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Millions of O2 users tracked in £600,000 government electric car study

O2 analysed customers' web browsing history to identify electronic vehicle users

Evening Standard

Heathrow passengers to be hit with 'eye watering' costs of third runway, Parliament told

Bosses at the west London airport say expansion is needed to boost UK economic growth

Evening Standard

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

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‘Anxious and unsafe’: Half of blind people fear being stranded at train stations

Blind and partially sighted people say they are constantly let down by rail staff not showing up to help them

The Independent UK

How motorists can claim money back if wrongly caught speeding

The National Highways has identified around 2,650 incorrect camera activations since 2021, attributing them to a technical fault

The Independent UK

Euston HS2 station to be 'future-proofed' for expansion after six-platform proposal sparked row

Tunnelling work due to start in Spring - but HS2 trains unlikely to reach central London for two decades

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

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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

Driving test backlog forces learners to pay up to £500 to automated bookers

The driving test backlog is not expected to reduce significantly until 2027

The Independent UK

Speed camera error sees thousands of drivers fined incorrectly since 2021

Thousands of speeding fines could be cancelled after a “technical issue” saw some speed cameras triggered incorrectly.National Highways has apologised for the error which, it said, meant a “very small number” of drivers had been fined incorrectly since 2021.It is understood a software update created a problem with variable speed…

Evening Standard

UK transport and cyber-security chiefs investigate Chinese-made buses

Move to assess potential risk of remote meddling by Beijing with Yutong buses follows investigations in Norway and Denmark

The Guardian - UK

Reform plans to ‘dramatically’ cut civil service numbers if elected despite lack of government experience

Danny Kruger, who defected from the Tories last month, has pledged a ‘more concentrated government machine’

The Independent UK

Fact check: Fake MP defection video, bus pass verification and immigration removals

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard

Meet the industry bosses running UK Government departments

THE former CEO of BAE Systems, the British Airways executive who oversees its lobbying team, the chairman of the Petrochemical giant Ineos and…

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Evening Standard

Most rail journeys under public ownership by middle of next year, says minister

Speaking at the party’s annual conference, Heidi Alexander is expected to reveal the next four services to be brought into public ownership.

Evening Standard

Tolls on historic Clifton Suspension Bridge could rise for first time in decade

Three million vehicles a year cross the bridge, which was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

Evening Standard

Revealed: London’s worst train stations for cancellations

London’s busiest stations with the worst train cancellations have been identified by new data

Evening Standard

Surinder Arora working with Changi airport on Heathrow expansion plan

Arora Group and Heathrow’s owners both recently submitted plans to the Department for Transport for a third runway at the west London airport.

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UK Bank Holidays Derailed: CrossCountry Strike Leaves Travellers Stranded

Limited services on 24-25 Aug, with £500,000 economic hit. Pay dispute fuels debate as passengers face holiday travel chaos

The Independent UK

40,000 new homes to be built on railway land across Britain

Platform4 has been created by the Government to ‘breathe new life into these spaces’, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said.

Evening Standard

First-time buyers to benefit from 40,000 new homes on brownfield railway land

Platform4 has been created by the Government to ‘breathe new life into these spaces’, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said.

The Guardian - UK

Voi and Lime ‘in limbo’ as UK trials of e-scooter rentals extended again

Rental firms welcome extension until 2028 but urge government to bring forward legislation

Evening Standard

Signs for EV chargers to be fitted on major roads

Officials hope the measure will encourage more drivers to switch to electric motoring.

Evening Standard

New deal will end many mobile blackspots for rail passengers, Government claims

Passengers often suffer from dropped calls and weak internet connections when travelling by train.

The Guardian - UK

Labour scraps £950m EV rapid charging fund first announced by Conservatives

£400m to be set aside for on-street charging points instead of motorways after RCF was mired in delays

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