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North Shields Metro bridge dated back to 1863 - watch drone film of the new one being installed

The new £3m Metro bridge at Tanners Bank, North Shields, has replaced the old bridge which dated from 1863 and carried Metro trains for 41 years

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Families affected by Wennington wildfire allowed back to see charred remains of homes

Some Wennington residents were visibly upset as they returned to the east London village, where several homes were destroyed by Tuesday's wildfire during record heatwave temperatures

Daily Mirror

New £3m Metro bridge lowered into place in North Shields by giant crane

The 70-tonne steel bridge deck was hoisted up into place by a 100ft crane

Chronicle Live

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RMT July rail strike now means two Tyne Wear Metro lines will be closed on same day

There will be no Metro trains in the Pelaw-Sunderland-South Hylton area during July's RMT strike, which combines with replacement works in Newcastle

Chronicle Live

Why the new £362m Tyne and Wear Metro fleet will be much better at surviving intense heatwaves

As well as a modern air conditioning system, the new trains will also be better able to cope with overhead line failures that have caused parts of the network to shut down

Chronicle Live

Heatwave chaos in North East with Metro and rail disruption and multiple fires amid 30°c temperatures

As temperatures in the North East hit near-record heights, there was disruption in a variety of locations

Chronicle Live

Travel chaos in North East as major Metro route is suspended due to damage following 'extreme heat'

Metro operators Nexus have confirmed that engineers are assessing the extent of the damage are readying themselves for repairs to be made

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‘Meltdown Monday’ and ‘Blowtorch Britain’: what the papers say about UK heatwave

‘Ferocious’ temperatures loom while the Conservative leadership debate is wrung out on the UK front pages of Monday 18 July 2022

The Guardian - AU

Scale of faults that caused Merseyrail chaos last month laid bare

Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram said cancellations impacted 'a far higher number of train than usual'

Liverpool Echo

Metro's money woes deepen as cost of living crisis puts extra £4m on spiralling energy bills

Rocketing electricity costs are causing a new headache for local transport chiefs after what has already been a worrying time for the Tyne and Wear Metro

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Busy Metro line to close for two weeks causing travel chaos for Tyneside commuters

The major closure for modernisation work will also be in place for the start of the summer holidays between St James and Tynemouth

Chronicle Live

First look inside state-of-the-art new hydrogen buses coming to Liverpool City Region

Images show how the hi-spec interiors of the new fleet will look

Liverpool Echo

CP vies for Metro’s Indian wholesale unit

Charoen Pokphand Group Co and Reliance Industries Ltd are among suitors for German retailer Metro AG’s wholesale operations in India, according to people familiar with the matter, as the companies seek to deepen their retail portfolio in one of the world’s largest consumer markets.

Bangkok Post

Chelsea ‘to sacrifice Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso for Frenkie De Jong’

Metro reports that Chelsea will offer the pair and £51million to secure the 25-year-old midfielder.

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‘Get exit done’: UK front pages mix incredulity with PM’s message of defiance

Word from No 10 bunker goes out to the Tory trenches but even the diehards know that the party’s one-time hero has to go

The Hindu

Metro stations to have Office Bubbles

To offer secured, remote, and co-working spaces in stations

Liverpool Echo

Major Kirkby route to close for five weeks as station works go on

Headbolt Lane station progress continues

Chronicle Live

'The sky just went pitch black' - The Great Tyneside Storm which caused millions of pounds worth of damage and left 23,000 homes without power

Readers have shared their memories of the "supercell thunderstorm" which hit the North East on June 28, 2012

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Metros to be off between St James and Tynemouth for two weeks for major bridge work

The closure will be implemented between St James and Tynemouth from July 16 to July 29

The Hindu

METRO synonymous with voice of small Indian retailers: Arvind Mediratta

The company has rolled out special anniversary offers across 31 of its ‘METRO Wholesale’ stores in the country.

Chronicle Live

Morning rush hour chaos after lorry collides with Metro bridge near Tyne Tunnel

The A19 Southbound was blocked due to the incident and a large diesel spillage

Chicago Sun-Times

Pravda Records ringing in 38 years with music festival — and plenty of beer

Pravda Records remains one of Chicago’s longest-running, most indefatigable indie imprints.

The Guardian - UK

Why did the north-east of England not get any Euro 2022 games?

St James’ Park, the Stadium of Light and the Riverside would have been excellent options for this year’s tournament

Chronicle Live

Whitley Bay attack victim leapt onto Metro tracks in desperate attempt to escape violence

David Johnson, of Shiremoor, suddenly turned violent during an encounter with Stephen Prince, who thought he was going to die

Chronicle Live

How Tyne and Wear Metro trains will be affected by June rail strike and engineering works

Metro staff are not striking, but Network Rail workers who are members of the RMT are set to, so Nexus has chosen to close a section of track

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