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Is Physical UK Driving Licence Being Phased Out? Government Confirms 'Full Rollout' of Digital ID System for 2026

The UK is preparing a full rollout of digital driving licences in the GOV.UK Wallet app, offering easier ID checks while leaving the long-term future of the plastic card unresolved.

International Business Times UK

‘I’m voting Reform – it can’t get any worse’: Starmer’s nightmare in England’s ‘bellwether’ election seat

For four decades, the voters of Swindon have consistently chosen MPs from the party that ends up governing the country. Ahead of the local elections in May, Alex Ross pays a visit to this bellwether town and discovers the one thing unifying residents: resentment towards the Labour Party and its…

The Independent UK

National app could end parking headaches for drivers

Drivers will be able to use an app of their choice to pay for parking

The Independent UK

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Why two MPs were seen begging on their knees in the House of Commons

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The Independent UK

MPs drop to their knees to beg for 230-mile London train link

The MP said he had been campaigning for a direct London service ‘for years’

The Independent UK

Ministers tell HS2 to consider slower train speeds to cut costs

Company will assess whether drop to 186mph from 224mph will save money and help bring forward launch

The Guardian - UK

Transport Secretary mulls running HS2 trains at slower speed to keep costs down

Reducing the high-speed rail project from its intended speed of 360km per hour could save an amount in the ‘low billions’, Heidi Alexander said.

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HS2 trains could run slower to cut costs on embattled project

Testing the trains at their maximum speed of 360kmph would involve sending them to China, delaying the project even further

The Independent UK

HS2 firm says new steel tariffs will ‘exacerbate’ cost pressures for UK construction industry

Doubling tariffs on imported steel will raise cost of the metal when Iran war is already inflating steel and concrete prices

The Guardian - UK

Train passengers face new railcard checks in fare dodging crackdown

It is hoped that the new measures will save £20m a year in lost revenue

The Independent UK

Spencer’s victory speech an object lesson in grace while Reform’s man rages

Matt Goodwin claimed cheating in Gorton and Denton, Angeliki Stogia fled, Keir was tin-eared and Kemi brought the comedy

The Guardian - UK

Military-style Thames crossing should be built so Hammersmith Bridge can be repaired, say Tories

Conservative councillors are proposing a temporary structure across the river just north of the existing bridge

Evening Standard

‘We stopped HS2 seizing half our family farm – now we’re under threat again’

After seeing off HS2, dairy farmer John Edge fears Labour’s plan for a new north-south railway line will only continue years of uncertainty over the future of his land

The Independent UK

Northern Powerhouse Rail is the worst example of kicking a can down a track I’ve ever seen

Opinion: Rishi Sunak sealed the destruction of sensible transport planning in October 2023 when he gleefully scrapped the HS2 link from Birmingham to Crewe and onwards to Manchester

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Four dead after Putin launches major assault on Ukraine’s two largest cities

Attack comes just hours after Russia was roundly condemned at UN Security Council

The Independent UK

Iran latest: Trump orders 25% tariff on any country doing business with Tehran

US president has threatened to strike Iran if its regime continues brutal crackdown on demonstrators

Evening Standard

Death toll in Iran mounts as UK calls for Ayatollah’s regime to show restraint

The flagpole outside the Iranian embassy in London was toppled by a protester.

Evening Standard

Government urged to ban Iranian revolutionary guard amid violent crackdown

Dozens of people have been killed and thousands detained as the Iranian state has attempted to quell mass protests in the country.

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Starmer considering sending military to Greenland as Trump ratchets up rhetoric

The potential for British troops in the Danish territory comes days after the PM pledged boots on the ground in Ukraine

Evening Standard

UK wants ‘peaceful transition’ in Iran as violent crackdown continues

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the UK’s priority was to ‘stem the violence’.

Evening Standard

UK and Nato allies boosting Arctic defence as Trump ramps up Greenland pressure

The Government has played down reports British troops could be sent to Greenland as part of a Nato mission.

The Guardian - UK

UK wants any transition of power in Iran to be peaceful, says minister

Heidi Alexander calls for end to violence while Tory leader says she would ‘not have an issue’ with regime change

Evening Standard

Pothole repairs row breaks out as Government names and shames 'worst' London boroughs

Greenwich, Kensington and Chelsea and Waltham Forest each given a “red” rating by the Department for Transport

Evening Standard

Drivers able to see how well their council is tackling potholes

The Department for Transport said a new mapping tool shows 154 local highway authorities rated as red, amber or green.

Evening Standard

Nearly one in three Outer London motorists driving less due to parking, congestion and bills, new poll shows

Three out of ten Londoners are getting behind the wheel less, according to new survey

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