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Blockades need to end, says minister as gardai arrive at Cork oil refinery

The escalation at Whitegate comes amid confusion over a Government meeting on Friday afternoon.

Evening Standard

Fill 'er up: electric trucks plug into charging network

Three electric truck charging hubs will be built in one Australian capital city in the first stage of a project designed to power up the transport transition.

AAP

Free rides for some as petrol pump pain continues

Free public transport will be offered across two states to offset petrol price pain and soaring demand amid the global oil crisis.

AAP

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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

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.

Evening Standard

Cameras which can detect drivers using mobile phones coming to Scottish roads

The largest survey of its kind to ever be undertaken in the UK will begin this week.

Evening Standard

'Change the way we move': works begin on airport rail

Construction on a long-awaited airport rail superhub is set to begin after a federal and state funding boost, putting high-speed rail now firmly on the agenda.

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All aboard: fast rail gains momentum after false starts

A high-speed rail network linking major cities in Australia would come at a huge cost but is gaining momentum as experts tout the cost savings for commuters.

AAP

France to trial equipping transport police with electric stun guns

France will equip several hundred security officers across its rail and metro networks with electric stun guns in a bid to better manage violent incidents.

Radio France Internationale

Transport Secretary Sean Duffy’s daughter demands Team USA athletes be vetted for patriotism

Evita Duffy-Alfonso says it is ‘absurd’ to root for Olympians who have dared to call out the Trump administration, a step others have argued demonstrates a true love of country

The Independent 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

Speed camera error could see thousands of convictions scrapped

Anyone affected would be ‘contacted directly by the relevant police force’

The Independent UK

Met Office issues additional amber weather warning for rain in north east

A yellow warning for rain was also announced earlier on Wednesday.

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.

Evening Standard

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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

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.

Radio France Internationale

Snowfall to cause major flight cancellations at Paris airports

Snowfall will cause many flights at Paris's two main airports to be cancelled early Wednesday, according to France's Transport minister Philippe Tabarot.

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Six people dead in road accidents as France manages heavy snow and ice

Heavy snowfall and icy conditions have killed at least six people on roads across France and caused major disruptions, with the transport minister admitting the severity of the event was “somewhat underestimated” by national weather services.

The Independent UK

Italy's national strike called by main union disrupts transport and school services

A national strike called by Italy’s largest trade union in protest against the government’s budget plans has widely disrupted transportation, health and school services across the country

Evening Standard

Londoners reveal what would encourage them to cycle more in the capital: safer car drivers

Cycling levels in the capital are at record levels, but many still don’t want to take to two wheels

Evening Standard

Tube fares rise of 5.8% down to deal with Sadiq Khan on new trains and DLR extension, says transport minister

Heidi Alexander said she had ‘grown-up conversation’ with mayor about London Underground fares after £2.2bn of funding for TfL

Evening Standard

Exclusive: Londoners face 5.8% rise in Tube fares despite national rail tickets price freeze

Mayor says it is ‘fair’ that TfL fares increase above inflation in return for £2.2bn of Government investment

Evening Standard

Cycle lanes have slowed bus journeys in parts of London, says transport minister Lord Hendy

The average bus speed in the capital in 2024/25 was 9.2 miles per hour, according to TfL

The Independent UK

Right-wing podcast bro slams Sean Duffy air travel dress code: ‘Nobody has any money!’

A right-wing podcast host has hit out at the Transport Secretary over his calls for people to dress nicer for plane travel.

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