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UK ‘can and must’ grow aviation while protecting the environment, minister says

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said she will ‘never accept’ that the issues compete against each other.

The Independent UK

Fuel spill from North Sea collision ‘having limited impact’, says boat manager

The Portuguese vessel Solong is drifting and still on fire after a collision with US tanker Stena Immaculate off the east coast of Yorkshire on Monday

The Independent UK

EV charging points made cheaper and faster to install under Labour’s rapid deregulation plans

Exclusive: Businesses and communities will no longer have to get permission from councils to set up electric vehicle charge points

The Independent UK

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Mapped: The UK stations with the most trains cancellations revealed as Labour shares figures

The newly-revealed stats will be updated every four weeks, Labour has confirmed

The Independent UK

Minister anticipates ‘difficult questions’ with new train performance displays

Digital screens at major stations began showing punctuality and reliability figures for the first time on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Revealed: London's worst stations for cancelled trains as rail firms are 'named and shamed'

Ealing Broadway was the major London station with the worst reliability in the four weeks to February 1

Evening Standard

Worst train companies to be named and shamed on boards at stations

It comes as train reliability hits a record low

The Independent UK

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Want lower rail fares to lure people out of their cars? We need a rail revolution

Train Talk: Conventional wisdom swerves the need to cut costs and raise (some) taxes

The Independent UK

Key questions answered on rail fares rise

The PA news agency answers 10 key questions about this year’s increase.

Evening Standard

London rail passengers face ‘further misery’ as fares rise by 4.6%

Many commuters will have to pay hundreds of pounds more per year for travel.

Evening Standard

What are the next steps for expansion at London Gatwick and Heathrow?

Airports want new runways that would allow them to massively increase the number of flights in and out of capital

The Guardian - UK

Gatwick Airport second runway map as government presses for go-ahead

Northern runway could be brought into action to double capacity of airport

Evening Standard

Gatwick Airport, just south of London, wins provisional support for second runway

The U.K. government has provided provisional approval to the creation of a second runway at Gatwick Airport outside London

The Independent UK

Transport Secretary signals support for Gatwick expansion

Heidi Alexander said the Planning Inspectorate recommended she approves an alternative development consent order application.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Simon Calder: Everything you need to know about Gatwick’s second runway plans

Exclusive: Everything you need to know about expansion at the Sussex airport, which has Europe’s busiest runway

The Independent UK

Gatwick second runway given green light by government despite eco fury

Gatwick, the busiest single-runway airport in Europe, will see a final decision made by the government in October

Evening Standard

Government says it is 'minded to approve' second runway at Gatwick

But a final decision on the £2.2 billion scheme has been delayed until October in surprise twist

The Guardian - UK

Minister ‘sets path’ to allow Gatwick to open second runway

Transport secretary backs £2.2bn airport plan but final decision delayed to October

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Evening Standard

Minister has ‘set out path to approving’ Gatwick expansion – source

The Planning Inspectorate recommended Heidi Alexander should give the go-ahead for a scheme at the West Sussex airport, but with adjustments.

The Guardian - UK

European carmaker shares hit by US tariff threat, as jobless claims rise – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Evening Standard

Decision day for Gatwick expansion

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has a deadline of the end of the day to decide whether to approve a development consent order application.

The Independent UK

Gatwick Airport expansion: Decision day looms for runway plan

If approved, there could be 100,000 more flights every year

The Guardian - UK

BP boss says oil company went ‘too far, too fast’ in green energy transition – as it happened

Murray Auchincloss says BP’s faith in green energy transition was ‘misplaced’ as it increases oil and gas investment to $10bn a year

The Independent UK

Why the cost of flights could dramatically increase by 2050

A round-trip to New York could be £300 more expensive

Evening Standard

Flight costs must rise to curb aviation emissions, climate advisers warn

But the Climate Change Committee is being ‘less prescriptive’ on airport capacity than in previous advice to Government.

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