critical condition

One person died in Friday’s crash, while others remain in critical condition

Evening Standard

London MPs step up calls for Keir Starmer to set out 'exit timetable' as Andy Burnham heads back to Parliament

The PM spent the weekend considering whether to resign or try to fight on

The Independent UK

Which Labour MPs and ministers are backing Andy Burnham to replace Keir Starmer?

The former minister could run for the Labour leadership uncontested after his return to the Commons

Evening Standard

Heathrow third runway: Sadiq Khan slams airport expansion 'rushed' by Starmer and Reeves as Burnham eyes No10

A public consultation on the masterplan for a bigger Heathrow will run only until the end of August as Labour rival Andy Burnham ’marches’ on Downing Street

The Independent UK

UK driving test backlog crisis reaches new low – what we know

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The Independent UK

Outrage as driving test backlog expected to last until at least autumn 2027

Average waiting time for a driving test is now 22 weeks, DVSA figures show

The Independent UK

Russian shadow fleet vessel formally detained off British coast after Royal Marine commandos seizure

Royal Marine commandos and officers from the National Crime Agency seized the tanker Smyrtos in the Channel in the first UK-led operation to capture a sanctioned vessel

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