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Off track: big rail project slashed after cost blowout

A freight project linking Melbourne and Brisbane will be cut in the federal budget because of concerns about its ballooning price tag.

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Police should not be above scrutiny, Zack Polanski says over Golders Green post

The Green Party leader was responding after Metropolitan Police chief Sir Mark Rowley wrote an open letter criticising him.

Evening Standard

Starmer leadership rivals should ‘give their head a wobble’ – Cabinet minister

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander’s warning comes after the PM urged Labour not to repeat the Conservative Party mistake of ‘political infighting’.

Evening Standard

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Britons braced for flight cancellations over fuel shortages as new plans revealed to save summer holidays

Price of aviation fuel has roughly doubled since the outbreak of Trump’s Iran war

The Independent UK

Trump's Transport Chief Declares Spirit Collapse a Biden-Era Failure as Passengers Scramble for Rebooking

Spirit Airlines halts operations, stranding thousands and risking 17,000 jobs. Transport Sec. Sean Duffy blames Biden for blocking a merger that could have saved the carrier.

International Business Times UK

'Phantom buses' targeted in public transport overhaul

A multimillion dollar overhaul of Australia's largest public transport network will address the issue of phantom buses tarnishing its network.

AAP

EU to boost jet fuel imports from the United States amid shortage fears

EU Transport Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas has said there are no indications of jet fuel shortages, but stressed the importance of acting quickly and appropriately. The use of emergency stocks is under consideration "if real supply issues arise".

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Warning as Tube strike set to hit London’s pubs and restaurants

Transport for London urged passengers to check before travelling

The Independent UK

Tube strikes 'on': RMT 'militant' union slammed as four days of travel misery to hit London

Union accused of holding the capital ‘hostage’ with industrial action hitting the London Undeground this week

Evening Standard

NSW electric buses, trains and light rail services to run entirely on renewable energy from 2027 in $1.9bn deal

Exclusive: Minns government announces contract with Snowy Energy to power public transport in seven-year contract

The Guardian - AU

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

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’

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Evening Standard

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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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.

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'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.

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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.

The Independent UK

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

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

The Independent UK

Speed camera error could see thousands of convictions scrapped

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

Evening Standard

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

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

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

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